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@Nev: Thanks! I had already seen how well contrast paints work for Nids thanks to your blog and contest entries, but actually doing it myself has been very satisfying. And yes, I did end up getting the Deathwing Assault box, read below!

@YWS: Don't worry, there'll be some Marines along presently to stem the tide of bugs.

Not much painting going on lately, but I have done some assembly. Thankfully my FLGS came through for me and I did get my hands on the Deathwing Assault box, so that's what I've been mostly working on here lately. I've put together Belial, the Deathwing Knights, and half of the Terminator Squad so far, and I gotta say I love these new models. Anyway, I guess I better show some pics!
First, new Belial:

This model is a great improvement over the old FineCrap Belial, and looks properly menacing in the new scale of modern Terminators. He's still got plenty of bling, but he should, seeing as he's the Master of the Deathwing, after all, amirite?

Next, the Deathwing Knights:

It's a pity these guys have been nerfed in the rules, as the new models are absolutely fantastic! Lots of head options, of which I chose the knight-looking heads as they are unique to this unit, and a lot less random bling on these models than the old ones, which is nice. Sometimes less is more when it comes to details, and the details that are present on these models will be pretty fun to paint. I went with the swords because I've already got a bunch of the old DW Knights with the maces.

Finally, the new Deathwing Terminators:

These are just the standard new Space Marine Terminators with some bits from the new Dark Angels Accessories sprue, which is an absolute gold mine for DA-specific parts. Lots of heads and shoulder pads, plus other little details to really customize various Primaris units. I went with the Plasma Cannon option as I already have several CML-armed guys and want to give myself more options, plus the Plasma is unique to Deathwing. I also went ahead and gave the sarge a power sword since in the codex he has to take it (unlike the vanilla Terminators who can take a fist on their sergeant). Plus the sword is a special DA-specific one from the accessory sprue so this gave me an excuse to use it. Two of the guys also got Chainfists instead of Power Fists, because you never know when you might need to cut up a vehicle of some kind.

For the painting challenge, I'm actually going to switch and paint old and new Belial. It'll give me a reason to paint the old model, plus it might fit the theme better. I can always do the Termagants really quick if I run out of time, and I'll want to do them this month regardless. Hopefully I have more to show related to all that soon.

Those new models are pretty sweet. Look forward to seeing the Belials in the comp!

How are those marines going? Week left of the month. Get cracking! Don’t let other projects distract you.

@YWS: Thanks!

@Nev: They're coming along (see below), distractions are distracting but I think I can focus. I hope.

Relatively quick update as more of a proof of life. I've been slowly working on my two versions of Belial for the monthly challenge, but there's not a lot of time left and there's lots more work to be done. Here's a WIP shot showing where I've gotten to on them:

As you can see, so far it's mostly been blocking in main colors. I'm actually using traditional paints rather than contrast/Speedpaints, so it's slightly slower going, but generally I'm hoping to get a little better results than I could with contrast. Contrast is better for "quick and dirty" bashing out of units, whereas named characters often deserve a little better treatment, at least in my opinion.

In other news, I've decided to move all of my board game related stuff into a separate blog, which I'll link here. That's where future updates to my work on Aliens: AGDITC, Ankh, and the newly arrived Primal: The Awakening, among others, will be found, freeing up this blog for actual wargaming stuff.

Let the weekend be your friend. You got this.

@YWS: Unfortunately it didn't work out thanks to RL stuff getting in the way. Single tear.

Another "proof of life" post this time around, as I haven't gotten a whole ton done. I didn't finish the Belials unfortunately thanks to some untimely RL things taking away my painting time, but I did make progress on them since my last post. Here's the WIP showing where I've gotten to on them:

Honestly they are pretty close to done, with just a few details plus a bit of shades and highlights to go. And of course the bases. You can't see it in this photo, but I'm pretty happy with New Belial's cloak; I like the look of it compared to old Belial's more bare armor even if it isn't quite as fancy as the Lion's cloak.

The only other paint I've gotten down recently is a test Gutrippa for my Kruleboyz. It's not done but the scheme is mostly there and I'm happy with it:

It's fairly basic, but it'll do the job. I still have a few things to pick out on the model, but I'll get around to that once I'm ready to actually start working on my Kruleboyz in earnest. All the paints used are Army Painter Speedpaints.

