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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Forge World Severn Loth and Honor Guard



Another happy day, my Severn Loth and Honor Guard arrived from Forgeworld. This is a hybrid kit, comprised of the devastator boxed set leg sprue - so you get six sets of legs, five standing and one kneeling - the command squad accessory sprues, so you could build a company champion, apothecary and standard bearer, and the resin pieces shown above and below. To replicate the honor guard the way Forge World built them, the standard bearer arm is necessary for the Red Scorpions standard, the bolt pistol and close combat weapon hands are needed to mount the two power axes or the bolters. Otherwise the command squad sprues are pretty unnecessary. The detail all of the wargear is phenomenal, with imperial eagles decorating most of the bitz. There are a few red scorpions insignia on shoulder pads and weapons that could pose a challenge for those looking to make them a different chapter though. I intend to make mine Ultramarines, so I will be covering up the scorpions with brass etched insignia. I may also work in some of the character upgrade bitz depending on what looks cool. But first, I have to do some soaking and cleaning of some fresh resin.


2 comments:

  1. What a great kit. I have been umming and arring about a FW order, and popping this in the basket at the same time.

    Cheers for giving us some more views. Its nice to see something other than the completed build like FW show.

    Pom

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  2. Thanks for the feedback. One of my biggest problems with GW is they like to show the front detail, yet it's only half of the model. Also, a lot of times it's hard to tell what the components are. It also helps me figure out what I'm going to do. I'm still trying to figure out how the honor guard will look.

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