Having counted up the minis that I had painted this month and arriving at a paltry total of 8 I kicked into a bit of a higher gear. The result is quantity over quality but it is what it is and this update more than doubles my total to 17 for the month.
The Mortal Realms partwork continues, this week issues 7 to 10 arrived so that was nice, I set about painting issues 5 and 6. (Have not done 3 and 4 yet for some reason).
First up is the exclusive model from the range Xandria Thunderbolt, who came with issue 5. I decided to continue with the grey armour and cream and red robes. Overall a good sculpt and fun to paint:
Issue 6 was the Thorns of The Briar Queen originally from Warhammer Underworlds, but I understand that her and her retinue are an option in the Nighthaunt army book. These are great, but very, very fragile. If you ever get them be very careful, the actual Briar on the Briar Queen is a liability and I assume that more will break than not. Again photographing my ghost boys is a pain, but they do look great in person. They also added 7 to my miniature total:
Macbeth:
Finally is Sergeant Jovan, the store exclusive anniversary model. So three months in and we finally have a Celestial Lion. With this one i just swapped the head as the supplied one is not to my taste, I also cut the rather obtrusive chainsword from the Orks neck as it just gets in the way of the miniature itself. This was great as it reminded me how much I love painting my Lions...so possibly more to come.
Finally i picked up a couple of Battlefield In A Box scenery pieces, as these come prepainted they are a doddle. Just glue on some static grass and tufts and they are good to go. They are sizeable for the price as well, and fit in well with any scale:
Lonely Jovan:
I am currently frantically painting up my Mordaxis Nemesis Warbringer to hopefully get him done by Tuesday for my end of the month post, we shall see.
Keep safe out there, keep and thank you for looking.
@Gobert: On the terrain? Yes sir, they come pre painted. The gold is pretty simple. Retrributor armour over a black undercoat. Matt aggrax and medium 50/50ish mix over the gold. Then a light dry brush of runefang steel and it is pretty much done.
@Fifty: Cheers, they really are a great little warband.
@Youwasshock: Hoping to get the Warbringer done today...have to go to bed first though.
Thanks everyone, I managed to get the Warbringer done in time for my March end of month update. In the end I went for Mordaxis over Astorum,and i left the carapace quake cannon unglued so that it can be moved around... so here he is:
I also knocked out a few of the Civitas buildings for Adeptus Titanicus, these are easy to paint but I am not adding them to my monthly total. Black undercoat then one of two colour choices:
Incubi Darkness>>Thunderhawk Blue>>Ushabti bone
Karak Stone>>Ushabti bone>>Wraithbone
I then added the relevant metallics and some contrast to colour the Karak stone buildings roofs.
So, what is the score on the doors for March?
18 miniatures painted, equalling last months total and taking me to 76 minis painted for the year.
4 Game Systems, Adeptus Titanicus, 40k, Warcry and AOS
And a close up of the bigger boys:
So now the desk is clear and another month starts tomorrow. I have no idea what it will bring, but hopefully it will be fun finding out.
Great work in march, love seeing another Celestial Lion, good head swap, although I love that chainsword in the orc neck and left it on my Sgt. Love the SCE model, I need to get a go at mine, have a little over 20 just sitting around primed.
And nice seeing those Battlefield in a Box terrain pieces, they seem really reasonable priced, will put them on my list.
Cheers gents, I have made a bit of a start on April's work. It is basically all Celestial Lions.
First up is an auto bolt rifle Intercessor squad, these are from the multi part kit unlike most of my Intercessors which are made from the easy to build Intercessor kit that I rinsed from the £1.99 issue 1 of conquest magazine which was the initial cause of this blog (apologies for that!). The squad also has an auxiliary grenade launcher:
Next up is a miniature that I made way back in October 2018, he has been sat around undercoated since then. It is my Primarised version of the once (recently beheaded by a Callidus assassin) Chapter Master of the Celestial Lions Ekene Dubaku. Game wise I guess he is a Primaris captain, hence the marking on his chest but they are not allowed a plasma pistol and power sword...so who knows?
Size comparison:
Last up is another Celestial Lion...or at least the head of one. Again the Noise Marine has been on my painting desk since the release more than a year ago and was last seen in the blog the last week of January 2019. I had fun with no pre conceived colour scheme plan for him, I just went where the brush took me.
Cheers everyone, I am just glad to have made and painted Dubaku. He is a huge part of Celestial Lion lore and by far their biggest named character. Not *legally* being able to use him in game is annoying, but the whole no model no rules thing is all a bit odd. Surely a power sword and plasma pistol is not regarded as a game breaking combo?
Anyway, here is a bit of Dubaku's lore:
"He was one of the few survivors in his Chapter after they suffered horrific losses during the campaign against the Ork hordes of Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka in the Third War for Armageddon. Dubaku later took command of the remnants of the Celestial Lions and led them to battle, along with the Black Templars and Armageddon Steel Legion, against the Ork forces of Warlord Thogfang in the Mannheim Gap. In the hard pressed battle that followed, Dubaku killed the Warlord and afterwards, he was selected by Black Templars High Marshal Helbrecht to become the new Chapter Master of the surviving Celestial Lions forces. As a sign of honor, Halbrecht gave him an ancient suit of Power Armour dating back to the Great Crusade.
A century after the formation of the Great Rift, Dubaku had risen to become the de facto warlord of Elara's Veil and held a huge amount of respect from the Emperor's Spears. During a conclave with the Spears Chapter aboard the Strike Cruiser Hex, he announced his plans to abandon Elysium IX in the face of a massive Exilarchy fleet. After convincing the Emperor's Spears of his plan he was suddenly decapitated by a Callidus Assassin who had hidden as Kartash Avik, a Chapter Serf of Amadeus Kaias Incarius from the Mentor Legion. It is heavily implied that Dubaku's assassination was a result of the Lions old feud with the Inquisition."
Damn the Inquisition.
Tonight I started work on a unit of 3 Eliminators with Las Fusiks and am also looking at starting work on the Invictor Tactical Warsuit.
It's great seeing more of your lions and nice work on the Dubaku conversion. That's an custodes warden body, right? The pelt really makes the miniature!
I'm also in love with the noise marine. I don't like the official paintjob, but all those contrast colors over metallics are just amazing!
@Viterbi: The body is from Captain General Trajann Valoris, one of the few Custodes named characters.
@Para: Cheers Para, hope you are well.
@Tzurk: By all accounts Adeptus titanicus plays really well, so it may be worth a look.
@Slinky: It is a great colour scheme, I love it.
The grind continues. I have made more progress on my Celestial Lions with two more units completed.
First up is the Invictus warsuit. I was on the fence when this model came out but really enjoy it in person. The idea of a stealth dreadnought is obviously daft, but it is what it is and anything with a heavy bolter as a sidearm has to be good right? I went with the Twin ironhail autocannon over the flamer for that lovely extra dakka, so here he is:
Sadly I lost the larger antennae when a filthy xenos (one of my cats, Alvin) bit it off. Serves me right for sorting my models out on the floor, but i do not feel that it really hurts the model.
The second unit I completed was a unit of Eliminators with Las Fusils. Obviously stealth marines in gold armour is a bit of a stretch again but I think they have come out well. Nothing too elaborate for the camo, but it does the job:
Finally are issues 3 and 10 of Mortal Realms in the form of 4 ETB Glaivewraith stalkers and a banshee. Nothing too exciting here, and difficult to photograph but they are done. They really do look a lot better in person though:
So next up???
I have started work on another Chaos Knight for house Herpetrax and the legs are done:
The notion of a stealth dread is even more ridiculous than stealth space marines. The Heavy Bolter as a side arm wins it for me though! That and your celestial lions scheme of course!
The new ghosties look good, I really like the simple colour scheme you and a few others have going on.
The new knight (full sized I presume) looks great, but your rate of progress is astounding! Others take months to do a knight and you’ll probably smash it by the end of the week!
Love seeing the invictor in your scheme. One of my favorite models of the new Phobos range, because it's exactly the right amount of silly Other stuff in this update looks great, love seeing more of the knight, I still have one on sprue, but shy away from building it, because I hate magnetizing. Will you magnetize or use a single weapon setup?
Got my next House Herpetrax Chaos Knight done on Wednesday, this time a Knight Despoiler with rapid fire battle cannon, gatling cannon and ironstorm(?) rocket pod. The weapons are not magnetised but the legs and body are for ease of transport. Pretty happy with him and that now means i probably have a 1000pt painted Chaos Knight army:
I also got a nice little hobby delivery this morning in the form of some Unsullied Swordsmen for my Targaryen's in ASOIAF. Dark Sword and CMON continue to impress with the sculpts in this range even if the distribution and association with Asmodee seems to be hampering its growth:
I painted my other Wardog to bring my Chaos Knights up to 1250 odd points. If you look close enoughyou will find the odd errant cat hair from my white boy Snowball...aren't we lucky? This is the stock armiger kit with a few parts from the Chaos vehicles accessory sprue:
And here he is with his brother I painted last year:
And here is the "army" thus far:
Up next for me is a terminator assault squad made up with minis from Space Marine heroes 2, here they are prior to their aggrax and medium wash:
Your production rate at quality never ceases to amaze me! New war of looks great. I like how you’ve paired them up by the colours on their shoulder pads, neat! Those Terminators look cool even if they’re still WIP (good to see your minis don’t magically get painted in one sitting all of the time!)
Banshee is great . The red head nod to the Irish fictional beauty.
The Celestial Lions are looking great as usual, even the silly stealth dreadnought concept is really well executed.
All the lovely chaos knights . Spreading only like Herpadrax can . Making me want to branch off into 40k, but I’ll wait for the rules change to 9th if anything.
Cheers everyone, having an extremely minor part in feeding the Nation is biting into my hobby time so I am filing my "April in review" post a day early.
The weather today is extremely overcast and changeable so the photos are not the best, but progress has been made:
First up I finished my Terminator Assault Squad from the Space Marine heroes 2 range. These guys are cools sculpts, the 2 non Sgt Hammer guys are both the same miniature, just with the weapon and shield arms adjusted. Still I think these are a definite upgrade on my older range Terminator Assault Squad for my Lions:
I also did a couple of ASOIAF characters just for the fun of it, nothing too interesting here but I did Tyrion (in armour) and Walder Frey. These are pretty cool sculpts, I like how Walder is suitably old and decrepit slumped in his chair, the best bit being the depiction of The Twins (the fortified home of the seat of House Frey) on the back of his chair. I also used the natural texture of the base for an indoors concrete type look rather than my usual sand and gravel mix:
That leaves me at 25 miniatures painted for April, and bang on 100 done for the year thus far. I am very happy to have added an HQ, Troop, 2 Elite and a Heavy choice to my Lions this month. Here is the lot in glorious Blur-O-Vision:
Terminators look ace, really lovely sculpts and paintjob, I fear I need them too. Did you do blind buys or did you buy a display with the 9 boxes?
