Got a little more time last night so I worked on the Stormboy again. Finished up the Scorpion Green highlighting and called it good. It can be frustrating sometimes knowing that the pictures on the workbench aren’t looking as good…
I went back last night a blacklined the wrappings and finished up the lip ring. Itried a NMM on the ring and it turned out, ehhhh, ok. I think I’ll have to start my testing on NMM with a larger…
I’ve started work on my Stormboy Nob. I usually start with the head, gives me something to look at, a character referece if you will, while I paint the rest of the model. The face is the most important part…
As I mentioned in a previous blog my friends and I only play Warhammer 40K from October to April to as the summer months here in Minnesota are taken up with yard work, house projects and travel. This last weekend…
My hobby swing has come back around to the 40K and miniatures world. This weeks obsession is with terrain. My gaming group doesn’t play 40K very often, maybe 5-6 times a year, so I like to have new and interesting…
It’s that time of year again. Vampires start waking from their coffins, werewolves get the itch and zombies burst forth from the ground looking for brains. Halloween is almost here so that means I spend half a day going up…
I’ve been a bit remiss in my modeling updates, heck, I’ve been remiss in my modeling – period. My compulsive behavior has shifted from WH40K and modeling to D&D recently. I run a homegrown campaign with my kids and their…
To understand this post you will need the information provided at these places: Leaked Codex: Ork (Speculation) and UK Game Day 2007 photos at these locations (the forum has more throughout) Ok, as an understatement, I’m…
I started my "colorful" kan by blocking in the major colors so I could get a feel for how it’ll work. I’ve primed this one white since I’m not metalizing the whole thing. The colors are primer white, Deneb Stone,…
What good is a blog if you don’t update it?! I’ve finished up a big squad of 16 Stormboyz (whew!). This is the first time I’ve worked with composite models (plastic/metal) and my, what a pain! I thought the bond…