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Easing myself back into a painting groove, since I've been away for over a week. I decided to paint something fairly simple, so I did another Death Guard loyalist. I tried something new with him and used Army Painter's washes. They actually worked very nicely in conjunction with my wet palette.


   
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California

Alright, so I've been pretty quiet with the updates lately. That's because I've begun work on my Knight army. So, expect to see slower updates as I am going to be taking my time working on these. But, do expect more mecha from me! There may be a few Stormcast thrown in here and there, too.

First, I should probably point that my Knight army will be House Raven. I figured I'd start off somewhat easier with a pair of Armigers I got from Highlord Tamburlaine through a trade.

Here's the first, though both were painted using Duncan's tips from Warhammer TV.









For Armiger 2, I decided to go with an asymmetrical scheme.









it may be a little hard to tell, but both Armigers have been inked and highlighted. The highlights kind of blend in in the pics because the highlight colors I used are very close to their base colors. They're visible in person though. The thing I'm most pleased about though was my freehand Keep Inviolate symbol that House Raven uses. Highlord Tamburlaine didn't have the decal sheet, so I had to freehand it on both Armigers.



the nezt step in this project will be to begin assembly of my Questoris Knights.

   
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California

So, you may have noticed that I haven't posted much lately. Well, that's because I've been slowly working on my Imperial Knights. I got one of three completely finished. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get any pics of it yet. There's been some life stuff as well, like getting laid off that are kind of messing with my hobbying. Needless to say, there's other things I need to be focusing my time on right now. Annoyingly, it also means I can't go spending money willy-nilly on shiny new models. I'll have to get some store credit at the flgs for that. And wouldn't you know it, my primer right ran out right now, too. So, even if I wanted to work on some new figures, I can't. Thankfully, Knight #2 is already basecoated, so it's really only a matter of building it right now.

In the mean time, I did actually get some gaming in over the weekend, despite everything. On Saturday night, Highlord Tamburlaine and I tried out One Page Rules' Grimdark Future: Skirmish rules. It was pretty fun and, surprisingly, I actually managed to win. We had a skirmish between Tamburlaine's Space Marines versus my Guardsmen. 4 guys for him, 8 for me. Most of my guys were armed with shotguns, two had rifles, and one had a plasma rifle. My Guard could barely do any damage to the marines though. At best, I was able to keep his guys pinned and keep them from scoring objectives. They did get lucky and kill an Assault Marine though. I think the game could be improved a bit from either including some form of grouped fire ability or reactions.

Here's some "blah" pictures from it. Tamburlaine probably has better ones.



https://www.dakkadakka.com/gallery/969074-Grimdark%20Future%20game.html



And yes, that terrain is all unpainted. That's all on Highlord Tamburlaine.

On Sunday, Highlord Tamburlaine, our cousin, and BobtheInquisitor all got together at Brookhurst Hobbies to do some gaming. We wound up playing Last Night on Earth where we were resoundingly trounced by our cousin, who was playing the zombies.

Look at this cruddy picture!



Following that, we did another game of Grimdark Future: Skirmish. This time, a four player free-for-all.



Another cruddy picture that doesn't show very much. I used my Death Guard, 3 Plague Marines and a Plague Lord in Terminator armor, our cousin used my Thousand Sons, 3 Rubrics and a Sorcerer. BobtheInquisitor used Custodes, 2 Custodians and a single Sister of Silence, and Highlord Tamburlaine used Mechanicus. I'm actually not entirely sure what he had since they almost all got killed early into the game. He made the mistake of deploying his troops in direct line of sight of our cousin's guys and then didn't put them into any cover. They were very quickly picked off by our cousin's sorcerer and his heretical magic. In fact, by the end of the game, Highlord Tamburlaine ended up with only one Skitarii left. I nearly won the match by taking two of the four objectives, but at the last minute, BobtheInquisitor's Sister of Silence (who until then had only managed to fall off the roof of a building) got into contact with my Plague Lord and contested the final objective, leaving the game a three-way tie. For once, I actually played somewhat tactically and managed to not take a single loss.

