I Missed The Monthly Vow Post

 Sorry about that I'd missed my usual monthly round up.

Expect this post to get the monthly collage photo{photo added} and update later. 

Target for the 12th of September is to finish the Centaurs and Squads. 

Add a 5th to that list now, thanks ADHD and my sense of humour, just need to pick up the guns. If/when Catachans get an upgrade expect a 6th/4th Greaves Centaur to be added and a study of Aussie Uties to be undertaken for inspiration, then I've got all 3 regiments. Oh hang on Steel Legion are coming as well... Okay pack this one up for now, can't afford to get locked into that Doom spiral. 

And hopefully get the Hippogriffs built and started

My week of at the start of September I'm planning a day to Glasgow to see if I cam catch any filming of The Batman 2 that's going on there, might do an overnight stay, need to check my kids are okay with that.

Edits later with last month's report and photos, need my meds now and to get ready for the day. 

The Pink Panther Historically

 

I was having a look through the Astra Militarum Codex and saw the Krieg heavy weapon teams have 3 duel heavy stubbers.

Now one of the things I remember from WW2 history was the SAS stacking as many machine guns as possible on the Willis Jeep, and later mk1 Land Rover and used them in desert theatres to great effect. 

So seeing that squad weapon options I just had to get a 3rd Greaves Centaur for the low sides. One of the hobby chat guys has 5 heavy stubber that he's not using and is happy to let me have.

So plan A for the Pink Porcupine is mount those 2 half stubber on the front where the gatling cannon sits, 2 other twins will go on the side mounts and the single heavy stubber will be mounted on the bonnet.

I'm going to enjoy this. 

When The Little Blue Bird

 Who is seldom heard starts to sing "Spring, Spring"

Yesterday didn't quite go as planned as I got all the boxes out and looked at the sprues and thought, yeah no, that's too much.

I had a trip out to buy more glue from a local store that stocks Warhammer stuff, then headed to B&Q to get my youngest daughter's birthday present then home for a nap.

After I'd eaten I figured I needed to build something today so I settled on 1 Centaur then thought "it'll not take much more time to build the others while I'm here."

So I got all 3 regular versions and the Greaves Centaur out and made a start on building them all. The only complaints I have with these are those front section of the wheel arches could be better labeled as to which way to go and the bonnet sides could have a slot to click into so you know it's in the right spot, but beyond those 2 minor details I really like how this goes together, I can't see myself building the riders in the Centaurs to use in the Centaurs, but I might add them to the tanks with at least Escher heads and arms.

So I'm probably going to have to find some auto cannons to stick on the Greaves Centaur for my heavy weapon team, or heavy bolters as I have 2 spare from the Predator, same with Lascannons... So I have options here for weapons teams in the back, just might need some magnets for this. 

Romantic Sponges They Say Do It.

 

With an actual weekend off I started on the Rogal Dorn today getting the faded pink on the rest of the tank.

Tomorrow I need to find the rust paint I have and try that on the tanks to see if that looks better than the chipping pen I have used.

Tomorrow I'm planning to build either the other Hippogriffs or the Centaurs, the 3 squads of 10 are built as is the heavy weapon squad, so it's just finding the time to paint them.

If things go really well I might even see about building the other 2 Dorns for this army. 

Second Day Off in 12 Days

 

After I'd chilled and had my day at the cinema and eaten a forgettable Nandos and a really good Mexican I got the boxes of tanks open as I'd taken the opportunity to grab some more satin black and plastic primer spray paints while out picking up something for next years project. 

So this morning the main plan was to get things sprayed, 2 of the Dorns are black and one is grey, as one is for the next army.

The 4 Hippogriffs are all black as are the 4 remaining Centaurs, as I was running out of the black some of the sprues ended up being grey primer instead of black.

I put sprues in separate boxes, so 2Dorns are in one tank battalion box, with the part grey one in the A M combat patrol box. The 4 Hippogriffs are all in one box, as are the 4 Centaurs and 2 A M squad sprues.

I also got my assembled Guard out to have a proper look at it and make a decision.

For the Centaur Riders I've got a Orrlock heavy weapon team I'm going mount in the low sided Centaur, and 2 squads of mixed Orrlock and A M minis.

Plan A for tomorrow is to build as many of the Escher Gang as I can to make 30 to mount in the RSVs.

What's left?

30 A M troops, 3 Las Cannon Teams, 2 Morter Teams and 10 Tempestus Scions.

So what do I need to do here?

Okay I think I need to add another Squad to this second bit and move some minis around to add some variety, they're are a few more Orrlocks left on sprue, including a couple of the jump pack prospects, I might have a look on ebay at the Tempestus Aquilions to make up a squad as well as a 3rd Morter team, I'm sure I've got a Morter somewhere I can use for this. To finish this I'll need a command squad and after my mate joked about 60 grots, the super heavy with the Vulcan mega bolter on it. Seeing what I have that just needs a touch up is pretty good, I'll have a platoon, if I don't already, with some options. I'm still blue sky thinking of a Thunderbolt fighter and a couple/3 maybe 4 Valkyries for a Tempestus Scion platoon.

That last bit is probably going to stay blue sky & nebulos until the Codex gets updated.

So remains of the year;

Tank Battalion 

Tank Riders

Support Formation + super heavy.

A M Combat Patrol with Dorn and sentinel.

Genestealer cult combat patrol with Malcador tank and I'll add the 2 Orrlock quad bikes here as well after a repaint, they'll fit in with the Attalan Jakhals.

If that's done it'll be looking at what I want for the Exodites next

Even Goldfish In The Privacy Of Their Bowls Do It.

 

Games Workshop do sell very limited edition, tartan print, you need to get the long stand first, and it will only work if you use a left handed paint brush.

Plenty left to do here, and the on foot version is getting a version of the regular uniform colours, but that's at home and I'll probably get that version started when I painted the first squad of Centaur riders. 

Lithuanians in Let's Do It

 

I sat down with the pinks before I got ready for to go to work. 

I sat with the pink horror and did the one side face of the tank to see how this would look. I also did the cannon mounting plate, then gave that a layer of fulgrim pink. This didn't come out how I was hoping so with the side face I just did in effect an edge highlight. With the sponson on the side the I think I'll go with a blend of the pink horror and fulgrim so it's not as pale but other than that, this is what I'm aiming for 

This definitely has worked and turned out how I had hoped it would.

I will be looking for a dark metallic to use as a rusty looking low light and will absolutely need to give the wheels a Mirky Mire wash but yes I'm loving how these 2 have come out.

I'm hoping to get to Wigan on Saturday to hopefully get the paint I want and order the Autarch for Grandfather Telvig as