And a weird question, but could you measure how only the Katakros mini is from head to feet? Want to use it for my arena and need his dimensions to see, if he is the right size.
Awesome work with everything so far! Just spent the last while going through everything, and I'd be lying if I said it wasn't a good inspiration for me to get my own projects rolling again after 3+ years away from the hobby.
Cheers everyone, very nice of you to look in and comment.
YWS/Theo: I have no idea what this Night Court thing is, will take a google.
@Gobert: Thank you very much.
@Viterbii: I bought two cases, got enough to make a shooty and melee squad as well as the Captain and Ancient out of it and gave the rest away to a mate who paints and plays. Certainly not a cheap or sensible way to do it.
@Orkboy. Cheers, for many lads of my age in the UK we cannot see your location without saying it in Howard Finkel's voice and thinking about Bret Hart.
@Stevefamine: I intend to.
@Maharg: Any progress is good progress.
So onto a bit more progress. Here is more Celestial Lion action in the form of Brother Captain Donato from the Space Marine Heroes series 2 set. Armed with a combi melta and power fist I really like him, quite a different sculpt for a Terminator:
I also painted my second Free Folk Savage Giant for ASOIAF, I painted the other one about 10 months ago so it is good to get him done:
Here he is with his mate:
I also purchased Space Marine Adventures from GAME here in the UK, it is currently £20 online so not too bad. I think it is available at Barnes and Noble in the US as well, this gets me the 4 space marine heroes "missing" from the UK release. The only change here is the sgt who i already have, so gave him a head and both arm swap:
Finally is a bit of WIP on some Mortal Realms stuff, namely the Celestar not bolt thrower and the Dreadblade Harrows:
Terminator Captain is stellar. Unusually dynamic pose and the expected sweet paintjob make for an awesome mini. New giant is also looking quite a bit more animated than his friend. Is that a face in the haft of his club? Lots more progress all around. Can't wait to see the Heroes put on the blue n' gold.
@Viterbii: I bought two cases, got enough to make a shooty and melee squad as well as the Captain and Ancient out of it and gave the rest away to a mate who paints and plays. Certainly not a cheap or sensible way to do it.
Thanks for the reply! Had a quick look around and it would be 75€ for one case. You're right, it's not the most sensible way to spend money, but I have the feeling our whole hobby isn't (at least to outsiders ). But they are really lovely sculpts and after seeing your brother-captain I may go for a display box, one is in there right? Can't find the info on that. (Edit: Had a better look at the display box and the infos how often in 10/20 or 30 the minis come; so can't be sure to get the captain).
And great work on those giants, the older one looks so calm, something not ususally seen in giants. They are mostly on the angry side.
Yeah, the Hart family in general is pretty well known here. Bret still makes reasonably regular appearances on the morning radio show I listen to while heading in to work.
Great work, especially with the giant. Loving how the finished product turned out.
Might be kind of a dumb question, but how are you getting the cloaks to turn out that smooth? I've had nothing but issues dealing with red since I started painting, and even after coming back into the hobby in the last month or so, nothing has changed in that regard. Any tips or tricks would be appreciated!
Apologies for the recent quietness but work has been busy. Luckily I have not let it eat too much into my hobby time so there has been some progress.
First up is the finished Celestar Ballista with crew, a fun little build and paint and pretty solid for an ETB kit. I really need to get more Stormcast done, I just do not find them too inspiring:
I also got my Nighthaunt Dreadblade Harrows painted up, a fun little exercise with these as i tried adding some Hexwraith flame to the steeds for a bit more visual interest:
I also made a little foray into ASOIAF by finishing my Targaryen Unsullied Swordsmen, the unit consists of 12 infantry and also their leader attachment. The 13 minis really help towards increasing my monthly totals. These gents have also inspired me to paint more of my Targaryen's. I only have 12 cavalry minis to complete my faction so aim to get them done soon:
So that takes me up to 20 miniatures painted for the month so far, have no real idea what the rest of the month holds but part of it may be this little lad:
Oh, my. Ghaz is in the house. Looking forward to seeing you tackle that BEAST. Targaryens look great, very Conan-y. The variation does make a big difference in the Harrows.
A great bunch of minis ListenToMeWarriors. The unsullied are really well done and whilst it’s a minor thing, I particularly love how you keep the arrows and sight lines free of basing materials. It’s a small thing, but it really makes them look great gaming pieces. The Ballista and grey stormcast look great too.
Ghaz really is HUGE! Did you get the Prophecy of the wolf box or just Boss Thrakka? I’m hoping the Wolves will get the Lion treatment...
Still love your Stormcasts, sorry to hear the aren't that motivating to paint. Because that color scheme is ace and always good to see more of them.
I always marvel at your bases for ASOIAF, it just looks so great to have the whole unit looking like they are walking the same ground.
Excited to see you tackle Ghaz, size comparison is nice.
@YouWasShock: I was shocked at how big he is, he will really be a focus on the tabletop.
@Theo: It really does work as a potential Thunderfire, especially for my Lions.
@Gobert: The bases are really fun to work on for ASOIAF, but primarily they are game aids so I thought I would leave their main use.
I did get the Prophecy box, Ragnar and half the troops went to a Wolf playing friend, I kept the other 5 troops for myself. Not sure what I will do with the other Orks.
@Viterbii: Maybe I protest too much? They are not that bad to paint.
Gaz wise I am building up to him by painting Makari first. I am also close to getting a unit of Dothraki veterans finished as well.
Cheers CB, so a little more progress over the past week
First up I completed a unit of ASOIAF Dothraki Veterans, just 8 more cavalry models to go and the Targaryen starter set is complete. Nowt too special for these, just some added warpaint as they are veterans:
I really like the movement and fluidity of these sculpts, great stuff.
I also got the main boss of any Ork army done, yes Makari!
I also got his weakling hanger on Ghazghull done as well:
The checks are far from perfect, but I think they are ramshackle and suitably Orky:
So all in all a fun week, who knows what the next 7 days will bring?
Ghazkul looks all the beast that he is supposed to look, I just wish GW would get off the bigger is better kick, but I’m pretty well out of their systems as it is now.
The riders are looking good. Nice colors for the mounts.
You made quick and excellent work of Ghaz and his boss Makari! Is it just me or does the first Dothraki on the left look like his horse is about to fall down? It could be the angle of the pic though? Refardless, an awesome paint job as ever!
Brilliant job on the mighty grot leader... and his sidekick isn't looking to shabby either Seriously great work and also love seeing your ASOIAF updates, those tattoos to differentiate them as veterans is a neat idea.
Cheers everyone, I was very happy with Ghaz myself so am glad that you gents like him.
Now it is time for my self imposed end of the month update post. In the past week i have done a few minis, all from ASOIAF.
First up are the Free Folk Skinchangers. This is a unit attachment that pre game you decide whether a bear, wolf or hawk is added to the unit:
I also got a couple of the Neutral Heroes 1 boxed set done in the form of Roose Bolton and Petyr Baelish:
All told that brings me to 36 miniatures painted for the month with 136 for the year thus far. Barely any 40K or AOS this month but I am glad with what i have done:
Your quality and quantity of output never ceases to amaze me! Really great job on such a variety of minis. The bloody snow on the bears base and around his mouth is really cool!
Oooofph, that last set of pictures was rough. Apologies but I do not know if the next lot will be better as it is cloudy with bouts of sunshine in between so the light has been very variable.
So what have I been up to? First up is the ASOIAF section.
I did a unit of Neutral Bolton Bastard's girls, these were quite quick to do as the doggos did not require much work. I have gone with a pink scheme for most of my neutral stuff and it is not as jarring as I feared. A pretty cool unit for just 2 human and 2 dog sculpts:
I also did a Neutral hero in the form of Vargo Hoat, a commander of a mercenary company and the man who orders the amputation of Jaime Lannister's hand. Not the best of sculpts (this is from Neutral Heroes 1) but not too bad either:
So just one last character from ASOIAF to show off, this time a man who at the time of the miniature has two hands...The Kingslayer Jaime Lannister. Eurgh...to be honest these photos make him look awful and sloppy. I like him a lot better in real life:
So onto 40K.
First up is a Genestealer Cult Sentinel armed with Heavy Plasma Cannon. I am happy with this one, even though now relatively ancient i have always likes the Sentinel miniature so had some nice easy fun with this one:
I may actually get my half finished Ridge runner after being inspired by this one.
Never one to jump on a bandwagon I did a couple of test schemes on some Necron Warriors that I had lying around, I also tested out using a texture paint for the base:
That led me to put in a little order for a few Necron bits and i have started painting them already. First up is a Necron Overlord:
I also got a unit of 5 Immortals with Tesla painted up:
And my "army" thus far:
And up next:
That takes me to 23 miniatures painted for the month and 159 miniatures painted for the year thus far. With over half the month to go I am past my target of 150 by the end of June so that is good progress. I hope to be more active on the forums as well as I have been very quiet the past fortnight odd. Anyway, thanks for looking.
Those Necrons have come out great. Can't wait to see you tackle the new stuff if you're planning to, I love the real Space Undead vibe they're shooting for and your muted, slightly grimy scheme should fit that wonderfully. Bases look solid too, I do enjoy the technical paints for that sort of look. And as always, the speed is as impressive as the quality!
Excellent stuff as ever, the necrons look cool and have got me even more tempted by the new box. When I saw the minty green cables on your test pieces, I was kinda hoping they’d make the final cut, but the bright green looks great too!
Thanks for checking in everyone, it is always appreciated. A bit more 40K Xenos progress in the form of GSC and Necrons.
First up is my final GSC Achilles Ridgerunner. I am kind of considering trying to paint up my remaining GSC miniatures (around 20 odd) before 9th edition drops. No real reason but it would be nice to remove one army from the painting queue.
Anyway, my Ridgerunner. This one is armed with the Lascannon esque Heavy Mining Laser. I still adore this miniature even after painting my third:
And here is the full unit of three:
I have also finished another Necron HQ and an elite unit. First up is a Necron Cryptek, a fun miniature to paint and quite dynamic for a reanimated ancient robot. Rather than straight gold I tried to add a bit of ancient patina with a green wash on the Canoptek cloak:
I also painted up a unit of sword and board Lychguard, all cool and fun:
WIP wise I am currently painting up the Croissant of Doom, the Doom Scythe:
Ah, man, you’re not helping me resist new minis. Seeing your necrons is probably the tipping point for me buying the 9th edition boxset. Awesome work though!
Cheers everyone, the Necrons (especially the new ones are very enticing).
A day early but here is my progress report for the month of June. So what have i got done since my last post?
