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Really cool solar panels. You’d think the grimdark would limit their efficiency though . The Tyranid veterans are super cool too

Nevelon wrote:Very nice! Love the scale creep and the banner.

Captain Brown wrote:Some nice builds and painted units Tommygun1918.

Cheers,

CB

gobert wrote:Really cool solar panels. You’d think the grimdark would limit their efficiency though . The Tyranid veterans are super cool too

Thanks everyone, your comments help with the motivation to work more. OK, Sternguard are now finished and I'm working on the biologis.

Tighty Whitey is all done. Terminators are next.

Sternguard squad is pretty sweet. The checkered shield is an awesome touch.

Love the Sternguard! Their tabards are particularly nice, what colours did you use?

youwashock wrote:Sternguard squad is pretty sweet. The checkered shield is an awesome touch.

Thanks, the checkered shield was easy, just paint it red and use the white and clear checked decal that comes in the box.

gobert wrote:Love the Sternguard! Their tabards are particularly nice, what colours did you use?

I think I used Army Painter Drake Tooth or Skeleton Bone as a base, then Citadel Seraphim Sepia shade as a wash.


As a side note; while trying to paint my terminators tonight, I may have discover the the worse food in the world to eat while painting minis.

Cheetos Cheese Puffs

I may use the crumbs to base my tyranids......

Nice work on your marines! As others have said, the Sternguard are excellent.

I see good magnet work, clean paint schemes, and nice terrain pieces, looking forwards to see this all done.

Olthannon wrote:Nice work on your marines! As others have said, the Sternguard are excellent.

shasolenzabi wrote:I see good magnet work, clean paint schemes, and nice terrain pieces, looking forwards to see this all done.

Thank you both.

I'm 90% done with the terminators and I experimented with decorating the power fists. They won't win any awards, but I'm happy with them. I also played with different ways to paint the wings and terminator crux. I used a white base with a Fenrisian Grey wash, followed by a white dry brush. Quick and easy and I like how it came out.

Terminatus Teleportus Soon..........

Oh my gosh it’s the mighty Warseer survivor TommyGun!! :O So pleased to see you here, your projects on WS were always a delight to follow for me.

Loving the updates so far - those modular buildings are particularly appealing to me as I ponder something similar. Welcome by the way! Ragsta

 Ragsta wrote:
Oh my gosh it’s the mighty Warseer survivor TommyGun!! :O So pleased to see you here, your projects on WS were always a delight to follow for me.

Loving the updates so far - those modular buildings are particularly appealing to me as I ponder something similar. Welcome by the way! Ragsta

Hey thanks Ragsta! This blog will be more modest than those giant blogs I used to do.

Terminators are done. Had a few issues with them starting with spray painting them in direct sun light on a hot day. The spray paint started to dry before hitting the models and left a pebbly finish on parts of them...Yay me. I removed what I could see, but also missed a few areas I found as I started painting them up, so not my best work.
Up next is the last three models; the terminator captain, librarian and lieutenant in Phobos armor.

Work on the Termies is looking great!

Great work on the power fists, the freehand is cool

shasolenzabi wrote:Work on the Termies is looking great!

gobert wrote:Great work on the power fists, the freehand is cool

Thank you both, the free hand is something new to me. I want to try it more. I was sick for the week, so I didn't get much done, although I did finish off the last of the Leviathan marines. Since Games Workshop seems to be perpetually out of stock these last several months, I have been buying proxy marines stuff instead, I might paint up some of those or start assembling that "Honor of the Chapter" box?

Nice finish to Leviathan with the characters. The glowing eyes on the Librarian are cool

Thanks Gobert, that was my favorite part too.
I thought this would be a quick project, but this Redemptor took me a long time to finish. Lots of little details to paint, wash and highlight I guess.
I'm really liking how the fist came out. Need to learn and experiment with more free hand.
I used a bag of crushed red brick to make the broken concrete, then just painted it with four shades of gray and added wire for rebar. I think it looks pretty convincing.
Two base coated Impulsors are sitting right next to me, I could do next, but that's where I was with the one Redemptor too and that took forever. As well, I have a bunch of Etsy Marines coming this week from the mail, I just might wait on and do next. will see.....

