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"I'm old Terran, boy. I've seen galaxies disemboweled, stars choke and die on their own blood. Your threats don't concern me overmuch. Now lay still, before I nick something decidedly more vital."
~Kyvr Nok, Primus Medicae 28th Company

I've played 40k since the day 3rd edition came out, though I'm kinda dating myself there. Starting with eldar, rapidly moving to Salamanders (back when they had initiative 3 and no speeders!) I finally found my true love in the NIghtlords. Sadistic, with an alluring broken nobility, I diligently painted them as well as my 14yr old self could. Simon Spurrier supercharged my NL love affair shortly thereafter, and I promised myself I'd improve like a champ. It's been an on and off sort of deal (since I'm obviously not at a 15 year experience level with painting) but I've never forgotten where I really started 40k.

I've had a fun little plog on the B&C for awhile now. I thought I would migrate some of the best points over here to both keep me motivated and to get a second opinion as I learn to paint and model more skillfully. I've got a few fun conversions, and some actual paint going now. I'll be improving that, getting some fun fluffy bits happening, and generally making a mini-nuisance of myself ^_^

Feel free to make with helpful criticisms and tips to improve.


The 28th Company of the Nightlords: Saeva Nocte

Praetor of the 28th, Jhadek Redcrow








And him before paint.



Primus Medicae of the 28th, Kyvr Nok









And pre-paint.



Invigilator, "Redemptor" Varkaviel





Forgefather He'ghan the Iron Night







Legion Champion, Hellbrom Keth





My Command Squad Bodyguard with Combat Shields, Artificer Armor and Chainglaives:

Standard Bearer






Combi Plasma!







Other guy!





The Air Support of the 28th Company

Fireraptor Gunship: The Noctis Nix






Storm Eagle: Venator Domino







And a size comparison!

Looking great! Is the assembly of the fireraptor a improvement over the storm egal?

How do you feel for the ch kit?

Thanks Lock!

To answer your questions:

1.) The Fire Raptor is *much* better to assemble than the Storm Eagle. I think that FW learned a lot with that kit and took pains to make the Fire Raptor more user friendly. The only real problem I ran into is in the fuselage. It's a bit long, so the resin can get a bit warped which makes some of the connections finicky. Nothing a bit of pinning couldn't fix though. That's it aside from a bit of general gap filling here and there.

2.) I'm not as big a fan of the Chapter House kit as I thought I'd be. Admittedly this is my first big CH kit, so I don't have much to compare it with in their line. But while they're both based on the Stormraven, you can really tell a difference between FW and CH in this instance. There isn't a whole lot to the CH kit, and it is a tad flimsy. Unfortunately there's a bit more gap filling to be done even though the FW kit is a much bigger end result as well. You do have to pay for the FW quality, but I think it'd be worth it in this instance. The FW kit is so much larger and more involved, I feel like you end up with a much more substantial model as a result.

Don't get me wrong thou, with the work put into it though, I do kinda like my little MKII Chubby pattern Stormeagle.

$31 for CH kit + $69 for ebay Stormraven + $6 for some Vendetta Rocket Pods VS $174 for the FW Stormeagle (thats including FW's 15% shipping), so I suppose its up to you to make the choice ^_^

Hey guys! New painted stuff.

Dreadnought!





Master of Signal





Old School Moritat









Second Praetor. This one goes with my terminators, hence the larger base. Also it gave me room to space his stance out.









That Vigilator from higher up. Now with paint!





My first librarian. Divination, very apropos for Nightlords





My second librarian. This one is probably a biomancer.









My first "rank and file" marine. I set myself a 60min painting limit.







My legion champion, complete with Thunderhammer(axe).









Let me know what you guys think! I'm always happy to hear new techniques and criticisms to help me improve.