First up I completed the Doom Scythe, really happy with this one but the it is a pain to photograph. Surprisingly easy to paint up as well:
I also got my hands on a Canoptek/Tomb Spyder, apparently they are useless in game but it is a fun little model. The ball flying stand is also great for poseabilty, no idea why they did not use these on modern flying infantry like the Inceptors and the like. Modelling wise I did not use a few of the extra arms on the bottom of the miniature as it was a bit too busy for me. I am especially happy with the green orb on these, a green/medium wash really helped to bring this together:
Finally I got a unit of 5 Deathmarks painted up. This is made as the same kit as the Immortals. I love the single lens head on these:
So all told this month I have made a small Necron army of 19 models, 2 HQ, 1 Troop, 2 Elites, 1 Heavy Support and a flier:
So this month that totals 37 miniatures painted, bringing me to 173 miniatures painted for the year:
Those Deathmarks are some sweet models. Great job, again. Especially the Spider and DM. Good work going the extra mile with all the orbs on the Spider's tummy.
Awwww, that spider looks adorable (up until the point it skins you alive) and in general nice work on the necrons, great little force. Croissant came out amazing!
Cheers everyone, I made a small start to the new month. I have tried the dakka galler/my mobile phone for these pics, I am not too pleased with the results so will probably return to my traditional setup.
I also decided to take a few pictures of my models painted for the year so far.
All told:
173 miniatures.
5 game systems (40k, AOS, Warcry, Adeptus Titanicus and ASOIAF).
15 Factions (Celestial Lions, Chaos Knights, Orks, Necrons, GSC, Nighthaunt, OBR, Stormcasts, Dwarfs, Targaryen, Free Folk, Neutral, Lannisters and 2 AT Tian/Knight armies).
No idea if I am getting any better at painting, I am certainly more consistent and I also painted far less purple than I thought!
I like those Ridgerunners too- net little kits and you've done them up well.
The detail, shading and outlining work on the Necrons is amazing- if I ever get painting faces down, that kind of skill is what I want to start working on acquiring next.
Thanks everyone, luckily I have been on holiday the past week so I have had a lot more hobby time.
That means it has allowed me to focus on a few things..and..I...have...completed an army. Admittedly it is only a 5 model army but my loyalist Imperial Knights are done (for now) with the completion of my Imperial Knight Castellan armed with Plasma Decimator and Volcano Lance. As ever I have not really done any weathering on my loyalist Knights, I save that for Chaos.
And here he is with the other lads, and versus some Chaos Knights:
A big boy, but only 1 miniature for the months total. What is next? No idea.
He was, well a pair of legs and the shoulder pads were done. The body and 2 weapons were a black then leadbelcher spray base coated. The weather has been pretty rubbish so basically spent the evening painting and finished him off at 6am. Working nights my body clock is shot so I tend to get up early, 2 hungry cats help with that as well. I also have always found bigger miniatures quicker to paint...
Infantry looks to be up next in the form of some Necron Immortals with the dual gauss weapons (mental blank on their names at the moment). I also had a Doomsday Arc and some Wraiths delivered from GW today as well, it looks like an interesting build and paint. I actually have a spare Knight base to put the DDA on as it looks like it is far too big for a traditional flying stand.
Illuminator Szereas, the new one, is also due for delivery on Saturday so will hopefully get some new pictures up for you on Saturday.
Great half year collection ListenToMeWarriors! Fantastic quality and quantity, enough to make people jealous! The castellan was a cool start to the second half, mighty impressive war machine. Do you use an airbrush for the Basecoats? The purple looks very smooth
Thank you gents, I am very happy with my numbers thus far. Hopefully I can break 200 this month.
@Gobert: Airbrushes are cheating! I jest, I have never owned or used an airbrush and would not really know where to start. The smoothness just comes from careful spray undercoats of black and leadbelcher. The metal provides a lovely base for the purple which is just mixed with plain water for smoothness, that and Liche Purple is just a great paint to me.
Anyway, a bit more progress.
This morning Illuminor Szeras arrived so i put him together, he is 33 pieces total and a bit fiddly in places so be careful if you buy him:
I also got my Gauss Immortal squad painted up, nice and simple work. It also adds another troops choice to the army:
Have made a little start on the DDA, namely the base and my spray basecoats. The Martian Ironcrust really helps with the former, you just have to lay it on thick.
Finally I laid down the basecoats and traditional Aggrax wash on Robb Stark from the ASOIAF starter set, I really need to get more Starks done:
Very productive first half you had and with great quality to boot. Congrats on finishing the Knight army, shot with their tainted brothers look ace! And like youwashock can't wait to see you tackle Szeras.
The Illuminor is done. A really interesting miniature to paint. He is quite spindly but not in a really delicate kind of way. I also had no idea how to paint the blood/flesh/life force/ whatever it is that is being extracted from the poor Imperial citizen. So in the end I went with blood being transformed into some form of energy because: space magic.
I also got a bit more Stark work in in the form of Robb Stark and a pair of sworn Sword Captains. These are all from the ASOIAF core set, that leaves just a unit of 12 Sworn Swords and an Umber Champion to complete the Stark half of the set.
TBH just a quick and easy job on these, but as they are intended to be joined to units it is the overall visual effect that matters. This also brings me up to 10 miniatures painted for the month thus far:
And here is one of the captains in a unit of Sworn Swords:
No real plan on what to tackle next, we shall see.
I like the "space magic." The staff and face look fantastic. He's actually pretty colorful, too. From the front he's a downright rainbow. Pretty darn cool.
You found a great solution for the swirl and the whole model looks amazing! Really love those new Necron sculpts. Sworn Swords look good, love the mixture of shields.
Great work ListenToMeWarriors, the space magic looks nice and gory. The starks look really crisp, though Robb’s eyes look a bit more white walker than King of the North
@Gobert: He does! I have not bothered doing any of my ASOIAF miniatures eyes...too small and against my quantity over quality mantra!
Have gotten a couple of pieces done in the past week. The first, The Doomsday Arc, I am not too keen on. I found it a chore to paint and i think that shows in the final results. I threw a fair bit of sponge weathering at it to make it a bit more interesting. Ultimately it is what it is and is done. At least I am happy with how it looks on the knight sized base, no idea how this chonky boy fits on the standard flimsy base.
Now for my second piece, I am much happier with it.
As a faction I have no interest in the Lumineth Realm Lords...but as a character I have a lot of interest in Eltharion the Grim/The Blind/ The Light of.
What a miniature, £20 as a buy it now on ebay had to be done. I had no idea what scheme to do and just let the brush take me wherever. Eltharion on Stormwing was my first ever metal miniature purchase many moons ago and that had led me to this:
Thanks for looking.
Hatchette also made a "slight" mistake with my latest Mortal Realms delivery:
I’m not sure I follow you on the quantity over quality, maybe the over should’ve been and!
Great job on Eltharion, he looks spectacular. Him and Stormwing were the first large metal minis I got too. Great to see him get a spectacular new mini with an awesome paint job.
Ark looks plenty good from here. Eltharion, as well. Cape is very nice. It is a neat model, and a cool idea. However, all I can think of when I see it is Traguna Macoides Tracorum Satis Dee.
That was an impressive first half of the year and July is going well too - quality and quantity. I like your colour scheme for Eltharion, really striking.
Hatchette made the same mistake for me too, I wonder if all subscribers got the same?!
@Theo: I wanted a nice big contrast between his armour and cloak, I am happy with how it came out too.
They sent me my sub twice. So 2 each of the paint pot, palette paper, binder and issues 19 through 22.
@Gobert: Did we ever learn of Stormwing's fate? I cannot remember, the whole retcon of the Eltharion the blind era makes it difficult to remember.
@Youwasshock: Cheers, as a whole the DDA fits in alright with the army, it is just far to big to go unnoticed.
Nowt wrong with a bit of Disney!
@Maharg: Cheers. From the facebook Mortal Realms group quite a few people had the double delivery, but not all. They made the same mistake with some peoples Premium Kit 1 (the ghoul faction). No idea how they make such mistakes. According to people that contact them about it they just tell you to keep the extra delivery gratis.
So state of play:
12 miniatures completed this month (admittedly the Knight and DDA are amongst that) so not too good.
185 miniatures completed for the year.
Am currently painting a unit of 3 Necron Wraiths. I do not know what 12 I want to do to bring me up to 200 for the year.
A week today (ish) my Indomitus box should be arriving. Like I need another 61 miniatures to paint...
Nice to see a typical Hachette screwup go in the customer's favour for once! I recall having a right pain with their Marvel graphic novel collection a few years back.
Eltharion looks stunning. GW is killing it with their character minis these days and you're doing them justice!
I feel you on the arc, sometimes your heart isn't in it, but you still want that mini done. But as the others have said, still a great job!
And I absolutely love what you have done with the Lumineth hero, such vivid colors and great details, absolutely amazing!
Cheers everyone, any comments are noted and appreciated. Seems a while since I posted so that means one thing: progress.
A day early but i will make my end of month post today. So what has been on the painting table? Much Xenos goodness.
Look at any thread, post, forum whatever and the GSC players are up in (many) arms. A big issue has been the price increase to the beloved close combat heavyweights the Aberrants. At 33/37 points per model they are expensive. So of course now was the time to paint my second unit of them. I decided on a different scheme to my first unit, and I definitely prefer these lads:
This dude is my favourite:
Also got my Biologus Familiar painted up:
So now onto my other Xenos army, the Necrons. First up are the Wraiths:
Then Indomitus happened. I did what everyone else did and I set about putting together the miniatures and painting the most impressive unit in the box, the canoptek Scarabs:
I also got the Murder Buckets the cryptothralls. I love these pointy gits, great fun and easy to paint:
Finally in terms of my Indomitus progress I completed the Canoptek Reanimator, arguably my favourite miniature in the box. I love it:
spotted a bit of errant gold that needs correcting on the next pic:
That gives me this Necron army thus far. I am happy with my progress on them in just a few months. I do not think I owned any Necrons prior to June:
In terms of the month i have done 27 miniatures, taking me to 200 miniatures for the year and just 8 miniatures short of equalling last years total so August should see me smash that hobby goal for the year. July will definitely go down as my purple period:
Gorgeous stuff, man. The Necron force is very impressive, both in terms of looks and the speed of it's muster. Genestealer familiars have always been great.
July really was a purple period! awesome job smashing out so many minis, you’ll be wanting another colour next month right? Did you change up the green glow on the Necrons? Or did I just not notice the transition to white until now?
@ListentoMe .... those Necrons are awesome. I am trying to narrow down how I want to base mine and the look you have is 1a to another idea I have/1B.
So the Martian Ironcrust is the paint that will crack/split a little and, then, the Ironearth REALLY splits apart.
Did you use some of each or just one?
Did you undercoat with a darker paint to get a shadow?
Also, on the troops ... did you glue them to the base, first, prime, paint, etc OR put them on after? If after, how? Those little legs do not leave much room to put in a "pin" and curious how you did it.
I am new painter and trying to learn. Any help appreciated. Thank you.
Hello Spoons', happy to help. In answer to your questions:
I only use Martian Ironearth. The Iron crust is more of a sand/grit texture and does not create the same effect.
