My working concept for my Blood Angels army is the Faceless Strike Force, with 100% of the models in helmets. I wanted Space Marine Scouts in my army, which posed a small problem: the Scout kits only come with bare heads. Some Googling turned up two easy options for alternate scout heads: Skitarii Rangers and […]
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I’ve got a post queued up for later this week about my basing recipe, but tonight I tucked into the first step. Gotta see if this works, and the best way to do that is to try it. Sergeant Karios was the first model I built in my Blood Angels army, and he was my
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After wrapping up my Space Hulk painting (11 years!) my to-paint queue was empty. I started building Squad Karios — the first unit in my Blood Angels army — before I reached that point specifically so that I’d have a project underway when I suddenly found myself with nothing to paint. These minis are a
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After getting Sergeant Karios — my first Blood Angels model — assembled last night, I squeezed in a bit more hobby time and tackled three members of his squad. I started with the three that seemed like they would have the most built-in personality: the sub-squad leader, the dude who commands the other half of
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It hit me that when I finish my Space Hulk minis I might, in that happy glow of satisfaction at finally completing a task I began in 2009, stall out and loose my painting momentum. I decided to start a second parallel hobby track, assembling Blood Angels, so that when my Termies are done I’m
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With the end in sight for painting my Space Hulk set, I’ve been thinking about whether to change any of my painting techniques for my Blood Angels army. Like any rabbit hole this question can prove bottomless and intimidating. What I’m doing now (plus sealant first and varnish last): Base coat Shade (wash) the entire
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After doing a ton of reading and noodling about Warhammer 40k factions, I settled on the Blood Angels for my army. These are (all paid links): Three factions enter The Adeptus Custodes came in a close second, with Orks a somewhat more distant third. I’m always drawn to the elite army in games like these,
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