I Know What I Said About Terminators

 Not quite as finished with Terminators as I thought. 

I was thinking of buying the Red Butchers when they get updated to the larger scale Cattaphrattii pattern, but after doing the trim today you can forget that. 

I got the Fang and crimson wash on last night, this morning was Russ grey then fenris before I glued the 2 watchers to bases to take to Warhammer World next month, and started painting the one holding the scabbard, which I think is actually from the Grimaldas Retinue, not an actual watcher in the dark. 

I got the brass trim done. I moaned about it to my hobby chat and they suggested I try the trim pens. 

Of the 2 colours close in the range my mate is ordering copper when he puts an order in at the Web store later this month. 

Also that's an obscene level of trim. 

The 2 watchers are getting astrogranit bases, the 3 not Red Butchers terminators are going to get the grass bases when I remember to buy some PVA glue. I'm home early Wednesday, I can go through B&M bargains and grab sum, hopefully this one won't stick the top closed. 

Monthly Vow December to February The 12th.

I've started this post on the 2nd, let's see how we go. 

Yeah, the Contemptors got dropped.  I need to get some PVA glue for bases for the Wolf Pack as the last one has stuck the lid on. 

This is like when I used to work nights and got loads done. 

28 terminators and 2 Harlequins, pretty good. The 8 Wolf Pack Terminators don't count to my pledge though. 

Plan A, the Berzerker squad, 2 Long Fang/ Havoc squads, Legionary Squad and all that trim and the red butchers terminators squad +3 which are on the table but probably won't get touched until the 13th as I want to finish the last of the Lion's Blades Terminators first, and this squad is going in the Warhammer World box for March, there is also the 10 terminator lightning claws to do this month. 

If they get done I'm not sure what comes next, probably a Dread Filled Month with Helbrute, old defiler, yes I am getting the new one, a redemptor for Björn The Fell Handed conversion and at least one of the Blood Angels Contemptors if not all 3, but that's most likely March To April from where I am right now. 

It's looking like the Khorne Berzerkers are the last lot coming from Hatchette, which for me means April/May I think so I've got to switch some stuff around for the various vows this year. 

Review Time. 

With just the shoulder pad and sword to do I was able to push those out over the course of an early finish and a late start the next day. 

The Terminators building day did not go as planned with work and home problems getting in the way then on my next early finish I just had nothing in me to assemble the rest of the Terminators.

The Terminator Ancient was nice and easy, as he's an officer he also got an extra layer of wraith bone added to make him stand out from the beige crowd, more than just holding up a big flag would do. 

Two finished photos for these guys as I was under the sofa looking the missing axes at one point. I'm following the basic recipe for Space Wolves with these, just swapped the wash to crimson, so it gives a more darker, bruised look before you put the layers on. 

Not sure where my pledge card has gone... 

I had a fairly productive assembly day and a few lucky wins on ebay to add a few things to the next Terminator squad. 

The big lads and the Captain all got green wet blending on them so were done at the same time. 

I then spent about 3 days finding the arms for them. 

So banged this one out as a change from black power armour, can't imagine he'll be on the table soon. 

The Chaplin and Captain had their details done. 

Heads, rings and plasma cannons ready to be painted as well as the Solitaire, I keep losing one of his arms. 

And finally finished the Satanine Terminators.

The close assault terminators were done a bit at a time as I was doing a lot of day shifts at work that week.

The lightning claws arms are waiting for shoulder pads, so I'll add them to next month's vow

The last squad this month is also the last squad from the Crux Terminatus box. 

I've already planned to take this squad down to Warhammer World which was why its in this photo. 

I didn't do my usually 5 minutes with the cat on the sofa before work as the only thing left to was the agrax earthshade wash on the base. 

Last Terminators Squad For A While.

 

The last squad of Indomitus pattern Terminators for a while. The new Cattaphrattii Terminators are released this Saturday {14/02/2026}... And I have a voucher for £10 off... I might have a run down to Wigan on Saturday. 

This squad got the ushabati bone base coat, a nuln oil wash and the screaming skull layer. 

