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Made in us
Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain






A Protoss colony world

Hello to everyone on DakkaDakka! ZergSmasher here, and I have decided to chronicle my painting and modelling journey in a blog. First, a bit of background about my tabletop gaming history.

I have actually been tabletop gaming since 2004 when I picked up the starter set for WOTC's second Star Wars Miniatures set, Clone Strike. I used to play that game all the time with my younger brother, and eventually some of my friends got some of the minis themselves and we had some good times playing. I was always excited whenever a new set would come out (I actually bought a whole case of some of the later sets when they came out!). I also dabbled in a few other games, notably WizKids' Halo ActionClix (derived from the very popular HeroClix game), and WizKids' Pirates (didn't spend too much time on this as I found the game to be pretty bad, but the little ships were cool!). The first time I actually started painting miniatures for a game was when I picked up the Mines of Moria starter set for GW's Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game. Unfortunately, I hardly ever played the game since I couldn't get my little brother very interested in it and no one in my area was playing it either. I ended up with quite a few kits for the game, many of which are to this day just sitting in their boxes, still on the sprues, waiting to be painted or sold. I took a hiatus from gaming until my senior year in college (I graduated pretty late-long story), when I picked up the Dark Angels paint set. I had been interested in 40k for a while, but I was always intimidated by the models (they seemed way more complex than the LOTR ones, which turned out to be true) and I wasn't sure I would like the setting as much as I liked LOTR. Anyway, shortly after I got the paint set, I got the 6th edition rulebook (that thing was as heavy as many of my engineering textbooks!), my copy of Codex: Dark Angels, and the Ravenwing Battleforce box. That was in the summer of 2013. School got in the way of me being able to do much hobbying, and I never did get a game until some time after I graduated, although I did get some more minis, including the Dark Vengeance starter set that i got reasonably cheap since 7th edition had just dropped, and a Tau battleforce box (that I really just bought on a lark). My first games (and tournament!) were in September 2014, and after the tournament I was completely and totally hooked!

Currently, I am working on two of my armies, my Dark Angels Space Marines and my Chaos forces (which got a new lease on life with the release of Codex: Khorne Daemonkin). My Tau are shelved for the time being, waiting to see if the rumors are true of a new Tau release.

Well, no P&M blog would be complete without a few pics, so here they are! I will post more as I continue working, so stay tuned!
First, a couple of pictures of my workshop (aka the card table in my bedroom where I build and paint stuff!). I really could benefit from an organizer of some kind instead of the haphazard chaos you see here with WIP models and paints and tools all over the place:

I wish I knew how to make the pictures bigger, although with these it would not really improve them. My pics will get better as I learn how to use my new camera (a Polaroid iE826).

Here is a picture showing the aforementioned Tau models; as you can see, they are literally shelved (next to some MtG cards)!

As I said, stay tuned for more (and better) content!
ZergSmasher, signing off!

This message was edited 165 times. Last update was at 2020/01/08 05:24:06


My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
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Made in us
Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain






A Protoss colony world

So here is what I've built so far for my Khorne Daemonkin army:
1 Bloodthirster of Insensate Rage
1 Heldrake
1 CSM Rhino
5 Possessed (primed)
5 Raptors (currently being painted for Para's painting contest this month)
10 Bloodletters (primed)
5 Warp Talons
and all the chaos stuff from the Dark Vengeance box set (all primed).
Here's a quick pic of the bigger stuff (gotta love the new Bloodthirster model, it even looks cool unpainted I think!):


And these are the kits I have yet to even start building:

As I said, I am currently painting a squad of raptors for the May painting challenge. I am also trying to get everything assembled (currently putting together a squad of Chaos Space Marines) so I can at least use it in a game. This month's tournament at my FLGS is next weekend, so my Daemonkin will have to wait until next month to reap some blood for the blood god. This month I'll be running my Dark Angels once again (I'm going to try a greenwing gunline list with the Standard of Devastation). After the tournament, I'll probably post a battle report (in the appropriate forum) and let you all know how it went. For now,
ZergSmasher, signing off!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
 Mr_Rose wrote:
Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
 
   
Made in us
Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain






A Protoss colony world

Hello again! Just a quick WIP update. I've been busy with work and stuff lately and haven't gotten as much hobbying done as I would like , but here is a picture of what I have managed to assemble over the last couple of days:

Left to right: 2 Chaos Space Marines with bolt pistol and chainsword, Chaos Space Marine with meltagun, Daemon Prince, Dark Angels Sergeant with Combi-melta.