To get the shadow I paint the base a deep brown, Doombull Brown to be precise. Often two coats as if you have a metal layer underneath, as my necrons do from leadbelcher spray, the Ironearth can pull up at the paint to reveal metal underneath which you (probably) do not want.
All minis are glued to the base first, I have never pinned a miniature to the base either prior or during painting. The Ironearth is then painted on carefully around the painted miniatures feet. It is quite forgiving, if you get any mistakenly on a mini it can be rubbed or cleaned off as it takes a while to dry. I would just recommend a nice thick layer if you really want the crackle effect.
Best of luck with your hobby progress!
@Gobert I always do a final highlight of white, I just go bigger on the bigger orbs and the like. No real idea why though.
I only use Martian Ironearth. The Iron crust is more of a sand/grit texture and does not create the same effect.
To get the shadow I paint the base a deep brown, Doombull Brown to be precise. Often two coats as if you have a metal layer underneath, as my necrons do from leadbelcher spray, the Ironearth can pull up at the paint to reveal metal underneath which you (probably) do not want.
All minis are glued to the base first, I have never pinned a miniature to the base either prior or during painting. The Ironearth is then painted on carefully around the painted miniatures feet. It is quite forgiving, if you get any mistakenly on a mini it can be rubbed or cleaned off as it takes a while to dry. I would just recommend a nice thick layer if you really want the crackle effect.
Best of luck with your hobby progress!
@Gobert I always do a final highlight of white, I just go bigger on the bigger orbs and the like. No real idea why though.
AWESOME!!!
So those little dimple effects come from the Ironearth and you did use a deep under tone. Greatness!!!!
Yesterdays end of month post was posted in haste, not only was it a day early it also missed out the 6 miniatures that I got done last night/ this morning.
I have now painted 12 miniatures from Indomitus, given that it is a 61 miniature box I am already nearly one fifth of the way through.
First up is the Royal Warden, along with the Reanimator this is my favourite Necron miniature in the box. Had to do a head swap with one from the Triarch Praetorian/ Lychguard box as I somehow messed up the construction initially. Still not really sure what I did! Anyway I like the alternate head. It is nice if someone was stupid enough to buy a second Indomitus box as it means that "they" will not have the same miniature twice, ahem.
Tried something a little different on his little cloak thing with a waywatcher green glaze over the gold. I also need to tidy up a tiny bit of gold on the chest but he is done:
I also got 5 Necron Warriors done, so half a basic unit. This kit is such an improvement on the old one. These really give off a Terminator vibe with unveiled cybernetics, missing pieces and dents and dinges all over the place, love it. Like the Immortals there is minimal purple on these, just around the central Ankh on the body:
6 EXTRA! I didn’t manage 6 in July! Seriously impressive as per usual! The new warriors really do seem more shambling terminator esque, I cant wait to get my hands on them!
As always the speed and quality in your output is amazing. Those necrons look great, love the murder buckets, may hold on to mine instead of trading them off and mod them to be used as Death Cult Assassins. But my favorite models of your latest batch are the wraiths, they look so otherworldly and menacing.
Managed to get a little bit done this week, namely 25 miniatures to complete the Necron half of the Indomitus boxed set. That takes me to 225 miniatures finished for the year, battering last years total of 208 with only two thirds of the year gone. I am very happy to have achieved that hobby goal.
First to get the duller stuff out of the way, the main chunk was 15 Necron Warriors, will just show 5 here as once you have seen one you have pretty much seen them all: (edit. Ha, looking at these 5 Warriors they are in fact my original 5! As I said they all look the same. However there is no chicanery going on as shown in the full set at the start of the page
Also got the other 3 Scarabs done:
I really enjoyed painting up the Skorpekh Destroyers and Plasmacyte, what a fun unit these are:
Always to be kept close is the Skorpekh Lord, what a beast he is. Love him, killer sculpt and just fun to paint up. I think he has 5 or so nanoscarabs on his base alone:
I like the Plasmancer as well, but he is a pain to photograph well:
Finally to complete the set is the Overlord...another great sculpt with lovely details everywhere:
A little bit he says, smashing out 25 minis, here was me all happy to finish 8 this weekend! . Awesome work as ever ListenToMeWarriors, they all look amazing! It’s really impressive how quickly you’ve built up you Necron Army from nothing to this in the space of a few months. Whatever next (please Indomitus Celestial Lions)?
Congrats on finishing the Indomitus Necron half, I'm also halfway done... with finishing the space marines chaplain Models look so great, love the Plasmacyte, it looks like the Necrons kitbashed a little robot out of leftovers.
And gotta second gobert, we need more Celestial Lions!
I mentioned you in this YouTube interview I did, at around the 50 minute mark. I couldn't remember your damn name! It was you I was thinking of when I praised some Celestial Lions though.
@Youwasshock: I think the Skorpekh Lord is my favourite, but the Overlord is a close second.
@Gobert: Yeah, the size of my total Necron army surprises me as well. The worry is I have a second Indomitus box sitting in the house unopened, and I plan to keep most of the Necron stuff for that. Especially the 20 warriors with the shorter ranges flayer gun.
@Viterbii: Some Celestial Lions are indeed next. All of one box are built, the second layer of paint on their base is drying. As he has a sculpted base I have already started work on the Captain.
@Fifty:Thanks for the shout out. Who knew that a username based on a throwaway line in a 1990 odd Ultimate Warrior WWF promo would be so unrememorable!
Brilliant work on the Necrons, such speed and consistency would be impressive even without the excellent quality. Some amazing sculpts in that box, might be the first 40k starter where I've preferred the non-Imperium half.
Excellent army grouping- the color scheme sings and the positioning is very dynamic. Necrons are easy to get too blah doing up- these have real animation and personality (the menacing kind).
Thanks for the comments and encouragement everyone, got a start on the Indomitus Primaris this week, for my Celestial Lions, it is nice to get some more Lions painted and ready to go.
First up is the Primaris Captain, made no real changes to him except I snipped of the annoyingly delicate vial dangling from his arm, it was a liability and destined to break at any time so I got rid of it. Went with the raised visor option on him as it just looked so cool. I went with red robes to match the red capes on my previous characters. I added an Indomitus honour symbol to the little shield thing rather than any freehand heraldry, not sure if i am too enamoured with it but it will do for now:
I also painted the unit of Eradicators...the new hotness? We will see. Meltas are cool so these are cool:
So that is the completed stuff, WIP wise I have the ubiquitous Lieutenant under way and have blocked in the base colours and given the aggrax/medium wash to the Bladeguard:
Awesome! More lions! Great work on the Captain, his open helmet really is cool, I might have to use that head too! Nice green heat stress on the Melta boys, works well.
Out of interest do you later or drybrush your golds? I always figured the former, but the WIP got me thinkign
gobert wrote: Awesome! More lions! Great work on the Captain, his open helmet really is cool, I might have to use that head too! Nice green heat stress on the Melta boys, works well.
Out of interest do you later or drybrush your golds? I always figured the former, but the WIP got me thinkign
My gold recipe is quite simple really:
Black spray Undercoat (Retributor spray just covers up all the recesses so i do not use it)
Layer of Retributor Armour.
Light dry brush of Runefang steel
Wash of Aggrax and medium, 50/50 mix.
The odd edge highlight of silver on higher areas.
I also clean up any mistakes with pure Retributor as it leads to an interesting pattina in places.
@Youwasshock: Far too kind Sir, if your hobbying can inspire just one other person then that is a good job IMO.
Moar Lions!!!!!!! Great work and I wasn't entirely sold on the open helmet, but after seeing it on your model I'm sure my captain will get it too!
And did/do you have problems reaching stuff on those minis with shields? I was thinking to leave them off, but if everything can be painted without problems, I prefer no subassemblies.
@Viterbi: I painted them fine with the shields on, no problems really and I have never been a sub assembly guy either.
Got another 4 Lions done, meaning that I have painted a third of the 24 primaris miniatures in Indomitus. First up is the Primaris lieutenant with Volkite pistol, power sword and storm shield. I am still undecided whether to add any stripes or other adornments to denote veteran status on my Lions, if so it will probably be white and red...that said with the red robes kit may be too much red on the miniature?
I also completed the Bladeguard Veterans, such a great looking unit:
I have also made a start on the Chaplain, a messy job thus far to get the metallics down.Then the tedious job of filling in the black with a detail brush and highlighting it:
For a while I have been after a classic Necron miniature, fortunately they came into stock a few days ago so i had to put an order in. I also ordered a couple of huge 160mm bases to mount them on. They also mark the first of the new edition packaged units that I have gotten with the parsed down, no language data sheets:
Looking good. Real good. The LT is fantastic, as are the Bladeguard. I don't think using a little more red for the veterans' markings will be too much. Especially if paired with white.
Wonderful work. I see what you are thinking with the robes being a whole lot of red, but wait till you have all the models done and have them set up on the table, the red robes will help showcase the vetrans nicely.
Thanks everyone, I am still on the fence about the red or possible other veteran markings but I will look into it.
Got my Deathspeaker (another one of those odd Celestial Lion specific names like Warleader and Spiritwalker) Chaplain finished, so here is Deathspeaker Julkhara. He is named in honour of Julkhara who was the last surviving Deathspeaker of the Mannheim Gap Massacre and the one who contacted Reclusiarch Grimaldus of the Black Templars so that the Imperium might know the truth behind the Chapter's betrayal and demise. Though he did not survive to see the arrival of Grimaldus, he may have saved his Chapter with his message. So it is a great honour to bear the name:
I am happy with him, he was just a lot of fun to paint and is actually my first painted Deathspeaker for the army. Have begun work on 5 of the Assault Intercessors from Indomitus as well.
I also plan to knock up a few 25 power army lists for my Lions, GSC, Death Guard and Necrons to see what i can come up with for some small games with my nephew who has shown an interest in the game.
Thanks everyone, a day early but here is my now traditional end of month post.
First up are my first 5 Assault Intercessors for my Celestial Lions. I have chopped and changed the odd angle of the weapons on these and also given the sergeant a head from the Space Marine Heroes line:
I also did my first Outrider bike, initially I was not that keen on trying to paint these but actually enjoyed it a lot. The other two are currently WIP:
Finally miniature wise for the week i painted up the Bladeguard Ancient, lots of red on this Lion but I really like how he and his banner came out:
All told that takes me to 41 miniatures painted for the month, and 241 for the year. Here is the month progress picture:
As you can see i have also tackled a bit of the new terrain. Very easy to do, black Undercoat. Silver spray. Aggrax wash. Silver drybrush and then contrast paints for the colours and a bit of hand painting for the ad mech symbols:
In love with the blue on the radiator. Stellar work, as usual. The Lions are all marvelous. The bionic arm with the Volkite is a cool detail. It's weird to see Volkites sprinkled in with 40K era minis.
