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Some great looking models in here Loving the weathering on some of the marines, it's making me hungry to do some painting.

I feel as if when they talk about the nefarious whispers of the warp, they are discussing Nevelon. Stand strong brother, resist! (Also, lost & found minis are the best minis.)

Nefarious starts with N.
Nevelon startes with N.

It's confirmed.

Hey guys,

@Nev: LR? Pfft. That's too pedestrian. I want a Spartan Assault Tank. Full with Assault Termies, being led by a Termie Chaplain. And 10 deep striking Tactical Terminators with Lysander. Sure, it'll run me into an obscene amount of points. But whatev
@Kroll: Thanks mate! I'm glad it's making you want to paint some stuff What are you painting?
@Stormwall: Nightlords start with N, too. Are those really Ultramarines, Nev? lol

Anyway, so progress:


Some slow work on the termies. The one on the left is waiting for the other too to catch up and get weathered together. The remaining 2 of the 5 are still just base coated. In terms of recent painting, I have made minimal progress on these, but lots of work on my WoC. Finally broke through and finished the last 15 Warriors!

As seen in the picture, I got the most recent expansion for Conquest and a Devastator box set. The best part being; they were free!
I have a nectar card (sort of loyalty card), and for the past 3 years, I've been getting it swiped whenever I do my shopping. It occurred to me that I have never looked at how many points I have. I have just over £30 worth of points. I converted that to Ebay vouchers and went crazy
What's better than Warhammer miniatures? Free Warhammer miniatures!

Got a big game of Fantasy tomorrow, so I dont expect anymore progess untill mid-week
Z

They're coming along nicely indeed!

Nice find on the free stuff!

 Zambro wrote:

@Kroll: Thanks mate! I'm glad it's making you want to paint some stuff What are you painting?

Right now it's all a matter of stripping down all my old models, they've been in the attic since the late nineties, so have had a nostalgic few days. Have been actually working out a painting schedule this afternoon, and the first things I'm going to do is strip down the really basic Space Marine models that used to come in the 40k 2nd ed box set, that way I have some really basic models to try out my new colour scheme on. Then I will be going from there, working through a 20 year old Space Marine army.

I'm also being very disciplined and not buying any new stuff...yet.

As long as it’s a massive chunk of tank, it will do. Be careful you don’t get one so big it won’t fit in your backpack

You should go through the codex and make sure everything your White Scars are lacking you add to your Fists. They do tend to occupy opposite ends of the marine spectrum.

I could switch over to Night Lords. I’ve got a good shade of blue for it, I’d just have to freehand lighting bolts everywhere. And find a good source of bat wings to glue on helms. Sounds like work, I’ll just stick with the loyalists.

 Zambro wrote:
Hey guys,
@Stormwall: Nightlords start with N, too. Are those really Ultramarines, Nev? lol

IllumiNEVi confirmed.

Also, wonderful terminators.

Hey guys,

@Para. Thanks mate! Free stuff is always good
@Kroll: Congrats on not buying anything that's a very difficult thing for most hobbyists (myself included). Although, when you get a chance, the new tactical marines are great. A really, really great kit. Personally, I have no attachment to the old school models (the new ones are way better, imo), but I do appreciate other people's nostalgia for them. What is your colour scheme?
@Nev: I'll just have to buy a bigger backpack! Yeah, I look at my white scar stuff and say I'm not getting that for my Fists. I can simply proxy my Scar's stuff as Fists if I want to use it (I have the model, just not the right paint scheme).
@Stormwall: Thanks I think we should send the inquisitors around to Nev's, just to make sure he is who he says he is...


Progress time:



Terminators have had their scratches applied. Final details and then done with them.

I put together the Devastators:


I want 2 squads; 1 with full Heavy Bolters and 1 with full Las. Just need one more box for the other half of each squad

Thanks for reading, guys
Z

Looking good. Is the damage to the HB on the left intentional?

I like how the sarge is kneeling. “You guys stand tall and shoot, I’ll be behind this rock over here.” It’s no secret who does the work in the squad. Now I want to put together a sarge in a beach chair drinking a margarita, kinda vaguely waving his chainsword at a target. I kid, he looks good. Even though sergeants can’t take auspexes (in the current codex) and he’s shy a piece of wargear. Unless he had a bolter/chainsword around somewhere. That’s my WYSWYG pedantry talking, I doubt anyone would care. Rule of Cool after all.

 Zambro wrote:

@Kroll: Congrats on not buying anything that's a very difficult thing for most hobbyists (myself included). Although, when you get a chance, the new tactical marines are great. A really, really great kit. Personally, I have no attachment to the old school models (the new ones are way better, imo), but I do appreciate other people's nostalgia for them. What is your colour scheme?

Yeah my wish lists are getting bigger and bigger haha. Like you say, some of the new kits look amazing, especially the forgeworld stuff. The colour scheme is going to be a dark matt, stealthy grey. Going to use some kind of bright green to do the eyes which will hopefully pick them out really well. One shoulder will be a shade of yellow with the chapter symbol on, the other will be trimmed in company colours etc. I'm not sure about gun casings yet, but I will likely use a dark red. Then the wings on the breastplate will just be a dry brush of silver.

