Friday, 21 August 2015

(016) Hobby Progress. Project 002: Deathwing Terminators (Part I)

Fresh from completing my Imperial Knights, I have decided my next project should be something that will allow me to build up some hobby momentum. By which I mean, something that I can finish quickly. So I have chosen a unit that was already fairly close to completion so that I can quickly get a few more finished models under my belt.

I am now working on my Dark Angels Deathwing Terminator Squad Barachiel from the Dark Vengeance starter boxed set. I was hoping to finish them on Thursday as all I had left to paint were the little details. But these models have a LOT of little details. When you examine them closely it beggars belief that these are starter set models, they are incredibly detailed and dynamically posed.

I have decided to paint their armour in a two colour scheme just like I did with my Ravenwing Bike Squad Arion.

Which you can see here on my Flickr account: Dark Angels Ravenwing Bike Squad Arion.

I prefer this for Dark Angels as it helps tie the entire army together into one cohesive force, rather than it looking like a conglomeration of disparate units. All credit for this idea goes to Mark Minghella, whose awesome Deathwing Terminators inspired me and which you can see on his Flickr account here.

So here they are, my Dark Angels Deathwing Terminator Squad Barachiel in progress:
 


Current Size of the Unpainted Legion: 239 models.

 
 
Currently Reading: ‘The Damnation of Pythos’ by David Annandale.


 

Tuesday, 18 August 2015

(015) Hobby Progress. Project 001: Imperial Knights (Completed)

I finally finished my Imperial Knights, and it only took me three months!
 
I’m very pleased with how they turned out, I’m even more pleased to have reduced the size of the Unpainted Legion.
 
I have even managed (so far) not to be tempted by any ForgeWorld goodies while they are offering free postage on orders over £100 instead of £250 to celebrate the launch of their new website.
 
 
You can find more photo’s of my Imperial Knights on my Flickr Account:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 











 
 
 
Current Size of the Unpainted Legion: 239 Models.
 
Currently Reading: 'The Damnation of Pythos' by David Annandale.
 
 

(014) Games Workshop Advertising in SFX Magazine.

I subscribe to SFX magazine, and when issue 265 arrived the other day I noticed something interesting. Right inside the cover is a double-page spread advert for ‘Age of Sigmar’ from Games Workshop. I don’t think I’ve ever seen Games Workshop directly advertising in any third-party media before. I hope that this is a new direction that they’re going in, anything which brings new people into the hobby and raises the profile of table-top wargaming in general has got to be positive.
 


 
Current Size of the Unpainted Legion: 239 Models.

Currently Reading: 'The Damnation of Pythos' by David Annandale.
 
 

Wednesday, 12 August 2015

(013) The Unpainted Legion Catalogued.

I have spent two evenings cataloguing my unfinished models. So here it is, the roster of the 'Unpainted Legion' as it stands:

