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Col Hammer	Posted: Jan 9 2007, 09:17 PM
"The Rat king" Group: Members Posts: 102 Member No.: 156 Joined: 31-August 05	Hello all. I've started a brand new army project: Hammers Slammers. Inspiration for this comes from Hammers Slammers books by David Drake (some of my favourite books!). While I draw inspiration from the books, I will not follow the Slammers fluff slavishly. Time to time I will take liberties from the backround and add something of my own to the project. This is mainly to attach the Slammers into 40K universe. I'm also limited by the rules of the codex I'm using. I chose the TAU codex as the rules to rep this army. They just fit the best to the image of Slammers in my head, that's all. And while I use TAU rules for them, my figs are human force. I will post more of my thoughts if there is interest for it. But for now, may I present the first finished figs of my project: In the first pic there is a Slammers Line Infantryman. Armed with 2cm Powergun (a sort of plasmagun, but not the kind of 40K plasmagun). This fig reps Tau Firewarrior in the rules. http://www.pbase.com/colhammer/image/72846298/original.jpg The second fig is a sergeant from a recon squad. Armed with 1cm SMG powergun with attached Painting Laser. This fig reps Tau Pathfinder in the rules. http://www.pbase.com/colhammer/image/72846301/original.jpg The third picture shows another recon squadmember. This time armed with Light Armour Piercing Rocket (called "Buzz-bomb" by the Slammers, reps rail rifle in the rules). Another Tau Pathfinder. http://www.pbase.com/colhammer/image/72846302/original.jpg The final pic shows Drop Commando (sometimes nicknamed as Ghosts by the Slammers). Has combat shield, 2cm tri-barrel powergun and jump pack. This fig is a deviation from the Slammers background... You won't find any "Ghosts" there. I added (made up) this troop type to the roster because it has rules in the Tau codex. Reps Tau Stealth suits if you didn't guess it already. http://www.pbase.com/colhammer/image/72846306/original.jpg This is it for now. More stuff to come in the future, as soon as I get more to done! Edited the pics to links, 700x700 max please - BW -------------------- Don't be conspicuous. In the combat zone, it draws fire. Out of the combat zone, it draws sergeants.

CadianCol	Posted: Jan 10 2007, 04:14 AM
Group: Members Posts: 103 Member No.: 1,308 Joined: 16-November 06	Awesome work on the figs, I really like the conversions... they look like beffed up IG. Great camo scheme on the ghost! Keep up the good work and post more pics as you progress -------------------- The Emperor Protects

byram	Posted: Jan 10 2007, 06:28 AM
Group: Members Posts: 1,493 Member No.: 242 Joined: 2-November 05	you have done Hammer Slammer justice, i love them, i cant wait to see more a tutorial or some WIP shot of the line infantry would be sweete if you dont mind, i may steal the idea --------------------

Captain pie	Posted: Jan 10 2007, 08:01 AM
Group: Members Posts: 186 Member No.: 796 Joined: 13-June 06	There really cool. I'll have to look for the books... --------------------

vindicator phallos	Posted: Jan 10 2007, 08:24 PM
Group: Members Posts: 129 Member No.: 317 Joined: 12-December 05	nice like the look of the Ghost You might have seen this site already but it may be useful Old crow They stock some other 25mm stuff too -------------------- Red ones go fasta!!!! Speed Freaks.

Panzergraf	Posted: Jan 10 2007, 11:41 PM
Group: Members Posts: 194 Member No.: 90 Joined: 19-July 05	Via! That's awesome work you've done there! More or less how I envisioned them myself Can't wait to see your take on the combat cars and tanks. -------------------- Boot Camp, the best Imperial Guard forum in the Imperium.

Expendable	Posted: Jan 11 2007, 07:22 AM
Group: Members Posts: 25 Member No.: 1,393 Joined: 12-December 06	Looking good. Just what a mercenary unit should look like, tough and battle-ready. The Ghost looks especially good. -------------------- Commanding Officer. 27th Arcturan Infantry Regiment. "Nec Aspera Terrent"

Col Hammer	Posted: Jan 11 2007, 08:37 AM
"The Rat king" Group: Members Posts: 102 Member No.: 156 Joined: 31-August 05	byram I'll try to remember to take some WIP pics when I build more troops. But basically these are just space marine scouts (with chest eagles shaved off) with cadian IG heads... They are not that complicate conversions. I love the plastic scout sprues! They were godsend for this project. vindicator phallos Yes, I've seen those figs. I draw part of my inspiration from them, but my tanks will look very different, more edged, not so rounded. I want some 40K look for them too to fit in the universe. Panzergraf I have several tanks already underway. I use the chimera kit as the base for them and go on from there... Thanks for the replies! -------------------- Don't be conspicuous. In the combat zone, it draws fire. Out of the combat zone, it draws sergeants.