I haven't gotten a whole lot of paint down, but I have been doing some assembly of some new stuff.
First, a box of the new Space Marine Scouts:

I built these guys for maximum flexibility, as with these options I can run them as two Scout squads in 40k or as a Kill Team (where they just won't have the second sniper as they only get 9 guys).

Next, a Winged Hive Tyrant to add to Hive Fleet Kukulkan:

Now I've got one of each type of Hive Tyrant (Winged, Regular, and Swarmlord).

Finally, a Breakaboss on Mirebrute Troggoth for my Kruleboyz:

I actually really like this model; it has cool rules and it looks brutal. I like the idea of rushing this thing forward and breaking heads with him while the rest of my sneaky ladz do their wicked work.

For this month, the painting challenge theme is Space Marines (as is tradition) and I'm planning to enter some Infernus Marines from Leviathan. I haven't even really started, so I'm up against it for sure, as the month is more than half gone already. Wish me luck!

That's some serious upscaling on Belial. Except the sword, which appears to be the same size on both models.

Also, you're a brave soul for pairing purple with green.

Nice work on the belials.

The kruelboy seems bright? It might just be my limited knowledge, but I picture them as being dark and grungy. If you told me the next step for that guy was to dip the whole model into a soft brown ink, I’d believe you and think it was the right call.

Nice builds for the PoS. You can never have too many hive tyrants. (Looks over at the shelf) let me rephrase that; you don’t have too many hive tyrants. I had a lot of fun building the first half of my scouts, need to get to the rest of them.

Good luck painting the burner boys. I tried to do them in aug, but only the sarge was done in time.

Sorry to hear about RL woes. Hopefully it improves. Good luck getting your comp entry done!

How’s progress going? Any luck getting those marines done in time? Week left!

@Josh: Yeah, the new model is definitely bigger, as with all of the new Terminators. The tactical rock makes him look even bigger still. And I'm not pairing purple with green, I'm pairing magenta with green. There's a difference! Seriously though I'm basically just following the box art, and those are the colors. It works for the model, I think, as both of those colors are typical of Dark Angels robes.

@Nev: Thanks! I can see where you're coming from on the Gutrippa Boy, but honestly the ones on GW's site have fairly pale skin that doesn't look super dirty or anything. I'm concerned that a wash might end up too dark and since I used Speedpaint I'm not sure I could brighten it back up again afterwards!

@YWS: Things have improved, thanks for your support!

@Nev (again): Hold yer horses, fella! I got it done, read on!

Sorry for the lack of updates; I've been working behind the scenes, but just didn't feel like talking about it or taking pictures. I did finish my entry for the March painting challenge, the traditional Space Marine round, so here are the final pics of the front half of the Leviathan Infernus Squad:



Nothing fancy here really, but the models will look decent on the tabletop, assuming I ever actually play them (their rules are kinda meh). I decided that for all of the Leviathan models I'd put some decals from the special Tyrannic War decal sheet (that I got for participating in an escalation league a few months back) on them to signify that they have been helping to hold back the Tyranid menace. The ones on these guys don't really show up all that well against their dark green armor (they are on the right leg greaves), but on other models they'll probably show up better. It's nice to get more models done, and to finally be on the board for completing the Leviathan box set.

Next month's comp theme is Let's Finish This, so I might just look through all my backburnered WIP projects to see if there's a suitable one. There's probably some low-hanging fruit among my collection somewhere; I'll have to have a think about what to enter. Anyhow, that's all for now, stay classy everyone.

Nice, clean-looking bunch of Dark Angels. Good job getting them done!

@YWS: Thanks!

I haven't done any painting to speak of since my last post, but I have done some assembly and kitbashing. I need to get some paint down too, as that's what actually finishes models, but I like to give myself lots of options. The weather has definitely not been cooperating for getting any primer down either, and I was busy on Monday travelling to the path of totality for the recent solar eclipse (which was spectacular by the way). Anywho, here's what I've been putting together:

First off, I had preordered two boxes of Inner Circle Companions, and I finally got the second box put together the other day. Two boxes gets you all six possible poses. Here they are in their gray plastic glory:

These guys are going to be fun, but challenging, to paint, as they've got plenty of detail on their robes and stuff.

