T-minus Five

One of my friends over at The Great Crusade asked me to do a commission of a Deathstrike Launcher.

I found the Perfect sized missile using a 1/48th scale WWII V-2 rocket.

I added a targeter with Dragonforge's power cables and Fuel lines using rod and a old flamer bit.

I now have to make the cradle and mount for the chimera.

Brother Leon

I've been quiet for a week or so.

I did a Terminator for Jawaball's Termie Competition so he will be shown once that contest is over.

Here is my Brother Leon I had half finished for a while.

I used Burnt Blue, Burnt Red and Soot Tamiya weathering powders to the barrel to give it a

realistic heat scorched effect.

Great Improvised Wet Palette

I was painting the other day after eating lunch from McDonald's.

I was using the cup to hold my water for rinsing the brushes out and the top as a palette.

I was using the side that faces toward the drink to hold the paint.

30 minutes into painting I had to run to the store real quick.

Not really thinking about it I put the top back onto the cup filled with water.

When I came back a hour later the paint was still usable, the water in the cup acting as a wet palette.

While it does not last as long as a true wet palette it does help during those situations where you

get dragged away from your painting for short periods of time.

The Great Crusade's short story contest

There is a great contest going on over at The Great Crusade.

http://z15.invisionfree.com/The_Great_Crusade/index.php?showtopic=2841

A Pre-Heresy/Heresy era short story competition judged by none other than Black Library's own

Nick Kyme.

The rules are simple

-The story has to be set in the Pre-Heresy/Heresy Era

-1000 words or less.

-Only 1 story per person

-All submissions have to be in by December 31st 2359 GMT time

Last years contest was judged by Dan Abnett and all the stories can be found here

http://z15.invisionfree.com/The_Great_Crusade/index.php?showtopic=2034

Brother Claudio

This guy is one of my favorites Brother Claudio.

He has a great Wolverinesque pose
He also has the hardest heraldry to reproduce

I have it like the studio on the knee and shoulder

Like all the others he needs fine detailing which I am going to do all at once.

Sergeant Gideon

Here is the progress I am making on the other Sergeant.

I made him younger than Lorenzo with blond hair reminiscent of their Primarch.

My lighting effect is a silver base with an Ice Blue wash.

Then free handed bolts with white after which I gave it a Asurmen Blue wash.

Blood Angels Terminator Chaplain Sarduchi

Here is Chaplain Sarduchi in all his glory.

I need to base him for Space Hulk as he will be a stand-in for Lorenzo when the urge strikes me.

Can anyone guess his first name?

Sergeant Lorenzo

Here is the progress I am making on my Space Hulk pieces.

I am kind of batch painting them a few at a time doing all the basecoat,red primer coat,blacking out the metallics and so on.

Now I am at the stage where I am taking individuals and working them to completion.

Sergeant Lorenzo is the first to reach this stage.

I still need to rework the gemstones and highlights but I tried to be similar to the 'Evy Metal paintjob but with enough of my personal touches to make em mine.

Pre-Heresy Squad Competion

My Sons of Horus squad is in a Contest over at The Great Crusade a site dedicated to the Pre-

Heresy Era up to and including the Horus Heresy and Scouring

There are a couple of other really good squads too.

If you have the time please head over to the site and vote for your favorite.

http://z15.invisionfree.com/The_Great_Crusade/index.php?showtopic=2817

Sons of Horus Squad

Here is the Sons of Horus squad I am entering into the Pre-Heresy Squad contest over at The Great Crusade

http://z15.invisionfree.com/The_Great_Crusade/index.php?showtopic=2705&st=0

I have little Horus leading a squad with a Sergeant,4 Bolter Brothers, and a Special weapons

Troop with a Pre-Heresy Missile Launcher with a paint job straight out of Rouge Trader

Space Hulk"Mystery of the Bases Solved"

I just received my game today and wanted to put to rest once and for all the question on Basing these guys.

I used the Brother Claudio due to his wide stance.

I put him on top of a small square, small round and medium round bases.

I also have shown him on the medium base on a corridor tile.

He fits just fine.

Does the base extend past the drawn on floor grating? a little,but so what.

My Terminators will be going on proper Termie sized bases.

(Edit it was pointed out to me that 5 Termie bases would not fit on the peice.)

So I guess it is magnetized/small base.