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Doing a great job as always man

You've got your Deathwatch game Thursday right?

Yup yup. This week's the on week for the campaign.
mission sounds like its gonna be an interesting one. Deorbiting a space station infested with genestealers into an asteroid, which will then deorbit a moon, which will then destroy a Tyranid infested planet. [/ArtMajorPhysics]

Oh yeah, and its a promethium refinery, from what I've been told.

At the very least, Ill see how durable my marine is... Cant shoot for crap, so hes pure close combat... and guess what Genestealers excel at..... :/

Very interesting...

Those bases look fantastic mate thanks for sharing.

I like the Samurai too.


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 moonpie wrote:
If you find a good product to simulate cherry blossoms let me know.

THese any good for you?

I don't know how big they are


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10pcs-Pink-Flowers-Tree-Train-Model-for-Park-Street-Scenery-Layout-OO-HO-Scale-/151264996071?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item233818aae7

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/25pc-HO-GAUGE-Pink-Train-Layout-Scenery-Landscape-Model-Forest-Flower-Trees-New-/251007467359?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item3a7135ff5f

Nice bamboo method....I'll keep that in mind for something (bound to be useful sometime ).

Those bases are very cool, gives a great look to the tanuki


Found these:

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1/35 laser cut paper from kamizukuri, available from HLJ : http://www.hlj.com/product/wko85044/Mil

Thats a great idea for the bamboo floors. Super clever! i will put that in the ol mem bank to remember

Little large for scale. There are some rad looking sunflowers in 1/48 scale. The above is/35 scale. They look like a pain to put together. Pretty cool though.

Awesome! Glad you got the Mud! I must have missed that post from you lol! and the painted bases look perfect! I saw them on FB the other day and was/am super impressed with your thinking and execution of them! such a simple idea but one I've never seen anywhere before...

@carlos: Those certainly look the part, but i dont think the scale'd be right. HO scale is generally very tiny in terms of model railroads (iirc the tracks are around an inch wide from rail to rail).
That said, depending on how large they actually are, perhaps they could look good if they were intentionally used as mini-trees (bonsai, anyone? ) Im hoping to make a trip out to a model RR shop near here and look through terrain stuff there. Maybe theyll have these so I can see em in person!

@monkey: Those look crazy to put together O_o'' Depending how big the pieces are though, it might get the windswept blossom look I want to try. Thanks!

@bebop: Thank you, thank you! I'm more than a little interested to see what you might end up using the effect for... Though Im liable to get envious if (more like when) you end up painting them nicer than me!

@nerd: Thank you kindly! Yeah Im a little surprised I hadnt seen a similar effect online... I even looked a little! Closest I found was to simply paint the indentation on it in a darker color. Then there was the ever popular GS ridge method, but my GS-fu is far too weak for that!


So today I finished the Samurai!

Unfortunately, the photos dont do them justice :/ My camera seems to be becoming increasingly finicky and grainy (though the latter might be my skills as a photographer), so the pictures have uneven shades and the colors arent quite true. I will need to see if I cant borrow my brother's camera again and take a few shots. Maybe changing the color of the background might improve things? Who knows?

Anyways, A group shot first, as is tradition.


The twin sword Samurai:


And a pair with Katana:


And the bow Samurai. The blue coated one is my personal favorite!




In other project news, I tested out a new product today from Badger. During Adepticon, I picked up the three primers they were selling, as well as a good selection of their minitaire paints (had to resist buying the whole set!) The name of the primer is unpronounceable... "STYNLREZ" Makes no sense to me, but whatever, haha

So I took the lovely Victoria Lamb miniature we got in our swag bag, and used it for my test....



It says it doesnt need thinning, but its rather on the thick side of things, imho. So I mixed it with a bit of Windex, just as I would any other paint, then sprayed.



Good coverage, and its nice to be able to prime indoors. A gentle fingernail scratch test later, and it seems pretty stable. Scratches off if I go to hard, but I imagine that'd happen just the same with a rattle can primer.
Definitely interested to see how well it works out in the end... next step of the test is to add paint!

I have yet to use the primers I picked up at AC as well. Good to see them in action.. what ratio did you thin them with?

Also.. shouldn't you be starting your next years AC painting now? So you can finish in time?

I thinned it roughl 1 part windex to 3 parts primer. Its thick stuff, so you might want to play with it to find the right feel for your brush.

And yeeeeeah yeah yeah xD
I might do a little ME work in a bit. Still need to finish the Dragons, after all!

The Dragons? Hell, you still need to finish the Nephalium!

Those bases worked out perfectly, RA! Glad to see you take the extra time to make them instead of paying too much for prefab ones.

Hey Bromigo, what are we playing next week?

@WM: Yeeeeeeeeah I know... But at this point I think the dragons have a better chance, as the Neph was pathetic in game comparatively speaking xD

@Moltar: Thanks man! I always try to avoid buying what I can make myself. That said, prefab bases have their place. Really helps class up a mini without too much of a time investment! I used to cast my own bases, but after I ran out of rubber, my resin base use kinda tapered off Maybe next round of Zen bases Ill cast up... Been thinking of designing some crystal mines bases for EFT minis, too... I really like using them on the ones i paint for OTL, and having the prefab bases could really speed things up.

