{"id":393,"date":"2014-10-14T19:22:46","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T02:22:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/?p=393"},"modified":"2018-12-19T16:27:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T00:27:04","slug":"ultramarines-tactical-squad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/14\/ultramarines-tactical-squad\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultramarines: Tactical Squad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><div class=\"spinomatic\" spinomatic-data=\"[{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;40k\/ultramarines\/tactical2\/tactical2_sergeant_01.jpg&quot;,&quot;options&quot;:{&quot;object-position&quot;:&quot;50% 15%&quot;},&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Tactical Marine (2nd squad, sergeant)&quot;,&quot;isPrimary&quot;:true},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;40k\/ultramarines\/tactical2\/tactical2_bolter_01.jpg&quot;,&quot;options&quot;:{&quot;object-position&quot;:&quot;50% 21%&quot;},&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Tactical Marine (2nd squad, bolter)&quot;},{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;40k\/ultramarines\/tactical2\/tactical2_jumpbolter_01.jpg&quot;,&quot;options&quot;:{&quot;object-position&quot;:&quot;50% 0%&quot;},&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Tactical Marine (2nd squad, bolter, jumping)&quot;}]\"\r\naspect=\"4x4\"\r\nprefix=\"\/\/paintedguys.com\/spinomatic\/\"\r\nv=\"4\"\r\n><\/div> <\/code><\/p>\n<p>My backlog is starting to clear up. \u00a0This Tactical squad is the third I&#8217;ve painted up in the modern era, and the first of the new kit released with the 6th edition codex. \u00a0It offers a nice mix of bits.<\/p>\n<p>I went with sculpted shoulder pads. \u00a0The tactical arrows are from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/shops\/customminis\">Custom Minis on Shapeways<\/a>. \u00a0I went with the &#8220;frosted ultra detail&#8221; material, which is a little more expensive but supposedly has finer detailing. \u00a0They&#8217;re nice, although you can still vaguely see the crosshatching from where the 3d printer did its thing. \u00a0I sanded down the raised surfaces a bit, and it&#8217;s not very visible on the base.<\/p>\n<p>The Ultramarines shoulder pads are from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.games-workshop.com\/en-US\/Ultramarines-Shoulder-Pads\">Games Workshop<\/a>. \u00a0They&#8217;re a little less nice. \u00a0There&#8217;s a bit of pitting in the resin pieces, but still workable. \u00a0They&#8217;re also a little smaller than current shoulder pads, although it isn&#8217;t really noticeable on the completed models.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3017\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3017\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-rgRWPjqH\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3017\" src=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tactical Marines (sergeant group)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I used a couple of spare bits from the Sternguard set (mostly used on the <a title=\"Inquisition War: Deathwatch Kill Team\" href=\"http:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/2014\/06\/11\/inquisition-war-deathwatch-kill-team\/\">Deathwatch squad<\/a>) to spice up the unit, like the sergeant&#8217;s legs. \u00a0I also magnetized his guns and left arm, so I can swap out weapons at my leisure.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3018\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3018\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-rgRWPjqH\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3018\" src=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group2-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group2-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group2-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3018\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tactical Marines (second group)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The grav gun is of course magnetized as well, and the full set of specials is ready to go.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3019\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group3.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-rgRWPjqH\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3019\" src=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group3-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group3-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group3-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group3-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/paintedguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tactical2_group3.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tactical Marines (heavy group)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I like to\u00a0leave the arms off while painting, so that I can easily paint underneath. \u00a0There are four sets of arm pairs in this kit, which need to match up. \u00a0I needed to keep track of which one goes with which throughout painting. \u00a0I hot-glued them to toothpicks for airbrushing, which is my standard practice, and put different widths of tape as little flags on each toothpick to indicate the pairings.<\/p>\n<p>I only noticed after I had carefully tracked them throughout the painting process, and was starting to assemble, that they all have matching details between the two arms. \u00a0So you can pretty easily pick up any two arms and see if they go together.<\/p>\n<p>Just a few more to go before my backlog is complete! \u00a0Then I can let myself buy more models.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Updated December 2018 with improved images.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My backlog is starting to clear up. \u00a0This Tactical squad is the third I&#8217;ve painted up in the modern era, and the first of the new kit released with the 6th edition codex. \u00a0It offers a nice mix of bits. 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