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Whilst I'm not entirely new to the blogging scene, this is my first proper attempt at documenting the construction and painting of an army from humble beginnings through to triumphant conclusion. This blog will be running in tandem with another one I have created on blogspot. I will, however, try and update this one purely with modelling and painting progress. If you'd like to see list creation, random musings on the army, as well as future battle reports, please feel free to visit http://calibanslament.blogspot.com/.

Anyway, that's enough nattering from me for now. I'll leave you with a test model that is representative of the type of quality I am aiming for with this army.

C&C is, as always, very welcome.





Until next time!

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So since I purchased these models second-hand I knew right from the off that I would have to strip them. A quick search on Amazon yielded the result I was looking for and, after a short interval of a day or two, this little beauty arrived!



I've read a number of guides on the internet and Dettol (for UK residents) is the cheapest, safest and most readily available stripper we have. So, after diluting it down 50:50 with water, the first batch of Marines were ready to go in to soak.




I decided that, as I had diluted the concentrate somewhat, I would leave the models to soak for about 48hrs. So they went into the mixture on Saturday, and on Monday it looked like this:



So, with a mixture of nerves and excitement I laid out my prepping area, grabbed my sister's toothbrush, and commenced scrubbing.



The results were quite beyond my expectations:



This stuff is seriously, seriously good at what it does. The paint was starting to come off just by running my fingers over the models, and when I applied the toothbrush it literally fell off the mini. The Dettol even stripped the gunky, thick sand and flock from the bases. With this massive success I was feeling much more confident, and immediately put the next batch of Marines in to soak:



I used the same mixture that I'd just exhumed the original batch from, so I expect to have to leave these guys submerged for a little bit longer, especially as there is a fair amount of flock, sand and paint to remove. I think Wednesday should suffice.

Thanks for reading!

L. Wrex


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Anyway, here are a few pics. First off my assembly line:



I like to work in batches of 3-4 as it helps prevent me getting burnt out doing one colour over and over agan.

Finally, a few close ups of the second finished Marine:




Thanks for looking!

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- Prime black
- Catachan Green watered down 1:1 over all the armour pieces.
- Badab Black watered down 1:1 over the Catachan Green.
- 1:1 mix of Dark Angels Green and Catachan Green on the armour, leaving the wash in the recesses of the armour.
- Highlight of Snot Green on the edges where the light hits.

Glad you like them!

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I finished stripping the second batch of Marines. As these guys were quite heavily encrusted in thick paint I decided to leave them to soak for a whole week. The Dettol, again, worked magnificently; removing the paint with ease and causing most of the aforementioned gunky basing sand and flock to fall off before I even started with the toothbrush. I'll be looking to get these guys re-assembled, based and sprayed by the end of the weekend.

Here's a pic for you all:



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Painting blue will be a novelty after all this green...

L. Wrex]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/373974/2937839.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/373974/2937839.page GMT DA work going on around Dakka! wow never knew dettol worked so well on minis, anyway keep up the good work! ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/373974/2937845.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/373974/2937845.page GMT DA]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/373974/2937848.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/373974/2937848.page GMT IG army. However, the third Tactical Sqd has now been stripped and is ready for basing and spraying.



I am also in the final stretch of finishing off the first Tactical Sqd. I still have a few of the minor details to complete as well as the decals, bolters and the plasma cannon. The plasma cannon will probably take a little longer as I need to source not only the parts I need but it'll also be my first foray into the world of magnetisation. Suffice to say I shall keep you all informed on how I got on!

Tactical Sqd (apologies for the blurry picture, I was a bit rushed when I took it)



And a close up of the Sergeant:



Cheers!

L. Wrex

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