Necron Cryptek conversions

Just another quick update to show you guys what I've been doing this week. So, I needed four Crypteks for my new army list and I didn't want to spend tons of monies for the single pose guy. Looking around on the intrawebs and stealing ideals from other blogs/forums this is what I did.

Necron Tesla Destructors and Invasion Beams painted

Just a quick update to show you guys what I've been painting this week. Apparently there isn't a single can of GW chaos black spray left in Greece so I couldn't do any progress on the Night Scythes. At least I had enough colour to undercoat these bad boys and do some work. I did everything together to save some times so now they have to wait patiently until I paint the rest of the vehicles. Oh, and I finally found a use for toothpicks!

Necron Night Scythe WIP

Hey guys!

Just a quick post today to let you know I am still alive and well.

Haven't done much 40k-wise these last couples of months but tournament season is upon us so I am getting ready for another fall/winter full of gaming.

This season is going to be Necrons for me! My good friend Manos will let me use his models for games/tournamets etc. but I will have to get them painted first. 

This is what I've done so far with my first Night Scythe. It's only basecoats and washes so nothing fancy there but I think the end result is pretty decent. I will paint the pilot and guns separately for easiness. In hindsight, the models would have been much much easier to paint if I hadn't glue it together but never mind. 

Cryptek with Eldritch Lance Ideas

Photoshop job by Leah Kim

Obviously, a lot of people will want Crypteks with Eldritch Lances. I think this is the easier way to convert them. Just chop up a dark lance (so many of them around these days with the plethora of Dark Eldar players) and stick it on the end of his staff.

However these guys are expensive to buy. Four of them will set you back almost 40 pounds and that's a lot of money for a few models. I think that the best way to kitbash them is from the Immortal kit. Just use the Deathmark head and a combination of the two spines. The little "hat" can be made very easily with a little plastic card (same with his "skirt") and the arms look like they can be repositioned very easily with a bit of chopping. Then used a plastic rod and the Dark Lance as the example above. I think I will give it a go?

So what ideas do you guys have for cheaper Crypteks? You think that convertion will work? Let me know what you think.

Magnetising Stonehorn/Thundertusk

I got this beast of a kit just yesterday and I knew it in my heart that I had to built it ASAP. Problem is, I am still not sure which is better for my Ogre army yet, the Stonehorn or the Thundertusk. Well, why do I even have to choose between the two? Why can't I have both? Fortunately with a few magnets, green stuff, super glue and a little bit of magic you too could have the best of both worlds!

Back to base-ics

Not much to report his week. I wasn't much in the mood for any laborious painting so I decided to get some more bases out of the way. I painted them pretty much the same way as here with the only difference being that I slightly drybrushed the larger rocks with Skull White. I think this way they stand out a bit more and this brings out their details as well. I am happy with the results so I will probably continue on like that with the rest of my bases. Also, this time I used some of the resin bits from the basing kit by GW. It a nice and simple way to add a bit more detail. Check them out after the jump. 

More Blood Angels WIP (still unpainted)

After spending a considerable amount of time painting my Vanguard Veterans (and being quite fed up), I decided to put some little guys together instead. I recently received my order from Games Workshop so I had some work to do. So, take a look at what I've planned for my Blood Angels for the near future and tell me what you think.

Blood Angel Vanguard Veterans WIP

Long time, no post. I know! I've been fairly busy with real life lately and also painting these little buggers on the above picture. I wish I could say that a had a good time while splashing some paint on them but I really didn't. They took me far longer to complete than I thought at the beginning, about one week on and off. Just for five guys! When I painted my first  Blood Angel test piece it seemed like a very fast and easy process. But I didn't take into account all the intricate details that the Death Company models have...

1st post for 2011 and it's about some lousy bases

Well not really. I actually like painting bases. Furthermore I think they are very important for the overall look of a model. A decent looking base can easily tip the scale in your favour. Taking this little extra time and actually basing your miniature can work wonders for your army. Nowadays it's a tournament standard anyway. Now, if you take a little bit care of them you will get an excellent end result.

I decided that I should paint the bases for my Blood Angels separate from the models. You see, I like to base the miniatures before I undercoat them. This makes the material extra sturdy so that pebbles won't start flying off when I begin drybrushing. Also, I will be using an airbrush to paint the little guys. This means that the base is going to be painted red and I will have to repaint it all over again. This can be time consuming and kinda frustrating to me. Furthermore I am a big fan of gluing the model on it's base after both are done. This gives the impression that the miniature is actually standing on the ground instead of sinking into it.

Landspeeder and a couple of Buggies, WIP pics

I feel much better today. In fact I was feeling well enough to take some pictures. So this is what I've done this far with the Landspeeder. Not much you might say but I have been ill thank you very much! I think I shouldn't have glued the bumper in the front and the top wing thingy because they make the model harder to paint. Since I undercoated the vehicle with a light primer I will have to repaint them black. If they were unglued I could just spray them black separately. 

Back to the Guard, Manticore WIP pics

Enough with the orky shenanigans already! People will start wondering what this blog is all about. Now that the tournament frenzy is over I can get back to my Imperial Guard. I've been thinking about a new list for the Warbands league (I will explain what this is in another post) and I have to keep painting my army. Haven't really done any work for more than a month. Eleven vehicles aren't just  going to paint themselves (plus all the infantry I still need to do) so I have to get back in the habit. My main priority now is to build my psykers since I am proxying them using Necrons at the moment and it's just not pretty.

This week's painting

I don't really have a choice now. I must paint these models for the Greek GT (Fantasy Shop Fair) that's in next week.

Squad Markings

I wasn't really sure how to use the decal sheets to number my squads and vehicles so I asked around to see how it is suppose to be. The squad numbering work as follows:

Company Command Squad: company number/skull/1

Platoon Command Squad: company number/platoon number/0

Infantry Squad: company number/platoon number/infantry squad number

Veterans : 0/0/veteran squad number

So my army is based on the 3rd company of the 122nd Cadian regiment, simply for the fact that there are more "3"s on the cadian decal sheet. So the squad markings will be like this:

Cadian 122 Regiment

3rd Company

Company Command HQ: 301

1st Platoon
Platoon Command Section: 310
1st Squad: 311
2nd Squad: 312

Veteran Squad : 005

Hope this makes sense!

Reinforcements have arrived

What can I say, I like to arrange my tanks on the table and just look at them. Still have 1 Manticore and 3 Chimeras to assemble but that's pretty much about it. They will keep me occupied for the next 3 months or so. I figure I paint a tank in about a week but I think I will be getting faster since I am getting used to the techniques.