Great job on the Lions as usual! The headswap works well, the Sgts head is probably my favourite helmetless SMHeroes Head. I think it must be the beard . The terrain looks great, even better if it’s a quick recipie!
youwashock wrote: In love with the blue on the radiator. Stellar work, as usual. The Lions are all marvelous. The bionic arm with the Volkite is a cool detail. It's weird to see Volkites sprinkled in with 40K era minis.
Cheers YWS, the radiator was simple. First was leadbelcher, then a coat of Contrast Talassar Blue and then throw on some mediumed down skeleton horde contrast. I think it is a plasma pistol, only the Indomitus Lt has a volkite...there is not much in it though.
@Gobert: It is a pretty cool head, I am glad that increasingly GW give their single character/infantry sprues multiple head options. The terrain is so detailed that quick and easy really suffices.
Just 8 more Indomitus marines to go until I have the set done:
1 Judiciar
2 Outriders
5 Assault Intercessors
I *may* be able to do them this week, we will see.
Finally have gotten Indomitus complete, not too bad since I only got it on the release date of July 24th.
First up is the Judiciar, I am still unsure on this miniature but did a little head swap with one of the Reiver heads. All told he looks alright:
I am much more pleased with the Outrider Bike Squad, this also marks the first Fast Attack option fully painted for my army. Just a minor change here, I made the bare headed sgt a standard trooper and added a Mark IV crested helmet to make the squad sergeant:
Finally I finished my remaining 5 Assault Intercessors, nice and simple and an easy troops choice:
Please excuse this poorly taken group shot of them all:
And to finish just a couple of WIPs in the form of 2 C'tan and Sir Hector:
Dang. Strong, strong showing. It all looks good. Marines, especially. Congrats on knocking Indomitus out of the park. Quite interested in how the old C'Tan will turn out.
Cheers everyone, made a cheeky little visit out to my local GW this morning:
Am looking forward to painting her up. I also finished off my Ctan last night, in all honesty the pictures do not do them justice but I am very happy with them. The idea with the colour schemes was that the Deathbringer would represent the purple and the Deceiver would represent the green in my Necron force. No idea if they will be any use in the upcoming codex, but we shall see.
I also made a start on Sir Hector, with basecoat and wash done:
Congrats on finishing the whole box! And seeing the other pics I realize that I also have Sir Hekthur (or how the heck they spell him) lying around somewhere.
C'Tans look great, my favorite is golden boy.
I am not exactly in a slump, but things are slow going. The following 4 minis only take me to 14 painted for the month thus far, but after completing Indomitus i amhappy to going back to being a painting butterfly for a time...what exactly does that mean? Well 4 minis painted and from 4 different armies.
First up is Sir Hekhtur, no real rhyme or reason for him but i enjoyed painting him up:
Next up is the Biophagus for my GSC, he was just a fun mad scientist to paint up and a rare mainly white miniature for me:
I also got Sgt Ripper Jackson done, my first Catachan in an age. The sculpted face is a lot better than the GW painted example showed IMO. Just a nice fun piece to paint up. Went a bit different to the example that GW showed but nothing too out of left field:
Finally is the biggest piece of the week in the form of a Necron Triarch Stalker. No idea which gun I have armed it with though....this was a nice fun piece to do. I am happy I put it on a base even though it is mahoosive....all that crackled martion ironcrust looks great. The best bit I have another to paint up:
And a little WIP on some Tacticals from The Space Marine adventures game...with a following wind I may be able to paint up these by the end of the month:
C'tan do look good. Love the shading on Nightbringer's torso. What is up with Deceiver's left hand? Ripper looks great. Love her camo. Stalker is also fantastic. The weapon/sensor cluster is really good.
Yeah, certainly not a slump! The GSC scientist looks really cool, the white lab oat works well with the cold blues. Ripper is a great model too, you’ve painted her up great, the dead plant she’s just slain is such a cool piece. I’m jealous of you getting round to the Adventures Heavy Bolter and flamer though. Neat little conversions on your duplicates too, I’m still trying to figure out what to do with mine. Roll on next week’s update!
youwashock wrote: C'tan do look good. Love the shading on Nightbringer's torso. What is up with Deceiver's left hand? Ripper looks great. Love her camo. Stalker is also fantastic. The weapon/sensor cluster is really good.
Good spot on The Deceiver...I basically think I accidentally threw away the correct arm on the finecast sprue so had to find a replacement...so i went with a GSC hybrid arm. Not ideal but it works from a distance...or maybe the Cult are that insidious that they have managed to infiltrate even the Necron star Gods???
Cheers Gobert, those Adventures minis were just staring at me so I had to bite the bullet.
Love your color choices on Ripper, she's such a lovely sculpt and your paintjob fits her greatly!
Triarch stalker is so cool und colorful with all the little bulbs and sensors and cables. And good to know, you're already looking forward to painting the other one.
A day late but work has been busy, so what are the scores on the doors?
I got my 6 Space Marine Heroes/Adventures miniatures painted up, I really like these more "action pose" sculpts that the monopose plastics provide. Obviously not a legal squad but it can make a nice 5 man squad with either a heavy bolter or flamer. And these 6 mean that I now have 100 Celestial Lions painted up. A huge number for the Lions as the Chapter fell below that after the betrayal on Armageddon.
All told in September I got 20 miniatures painted, taking me to 261 painted for the year. That means I just have unlucky 13 to paint each month to hit 300 for the year:
100 Lions, that really is a sight to behold. A whole Company’s worth. The Space Marine Adventures/Heroes dudes came out really well, neat conversions on the 2 duplicates. The whole gang look awesome together, an army to be proud of for sure! What 13 will you paint to hit 300?
@Gobert: apologies it is 13 per month to hit the 300, so readily achievable. I have no firm plans but expect to see some of the new Necron and Marine stuff. However I would also like to paint some more Adeptus titanicus and ASOIAF minis as well...so many choices.
@YWS: Sparta! Indeed, I am very proud of my Lions. Such a cool chapter.
Anyway, thank you for the support gents, it really does spur me on. Saturday looks like a wet and windy one, so hopefully lots of hobby time...and maybe a pre order or two?
Always great to see army shots and all those Lions together just look glorious! Fingers crossed on you keeping the pace and managing the 300 before year's end.
@Gobert: apologies it is 13 per month to hit the 300, so readily achievable. I have no firm plans but expect to see some of the new Necron and Marine stuff. However I would also like to paint some more Adeptus titanicus and ASOIAF minis as well...so many choices.
So it is! But at your rate of progress that should be early November, heck your average puts you finishing the year on 348, we’ll within reach of 350 or the magical 1 per day! Good luck resisting the Chaplain on a bike!
I think that one a day is probably not going to happen, and the only Marine pre order I placed was the codex. I did take account of (most, I excluded AOS and my unopened copy of Indomitus) my unpainted miniatures. The 40k stuff was a lot less worse than I expected, the ASOIAF...less so. Then again those units of 12 infantry add up quickly.
The scores on the doors:
40K 113 miniatures:
Chaos Knights:2
Necrons: 11 (this includes my pre orders of 2 new heavy destroyers and the Doomstalker).
GSC: 18
Death Guard: 27
Celestial Lions: 55
Adeptus Titanicus: 11
ASOIAF: 246!
To be fair that includes every faction in the game, but I think I will start making a dent in my Stark pile of 44 miniatures.
Conceivably I could paint the a couple of factions remaining models for 40k before the years end...
Wish me luck.
Have made a relatively fruitful start to the month with miniatures from ASOIAF and 40k completed, I eased myself into my Stark pile with a couple of unit attachments in the for of Rodrik Cassel and an Umber champion.
On Rodrik:
"Ser Rodrik Cassel is Master-at-Arms at Winterfell and has trained many of its soldiers in the art of combat, as well as Robb Stark, Theon Greyjoy and Jon Snow, and formerly Ned and Benjen Stark. He is the primary military advisor to House Stark of Winterfell. House Stark are Lords Paramount of the North. The North is one of the constituent regions of the Seven Kingdoms and House Stark is one of the Great Houses of the realm.
Rodrik is a knight, which is somewhat unusual in the North where most of the population holds to the Old Gods of the Forest. He fought in Robert's Rebellion and is an old friend of both Lord Eddard Stark and Jon Umber, the Lord of Last Hearth. His nephew Jory Cassel also fought in the rebellion and is the Captain of the guards at Winterfell. Rodrik is much beloved and respected by the inhabitants of Winterfell, and bears a distinct "muttonchop" facial hair pattern."
Just nice, fun, quick paint jobs on these two:
And here is the umber champion with the rest of his unit that I probably painted the best part of 16 months ago:
Back in the world of 40k one of the big new winners for the Necrons seem to be the Triarch Praetorians, these guys seem designed to be Marine killers with their damage 2 rods of the covenant. These were a bit of a nightmare to photograph so group shots is all I have:
Finally for this update is another GSC character, this time in the form of The Abominant. A fun guy to paint up, I painted him the same way as my 2nd unit of Aberrants by starting with a wraithbone basecoat and two mediumed coats of Magos purple contrast. After that I just tied him into my army with the usual colours:
And here he is with his unit:
So all told 8 miniatures painted thus far this month, well on my way to my target of 13.
And do you like rough and awful WIP shots? Here are a unit of 12 Stark sworn swords for ASOIAF . The basecoats are not even done yet but they are on their way:
Thanks for looking.
Automatically Appended Next Post: Extra! Extra! Update, what could this be?
Yes we like rough WIP shots! Stark boys are already looking pretty neat though. The two ASOIAF minis look great too, especially the mutton chop guy. Can’t wait to see what you do with Thanos, obviously he needs to be wearing the infinity gauntlet!
Cheers gents, I had a productive weekend by getting Thanos done and starting work on my new Necrons (one Canoptek Doomstalker and 2 of the new Lokhust Destroyers.
Anyway, Thanos. No idea why I bought him, just though he looked like an excellent sculpt and seemed like a great miniature to have on display. He has a choice of grinning and more stern face, I went with the former. I also went with the Infinity Gauntlet over a standard one.
Painting was easy enough. Black and then Leadbelcher spray undercoat. I went with my traditional gold recipe and then used Leviadon blue contrast for the jumpsuit. A few details then he was done. Really happy with the result. It does make me think that maybe, just maybe Thanos did nothing wrong:
And with his throne:
Finally a size comparison with a traditional Space Marine:
I also started work on my Canoptek Doomstalker, he is a big boy:
Obligatory size comparison:
Very dull shot but the Destoyers are built and have a black undercoat. I slightly shifted one of the heads and the body at the waist for a bit of variation:
Holy dooly the productivity in here is outstanding. You are an absolute inspiration mate!
Been a while since I have checked in but the Lions are coming along absolutely splendidly. The scheme transfers really well to the bikes who are a standout. Love all the non-standard guys too, the reds on the ancient, the browns on the Judiciar, the armour on the chaplain. They are a really beautiful army mate, well done.
