Sunday, 29 October 2023

Updates

 



Yesterday I was working on the Chaplain and the hybrid Deathwing Knights 
The Chaplain had a base coat of black templar contrast and a high light of corax black 


The face and chest had an ushabati bone base coat, a sepia wash then a light layer of screaming skull with a high light of palid wytch flesh.

The gold was a liberator hold base, reikland flesh wash liberator gold highlight and an edge highlight of the stormhost silver. 






The hybrid Deathwing Knights had a coat of ushabati bone yesterday then today I started with a Crimson wash on the robes, I'd managed to get coat 3 on before I left for work.

I'd forgotten about the shield and shoulder Angels so I got the wings washed with 2 coats of agrax earthshade and the shield swords done. Plan A for tomorrow is when home get a corax black coat on the Angels and the swords on the shoulder pads started.

Then it's shopping for the roast dinner I'm doing, finish the Chaplain while doing cooking.

With the plan to finish the Deathwing Knights off on Tuesday.

I'll get an updated 1st Company photo when this is finished. 

Monday, 23 October 2023

An Idea For A Small Game


Based on the above image I've had an idea for a small co-op campaign of Necromunda.

Starting of with a small group of miners/pdf (orlock) families going to find out why after a visit to the purple boobies bar the family member has requested a transfer or just moved to a remote location.

You start off with the 2nd in command level character and 2 gangers.

First game is a shoot out in the purple boobies bar, against mostly human hybrids and an aboration boss as the head bouncer (the club have just said it's an ogryn)

Second game would be a street abush, the families are trying to get to the enforces station with the evidence that something ain't right in the purple boobies bar. Gangers as players character fighting Orlocks and some pdf troopers. This ends outside the local enforces block House with them coming out.

3rd game would be families and Enforcers at the city gate.

1 lot of enforces are driving to the Arbites fort with the evidence, 2nd lot are driving with the families to remote location. Again the genestealer Cult attack. 

A couple of games of with mad max type action, whistle blowers have few ridge runners, the Orlock Quad bikes and whatever future vehicle Enforcers get for Necromunda against Cult jackles, ridge runners with the rock grinders as a boss type vehicle.

At the cult hq the Enforcers and families have to shoot their way into the maternity unit and find a 2nd gen hybrid as head midwife.

Last game is them all falling back to the cars and waiting for Arbites support facing a decent sized gang of cultist backed up with aborations and hybrids. Survivors find evidence that the main enclave is deeper in the mountains, last game is Enforcers, Arbites and families going in to purge with flamers and whatever they've scavenged from the dead cultists.

Doesn't have to be on Necromunda. 

It's still only rough and I'd need to build an entire genestealer Cult for it but I like the idea.


Or this could just be the justification I've been looking for to build a genestealer Cult army.

Thursday, 19 October 2023

The Big Ques.

 



Big plan that's been on pause while I waited for the new Terminators to be released. I dug the Dark Angels Deathwing Knights bits I'd had spare for a while now and in hope that they'd fit on the new Terminator kits when it was released.

There does need to be a bit of filing on the mid riff part to get it to fit as there's a gap on the Deathwing Knights / old version Terminator bodies and the new back piece but you can get a fit that looks good.




There's also the new version Chaplain in Terminator Armour in this lot as well.

The new version of the kit are nice to build, new mini means all details are fresh and no mold lines that my old eyes can make out.


Tuesday, 17 October 2023

Monthly Vow 12th Of October To The 12th Of November



I'll admit, I got rather hooked on Assassin's Creed Odyssey this month and got carried away. Really carried away added to the wait for the codex lull that left me feeling like there wasn't much need to get a wiggle on with anything.

Orders have been picked up codex has been started to be read, with the necessarity to wait for the Blood Angels codex to see what options that gives me, I can currently take 3 basic dreads, 3 Redemptor Fat Albert Dreads, 3 Balistus and 3 Brutalis dreads, for current HQ I'm taking Astorth The Grim and a Tech marine, putting an order in for the Blood Angels and Dark Angels indexes to give me an idea of what to do next with both Armies. Then plans can be firmed up. Still massively narked that Contemptor dreads got bumped from the main codex.

Target for next month get the Terminator squad and and Chaplain done, start the Redemptor Brutalis dreads and fingers crossed start the Contemptor dreads as well. 

Review Time 

Lord Bin Face



A comedy political character, the mini was bought because it was most of the money raised is going to charity. 





Thanos was a Father's Day present from my kids. I got to build this one while I was spending the day working from hospital. 

Lastly The Brutalis Dreadnought 



It's not entirely finished as chapter markings aren't done yet, I'm hoping there are transfers in the box to spare. 


Monday, 9 October 2023

Brutalis Dreadnought

 



Getting back into the swing of painting of painting with the new head set.

I gave the red bits a coat of evil sunz scarlet, and trim got done with gold, I had to check what colours the 8th Assault Company was and found it was green and the 2 drops. So I'm planning on getting this finished tonight.

Wednesday, 4 October 2023

Working From The Hospital

 




Had a change to my shift for today with me supporting an old client at hospital. I was trying to think of things to do and the Lego Thanos box was front and centre so I packed it in the bag and got on the very crowded college bus that goes past Preston Hospital to be here for 9am. 
We put the big purple guy together first thing this morning and I'm now sitting with my back to clock so I don't see what time it is and start getting stressed about how long I have left on this shift. 
I've also had my first ever issue with a lego kit, one of the bits you need to finish the feet of is missing. 

Monday, 2 October 2023

Pre Orders For 10th.


 After the last couple of battery head sets had the led light die after a battery change, I stepped up and bought a rechargeable one. Let's see how long this one lasts.

I have made a pre order from my local 3rd party store. I put an order in for the Chaplain in Terminator Armour, a box of the new Terminators, both for the Dark Angels, and 2 of the Brutalis Dreadnoughts for the Blood Angels Dreadnought army. As I'm off the weekend of the 14th I'll be going up to Preston to pick them up on the day.

As I have the new head set I'll be getting back to painting, I hope to get the first of the Brutalis Dreads done this week around work.