Command Squad WIP begins!

Got the command squad and Librarian basecoated up today:



Went a little further with the librarian to get the colors right and see if everything jived, hopefully he will come out good.



More to come soon!

...and that hiatus was longer than expected!

Been really busy w/ work and life in general these days since the last update. I am still working on the terminators, doing what I can when I can. I have decided on the red n' grey scheme because I had already based coated them in this scheme and I'm too lazy to turn back ;) I've got two figures completed for the most part just need to finish up the bases and then finish the rest.



not exactly the best photo, but it'll do. After I complete these guys and finish up the rhinos I'll be giving my Black Templars some attention.

More to come (hopefully soon!)

My first Classic Rhino

Got this lil' gem in the mail today.



Its in ok shape (no missing exhaust pipes hatch guns, etc.), but not nearly as rough as some of the other items I've proccured off ebay in the past. So far I've fixed the rear end bar where flags used to go, and you'll notice the paperclip being fashioned into a replacement gripbar-thingy that circles the rhino as well.

I cant decide which army I'll have this rhino be apart of - my Black Templars or Space Sharks. I'm leaning towards BT's at the moment because I got some ideas in mind accesory-wise.

More to come!

Rhino Work

Well, I decided to try and work on the Rhino first this go round. I have never painted a Wargaming vehicle in my life, so I'm hoping this tank will come out decent. My wife has been really sick this week and weekend, so that takes priority number one and minis will have to wait!

Here's the Rhino so far, lets start with some drybrush work:







Process was Adeptus Battlegrey basecoat > drybrush (more like dryscrub w/ as little paint on the brush as possible) Codex Grey > drybrush Fortress Grey on hard edges/ lines.

I plan to weather the tank lightliy with a painted "dirt mix" to match my shark's bases. I think the tracks came out pretty well:



Ready for more grime n' dirt!

Speaking of weathering, I also tried to do paint chips and scratches type weathering on those cracks (see earlier posts), but I dont think I'm doing it right.
The results have been less than spectacular with painting the paintchip or scratch area black followed by a fill of boltgun metal and then a lil chainmail or mithril silver (depending on scratch size) to top it off. Any suggestions would be appreciated on this type of thing.

In addition to the chipping, I managed to get a few decals on. They need soem touch up and I'm not done with adding more, but here's where am at on things for now:







WHy the last one came out sideways I'll never know. More to come!

Terminators and Vehicles: Basecoating begins!

After coming to a comfortable stopping point on my Black Templars restoration project, I am now back at getting these Space Sharks up to speed. The terminators got thier basecoating today:



Hopefully I'll get these guys looking decent by the end of the weekend if time permits. The main problem was coming up with a decent color scheme. Thanks to the good folks in my Bolter & Chainsword WIP thread, I think we've got a winner!



Also, I managed to get one of the secondhand rhinos from ebay basecoated too:



Kinda looks like it hasnt been painted at all since the basecoat is close to the color of the original plastic!

This thing came to me painted bright fire engine red and whatever paint was used, Simple Green couldnt strip it completely. After a 3-day soak, the rhino came out a strange hunter orange color. I thought about sanding it, but feared I would lose detail. The paint was smooth so I figured a good spray painting of black primer would kill the orange but I was wrong. For some reason the black paint would bubble and crack like it didnt want to stay on. After another soaking, the primer decided to stick with only minor cracking. The cracks show up a bit more with the lighter basecoat, but I think they'll work in my favor when I weather the rhino.

More to come soon!

Managed to bust out another sergeant with a powerfist yesterday, got pics of it before dark came:




Not exactly happy with the banner, but it'll do. One more 10-man tac squad to go before I can move on to the terminators and vehicles.

new direction, new units

After reviewing my collection of marines, I am going to make two good squads of marines instead of three mediocre squads. This will have me moving guys around between my two completed squads plus adding a few from my incomplete 3rd squad. This action has also freed me up to start work on my scout unit, which I have now built, they just need a shot of primer and some the painting can begin. I also pulled out the dreaded "greenstuff" (its a modelling putty for those who dont know - a really irritating "I'm trying to sculpt with chewed chewing gum" putty) and tried my hand at sculpting a missing Nightvision goggle for one of my scouts as well as some bigger ammos clips for a 5-man marine squad turning them into homemade Sternguard troops. No pics yet since my gal pal has the camera, but hopefully there'll be something soon picture wise!