Warhammer (with the models and everything)

I've been painting these Blood Knights on and off since Christmas. Really glad to get them finished. I decided on a crazy technique of highlighting up the vampire armour from black to light grey (4 layers of grey, 8 passes per model..), then Flesh Tearer red contrast over it all. Turned out pretty well but it took ages!

Next up, Vargheists..

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Ah yep, I use Geek Gaming too, mine’s Plains of New Zealand.

Their matte sealant spray is really good, although I don’t use it as a spray because I base with the models on the base and sprinkle.

So instead I load a brush up with the sealant and it wicks through with a capillary action. It does dry very quite hard although it takes away from the look a smidge so yours are more vibrant. A trade off like most things in life.

Thanks very much for the comments :-)

Storage solution: cheap plastic box and self adhesive magnetised rubber sheets

Created by my one IRL Warhammer friend. Trying to convince him to set up an Etsy shop. He’ll do anything to avoid painting!

This is designed to field a 1000 points game. How cool is this?!

Yeah that's very impressive, and as Danno says infinitely marketable

Revell has been fine for me, although I prefer Citadel because it doesn't run as much, you can stand the bottle upright and the needle doesn't clog as easily

It's overpriced, but that's my only complaint.

Tamiya extra thin. Why use anything else?

Because sometimes a dollop of thick cement is more suitable for overgluing and trimming/sanding after to gap fill or ensure a good melty weld, eg Skitarii cloaks from recent endeavours.

I wouldn't use TET on a Rhino, or the waist joint of a Knight for example. Same reason I wouldn't use sellotape on something needing duct tape.

I managed to get it done in the end. I think with fiddly builds I need to be more patient and let stuff properly dry instead of trying to build it in one or two sessions. Half of the problem was that it had awkward angles, the other half were parts such as individual dewclaws the size of half a rice crispie, and the other half was parts being knocked off because I was trying to rush and glue was just clearly not bonded yet

Have managed to build and prime an Exocrine, Tervigon and the Deathleaper since Thursday anyway, when I finally paint it all, I’ll have about 3,300 points of Tyranids. My spray can juuuuuust about held up to it, but I won’t be buying any more Tyranids for a while now.

Also, my Citadel paint stick thing’s handle broke off this weekend. Unsure whether to buy another or just get a wooden spoon or something. I used a stirring stick a decorator had left behind for a long time but my Mrs threw it away.

Oh you mean this thing?

www.warhammer.com/en-GB/shop/citadel-colour-spray-stick-2021

I just use card strips and knock off blu-tack

Just picked up a few bits from Warhammer in York. It’s surprising how little stock the actual flagship shops have isn’t it?

Anyway I got some replacements for a couple of dried out pots and have got some stuff for Ork flesh.

So Ork people, what are you priming them with? I probably wanna either settle on Goffs or Bad Moons, and I’m not sure if you are allowed to mix them. If they’d ever release the codex that might help!

Ha I have finally got the Old World rulebook. Now to wait on Forces of Fantasy and the Great Slaughter to be in print again. Fuck's sake.

I’ve never been offered one of these free models. And I’m not the sort to be cheeky and ask.

But I may have made an exception for that model - they were still showing a sh*tty neurogant though. To be fair they are cute little models but not something that is going to inspire you into the hobby.