Author: scircal

Modeling - Painting - Warhammer 40K

Working on a Dino-bot (or two!)

September 7, 2016 by 0 Comments

It’s been way too long since my last post. Over a month, in fact. That’s a bit shameful. Anyway, I tried to keep up with the E Tenebrae Lux V competition over at the Bolter & Chainsword, but I just couldn’t do it. Too much real life came tumbling down on my head. That said, I did get work done on one of my models, so that’s a lot better than previous building and painting challenges I’ve been involved in over there. So without further ado, here’s what I’ve been working on (off and on):

The first dino-bot I built.
The first dino-bot I built.

I’ve been working on two Forgefiends/Maulerfiends. The “/” is because I’ve magnetized the heck out of these things, allowing me to convert the fiends to any configuration I want. The magnets hold pretty well, though there are a couple places I used smaller magnets when I should have gone Continue reading “Working on a Dino-bot (or two!)”

Modeling - Painting - Warhammer 40K

Working on new model: Skull Cannon of Khorne

July 4, 2016 by 0 Comments

First off, Happy Independence Day for those folks in the former 13 colonies!

It’s been far too long since I last posted. Even without the posting, I’ve been working on some more models. I’m once again entered into a modeling/painting challenge over at the Bolter and Chainsword. This time, I’m in the E Tenebrae Lux V competition. We’ll see if I can actually finish anything.

Assembled Skull Cannon.
Assembled Skull Cannon.

So first up is this Skull Cannon of Khorne. I’ve been wanting to add one of these to my Khorne Daemonkin army as a reserve unit I’ll summon off Blood Tithe points. One thing about this model is that the standard way of putting it together makes it hard to store. I modified mine to make it easier to put in foam.

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Painting - Warhammer 40K

Black Legion squad is finished!

May 4, 2016 by 1 Comment

Well, I have the bases finished, the transfers on them, and I used ‘ard Coat and Lahmian Medium to seal them up and take the shine off. Now these Black Legion fellas are ready to join the Black Crusade against the False Corpse Emperor and his weak, mewling servants!

Done Black Legion squad, Black Legion iconsI was not super pleased with how the Black Legion transfers look. The print quality of them was not great, and I now wish I had found a different sheet with a better printing. That said, they went on fairly easily. The Chaos Stars, I think, look better:

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Video games - Warhammer 40K

Dawn of War III trailer is stunning

May 4, 2016 by 0 Comments

There is really very little else I can say other than: Wow! The Dawn of War III trailer is amazing. Among other things, I really love how all the walkers move and the interpretation of how wraithbone looks is astounding. Take a look for yourself:

No game play shots here, but I’m very impressed otherwise. There have been a few game play shots leaked, and I think they look pretty solid. I’m excited for the return of base building and large squads to the franchise. I’m crossing my fingers that it will be as awesome as it looks right now.

Painting - Warhammer 40K

Nearly done with my Black Legion squad

May 1, 2016 by 0 Comments

Work has continued on my Black Legion squad, and I’m nearing the finish line. I’m satisfied with how they are turning out. It’s not my best work, but I have experimented with my Black Legion paint scheme with them. Fair warning, this post will be picture heavy:

Black Legion, champion and old marine
The squad champion and a bolter CSM.

The first pair here are one of the Chosen models from the Dark Vengeance set (which I will use as an aspiring champion)  and a Chaos Space Marine from the mid-1990s. The difference in detail on the models is pretty striking. There is just so much more detail on the newer models!

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