Necrons are exciting too! Another great force and worthy opponents for the marines. Some of these are new minis for me - that giant War of the Worlds walker is a lovely sculpt and your metallic work is gonna look fantastic on him. My favourite touch is the green on the gold cloak on the hero guy a few pages back...am I corrosion or am I a colourshifting alloy or am I magic? Any one or all three is great.
Speaking of metallics - that Thanos is a) ridiculously quickly painted and b) magnificent! Jumpsuit recipe is gorgeous and rich. I think smirking face was the right choice too...
I am glad I stopped by. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to more!
Well thanks a lot, now I have to get a Thanos too Gorgeous sculpt and great paintjob, he looks good in metallics. And smirk was the right way to go, that self-satisfied grin is perfect.
You gotta be kidding me. Thanos done already? Plus the throne? And he looks awesome! Probably the best Leviadon results I have seen. Gauntlet looks superb. Grinning head is the only choice. Big mother, too. Makes the price seem more reasonable.
Cheers everyone, I still have no idea why I bought Thanos apart from loving the sculpt...and the price still hits me with a bit of sticker shock (for US forumites his US dollar price is his £ price).
@Tzurk: Thank you, the green on the cloak is as simple as waywatcher green glaze and medium mix over my usual gold. All told I think my Lions are my favourite army.
@Gobert: The height of the thing shocked me, it towers over the Reanimator.
@Viterbii: well you already have pretty much everything else in the range!
@YouWasShock: apologies, it was Talassar blue rather than Leviadon. It is one of the contrast paints I find to be of biggest use.
@Captain Brown: Any cents are always appreciated, plus your presence always reminds me of a good friend that goes by the moniker of Captain Riot, so that is a great thing.
@Aku-Chan: thank you, I think so too.
Currently I am close to getting the Doomstalker done (stupid job taking my spare time!)and also plan to start the Lokhusts soon. Some Adeptus titanicus tiny Knights are also staring at me as well.
ListenToMeWarriors wrote: Cheers everyone, I still have no idea why I bought Thanos apart from loving the sculpt...and the price still hits me with a bit of sticker shock (for US forumites his US dollar price is his £ price).
@Viterbii: well you already have pretty much everything else in the range!
Yeah, I found that out too. I looked at some shops in the UK for Marvel minis, but they are pricier than in Germany (where they mostly aren't in stock so it's actually moot ).
And I only have the Core Set, but compared to the price for the expansions it is a damn fine deal with 10 minis and terrain.
First up are my first Adeptus Titanicus miniatures for a good few months in a form of Imperial Knights. These boys are relatively tiny and were quite a challenge to paint up. Not much in the way of individual heraldry just due to the scale but their left shoulder pads do have individualised variation colours just to differentiate them a bit. I was shocked that the kit only provides one of each of the ranged weapons, but I like the variety:
I also completed the Doomstalker,I love this mini!
I also completed my original 2 Lokhust Heavy Destroyers armed with the one shot, strength 10, 3D3 damage Gauss Destructor. Fun note, I assembled the side plates the wrong way round, I only realised when I took a look at the box art. No issue as it looks fine to my eye:
And all three together:
Being an idiot spender I also picked up a few things last Thursday. First up is the McFarlane marine, he is a chunky boy and great for the price. Do I paint him as a Celestial Lion or another chapter?
I also picked up a third Lokhust heavy destroyer so I could have an Emnitic Exterminator and build him correctly:
Finally I could not resist picking up the Chaplain on bike...he appears to have gone over a 1 inch high bump and the book has"sadly" fell off his bike:
Thanks for looking, that takes me to 15 miniatures painted for the month so far.
Mate, I absolutely love what you've achieved here. I've enjoyed reading this entire blog from the start today. This gold marines are *chef kiss* and I'm loving your purple Necrons.
I love the design callout to the original Destroyer drawing on these new guys. All the new Necrons look awesome. Of course you should paint the biggun' as a Lion!
How can you be considering painting the big fella anything other than as a Celestial Lion!?! Clearly that gets my vote, but I have no doubts it’ll look awesome and be done within a short period regardless!
That doomstalker is ridiculously tall! It looks great alongside the destroyers and I too would never have spotted the mistake of you hadn’t said anything. The baby knights look cool too, good idea to paint the shoulders differently. Do they come with transfers too. I knew you wouldn’t be able to resist the Chappy on bike for too long!
It's great seeing the Necrons come together so quickly, that color scheme is always so nice to look at.
Hopefully the books were the chaplain's own, otherwise there will be some late fees, if he manages to find them again And how big are the AT knights? I'm thinking about buying Cerastus Knights and using them as Crusaders in 40k or are they too big?
Thanks for checking in on the blog, have managed to get a bit more done this week.
First up is a unit of 12 Stark Sworn Swords from ASOIAF. You get two of these in the starter and this is the second unit I painted up, so I gave them gold wolves and a golden standard to represent a "Royal Guard" type unit. A pretty basic paint job on these, but good enough for a decent table top ready unit:
They have inspired me to start a unit of Stark bowmen though, just on the undercoat stage with them at the moment but expect to see them soon.
In an ever increasing set of pictures called "These Necrons look a lot better in person, honest" here is my latest Lokhust Heavy Destroyer, this time with the big Emnitic Exterminator, and *gasp* the plates on the correct way round. As ever, lots of fun to paint and I am now glad to have a unit of 3:
This morning also saw a small necron supply drop:
I have already made the C'tan Shard Of The Void Dragon, Darren Latham has outdone himself sculpting this demigod, what a miniature:
Finally I have painted up my McFarlane Space Marine, the big question is does he go towards my monthly total? Without him I am at 28 miniatures for the month thus far, what says the brain trust?
Ultimately I went the Celestial Lion route. I decided not to go too detailed as I do not think it is needed at this scale. But I am really happy with him:
Very excited for the Void Dragon, my favorite model of the new Necrons.
And lovely work on the big lion, he looks amazing. I got one today too, did you dissemble it or leave it in one piece? Did it take color well?
The BIG battle-brother is really cool. That Destroyer's cannon is absurd and awesome. Anxiously awaiting what you do with the Void Dragon. Was going to abbreviate that as VD, and decided against it.
The units for the Ice & Fire minis just continue to look great, their bases are really cool with the markings on them too! For a “basic” paintjob they look pretty cool to me.
The huge Marine looks immense! As to whether he counts, I’m thinking a bike will count as 2, so this guy is surely worth at least 10 given his size!
I can’t wait for next weeks instalment when you’ve painted up the void dragon and probably the monolith too. Do you even have a pile of shame?
@Viterbii: I disassembled it a bit. I took the shoulder pads and legs off. Be aware that I found the legs a bit difficult to reattach. The main trouble with painting is the moveable joints as you will get some paint wear but generally it took paint just fine.
@youwasshock: Haha! Probably best to avoid that abbreviation and yes that gun is absurd.
@Gobert: Cheers, I do really enjoy my forays into ASOIAF it is nice to get a bit of sword and board fantasy action.
I think I will count him as one in line with my one base one miniature rule. And yes, my pile of shame exists but the new and shiny jump to the front of the queue.
Right got the Monolith constructed but given its size , and very rarely for me, it is in 9 individual sub assemblies for ease of painting. Hopfully I will take photos before starting to paint it. I have also started to lay some paint down on the Void Dragon tonight as well...wish me luck.
@Gobert: It was just the largest transfer on my already purchased sheet, and luckily it worked perfectly.
@Viterbii: Aye, there are plenty of guides out there.
So the Monolith was a fun build, to be able to fully paint it I will have to go the route of sub assemblies. All told I have broken it down into the following 9 pieces:
I also went all in to get the Void Dragon done over the weekend. His main body is silver with a mix of Magos Purple Contrast, Druchii Violet and Contrast medium and I am very happy with the results. I used a number of colours to tie it in with my Necron force namely the purple body, green energy trails and blue on the Canoptek construct tail. So here he is:
Cheers everyone, looking back the lighting in those Void Dragon photos is really poor. So I took a few new ones, ultimately the more I look at him the happier I am, so that is a good thing:
I also started work on the Monolith, of the 9 sub assemblies I have now done 6 so the progress is good.
First up is the central section:
And the gateway:
So the first two bits are glued together:
I have also completed 4 of the obelisk like stone pieces that glue into the interior hull, so just imagine this one times 4:
So I am getting there, but i still have the rear Canoptek piece and the two massive side plates to complete.
Love the Void Dragon, really nice shiny color and good job getting that purple in the recesses.
The subassemblies for the Monolith are insane, but it is really paying off, that you took that route, the parts look amazing!
Thanks everyone, I have motored on and managed to complete the Monolith. After being initially reticent I enjoyed the sub assembly process, mainly because whoever designed the miniature did it with the sub assemblies in mind. All of the glue points are nicely secluded with lots of plug in points for the relevant pieces.
I was unsure of how the Martian Ironearth would look on the massive base but it actually worked out well and just needed a good thick layer and lots of drying time:
And here she is completed, I enjoyed adding the purple on the side panels to make it a bit more visually interesting than a solid silver block:
That leaves me with 31 miniatures painted for the month and 292 for the year. Best of all is my 11 Necron models weigh in at a solid 1205pts! I have no idea what my total Necron army is, I will have to add it up soon.
But with 4 games systems covered and an action figure i am happy with my month.
Now just being 9 miniatures shy of my 300 for the year I am wondering what is the best route to take to get there?
Do I get units out of the way or tackle bigger projects? I have a Repulsor for my Lions ready to paint but am just find the big gold panels daunting to tackle. I also have a couple of Chaos Knights to finish...so many minis.
I also totalled up my painted Necron Army, I am at 2920 points. Not bad at all given I had not painted a single Necron until mid June.
So obviously any addition to the Lions gets my vote! Chaos Knights would be cool too though. Your Necrons really have grown at an impressive rate that’s for sure!
Amazing work on both the Void Dragon and the monolith, LTMW. The purple in the silver works beautifully and I will never not be impressed by your output!
Talassar is my new favourite thing and I need to grab some right away. When I saw it on the power coils I said wow out loud!
Great work on mono and void! love the vibrancy of the greens, its contained enough that its not eye blisteringly bright wverywhere, but does pop just right at focal points.
@Tzurk: Talassar blue is a great addition to the paint range, I love it.
@Mephisoles20: Thank you, I did want some brightness but not totally neon everywhere.
So the march to 300 continues, this time with a few character models.
First up is the Warhammer Day model in the form of Chaplain Tarentus, obviously I painted him up as a Celestial Lion. Initially I was unsure of this sculpt but in hand I thought he was pretty cool:
I also painted up the Daemonifuge: Ephrael Stern and Kyganil set. I used this as a bit of an experiment in contrast paints to see what I could get done with them.
