First off I brought some scenic kits
Cut to fit base
Now cut/trim/file the plastic scenic piece to size of base
Now repeat X number of times!
Simples!
And don't forget to visit my my friend's blog!
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Monday, 21 March 2011
All your bases belong to me!
Well after deciding on how to base my Paladins of Steel army I thought I will share how I am making the bases - in a surprisingly quick and effective manner.
First off I brought some scenic kits
Cut to fit base
Now cut/trim/file the plastic scenic piece to size of base
Paint as you see fit!
Now repeat X number of times!
Simples!
And don't forget to visit my my friend's blog!
First off I brought some scenic kits
Cut to fit base
Now cut/trim/file the plastic scenic piece to size of base
Now repeat X number of times!
Simples!
And don't forget to visit my my friend's blog!
Monday, 14 March 2011
Paladins of Steel: WIP Captain (Tycho)
Hell this model/character isn't even in the original army list but I wanted a bionic character who wasn't a Libby or a Chaplain!
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
Army Update 2
Well over the last week I have gotten to the stage of dipping and basing the remainder of the army.
I'm pretty happy with how it's gone (with the odd exception), but my inexperience with dipping shows on the vehicles with the odd blob of varnish - but it's done now.
Over all it certainly gives the army a more darker and gritter look, but the snow on the bases can certainly do with 2 layers so it doesn't look thin/grey.
Meanwhile on the table the Wolves have won their first two games at 1,750pts, first one was verses Blood Angels in Capture and Control (5 objectives) and table quarter deployment. I tabled the BA in turn 6 while holding 4 out of 5 objectives, but I will say the Blood Angels had some appalling luck.
Game 2 was on Vassal vs Necrons, Annihilation with Table Quarters again. He had Nightbringer, 2 Monoliths, lord, 8 Immortals and 30 Warriors, until turn 4 I was losing badly on KP 7-2 (cos I could just couldn't kill Nightbringer) but in turn 4 the Wolves managed one massive combat on the 30 Warriors to force the Phase out, though sacrificing a rune priest to Jaws of the World Wolf the Necron Lord did help a bit.
So I wonder what tonight's gaming will bring......
I'm pretty happy with how it's gone (with the odd exception), but my inexperience with dipping shows on the vehicles with the odd blob of varnish - but it's done now.
Over all it certainly gives the army a more darker and gritter look, but the snow on the bases can certainly do with 2 layers so it doesn't look thin/grey.
Meanwhile on the table the Wolves have won their first two games at 1,750pts, first one was verses Blood Angels in Capture and Control (5 objectives) and table quarter deployment. I tabled the BA in turn 6 while holding 4 out of 5 objectives, but I will say the Blood Angels had some appalling luck.
Game 2 was on Vassal vs Necrons, Annihilation with Table Quarters again. He had Nightbringer, 2 Monoliths, lord, 8 Immortals and 30 Warriors, until turn 4 I was losing badly on KP 7-2 (cos I could just couldn't kill Nightbringer) but in turn 4 the Wolves managed one massive combat on the 30 Warriors to force the Phase out, though sacrificing a rune priest to Jaws of the World Wolf the Necron Lord did help a bit.
So I wonder what tonight's gaming will bring......
Sunday, 16 January 2011
Army Update/Filler post
Saturday, 4 December 2010
RRoD is good for the Wolves!
Well my X-box has just suffered from the dreaded Red Ring of Death, meaning no more Black Ops for me :(
But it does mean I have no excuse for getting back to my Space Wolves and painting them! (Perhaps it's a sign from Russ himself :p).
So time to get of my fat ass from fragging random children and dig out my paint brushes again, as it takes around 3-4 weeks form Microsoft to fix it, and add in Christmas shift patterns and postage then make it 2011
Wednesday, 3 November 2010
Army building on the cheap and me
For those of you who know me personally will know that I have spent the last 2 years in and out of employment due to the rescission and George Lucas. (I have a job now so no worries any more). So trying to continue gaming and building a army has been hard.
The best sources I have found for building a cheap army are:
E-bay - I got super cheap Space Marine scouts still on the frame, and some bits to repair tanks etc.
(This is quite obvious for most savvy gamers nowadays)
Webstores - Cheaper Space Wolf Pack box sets
(Most have a good 10-15% discount on normal high street prices)
Trading - see examples below (This oddly has been my main source)
Your old armies - see below (If you have been gaming as long as I have then you have some old minis knocking around)
Most folk know of good web stores like Firestorm Games, Wayland Games,and Malestrom Games, as well as e-baying little Timmy's old marine army.