The rest of what I've been working on has been Ravenwing-related. I had gotten a box of Outriders as a door prize at a tournament a couple of years ago, but in 9th I already had 3 units of 3 and so couldn't actually use any more. I hadn't gotten around to selling them by time 10th arrived, and I'm glad for that because you can now take Outriders in 6-man units (with an attached Invader ATV too), meaning I finally have a reason to have more Outriders. Here is the new unit:

I made use of the new upgrade sprue to put some Ravenwing flair on the models (I picked up a third set of them at my FLGS so that all the bikes could have matching tail fins), with symbols on the sides, the tail fins, and a head with a thrown-back hood for the sarge.

Speaking of Ravenwing flair, I finally put the other set of 3d printed wings and tails on my other set of Outriders:

I'll probably brush prime the parts black before I start painting.

And finally, I dug out some old bikes I had sitting around, as well as my bits boxes, and cobbled together a second Ravenwing Command Squad. I love the unit's rules in the new book, so I really wanted a second set of them to lead another unit. Here's what I came up with:

Yes, I put grenade launchers on two of the models, but that was the winged fairings I had handy. I'm hoping nobody is going to be super strict with WYSIWYG. It worked out well that I had plenty of spare Command Squad bits from all the kits that I built as regular Black Knights.

This month's painting challenge is Let's Finish This, and we're allowed to finish up WIP models for it. I'll be doing a partially completed Redemptor Dreadnought, so I need to get to work if I want to actually finish before the end of the month. Catch y'all later.

Progress has been made on the Redemptor, and I'll soon begin assembling his two brothers for my planned Ironstorm Spearhead tournament list. Here's the WIP shot:

Plenty of work to be done, but he's getting there. I plan to go nuts with the decals, using some of the ones from the Tyrannic War sheet as well as the DA upgrade pack to really make this guy fairly snazzy.

Dread is looking good. Getting 2 more of the same flavor or mixing it up? One of these days I need to grab at least one more for my company.

@Nev: Thanks! 2 more Redemptors is the plan, and I already have one each of Brutalis and Ballistus (wouldn't mind getting another Ballistus or two though).

Not much of an update, as I haven't made much painting progress, but I did get my other two Redemptors slapped together:

Now I can at least get some practice games in, which is good as I've got a tournament in about six weeks. Hopefully the weather cooperates and I can get these guys primed soon; so far it's been too windy lately. I plan to paint the one on the left in Deathwing colors, but the other one will get the standard green. In most of the fluff I got the impression that only Dreadnoughts that contain a former member of the Deathwing would be painted in their colors, although currently all Dreads get the Deathwing keyword in the codex. My Brutalis will also be in Deathwing colors, so at least I'll have a decent mix.

I'm rapidly running out of month to work on the first Redemptor; I just haven't felt like painting lately. Hopefully I can rally soon though.

Unforgiven in the house! Plenty of heavy metal goodness. Good luck getting the Dread done.

@YWS: Thanks!

Barely in time, but I got the Redemptor done for the April painting challenge. Here are the final pics:



I really enjoyed putting all the decals on this beast. The decal sheet from the upgrade set is amazing, with lots of variant DA symbols and stuff. The regular DA decal sheet (two of which I got from the boxes of Inner Circle Companions) also has lots of good stuff on it; there's even decals for the Angels of Redemption and the Guardians of the Covenant, two DA successor chapters, if you wanted to paint your models that way. I'm satisfied with the model as a whole, although I rushed it at the end and forgot to paint a whole purity seal on his leg! That's frustrating, and I can't unsee it, so I'll have to go back and paint it later.

Next month's challenge theme is Nice Ride, and I'm thinking I'm gonna go big and paint my Stormraven. I need it for a list I've been tinkering with anyways, so I might as well get it done.

Nice work on the dread. Even with you mentioning it, I took a while to find where the seal was you missed. What’s glaringly obvious to you is not noticed by others. We are our own worst critics.

Good luck on the raven. Those things are just so big and flat. I struggled through mine. Try to keep up the pace and don’t leave it to last minute.

Big green looks great! Congrats on finishing in time. Good luck with the Stormraven!

The dread looks good-- I often struggle with models as large as this, so it's gratifying when someone pulls it off. The glowing plasma coils and the black-and-white skull/gear icon thing are both really well done. I also failed to notice the missing purity seal, so I don't think it's that big of a deal.

 JoshInJapan wrote:
The dread looks good-- I often struggle with models as large as this, so it's gratifying when someone pulls it off. The glowing plasma coils and the black-and-white skull/gear icon thing are both really well done. I also failed to notice the missing purity seal, so I don't think it's that big of a deal.

