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Finally! I've finished off the scout squad!

It was a slog, these last two models were more than a little trying. I've gotta say I DO NOT enjoy painting scouts. They're great models, and I like them on the table top and their look for sure, but painting them is a stone cold son of a .

That said, here's the last two models, starting with the most recently finished 5th member of the squad:







This one came out the 'worst' of the five I think. I rushed it and got a little sloppy with it, but it matches up with the rest of the squad just fine and I'm happy with it. Last thing I'll do is get decals for the squad soon and get them added on.

The 4th squad member and second most recently completed:







Now, we move on to some assault marines and a Storm Raven!

More pictures to come soon, stay tuned. Take it easy for now guys.

-Red__Thirst-

I can't wait to see how your flying toaster comes out Red. I love the rules for the thing, but it looks a bit silly to me.

Looking good dude! Really great job on the Scouts.

EDC

Thanks guys for the ever frequent and always kind support and feedback!

I've taken last night and re-evaluated my next few projects, and lined out what I want to do over the next few weeks/months.

Priority is going to be put on getting my Storm Raven painted and tabletop ready. Along side that, I want to work on a 5 man assault squad, and the last half of my 10 man tactical squad (5 models, one flamer and 4x bolter marines. These three projects should square me away for a good bit, especially the Storm Raven.

After that, I've got a few special projects I want to work on. I have both Dante, and Mephiston that need to be repainted (Mephiston has had some general work done already but has been placed on the back burner.)

In addition, I'm going to be working on a Sanguinary Guard Ancient that I've got the bits for, as well as another fun side project I pieced together last night and got the bits settled for.

Captain Aedus Sendini, armed with an alternative weapons loadout: Thunder Hammer and Inferno Pistol!

Once again, I'll be using mostly Sanguinary Guard bits, (torso, legs, jump pack, head) but I'll be using the Death Company Thunder Hammer (held in both hands) along with a holstered pistol to represent the inferno pistol and more unique shoulder pads.

Really looking forward to getting started on these projects. Stay tuned for more info soon.

Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

Ooh, Sendini might be getting another face lift? Color me intrigued

Definitely get that Storm Raven painted up, I used it in a game for the first time in 8th Ed last night and it was totally epic! Hands down the MvP, possibly followed by my missile launcher Devs!

EDC

I currently find myself at an impasse. I don't know if I want to take the time to really detail paint the interior of the Storm Raven, or if I want to do a basic pass at it and leave it be, or if I want to just seal the thing up completely so the interior is not visible to truly expedite the painting process.

Leaning toward the middle option and do a basic pass. I want this thing on the table sooner rather than later. I've already gotten the twin assault cannon turret completely finished up (using an alternative assault cannon turret, from the front of a land raider, as I cannot stand the twin assault cannon turret that comes stock on it) and am now working on some of the fiddly bits (vector engines, light bits, before beginning the initial assembly process and starting to work on getting the base coat of red down on the model.

More to come soon in any event. Look forward to some pictures in short order.

Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

I would honestly just skip on painting the interior. 99% of your opponents will never get to see the inside of your Storm Raven, so doing it would just be for you to look at when you're at home admiring your excellently painted minis.

I'd do a basic job on the interior just for the sake of it and to make it at least fit in with the exterior.

Would that be Sendini MK4 or Sendini MK3.5 if/when you build him up with the Thunder Hammer?

It'll be Sendini Mark IV. Similar bits, but just armed a little differently. If anyone deserves to have multiple variants for differing weapons, it should be the guy who is known as the 'Keeper of the Arsenal'.

His default wargear will be a relic blade and a hand flamer unless he knows he's about to be facing something a little larger than normal, at which point he switches over to a thunder hammer and inferno pistol before dropping into battle from on high.

Now to get cracking on this storm raven a little more before bed. Take it easy for now guys.

-Red__Thirst-

Just whatever you do, don't end up like me. I seriously have enough Captains to lead over half of the Ultramarines companies into battle.

 War Kitten wrote:
Just whatever you do, don't end up like me. I seriously have enough Captains to lead over half of the Ultramarines companies into battle.

Nothing wrong with that War Kitten, can't go wrong with lots of Ultramarines Captains Actually that reminds me I still need to build up my Captain Galenus of the Ultramarines 5th, keep getting distracted with other stuff

 Adamski Alders wrote:

 War Kitten wrote:
Just whatever you do, don't end up like me. I seriously have enough Captains to lead over half of the Ultramarines companies into battle.

