Thursday 14 March 2024

Imperial Knight - Armigers in manufactorum pt.2 - BIG BUILD TO DONE!

Afternoon #WarHamFam and #WarhammerCommunity I've been #buildingWarhammer on my Imperial Knight Armigers. They've been built for a while now and had quite a lot of progress with the painting. So much so I've found it quite the challenge to fit in WiP pics.

Anyway, I love this pose so much. I even got round to adding some 2mm hemisphere gems to it's armour plates [not pictured]. This will give it the look of Heresy era marines, with their 'bonded stud' armour.


It's not the best implementation [when you see it] but it'll do for now and add some further uniqueness to the model. I obviously have to clean up some mould lines too! 😱


The second one is also done. Despite my excitement at achieving the running pose I'm not 100% convinced I got it right.


Also, it flexes a lot. I'm sure I pinned it in places but part of my thinks I should have pinned it more judiciously.


I'd also planned to add more embellishments. A terminator tilting shield, more leftover banners from my Wraithlord and some spare armour plates on the Chain Cleaver. 


Some close-ups of the reposed legs. They might be useful for those wishing to do the same.


And the clumsy but functional greenstuff on the hip joints again. Hopefully, obscured when I paint it black. But again it's useful to have a close-up for those that want to copy, or let's say 'improve'' 😉


And here we have another Bloody Great Big Bloody BIG BUILD Stamp of Bloody BUILD Approval



Saturday 2 March 2024

Old stuff Day 2024


Morning #WarHamFam and #WarhammerCommunity it's #OldStuffDay 2024. Quite a few years ago now warhammer39999 wanted to join a movement to rediscover lost gems from the world of hobby blogs. To choose one of your own blogposts that you're most proud of, or may not have got the attention it deserved or any thing that may warrant some necromantic blogpost bothering. On top of that you were to share blogposts from other bloggers which you thought deserved the same spotlight of attention before they were returned to their dark nightmare infested slumbers.

Here's some great posts from other bloggers. Apologies to the many great bloggers out there I haven't included, you do sterling work too, these are just the ones I was reminded to remember over the last 12 months [or remembered from previous Old Stuff Days]:

From The Warp
As always, Ron From the Warp remains the inspiration for the blog. it may be 12 year's since he stepped away from blogging and we only shared the blogosphere for 18 months or so but you acknowledge those that came before and he did it so well. It might be slightly challenging to navigate now but there is so much great content here for those willing to explore - fill your boots.

How to sculpt greenstuff cloaks:
I love counter and markers, and Ron shows you how he made his
https://fromthewarp.blogspot.com/2009/01/40k-counters-and-markers.html
Now this is not old but Ron has thrown his hat back in the blogging ring repeatedly, often about his love of Space Hulk. This is his latest blog with some interesting posts.
https://onehourhobby.blogspot.com/

Liam from Blue Warp Studios
We were still reeling from lockdown and Liam had a bad back but this was the tipping point for #MESBG one game and he was hooked. He probably has more warbands than all of us now.
Next up he did some great reposing for his chaos knight Armigers. I was referring to these when I was reposing my latest Armiger additions. Well worth consulting if you want to repose your diddy knights.

Marc at Old School Gaming
It's always nice to look back at that first post, the one that got you started in this often unremarkable world of blogging. Your first shout into the void, and Marc does a grand job of setting out his stall and sharing his passion for the hobby.

Weemen
A wealth of Titan Building posts on the Weemen blog. If you ever plan on building a Warlord titan, you should check out Siph's guide, there are plenty of links to WiPs to help get you through the biggest of hobby projects.

Les Kouzes
I love what these guys do, I've probably shared these posts many times before but they're undeniably worth visiting again.

Heresy and heroes
John at Heresy and heroes did a cool hobby desk photo essay back before he joined GW and stopped blogging. As he's returned to the blogosphere maybe we'll get an update. Show the post some love and we might help make that happen.

Painting Bunker
I think about this blog  quite often, because the scenery was exquisite. It hasn't had an update in 7 years, which is a shame as they were getting into Epic at the time and I suspect Legio Imperialis is right up their street now

Eye of Error
I've shared this before, but I still think the Mariner's Blight army was one of the best I've ever seen 

From the Fang
For so long my hobby efforts were intertwined with my tournament events. Alex organised the best tournaments at Element Games. They were always fun and this last doubles tournament was the only time we faced off. This was his battle report. I know it's out of date with current edition, but it's still a fun read, because 'dice tell stories'!

