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Hey folks, nothing for months and now w posts in as many weeks.

This past Friday I was visitted by a spirit early in the morning . Lol, actually it was Ben waking me to say Happy birthday, which had been on Thursday but I had to leave at 1am that day to go to Staffordshire for a work meeting so we postponed it a day.

And so I have been playing with my gifts.

I knew what I was getting because my lovely missus let me take some cash with me to Games Day and choose what I would like. I wasnt sure what to get, so I went with some fun non-wulfen projects and a bit random. The idea is that each will be done differently with a different palette and so help me practice my painting skills.

Most are in bits or partially assmbled as it will be much easier to paint this way.

So without further ado this is what is on my chopping block:


This is it all sitting there in front of me , mostly cleaned yup an dready to go for undercoating.


Captain Corvidae of the Raven Guard, help me to paint blacks and whites.


Tyberon, The Red Wake, Greys and yellows, he is the only fully assembled model so far as he is quite an open pose, needs some heat to straighten up the blades. Does anyone find it a bit excessive to have chainfists on top of his lightning claws?? And where is his crux terminatus?


Lufgt Huron, the legendary Tyrant of Badab, before he went loopy and had to be rebuilt, 40k's billion dollar man. Blues silver and golds.



This should make inmygravenimage a little jealous. Ordo Malleus Grand Inquisitor Lord Luther Rex. Should be an amazing addition to the Grey Knights. I may yet just use him as a Grand Master of the Grey Knights and then have no use for the familiars, we will see, a bit of ruminating needed, what do you think?


2 Forgeworld boarding Marines. I am definitely wolfing 1 of them up, not sure about the second one though, may rebag it or wolf it up too. I am a bit miffed and soon you will see why,really not sure what to do with it, any ideas?


Poorly cast Thunder Hammer, yet the Combi-melta beside it was fine, not sure how fixable this is, and as it is a limited edition, not sure if it can be replaced

Not sure if it is clear but the resin is way thin and light comes through all over it, Not sure if a lick of paint will sort it out. A bit annoyed.


I wish I got these for my birthday, so beautiful. Maybe when I win the lottery it will happen.

well all i can add is happy belated birthday mate!

and boy did you get some nice presents!^^ about the miscasts... from what i saw or better could saw i say the errors could be mended... if they are limited edition i think you should keep them as is... i bet you are capable to make them work out as intended...
about the boarding marines... i really love their powerpacks...somehow this i my look^^

and finally i compliment your taste in cars... seems like you would be very happy with bond driven car... any bond driven car that is^^

hope to see some updates on your work soon...

and by the way to make these outstanding models to be made for the fun of them i think is a grad idea! some nice shelf models to drool upon^^


vik

Thanks Vik, I will keep you all posted, not sure which to do first.

The powerpacks are nice, they are from the mark 3 space marines that Forgeworld make. The only issue was where the vent point was.. right up against the vanes on top of the backpack, which meant very careful filing.

The cars are nice arent they, although personal fave would have to be the Corvette Stingray. Now awaiting all the phillistine comments and beatings as the Jag is also a true classic

ah... now with the first pioc working i get the menaing of "was visited by my spirit" lol ... sweet little angel^^

stingray you say... wasn´t that the car from that tv series with nick mancuso? loved that show! and that car was super! to bad i can´t drive worth a damn^^ some peeps are just not made for driving^^

about the order... any thing that first cathes your attention i guess... after all it is mainly a funproject with a bit of a learning oportunity^^

I think you are right Vik.

Maybe Lufgt Huron or Luthor Rex.. still not sure about making him a Grey Knigt and scrapping the familiars though


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And yes Ben is a darling, especially as he has caught the 3am wake up bug!!


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How are your Dommlettes doing by the way?

And trust me if my wife can drive anybody can, just need to take your time, besides the Stingray will be an automatic, so very very easy to drive. Not sure about the TV show, but definitely nothing to do with a submarine

ouch... if you have any problems with this sleep pattern of his... i know a fail prrof methode that is not only working but remains a remorse free parent child relation... lets face it most books just point you in a cruel direction... we had the bug too and we got a suggestion/recomendation to this here:

http://www.amazon.com/Good-Nights-Sleep-truly-through/dp/9197773611/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1


this is something i am really feeling strong about ... sadly i couldn´t find an english version of the short story that sums up the whole idea about the methode... it is called the "safari"...in german it is there...i really think this could help you...


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no sub involved in that show^^ just a privat eye and his car...^^

and believe me... my techer didn´t want to stay in the same car when i was heading int the oncoming lights... seems i have a not good enough concentration in the car... i cant filter out non needed info... everything is interresting and thus speed regulations and other needful stuff is out of my view... that can make driving quite surprising^^

and my domlettes ^^ are fine! we are now heading towards next summer for felix start in school life.... with a smiling and a teary eye...they grow so fast...

Hmmm... I had considered giving him a hot toddy and see what happens.

When i was little i wouldnt sleep properly either, so my folks got something to add to my milk to help me sleep. Often they would give our labrador the leftovers of the bottle.
One day i didnt drink it and the dog got the whole bottle. The dog slept for 3 days, my dad kept having to carry him out to pee and stuff.
That dog was a real character, so many silly stories

Maybe I should give the book a read, thanks for the recommendation.

