Warhammer (with the models and everything)

I genuinely can't be fucked doing 10mm models up to a much higher standard than this, but for scale a contemptor dreadnaught vs a Warlord.






EDIT: with less broken links

I am jealous. Largely of the space, I may live in London.

If it’s up to the standard of your last I’m sure it’s brill but that photo isn’t doing your giant justice, man that’s dark!

I spy an OG box dread and an Orky one, would love to have a look at those. Really regret not buying a Cassaferrum before they went out of print - that was always my very favourite model as a kid (and is why I have three in the pile of shame).

Took a break from bugs as I’m waiting on a paint pot. Decided to just do one model so I could get my eye in on the squad but I might actually just do this for marines from now on TBH.

Also largely did this the seemingly old fashioned way and did the majority of base colours as a first step - seems to be a bit out of fashion these days, and I wanted to see what it was like doing it this way - have to say I quite enjoyed it and I think it actually keeps the motivation up a bit as it all comes together in a consistent way.

I remember going into a Games Workshop (as I think it still was) (and still should be) when I was in my early thirties. It was the first time I’d been in or seen a mini since I was a child and I ended up having a big debate with one of the guys in there as I was convinced they’d reduced the scale! Obviously my hands had just got bigger!

My then girlfriend got hit on whilst I was having this conversation. The line ‘and I’m training to be a manager of my very own Games Workshop store’ was used I believe.

With difficulty - my hands got bigger.

In all seriousness, it’s just neat Basilicanum Grey contrast dropped in with a very fine brush. Any that spills over can just be wiped off with your thumb whilst wet. That’s also used on the metallics, which was Iron Hands Steel, then an overall wash of the Grey, then drybrushed back a bit with the IH Steel.

It’s a pretty versatile pot.

I also want to thoroughly recommend Apothecary White - the helmet is just Corax White with that painted over it, no additional steps and I think it worked great.

I think I've still got Wave Serpents from when they were a resin forge world kit for the Falcon.

Obviously they were in the main codex as the only dedicated transport. As GWs attitude to the eldar range is the same as ever. Well it was good during 2nd edition. Fuck Space Marines.

Ah my night spinner is probably also an original Forge World version.

Though none of those new FW ones like Lynx's have ever been in the codex. Only ever been Imperial Armour, which you always buy knowing it may not be fully legal or supported.

They look splendid Fork.

So it’s probably a bit daft but I’m collecting all codexes/codices for this edition just for the sake of it and because it’s nice to get all the flavours I won’t get through really ponderously reading the Horus Heresy.

Got the Ork and Custodes ones this weekend.

I’m finding they give me a bit more appreciation for armies I’ve never been bothered by too.

Anyway, just read the story that casually drops a female Custodes into the frame that has caused all the furore. I actually find the quality of narrative in a codex to be generally a bit less than the better Black Library stuff I’ve read but this was superb - really good twists and quite darkly funny with it too.

Spent a couple of hours trying out various colour options on a test model to see what worked and what didn't.

After quite a bit of trial and error, I have a first-born beaky marine who has a few too many layers of paint on him, and he won't match his brethren.

On the plus side, I am pretty happy with what I've worked out. Trying to get an even coat of Caledor Blue over black primer required too many layers and obscured the armour panel detail, so rather than priming the whole lot in black, I'm going to have to prime the left shoulder pad and weapon casings in white, then hopefully one layer of the Caledor, then run a wash of Tyran Blue Shade into the recesses.

As for the black armour, I tried highlighting the edges in Dark Reaper Grey, but it was a bit too bright and applied a bit too thickly. Then tried painting over the majority of the armour plates with a layer of Corvus Black, leaving just a tiny hint of the Dark Reaper at the edges, then a layer of Abaddon Black over it so there was a gradient of Dark Reaper/Corvus/Abaddon.

It doesn't look too bad, but the highlights are too subtle. So I think I'll try a 50/50 mix of Dark Reaper and Corvus for the highlights, and just do those over the black primer and let that be it.

Helm lenses I did in Temple Guard Blue, then a small amount of Tyran Blue Shade, and a tiny dot of White Scar in the corner, and that came up perfectly and I was really pleased with it.

All metal bits of the armour and weapon were done in Leadbelcher with a wash of Nuln Oil afterward.

I am dreading trying to paint pale skin, plus I've had this idea that as a Raven Guard successor chapter, their gene seed has mutated further to the point where as they age, they start looking like they've got poliosis, so I'm going to have to learn how to paint two-tone black/white-blonde hair.

On the plus side, I won't have to be painting any eye details, because they will be jet black.

I've just struggled through Deathfire, book 32 of the HH. Arbitor Ian and Mira Manga were doing a book review of Valdor Birth of The Imperium so I have picked it up in actual physical paperback and just about to start as a bit of a palette cleanser before getting back to the HH proper.

Looking forward to it.

Thought this was pretty cool

Looking good but Ultrasmffs horp