Nothing wrong with that War Kitten, can't go wrong with lots of Ultramarines Captains Actually that reminds me I still need to build up my Captain Galenus of the Ultramarines 5th, keep getting distracted with other stuff

The bright side is that with my new Mantis Warriors project that I'm trying to start up, I'll already have a Captain to lead them into battle!

 Adamski Alders wrote:

 War Kitten wrote:
Just whatever you do, don't end up like me. I seriously have enough Captains to lead over half of the Ultramarines companies into battle.

Nothing wrong with that War Kitten, can't go wrong with lots of Ultramarines Captains Actually that reminds me I still need to build up my Captain Galenus of the Ultramarines 5th, keep getting distracted with other stuff

Do it, Adamski! Aedus needs his biker bro to charge into battle with.

Slow progress being made here. More updates to come when I get something more tangible.

Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

 Red__Thirst wrote:

 Adamski Alders wrote:

 War Kitten wrote:
Just whatever you do, don't end up like me. I seriously have enough Captains to lead over half of the Ultramarines companies into battle.

Nothing wrong with that War Kitten, can't go wrong with lots of Ultramarines Captains Actually that reminds me I still need to build up my Captain Galenus of the Ultramarines 5th, keep getting distracted with other stuff

Do it, Adamski! Aedus needs his biker bro to charge into battle with.

You know, I've got so many ideas for Captain Galenus I forgot that my original idea was to have him on a Bike

No pictures this update, but the next one will have something rest assured.

Progress is being made on ye ole storm raven. I have recently found that my big brush is, sadly, defunct, so I'm having to use smaller brushes to do large work. I'll be stopping at my LGS to pick up a big brush to replace the aged one I've just trashed last night.

I'm doing a lot of masking tape work, getting things spraypainted and doing batches of the model with that in preparation for a hand painted layer of paint, then doing detail work.

I'm going to fully paint/finish the Hull first, as that's the largest, most complex, and biggest portion of the model and will take the longest to get everything buttoned up. Then the tail section will follow once that's all finished, then each wing to finish things up.

More updates to follow. Once the hull is completely assembled, I'll post a picture of it here for folks to see.

Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

Looking forward to it Red, I'll be interested to see how you do the red on it since I'm thinking of starting a Blood Ravens army, so the process might be helpful to me.

 War Kitten wrote:
Looking forward to it Red, I'll be interested to see how you do the red on it since I'm thinking of starting a Blood Ravens army, so the process might be helpful to me.

I use Army Painter brand Dragon Red spray paint to get a solid base coat down on the model over the bare plastic. Once that's dry, I go in with one to two (usually just one) hand painted coat of slightly thinned Mephiston Red spray. That's how I achieve the shade of Red on my minis across the board here.

It's reasonably fast to get a good final over the majority of the model so you can then shade it and then begin detail work.

I'm having to really focus on masking off parts of the model in preparation for spraying them various colors (Off white for the interior, red for the hull and and leadbelcher for the engines.

The good news is doing it in pieces like this is helps ensure I can really get good detail work done across the board and make sure the model is a true centerpiece for my force.

I'll be working on it more over the next several days, updates pending once I have the hull put together.

Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

Keep plugging away RT. Looking forward to it.

I've painted 3 Storm Ravens to table top standard by using an airbrush, which was still pretty torturous, really can't imagine doing it up hand

EDC

 evildrcheese wrote:
Keep plugging away RT. Looking forward to it.

I've painted 3 Storm Ravens to table top standard by using an airbrush, which was still pretty torturous, really can't imagine doing it up hand

EDC

Yea, it's turning in to quite a project. I wish I had an airbrush, but I'll make due. At the level I plan to paint it up to, I doubt I'll get a second one. The good news is I'll be able to tackle armor with it fairly effectively with it. A twin multimela, twin assault cannon, and two wing mounted stormstrike missile launchers should hopefully put good damage on target.

I can't wait to get it on the tabletop soon. Gotta get a little more work done on the interior, and then I can hopefully get started on the exterior fuselage of this beast.

Look forward to more updates soon. Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

I've thankfully been able to get by so far with my Ultramarines with mostly brush painting, but then again I haven't painted anything bigger than a Rhino.

So I have a brief news update to share with folks here. A pleasant and all together unexpected surprise arrived today in the mail.

