Wolf Scouts & Wolf Scout Snipers

This week, I decided to show off my 2 Wolf Scout squads.  One squad is pretty basic:

It's a 5-man squad, with few upgrades.  But, there is one Scout with a Meltagun:

The Meltagun is kit-bashed a bit.  It is a Bolter, with the barrel of a spare Dreadnought Multimelta glued on.  I also added the fuel tank (or whatever it is) towards the rear of the gun.  Last, I glued a small length of guitar string for the tubing slung underneath.  It isn't perfect, but I didn't want to hunt down Meltagun bits or buy the metal set GW makes. 

Next up, we have a squad of Wolf Scouts with Sniper Rifles:

No major conversion work here, but I added another homemade Meltagun to the Scout with the rolled up cloak (on the far left).  It is glued to his back, you can see it here (on the far left, poking out about the Scout in front of him):

This one is a Bolter with some plastic rod acting as a Melta barrel.  I didn't have another spare Melta laying around, so I had to improvise.  I had planned on painting a camouflage pattern on the cloaks of this unit, but I couldn't find one that didn't look "toyish" to me.  And, since Wolf Scouts don't have access to stealth cloaks, I let it go.  I like the look of the simple, white cloaks, though.

As always, thanks for reading!  Comments, criticism, etc. always welcome!

-Dave

Land Raider Twins

Hey everyone,

It's been a while, but things have been hectic lately.  I've actually managed to get a lot done over the last few weeks, and even managed to get 3 games of 40K in!  I don't have battle reports, but I won 2 out of 3.  I'm starting to get the hang of list building a bit, and I am also getting to know my units a bit better, which is helping.

I plan on updating more regularly, so I'll keep this post somewhat short.  I've pretty much completed my Land Raiders.  As I was taking these photos, I've noticed some things I forgot to paint.  First up, here's my standard Land Raider:

It has the Space Wolves doors from Forge world on it, as well as some bits from the brass etch Space Wolves kit.  I'm not 100% happy with the look of GW's washes on vehicles, but I managed to make it look acceptable.  The snow is from Gale Force Nine's basing range.  Here's a side view:

Next up we have my Land Raider Crusader:

This one has the same Forge World doors and brass etch.  Here's a side view of this one:

The name on the plate is Tanngnjostr, the name of one of the goats that pull Thor's chariot, the other one (the standard load out) is called Tanngrisnir.  You can read about the myth here. 

I think the names sound cool, and fit the Space Wolves fluff perfectly.

That's it for this week.  As always, and feedback or thoughts are welcome.  I'll leave you with this preview of my Las/Plas Razorback, a work in progress:

Thanks for reading! 

-Dave