Sunday, 12 April 2026

An Extra Day.


 I'm running the monthly Vow to the Monday the 13th this month so I can be sure I get both of these finished, got the Vow.

Just the russ grey layer and Fenris edge highlights left on the Helbrute. 


The Evil Sunz scarlet layer and retributer gold highlights are planned for tonight with this one. 

I just wish they'd included shoulders and knee pads in the pack.


Saturday, 11 April 2026

Helbrute, Contemptor and Defiler.


 I will add a photo of the Defiler when I get home later.

The Contemptor is a new plastic version, with the Blood Angels torso but nothing no other Blood Angels bits which kind of leaves it looking bare. I got the wazzdakka layer on last night, and planned to get the agrax wash when I get home.

The Helbrute is going to get the reikland flesh wash on the brass areas.

The Defiler will get both washes, and I need to do a bit more brass work on it as I painted panels and then decided the trim around those need to be brass to keep the theme going.

Not a chance I'll get the Defiler finished, but if I leave that and focus on the 2 Dreads I can get most of them sort by the time of go to bed on Sunday.

I'm planning a mooch up to Wigan on Wednesday to drop in and get my card stamped. 75 finished out of 80 pledged. 

I'm going to get the Defiler finished which is taking me to 78, then I'm thinking the ten mk2 assault Marines, pick up 5 Warp Talons, if they have them in, and spend the rest of the day building I have the Creed mini that came with combat patrol so will build that and look at trying greys on her, which I think makes 99 minis. There's a Librarian and a lieutenant Titus new on sprue so I'll toss a coin about which one to build to give me the 100 minis.


Tuesday, 7 April 2026

I'm Impressed



 I'm impressed by this old guy, the fact that all 6 hip joints have a ball and socket joint that is push fit is great. The claws have 2 hinge pints that are fully articulate is outstanding for a kit this old.

Just a shame it has the looks only Vastor could love. 

Monday, 6 April 2026

Legionnaires Squad




 

I'm doing the same as I did with Wulfen Mutilaters and shipping this to work and back and doing little bits at each. 
With Saturday off I got the Fang base coat on all 10 as well as the crimson wash. Sunday afternoon I packed them up and took them to work. 


The plan being to get the brass trim done with the pens. I managed this and packed them back up to get home and get the reikland flesh wash on the brass. 


One of the last heads fron the Space Wolf Terminators box was pressed into service for the Legionnaires squad, it still needs some green stuff adding so it will sit right in an Astartes body. Will do the napkin rings in silver when I get home tomorrow.
So tonight's plan is to get at least 5 layered with Russ Grey.







2 Contemptors and 10 Legionnaires


 Finished off the legionnaires and the 2 long paused Contemptors.


The pouches, lanyards, holsters, belts and the odd face all got a Zandari dust base coat and a contrast fleshwash.



And got the 2 of the triplets finished at last. The 3rd is still in bits

I did start putting the old Defiler together last night as well as the Helbrute, once these are built I think I'll jump into the Necromunda 8th as I checked my total with these 12 and had hit 75 completed so far, as my target was 80 I'm firmly on track to smash it. Or I would be if I had time off. 

Saturday, 4 April 2026

Blood Angels Dreadnoughts



These have been on pause so long I don't remember starting them. 
Okay do I brought the gold paint marker to work with me the other night, and I was happy with how the gold came out 



I took them back home and hit the gold with a reikland fleshwash to darken the gold. 








Tonight I highlighted the gold with a layer of Retributor amour and then liberator gold and was very happy with how that came out. 

 

I then started to give it a layer of evil sunz scarlet, but I don't like it. It's not what I want. I think I'll give it a another agrax earthshade wash tomorrow, then try wazzdakka red first and see how that looks. Then go evil sunz, with Wild Rider red as a faded edge red. 

Saturday, 28 March 2026

Wulfen Mutilaters


 Finished these off today, while I was waiting for the post man, who'd been unable to deliver the set of these I'd had to buy from ebay as I missed them at the shop and hadn't thought to try to turn another 3 into Obliteraters while they were still in the shop.

After a break to get outside because the postman had been able to fit the package through my letterbox that he hadn't been able to fit yesterday, I got the legionnaires out and after looking at the rota till the middle of April I think taking some things to do to unwind at work is going to be about the only way I'm going to get stuff painted.


Plan A is to get the first lot back in the box, and get a Fang base coat and crimson wash while the grand prix highlights are on tomorrow and get everything in a box to take to work to get brass on and then reikland flesh washed at least the Blood Angels Contemptors are long stalled and I'm going to try the gold pen I'd bought on them, and see how they work.