XVIII: My First Boners

I just bought these. I'm guessing the bigger box has more selection for arms & stuff, but this ought to do for the few conversions I have in mind right now.

XVII: The first eight

Here's a crappy picture of the first eight plague marines, all bassed-up. Three are still waiting on backpacks, but most of 'em are ready to go to paint.

XVI: Back Again (now with more BackPacks!)

Another customized backpack post:



I reckon the new hose & walnuts add a little something that was missing on the right-hand backpack.

XV: Corrupting the Chaplain

BEFORE


AFTER

That book was a nightmare to remove; I don't know if I was using the wrong kind of tool or what, but it took forever.

I think he fits-in much nicer with the rest of the boys now.

XIV: Putting my Heads Together

Well, I saw these WWII heads used online for an IG army, and I loved the look of them, but once my order came in & I put them next to my Plague Marine torsos.... they seemed a little.... thin. So I looked around & found some plastic marine heads I wasn't going to use, filed their faces off, and glued the two halves together. Obviously there's going to be some GS required to fill-in the seams, but at least I can use these heads now.

XIII: Let's get Metal!

So, at long last, some of my mail-order bits have arrived. Metal bits on plastic models mean... new glue. Krazy Glue; this is the 3rd type of glue I've purchased since starting this hobby a little over a month ago, and my least favorite of the bunch. Love it or not though, gluing needed doing.

The coffin-lid shields are a little smaller than I was expecting, so I've altered my plans for them a little, but I still like the look of 'em. The havoc shoulder pads are a nice fit too, really helping to make these minis feel more nurgley.

These 2 guys are the furthest along, mostly just a tiny bit of GS touch-up is needed before they can go to the painting stage. I suppose that means it's almost time to buy some Green Stuff and get busy.

XII: Slow Progress

There were some comments made about how "silly" the topsy-turvy skull looked on the backpack. Well, I'm not gonna sit idly by while my wargear gets called silly!!! I made some changes, and in the end, I do like it alot better with the 3 vents instead.



And just so this doesn't become a 2nd all-backpack post, here's a WIP shot of my southpaw flamer.