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That is one amazing yellow thing you have going, really nice.

Great stuff mate! The black visors add an effective sense of menace I think.

Right so more bases:




The above are for the bulk of my Word Bearers force. Next stage on these is to add some scratches and more wear to the bronze, maybe upping the verdigris if necessary and multiple heavy washes ... and I missed a few details in the rubble. The washes will bring it all together in a dirty mess.

Since the Fists are now at a state where I have a small legal force, I'll be moving over to get some Bearers up and running next. It's not that my Fists are finished by a long shot, I've got heavy bolter, veteran and breacher squads to put in, let alone my contemptors and other goodies; it's more I'm trying to get these two forces to a playable level together, but playing differently. One a more elite force with the ability to hold ground but with enough mobility and tricks to effectively counter attack. The other more numerous using target saturation to overwhelm the opponent, so basically trying to play to the strengths of the respective legions as described in the fluff as possible.

So to that end the vindicator I showed previously in IF colours will be getting a re-paint and will be joined, eventually, by the 6 hulls that I have left.

The word bearers force currently comprises of:

delegatus & chaplain (pictured previously and already finished)

5 Tartaros
10 veterans w/ 2 plasmaguns
10 veterans w/ 2 plasmaguns
an apothecary
and a contemptor

All of the above (bar apothecary) are airbrush undercoated in a dark metallic red of my own devising, before a slightly brighter metallic red mix will be applied on the upper surfaces prior to an edge highlight and other detailing. I'm airbrushing not so much because its quicker but because I mixed the paints with too much thinner so the paint goes straight up the ferrule, which is a great way ruin a brush.

What does that red undercoat look like? Like this:



If anyone is wondering the reason I have two styles of bases pictured before, both are for my Fists that army is I picture it being split in two in the future, one containing more dedicated ZM friendly units: breachers, flamer support squad etc, where as the other being better suited to open terrain: tacticals support squads. But where both forces can be fielded together and have the same cohesion.


@ Kepora: Nah this legion actually knows what paint is and doesn't get it confused with mud which a certain legion likes to play around in. But then again maybe a certain primarch decided whats the point in wasting resources on paint for cannon fodder, no-doubt it doesn't matter while he is hiding in his mancave.

@ LDD: I like having a lower model count for what feels like a more effective force.

@ Cam: Glad you like it, I'm finding it to be a nerve wracking colour as it seems if I make a mistake anywhere I can't just paint over it (this is where the heavy chipping and oil comes in useful, but don't tell anyone).


now to finish those bases and watch springwatch.

Nice work mate
interested to see where that metallic red goes !

Nice bases.

I've updated the word bearer image in the previous image to as it's a better representation of the shade that i'm using.

Also I've finished dirtying up those bases after I've tidied up the rims with black paint I give them a seal with humbrol acrylic matt varnish as the black that I like (Vallejo Model Color 70.950 Black) does seem rub off unfortunately, not useful when you are using it to paint edging over something like white primer, still, blending in a bit of grey and layering seems to stop it.



Thanks, now to get started on the models to go on them.

Great work OMN. Cast em up!

I forgot to mention, I'm looking for transfers to use to denote the chapter of my Word bearers, I was going to use the Twisted Rune chapter icons that come with the Calth box, but

Since I only have a decal applied to one model painting over it isn't much of a hassle.

I was thinking of some sort of scorpion imagery, just a tail or some such, to fit with the iconography of the red scorpions in the same way that there is a sect of the thousand suns with a similar icon as the blood ravens ( I would have loved to make a small force of these but FW no longer have the transfers ). I was planning to get a sheet of FWs Red Scorpions transfers , but there isn't much there that might be of use and the word bearers sheet is a bit limited.

I would make my own but it would be difficult to make one that will show up on a black background. There is painting, but ... my freehand is a real weakness, more so doing something multiple times, just as I can't draw so I use CAD, I would really rather use transfers and I don't particularly fancy buying an expensive printer just to make them.

So, anyone got any ideas for any transfers that might fit the bill ?

Love those bases!

Wasn't there a Dark Mecanicum transfer sheet that had some icons like that on it?

You could try these guys they make transfers to your design http://www.fallouthobbies.com

Those bases look great!

 lone dirty dog wrote:
You could try these guys they make transfers to your design http://www.fallouthobbies.com

Would have been my choice too !

Man dunno if its the lights in my house but i just cant get that yellow you get.

they look great.