A new in box Storm Raven, and Blood Angels dreadnought!

After recovering from the initial surprise and befuddlement, I checked the return address and found a good friend who formerly lived in the area and who moved away a few years ago was the sender. We stay in touch as he is often in the area here for work and see each other still semi regularly. I messaged him, thanking him for the items and asking after the arrival of the models. He explained he had purchased both in order to start a small Flesh Tearers army in the past, but had decided to forgo the project recently and forwarded me the two models he figured I could use. So, that said, I now have a Death Company Dreadnought and a second Storm Raven added to the painting queue!

I'm going to need more Mephiston Red...

Next update will have pictures I hope. Just wanted to share the good news on the model front.

Take it easy for now.

-Red__Thirst-

Hey, decided to check in on your blog since we last talked. I was the one starting an all metal Blood Angels Battle Company. Your stuff is looking great! Just finishing buying the Company, I am going to have to start up a blog too! Keep up the good work man, hope your ready for me to bug you with questions!

 NH Gunsmith wrote:
Hey, decided to check in on your blog since we last talked. I was the one starting an all metal Blood Angels Battle Company. Your stuff is looking great! Just finishing buying the Company, I am going to have to start up a blog too! Keep up the good work man, hope your ready for me to bug you with questions!

Bug away man!

I'm always happy to help when I can and best of luck with your battle company! Can't wait to follow along with your progress once you get your blog started up!

Thanks for the kind words, and following along also. I'm going to try and keep making steady, if not slow, progress if I can. Hopefully I'll have the hull of this storm raven finished up soon (next weekend) so I can start on the tail and wings and have it ready to go by the end of the month, fingers crossed.

Take it easy for now Gunsmith

-Red__Thirst-

That's quite the pleasant surprise for you Red! I wish my friends would send me some stuff for my Ultramarines. Or maybe a few things for my upcoming Blood Raven army...

Finally, a tangible update!

First, some good news, my FLGS's first ever terrain day went off swimmingly. I'm happy to say I organized it, and by the end of the day we had somewhere in the neighborhood of 25 new pieces of terrain constructed and/or basecoated black for near future use! Quite pleased with the progress for certain! I'll try and get pictures of the fun up for folks here later. For now, on to the real meat and potatoes of the update.

Progress of a sort I can actually share has been made on Ye Ole Storm Raven. I've just finished getting the red finished up over the entirety of the Raven's fuselage. I'll be moving on to ink work next.



Here's the already finished (alternative) Twin Assault Cannon top turret:



And last but not least the front 'head lamp' assemblies that are also both painted and installed (Painted them separately then installed them after basecoating the hull red)





Next step will be inking, and adding some decals, then I'll begin work on the nose weapon, and cockpit/pilot assembly. Once that's all finished and assembled, I'll move on to the side doors, and get them installed to have the fuselage fairly close to finished up.
Then, after the fuselage is ready, I'll get the tail section spray painted red, then detail painted and attached to the fuselage. The final steps will then be each wing, which will be assembled individually and attached once all completed.

It's a beast of a model, and I'm enjoying it as it's very different from painting infantry as I have been. I'm taking lessons learned on this one for the second storm raven when I get around to putting it together. I'm going to need to work on infantry like a fiend though once this one is finished, as I have a decided lack of bodies for 8th edition and very much need to correct this in short order.

That said, thanks for looking and following along you guys. See you next update, and take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-

That red coverage is beautifully done and I finally see what you meant about the Razorback Turret addition.

Looking good . Really smooth coverage of the red.

Nice surprise getting a secobd SR in the post! Indeed Sanguinius has blessed you!

EDC

Hi Red__Thirst, just read through your blog and there's some good stuff going on. I really like the AC Razorback turret on the Storm Raven: much better than the original servitor operated one (consider the idea pinched!).

 Elnibbus wrote:
Hi Red__Thirst, just read through your blog and there's some good stuff going on. I really like the AC Razorback turret on the Storm Raven: much better than the original servitor operated one (consider the idea pinched!).

Pinch away sir! The storm raven turret mount spot needs just a little shaving to make the turret fit correctly so you know (I was able to take my hobby knife and make small shaves around the inner rim and after a few passes it fit flawlessly). I'm going to need at least 3 more of those turrets for my other storm raven and a pair of eventual razorbacks I hope to be able to run. We shall see.

Thanks for the words of encouragement also Much obliged!

Take it easy.

-Red__Thirst-