Have been working on some fluff for the chapter that I will post in a thread here at some point too.

That weathering looks great over the Yellow.

Not a big fan of weathering personally but those Terminators look brilliant.

looking good zambro!!

Hey guys,

It's been 10 days, and I figured I should update this. I haven't done a lot of work, tbh. Lots of other stuff going on, which is taking all of my time / attention.

@Nev: No, the damge to the HB was an accident :( I broke it taking it off the sprue, then proceeded to drop, and lose the broken piece! I thought about GS, but it's such a small surface area to stick to... I've just sucked it up as a mistake to be learnt from. I just use clippers to take pieces off the sprue, not twisting it off with my fingers. Especially, smaller pieces like that.
@Kroll: The paint scheme sounds good. Except maybe the yellow pad(?). I think bright yellow might be a little out of place on an other wise dark model. Are you going for dark like Reven Guard, or more grey like Red Scorpions? Anyway, good luck with the fluff
@SJM: Thanks dude The brown on the yellow really stands out, making it more eye catching. Subtle things dont really get noticed, often. Like the brown on the black. I have to highlight that grey to notice it.
@Adamski: I'm glad you like them! I haven't painted Terminators in a really, really long time. I'm quite enjoying painting them, it's a shame their TT rules aren't that great.
@BB: Thanks, bebop! I love what your doing with scratch building terrain! I'm not nearly artistic enough to scratch build something, but I do regonise the work that goes into something like that. Keep it up!

Here are some pictures:



I have 3 terminators almost done. Just waiting on the 4th terminator, so I can paint their faces in one go. Then the final terminator so I can do the final weathering in one go, also.
I have managed to prime, and base coat the Devs.
Going to finish off the Termies before I start properly on the Devs.

Now, I have some good news, and some bad news:
The bad news: I won't be painting anything between the end of May, and September...
The good news: I have a job! My Visa got accepted, and I'll be travelling to the USA to work at a Summer Camp over those months. I did it a few years back, and had a blast. When I returned last time, It was a few weeks before the new SM codex, and the start of my White Scars. It looks like I'll be returning to a new SM codex this time around, too (according to rumors).

I'm not sure when the next update will come, but hopefully there will be finished terminators
Z

Congratulations on the job! Sounds like fun!

IF are looking great!

I guess you will have to paint like a mad man in the next few weeks to finish all your projects. Or at least get them to a good stopping point.

Where in the states are you going to be?

 Zambro wrote:

@Kroll: The paint scheme sounds good. Except maybe the yellow pad(?). I think bright yellow might be a little out of place on an other wise dark model. Are you going for dark like Reven Guard, or more grey like Red Scorpions? Anyway, good luck with the fluff

Now, I have some good news, and some bad news:
The bad news: I won't be painting anything between the end of May, and September...
The good news: I have a job! My Visa got accepted, and I'll be travelling to the USA to work at a Summer Camp over those months. I did it a few years back, and had a blast. When I returned last time, It was a few weeks before the new SM codex, and the start of my White Scars. It looks like I'll be returning to a new SM codex this time around, too (according to rumors).

I'm not sure when the next update will come, but hopefully there will be finished terminators
Z

Thanks, painted the first one up today, well half painted, there's still a little work I want to do to it. I would describe the grey as pretty much the same as the grey used in the forum design. The yellow is mustardy, I used Aversand and it seems to go really well so far. My main problem has been painting the chapter symbol on it, which is essentially going to be a "K" like in my avatar pic.

Good luck with the summer camp mate, it sounds like a good laugh.

Well done and congrats on the summer camp job. Hope you have an awesome time.

Unlucky on the Devs Heavy Bolter, always bloody hate it when that happens to me.

Thanks guys

I'm going to atleast try and get all my IFs finished and based before I leave. As for my WoC... No way I can get them finished. I might push to finish the unit I'm on (knights), but other than that, I'm happy to just leave them as is. I'm not sure what I'm doing with my Fantasy when the new edition hits. I'm kind of stuck in an odd limbo. No rush to do anything as I'm going away pretty soon, and the state of the game when I return is somewhat in question... We'll just have to see.

I'll be in Colorado

Kroll, the freehand doesn't sound too bad. The way I think of it, a 'K' is basically 3 straight lines. Get a fine tip brush and you sould be able to do decent Ks after 2 or 3 attempts. Try on a piece of paper first just to get a feel for it.

In other news, I just got onto an X-wing Tournament tomorrow I've been trying to reach them for the past few days, and I finally got through and I'm officially going. I dont expect anything great - I 'fly casual' in all of my games. A combination of not having a massive range of minis to use/choose from, never reading the rules (seriously, you'll pick it up after 2/3 games) and knowing that even though I take 'less ideal' lists, the game is balanced to the point that it doesn't matter too much.
And the FFG tournament support means that I get an alternative art card for just showing up, and a few other decent prizes if I place respectably.