I've chosen to build my CSM with melee combat in mind, since there are plenty of buffs for assaults in Codex: Khorne Daemonkin. The Daemon prince is mainly for summoning purposes, although in future he could be used if I were to run a Charnel Cohort. I put together the DA sergeant (for a tournament this Saturday) using a combi-melta from the Space Marine Commander kit. That is a pretty good kit in terms of useful bits. I mainly bought the kit for the combi-weapons, but the commander figure himself will probably be built as a Company Master (I've got the wings for his helmet in the DA Company Veterans box), if I can decide on a decent loadout for him. I would have bought the Sternguard box for the combi-weapons, but that one was a lot more expensive. I might buy one eventually and build the figures as company veterans or something.
I've sure made quite a few sergeants for my DA. It helps that I built the company veterans box as a command squad, using only a few parts from the command squad kit (leaving most of the rest of the stuff in that kit for conversions, etc.), namely the apothecary bits and the banner. It also helps that I only had to use half of a tactical squad box since I had 5 extra tac marines with bolters from the paint set. Between the ones I've already mentioned and the one in the DV set, I have 2 complete tactical squads, plus three additional sergeants with different weapons (powerfist, combi-plasma, and the aforementioned combi-melta), and an additional marine so that I have all three special weapons (flamer, meltagun, plasmagun).

Today I'm going to prime some stuff (including that DA sergeant), and I also really need to get on with painting those raptors for the monthly competition. I've only painted one coat of red on them so far, they need a second coat of that before I can move on to more exciting stuff. Maybe I can go on a painting streak and get the DA sergeant painted in addition to making progress on the raptors. For now,
ZergSmasher, signing off!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
 Mr_Rose wrote:
Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
 
   
Made in us
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A Protoss colony world

Been a while since my last update, but that's because there's been very little to report. Basically finished assembling the Chaos Space Marine squad, and I've started assembling my Skull Cannon of Khorne. I am thinking of using the herald (used if the model is built as a Blood Throne) as a separate miniature, but I'll have to figure out how to base him well since his pose is pretty specific to the model. Probably put one foot on a piece of debris or something. Still not much progress on the Raptors (I guess you could call it painter's block or something), got the brass trim on one of them done, still need to do the other four. Overall, it looks hopeful that I will have my KhorneKin force ready for battle by the end of the month (assembled, not painted, I'm not that fast even without painter's block!). Good thing, too, since last weekend's tournament saw my Dark Angels get their butts royally kicked! Until next time,
ZergSmasher, signing off!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
 Mr_Rose wrote:
Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
 
   
Made in us
Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain






A Protoss colony world

Hello again, everybody! Just a quick update on my KhorneKin army. I've finished assembling the CSM squad completely, here they are:

As you can see, I chose to give them more of a CC-oriented build since that works better with the Khorne Daemonkin playstyle. The two meltaguns are there for anti-tank purposes. You might be wondering where the 10th man is. I will be using one of the Chosen from the Dark Vengeance starter set as my Aspiring Champion, so I might build the 10th man holding an icon of wrath or something (or I could make an additional aspiring champ, the possibilities are endless!). Work continues on the Raptors, its still slow going as I find myself too tired after work to paint sometimes. I still think I can finish them by the end of the month, so I remain in the painting challenge! For now,
ZergSmasher, signing off!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
 Mr_Rose wrote:
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Made in us
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A Protoss colony world

Hi again, Dakka! As those who are following the May painting contest now know, I have switched my entry to Khorne Flesh Hounds.