This does bring up something I was curious about as I look at the Tanuki and their bases... Does the gray work as a base rim? Or should i maybe change it for an off-white beige color to more match the sands? The gray seems to jump out a little much, is all.


@Alf: Hmmmmm... Well, we could playtest some Miasma War stuff, iffin you had any you particularly needed to do. Alternatively the base game is always fun (if I hurry up and paint them already, I might even have my own minis :O ) Then we've got Story Wars and Chrononauts as far as games on my end go. (cant wait till Kingdom Death comes iiiin )


So not many pics today, as much of my work the past day and a half is pretty boring. Base colors on a group of Zombicide Zombivors (and Ned the hobo), plus base colors on my Deathwatch Marine. Wraithlord is ready for final touches and varnish, and everything else is in various assembly states.

I did, however, get a good chunk of the new EFT Crusader mini completed:




Should be painting up a Necron Command/Annihilation Barge and a Thraka model soon here, too. Gonna see about getting some color on a Slaanesh Chariot too
Definitely some interesting stuff in the future.

Thats a really nice gold.

Its my favorite way of painting it- something i sort of adapted from Ifalna's golds. The Vallejo Alcohol Metallic Gold is a key component at its base, but Devlan Mud is vital to the shading!

After I ran out, I feared Id never get the hang of it again, but thanks to the nerd... well, I think ill be set for a good long while

I think a brown to match the bamboo would look good as a rim color, over the sand color.

I dont think the grey on the bases jump out...more the oppisite.The eyes are drawn to that direction, but I think thats because you tend to notice the brightness of the bamboo and the sand rather than the grey rim.

I'm not 100% what Miasma War stuff I'll have, but depending on how my game(s) go tomorrow, would you be down for some 40k?

I can bring some Chaos models if you want to play above 1000 points.

If I have a crap time, I'll suggest something else

OHHHHHHH!!!!! Missed a day, combo ruined.

Eh. After Adepticon, My updates were never gonna manage to be one a day xD
Plus, we went out with my grandparents to the West Side Market in Cleveland for most of wednesday, so no progress at all then- Plus the Deathwatch game yesterday

@WM: Bamboo color could work nicely... I was mostly attempting to avoid another brown (as everything else gets a brown ring so far) but the bamboo color is definitely gonna stand out on the field

@Denua: i think that contrast is whats throwing my eye. It jumps out just a little too much, I think. Might just be my eyes playing tricks or me overthinking things again!
Definitely appreciate the input- Thank you!

@Alf: Can definitely do some 40k. Would be an interesting change, me getting to play it outside of Adepticon xD

Ill have to think on a list, but a bigger game than 1k would be fun. Depending what kinda list I build, Im sure I can rig up some proxie marines and vehicles. Then whatever else I can borrow from you would be great! ^^

Oh and btw. Cell phone is now fully armed and operational!



So aaaaaanyways, more stuff is painted, this time its Zombicide dudes and the Wraithlord (who only needs his shoulder guns painted up!)


These dudes are totally chewed up... Bruce Willis stand-in especially!


And Wraithlord: Really love this color scheme!

Love the fade on the loin cloth. Very well done matey.

Look good. Nice to see some zombie love, really need to get more of them done, especially the survivors/zombivors.

Can you grey up the wraith lord base a bit more? Totally forgot they come with premolded eldary bases. Even just some grey grit on top should be enough to tie it in.

Thanks Gits!

Heh. Yeah the Zombivors were a real change of pace. Was nice to change up to them
Definitely can work to gray up the wraith base, though. I was just thinking about that, actually. Ill mess around and see what goes!

You still have Zombie Machete, yes?

Yup! And Human Ned.


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Next on the bench (apart from the aforementioned Zombicide stuff and the Crusader who just needs varnished now):

A necron Command/Annihilation Barge (magnetized)


And Ghazghkul Thraka!


Now I’ve worked with Ghaz in the past (and still love the mini, even tho the pewter weighs a ton) but this is my first Necron kit. Overall, I really like it. It went together quickly and the details are beautiful!

So after I built up the Barge and Thraka, I went on something of a building spree. Cleaned my desk, put a coat of paint on Thraka, and gave my "Box o' WM Commissions" a long-overdue cleaning!

And so my desk is now filled with tons of models of all shapes and sizes xD

Including the Exalted Seeker Chariot of Slaanesh, now primed:


A band of 13 Kriegsmen (as it was a rescue project, I ended up with more bodies than arm pairs, and had to resort to a ton of special weapons!)


A pair of Dark Eldar Clawed Fiends (one was missind its leg, so GW ended up sending me a whole new resin model... detail is really nice and crisp. Some pitting here and there on the claws, but a bit of GS work should clear it up)


And finally for On the Lamb, the now assembled and based Otter Ashigaru (front) and Fox Shinobi (Back)



Getting some colors on the Chariot now. Lots of airbrush work to play around with!

Buildingpalooza it would seem. Didn't see Gaz or the barge, auto appended. The captions on them are flipped though

No worries on special weapons. Just means I'll have to get more regular guys to go with them!

Whooopsie. Captions are fixed now

And yeah man! Bring on the Kriegers! Some of my favorite 40k minis xD


Also, Ive been thinking... Maybe I can figure out a way to build a new leg for the one-legged Clawed Fiend... I had a moment of inspiration, and thought of something like the hand of that stupid white orc guy from the Hobbit movies. Sort of that skeletal and spikey look.