Glad to hear the kids are doing well, and yes they grow too fast. Micky was the same with her driving, she even crashed into the neighbours car because she forgot what the pedals did, i was a nervous wreck, but atleast 2 hours practice per night helped, almost led to divorce, but it helped her driving now she can go solo and I can stay home
Cost of fuel, tax and insurance, public transport is the cheaper option for sure

well this sure sounds like a no go if you ask me... the thing is with kids as small as your ben... they get to sleep with you beside them... so in their small heads they still think you are beside him when he wakes up in the middle of the night... he is frightened.... that is the main reason... kids in that age have essential angst...i am not kidding you... the book describes it as the hour of the wolf... still not joking... they want a secure sourounding and somehow they get frightened by too much input... so mainly you shut down the light suply in his room... sounds sinister but really improves his world for him... as he gets no data he cant somehow seperate dream from waking and then gets on sleeping... in the first few weeks you also have to add your soothing voice with calming sentences...one phrase of words that he can then use to keep him calm... a sentence you can suher for hours if needed... this WILL soooth him.... believe me... my sons oskar came awake almost all hozurs in the night... at first we thought he was hungry... so my wife breast feeded him to the point of total exhaustion of her AND him...then with the cure we trained him literally to sleep through the night! it was a blessing! he now is a fully developed boy aged three and is in the midsts of taking the world all by his will^^ he looks like a true british bulldog we say... red hair and puffy cheeks and a strong will you could bend steel with... no longer does he have troubled nights and he gets to sleep easyly...also what this cure improoves greatly is the appetite of the kids...when sleeping properly, the next day they eat like lions.... and then when they eat goot (whats the night meal called again?) they get full to sleep and sleep like angels...it is sounding like a miracle but it is in the beginning hard work for you but it pays off a heavy dividend for you and your wife...because lets face it sleepdeprivation is one of the oldest known tortureing methodes in the world...

That may work, he tends to go to sleep listening to a cd he has listened to since birth almost, so I tend to find if he gets really upset i play it to him while i soothe him, and also a drop of water incase he is dry.

We actually leave him with a little light as we think the darkness scares him.

We also tried ignoring him, but he just gets too worked up, we do not let him sleep in with us as he gets hyper if we do that, he has slept in his own room for almost a year now, and its only recently that it has started happening.

Maybe leaving his cd on loopmight work, but reduce the volume over time until he stops becomingdependent on it.

Anyways bed time for me, soccer shows have finished.

Happy birthday dantay!! (Oh good heavens... that Jag!)

i think if the artificial soothing works then use it but i think he would prefer a more personal aproach any tie as your voice is much better for that... the light is what makes him rise up to fully waky ... total darkness helps him much better as all the stuff we do to make him feel better we really do because uf us...

will flesh this up in the night...

Late birthday wishes mate and... Yes. I am jealous. You're a gitwizard. funnily enough that's exactly what I'm asking the missis for this year. That or an Aston Martin DB7...

Its a pretty model, I grant you, comes in lots of fun pieces.
For examplr the cloak is separate as is the sword hand.

So an Aston Martin? Did you win the lottery and keep it secret?

Tbh, she needs to try a bit harder to win the lottery! Ah well, I'll stick with my man dolls.

Lol, me too. Helps if you buy the tickets

Did you see forge worlds GK land raider redeemer?

Awesome work on the painting and the conversions. The last time I played against a painted Space Wolves army was 1996. Mostly nowadays people collect a grey plastic legion, get a few character models and swap between Blood Angels and Space Wolves based on who has the niftiest new net-list. And they act like they resent me for having a fully painted Ork army.

Ah, no I could never resent anyone for having a fully painted army, especially a horde army like Orks.

Jealous maybe, resentful, never

And thanks for liking my work, now to actually lay some paint down. I really like the BA aesthetic, but I am Space Wolves through and through, whatever the codex.

Some recent additions :}

Good to have you back again dantay! Impressive force you've put together there. Should do well in the new rule set.

It's nice when someone else's model collection makes mine look sensible Good to have you back in the habit, buddy.

Thanks guys, Ebay is my new best friend. I managed to acquire 9 thunderwolves 20 wolves and Harald Deathwolf fr less than half price. and yes they do well in the new ruleset. They still die n droves, but they are fun and the points drop for frost axes is cool (down to 10 points)

Got my butt into painting mode, playing with yellows.

I still need to ighlight the yellows up, finish off the gold and do a bit of tidying up work.

Out of curiosity, the thingy down his front and also his right shoulder pad, any ideas? Especially the front I want to put honour markings and stuff there.... my idea for him is as a venerable captain or an ancient, so he is a veteran of a thousand wars. I have considered giving him another right hand so he could be a true "ancent" as in a chapter banner bearer.

So any ideas, or critiques? All welcome.








Blooming heck its amazing how much bigger pictures show up all the imperfections that your eyes don't catch.

I have another boarding marine, which I am selling along with Shadow Captain Korvaine, Grand Inquisitor Luthor Rex and Lufgt Huron and the 25th anniversary model.