Manufacturer: Set: Model/Unit: Number of Models:
Games Workshop Chaos Land Raider Chaos Space Marine Land Raider 1
Games Workshop Assassinorum Execution Force Callidus Assassin 1
Games Workshop Assassinorum Execution Force Culexus Assassin 1
Games Workshop Assassinorum Execution Force Vindicare Assassin 1
Games Workshop Assassinorum Execution Force Eversor Assassin 1
Games Workshop Assassinorum Execution Force Chaos Space Marine Terminator Lord 1
Games Workshop Assassinorum Execution Force Chaos Space Marines 3
Games Workshop Assassinorum Execution Force Chaos Cultists 15
Games Workshop Chaos Space Marine Attack Force Chaos Space Marine Rhino 1
Games Workshop Chaos Space Marine Attack Force Chaos Space Marine Terminator Lord 1
Games Workshop Chaos Space Marine Attack Force Chaos Space Marine Terminator Squad 5
Games Workshop Chaos Space Marine Attack Force Chaos Space Marines 10
Games Workshop Chaos Space Marine Attack Force Chaos Space Marine Forgefiend 1
Games Workshop Chaos Space Marine Attack Force Chaos Space Marine Raptors 5
Games Workshop Sanctus Reach Stormclaw Space Wolf Lord Krom Dragongaze 1
Games Workshop Sanctus Reach Stormclaw Space Wolf Wolf Guard Terminators 5
Games Workshop Sanctus Reach Stormclaw Space Wolf Grey Hunter Pack 5
Games Workshop Sanctus Reach Stormclaw Space Wolf Blood Claws Pack 5
Games Workshop Space Hulk Blood Angels Terminators 12
Games Workshop Space Hulk Genestealers 23
Wargame Exclusive Female Commisar With Gun 28mm Female Commisar With Gun 28mm 1
Games Workshop Space Marine Librarian in Terminator Armour Space Marine Librarian in Terminator Armour 1
Brother Vinni's Female Standard Bearer Female Standard Bearer 1
Games Workshop Space Marine Vanguard Veteran Squad Space Marine Vanguard Veteran Squad 5
Games Workshop Space Marine Drop Pod Space Marine Drop Pod 1
Games Workshop Dark Vengeance Chaos Space Marine Chosen 6
Games Workshop Space Marine Terminator Squad Space Marine Terminator Squad No.2 5
Games Workshop Space Marine Terminator Squad Space Marine Terminator Squad No.3 5
Games Workshop Space Marine Terminator Close Combat Squad Space Marine Terminator Close Combat Squad  5
Games Workshop Chaos Space Marines Chaos Space Marines 10
Games Workshop Space Marine Assault Squad Space Marine Assault Squad 10
Games Workshop Daemon Prince Chaos Space Marine Daemon Prince 1
Games Workshop Space Marine Predator Space Marine Predator 1
Games Workshop White Dwarf Free Stormcast Eternal Free Stormcast Eternal 1
Statuesque Miniatures SM019 Resistance Specialists SM012 Lila of the Resistance - Sniper 1
Statuesque Miniatures SM019 Resistance Specialists SM011 Rosa of the Resistance - Machine Gunner 1
Statuesque Miniatures SM019 Resistance Specialists SM015 Eva of the Resistance - RPG 1
Games Workshop Space Marine Tactical Squad Space Marine Tactical Squad No.2 10
Games Workshop Space Marine Tactical Squad Space Marine Tactical Squad No.4 10
Games Workshop Space Marine Tactical Squad Space Marine Tactical Squad No.5 10
Games Workshop Imperial Baneblade  Baneblade Tank 1
Games Workshop Imperial Baneblade  Hellhammer Tank 1
Games Workshop Space Marine Techmarine Master of the Forge on Space Marine Bike 1
Games Workshop Imperial Knight Imperial Knight Errant 1
Games Workshop Imperial Knight Warden Imperial Knight Crusader 1
Games Workshop Chaos Space Marine Rhino Chaos Space Marine Rhino (Nurgle) 1
Games Workshop Dark Vengeance Chaos Space Marine Hellbrute 1
Raging Heroes One-Shot Blondie (JB) One-Shot Blondie (JB) 1
Games Workshop Chaos Space Marines Chaos Space Marines 10
Games Workshop Dark Vengeance Chaos Cultists 20
Games Workshop Dark Vengeance Dark Angels Deathwing Terminator Squad 5
Games Workshop Dark Vengeance Dark Angels Company Master 1
Games Workshop Dark Vengeance Dark Angels Interrogator Chaplain 1
Games Workshop Space Marine Chaplain in Terminator Armour Space Marine Chaplain in Terminator Armour 1
Games Workshop Space Marine Dreadnought Space Marine Dreadnought No. 4 1
Games Workshop Space Marine Sternguard Squad Space Marine Sternguard Squad 10



Current Size of the Unpainted Legion: 241 models.


Currently Reading: 'The Damnation of Pythos' by David Annandale.