For my Space Wolves I have traded bits for bits. I have gotten a Land Speeder for my old Dark Angels Codex, a Rhino for a truck load of Imperial Guard tank accessories, a few Space Marines bikers for the metal Bjorn the Fell Handed Dreadnought, as well as bits for other bits (arms, weapons etc).
Some popular forums now have trading areas but as with internet activity buyer beware. 40kforoldmen, 40kforums, and Warseer all have trade areas, and I guess many others do too.
My last source for cheap gaming is old models and armies. My Space Wolves are probably 70% recycled from my old Space Marine army - the Sons of Aran, or as they are more commonly know as - The Tic Tacs (hence my username). I did this by stripping down my old Space Marines of paint and where possible break the models up in to sections (arms, legs, torso etc) though to be honest quite a few fel to bits in the stripping process!
So a Space Marine went from this:
To this: (a very unfinished Space Wolf):
So what has been recycled in the above model?
Legs, Shoulder pads, and the back pack.
I have some models where it's all old Space Marine parts except for the Space Wolf head, or the legs, or just the arms. Some models are purely Space Wolf. It's a credit to the sheer number of bits you get in the Space Wolves pack set that you can kit bash so much.
While mixing the 2 sets of kits I kept to (vaguely) strict system of the more senior the Space Wolf the more "wolfy" bits which kind of fits the background as they acquire talismans, honours and such things over time. So my Blood Claws are quite plain with only a few Space Wolf bits, and my Grey Hunters have a larger selection of Space Wolf bits - mainly weapons, torso, legs.
Using the above guideline I have made 2 Space Wolf pack box sets and my old Space Marines to make over 60 Grey Hunters, 20 Blood Claws and a few Wolf Guard!
I would like to thanks those who I have traded bits with over the last few months:
The Student (40kforoldmen)
40kforoldmen)
Kingfig (40kforoldmen)
edmundblack (40kforoldmen, 40kforums.com)
My poor abused fingers for stripping models!
Lasty I would like to thanks those of you who have helped me personally during my unemployment - Suzie W, Suzanne T, Mook, Tom (thanks for asking me to be your best man!) and the rest of "Da Wot Notts", Lucy and Ken, my family, and my girl friend Lucy.
The best sources I have found for building a cheap army are:
E-bay - I got super cheap Space Marine scouts still on the frame, and some bits to repair tanks etc.
(This is quite obvious for most savvy gamers nowadays)
Webstores - Cheaper Space Wolf Pack box sets
(Most have a good 10-15% discount on normal high street prices)
Trading - see examples below (This oddly has been my main source)
Your old armies - see below (If you have been gaming as long as I have then you have some old minis knocking around)
Most folk know of good web stores like Firestorm Games, Wayland Games,and Malestrom Games, as well as e-baying little Timmy's old marine army.
For my Space Wolves I have traded bits for bits. I have gotten a Land Speeder for my old Dark Angels Codex, a Rhino for a truck load of Imperial Guard tank accessories, a few Space Marines bikers for the metal Bjorn the Fell Handed Dreadnought, as well as bits for other bits (arms, weapons etc).
Some popular forums now have trading areas but as with internet activity buyer beware. 40kforoldmen, 40kforums, and Warseer all have trade areas, and I guess many others do too.
My last source for cheap gaming is old models and armies. My Space Wolves are probably 70% recycled from my old Space Marine army - the Sons of Aran, or as they are more commonly know as - The Tic Tacs (hence my username). I did this by stripping down my old Space Marines of paint and where possible break the models up in to sections (arms, legs, torso etc) though to be honest quite a few fel to bits in the stripping process!
So a Space Marine went from this:
 |
| 8 Year old Metroid fan boy to.... |
To this: (a very unfinished Space Wolf):
 |
| .......... badass Space Viking! |
So what has been recycled in the above model?
Legs, Shoulder pads, and the back pack.
I have some models where it's all old Space Marine parts except for the Space Wolf head, or the legs, or just the arms. Some models are purely Space Wolf. It's a credit to the sheer number of bits you get in the Space Wolves pack set that you can kit bash so much.
While mixing the 2 sets of kits I kept to (vaguely) strict system of the more senior the Space Wolf the more "wolfy" bits which kind of fits the background as they acquire talismans, honours and such things over time. So my Blood Claws are quite plain with only a few Space Wolf bits, and my Grey Hunters have a larger selection of Space Wolf bits - mainly weapons, torso, legs.