Yes, good quality pics are a painter's worst enemy!

What is it with me and going long periods of time between posting on my own blog?

Well a lot has happened over the past nearly 18 months... new jobs, deaths, surgeries, anniversaries.... Basically life and trying to keep myself motivated.

I haven't been completely lazy though, I have put together a Grey Knight army which I am about 70% done with painting... and I have been adding to my Space Wolves too.

A new Land Raider, a limited edition GW Wolf Priest, some more troops, another 9 Thunder Wolves to give me 3 x 5 man(wolf) units A lord and Canis.

I have also been falling in love with Forge World even though I cant afford it, so thank God for the Dakka swap shop. I have just recently acquired, 3 Cataphractii terminator squads, 1 Tartaros terminator squad and a Justerin terminator squad.... With a Cataphractii Legion Praetor on the way.

I am thinking of going old school grey and see what happens, the idea is that they are the Wolf Lords elite and wear the traditional colours of their antique plate to reflect their status.


I have strted on this batch of 5 to see how they would look in the old school colours, and they look "okay" not sure about the pads. Originally looked at yellow for Wolf Guard pack markings, and the other black to put Great Wolf markings in, but then it was too close for me to the Iron Warriors colour scheme. Still now not sure with yellow and grey, so I might go with 1 black and 1 grey.
Also any ideas on how to make them more "wolfy" without overdoing it and taking away from the really nice models?


The Tartaros need some cleaning up of mold lines etc, but should look good when done, again any ideas on wolfing them up without making them look stupid?


They got here Justaerin time haha Going to file off the eye of Horus symbols and file down the spikes to make them look more like heresy era studded plates. Btw can Wolf Guard terminators carry multimelta's or should I cout off the end, magnetise and make it usable as multiple types of weapons?


The Cataphractii, I have enough arms to make another 2 with twin wolf claws, maybe marry them up with the guys above and run a squad with 4 wolf claws in it and a heavy flamer, any thoughts?


Hammer time! need to sort out the mix of storm bolters... maybe just give them storm shields....hmmm will need to trade for those. I have 3 or 4 plasma blasters (twin linked plasma guns) to trade if anyone is interested.


You may have noticed a lot of missing bits, but here they are!!!

Is it a bit perverse of me to take pleasure in turning these fledgling Death Wing models and converting them to the way of the Wolf??
Thanks for reading

Any thoughts, hints and tips welcome

Welcome back Danny-boy! You're right about FW... fantastic looking stuff but very pricy. I like the job you've done with the old-school paint job.

Unfortunately I'm not an expert on space wolves so I can't really help you with your questions. Just some general advice... rule of cool & go with your gut.

Cheers Gits, have I missed much?
I have had a look through your threads and you have been a very busy boy!
How are things?
Yup will go with rule of cool, at the moment they are all in the deep freeze, to make it easier to break them apart.
Thanks for the compliment on the paint job.

My goal is 1 unit per month, as I am offshore I can paint 2 hours a night over 14 nights should give me a pretty solid start.

Yeah, been busy. Also been all over the place with what I've been working on. Most things are either on the MW or ork bogs. Been playing a lot too though, that's nice for a change.

Since my last post, the Justaerin, Cataphractii & Tartaros twrminators have been sitting in the bottom of the freezer. Just chilling out, freezing them makes the superglue really brittle and the process of dismantling them easier.
It also makes the resin a little brittle too. I managed to completely dismantle most of them incident free, although I did break 2 shoulder pads.
I'll put pictures up in a few days if I can get them from my phone to the tablet, then to my hard drive and then on to the laptop hahaha...
I am still not sure of the colours so I will put up some pictures too of progress with some of what I have been working on and hopefully you guys can give me some feed back..

IF I can get the pictures to work... Fingers crossed

Cracking SW army. They will look really good in old school grey ( what I intend to do mine in ).

Cool. Hi Pedro, thanks I look forward to seeing how your guys turn out.




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In other news, my Legion Praetor showed up this morning, both really happy and sad at the same time.

Its a cool model,

But the legion sword is a hot mess, the edges of the sword are all chipped, there are holes right through near the middle of the blade and the blade is just flat near the edge to the point I cant tell where the flash ends and the sword begins :(
I was hoping to use the sword for another model, but I am worried it will end up as junk.

The rims of the shoulderpads are nowhere near as crisp as the pictures on the website. A lot of the detailing is not as it should be either.

The pads I can get away with, as I will sculpt a wolf cloak over the top and I can over lap it onto the shoulders.

The chest detailing is really shallow, the wings are almost not there and the torso "rim" is a mess. No flat banding with studs, it is almost like it is inverted. or just not there.

And the knee pads are so thin there is daylight coming through the grille like areas.... I am not a happy frikkin' bunny!

It'll take some serious reworking... I wonder if I can contact Forgeworld and show them the pictures, see if I can get a new one.

Is that a bit cheeky considering I bought it second hand here on Dakka?

I will show pictures later

The only really good parts are the head and the Volkite pistol, they look great, unfortunately I have no plans to use them :(