Oh, and I'm seeing the new Avengers film today I'm looking forward to it

 Zambro wrote:
I 'fly casual' in all of my games.

[Insert Chewie noise here]
Nice one!

Good luck, and may the Force/Dice be with you!

Hey guys,

Thanks Para. [yoda voice] With me, the force, was not [/yoda voice].
I took 14 or 15th place out of 16... I didn't quite catch what he said, but I wasn't really bothered about clarifying it, lol.
First game, I did some damage to the opponent's fleet, but got tabled.
Second game, I tabled the opponent without losing a ship.
In the third game, my dice took a nose dive and my luck well and truely ran out. Silly things like not hitting with 3 attacks. And not making 2 agility saves. But then, I zipped up into range 1, and fired off proton rockets - 5 misses. At that point, my eyes glazed over and I lost the will to live Lost the game by being tabled without losing a ship.
Poor dice continued into the 4th game and I was tabled by a Tie Swarm + shuttle in ~10 minutes.
Placing aside, it was nice to meet people from all over and play some X-wing. Learnt a few combos and a few lists that I'd like to run / try.

Back to the 40k....







Finally finished. Took a lot longer to do than expected. They took the majority of April to do :( And unfortunately, with impending exams, I dont think I'm going to be able to do much more.
I want to finish the Devastators and base everything before I leave. I think I may have to draw the line at finishing the Devastators...

I forgot to do it while the camera was out, but I'll get an 'end of April' army photo for the first post tomorrow or the day after.

Thanks for checking in!
Z

Nice looking termies. The effort was worth it.

Hey guys,

And here is the mandatory end of April army picture:


The first post will be updated to include this, and all other end of month pictures.
I like going back and taking a look every now and then, just to see my month-by-month progress.

Progress on the Devastators soon
Z

Nice looking force you have there. Coming together nicely.

You don’t normally see that many faces in a terminator squad. Not a bad thing, but it makes them stand out.

Great stuff as usual! Love the mix of armour in the Termie squad!

Hey guys,

@Nev: Yeah, there are a lot of faces in the termies I have. They were picked up in a trade, and they are glued in so it wasn't my decision and nor can I pop them out and swap the heads. But those 5 termies are from 2 squads (assault and tactical). So hopefully when they get split off into their own squads, it shouldn't be too bad.
@Para: Thanks mate!

I'm currently being owned by my exams. I have had 1, and I got another one tomorrow and the day after, then the final one a week after that :( So unfortunately, my painting has all but stopped.
I have been able to squeeze a quick 20 minute session in here and there. And over the past week, it has accumulated to this:


I have all the base colours blocked in. They're ready for a black wash, which is the next step.
I wont be touching them until Tuesday night / Wednesday...

Also, have you noticed the different shade of yellow between the Drop pod and Assault marines? most recent army pic spoilered below, to see the difference.

The DP and Assault marines were the first units to be painted, so it was before I decided on the black wash... I gave them a sepia wash (? - maybe flesh wash) instead. The result is a more orangey yellow, rather than a dirty yellow. I'm going to wash them black when I sit down to do the Devastators, just to try and bring them inline with the current scheme.

Hopefully another update after Wednesday...
Z

Hey folks!!

I've finished my Devastators!
I had to push a 2 hour painting session today to get them done. I moved a load of stuff out of my student place today, so I needed them done so I could box them up finished.









As you can see, I went back and washed and did some extra weathering to the Assault Marines and Drop Pod. The AM and DP are now the same shade of yellow as the rest of my IFs.
Well, not quite the same shade, but significantly closer

I bought 5 clear plastic containers to pack my stuff into. My Fantasy stuff was spread between 2 boxes. They have a steel sheet which fits into the bottom, they are magnetised so they sit nicely on it.
Then I packed up the rest of my stuff using the other 3:





Seriously tight squeeze!
I got almost all of my White Scars in my carry case. The big things are bubble wrapped in the box. My spare foam fits snugly in the box, too. My X-wing and conquest also soak up a box. (I'm thinking of some foam for X-wing just to shrink down the amount of space it occupies). I had to carry my books/codices in seperate bags. And my paint...! Holy crap I have a lot of paint. Easily 120+ bottles!
I know you guys have large collections. Pray you dont have to move it any time soon!

Z

Devs are looking great, nice and beat up like any Son of Dorn should be!

I can sympathise the storage issues; I'll have some tough calls to make about what stuff to take to uni this year that will give me both painted stuff to game with and stuff to paint...

I loved following your P&M blogs, shame to see them end. Imperial fists are my favourite founding chapter so glad to see them painted so well. Will be eagerly waiting till September for more.

Good luck wherever the world will take you.

Nice work on the devs. Love the weathering. It might just be my recent experiment with it talking, but if you re-visit them, you might want to try some heat distress on the barrel of the HB that’s damaged. It looks like he was just leaning on the trigger mowing down gibbles, and didn’t give the gun time to cool between bursts. Hence the damage.

Storage boxes look like they are working for you. Probably the most cost efficient choice. And that is a ton of paint. Jealous.