Tuesday, 11 February 2025

Warhammer Underworlds - Ironsoul's Condemnors pt.3 - TO DONE! 🔴⚪

Afternoon #Warhammer Community I've been #PaintingWarhammer Underworlds Ironsoul's Condemnors... Leftfield once again and completely off-list but if you recall when I last painted this warband I only did one of them on Red Planet BASE!🔴


I really wanted to complete the trio and I'd also secured some 3D printed chapter badges and crossed sword decals which I wanted to compare to my freehand attempts.


Additionally, it's a nice exercise in seeing how easy it is to replicate the scheme, having had a break between the first four and the final two.


Although the red is something I'm fairly familiar with and the silver is pretty basic.


So it's not surprising that there is very little difference.


One day I will get round to painting my Primaris, I think they'll look pretty cool altogether.


I'm still struggling with my photography, so I decided to try old Camera360 again and my favourite filter - Velvia is not what it was.


Far from the enhanced, saturated reds and oranges they're become completely blown out.


And another Great Big Wooden Stamp of Approval.


And on the white background, which actually makes them look much better I think.




So, here we go with the 3D Heresy icon, which ended up much smaller than I expected and hard to define the crossed swords. And, the crossed sword decal, which did exactly what I expected it to do. No doubt that'll be my weapon of choice. There's faffing with gloss paint, but actually it's probably quicker than the freehanding and much more consistent.


And in comparison to the blue bases ones. It's still clear that's the better option, but not one I'll be exploring for the Primaris. 


There we go.


Thursday, 6 February 2025

Adeptus Titanicus - Battlefield assets, terminal pins and markers - TO DONE! 🔴⚪

Afternoon #Warhammer Community I've been #PaintingWarhammer on my Adeptus Titanicus - Battlefield assets, terminal pins and markers.


We've actually been playing with unpainted ones - now THAT is heresy! But as I'd foisted my Red Planet BASE!🔴 on Otty and his shed, then the next thing to do was paint my assets accordingly.


Alongside my own penchant for Blessed Verdigris 🗽


Void Shield Generator. I had no plan for glow effect. When I ended up with a 'radar' spin I realised one of the arms was going in the wrong direction... I ummed and aahed for all of 5 minutes before I was compelled to fix it.


Plasma Generator follows suit on my red glass insulator coils, rather than blue or even orange plasma glow FX.


Comms Radar Dish.


Command Bunker.


Missile Defence Battery.


Lost titan crew.


Titan firing templates, all shiny and gold. 


So much better using painted versions of these.


And fun to play around with gold. 4 new things painted.


OK, so here is where things get a bit tricky. Some numbered counters and triangular [or should that be hexagonal?] data pins. When I'm counting up 'models painted' should this be 11 or 2? 


Similarly, there are 42 pins here. How would you count them? Individually it seems like I'm gaming a system I have long tried to avoid for these very reasons. However, they are very fiddly to paint, even if small, so what counts when I come to my end of season review?


And another Great Big Wooden Stamp of Approval.



Here are the pics on a white background.


If you didn't already know, I love 😍 Blessed Verdigris 🗽

I'm so lazy when it comes to cleaning up models, you can still see lots of bits of sprue I should have trimmed off.
I think they all look so cool in close-up detail.
I had considered full on verdigris buttresses but thought red all the way. Maybe I'll get to play with some more and be adventurous next time...


My fallen titan head. I'll have to do a Warlord to go with it now. The Red Planet BASE!🔴 is a bit ropey here, which is a bit disappointing, but less obvious when on the mat or board.



The varnish is a bit more noticeable here, it seems to have clumped in some of the recesses. But it's a cheaper, thicker varnish so somewhat expected. 


We've got loads more of these but they're not on sprue, which will make them 10 times harder to paint, and even prime. Maybe they are worth 'one completed model' each! What do you think?


More TO DONE's to follow.


Tuesday, 4 February 2025

'nids part 373 - Leviathan bone highlights 2 and chitin

Afternoon #Warhammer Community I've been #PaintingWarhammer on my Leviathan Tyranids. I know progress has seemed slow recently but I had been concurrently working on some of the Leviathan Tyranids while I was doing my Norn Emissary. The Neuro Tyrant in particular benefitted from exploring pale pink fleshy bits. But I found the teal striations on the chitin challenging, hence why I stopped part way through.


However, the Neurolids were much easier to push through and a second set of highlights and some glow effect on the brain and they're almost done. 


One thing I've noticed about these newer 'nids is the subtly difference in scale makes them look ideal for proxy Tyranid Adeptus Titanicus models. I think both these 'neuro' creatures would be awesome.


I managed to finish all the striations and the last highlight of the bone.


Red fleshy bits also got their highlights. Still some black highlights to do, second turquoise and glow FX, but almost done!


Almost the same for the Winged Prime.


All the reds are done, just black highlights, second turquoise and a few bits and bobs.


With those close to completion I pushed on with Barbgaunts.


These have so much detail crammed into such a relatively small model. They'd be great as some kind of artillery beast in Adeptus Titanicus, or verging on Legion Imperialis territory.


It can feel slightly overwhelming, especially as I've got five more to do from the Combat Patrol magazine. 


But the worst is behind me on these five and doubling up on them is more a stretch goal than a necessity.


It would be nice to have ten as part on my AoP display, but that also includes 20 Termagaunts and possibly the ten Neurogaunts as well.


I'm pretty certain those 30 models may yet take me to breaking point so five more of these might be too much...


Not to mention these little beggars!


Again, all the detail from the previous Lictor, just in a model 33% smaller!


And again I've another 3 of them to build up. We'll have to see if I can include them in the display.


But these would also make great Adeptus Titanicus models - Imperial Knight equivalents


And a spare Lictor knocking around. 


As these have got bigger figures now, alongside my previous Deathleaper and Lictor these may even be better suited as Von Ryan's Leapers now!


But I'm committed to these models at the moment so I'm just pleased to be productive and not too overwhelmed by the challenge.