{"id":198,"date":"2017-02-08T20:57:33","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T01:57:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pegasus-gulf.com\/?p=198"},"modified":"2017-03-24T18:19:12","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T23:19:12","slug":"the-flatlanders-brigade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pegasus-gulf.com\/blog\/hobby\/work-in-progress\/the-flatlanders-brigade","title":{"rendered":"The Flatlanders’ Brigade"},"content":{"rendered":"

Background<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wanted to make an army with a specific theme. I’ve always found themed armies to be more engaging, and I enjoy the creativity of a unique force.<\/p>\n

The Imperial Guard lends itself\u00a0especially well to this purpose.\u00a0The conversion and narrative opportunities with the imperial guard are nearly limitless. Furthermore, the Imperial Guard codex is incredibly balanced, and\u00a0there are numerous ways to create a unique, fluffy army that still performs well on the battlefield.<\/p>\n

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Fluff<\/strong><\/p>\n

The army\u00a0comes from Primus IV – a feudal\/agri world that has just made contact with the Imperium. The population has been introduced to the many wonders of technology that the imperium has to offer,\u00a0and has chosen to forgo their agricultural backgrounds and industrialize on a global scale.<\/p>\n

The consequence of this is that the world’s environmental and air quality has been ravaged by an\u00a0overemphasis on\u00a0mining and manufacturing.\u00a0This has resulted in a horrific medical crisis amongst the population. All living things on the planet now require heavy cloaks and respirators to protect their permanently damaged lungs and skin from even the mildest environments.<\/p>\n

Alongside the rapid\u00a0economic industrialization, the population has also been given weapons and machinery from the Astra Militarum, and has put these weapons to use\u00a0in exercising power and control\u00a0over one another. Through the conflict has emerged a\u00a0new military power – the Flatlanders\u2019 Brigade.<\/p>\n

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Creative Direction<\/strong><\/p>\n

The army is heavily converted. In particular, the infantry are scratch built\u00a0from\u00a0multiple third\u00a0party and Games Workshop kits. Below is\u00a0a sample of some of the tanks and infantry I’ve finished so far.<\/p>\n

I decided to paint the tanks brown, as I think it contrasts nicely with the infantry’s green colours.<\/p>\n

I decided to do a alter the look of the wyverns (a conversion I saw on another website) because I don’t like the look of the original model. This conversion makes the tank look more like an artillery vehicle in my mind.<\/p>\n

Chimeras<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Wyverns<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Infantry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Infantry<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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