These look to be somewhat easier to paint. I intend to do Khorne Red for the skin, Mechanicus Standard Gray with highlights of Administratum Gray for the fur, Ushabti Bone for the teeth and spikes, and Screaming Bell with highlights for the metal collars. I may of course use other colors for any small details, but that is my basic painting plan. I am off work tomorrow, so should be able to make significant progress as long as I don't get distracted by my playstation or something lol.
ZergSmasher, signing off!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
 Mr_Rose wrote:
Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
 
   
Made in us
Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain






A Protoss colony world

Update time! I've been slaving over my Khorne Flesh Hounds a bunch today, probably the longest total time spent painting in a single day for me ever! Almost done laying down base colors, should be ready to move on to shades and highlights very soon! Here's some pics:


It may be nothing by many people's standards, but I'm proud of myself for actually managing to do this much in one day without getting distracted by my PS3 or computer games.

In other P&M news, I've nearly finished assembling a Skull Cannon:

Still need to assemble the two Bloodletter crewmen and their stand, but that'll probably go very quickly. I think I will attach them to the front (like the Blood Throne) as the model will fit in one of my 3" battlefoam trays easier (I've found out that bloodletters are a PITA to transport mainly because of their swords!) I also went to the FLGS today for some paint, and I happened to see that all the Warhammer Fantasy stuff was marked 35% off. Luckily, the store staff was willing to include this in that discount:

Now I have a Soul Grinder, ho ho ho! Anyway, I am starting to wonder if there is anything to the rumor that GW is going to quit supporting Fantasy or something. I know that hardly anyone in my area plays it (which may be the reason that my LGS is offloading it cheaper), but I'd hate to see it die as the models and stuff are pretty cool (If I had a lot more money I would probably play it in addition to 40k). Anyway, until next time,
ZergSmasher, signing off!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
 Mr_Rose wrote:
Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
 
   
Made in us
Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain






A Protoss colony world

Hey, everyone! I'm happy to report that I've finished my Flesh Hounds of Khorne for the May Painting Challenge! Here's my final pics:





These images were shot with my new(ish) camera, a Polaroid iE826.

In other news, I've begun assembling my second box of Bloodletters. One of the things I hate about the kit is the amount of mold lines. Takes forever to clean up. At least they seem like they'll be easy enough to paint. Maybe I can make good progress on a squad of them before the June painting contest starts. Until next time,
ZergSmasher, signing off!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
 Mr_Rose wrote:
Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
 
   
Made in us
Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain






A Protoss colony world

Hello again! Just a quick update today. I've nearly finished basecoating 5 Bloodletters of Khorne for my Daemonkin army (still need to paint some black over the areas I want to be black, so sorry about the mess!):

After I get the black finished, it'll be time for a wash of Carroburg Crimson over the skin. I may highlight the edges of the hellblades with either Hashut Copper or Sycorax Bronze, if I don't like it I'll go back over it with Screaming Bell. The bumps all over their skin will probably be drybrushed with Troll Slayer Orange. If drybrushing makes a mess or just doesn't work well, I will figure on dotting each bump individually with that color. Of course, before I can do any of that I have to retouch the skin with Mephiston Red so it isn't quite so dark (maybe I'll use Evil Sunz Scarlet instead, make these guys really bright!). Phew, I used a lot of Citadel color names, hope nobody thinks this is some kind of GW advertisement (lol joking, I just use Citadel paints almost exclusively).

I am going to try out some Army Painter Pure Red Primer on my DV Helbrute and my already-completed Chaos Rhino, hopefully the stuff works well. Mainly I hope it matches okay with Mephiston Red, as that is the main color I'm using for my Khorne army. I'll let everyone know how it goes. Until next time,
ZergSmasher, signing off!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
 Mr_Rose wrote:
Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
 
   
Made in us
Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain






A Protoss colony world

Hello out there! I'm back with more updates on my Khorne army. I've finished assembling my second Bloodletter kit and my third Raptors kit (built second one as Warp Talons). Here's pics of those (sorry for gray plastic, haven't even primed them yet!):

Trying to hurry and build stuff as I (hopefully) have a game on Friday. I haven't made much progress on my Helbrute yet, but here's a pic of what I have done:

Sorry the pic didn't turn out that well, but there really isn't that much to show. I've only gotten a little bit of the trim painted, but all of the fleshy bits are done. Still got a long way to go, so wish me luck!