Oh yeah, the conversion parts are from Pop Goes the Monkey. The detail are OK for a 6 part set at $24.

Yeah, nice work on the fist and the plasma glow looks good too

 gobert wrote:
Yeah, nice work on the fist and the plasma glow looks good too

Free handing is pretty new to me, but it's fun.

OK, two Impulsors down. That went quickly. They are fully magnetized, so all weapons and equipment are interchangeable.
I'm afraid I had issues with silvering on some of the decals, so I need to be more careful about gloss coating under them.

Do you use any transfer solutions? I don’t gloss coat, but haven’t had a silvering issue since i switched to microsol/set.

Nice pair of tanks there. Ohio plate is hilarious.

 Nevelon wrote:
Do you use any transfer solutions? I don’t gloss coat, but haven’t had a silvering issue since i switched to microsol/set.

Nice pair of tanks there. Ohio plate is hilarious.

I use the Micro Sol that softens the decal. but not the Micro Set that replaces the decal's glue which sometime causes silvering. I think I just rushed things and let air get under the decal.

Cool tanks tommygun, love the pin up on the front!

 gobert wrote:
Cool tanks tommygun, love the pin up on the front!

Thanks, I have two large transfer pages of them I bought years ago.


One Invictor warsuit done. I got a little experimental with my basing material. I don't dislike it, but it's a bit meh.
That's my attempt at an alien tree by the way. Really need to set up a light box for my photos, my lighting has been very hit or miss.
So, we'll be working on a small destroyed vehicle next as a terrain piece. It came out better than expected, just need to base it.
I'll probable post pictures of it in a day or two.

tighty is very fancy indeed

Nice work,,, you paint really makes these models pop,,,

Not Online!!! wrote:tighty is very fancy indeed

Alaricuk wrote:Nice work,,, you paint really makes these models pop,,,

Thanks I appreciate it.

Now this project was started about 15 years ago as a destroyed vehicle terrain piece. I tried to do a salt chipping technique on this rhino, but at the time, I didn't own an airbrush. So I tried doing it with a regular rattle can of Rust Oleum. The results were pretty bad and I boxed it away for years. I came across it the other day and thought I might be able to save it. The paint was touched up with a brush in a few areas and Citadel Nuln Oil was washed over everything. Apparently Nuln Oil covers all sins as it came out well for a terrain piece. I based it today and sprayed the rhino with Testors Dullcoat to finish it off. I have an Eldar and Tau vehicle in storage so I could end up doing this to them next....will see.

I too am glad I never threw away failed projects,,, when you discover them a decade later your skills have developed and are more than a match to make something that was failed/ mediocre before, really stand out. Rhino looks like it’s had a beating and suitable “knackered” very much in envy of the rust effect you have achieved.
What’s up next on the bench I wonder?

When you park your Rhino in the South Bronx...

Fantastic job!

Alaricuk wrote:I too am glad I never threw away failed projects,,, when you discover them a decade later your skills have developed and are more than a match to make something that was failed/ mediocre before, really stand out. Rhino looks like it’s had a beating and suitable “knackered” very much in envy of the rust effect you have achieved.
What’s up next on the bench I wonder?

The weather cleared up enough so I could prime a few minis. So it's looking like Eliminators and a few random minis are next.

Kid_Kyoto wrote:When you park your Rhino in the South Bronx...

Fantastic job!

Thank you it was a fun little project.

I'm painting my Eliminators, but paused a little to put together my own Uriel Ventris, because Game Workshop doesn't make miniatures anymore! Yes, I'm venting as many of the models I want have been out of stock for over 9 months.
It's made from a basic intercessor. The front chest piece and tabard is from the First Born Ultramarine upgrade pack, the back and cape is from the old fantasy chaos warriors (I think the old version is out of production). The rest of the parts are from my bits box. I think it's recognizable enough.