Well I use a daylight bulb whenever I paint & photograph so that might be something.
But my yellow isn't anything special. I use the 3 Vallejo game air yellows over a solid white undercoat zenithal lightest shade, a few thin layers of the middle shade (gold yellow I think) over more or less all of it, then the sun yellow with any deeper shades with a mix of that last one mixed with a smidgen of alien purple.

They all look too bland and bright until I apply the burnt umber wash.

Here is a contemptor airbrushed with just the yellows as above:



I was actually having some trouble with my airbrush at the time that I was trying to finish this off so ended up messing some bits op that I will have to revisit when I get around to painting these



Thanks for all the kind words on the bases, I've ordered another 30 32mm bases to pick up from my flgs in a few days which should give me enough for my various projects. With the new ones I will try and add some more variety to them; they will all be done in the street style but I'll try and add more rubble, steps and some other bits and bobs as I can.
I think I have enough of the ZM style for the time being I do have some that need finishing at some point, when I need them.

The dark mechanicum transfers are probably a bit big (looked them up, knight sized) thanks though.

I “might” just use the plain red ones from the red scorpions, make do with decals from the WB set or just use the ones from the calth box, fluff be damned.

Still a way of needing to use them, I have just got the second red on the first veteran squad and terminator squads, still have the contemptor and 2nd vet squad to go.



You should be just able to make out the shading, the hoods are not stuck down in case you were wondering. The heavy weapon arms are magnetised.
Nice kit, definitely my favourite terminators GW has produced.

Looks good. I have that turntable, can't get filters anywhere fro the extractor though You have any luck?

Dreadies, very cool! How goes it OMN?

Check here graven:

http://www.squirestools.com/tools-and-materials.htm

last page of pdf 19, price might have gone up since that was put up. Thought they'd be easy to get hold of, I've seen these extractors often enough

Squires tour various model exhibitions around the country, so if you are lucky you might find that they are visiting one near you, that you havn't missed.

my filter is not a pretty sight, one of the reasons for the plasticard sheet covering it.


Hey shas. thanks for asking, nice to hear from you. Sorry for not having posted on your blog yet i'm still trying to catch up on what I've missed and flitting between projects, trying not to start any more.


No painting atm, too hot, very un-british weather.

So i'm assembling a laser cut doohickey from sarissa. It's a retro american style billboard along with taking stock of my hobby stuffs as I'd like to make some more terrain but space is an issue atm.

No worries, I figured RL caught you.

Terrain shaped update this time.

Here is that “Roadside Billboard“ from Sarissa's Retro range:




Bigger than I thought it'd be. While glueing the grit on the base with watered down pva I managed to warp it, smart, should've sealed it with something first. But its now sealed with some spray primer before I airbrush some paint on it.

My first bit of laser cut terrain. Might pick some more up judging by how smoothly it went together, I'll have to get one from another uk company called 4ground as well to see how it compares.

Also I've got started on a wrecked tank terrain piece. I didn't want to have a tank in the middle of nowhere and decided to make it look as though its been there a while, long enough to have been used as a piece of hard cover.




btw the tutorial I used to make the ladder can be found here: http://inquisitorczevak.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/making-28mm-wargames-ladders.html

And because the hobby butterfly is on steroids atm, I'm having a bash at finishing this:



I made half the gun the other night, shouldn't take long to finish. Then it can sit for a few more years until I can be bothered to rivet it.

But first I must play with my sector imperialis objectives and the very hard plastic they seem to be made from.

Nice terrain work mate surprised how easily the MDF warped though, the tank wreck terrain looks spot on, have you considered opening the hatch and adding some kind of interior like some one is using it as a base point ?

Well the steroids is working as that looks like a beast, be interesting to see the gun fitted to it nice work.

P.S. I haven't forgot the shoulder pads I just can't find them yet, plus my room is in way more of a mess than I had first figured, I am literally moving stuff in front of one unit to get to the next ( I think I have a problem lol ) but as soon as I do find them they will be posted to you mate

Very nice indeed mate, great work. I do like a bit of hobby adhd.

Thanks,

LDD I think that it warped so much because it's thin and the pva was quite watered down.

I did consider having the hatch open but there is not really a rear end to that tank, the top part was a bad miscast, the top hatch was going to have a mg or something with sandbags as well but I thought better of it. I'll still try and get some on it but still. ... Maybe I could fit a little hatch to the side of the ladder, I had planned on putting some containers and other debris around that part, we'll see.