I got in last night and finished the red detailing, leaving the night warrior base coat, and nuln oil wash tonight and hopefully I can get the leadbleacher highlights on before bedtime tonight, oh yeah, bases need doing to. 

Need to add some agrax earthshade shade to my shopping list. 

Whatever happens I'm finishing this month's Vow when I get this squad finished. 

More Terminators.

 After taking a week to finishing the thunder hammers and storm shields squad off, I've jumped right in with another 2 squads of Terminators.

These 5 are obviously for The Lion's Blades, the painted plasma cannon is just to take as an option for warhammer world his usual load out is going to be the assault cannon. 

I've already got them up to the screaming skull stage, but no photo, which leaves details to do.

Hoping to get them finished on the nights after I finish work this week.

I'm also thinking the rechargeable battery in my head set is going as it feels like I'm recharging after every use.

Squad 2 another 8 Terminators for the Wolf Pack.. Pretty sure these will be in the February to March Vow. 

Now how dis I do on the January Vow? 

Close Assault Terminators, Harlequin Solitaire and a Classic Khorne Lord

 I had a couple of hours Tuesday morning before heading to the post office to pick up the latest combat patrol package. Now they've switched to evri, I switched to getting it delivered to the local post office to pick up, I've got 10 Hybrids and the Goliath rock crusher this time and I'm at issue 70.

Before I went to the post office I made sure to start the ushabati bone base coat on the Solitaire, 10 terminators and a Khorne Lord in Terminator Armour that I got built the other day.

I'm painting this for the Wolf Pack, I'm already regretting this for the amount of trim involved. 

Will do the sepia wash on the Solitaire weapons and belt and nuln oil wash on the Terminators when I get home on Wednesday night.

Wednesday I borrowed a ruler from work to blue tak half of the close assault to so I could paint them. I decided to buy another traunch of shoulder pads so I don't have to swap the shoulder pad on each set of arms, but those pads aren't arriving till next week, so plan to fix the pads to arms when I get home Friday and get the base costs on the arms, Thunder hammer and storm shields, and shoulders.

As well as grab bone Terminator out of the box so the new guys match the old guys.

Friday when I got home I sorted out the hammers and shields and tacked them on the ruler, glued the paldrons on and got them up to the detail phase.

Saturday was a good day, I got my new glasses, cooked trini fried and very nearly finished the Terminators off. 

All that is left to do is highlights on the iron warrior bits and this is it, all the Terminators are mine! 

I mean I'll get them out for a company photo, separate what I'm taking to Warhammer World and the Blade Guard Veterans, put those in their box for now, with the plan to put squad them up properly, with base rings painted and repair those that need repairing.

The Solitaire the Pimeä Ritari {dark Knight in Finnish}

I keep losing arms for this guy, either the tac I have is old, it's old, or the new one just isn't very good.

I found the missing sword arm last night and will finish that off today, Sunday. 

I'm thinking of doing the tessellations in red and blues, now red shifting light is moving away from your view point isn't it?

I did a quick Google search on that to see what would happen. 

Satanine on Saturday

 

5 more finished for the Million Miniatures Pledge.

I ended up moving so much stuff around looking for the evil sunz scarlet I found the 2 axes that I'd lost from the first squad of Wolf Pack Terminators.

The Satanine Terminators are so much of a faff to do.

I like them I really like how they look and I'd love to do a regular 5 man squad just to see how they'd look but cost and the faff, maybe if I didn't do them with the wet blending I'd feel better towards them. 

and 5 as a 

So next up is the Solitaire and then those 15 Terminators, 10 as close assault and 5 as a regular squad.

The last of the eBay rescue stuff arrived in the week and was cleaned up and once the last of the Terminators are done it's back into the Wolf Pack with the red Butchers and 3 others to make a second squad of 8. The Combat Patrol release seems to be doing the guard next so the Khorne Berzerkers stuff is last, thanks Hatchette for messing up my plans. 

Terminator Captain

The Captain is nearly done, just base and details, plan to do those bases and the Chaplin's done tonight.

Will check around for the Satanine Arms in the morning with daylight, as I'm doing a trip out tomorrow. Should be able to get the earthshade wash on all 4 bases in the morning and hopefully find the administratum grey to highlight the Chaplin.