byram	Posted: Jan 11 2007, 10:19 AM
Group: Members Posts: 1,493 Member No.: 242 Joined: 2-November 05	now my wallet screams for mercy, little does it know i have none.... thanks for the heads up Hammer...cant wait to see them done --------------------

Vyper	Posted: Jan 11 2007, 08:36 PM
Group: Members Posts: 770 Member No.: 419 Joined: 7-February 06	Ah hell...someone's stole my thunder with the Kroot shoulderpad visor!!!! Damn!!! Looks great though well done for getting it done. Vyper

Enceladeus	Posted: Jan 11 2007, 09:16 PM
Group: Members Posts: 247 Member No.: 784 Joined: 10-June 06	sweet drop commando, the sheild is a brilliant touch. Is the little window see-through? -------------------- http://album.warpshadow.com/v/HiveFleetEnceladeus

Col Hammer	Posted: Jan 12 2007, 06:59 AM
"The Rat king" Group: Members Posts: 102 Member No.: 156 Joined: 31-August 05	Vyper Great minds think alike, eh? Enceladeus Yes, the window on the shield is see-through. I just got some paint on it... I'll be more careful with the next shields to keep the window clear. -------------------- Don't be conspicuous. In the combat zone, it draws fire. Out of the combat zone, it draws sergeants.

Dead Maniac	Posted: Jan 12 2007, 10:04 AM
Group: Members Posts: 359 Member No.: 966 Joined: 30-July 06	I thought I'd seen these somewhere else, at sotavasara. Great looking mini's, even though I don't have the slightest idea what these Hammers Slammers are... Maybe it'll come up someday. Keep up the good work. -------------------- I paint in tones of gray, in shades of black, in cold dismay I paint my deamons as scars of blood In a barren landscape, where all is lost - Arcturus - Deamonpainter

Rectunator	Posted: Jan 12 2007, 01:25 PM
Group: Members Posts: 252 Member No.: 1,111 Joined: 15-September 06	Indeed you saw them at soravasara.net. They are a bit... fuzzy, but I like them. Also I love the Ghost. Bloody kicks [I Swear To Much]. --------------------

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Posted: Jan 12 2007, 01:36 PM

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QUOTE (Rectunator @ Jan 12 2007, 01:25 PM)

Indeed you saw them at soravasara.net. They are a bit... fuzzy, but I like them. Also I love the Ghost. Bloody kicks [I Swear To Much].

Its sotavasara goddamnit

when we see some new figs?

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Posted: Jan 12 2007, 01:42 PM

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QUOTE (Anaheim @ Jan 12 2007, 01:36 PM)

Its sotavasara goddamnit

Lol. I need to learn to type

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Posted: Jan 12 2007, 02:29 PM

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QUOTE (Rectunator @ Jan 12 2007, 01:42 PM)

Lol. I need to learn to type

Uuuh,how bright idea

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Col Hammer

Posted: Jan 12 2007, 08:22 PM

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QUOTE (Anaheim @ Jan 12 2007, 01:36 PM)

when we see some new figs?

After the weekend, I hope. I'm having a paint fest with Migsula this sunday and I'm furiously working on more troops to paint then...

Upcoming stuff:

Pair of soldiers and some of the Jeep crew. The jeep itself is sadly still under construction...

Watch this space...

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Combatdroid113	Posted: Jan 14 2007, 09:03 AM
Group: Members Posts: 72 Member No.: 250 Joined: 8-November 05	wow just wow. Can we get some Wips and a bitz list that would be fantastic!!!! --------------------

Col Hammer	Posted: Feb 19 2007, 10:47 AM
"The Rat king" Group: Members Posts: 102 Member No.: 156 Joined: 31-August 05	Uh, oh! This thing turned out to be not much of a blog... the reason why it's taken this long and I still have nothing to report in the slammers front is that I'm gonna attend a finnish Fantasy Battle tournament that it scheduled in about five weeks from now. I'm currently building a Slaanesh daemon legion for it (just about starting to paint it, in fact). This has totally taken my time and effort, so I haven't done anything for the slammers for some time. When the tourny is done and over, I'll return back to slammers and try to get something done so that I can give you some new stuff to see. I'll post some pics of my daemon legion stuff in the FB section once I get something painted. -------------------- Don't be conspicuous. In the combat zone, it draws fire. Out of the combat zone, it draws sergeants.

evernevermore	Posted: Feb 20 2007, 12:29 AM
Group: Members Posts: 227 Member No.: 248 Joined: 7-November 05	Nice figs by the way - though since it is the Slammers I'm waiting to see a tank... -------------------- Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore". "Tomorrow do thy worst, for I have lived today." "Never no rest for the wicked, so I'll sleep when I'm dead." "Embrace strange obsessions. Today's weirdo is tomorrow's mogul." Rob Zombie "Do you believe in love like I believe in pain? Nobody died for you, someone pray for me.." Seether, from Karma and Effect

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