Something different

 Yesterday nothing hobby wise got done as I was baking, Monday I reached a life time goal of over 100 Terminators, that post goes up next, this is a baking post.

So yesterday was oldest child's birthday and I decided to bake them a cake for a change and to save at least £80, as the last one I'd bought last year was £75 and I can't imagine it being less. With the money saved I made these dairy free lime drizzle muffins 

225 g of caster sugar 

225g of Unsalted flora dairy free butter 

4 eggs 

225 g of self raising flour

Zest of 1 lime 

Juice of 2 limes

85g caster sugar 

The only changes from the BBC Good Food recipe was the none dairy butter and lime. I've been told these are good, as I only got a chunk of one. 

The big lemon drizzle cake. 

225g caster sugar x2 

225g Unsalted butter x2 

4 eggs x2

225g self raising flour x2 

Zest of lemon x2

Juice of 1 lemon

85g of caster sugar 

No change from the BBC Good Food recipe or process on these, I just did everything twice to get the layers. 

Cut the raised area off one layer to get a flat surface, added some frosting to the middle, then drizzled the lemon sugar over the top. 

I did try this one after I'd dropped it off at their place and it was really good with a nice lemony kick. 

Next one is a Victoria sponge for Saturday. 

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.

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. 

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? 

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. 

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