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Where have the last 3 weeks gone to? It seems completely unreal that I’m sat here, typing this and it’s the middle of June – especially considering the awful weather the UK has (and still is) having. With the exception of ten days or so of lovely weather at the beginning of May, it’s been […]
Continue ReadingWell as predicted my Contemptor Dreadnought arrived in the post and what a lovely miniature it is. A few odd bits that have needed filling, but my usual 50/50 mix of Green Stuff and Superfine Milliput sorted those out. The miniature comes as individual components, allowing each item to be angled just as you want […]
Continue ReadingWell the Stormlord is very nearly finished, only a bit of drybrushing and painting of the shrine beside the engine pipes left to do and then I’ll call it a day. I’m not going to pretend that this is 100% perfect – or even 80% and I could happily tinker away at this for the […]
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Continue ReadingWell last night saw me applying the rust elements to the body of the Stormlord. A process that was actually a lot more difficult than you would expect. The basic concept is you mix some rust coloured pigment (or in my case ground chalks) with some Burnt Umber oil paint and a little white spirit […]
Continue ReadingIt might be a few weeks since my last post but the Stormlord project is finally on the last road to completion. There is still a lot left to do, but I’ve got to the point where I can complete a step in an evening rather than having to spread it over a number of […]
Continue ReadingI think the subject line says it all. The Stormlord is progressing slowly and so far I’ve only had two small problems. The first is that the little bit of hull colour I had left has separated and dried out a little. This means that even if I shook it up, it would be a […]
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The last week has seen a surprising amount of progress on the Stormlord. Most of the hull has had it’s hull colour airbrushed on and I’ve spent two whole evenings sticking on tiny pieces of masking tape so that I can touch up some areas that need to be black (ready for metallics) and the […]
Continue ReadingSince last Monday/Tuesday I’ve had a bit of a cold lurking, which on the one hand isn’t a surprise because there’s been a lot of germs flying around but also is because I rarely come down with anything. However as is the case when I’m ill – it floored me Friday through to Sunday. Monday […]
Continue ReadingWell its no great surprise, but I finished off putting together the rear autocannons last night and glued them in place, which means that the Stormlord is fully assembled and with the exception of those two guns and the main gun, was undercoated on Monday evening so ready for paint. I’m currently suffering from a […]
Continue ReadingWell a few months have passed since my last post and for a change only a portion of them have been idle. After the New year I decided that my office/painting & modelling area was well overdue a tidy as the abundance of crap on my desk meant I couldn’t paint or model there even […]
Continue ReadingAfter a bit of random searching on the eBay, I picked up a Tau Devilfish cheaper than shop price (around £16). My idea is that I’ll give it a decent colour scheme and apply weathering as per the Forge World masterclass book. If I’m happy with it then I might even buy a different FW […]
Continue ReadingIN MY musings of a potential idea for GD2012 and a 40k vehicle, I’m going to go over lots of different ideas and although the new Necron codex isn’t yet out have had a bit of a mooch and found a few Jes Goodwin concept pieces for Necron Vehicles. Warmachine (big cannon); War Alters (transport); […]
Continue ReadingDespite my best efforts (and one evening staying up late on caffeine energy drinks), I didn’t manage to finish off the entry I was doing for Golden Demon 2011. About 6pm on Saturday (the day before the event) I spotted a mold line on one of the legs which only appeared with a certain light […]
Continue ReadingThis is my thoughts behind how you should look at any modelling project for the purpose of a display piece. This actually applies to both large and small displays. Focus Depending upon the size of the piece you will require one or more focal points, in the event of a single miniature or large monster […]
Continue ReadingSo I’ve been bad and rather than sticking with the Wraithlord I was converting as a Golden Demon entry, have decided to go for another project. Again it’s an “almost out of the box” miniature, but this time is actually Warhammer Fantasty rather than 40k. The project however, I’m going to keep top secret for […]
Continue ReadingYup, having to do housework is a pain as it really eats into time that it would be nice to do modelling and painting :s Project wise, I have borrowed some Milliput off my brother and am well on the way to finishing filling and sculpting my Wraithlord, which I still hope to have done […]
Continue ReadingHehe, it’s the middle of April and I’ve pretty much made no progress on modelling for the past four weeks. The past couple of weeks I’ve been busy researching, buying and setting up a new fish tank as I’ve always wanted fish, however I did make a concerted effort last night to finish basecoating the […]
Continue ReadingI have now got and opened the Wraithlord model that I intend to convert & paint for Golden Demon 2011. It’s a lot more delicate than I thought it was going to be in all honesty! However it’s going to be a good model to enter. I’ve gone over various ideas and have narrowed it […]
Continue ReadingMy Space Wolves have progressed farther than they ever have done before – in fact as a painting . Last night I finished gluing the sand on all of my assembled models and have popped them onto batton’s ready for undercoating (although I do need to do a tiny bit of green-stuffing on one Long […]
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