Same, I hate painting vehicles. Great stuff.

@Nev: Thanks! And you're right about us being our own worst critics. Feels like it happens with a lot of my models. You are right about the Stormraven being big and flat. If I was a really awesome painter, I'd do some kind of freehand angel motif on the side of it like I've seen some painters do on the side of their Land Raiders and stuff, but I know my limits so I'll have to use decals mostly to break up the big flat spaces. It should look okay when it's done.

@YWS: Thank you kind sir!

@Josh: Eh, you're a good enough painter, I'm sure you could make a Redemptor look pretty awesome. I'm pretty proud of the plasma coils and Adeptus Mechanicus symbol myself, so I'm glad you noticed!

@Rex: Welcome to the blog, new friend! Thanks for looking!

Progress has been made on the Stormraven. Mostly just blocking in colors at this point although I did drybrush the edges of the green armor as well. Here's how it's currently looking:

Plenty more to do but the scheme is starting to come together. Decals are probably going to help break up the sea of green more than paint on this beastie.

In addition to the Stormraven, I'm getting some paint on my Brutalis Dreadnought. Here's where it's at so far:

The armor has been given two thin coats (tm) of Ushabti Bone to make it look like my Deathwing, and most of the silver metallics and red weapon casings have also been blocked in. Plenty more to do yet, but I'm confident I can finish it relatively quickly.

That's all for now, thanks as always for looking and offering helpful feedback.

Sorry all for not adding to my blog in (checks calendar) nearly a month! I've gotten work done, but just didn't feel like taking pics for some reason. The main thing I accomplished while I was away was getting the Stormraven all done. Here are the pics:



This thing is so big it didn't want to fit nicely into my lightbox! I had to settle for the walls being visible in a couple of the shots. I'm happy with how it turned out, it'll look good on the tabletop from 3 feet away, but it's not anything special. It was also sort of a rescue; I bought it from a friend back in like 2019 (5 years ago now?!) and it was in kind of sad shape at the time. Gaps all over the place and one wing was at the wrong angle, and it bothered me once I noticed so I had to fix it as best I could. There was also excessive glue in various spots, some of which I was able to sand down but on the wing joins it still looks kind of garbo. Still, it's got paint on it now and is serving me well in my latest competitive lists. Nice to check it off the to-do list.

I've got lots more models that need to be finished posthaste, some of which I know aren't going to be fully done by next weekend when I have a GT to compete in. I have gotten mostly done with my Brutalis dreadnought though, so here's the latest WIP of that:

Still needs decals and some touchups and the base needs the rim painted, plus some shades, highlights, and grass tufts, but otherwise it's basically done.

I've also gotten mostly done with the first of my Scout squads, or the front half of my Scouts Killteam. WIP shot:

Army Painter Speedpaints for the win here. Not much left to do on these guys other than picking out a few smaller details and doing the bases. Then I need to paint the other half of the Killteam so I'll have 2 squads (which I need for my tournament list). I'm not very happy with the sniper's camo cloak; I really should go for more of a desert camo pattern as the basing in my DA army is mostly desert/wasteland looking with sparse grass tufts.

One last WIP for now, my Lieutenant with Combi-weapon from the Leviathan box. I needed to do this guy for my tourney list and that dovetails nicely with my desire to progress on the Leviathan box. Here's the pic:

This might be my favorite of the character models from Leviathan; I love how he looks like he's been through some stuff and barely lived to tell the tale, even having to scrounge Tyranid carapaces to repair his armor. He plays a decent role on the tabletop too.

I still have 3 more Dreadnoughts to paint (2 Redemptors and a Ballistus), plus 2 Techmarines and 5 Scouts. It's gonna come down to the wire, just like it did a few years ago when I had to paint like 60 Sisters in two weeks. Lots to do, little time to do it. Hopefully I'll find time to post at least one more time before then. Until next time, stay classy!

Flying the unfriendly skies!

Nice work on the SR. They do not want to photograph well. So big.

Dread is looking good. I know it’s completely irrational of me, but I just can’t get past the heavy stubbers.

There are a lot of different camo patterns out there. Some are more sparse, others overlapped. I used to do more random dappeling, but these days am pretty much all tiger stripe. Which is actually pretty easy to do.

