goblinpaladin's Squats - a March update (675 points)

 Squats have long memories and never forget an act of treachery or a broken promise.
    -From the Codex Imperialis

Rank & File Month #2

Guild Bike Squad + Guild Weapon Team

I failed you, O my brothers and O my sisters, and was forced to yield in the month of February. I offer no excuse except the pallor of my skin and the reek of failure on my brow. All I can do is come to you now, in March, the third of months, and offer more here than planned.

• Guild Bike Squad, 555 points
• Guild Weapon Team (multi-melta), 120 points

• TOTAL: 675 points

It's not as bad as all that, actually. Failure last month has meant that I can offer the full squad of eight this month, as well as one of the two heavy weapon trikes. This is February + most of March, and I've expanded on what I originally intended for April as well. Everything is on track road.

Bikers led by a foreman, Guild of Engineers

Many others have complained about how annoying these old models are. I dimissed them, thinking this was the muttering of old men and whiners - but oh boy are these models annoying. Fiddly and warped with nothing fitting together properly. Space dwarf bikers really could do with the upgrades offered by modern 3D design and plastics.

I managed to get them together okay enough in the end, and most of the range of biker bodies are represented. They aren't equipped according to the Compendium rules, but that's because those rules don't even come close to representing the actual models, so whatever.

a terrible snapshot of the foreman

I've given the foreman a hand flamer and power fist as modern army design usually gives unit leaders some fun options. I also wanted to use the silly robot fist from Wereweevil Miniatures.

Heavy weapon trike

The trike was also a pain, especially trying to find a way for the gunner to look even remotely natural. I was able to find some reasonable hands on the plastic sprue, as long as you don't look too closely. But then again, you shouldn't ever really look too closely at my paintwork.

business end

I painted the multimelta as though it had ceramic cooling tubes, a feature I've used in other armies. It vaguely gives the impression of advanced heat sinks. At least, it's supposed to do that, but here it kind of looks like an adhesive bandage, worst luck.

party at the back

yes, the miniature is not centred well. i know.

Guild Heavy Weapons Trike and Guild Biker, Paul Bonner
© 1989 Games Workshop

Coming up next month: More motorcycles! But this time from a different range...