The gun so far:



The plan was to make the lower armoured bit of the gun out of plasticard, however I kind of messed it up so thought it might be easier to simply sculpt & carve it out of milliput instead, I seem to have not added enough to the one side while sculpting so its a bit un-even, I'll get around to trying to fix it later this evening.

Breaking news: I've just had an email that my reaper kickstarter is in en-route, so fingers crossed the Genswick will be getting more arty.

I thought MDF was designed not to warp or be less likely ? I guess I was wrong again lol

As too the hatch I just thought it could double as a nice diorama scene, with a little opening it could be quite a nice talking point but that's just me trying to get more out of something ha ha

The gun looks a little small to be honest but it might just be the camera angle or I am just used to GW over scaling.

Better check my emails to see if mine is on its way now ......

O yes still looking for the pads, I found the containers I thought they would be in but they are not in there, so now the hunt continues .....

Rivets the tank. Riveting is fun. Mmmmm, rivets. :-)

How do you cut such nice circles in plasticard? My compass cutter struggles, so I usually resort to rough cut and sanding, which looks patchy, or cutting around a template such as a bottle top and snapping the card.

Great to see you working on tanks again. All good work, still loving that yellow. Seems to be an in colour right now.

Billboard looked good! Can't wait to see what gets placed on it.

Tank as wrecked terrain with walls also looking good!

SPG looks potent! Can't wait to see what happens next with it.

Great stuff. Loving the scratch built tank.

EDC

Oooh! The gun on that thing reminds me of the soviet ISU-152 assault gun!

Glad you noticed Oestergaard. I'd hope it's not just the gun that might remind you of the ISU-152 the armoured compartment is meant to resemble it.

 shasolenzabi wrote:
Billboard looked good! Can't wait to see what gets placed on it.

Me too. I'll have to find a suitable poster, probably fallout or otherwise sci-fi / videogame related.

@LDD: The gun is the same size as the vanquisher cannon on my ragnaroks. Really I should make it into a laser weapon, so plenty of greebling, besides the gun is dwarfed by the size of the tank it'self. And yes we are all ruined by GWs scalling.

@Johnny: I probably use the same type of cutter as you. Try not cutting through all in one go, don't press hard, the blade wants to go streight, if you press hard it'll make a mess. Like Duncan always says about painting many thin layers, many thin cuts.

If you are cutting through 0.5mm or thinner plasticard you can just cut from the one side, anything larger and you'll need to score both sides of the plastic. So, press the point of the compass down to make a deep indentation or use a sharp pin, whatever you use you want to make a mark visible from the other side, a raised whitened area. put the centre of the compass there and score the back side as you did the front. So long as the diameters are the same and the centres are lined up you can then just flex the plastic a bit and pop it out. If you've not cut deep enough it wont break, or you'll get un-even tears, too deeply and you'll just have more raised edges to file down (which you'll have and need to dile down anyway) and it takes longer to cut.

Anyway, my circle cutting is far from perfect.

Big books and big guns update.

my two bones / Victorial lamb sledgehammer guns have arrived. seems I was part of the first 100 test run. so far everything looks ok, doesn't look like I'll have problems assembling it, I hope my glue works on it. The figures a bit bendy which I'm hoping will not pose any problems, I'm concerned about paint coming off them when they bend. There are mold lines but the figure plastic is very easy to cut and the gun parts can be cleaned just like ordinary GW plastic parts ( with the bonus that there isn't extreme amounts of fiddly detail to cut around. Nice bonus is that it comes with 6 25mm infantry bases and a big oval base for the gun. Maybe I should have picked up a third but I thought that might be overdoing it ( I do have a gun that I made myself to be the third, however I may just pass it on to my traitor guard army).

Instructions can be found here: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1686/8361/files/Sledgehammer_BFG_Instructions.compressed.pdf?11179169620398356096

Along with that I've finally gotten my hands on a 8th ed rulebook to have a flick through and catch up with what they've changed with the backstory. glad to see the rules cut down despite the loss of vehicle facings. Just have to pick up the army books and FWs Guard Index when they've finished editing it.

Tank destroyer with teeth and a wonky nose as it seems I messed up one of the curved pieces that the laminated sheets that form the mantle are stuck to.




I'm really not happy about that, but I guess it'll have to do.

And a sketch of the base for something else to build.



Unfortunatly I can't cut ovals so I'll have to use a template to work from.

Sometime I should really add some anti-air to my Genswick... back to heresy soon ... I hope.