That’s a lot of paint to get down in not a lot of time. If you have a not started yet you could enter something for the Glow Up competition. Both scouts and dreads are modern versions of older models. Although if you need to bang them out quickly, you might not want to enter them if they are too sloppy.

Keep on painting!

Good job on the Stormraven!

That is a tall order of minis. But you did it once, you got this!

@Nev: Thanks as always for commenting! I'm personally not bothered by stubbers on Marine stuff anymore, although I understand if someone who's been playing a lot longer than me would take umbrage. On the camo thing, I've done stripe camo before on my Tau that I used to have. I don't know if I'll do it on my Scouts, but I might do some kind of desert camo pattern similar to real world military stuff.

@YWS: Thanks! I did in fact manage to get my stuff to a minimum standard in time, but most of it was very rough and ready. I'll get it done properly one of these days.

Holy hell, it's been a month already?! Yikes, sorry for the lack of updates. I've done some hobbying, just haven't fully finished anything in a while. I've also been doing some building, more on that in a bit.

First up, here's a WIP shot of what would have been my entry for the June painting challenge, my Ballistus Dreadnought:

He's coming along, but a lot of stuff is still just blocked in. Highlights and details are still needed, plus the decals.

We go from shooty to choppy next, as we have the latest WIP of the Brutalis Dread:

He's closer to done than the Ballistus, but still needs a bit more work. A lot of people did appreciate the Chaos Marine in his claw, so I'm glad I chose to model that.

For something a little smaller, here's the latest WIP of the Lieutenant with Combi-weapon from Leviathan:

Not a lot of progress since my last post, but I did add the shoulder decal. I went for the outline one as it looks more low-visibility, perfect for a guy in stealthy Phobos armor. I still need to add some shading and highlights on the Tyranid carapace bits on the model.

In other news, I did sell my Custodes and my Sisters of Battle. The Custodes I felt nothing for and knew I wasn't going to get around to painting them anytime soon, so it was pretty much good riddance to them. The Sisters I felt conflicted about. I had fun coming up with my color scheme and collecting and painting the army pretty much ever since it was released at the end of 8th edition. Lately I just wasn't feeling like playing with them anymore, as I'm not a huge fan of their 10th edition rules. Even when the codex was leaked and it looked super powerful I just wasn't feeling it with them, and I wanted to free up some shelf space for other things...

And one of those other things is a Tomb Kings army for The Old World! A friend of mine was selling a decent lot of Tomb Kings for a good price, so with the money from selling my armies I pounced on it, and even grabbed a couple of other things besides. The lot included a complete Tomb Kings starter set minus the rulebook, plus some extra chariots (already mostly assembled and partially painted), extra skeleton infantry, a NIB Screaming Skull Catapult (the actual Forge World model), a Necrotect, and a decent amount of 3D printed stuff including 2 Tomb Scorpions, 2 Screaming Skull Catapults, a Necrolith Colossus, and some characters. Nice start to an army. I also picked up the Tomb Kings dice, a Necrosphinx, and some extra cavalry. I might grab some STL files for some Tomb Guard and Ushabti and print a few of those as well. I always said that if I had played WHFB back in the day I would have done Tomb Kings, and now here's my chance. I've been assembling some of those models over the last week or two, which is why I haven't gotten much painting done.

Here is a full brick of 20 Skeleton Warriors with full command that I put together:

These guys are kind of a PITA to put together, as they've got little ball joints where the arms go on and want to sag as soon as you let go of the arms after applying glue. Kind of frustrating to get them posed decently. Otherwise I don't hate the models despite their age.

In addition to those warriors, I put together a few of the archers:

These are based on the same kit and are also a pain to put together, but I'll just have to deal, as skellies are the core of the army.

I have also assembled the body of the Necrolith Bone Dragon, which I think will get the High Priest on it (so I'll also get a Tomb King on foot):

This model is amazing and will be a joy to paint, although I perhaps should not have glued it to the base just yet. Eh, I'll make it work. I'll assemble the rider and his throne and howdah seperately for easier painting of course.

And finally, I also put together the Necrosphinx and the Tomb King on Foot that you get in the kit:

This model right here is a big part of the reason I like Tomb Kings. A giant animated statue is just such a cool idea, plus the whole Ancient Egypt but not thing is cool too.

