High Elves - Sword Mastery

 These guys were actually finished before the bolt throwers, but the warp changes things around when nobody is looking.  This is the first batch of Swordmasters for the Orange Army, plastic ones from the Isle of Blood set (I think).

 I used the assembly line method on these chaps, which can be tiring with this many minis.  They turned out nice and bright (something I am not quite used to), and I am pretty happy with the outcome.

Back to the brush....until next round.

Trolls - One Eyed Gunslinger

 I will have to admit, I picked up Jarl purely because he uses two pistols.  (If you follow this blog you might have noticed my affection towards such things.)  This troll is my third trollkin warlock, and the first to wear a green tartan.

 I used his coat as a canvass to try out working with shading.  I only used one paint, rucksack (p3), which was used between multiple washes.  I like the effect that came out.

 Jarl was an easy model to paint, due to being a really fun sculpt and packed with details.  There are still a few trolls to come (and they are going to get big...)

Keep painting....until next round!

The Unkind - Dr. Master

 This was an interesting and anticipated addition to the cult.  At first, I was really liking the new Urien sculpt, having had the old one.  Then I realized it was in finecast, so I first picked up the other doctor to see how the materiel was.  I'm not going to lie, I hate the feel of finecast and would rather work with almost any other medium, but I had very few troubles with this guy.  Perhaps it was due to our previous partnership, or that I waited long enough for them to iron out the casting issues, or both.

 I plan to return to the cloak with some freehand...eventually.

 I haven't posted much, and the finished minis are piling up (Urien was finished months ago...) but I am going to try to get the others up soon.

Until next round....

High Elves - Bolt Throwers

 Just a quick one today, a couple of elven bolt throwers.

Until next round.....

Grey Knights - First Squad

 The lack of posts of late have been due to yet another bout of progress! This is the first squad of Grey Knights in a small commission I recently acquired.

 The small strike force arrived in some bad shape, only the terminators were unharmed.  The mission is to make these loyal marines tabletop ready, a "standard" paintjob.

 I was requested to make the blades red, so I thought that a reversal with the traditional blues would would acceptable.

 I think that they turned out decent!

Until next round, be well.

Witch Hunters - Some Heavy Guns

Next along the shelf is the first retribution squad, the smaller of the two.  This squad was assembled from the spare sisters I had after filling my other units, which is why there are only three heavy weapons.

 This squad is often standing watch over the Exorcist, defending it from powerfists and meltabombs.

 Mixed with an act of faith, these girls are a pretty good at killing infantry but are often martyred.  At least they usually make their points back.

 I do miss the days when retributers could have heavy flamers (and an immolator).

Until next round...

Keep painting!

High Elves - Prototype

 It is another beginning in Ricalopia.  The beginning of a new commission!  The army: High Elves.  These are the first prototypes, which the client is happy with, which the rest of the army will be based on.  He wanted a standard "army book" scheme, to a tabletop standard, but with orange instead of blue.  I convinced him to keep some blue, in the metals and gems, to counterpoint the orange and gold.  I think it worked out pretty decent.

There is much work ahead of me, and a few backlogged posts to put up, until next round!!

Guild - Some Boomstick

 Freshly broken out of the asylum, Papa Loco joins my crew.  I have used him, with much success, as an explosive missile sent at the nasty-looking part of my opponent's crew.  He often takes point.  This completes the first stage of my Guild crew...almost.

 I saved him for last, with my ambition to work on him low, until I started putting paint to metal.  He has an orange straightjacket, I pictured him being criminally insane and bailed out (recently) by the rest of the family.  He stands out in the crew, but I think it works.

 Not sure why he has a gun since he isn't armed with one...

Until next round, may fate be kind.

BoE - Nemisis Daemon

 B'hai-Khanne, Dread-daemon of the Brothers of Edam.

 I finally got around to dusting off and finishing the Dreadknight conversion!  This model was a ton of fun to paint once the large areas were done.  I am a sucker for details, so there is a bunch of freehand mixed in to liven him up.

 In theory, I could use him as either a Dreadknight or a greater daemon (codex dependant), but it seems very unlikely that I will have a full army of these guys anytime soon.  This was mostly a hobby project to taint the purity out of a grey knight mini.

 I am pretty pleased with the final result, between the scale, heresy and a pleasing colour palette.  It is not seamless, but it looks the part!

Until next round, keep painting!

Flesh Tearers - Box 1

 At long last, "Box 1" is ready to be shipped out.  Consisting of two land raiders, death company, an assault squad, two dreadnoughts, space hulk tokens, and a bunch of space hulk terminators. A lot of stuff fits into one KR case!

 On a side note, those KR cases are really nice, especially the metal one.  It is solid (it feels almost invincible) and has a lot of room.  Tempted to order one for my puppets...

 This is the first batch of models I am sending out, which is a mixed bag of feelings.  On one hand I will miss the little red guys, but there is also a great sense of achievement in the completion.  I'm told more marines are incoming, to fill the other box and I am preparing for round two!

Until next round, be well!