With Squad Ultio wrapped up, I can now do a comparison I thought might be interesting: Terminators I painted in February/March of this year versus Terminators I painted in April — same figures (more or less), same chapter, same color scheme. Which means it’s lightbox time! Let’s start with the closest apples-to-apples pairings, the ones […]
Terminators new and old: February/March vs. April Read More »
I painted 16 miniatures in March, a personal record — but I managed to top that number, by one figure, in April! 5x Space Marines 5x Scouts 5x Terminators (below!) 1x Librarian Dreadnought 1x teleport homer Last night saw Squad Ultio, my first Terminator unit, through to completion. A big part of my motivation to
Closing out a record painting month with Squad Ultio Read More »
I’ve been making some progress on Squad Ultio, my shooty Terminators. I decided that I’d lean into silver as their primary accent color, and unify them with silver Crux Terminatus emblems on their left shoulders. Sergeant Ultio is getting more gold, but with silver accents. I used to start with the most prevalent color and
WIP it good: Squad Ultio, turbo priming, hazard stripes Read More »
Two of the three blue paint pots I need to finish Narses came in the mail yesterday, so I tackled 99% of his highlights last night. He’s so close to completion at this point — but “so close” also equals 18 colors of highlights. Two hours of layers and highlights later, and he’s nearly good
WIP it good: Narses almost done, Ultio underway, and it’s Rhino time Read More »
I wanted to improve my force/plasma blue paint jobs, so I did a bit of poking around and found a GW recipe I like: Caledor Sky > Drakenhof Nightshade > Temple Guard Blue > Baharroth Blue (as seen in my Narses color guide). With 3/4 of those now ordered but not yet arrived — meaning I can’t
WIP it good: weekend Warhammer 40k work Read More »
They don’t always turn out how I’d hoped, but no matter what I always enjoy working on bases. This whole scenic base thing is still pretty new to me, and I learn something every time I work on one. Yesterday saw Squad Ultio hit the texture paint stage, which ties the whole thing together —
WIP it good: I love working on bases, and the philosophical side of this hobby Read More »
With an overnight cure for my primer (might be overkill, but why not be safe?) and an overnight dry for texture paint, I need to plan my miniature queue at least two days ahead of where I currently am. I like to have something I’m painting, something else ready to paint, and stuff to build
WIP it good: Narses and Squad Ultio Read More »
Yesterday was a busy day, but I squeezed in enough hobby time to get Squad Ultio fully assembled and partially based. The 40mm bases are a joy to work with because they give me so much room for scenery. It’s hard not to go buck-wild and overwhelm the models. I used a mix of tiny
WIP it good: Squad Ultio assembled and partially based Read More »
March was a productive month for me, miniature-wise: I painted 16 miniatures! As far as I can remember, this is the most figures I’ve ever painted in a single month. Painted 11 Space Hulk Terminators, completing my set Squad Karios: painted 5 Space Marines, primed and based 5 Space Marines Squads Dolos and Ultio, Dreadnought
March miniature progress Read More »
I stayed up late last night putting the final highlights on two more battle-brothers of Squad Karios. Then the dog woke me up at 5:00 am, so I figured I’d start on their decals. Knees: trickier than shoulder pads! But Micro Set and Sol are great, just needed a quick second coat on one knee
WIP it good: finished two more Marines, basing scraps, color guide Read More »