Using the above guideline I have made 2 Space Wolf pack box sets and my old Space Marines to make over 60 Grey Hunters, 20 Blood Claws and a few Wolf Guard!
I would like to thanks those who I have traded bits with over the last few months:
The Student (40kforoldmen)
40kforoldmen)
Kingfig (40kforoldmen)
edmundblack (40kforoldmen, 40kforums.com)
My poor abused fingers for stripping models!
Lasty I would like to thanks those of you who have helped me personally during my unemployment - Suzie W, Suzanne T, Mook, Tom (thanks for asking me to be your best man!) and the rest of "Da Wot Notts", Lucy and Ken, my family, and my girl friend Lucy.
Sunday, 24 October 2010
Da Plan!
Well Painting is under way for my Space Wolves (well the infantry) and as I have said else where I'm taking my idea of painting my guys up from Rupert at 3++ but naturally I've changed the colours in my steps:
6) Line highlight power armour.
7) Line highlight a mid shade of Chaos Black and Codex Grey onto the black power armour/weapon parts.
8) Line highlight the previous step with Codex Grey.
9) Line highlight Mithril Silver onto metal parts.
10) Line Highlight Gold onto any gold parts.
1) Spray the model with Army Painter: Uniform Grey.
2) Paint all the bits which will be black with Chaos Black
3) Paint red parts on the shoulder pads/banners
4) Paint all the bits which will be silver with Boltgun Metal.
5) Paint all the bits which will be gold with Dwarf Bronze. (I am here)
5) Paint all the bits which will be gold with Dwarf Bronze. (I am here)
Paint the model with Army Painter: Dark Tone
You then need to wait overnight for the toner to dry!
6) Line highlight power armour.
7) Line highlight a mid shade of Chaos Black and Codex Grey onto the black power armour/weapon parts.
8) Line highlight the previous step with Codex Grey.
9) Line highlight Mithril Silver onto metal parts.
10) Line Highlight Gold onto any gold parts.
At this stage the majority of the model is done, it's just details to go!
11) Paint all the furs Chaos Black.
12) Wet brush Grey/Brown onto the furs.
13) Dry brush 50:50 Grey/Brown, Skull white onto the furs focussing distally from attachments.
14) Paint small parts of skull white onto the most prominent parts of the furs for definition.
15) Paint the eyes and some of the gems with Red Gore.
16) Highlight the eyes with a dot of Skull white.
17) Paint some of the gems Blue.
18) Paint some of the gems Green.
19) Paint bones areas with Bleached bone leaving the dark tone in recesses as a shade.
20) Highlight these bone areas with Skull white.
21) Paint power weapons.
22) Line in progressive layers of base colour plus ever increasing amounts of Skull white.
23) Paint flesh areas with Dwarf Flesh.
24) Paint the base Chaos Black.
25) Base model12) Wet brush Grey/Brown onto the furs.
13) Dry brush 50:50 Grey/Brown, Skull white onto the furs focussing distally from attachments.
14) Paint small parts of skull white onto the most prominent parts of the furs for definition.
15) Paint the eyes and some of the gems with Red Gore.
16) Highlight the eyes with a dot of Skull white.
17) Paint some of the gems Blue.
18) Paint some of the gems Green.
19) Paint bones areas with Bleached bone leaving the dark tone in recesses as a shade.
20) Highlight these bone areas with Skull white.
21) Paint power weapons.
22) Line in progressive layers of base colour plus ever increasing amounts of Skull white.
23) Paint flesh areas with Dwarf Flesh.
24) Paint the base Chaos Black.
And with that you are done!
Seems like a lot to get through but after stage 5 it's mainly just highlights or detail work.
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
It has begun!
Painting my Space Wolves that is.
I have till March and the first Independent UK Grand Tournament for 40k.
My source of inspiration is Rupert's Collecting an army in one month articles over at 3++ is the new black.
When broken down into 30 simple steps (colours changed for my army of course) it seems like a simple walk in the park, even for a painter as erratic as me. As I have tended to need to be in the "right mood" to paint but this helps me come out of that mood and feel good about painting in general as I'm far from a natural artist.
Someone somewhere (40kforums or Beasts of War I think) asked for my review of Mantic's King's of War game system. I have the Beta and an updated Beta from their open day and I will try to get round to it between painting, Halo Reach, starting a new job and a friends wedding.
Till next time!
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