Sunday, 25 February 2024

Reusing A Captain

 I got the World Eater Captain in Catphractii armour out of the box, it had a beige base coat and a Nuln oil wash on the armour.


The cloak had a few coats of crimson wash, I dug out some Khorn red and gave it a dry brush with that then another dry brush with mephiston red. I really like how this has gone, planning to go back to the Deathwing Knights and Beliel and go over their robes. Those end bits on the epilets are going to be gold. 

The armour bits have had an ushabati bone coat, along with the other catphractii and 10 Terminators, next up is the screaming skull layer then the red, just need to decide if these Terminators are getting red Aquilas or green washed.

Friday, 23 February 2024

Terminators Galore.


 Right 15 more Terminators ready to paint. I've also ordered a box of Tartarus Terminators to finish that squad off in a wysiwyg fashion, just waiting for notification of shipping.

I had to get some new glasses last week despite getting the 'old pair' in October, but I was able to put those Indomitus suits together with just the glasses rather than needing the head set. 

See if you can spot the difference in the Cataphractii squad when I post updates later. 


Sunday, 18 February 2024

Blue Sky Targets are possible

 The Day Job sent me a message Friday from the local County Council telling everyone that we're getting a back dated payrise from March the 1st 2023 to March 31st 2025. The hourly rate is going from £10.42 to £10.90. I spent some time looking at both dairies and working out what I think I'm owed, I missed a couple of weeks so my working out is lower than what I think I'll get by maybe £50, I got £1424.77, so after tax I'm thinking I'll get around about £1100.

This is all great, it means I can get some of those important repairs done and maybe buy that ps5 at last. Which begs the question why am I awake at nearly 3am on Sunday morning looking at this like it's a problem and worrying about it? 

Thursday, 15 February 2024

The Deathwing Assault Box Deathwing Knights.

 

Current state of play, the screaming skull is on the bodies and I'm happy with how they look, getting the reikland flesh wash on the metallic bits when I get back in a little bit.


Really like how the shields have come out, there has been a bit more work done on them since I took this one, plan is to get a good photo of the shields on their own for a better look at them. 

The current parts I'm on are the swords I was just waiting for the brass Scorpion to dry before I get a reikland flesh wash on that then it'll be corvus black on the swords and dry brush with iron warrior and leadbleacher. 

The robes have all had 3 layers of Crimson wash on first as I do like how they look. 


Monthly Vow 1st of January To The 12th Of Feb

 


The long one, I just forgot to get a pic of the ATV to add to this. Okay hands up honest time I've been kind of distracted by wondering what's coming and what to do with The Lion's Blades, now I've got a couple of things in place and a good idea of where to go and my 2nd Company is nearly at its target and that blue sky dreamer target of 100 Terminators is within reach.

Target for this month. 

Terminators! 10 more on the sprue to build as I'm currently on the way with the Deathwing Knights, see the next post in a couple of hours. There are also 3 more bikes in the shed that have been sprayed black and waiting for a gap in that line. 


Review Time. 


The bikes from the spear head box got made and painted as well as the ATV that is on pause while I get the Deathwing Knights finished.


There was a break while I waited for the Deathwing Assault box and was getting myself ready.

Beliel 


I primed the whole box.




The Beliel was a pleasure to build and paint, I went one shade whiter with this guy as it seemed to make sense for the HQ.





Currently working on the Deathwing Knights, with the plan to get them finished today. 

Saturday, 10 February 2024

Beliel, New In Plastic



Put the time in yesterday to finish the new plastic Beliel off. 

I've got a couple of tiny, tiny bits to do on the stormbolter straps and maybe a dry brush of screaming skull on the skeleton but everything else is definitely finished.



I tried to get that obsidian look on the sword by using nuln oil gloss on the base coat of ushabati bone.



Next up I've lined up the Deathwing Knights that I'm making with the swords, as I have 2 squads with maces and flails already. 
Plan is wash with nuln oil over the armour tomorrow and start the robes with the crimson wash which o think I cam get finished tomorrow 


Thursday, 8 February 2024

Priming And Beliel

 I've got half the sprues in the shed getting primed and the other half are going out later today as it's getting cold again later this week.

There are 3 bike bought yesterday and should be on the way today, coming back to this on Thursday after a not very good week the bikes were posted Wednesday and should be with me on Monday. 


Haven't had the best week health wise and have spent Monday afternoon the hospital, most of Tuesday in and out of the doctors and ended up having to buy some new glasses as well as eye tests yesterday. All this running around left me feeling stressed and exhausted and with my blood pressure!

Around the opticians and watching Argyle I made a start on Beliel yesterday. 





Most of the ones I've seen this week have gone green robe red inner layer, as I really like the crimson wash robes I'm going to do the reverse. 




I'm currently on my way to Wigan to hopefully pick up some screaming skull so I can finish the armour on all those Terminators I've got to build. 

Monday, 5 February 2024

Deathwing Assault Box






Saturday was a long one, had a 10 hour shift at work before I could scoot up to Preston to grab my order. 

This is still only my second limited edition codex. The sprues are packed with stuff and I'm looking forward to putting them together. I just need to get some more beige primer first and as I'm currently in an outpatients ward waiting for a procedure I'll do that tomorrow.

Not read it yet, as I was doing a lot of cooking and walking around yesterday.

I'm watching 3 outrider bikes on ebay as well so could get 2 goals sorted this week.