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2015/02/09 06:17:19
Subject: A grim, dark hobby blog of GW and Mantic dollies
@Azazel: Yeah it was. I have some tables coming, so I can use the full 6'x4' worth of mat. Orks are a good fleet to have but if they get attacked from behind their armour is useless as you can smash it on a 4+ compared to the 6+ on their prow and 5+ on their flanks.
@Grim: Yes Cadbury's
Also there's this that came today... christ that new Necron Overlord is big.
Biotransference complete... hurgghhh lots of Necron Warriors done today.
Plus my semi completed Monolith from yonks ago which I think may need stripping partially and patching up at the bottom (maybe a good dusting too- been in storage a while!) I'm also gonna have to come back to the warriors so I can get their heads all green striped up. Apologies for some of the sideways pics- uploaded straight from phone..
Also assembled the new Necron Overlord today and my god it beats the hell out of the Finecast one. Saying that though the old one's not bad- staff is fairly straight compared to my Cryptek's which just snapped like a twig.
Sorry all, I was struck down yet again by man flu for the 2nd time in as many months. Back now fighting fit (sort of- still got this fething cough to kill)
So my brother made an impromptu light box for snapping pics of plastic cra... I mean our minis. Here's some of the results..
Comments welcome
Had a rather nice message from Andy @ Heresy Minis just now... A rather large winged scaly beast is headed my way in the post and should be arriving next week...
Ordered it on 11th Dec 2010..
God I hope so! That looks terrifying to handle by brush! Of course given the expense and magnificence you should probably go in and hand-blend every scale... but yeah I"d spray it personally
2015/02/20 19:23:10
Subject: A grim, dark hobby blog of GW and Mantic dollies
Well its a very very very belated birthday/xmas present for my brother so not up to me lol. Airbrushing is a possibility but we don't really have much XP with it.
So the Heresy Dragon landed in the post the other day. 4 years of waiting and I have to say it's a beauty. There's a few metal parts in it as well as resin so they'll most likely have to be pinned. They're mostly the various little claws on the wings, the tongue and the end of his tail. Apparently they caused havoc in the casting process.
Very little in the way of mould lines so that's awesome too. No pics of the bits as yet.
I do however have some pics of some of the stuff I got primed up-
Looks good. I still haven't even started to do anything at all with my DZ buildings yet, so I'm always keen to see what people come up with. Grim and others have been a great source so far, so I'm interested to see what you come up with as well...
Almost forgot about this guy- my newest conversion piece. Heavy Destroyer made using the Heavy Gauss Cannon from the Triarch Stalker. Though for some reason I can't find that other bit to finish the Gauss Cannon's muzzle.. Looks like a bits order is due..
Congrats on the Heresy Dragon, I image one day most of us will be waiting 4 years for some Kickstarter projects to be fulfilled! That is some delayed gratification right there.
Your Necrons are great, nice scheme and are making me want to make the metal Undead my next army.
That is a fantastic terrain setup, I'd love to get a game in on something like that! Nice to see some proper density of LoS-blocking stuff as well, that always helps the game run better (I'll never get why so many people play with so little terrain).
Any plans for a batrep over that board? Would be epic!
2015/02/27 11:19:03
Subject: A grim, dark hobby blog of GW and Mantic dollies
Automatically Appended Next Post: Small update: Reaper's Bones II has landed safely- arguably the biggest haul of minis I've ever seen from a single purchase..
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Hooray, more Bones owners for me to be envious of! Seriously, though, I can't wait to see what you do with this stuff! Between you and Grim, I hope to see enough to put together a 'shopping list' for B2 stuff.
An odd request, but did you get a troll in there, one holding a large axe in its right hand? I'm looking at that for LotR Troll conversion base. This chap, which I read somewhere would be converted in B2:
Spoiler:
If you have him, could I trouble you for a scale shot with some 28mm minis?
2015/03/03 10:56:23
Subject: Re:A grim, dark hobby blog of GW and Mantic dollies
Nope the troll I got was River Troll style. Quite how Reaper pulled that off without getting their ass kicked I don't know. But it's a damn sight bigger!
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Legion: Dark Angels 