   
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That sister of silence had all the grace and dignity of a reporter stomping grapes.. It was shameful, but I couldn't stop laughing at my team who took more damage from falling on their faces than from enemy fire.

Oh and, "Now wait just a minute!"

   
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California

I'm not gottd at finding a good place to take photos of big kits like the Knights, so these pics will have to do.

Here's the first of my House Raven Knights.




   
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The knight looks great Barzam, looking forward to seeing the next one

My P&M Shenanigans (40k mostly atm)

Diary of a Inquisitor (Other Sci fi in 40k fluff and Pics)
 
   
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California

Just a minor update, really. Slowly progressing on the second Questoris Knight. I found out last night though that I only have one of the disc magnets left that I need in order to magnetize the arms. So, that's going to slow things down until I can get more.

Here's the progress so far though.



I'll take him home so I can do some touchup sprays, then start hitting the brass sections, start paiting the other details, like the cabeling, and then hit it with a wash. Once I get there, I can start on the armor panels.

In the meantime, I've painted up some Bones figures to sell, but there doesn't seem to be any interest in them. Some were ones I've painted before, so I won't bore anyone with repeat pictures. I'll just post the new ones.

Elf Mage.



Halfling Cook



Dude is so dinky! He doesn't even remotely compare to my metal one from Alternative Armies.

Dwarf Ranger



Yes, I did paint his eyes



And I just got this in the mail today from my other brother in Japan. Bandai's stupidly web exclusive standard Efreet from Cross Dimension 0079


   
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The Questoris Knight is a regular plastic Knight core + FW armor & weapons, right?

   
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California

No, the Questoris Class also contains the bog standard plastic kits. I wish I had one of those Forgeworld ones though. The plan is to make this guy into a Knight Crusader.

   
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Still prefer the Kai to that Efreet.

Said it before, but I like that Elf Mage. You went in a totally different direction with it than I did mine.

Of course mine already sold though, so

I may get another to paint up like yours though.

Poorly lit photos of my ever- growing collection of completely unrelated models!

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/627383.page#7436324.html
Watch and listen to me ramble about these minis before ruining them with paint!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmCB2mWIxhYF8Q36d2Am_2A 
   
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California

Well, it's not like that Elf is hard to paint up or anything.

I completed my Knight Incantor of the Hallowed Knights yesterday. This is the guy who came with the "Getting Started" AOS magazine. He's a cool looking figure, but for some reason, I was having a hard time getting motivated to finish him. Thankfully, he's now done and ready for Skirmish games and I can move on to other projects.


   
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California

Updating with some new figures I've painted.

I felt like painting something blue, so I grabbed an old Raging Heroes Iron Empire figure and painted her up.




Now, probably more interesting, I've fished out some old Anvil Industries Black-Ops Marines from my Pile 'O Shame that I'd started a while back and never finished. I decided it was high time to actually paint them. Some I'd already started painting, and they just got a retouch. There's a few more that need retouching and some need to be repainted entirely.





You'll notice they're on 25mm bases. That's how long I've had these guys unfinished. I got them before the Marines got their bases scaled up! Dude with the Combi-Bolter does have the rifle magnetized, so I can swap out the attachment. He's carrying a grenade launcher with a scope and laser sight attached on his back. I figure when I'm done painting these guys and retouching the old ones into Raptors, I should have two five-man squads that will make very nice Sternguard Raptors.

In addition to the Sternguard, I can also now add an Apothecary to my Raptors.



Naturally, this guy came in the Forgeworld Apothecary set, which has another figure. He's now attached to my Death Guard, giving me a full Command Squad, now.


   
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Here's a little something to share. Any of you ever hear of Laserburn? Laserburn is basically the proto-40k, created by Bryan Ansell in the early 80s. This was what existed before Rogue Trader and it contains many elements that would eventually make their way into 40k. Space Marines, the Imperium, Power Armor, Dreadnought Armor (actually Terminator armor), Conversion Beamers, Bolters, hell, even the Redemptionists. Although, the Redemptionists of Laserburn are a bit different from the ones that eventually found their way into 40k. The bit I find odd about the rules for Laserburn though is that it's more of an RPG than it is a miniature wargame. The game did have miniatures made, though they were 15mm. At some point, Alternative Armies bought the molds for those figures and produces them now. They have a very different feel from what we would eventually see in 40k. They feel a lot more pulpy. Almost like something out of 2000AD.