I've only got 1 more kit left to do for the main part of my Khorne army:

I should be able to slap this together pretty quickly I think! Then I can hit it with the red spray primer (instant basecoat, yay!)

In other news, all you fans of the Greater Good should be interested to hear that I recently purchased a new-on-sprue Hammerhead/Skyray kit. Got it reasonably cheap on eBay, only thing missing was the box. I'm gonna build it such that I can just switch between a Hammerhead and a Sky Ray, doesn't even look like I'll need any magnets! Once I get this kit, my Kroot squad, my Commander, my Longstrike figure, and a couple of Shield Drones put together, I will have a decent 1000 point Tau army for fun small games. The project will wait until I've made more progress on my Daemonkin though. Until next time,
ZergSmasher, signing off!

P.S. Feel free to chime in with constructive criticism, praise, or questions! Any politely offered advice is appreciated!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
 Mr_Rose wrote:
Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
 
   
Made in us
Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain






A Protoss colony world

Hello again! Time for a quick update. My whole Khorne Daemonkin army is assembled (the main part anyway, I haven't put together the unexpected Soul Grinder yet), although I still need to paint the vast majority of it. On that note, here is a picture showing my progress on my DV Helbrute for the June Painting Challenge:

I've finished the majority of the basecoating (still a few small touchups here and there to do), so I should be able to do shading tonight after work if I'm not completely exhausted. I probably should shade those five Bloodletters I've basecoated, too.

On another note, I was playing a game with a Daemons player the other day, and he was using parts of one of these as a Juggernaut for a Herald:

I have a few of these, so I might just do some kind of conversion to make a Juggerlord or Juggerherald (might just repose the legs, cut off the wires/cables, and replace the head with a proper GW juggernaut head). I may not take on this project real soon, but I am looking into it. That's all for now, stay tuned for more!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
 Mr_Rose wrote:
Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
 
   
Made in us
Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain






A Protoss colony world

Hi everyone! I've finished the Helbrute for the June painting contest, here are the final pics:


Not as good as a lot of the stuff I see from the expert painters on Dakka, but certainly tabletop standard for most, I think. I'm happy with him, but I'm not sure how much game time he'll see because Helbrutes are kind of meh in the Daemonkin codex, at least compared to other war engines. Speaking of war engines, I've started putting together the parts to my Soul Grinder (no pics yet). I've only done the front legs so far, but I've been busy with other projects as well.

