Dark Eldar - The Iron Thorn

 Another batch of minis done!  This time I got to paint up some sweet dark eldar on bases made from coolness.

 The archon, mostly plastic with some finecast bits.  I like this pose a lot.  Not only is he standing on some elevation, but the model itself is still standing straight.  Always something to keep in mind with epic basing.

 The venoms, with magnetized gunners.  As is usual for eldar, lots of line-highlights.

 And the two five-xenos warrior squads.  Each warrior has a turquoise shoulder pad to differentiate between units.

Until next round, be well.

Space Wolves - More Teeth

 Another wave of Space Wolves are finished.  Some bloodclaws, grey hunters and great wolves.  There was some longfangs and tokens, but I seem to not have pictures of them.

 In other news, the desklop I was previously using stopped making whirring noises so I am back on the loptop.  Which should explain why I haven't been on the book of faces lately.

GottaCon fast approaches, and minis need paint....
Until next round!

Space Wolves - Lord of Wolves

 Every so often I get the chance to paint up a Forge World mini, and it is definitely something to look forward to.  In this case it is a terminator Wolf Lord with some pretty awesome armour.

 This mini was converted by the client, with some weapon and head swaps and some added bitz.  I really like the fact that some action was conveyed in the pose (those older, static, terminators were boring).  Definitely looks like he is giving someone a good shield bash.

 I am really enjoying the "Emperor's Executioners".  It is a chapter packed with details which make each marine an individual with each marine's armour telling some of the warrior's story (and the Norse-feel helps too).

Until next round, be well.

Alfa Wing - A3

 Progress on the Alfa Wing is moving forward, almost finshed the valkyries.  As I post this I am realizing that I forgot to take pictures of Alfa 1, the command plane of the squadron, d'oh.

 As you can see, blue marks the third aircraft, (Alfa 1 is marked red) and I am thinking of yellow for Alfa 2.

 With only one more to go, the support squadron is next (two vultures and a vendetta). These will be part of the "Alfa Wing" project but they will have a different identifier (Beta maybe?)

 Until next round, be well.

Space Wolves - For the Allfather

 Progress.....progress everywhere but on the blog.   The posts are piling up faster than I upload them (which isn't very often, but it should be).  The Space Wolves are progressing, one of the most recent minis is the rune priest.

 For those of you who don't know, a rune priest is a librarian of the Space Wolf chapter who completely denies that they use the warp.  In fact, they were the only legion to use psykers after the edict, because they claim their power comes from Fenris.  I suspect they let them because it is difficult to reason with space-viking-werewolves.

 Either way, this guy has a bunch of Forgeworld bits.  I like the detail on resin, as well as the weight, but he seems like an old sculpt with his closed posture.  I remember the time when terminators hid their armpits...

Until next round, be well.

Space Wolves - Leading the Pups

 This is the Great Wolf which leads the unit of Blood Claws.  Apparently they act like a bunch of teenagers without supervision.

 This is just a quick post, more to paint (which is always good).  And yes, there are many more posts backing up.....

Until next round, be well.

Alfa Wing - A4 to Base

 I finished off the Alfa Wing's second valkyrie, designated Alfa 4.  Six more birds to go!

 While looking through the Imperial Armour books I noticed some things about Imperial Navy markings.  Firstly, not all of the markings are in the same places, things like aquillas and squadron numbers are, but not the others.  I also noticed that each plane in a squadron is usually given a colour which corresponds to its position in the squadron.

 These birds came in rough shape, this one was the second worse of the batch.  I recommend that the previous owner take some lessons regarding how to assemble a model.  I did what I could, and I think it is passable and table ready, but it has a few problems still.

 I just need to finish up those bases, and then it is on to another one!

Until next round, be well.

Space Wolves - Younglings

 Unlike more 'codex' chapters, the Space Wolves put their newest battle-ready recruits into power armour and send them into melee with the enemy to prove their worth.  It is odd, but given the 'Wolves nature it seems useful.  The Blood Claws tend to be the most psychopathic in combat.

 This pack will be lead by a more veteran (and level-headed) great wolf.  At least I think that is what they are called, not 100% sure on that one.  He is the last of this batch, there might be a couple more things in the 'Wolves' future.

 Until next round...

...be well.

Alfa Wing - Number Five

 And so begins; the Time of Fliers.  This is the first of a squadron of six Imperial Guard aircraft.  Once complete, the squadron will consist of five valkyries and one vulture.  Here is the first one without weathering.

 The colour scheme which was chosen is fairly close to the Elysian scheme with a lot of weathering.  I chose to name them the Alfa Wing because "A" is a lot more interesting (and easier) to paint than zeros.

 I started with number five so I could nail down the colour scheme on a "lesser" valk, which is better than screwing up the command bird.

 All but one of the valkyries were bought second hand and needed some correctional work.  After the build, I have one thing to say to all the hobbyists out there: DO NOT GLUE FLYING STANDS IN WITH HEAPS OF PLASTIC GLUE!!!

 Either way, they are mostly assembled now (just waiting for the missing bits) and one other is ready for paint.

 I also followed the Elysian flight markings, and played around with some freehand aquillas.

 Overall, I like the severely weathered look achieved with the sponging technique.  I might have gone a bit too far with it, but my instructions were to "weather it to sh!t".

 That's it for now, back to my brushes.

Until next round, be well.

Space Wolves - Sneaking Around

 The Space Wolf project is moving along, here is the scout unit all ready to outflank.

 I enjoy painting scouts, it is kind of like painting guardsmen, there is more to them than regular marines with the undersuits and gear.

 I really like the way the old metal scouts and the new(er) plastics are the same style.  They really mix in a unit well.

 I opted for the classic tan undersuits, like most of the scouts I see wear.  There must be an STC somewhere....

 Until next round,

...be well.