I have a few more of these guys awaiting paint on the worktable, but I figured I'd post the ones I've finished.

Here's a Space Marine with a grenade launcher.



a Space Marine with a Heavy Bolter



a Space Marine with a "Support Bolter," which I think is actually just a regular Bolter.



This guy is listed as a Space Marine crewman. He's the only one sculpted in a marching pose though. I believe the weapon he's carrying is actually supposed to be a las rifle.



Lastly, we have this rather goofy looking fellow that is listed as a Space Marine in Powered Armor. I believe this is actually supposed to be Dreadnought Armor since it doesn't look that different from the figure actually listed as being in Dreadnought Armor. About the only difference is the helmet.



It's interesting to note, all of these guys have what appear to be jump packs on. Imagine if Terminators got to use jump packs today. Like I said though, I have a few more of these guys on my table awaiting paint, including a guy with a Conversion Beamer. It doesn't look anything like today's Conversion Beamers, but it's neat to know that the weapon existed back even before 40k was 40k. The rules for it are even the same!

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"Terminator" Armor is "Tactical Dreadnought Armor".

2E was definitely a wargame, but wasn't RT still more of a RPG than a wargame?

   
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California

The term "Terminator" just wasn't used in Laserburn. From all I've heard about Rogue Trader, it was still very much a weird mix of tabletop miniature game and an RPG. Laserburn definitely feels like it's a pure pen and paper RPG that just happens to be playable with miniatures. It's interesting. Some of the rules in Laserburn as very simplistic and feel like they would lend themselves well to a small model count skirmish game, but then you have rules that are just bloated with charts and tables and dice rolls that would have no place in a miniature wargame. But yeah, 40k's roots are very much visible in Laserburn.

   
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Liking the anvil dudes, they do make good veterans.

I remember those laserburn figures, also remember buying them at ridiculous prices like 20p

cyborks & flyboyz : http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/300067.page
heretical ramblings : http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/302773.page
imperial preachings : http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/303365.page
Da Waaagh-ky Races : http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/325045.page
Briancj: You have the Mek Taint, MT, and the only thing we can do is watch in horror/amazement.

 
   
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California

Well, you'll be pleased to know that they haven't gone up in price very much since then. They're only 40p per figure.

Not much of an update today. I feel like I've really slowed down and can't quite muster up the enthusiasm to get stuff painted. But, I'm still chugging along. Only got two figures done since the last update.

a metal Reaper Kulathi.



And another Black-Ops Raptor.



I do realize I forgot to paint his shoulder badge. I need to fix that.

I think part of my lack of enthusiasm has been due to my new can of primer deciding to come out chunky. I haven't even had that can a month and it's decided to do that. Talk about discouraging.

   
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Shake that can up good and proper like a maraca.

Interesting choice of colors on the Reaper alien. Hadn't thought of doing it like that.

Poorly lit photos of my ever- growing collection of completely unrelated models!

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/627383.page#7436324.html
Watch and listen to me ramble about these minis before ruining them with paint!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmCB2mWIxhYF8Q36d2Am_2A 
   
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California

I did. It was still coming out a bit grainy. I should be able to get the final few Black-Ops Marines done pretty soon.

   
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Alright, just finished up four more Black-Ops Raptors this morning. There's about three more of my old ones that I just need to touch up.

Here's the squad sergeant. He's actually one I'd fully finished a long while back and even posted. But, I needed to retouch him to bring him in line with my Raptors. So, new coat of paint, actually finished his basing, repaired his broken pointing finger, and voila!



And this guy actually finishes up my Combi-Bolter guys.



Both he and the sergeant have plasma attachments, though they are magnetized, so I can swap them around if I want to.

Then we have two more standard Bolter guys. Both of these had been painted in camo schemes, but I did a crappy job way back when I first got them. So, they got stripped and were given a nice matte green scheme and markings to go along with everyone else.