My Dark Angels may soon be making a triumphant return from the shelf to my army bag! I've preordered the Reclusiam Edition codex (GW shipped it late though, the lazy bastards!), and from all the leaks and spoilers it looks like Dark Angels will be a pretty badass army. I bought one of the new Devastator Squad kits in order to have enough stuff for a Lion's Blade detachment. It looks as though my scatterbrained approach to my collection may unexpectedly pay off, as the aforementioned Lion's Blade kind of needs a little bit of everything. For those who may be interested, here is a (brief) summary of my Dark Angels collection (including painting/modelling status):
HQ: Azrael (painted), Belial (unassembled), Ezekiel (primed), Sammael on Sableclaw (painted), DV Company Master (painted), DV Librarian (painted), DV Interrogator-Chaplain (primed), 2 other foot Librarians (both primed), Librarian on bike (painted), Chaplain with Jump Pack (painted)
Elites: Command Squad (apothecary painted, others primed), Ravenwing Command Squad (unassembled on sprue), Deathwing Terminator Squad (sergeant painted, others primed), Deathwing Knights (painted), Dreadnought (painted)
Troops: about 25 Tactical marines with various special/heavy weapons (mostly painted, others primed), 2 squads of scouts (both primed)
Fast Attack: Dark Vengeance Bike squad (partially painted), regular Ravenwing bikers x6 (2x painted, others primed), Ravenwing Black Knights x3 (primed), 5x Assault Marines (partially painted), Nephilim Jetfighter (partially painted), Land Speeder Typhoon (painted)
Heavy Support: Tri-las Predator (primed), Land Raider Crusader/Redeemer (magnetized weapons, partially painted), Devastator Squad (mostly unassembled on sprue)
Transports: Rhino (painted), Razorback (partially painted), Drop Pod (mostly painted, still needs touchups)
I have a second DV Deathwing squad coming in the mail (God bless eBay!), and I may have the bits I need to make a Techmarine (vital if I want to use the Hammer of Caliban formation). I am currently working on painting the Assault squad, I had hoped to completely paint it yesterday but that plan fell through When I make more progress on painting some of this stuff, I'll post some pics right here, so stay tuned!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
 Mr_Rose wrote:
Who doesn’t love crazy mutant squawk-puppies? Eh? Nobody, that’s who.
 
   
Made in us
Grim Dark Angels Interrogator-Chaplain






A Protoss colony world

Hello again, everyone. Yes, my blog is still alive, I just haven't been doing a lot of hobbying lately other than assembling a few things. Since I last posted, I got a Ravenwing Darkshroud and have assembled and partially painted it. I've also come up with three more Land Speeders (one from my FLGS, two from eBay) and assembled one of them. I also got another box of CSM to convert into Chosen so that I can run Cypher's formation. My most recent acquisitions (direct from GW) are shown below:

Left to right: Cypher, a Culexus Assassin, a Vindicare Assassin, and (in the rear, still in package) a Terminator Librarian. These are likely to be my last 40k purchases for a while, as I have come to realize that I spend way too much money on this stuff (who doesn't). Barring unexpected windfall, this will be it at least until September or something.

I've put together and primed all the pieces of my Soul Grinder:

Now I just have to paint the parts and put it together afterwards. Should be easier than trying to paint it while it's already put together, though.

Here's a kind of parting shot, showing the current state of WIP on my Assault Squad:

My current P&M goals are to finish the Darkshroud this month for the monthly competition, get the soul grinder finished by the 22nd of August for a tournament, and get a bunch of my Dark Angels (and the Vindicare assassin) done by mid-September for a possible 2-day tournament at my FLGS. Not sure if these goals are attainable considering my glacial pace, but hopefully I can find my inner speed painter and get it all done. Wish me luck!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
 Mr_Rose wrote:
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Hyperspace

Dark Angels are looking great. Keep up the good work!



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London, England

That's a lot of work you've set yourself but you seem to be churning through your model count at a decent pace. good luck for the rest of them, and good luck for the tournies too.


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A Protoss colony world

Well, loyal blog viewers, I've finished that Darkshroud for the monthly painting contest. Here are the pics:



Not my best work, but not my worst by a long shot. I intend to get to work on some other stuff at the same time as I knock out my Soul Grinder for next month's painting challenge. Firstly, I intend to finally finish those Assault Marines. Then I may paint both of my Assassins. Then I have the Ravenwing bikers (5 of them to paint), two of whom are getting some aftermarket grav guns courtesy of Kromlech (a company some of you may be familiar with). Then I should probably do my Devastators, and when all of that is done, I can get to work painting THREE more land speeders (ugh, I can hardly wait... ). Maybe, just maybe, I can get Cypher painted in there too.

