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You should try to pin the axe haft, that will create a much better bond.

Pinning? I forgot about that. I have a 1/16th" drill bit, but that is as small as I have. Do you think that would be small enough, or do I need a thinner bit? Thanks for the suggestion, GitD, I think it will really save my bacon.

it would do the job. Give it a test on some spare sprue plastic, see if its to big or not, i would advise investing in a pinvice drill (u can get them from GW) there not that expencive if ur gona use it alot, but if its only for 1 use its a bit expencive....

I have been painting up some death company models today, just real quick and dirty like. They're not done yet, but here is what I have so far. I also got a picture of the lame inquisitor I made from bits. I will have to repaint it better in the future. Ok

Nobody really said their opinion: Should I do a tutorial for cork buildings or has that already been done?

yes. yes you should. but not just the cork ones, they are all full of awesome.

OK, I will make one tomorrow. I will take detailed pictures at all the steps! I will post a link to the new thread when it is done.

Just a quick suggestion, I played Black Templars way back in 3rd ed, and sometimes this results in painting white over black. If you do this you need to thin down your paint (just add a little water to what you're working from) and do several layers.

Paint it, let it dry Completely, and do it again... anyway, this might sound obvious but a few more thin layers of white on that chaplain would make it look great!

I'd also put a wash of Badab black over his (rosarius? crozius? I can't remember... it's been too long ) in his right hand, it looks a bit plainer than the rest.

Nice models! I look forward to seeing more.

Ok, I haven't been updating this in a bit, but I did get some details done on the Chaplain. I am not real happy with the nameplate, however, so I will probably redo that soon, but for now, it works. Nero Paternus is the fluff name for the chaplain in my army.

I know.... Another double post... sorry. Anyway, I have been working on a Terminator Chaplain 'conversion'. Really all it is just a kit bash, using pieces from all over. I ordered the leg and body pieces from a bit supplier, because it was on sale for a couple bucks, and the rest of the pieces I already had. The leg and body pieces are from a Night Lord or something or other, and I filed and spliced some armor pieces from a regular terminator set. I made the chaplain's whacking stick out of a dark-angel terminator sword arm, cutting the blade off and replacing it with a section from the teleport homer piece, and finally topping it off with a commander bit.

I still need to file down the dark angel emblem on the sides of the storm bolter, and drill out the barrels, along with cleaning up some mold lines. Also, since I had to use a regular size base for lack of 40mm, I will need to weigh down the base with metal. Luckily, since it is plastic, it is not as bad as my Dante model's balance...

Any comments?

There is a lot of great stuff here. I like the cork building, the cork gives a great concrete texture.

Your marines look cool, I especially like the devastators.

Keep up the good work and keep posting those pics

The terminator chaplain looks pretty good, however I'm not sure I like the CSM and SM kitbashing though. Looks like a chaplain who wanted terminator armour so much he went and nicked some from a worshipper of the dark gods!

Warning: Do not drop.
This is just a small thing, but the shaft of his pw looks bent.

Your mini painting has improved greatly from your first try. They are looking pretty good now. As for the terrain.... WOW! That really looks like cement buildings and ruble.

Sorry guys, I have been promising a tutorial on the terrain, since that is what I get the most comments on, but yesterday was my son's 1st birthday and today is his birthday party. Thus, I will not be able to make the tutorial until later. Thanks for the comments though! I will try to make the tut as soon as I have time.

I am starting a new blog off of Dakka, so I don't have to make a new one for each forum I join! You can see it at http://foxphoenix40k.blogspot.com , but I don't have anything new yet. This will be the discussion thread for anything on that blog. Ok, go get em.

UPDATE! Started a tutorial for my method of building ruins. You can see it at http://foxphoenix40k.blogspot.com/2009/03/foamcore-ruins-part-1.html ! Being updated as I speak. Go check it out and give me some feedback!

Part 2 is up! Somebody break this chain of posts....

The Dracula looking guy is beyond awesome.

dracula looking guy??

deadly chicken wrote:dracula looking guy??

This feller:

Oh, yeah. I have never heard Mephiston the Chief Librarian referred to as Dracula, but I guess I can see that.

I have finished the tutorial for foamcore ruins. See it at HTTP://foxphoenix40k.blogspot.com/

Please comment here!

I know I haven't been keeping up with painting much recently, but I have had sort of a renaissance lately. Here is the first of the recent models I have been giving some attention, and the closest to being done. I have been trying different combination of washes to get different results.

lookin good, colour is clean, detailing is good, only 1 thing i could say and thats more of a fluf/personal thing, it doesnt seem red enough for me, but i know that blood red can be a bit of a pain to get looking clean quickly.

bah, who cares, keep at them how you wish, there your army, and your doin a good job!

I got up a new crater tutorial, see it here:

http://foxphoenix40k.blogspot.com/2009/04/sunday-terrain-piece-1-easy-craters.html

Let me know what you think!

These are looking really great, I am rather impressed with the chaplain.

What I would recommend you try paint wise though, is to basecoat your gold trim in a gold/tinbitz mix, then highlight it up to gold. You get this really rich deep gold colour which needs a lot less inking to look very good, and can really add depth to a model, with not much effort

I am godawful at terrain, what you have up is fantastic so far.

Yeah, funny thing is that I'm god awful at painting but decent at terrain. Thanks for the tip though!

Ok, it has been forever since I updated this... thus is the danger of having a dedicated blog elsewhere. I just thought I would update your guys on some of my recent progress:

New Predator: Getting it painted
Greenstuff sculpting: First attempt at a fur mantle today, check it out.
Game Board: Made a more portable game board today from a board, hinges, and a felt covering.

That's what's new, keep regularly updated by visiting my blog, listed in my sig.