There's still some stuff I want to pick up for my Tomb Kings, including some Necropolis Knights (the snake rider guys) and some Tomb Guard (which I will likely 3D print). I'd also like to pick up some of the named characters (especially Settra). Meanwhile I'll probably just keep assembling, and get some stuff primed and painted when I get a chance. I expect these models will be a breeze to paint, as they are mostly bone (the infantry and cavalry at any rate).

Hopefully I can figure out an entry for July's painting challenge, and a good choice of a centerpiece for the special painting challenge. And even more hopefully, maybe I can update this here blog in less than a month with some progress, even a proof of life. Real life is a pain, sometimes. Anywho, catch everyone later.

Real life. It's a killer.

In happier news: NECROSPHINX!

A very cool model I look forward to seeing under your brush. Quite a turnabout from Sisters, but a batch of neat minis, for certain. I played more WHFB than I liked. Loved the setting and the models, but always preferred 40K for gameplay. Seeing as how most of my fantasy career was spent playing undead/vampire counts, I also fully approve of your choice of army.

Nice work on the dreads/Lt. They are all looking done-ish, how much more do you need to do? Get them across the finish line so you can focus on the new stuff.

Sorry to see the sisters go. But I understand your reasons.

Way back in the day, before TK/VC, there was only the “Undead” army. As the general theme of my list was undead bretonians, I went down the VC path. When the split happened I lost some of my favorite units. Light skeleton cav, carrion, screaming skull catapults. Not enough of the core TK army to build around, but some of their accessory units.

Do you use superglue or plastic glue? I don’t remember having problems putting those skeletons together back in the day. Although I didn’t have the TK accessories. They may have updated the kit.

You have a centerpiece and a footslogger in that last pic. Or earlier in the post for that mater. Plenty of options. Just pic something and slap it around with a brush, one layer at a time.

@YWS: Thanks for the encouragement. The Necrosphinx is a big part of the reason I wanted to play Tomb Kings, so it'll be fun to paint whenever I get around to it.

@Nev: I plan to finish the dreads soonish, as they are nearly done. The Ballistus isn't as far along as it looks, as some of the smaller details haven't been basecoated yet, and it needs shades and highlights throughout. On the Sisters, I too was sorry to let them go but I needed the money and the shelf space and I wasn't going to get back to them anytime soon. Sometimes you just need to move on, so I did. With the skeletons, I use Army Painter plastic glue, and the issue is that the arms want to droop before the glue has time to set. Once it sets everything is fine, but you do have to hold the arms in place for a bit to get them in the right places, which sucks when you're trying to knock them out fast. I've got a total of 88 of the little fethers in total, plus a bunch of cavalry too, so lots of assembly in my future. Thanks as always for stopping by!

This is less of an update and more of an addendum to my last post, as I forgot to show a couple of other new things I put together. Thanks to selling off most of my Magic the Gathering collection (and a very rare and valuable Lorcana card), I was able to get some store credit at my FLGS, and one of the things I got was the Cryptborn's Stormwing for my Stormcast Eternals. I put together Ionus Cryptborn himself, so here he is in gray plastic glory:

The dragon and rider are not glued on yet, so I have subassemblies for easier painting. I probably should have left the wings off too, but...eh. This is one hell of a cool model, and I think it'll make a suitable entry for the Centerpiece painting challenge. With that store credit from selling my cards, I was also able to get a Cerastus Knight Lancer, but it's not assembled yet (it is in subassemblies, but if I bother to show that it'll be in my Imperial Knights blog).

When I was at that tournament in Branson last month, I got super lucky and got a big door prize on the second day. That prize was the Solar Auxilia Battle Group box for Horus Heresy. So now I have a small Solar Auxilia force for that game, including a bunch of infantry, a Leman Russ, an Aethon Heavy Sentinel, and a Dracosan transport. All extremely cool models. I went ahead and put some of the infantry together just to see what they look like, so here they are:

Unfortunately I don't think I'm going to get around to painting these guys, or assembling the rest of the box, anytime soon, as I've already got too many irons in the fire. I may end up selling it. We'll have to see how I do with getting other stuff worked on and see if I have space to work some of this stuff into the queue. I kind of like the idea of running Solar Auxilia in Horus Heresy, as it's at least different from just some flavor or other of Space Marines.

Now I need to get busy, all these models won't paint themselves. Hopefully I'll have some finished models to share soonish.