On a different note, I thought I would take some pictures of other models I've done in the past year (but before I got a sort of proper camera). Here they are for your viewing pleasure (I hope!).
First, we have a Dark Angels Librarian on Bike (painted this past winter, I don't remember exactly when):

This is one of the most useful minis in my collection!
Next we have my Dark Angels Dreadnought with a Lascannon and Power Fist (started painting last October, finished during the winter):

I did a stupid thing when I put this thing together: I glued the weapons on! I really wish I hadn't done that, as there have been times when I could've used different weapons. Live and learn, I suppose!
Then we have the Grand Master of the Dark Angels himself, Azrael, together with his helm bearer (painted this past winter):

Not the best paint job I've ever done, I've learned a lot since I painted this guy!
Finally, we have the subject of my entry into April's monthly painting challenge, my Deathwing Knights:

I consider these to be perhaps my best work to date. The Knight Master is missing because I had already painted him (and done a pretty terrible job, at that). I might go back and fix him later, hopefully I wont have to strip the paint and start over!
Thanks to everyone who's been following my painting and modelling journey, and I hope to have more stuff to show you soon!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
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Hyperspace

Everything is looking great so far! Kudos to you for getting so much painted!



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UK

There's a lot going on in this thread - you seem to be motoring through your building and painting. Good work. Can't wait to see more closeups of finished chaos models.

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A Protoss colony world

@Verviedi: Thanks, man! I've been working on improving the look of my minis (and you would know I am succeeding if I got brave enough to post my first few 40k minis).

@corpuschain: I'm doing my best to "motor through" my modelling backlog. I might catch up pretty good over the next few months as I don't plan to buy any new stuff for a while (trying to save $$$). Keep following my thread and you'll get to see more Chaos stuff, although my main focus (other than the Soul Grinder that I'm doing for the monthly painting challenge) is Dark Angels right now.

And speaking of the Soul Grinder, here is a WIP shot of the torso:

I still have to do a drybrush of Evil Sunz Scarlet over parts of it, then a glaze of Bloodletter to wrap it up. Then I can work on the parts of this subassembly that aren't skin. As for the rest of the model, I've put down a couple of coats of Mephiston Red on the parts of the legs that will be red, next up on those will be Leadbelcher for the metal. I've already painted the majority of the body in metal, with red on a couple of panels on the back and Zandri Dust on the part of the spine that is coming out of the top. You can see this in the background of the other photo in this post.

Speaking of, here is that other photo, featuring my work so far on the Assault Squad:

I need to paint the eyes and the blue plasma glow, but first I need to recolor the red weapon casings to make them brighter now that I've shaded the models. I also need to carefully highlight the visible parts of the chest eagles. Then comes the hardest part of all: freehand painting the insignias on the shoulder pads. I would use the decals, but I haven't had much luck with them in the past (although they work ok on flat surfaces like vehicles).

In my last post on this blog, I mentioned all the things I want to paint by the middle of next month. I forgot to mention that I also have a drop pod to finish up (its mostly done already), and a Razorback to fit in there somewhere. My work is cut out for me for sure. Thanks to everyone for reading this, and I hope to have more good stuff for you before too long!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
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Eastern edge

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A Protoss colony world

Long time, no update! Well, I'm gonna fix that for you. I've finished the Soul Grinder for the monthly competition, and here are the pictures for your viewing pleasure:



Had a lot of fun painting this monstrosity! He may even see his very first game tomorrow, unless I take my Dark Angels instead.
In other news, I have been focusing on my Soul Grinder enough that I still haven't finished my Dark Angels Assault Marines. They are now my top painting priority. Grandfather Nurgle probably resented me working on Khorne-related stuff and decided to slap a cold on me last week (which is not conducive to painting!), so I fell way behind. I may even skip next month's painting comp in order to work on more DA stuff. In addition to painting, I am going to be switching my regular tactical and assault marines to the 32mm bases (I scored some at my LGS for a decent price). The characters and veterans may have to wait for new bases, as I don't have enough and am not planning on getting more unless I can get them cheap. Makes me feel better about not fully finishing any of the bases on my tacticals!
Hope to have more good stuff to show you guys soon! Thanks to everyone for reading!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
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A Protoss colony world