Now, all together, I only have 9 guys that I would count as Sternguard. Somewhere along the lines, two of my Black-Ops figures went missing. One's been replaced with a figure made of all sorts of bits, and the other slot is still very much open. I suppose maybe I could use this robot to fill it. This guy is an Assassin robot from RBJ Miniatures. I somehow got him thrown in with my very small purchase from their drone Kickstarter.



Lastly, we have a simple Reaper Barbarian I picked up over the weekend.


   
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Wouldn't it be more effective to run your Raptors as Deathwatch for a Kill Team?

Seems like with the combi weapons and stuff you'd get more bang for your buck.

Poorly lit photos of my ever- growing collection of completely unrelated models!

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/627383.page#7436324.html
Watch and listen to me ramble about these minis before ruining them with paint!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmCB2mWIxhYF8Q36d2Am_2A 
   
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California

To be honest, I was actually thinking of using a slightly modified Deathwatch figure to fill that last missing figure. I could probably run them as Deathwatch if I wanted to. The only real problem is their bases. I would need to get some kind of base adapter.

   
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I honestly doubt the base would be that big of issue- I've got plenty still on 25mm bases. With weapon and limb overhang I doubt it will be a problem, and I don't see them surviving long in close combat with most of my stuff... provided my figures can make it to hand- to- hand.

Poorly lit photos of my ever- growing collection of completely unrelated models!

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/627383.page#7436324.html
Watch and listen to me ramble about these minis before ruining them with paint!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmCB2mWIxhYF8Q36d2Am_2A 
   
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California

Wow! It's been ten days since I last updated. As I said before, I've been working very slowly on my second House Raven Knight. He's done now. Fully painted and based. I'm just waiting on some spare Raven decals from Highlord Tamburlaine. Then It's finally on to the Dominus Knight.

I've been working on a few Bones and Deep Cuts/Nolzur's figures as well while I've been doing the Knight. I just finished three up last night.

Here's a Paladin



a luxurious lizardman



and a Werebear, which I actually really like.


   
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I like the bear. Your Dragonborn colors aren't doing it for me, but that's probably due to me liking the paint job I gave that guy a bit more.

Poorly lit photos of my ever- growing collection of completely unrelated models!

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/627383.page#7436324.html
Watch and listen to me ramble about these minis before ruining them with paint!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmCB2mWIxhYF8Q36d2Am_2A 
   
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SoCal, USA!

Ha, that bear is great!

   
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Awesome werebear!
   
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California

Well, I can finally say, I've finished all of my Knights. And I mean finished. They're decal'd up and everything. It's just a matter of taking photos. This was a slow project, but I'm glad it's finally finished.

In the process of finishing said Knights, I also managed to slap some paint on a couple miniatures.

Here's a Bones priest? Friar? Cleric? What would he be classed as?



Shame he's got that huge seam on his side.

I also painted a Rezolution figure. Yeah. I don't know much about Rezolution except that a lot of the figures were ass ugly, there was a surprisingly good Deckard figure, and it had some bizarre aesthetics for some of the factions. Oh, and alien bondage fetish vampire demons. And zombies!

This figure is a mercenary, and I bet she was supposed to be the start of a new faction. She's called an Emissary of the Empire, and there's two sculpts. The other one is posed firing the gun on the end of the staff.



I don't know what the Empire is exactly or why their emissaries dress like pulpy Egyptian priestesses, but she looks like she'd make a good Thousand Sons allied Psyker. And yes, I painted her eyes.

   
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California

More randomness.

I finished the other Dragonborn that came in that set.



And I painted up the other two figures I got from RBJ's Drone Kickstarter. A Controller and a Schnauzer-bot.





The S.T.A.R. Trooper controller was painted in industrial colors to match my other one that I'd done (I really need to paint the rest of them). For the Schnauzer, I wanted something that looked more like a Search & Rescue robot. Somebody at RBJ really likes Schnauzers, because with just about every release, they put out a new one.

   
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It's probably the lighting, but that dragonman's shield looks like milk chocolate. Specifically, it looks like the chocolate layer on one of those "petit ecolier" schoolboy cookies. Mmmmm, cookies.


What company is RBJ?

   
 
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