First up is Kyganil: The base is Hexwraith flame and contrast medium over wraithbone base, I used yellow contrast for the hair and a flesh colour for the skin. The red is my traditional favourite of flesh tearers red contrast, with additional highlights. Any attempts at purple for the jacket were a total failure, as purple contrast is generally really bad, so that is traditional paint:
For Stern I used black templar for the armour, apothecary white for her hair and flesh tearers red for the cloth. All have additional highlights:
Overall I think they look pretty cool together, I used the Flesh Tearers Red to visually link the two:
So that takes me to 294 miniatures painted for the year, just 6 more to go for 300. Here is my proposed route to 300:
Hexmark Destroyer
Primaris Chaplain on Bike
GSC Truck
GSC Magus
Invader ATV
Primaris Repulsor
The new Chaplain does look better here than in the announcement. The Daemonifuge characters look good, too. Stern's eyes and Kyganil's gem really stand out.
Sorry for the long absence. THe Necrons are great. Void Dragon looks even better with the new lighting, not that the old pictures looked bad at all. I really likethe look of the stones in the Monolith, you did a great job with them and the Orb.
Yet another good update! The Chaplain looks great, nice touch to highlight him with blue, ties him in well with the rest of the Lions. The Daemonifuge pair came out well too, I second youwashock on the gem work!
All three are excellent pieces, but Kyganil is my favorite. Wonderful articulation to the figure's pose and you've painted him up wonderfully well. Thank you for pointing out which colors are traditional paints and which contrasts; I'm just starting messing about with contrasts myself and it is extremely useful seeing how some come out, as opposed to traditional paints with washes/dry brushing.
I have historically (I'm old enough I think to have memories considered to be 'historical' ) been weak at painting skin tones- so seeing what a contrast fleshtone can do here is instructive.
Cheers everyone, I miscounted on my last update. After that one I was actually at 295 miniatures painted for the year, not 294. Today has seen me hit 299.
So what did I paint?
First up is the Necron answer to The Kellermorph, the Hexmark Destroyer. A super fun, fluffy robot killing machine armed not with a six shooter but six shooters:
I also painted up a second Magus for my GSC, this time the female sculpt. I really like the understated, natural and non heroic pose of this one. Not my best work really, I am not sure what it is but something is lacking...I may have to revisit her.
Finally are a couple of additions to my Celestial Lions, first up is the universally lauded and loved Invader ATV armed with Multi Melta. I am just waiting on a base delivery to finish it off but as sold this miniature is done:
Finally is the Primaris Chaplain on bike, I adore this miniature. I altered it slightly by removing the chained book from the bike, it was daft as he could barely see over it when seated, so let us just assume that he has a digital version on his person:
So a bit of a slow month as I have only done 7 miniatures thus far, but number 8 and also 300 overall will be the Repulsor that is slowly floating its way towards my painting table.
A nice mix of minis so far this month. The Chaplain and ATV look really cool. Front on the ATV looks mean! I look forward to seeing the Repulsor next month!
Hexmark is a mad miniature and a lot of fun. Primaris kart looks great. Love the Chaplain. The eyes are killer and the purple haft for the crozius is an excellent choice. In the grim darkness of the 41st millenium, you can still get your books on Kindle.
Nice updates and a very cool road to 300. Really interested how easy it will be to get the Repulsor painted in your colors.
And I have to admit, I'm a little sad to see the chaplain without the book, it is daft, but the good kind of daft On the other hand, if he starts using the 40k app and is as dissatisfied as the rest of us, it might get reworked a bit faster, if he complains
Cheers everybody, am enjoying just pottering about hobby wise and have gotten a few things done. My base for my ATV arrived so I have done that, really improves the model IMO:
I also got miniature 300 done in the form of the Repulsor, my first Primaris tank. Lots of fun to paint, a pain to photograph!
As a rule I do minimum kit converting or kit bashes but did a little swap on a Necron lord and Noble, I just sliced them in half on the spine and mixed up the torsos and legs. I think they look pretty cool:
I was also lucky enough to get my hands on a set of the Space Marine Heroes 3 set. Just a few inter kit head swaps to differentiate them a bit:
Finally I did a couple of ASOIAF Stark miniatures, first up is one of the earliest and least regarded kits the Stark Bowmen. These guys are a bit shallow on details and a pain to paint, but they cost me £8 for the unit so I cannot complain. With these unit trays the overall visual impact outweighs that of the individual miniatures:
Finally is Brynden Tully, The Blackfish, a Stark attatchment miniature. He is an odd one, the scale is a bit off and seems a bit smaller than others in the range and the facial details are minimal so I almost had to paint his face on which looks a bit odd...but I like his pose and he is done *shrug*.
Congrats on 300! A truly impressive number and the repulsor is a good milestone mini. The base for the ATV does improve the look quite a bit, worth the wait I think. I hope we get to see an end of year group shot and Armies to date pictures come the new year
The SMH3 lads look cool, I particularly like skull face and the grenade lobber. Are they minis from other kits or unique?
The Stark additions look good, the Bowman uniform works well and the Blackfish came out pretty well even if the depth of detail was a bit weak
@YWS: You certainly wouldn't miss it in the battlefield!
@Gobert, thank you Sir I certainly over achieved compared to what I expected. All of the plague marine heads are from the SM Heroes kit, just some swaps.
The champ is from the icon mini, the icon bearer head is from the plague spewer, and the plague spewer and grenade guy are from just bolter guys. Just a case of cutting off the locator nubs and putting them on the miniatures.
I was a bit too eager to get started in Blood Bowl so bought a human team, introducing my first two players for the Covenhafen Scramblers (alternatives to Scramblers are welcome...anyone?)
Covenhafen Contenders? It is at least alliterative Lads look great regardless, nice rugged style. Just about a 180 from #300, bless his golden hull Oh, and great call on the ATV base.
Congrats on finishing the 300! And powering past it already, great start in the Blood Bowl Team. Maybe Covenhafen Seals because of the hafen=harbor?
And I love grenade plague marine. His stance conveys such joy at being able to finally toss that grenade
Solid suggestions gents, maybe the Covenhafen Cardinals or is that too much of a basebally name? Failing that I am liking YWS suggestion of clubbers as it works on the pitch and for the off the pitch entertainment the night after a tough game.
@Viterbii, thanks for the German lesson...I took French at school so German is an alien language to me. Looking at the etymology of the word haven it is old Norse so has pretty much the same naval theme everywhere, with the odd the odd Biblical reference thrown in. The irony of Covenhafen is that it is based on my city of Coventry...the furthest place from any coastline in the UK!
As ever my impetuousness has led to an ebay purchase...not my picture but here are Grak and Crumbleberry:
I really like the Magus- there is a great sense of purposeful competence in the posing and the colors complement one another perfectly.
The outlining on the bike must have taken a fair amount of time and a light hand!
I like the name Copenhaven Cardinals (but spelled as you had it), but the colors put me in mind of the old Army UT-109 jungle fatigues- very realistic, worn/grubby look to them.
The BB humans look cool. If they’re hailing from Coventry surely they should be something to do with not talking? As in sending someone to Coventry. Covenhafen Silencers or Ostracisers perhaps? Would Blitzers be too much?
@Meer_Cat: The highlights on the bike were not that bad, plus black is forgiving to touch up any of the inevitable mistakes. I like the scheme as well, I think it work altogether.
@Gobert: I am still undecided as to a name...but the Coventry Blitzers may be a bit too much! It genuinely made me LOL though, thank you.
So I managed to get the human team fully painted up just in time for my end of month review. That is another 13 miniatures to the total, so 23 for the month and 315 for the year:
First up is the Big Guy, the Ogre. Looking at him I really need to not be lazy and add pupils to his eyes, but apart from that I love him:
And now the rest of the team, the throwers:
Catchers:
Blitzers:
And here are 2 of the 6 basic Linemen:
And Blur 'O Vision team shots:
I got my Blood Bowl Season 2 box on Friday and it is a cracking set and entry point to the game, I also picked up the Necromantic Horror team as they are real fun. They *may* be next on the painting table.
Apologies for the awfulness but the weather is terrible but here is my November group shot. Altogether some solid progress on my Celestial Lions with the Repulsor, ATV, Bike Chaplain and Terminator Chaplain, and apart from the BB team lots of Character models:
Human Team looks great. I almost picked up the new season this weekend, but had to grab some other deals while I could.
As for a name for the team, How about the Copenhafen Coopers. As with most American Football teams, the name could be tied with the profession the area might be known for, in this case coopers. Coopers were wood workers who made barrels, caskets, rakes and other implements. So you could litter the side of the pitch with nice wares such as luxury coffins that the team makes for opponents or unlucky fans.
Another fine haul, and the Humans are looking really cool. I’m glad my bad humour made you chuckle. Here’s some more, in honour of the famous lady, maybe Copenhagen Streakers?
Great work to show for the month! And seeing that buggy in your colors, that model really grows on me. I wanted to convert a ridgerunner to use as a buggy but may get the real deal. Adding the base certainly helps a lot.
Cheers everyone, have made a little more Blood Bowl progress to start the month.
First up is the Star Player Crumbleberry, Halfling cohort of the Ogre Grak. They come as a pair but I decided to start with the stunty half of the team. They are one of the few Star Players available to every team. I think I wanted to tie him into my Human team colour scheme but Christmas may also have been on my mind as he looks quite festive:
I also managed to paint up the first half of my Necromantic Horror team The Liche Angeles Lurkers (Basketball team I know, but who cares?). These are a really fun team full of great sculpts. I painted them mainly with contrast from a wraithbone base. So here is the team shot:
First up is a werewolf, Gryph Charger Grey Contrast was great for his fur:
Apothecary White did most of the work on the Wraith, replete with team socks on a washing line!
Not sure if I'm a fan of the Horrors BB team, they have a too specific Halloween theme and don't really fit WH/BB universe as well as the other teams. But cool models in their own right. And of course, you've done a great job painting them!
Lovely work on the BB Halloween team! I'm actually eyeing them for Mordheim in 2021 to use them as the inofficial Universal Monster warband and your pictures may just have pushed me over the edge
Oooofph, a fortnight since I last updated. Apologies all but a job in food retail at this time of year will do that to you.
But there has been progress, I am actually tracking at a miniature a day for the month so that is not too bad. It starts with a little 40K and then it is all Bloodbowl-O-Rama.
First up is a Terminator Captain for my Celestial Lions, I have always loved this sculpt:
I also completed my small Necron Lord and Noble torso and leg swap:
So that leads on to Blood Bowl, last time I showed off Crumbleberry...here is his Star Player partner in crime Grak.
And here are the happy couple:
I also painted up my first miniatures from the new Season boxed set in the form of the Elven and Dwarf referees, I really liked painting these and loved the fun of painting on the referee stripes:
I also painted up a Treeman for my Old World Alliance team, this is a heady mix of humans, Dwarves, the odd halfling and either a Treeman or Ogre as a big guy:
One of the delights of the Treeman kit is you get an optional Squirrel...this Squirrel can be used to make the insane Star player Akhorne The squirrel...think the bunny from Monty Python and the Holy Grail and you get the idea. Here is my take on the furry maniac...just insane fun.