Been a while since I updated this thing, so I figured it was about time. I finally finished my Assault Squad (after the poor jumpy guys being in painting limbo for months...). They are far from perfect, the pistol barrels are not even drilled and there are a few mold lines (didn't notice them really until I had done some painting and didn't want to go back and fix them on such basic troops), but they are completely painted. Here are the pictures:




In spite of their flaws, I think they turned out pretty good. I can at least draw black dots on the pistols with a sharpie or something, and I am planning to eventually go back and add heat scorching to the flamer. The freehand symbols on the shoulder pads turned out better than I thought it would, although I still need to work on my freehand skills.
In other news, I have finished rebasing all of my tactical and the above assault marines onto 32mm bases. They match my devastators now, which is good. I still need to do the same for my command squad and my character models, but they can wait for now. I will see what I can do to five Tactical marines this week, hopefully I can focus for once and paint them quickly. Then it's time to assemble and paint my other two Land Speeder Typhoons so that I can run the Ravenwing Support Squadron. That's all for now, thanks for looking!

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My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
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Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Saw your Assault marines in the showcase, and followed the link here. Lots of stuff going on here, I like it.

On your assault marines; they're a pretty good standard. It'll get them all painted pretty quickly, and you can always circle back to them for additional details when your ready. I dont really want to say much more - you got all the advice you need (and more) in the showcase thread.

Looking forward to seeing some Chaos Dark Angels soon

   
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Pious Palatine






A fine start and very prolific blogging! Good work!

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Time for another update! I've decided to abandon my goal of painting my Dark Angels so quickly, instead focusing on painting things better instead. I've also decided to do a few side projects just because I felt like it. Here is one of them:

This is Longstrike's Hammerhead gunship (and my first Tau model I've built in a while). The gun turret is removable to replace with a Sky Ray turret, but that is not yet finished. I've had this kit sitting around for a while (it was an eBay score), and the Longstrike figure has been sitting even longer. Painting on this thing is probably not going to happen soon, but my plan for my Tau vehicles is to do a kind of subtle blue tiger camo.
Here is a pic of my Land Speeder Vengeance:

Okay, the pic is not very good (I will probably take some good pictures and put them in the P&M Showcase thread later), but it shows that I have now painted the plasma weapons and the sensor array so that I can use the vehicle as either a Darkshroud or a Vengeance. I've used the Vengeance in my last tournament, and it really isn't as bad as some people make it out to be.
I have made little progress on my Tactical marines (mostly I've been busy putting that Hammerhead together, and I've been busy with real life too), but here is a WIP shot showing what I have done:

Still a long way to go on these guys, obviously.
I have recently made a couple of good eBay scores for my Daemonkin army: a Juggernaut Chaos Lord and nine Flesh Hounds (both sets are metal). The hounds will look different to the ones I already have, but these ones will get some of the 50mm bases I've been gathering so they will be "official".
That's all for now, stay tuned for more!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
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Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom

Looks good! I decided that I'd take my time with my Tacticals too, instead of just pumping through them as quickly as possible. I just need to glance at the devastators I finished and I know I can do better. Must say, I'm enjoying slowing things down and painting better.

I like the devilfish, too. I know the monotony of painting the same thing over and over. It's nice to have something else to dip into.

   
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A Protoss colony world

Hello again, Dakka! I wish this update was to show off more fully painted minis, but unfortunately I haven't finished anything recently, other than assembling and priming some stuff, such as this Tau Sky Ray (the main body was already done as seen in the last update of my blog):

I also assembled and primed my metal Juggerlord:

I know, that's a horrible picture, but as he's not painted or anything you aren't missing much. I replaced the included plasma pistol arm with a left-handed power fist from the Chaos Space Marines kit, as I intend to run him with Axe of Khorne and power fist for the +1 attack. He's gonna be fun to paint!
Finally, here is my progress on one of my Land Speeders:

Yep, just bits and pieces right now. Still a few parts to add to the sub assemblies, then it'll be time to start priming and painting the hard-to-reach areas such as the cockpit (I'll assemble it before I paint the outside of it).

