A detailed account of my various commission/hobby projects.
Warhammer 40,000 - I’ve been painting a ton of teal and gold lately, I have two separate Thousand Sons forces that keep getting more models added to them. The models are great but the level of detail on these puts a crimp in my process as they take forever to paint.
Warhammer 40,000 - The Maulerfied is a weird model, built right out of the kit it has a really hunched appearance that makes it hard to appreciate the model. This particular one has a bit added to the base to make it look like it’s charging forward which lets you see the details of the model.
This is painted to match an existing Word Bearers force I’ve been painting for a while now and I’m really happy with the end result.
Warhammer 40,000 - Squats have been missing from Warhammer for so long, it’s great to see them back in the game. The new line is unique looking and shares some similarities to the style of Tau mixed with some Imperial designs and even have a bit of Van Saar from Necromunda in the mix. The result is something unique the feels like it fits in the game rather than being a total departure, I really like the overall look of the faction.
This is the first batch I’ve had to paint and they came to me already assembled so I can’t speak to the sprues yet. But the models are great and straight forward to paint. With a totally new force it’s hard to narrow down what sub-faction is going to be the best or best fit your play-style so it’s always a safe bet to come up with a unique scheme that can be whatever you might want to play. Unlike existing factions where the extensive lore might drive you to one particular force, something new has less to draw you in.
The scheme I settled on is a light gray with yellow accents and blue runes. It looks different enough from the existing schemes and was fairly simple to paint.
I’ve been playing against this force in our ongoing crusade and regularly get stomped. The Leagues are really durable and my opponent uses the +1 Toughness trait which makes them even harder to wound and maximizes the Void Armor denying re-rolls.
Warhammer 40,000 – One of the things about playing Warhammer is that a army is never truly done. A Steady stream of releases and update each year means you’ll always have a reason to adjust your force or try out a new model. It really doesn’t matter what force you collect you’ll inevitably want to add to it,
Warhammer 40,000 – I’m a big fan of the new Chaos Space Marine codex, the updated rules really bring the various traitor legions to life with decent rules and a pretty expansive crusade section. One of my favorite updates is to the Legionary data sheet, getting access to a psyker in every unit and having a cool new melee weapon helps to bring new life to a pretty bland unit.
This unit is painted to match a basic level force that I painted up a few years back.
For those of you interested in the new Kill Team this unit is available as a Kill Team and in order to play the game you need to pick up these fancy measuring tools which I also painted up recently.
Warhammer 30,000 – It’s pretty amazing that Horus Heresy is now in plastic, the kits are really nice and so much easier to work with than the resin versions (real or knock-off). I imagine I’m going to be putting many of these boxes together in the future but for right now this is a simple scheme that matches up with an existing Ultramarines force.
Warhammer 40,000 – I feel like I may have used this headline before, but I’ve painted quite a few Kroot since the newest book dropped and players were scrambling to get some of these guys on the table to provide screens for their gun lines.
Warhammer 40,000 – The latest balance data sheet seems to have hit Tau pretty hard. So much so that right after I finished these models I was told a whole new weapon load out would be coming with the next batch. Luckily they’re all magnetized so whatever the next data slate brings they’ll be able to adjust easily.
Warhammer 40,000 – Space Wolves seem to be an army I’m always getting something to add to for serveral different people. I guess it’s one of those armies that you can always tweak with a new unit or two to get a different style of game play.
Warhammer 40,000 – Shining Spears were once a nightmare for some players to face. I think they’ve been toned down well enough that you won’t get the side eye putting them on the table.
Warhammer 40,000 – Chaos Space Marines have a shiny new book, which seems to be at first glance really good. The book is so full of options that I’m guessing generic colors are the best way to go until you figure out what you want to play or you know to keep your options open from game to game.
Regardless of what legion you settle on deep striking them with a giant melta gun is a good way to keep your heretics safe.
Warhammer 40,000 – Thousand Sons are a pretty solid army, particularly with big blobs of terminators that can be buffed up to be nearly impossible to kill. As such I seem to be getting plenty of these boys in blue coming across my table.
With this batch a Termite has been added to the force just because deep-striking these guys with a giant melta gun seems pretty good.
Warhammer 40,000 – A new book means new units for existing armies, it’s one of the rules of the universe. Aeldari players can rejoice that more of their line is being updated to plastic.
Warhammer 40,000 – Space Wolves, love em or hate em these space viking barbarians are always a popular faction. The iconic slate blue with yellow accents and a snow covered base is relatively easy to accomplish with a few simple base colors and washes. The time sink for these models are all the details, teeth, pelts and random charms which require a bit of time and effort to make look good.
Warhammer 40,000 – Thousand Sons are a tragic story of the best intentions going horribly wrong. These space marines fell during the Heresy because their Primarch was attempting to tattle on Horus and in the process messed up the Emperor’s great plan. As punishment their home planet was destroyed by the Space Wolves and the chapter was declared traitor.
This chapter has a very Egyptian flair which influences the color scheme and model line. While the models are amazing looking they’re a real pain to paint. Putting in the time to do it right is totally worth it though.
Warhammer 40,000 – For years the ugliest models in Games Workshops line up were the metal Chaos Furies. While they were always a good choice for a fast moving flying unit the models were just terrible and ugly. Thankfully they’ve recently rectified that with a nice plastic kit. While I still prefer some third party sculpts of harpies this new models are decent.
Warhammer 40,000 – Crusade is by far my favorite way to play Warhammer 40,000 Ninth Edition. Rather than focusing on building a hyper competitive list that can maximize the score in a fixed set of missions, you focus on starting with a relatively small force and focus on growing it through gameplay. Many of the abilities that you would typically spend command points or actual points to upgrade units and characters each game are instead a fixed purchase that can be gained via Requisition Points which are earned by playing games.
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Warhammer 40,000 – Thousand Sons are a notoriously hard to paint army, this is my technique for getting them to tabletop quality quickly.
Warhammer - 40,000 – Tiny planes seem to be a better way to show off how battles for the air happen in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Recent updates really limit what you can bring in a standard 40k game, so if you’re a big fan of air combat then checking out Aeronautical Imperialis is the game you were looking for.
This batch adds some Raven Guard Space Marine, Aeldari planes and a few Ork Boma’s.
To paint these planes I start with a few layers of grey dry brushing to get the shading right. I then follow that up with some contrast paint to add the colors. By pre-painting the shading the contrast accentuates and flows over to make a nice looking paint job with very little extra effort. Once that’s dry I use some traditional paint to pick out the details.
Warhammer 40,000 – This batch of models are a few Necron characters along with a few MDF Terrain pieces. The painting is pretty basic tabletop quality.