I also got the two re-roll counters for my Human team done, they have integral bases but I mounted them on 32mm bases for extra stability:
Finally are the 3 Halflings i got in the Middenheim Maulers Old World Alliance set, basically a sprue each of humans, dwarfs and halflings...these are great characterful sculpts, I mean the running one has a stoat or ferret down his trousers:
So my Blood bowl from the past weeks, a motley crew!
All told that is 21 miniatures done for the month. Thanks for looking.
Another mighty impressive haul. The Lions are certainly blessed with some cool Captains, the latest one is resplendent in his golden armour! I love the Character of the new Blood Bowl guys, they are like new versions of some of the goofy Oldhammer stuff. The Squirrel is amazing, and I’m pleased to see you painted him as a Red, adds to the under dog flavour!
The Terminator Captain showcases your usual lovely standard, and the BB guys are all great, especially the Treeman. However, that squirrel is a an absolute delight and steals the show.
Nicely done models, especially the BloodBowl figs.
I picked up the Season two starter last week just to get the Orcs to add to my AOS Orruks. I hadn’t noticed the goblins and how awesome they are until I assembled them.
That tree man looks so much better the way you painted him, I was going to give him a big pass, but now that I know I get the Squirrel too, I may have to get him and find rules to use him in AOS for my Sylvaneth army.
Great update, those Halfings are my favorites of the bunch, so characterful and looking great in your scheme. And as the others have said, the squirrel steals the show
I also like your ATV. I think the base helps. When I make mine, I think I will try to add some sort of bull bars or bumper/spikes to the front. I might take the armour off of the rear wheels too.
Cheers everyone, work has been a killer so progress has been slow.
I painted my final 3 miniatures of the year, taking me to 24 for the month and 339 for the year. The final three were more necromantic horror team members in the form of a Golem, Wraith and Werewolf:
I am also rather ashamed to show off my Christmas miniature haul...phew:
So at the start of the year I made a number of hobby resolutions:
1: Beat last year's total of 208 miniatures painted. Over 12 months that works out at 17.33 miniatures a month so it is readily doable. The obvious pitfall is trying not to diminish quality in an attempt to get things done. Nailed it.
2.: To help meet 1: an update post at the end of each month as encouragement. Yep, did that as well.
3: To buy less new stuff before painting the old. Errrr...best not to talk about this.
4: To continue work on my current armies and to maybe "finish (is that possible?)" a couple. I definitely continued some, I certainly did not finish any!
So month by month:
January:
February:
March:
April:
May:
June:
July:
August:
September:
October:
November:
December:
So all told a fun year of painting for me. Highlights were Katakros, more Celestial Lions, starting a Necron army and also beginning to paint Adeptus Titanicus and Blood Bowl:
Thankyou for indulging me, and may all of you have a far better 2021.
Yeah you certainly achieved your desired increase in quantity without sacrificing quality! A great selection of minis throughout the year. The purple Titan, Void dragon or Eltharion would be my favourites
Wow, you've had a really productive year! The additions to the Lions are probably my favourites but I've also enjoyed the blood bowl minis too. 400 this year?
Really great to see everything together and I may steal your monthly pic idea this year, it makes the recap much easier.
And I'm actually hoping for some more Marvel Crisis Protocol minis this year after seeing Thanos again.
Cheers everyone, it has been a slow start to the painting year for me so far. But Maharg...400 minis this year? Not a chance. I am giving myself no targets or resolutions this year, I am just going to take my time and enjoy what I am doing.
To that end I turned 39 yesterday, a nice low key lockdown birthday with a few miniature based gifts from my wonderful better half:
The 40k needs no explanation, but I got a number of Warlord Games Dr Who minatures to paint up as well as K9 and a Tardis.
Anyway I got my last 4 members of the Liche Angeles Lurkers painted up and the 2 re roll counters painted up as well:
And the team:
In line with painting up projects I enjoy I decided to make January Adeptus Titanicus month, so set about making the 11 kits I had left to make up:
@YouWasShock: Yeah, I love the constellation marking as well, sadly the much better GW transfer sheet for Astorum is long gone so I am stuck with the basic ones.
@Captain Brown: I know, it is literally all she got me.
So January rolls on and there is more progress. First up is a bit of a curve ball in the form of The Brewmaster Jakkob Bugmansson XI, just a fun sculpt that I bought and painted for no particular reason. Not an amazing job but he looks good enough:
So Adeptus Titanicus crunches on with more Knights and Titans. First up are a pair of Cerastus Knight Castigators to go with my other Knights:
I also completed my Legio Mordaxis thus far with my final Reaver Titan for them, I love him but he is a pain to photograph...ho hum:
That gives me all of these Mordaxis Titans:
So spurred on by my Mordaxis I decided to finish up my Astorum as well, first up is a Reaver with a bit more of a fluid pose than the last stoic one:
Finally that leads me to my Astorum Warlord, Celestial Hammer. I am really happy with the work here and how he turned out, the blue and yellow scheme is just so striking:
Belated Happy Birthday and nice haul you got there. And already very busy start into the year, love the BB group shot, such a great team in your color scheme.
That’s some great work on the AT stuff, looking fantastic facing off against each other. Hopefully true knights will join them in battle soon.
Brewmaster Bugmansson looks suitably Merry in his paint, nice one!
Great variety of minis all painted to a really high standard in here man. Awesome job and thanks for sharing! The big stompy deathbots look great all charging into each other.
Always love stopping by here - thanks for sharing!
Cheers everyone, always great to see you pop by as well Tzurk.
So the end of the month has rolled around already...phew. I have not been too productive but I have gotten a few things done in time for the end of the month.
First up is the Funko Pop! I bought last year...maybe 2019...who knows? Like the Mcfarlane he is obviously a Celestial Lion. Nothing too detailed, nothing too dramatic but fun. Only real thing I done different is a bit of gloss varnish on the eye lenses for added sheen.
I also did a few of the Warlord Games Dr Who Miniatures, what else do I start with but the T.A.R.D.I.S?
And the Thirteenth Doctor in her initial gear, the face is a bit meh but the casting of a decent face is difficult on a real 28mm sized miniature:
Finally I painted up little K9! It looks crap in the photos but fine in real life:
They are off on an adventure together:
And finally a size comparison with a Primaris Intercessor:
And finally my final 4 Knights for Adeptus Titanicus, 2 Lancers and 2 Acheron's, some in Blur O Vision!
That brings me to 24 miniatures painted for the month and my final month picture is this motley crew:
I’ve not been too productive he says, then smashes out a funko marine, 4 knights and 3 Doctor Who minis! Cracking stuff as usual LTMW and a good teaser for the Silent King
Cheers everyone, not really a painting update as Sunday through Wednesday night are my work nights but a tiny WIP on some more Adeptus Titanicus.
It just felt unfair that my Legio Astorum had one less Titan than my Mordaxis, so I bought a Nemesis Warbringer for them. I tried to make a little more movement for this one compared to the stoic pose on my Mordaxis one. I also used a Gatling blaster from the Reaver kit to replace the laser blaster, luckily GW built them to be modular with each other so it was an easy process:
The raised leg striding over a huge rock:
I also bought a box of my favourite Knights the Acastus Knights Porphyrion, as I am never going to have a full sized one...so 2 more teeny tiny ones is fair enough:
I was also gifted with a late birthday present of some Blood Bowl star players from Forge World, so now have Zug, Morg N Thorg and whatever that ace looking Zoat is called. So I expect to be giving them a soapy water bath and clean soon.
So I have been unintentionally AWOL for a month but here is February in review.
In total I managed to get 23 miniatures done, not great but not terrible either. Here is the months shot:
So what is in there? First up is The Mighty Zug for Blood Bowl from Forge World. I really like this sculpt and enjoyed painting him in my human team red/green and grey scheme:
I also delved into Adeptus Titanicus a bit more with another Warbringer Nemesis Titan, this time for my Legio Astorum:
I also painted up another 2 Acastus Knights Porphyrion:
I also managed to paint up my first Celestial Lion of the year in the form of a Firestrike Servo Turret with autocannons, this was a pig to photograph so apologies for that:
Finally is my Necron overload, so deep breathe, here we have a:
Psychomancer
3 Ophydian Destroyers with a Plasmacyte
3 Scarab Swarms
10 Necron Warriors, my first armed with gauss reapers:
Thanks for looking, I will try and be a bit more active in March!
That Plasmacyte is so adorable Nice haul for the month, still not feeling the marine gun turret, but your color scheme contrasts very nice with the red marine armour.
Good to see you’re still knocking out vast quantities of minis! The Titans look great, as does the turret. Though I agree with Viterbi about the model itself, to me it should be manned by a servitor not a Techmarine. All these people doing the psychomancer are making me want to get one, that digi skull is just too cool!
Thanks everyone, I am actually going to update this thing before the month is out, rejoice!
First up is some of the laziest painting I have ever done...but there is a reason for that. I decided to tackle my Shambling Undead Blood Bowl team, but having already done my Necromantic Horror team I wanted them to look different and inspiration came from the Facebook Blood Bowl group where a poster had displayed their spectral Undead team. The scheme is ghostly and simple. A Wraithbone spray undercoat, followed by a Hexwraith flame/Medium mix and a Ushabti bone drybrush...and basically done. I also added the player name transfers to the bases and I really like the look. Here are the results:
And the full 14 man team with 2 reroll tokens:
I also did a couple of test minis for my Imperial Nobility and am happy with the colour scheme and look:
Finally for painted stuff in this update is the Necron Chronomancer:
I am really happy with him, I think it comes out in the paintjob that he is my favourite of all the Cryptek miniatures in the necron range.
I also decided to add to my Celestial Lions with a few purchases:
Venerable and Ironclad Dreadnought:
Captain and 5 Heavy intercessors:
I bought a Bladeguard Multipart box, together with 2 Indomitus sets and a converted Lieutenant (seen here on the right) it will give me 2 full 5 man units:
Finally I have a new Stormspeeder, but removed the turret based mole marine and covered the area with a spare Rhino hatch and some plastic filler:
always good to see your progress LTMW. The Chronomancer sure looks great, the red orbs and purple highlights are especially nice. I like the spectral undead team, incredibly simple, but as you say, very effective. The names on the bases look great too. It’s the Lions I most look forward to, some cool minis incoming too!
Ghost blood bowl team look cool. That scheme always feels like cheating, but it is very effective (looks over to his army of the dead LotR minis ). I envy you the new Space Marine models. Was considering splitting a box with a friend who plays Necrons, but we decided against it. I still have enough marine stuff I want to finish and he doesn't really need the Necron models.
Test scheme for the human players looks great, love the sculpt with the pipe, reminds me of the Unseen Academicals football matches
.
. The red head nod to the Irish fictional beauty.
. Spreading only like Herpadrax can 
. Making me want to branch off into 
Ghaz isn’t in the house, he ate the house.
. 
.
