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Working on the last 10 hounds and the last 5 furies now.



Hopefully I can finish them before I go away for my vacation. After that it's Nurgle time!

I also had fun at a tournament this weekend, doing pretty well with my all-Khorne list.
2 Bloodthirsters
2 Daemon Princes
1 Skullcannon
30 bloodletters
20 flesh hounds

One thing I've learned though.. even bloodthirsters hate Mindshackle Scarabs.


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I also spent some time toying with my camera. I took a whole lot of pictures of my collection some time ago, but lighting was bad (inside on my gaming table) and with the flash firing it washed out a lot of detail/colour.

Compare:

to:


or

to:


Still a lot I have to learn about photography.

Awesome LoC and Fatey!

Thanks, Tzeentch will be after I finish my Nurgle army, so it will be a while yet.

With that I'm finished with Khorne...

Well, not quite. I forgot I had to paint another musician/standard bearer for my Bloodletters. I also have another Herald on Juggernaut planned, but need to find another metal herald itself (I do have a spare Juggernaut). Ebay it is! I should be able to finish the musician/banner bearer today/tomorrow. Then it's Nurgle time-ah!

I got distracted while painting my last 2 bloodletters...Had it lying about primed and ready. Combination of a pin and magnets for the arm sockets. Also had to magnetise the weapons themselves to get all the options.




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Can't stop now!

Some more work done:


By Khaine, so many gemstones!

And done:





I may put on some transfers (especially on the 'skirt' sections) or free-hand the Alaitoc sword+crescent moon. Also need to finish the other weapon options. Then after the break, it's back to daemons!

Done with the last bloodletters:



Just a little touch-up (these closeups always reveal too many imperfections...) and I have 4 squads of bloodletters finished (well 2 big ones that can split into 4).

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With my vacation starting next saturday I decided to start Nurgle after that. In the meantime I had some stuff lying about. On the previous page I posted pictures of the Forgeworld stuff I'd bought (3 flyers). One has been painted already but the other 2 will receive attention this week.

Starting with the Voss Pattern Lightning, which I will use as an Avenger Strike Fighter:


To assist with its dual role I used a lot of magnets. First the air intake:


With the handily provided recessed area it was very easy to magnetise both the turbine fan and the bolt cannon:



The bolt cannon is made from a kit by Machinator (also on these forums I think) and he makes a very nice Fellblade conversion kit. Luckily he also sells the bits separately. The Vulcan Mega Bolter stand-ins he sells fit perfectly side by side:

Pinned together and with magnets they fit snugly.

The Lightning has 6 missiles but the Avenger only has 2 weapon mounts (apart from the Lascannons):

With this I can swap out all the missiles for autocannons, missile pods, etc..

(Missile pre-flattening of the metal bit)

(Autocannon with magnet)

Last but not least, FW provides a clear cupola again:

It came with a huge gate attached and the material is brittle so care is needed separating them. Only a little bubble on one of the edges, for the rest it was very clear.

Overall I was pleased with the quality of casting. Almost everything fit snugly. Only a small gap between the wings/hulls need to be filled:

Did most of the work on the hull/outside:



Just need to finish the weapon options (missiles, autocannons) and the pilot now.

This is how it compares to the original Avenger Strike Fighter:

Woah. Brilliant work throughout the thread. Really nice stuff that shows a lot of attention to detail.

Thanks, I think I'm improving slowly but steadily. My biggest bane is the need to finish things quickly so I can play with them!

Did some work on the pilot's seat and console:

SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBBED!! I may actually have subbed already but just to be sure
SUUUUUBBED!

Awesome work.
Love the SoB stuff.

Cheers. I've basically finished it now.
Replaced the bog standard Imperial Navy pilot with a Sister of course:



Once it all dries (especially the base) and I've coated it with varnish I'll post a last picture.

Next up: Eldar Phoenix Bomber

Well, it's all done now.

It can server 2 roles, first as an Avenger Strike Fighter:


And swapping the weapons/intake back to original, as a Voss Pattern Lightning:



Next up:


I was surprised how few parts these older forgeworld models have compared to the new ones. Apart from the pilots, you only have the engine exhaust, 4 small tail fins and the pulse laser. Unfortunately, this one didn't come with a flying stand adapter (really FW, you drop the ball there, you don't even mention on the website you get a new flying stand with the older flyers). So I had to make something myself.

I made a small flat box out of plasticard, filled it with green-stuff and stuck the flying stand end in it (liberally lubed with water) to make an impression. I then used 4 pins to attach the bit to the flyer, but leaving enough space so the pulse-laser can fit in between. Basically the same as my Nightwing earlier in this thread, but with more DIY!

Some work done:

Some nice SoB stuff here too

Thanks,

I finished the Phoenix (a week of no work before I go on vacation has spurred me on to new heights of efficiency!)





Despite being an older FW model it still has a lot of details to paint. The downside is that the hull was one big piece of resin and it took a lot of soaking in hot water and careful bending to get the wings in shape. Making them 100% symmetrical was beyond me however. I also wish they'd made the pilot seats bigger. It's very cramped and especially the covers don't fit very well. It took a lot of shaving/fitting to get it right (and I did take off too much at a few corners..) The clear plastic canopies are horrible too. The resin gap where they were supposed to broke off during washing so I had to improvise...

In the last picture you can see the solution I had for the fact that these old models aren't built for the flying stand.

Since I still have today and tomorrow, I figured I'd get started on my plaguebearers after all.
I painted one as a test:



Was quite simple. Gretchin Green base, then washed with Anthonian Camoshade. High-lighted with Scorpion Green. Bone sections Rakarth Flesh, then Ushabti and high-lighted white. But I'm not sol, it looks a bit flat.


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I brightened him up a little and started on the other 9 plaguebearers:




I love these models. While the wash dries I carefully clean the places it pools too much. I want a fairly noticeable shadow but now unsightly blotches of wash.

I think these guys came in like 15 or 20 different sculpts. I'm going to see if I have enough different ones to make a unit of 20 unique ones.

you could have puss or ooze leaking from the sores/cuts. That would add some flavor.

Hmm, that's an idea. I'll have to think up some way to make it realistic though.

Sadly I only found 15 different sculpts, so my units will have some duplication in them.

I'm planning 2 units of 20 each, with a separate command squad for each too. One unit + command in the above scheme.

The other will be in a contrasting, more sickly grey-ish theme.

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Hmm, that's an idea. I'll have to think up some way to make it realistic though.

Sadly I only found 15 different sculpts, so my units will have some duplication in them.

I'm planning 2 units of 20 each, with a separate command squad for each too. One unit + command in the above scheme.

The other will be in a contrasting, more sickly grey-ish theme.

could use small dabs of superglue or water effects painted with clear paints and/or inks then give the ooze a varnish coat.

Some further work done:





Did I mention I really like these sculpts? The wizened faces, the slightly comic expressions. The new plastic ones may be better technical sculpts and more 'horrific', but I always liked the more comic demons from yesteryear (and these ones are most definitely yesteryear).

They remind me of the early 90's orks

I finished the first 20 Plaguebearers:

You can see the next 20 in the background. I'm still working on a different colour scheme for them.

Now working on the command squad:

Working on the command squad:

Started on the next 20 plaguebearers, painted a test piece first:
(left previous, right new)

Slightly lighter, but still icky. What do you guys think?

I like a lot, but where is the ooze and puss??

I tried a little with washes, shiny varnish. Wasn't really pleased with the result.

I'll have to experiment some more later!

Where did you get the Plaguebearers? also, how much were they? (I'll probably just by some new ones from my FLGS though)