My blog
And my take on the same battle

I wrote this post about Hoshi Komi 13 year's ago. I mention how my brother met someone who was into role playing and miniatures. That person was in fact Otty, who continues to be a driving force in my hobby crew - encouraging us with MESBG, Turnip28 and Bolt Action. Maybe one day he'll get back into 40k!
https://www.40kaddict.uk/2011/01/hoshi-komi-oriental-gaming-fusion.html

Happy Old Stuff Day! I hope these Old Stuffs are of interest.

Monday 26 February 2024

'nids part 362 - #DreadTober Screamer Killers - White pics

Afternoon #WarHamFam and #WarhammerCommunity I've been #PaintingWarhammer on my Tyranid Screamer Killers. I'd been too preoccupied obviously, with the completion of #DreadTober and then #ArmiesOnParade I forgot to post these white background pics. 


These were surprisingly straightforward to paint, although I'm sure it felt a little overwhelming to do 2 and the High Rule Dude over the September and October.


A lot of work, with great results, but I was a little burnt out by the end.


It was the workload that was the challenge, not the work. 


There's still and urge to get another one and kitbash Old One Eye out of it.


I've seen some great examples with Haruspex claws, but foolishly missed a chance to get a pair on ebay.


But it's a question of 'why?'


Why do I need another one? I've got plenty to paint as it is.


Maybe if I finish all the Leviathan Tyranids and my Norn Emissary that should be added to the list.


Anyway, enjoy the pics, hope you like them.











Thursday 22 February 2024

March 2nd is #OldStuffDay

Afternoon #WarHamFam and #WarhammerCommunity I've been #PaintingWarhammer


Afternoon #WarHamFam and #WarhammerCommunity, just a heads up March 2nd is Old Stuff Day. More than a decade ago now warhammer39999 wanted to join a movement to rediscover lost gems from the world of hobby blogs and it's still going strong today. The aim is to choose one or more of your own blogposts that you're most proud of, or may not have got the attention it deserved, or any thing that may warrant some necromantic blogpost bothering. On top of that you share blogposts from other bloggers which you think deserves the same spotlight of attention, before they're returned to their dark nightmare infested slumbers.

However, I know a lot of hobbyists don't have blogs, maybe they Twitter or Insta, in which case go back to one of your old tweets and retweet or share one of your oldest figures or the first miniature you ever painted. If you feel inclined to check out the old fuddy-duddy blogosphere for cool posts that's cool too. And don't forget to add #OldStuffDay

So, if you have a blog don't forget to root through your old posts and rediscover those hidden gems. Feel free to use the Old Stuff Day poster by Firstkeeper from DeviantArt. Celebrate Old Stuff Day with the rest of us. 

Tuesday 13 February 2024

'nids part 361 - #DreadTober High Rule Dude - White pics

Afternoon #WarHamFam and #WarhammerCommunity I've been #PaintingWarhammer honestly I have! But, it would appear that I didn't publish my TO DONE! white background pics of my High Rule Dude from #DreadTober last year [or my Screamer Killers either, so expect another catch-up post on them down the line].



Not sure what to say really, that I haven't already said in the original Ferron Proxima background TO DONE!


Essentially I was overwhelmed by how this came out.


It's funny because I see people who's Tyranids are exquisite. 


The striations are perfect, the blends are amazing. Or they have done grimdark versions that manage to convey the horror of these creatures. 


Or that look so realistic. And yet mines is an absolute riot of colour. 


Almost the antithesis of the grimdark aesthetic.


And yet I still love it. I may wish I could do these other colour schemes. Both for the talent to achieve them and the results because of that talent.


But that doesn't change the fact that I can do this scheme with great results every time. And what price can you put on that?


As I'm slogging my way through my Deathwing, which is becoming tedious the urge to crack on and finish something with predictable results is very strong.


That said, I have a lot of the Leviathan smaller bugs and I'm sure I might find that tedious if I was doing 20 Termagants in a sitting!


But this guy is a beast. A little too big by comparison to the Forgeworld model. We could have gone 10-20% smaller I think to get the right size. 


Instead I'll just have to cope with this massive creature, I'm sure I'll survive. 


Anyway, enjoy the pics, hope you like them.