I have realized that I have so much stuff going on right now I am going to need to focus a bit more rather than starting anything else. So while I really want to start putting some Kroot Carnivores together, I simply won't do it as it will add yet more to my project pile. My current WIP minis (ones that have some paint but not finished or are partly assembled) are: Land Speeder Typhoon, Drop Pod, Razorback, Nephilim Jetfighter, Ravenwing Command Squad, Ravenwing Bike Squad (from DV), 5 Tactical Marines, Ravenwing Attack Bike, Ezekiel, 5 Bloodletters of Khorne, Tau Piranha (Edit: forgot to mention my partially painted Land Raider!). That is a lot of stuff to have partially painted or assembled. I need to finish painting some of this before I start anything else, although I am going to paint Cypher for the monthly painting competition. Hopefully one mini won't be terribly difficult, although i want to do a really good job on him. Wish me luck!

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My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
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A Protoss colony world

Time for another update, I think! Cypher is done, barring some last-minute minor touchups. Here is a relatively bad pic:

I will take better pics at the end of the month when I finish his Chosen retinue. And yes, I will fix that little spot of light-colored paint that somehow got on his leg. Speaking of the Chosen, here is a very crude WIP shot:

All I've done so far is paint the metal trim on these guys, and I was so tired when I did it that I left the last guy out (didn't want to keep painting in my condition). He'll get done very soon, then I'll continue on the squad. Their color scheme is meant to go with Cypher on the TT.

That's all for now, stay tuned for more!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
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A Protoss colony world

As promised in the last update, here are the final pics of Cypher:


Not my best paintwork by a long shot, but at least he looks okay. His Chosen will have to wait a while to be finished, as I am now on a bit of a Tau kick thanks to the upcoming codex release. I have a Finecast Commander currently being assembled on my table, and to test his paint scheme I will paint one of my regular battlesuits (watch this blog for some pics!). For those of you who might be interested, here is a rundown of my current army of the Greater Good:
Commander: partially built
Cadre Fireblade: Painted (needs touchups, though)
3x Crisis Battlesuits: Primed; need weapon swaps. One has 2x Fusion Blaster, which is okay; the others are Fireknife configuration (Plasma, Missile Pod), which I'm told is a no-no. I will give each of them 2x Plasma instead, and put the missile pods on the Commander.
3x Stealth Suits: Primed; need rebasing (I have the 32mm bases, so it will happen).
12x Fire Warriors: 4x Painted (poorly), others primed
16x Kroot: unbuilt, still in box
Piranha: partially painted (just some of the cockpit details I was doing so I could add the pilots)
Devilfish: primed
Hammerhead/Sky Ray: bare plastic
Come Christmas, I hope to get enough money to get my hands on a Ghostkeel and another Stealth team (I might be able to swap some of my MtG cards for store credit at my FLGS). Then I can perhaps run a small Hunter Contingent with my collection (at 1250 point level or so). I will also need to come up with some more 50mm bases for my Crisis suits (all the ones I have are slated for my Khorne Flesh Hounds).
More updates to come, so stay tuned!

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
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A Protoss colony world

Quick update: I've finished assembling my Tau commander, and I even put some Space Marine stuff on his base (supposed to look like stuff from some unlucky Sternguard Veteran), here is a pic:

I'll probably prime this guy shortly after I post this (assuming its not too windy outside). He should be really fun to paint. As followers of Paradigm's monthly painting challenge will already know, he is my entry in said event.

My armies (re-counted and updated on 11/1/23, including modeled wargear options):
Dark Angels: ~15000 Astra Militarum: ~1200 | Adeptus Custodes: ~1900 | Imperial Knights: ~2000 | Sisters of Battle: ~3500 | Leagues of Votann: ~1200 | Tyranids: ~2600 | Stormcast Eternals: ~5000
Check out my P&M Blogs: ZergSmasher's P&M Blog | Imperial Knights blog | Board Games blog | Total models painted in 2023: 40 | Total models painted in 2024: 7 | Current main painting project: Dark Angels
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