Pay It Forward Winner Anounced!

Aaaaaaaannnnddd the winner is: Nobody.
Nobody entered. I couldn't GIVE figures away. Is it my haircut? I'm probably just doing it wrong, I'll have a better contest next time.

Pay it Forward Blog Giveaway

Contest opens today, Closes May 1st.

PRIZE: Choice of 2

RED PRIZE
1 pot (un-used/new) of Red Gore Citadel Colour paint, bits for 5 Khorne Berzerkers (on sprue) + Khorne Icon.

or

GREEN PRIZE
1 pot (un-used/new) of Dark Angels Green Citadel Colour paint, bits for 5 Dark Angels Veterans (on sprue) + DA Icon.

What you have to do to win:

1. Post a comment with the name of your blog
2. Have a "pay it forward" giveaway of your own.
3. Follow my Blog
4. Leave a contact email, with your prize choice so I can alert the winner.

Simple as that.

Good luck!!

XLIX: Painting at Last

Here's a WIP pic of my first Lords of Decay Plague Marine Squad. 7 PMs, 2 Plasma guns + a Rhino Tank = 226 points.


I still need to add a couple backpacks, and take care of a couple mold lines (that I just noticed); but they're getting there. C+C welcome.

XLVIII: How to Nurglise your Dragon

In my last post, Part 47: GIANT SPINED CHAOS BEAST, I stated my intentions. Today I'm sharing a little progress. I'm a total newb when it comes to GS, so I'm taking my time with this. I just do a little bit of work on him here and there, just before bed. It's a really fun project for me, though.

I haven't actually laid eyes on the ForgeWorld version of this creature, but if anyone reading has seen it can you tell me if I'm in the right ballpark for scale? Thanks!

XVII: GIANT SPINED CHAOS BEAST

The Purchase:


The Inspiration:


This is my latest kit-bash. 5 bucks vs. $74 (+shipping & handling). I'll get him all Nurgled-up & painted eventually, should be fun. I actually went to 2 shops looking for a Chaos Defiler today, but both places were sold out.

XLVI: Free Basing

I've fallen victim to having too many projects on the go at once. In an effort to tie up some loose ends (and to get me painting) I'm going back to bases.



On the Left, we have my first technique, using the Gale Force 9 materials. this is how it was painted:
1. Primed Black
2. Scorched Brown (2 coats)
3. Heavy dry-brush of 50/50 Snakebite Leather/ Graveyard Earth
4. Light Dry-brush of Graveyard Earth
5. Devlin Mud wash

the rock was painted with Adeptus Battlegrey, drybrushed with Fortress Grey, and then a Gryphone Sepia wash.

Dead grass was added last using a small blob of white glue.



On the Right I used the Winter Basing Kit very generously donated by Santa Cruz Warhammer using their Broken Ground technique.





It think the SC Warhammer technique was far superior, for sure, but I'm going to keep playing with these materials & see what else I can come up with that'll be more in-line with the "Siege of Vraks" theme I want to do. Any and all comments & critiques welcome.

A special thank you, again to the guys at SC Warhammer; you guys Rule!

XLV: Someday my Prince will come

This is my new (tacked-together) UltraForge model which'll soon count as my army's HQ choice (Daemon Prince with wings). A little nervous, as this will be my first time working with resin, and the wings I got for him are on the big side (but made of light plastic). I'm excited to finally own this part of my list, but conversions on him will have to wait until I get a few other half-finished projects out of the way.

2 other bits of hobby related news; I've added a Barter Bucket link to this blog (over there, on the left), and I got some great new Basing Materials from Santa Cruz Warhammer the other day (pictures & review to follow soon).