2010 Sneak Peaks

I just got an Email with these pics, thought I would share

I'm really hoping the Ork one is a plastic DeffDread, I hate the old metal one (I think it is the most difficult mini's I have put together).

If thats the new plastic Minotaurs, I think I might have to bring my old beast out of retirement!

Started on Space Hulk!

Last summer I picked up a copy of Space Hulk. I didn't have time to paint it and its been sitting in my cupboard screaming out to be painted for ages.

I want to get them all painted before playing the game properly (I had a quick game down the club when I first got it)

My first batch of Genstealers

And the first of the Terminators, which is the test model for the rest, because I was unsure the red would look okay (to bright), a couple of coats of wash and its looking really good now.

Im working on the rest of the first squad now, but they are taking a very long time to complete

More Dwarfs

I've painted up some more Dwarfs

I haven't stuck any static grass on them yet, because I'm waiting till I've finished them all.

This is my Dwarf Lord, I think I've finally got blonde hair right instead of it looking like yellow lego hair.

Cheap and Cheerful Stunties and Movement trays

Over the last month i've been working on some Dwarfs I got with skull-pass last year and the odd Dwarf I had laying around. The idea behind this army is that I wanted to do a cheap small army for things like Doubles tournaments.

The only unit I've completed so far, is the Thunderers.

Normally for movement trays I use the Games-Workshop's ones. But keeping with the cheap theme, I made them!

I've got lots of cork flooring tiles (that's the material picked), so I marked out the tray's I wanted, leaving a 1cm lip round the edge.

Cut out. Cork is really easy to cut and bendy! (but we will forget about that for this tutorial).

Then I added a shed load of filler round the edge.

Trimmed of the excess filler with my knife and made sure the Dwarfs still fit.

Then I flocked, forgot to photograph and painted.

And there you go, my quick guide to making movement trays.

My Ork army

I took these pictures when I photographed my Warrior's army.

This is the whole lot of my Orks at the minute, I've got loads more to add to it!

Enjoy!

Epic Fail, Future plans

Well, on Monday I forgot to buy my tickets for the GW 40K doubles Tournament when they went on sale. I rang up yesterday only to be told they had sold out by 12.30 on Monday (in just 2 and a half hours).

So, it looks like the Space Wolves are going to be put on the back burner. Although I'm still going to do them for the 2011 tourney, I think I'm going to go back to one of my earlier plans before this all came about.

I have a whole list of things I need/want to do, I think thats what I love about this hobby I'm always thinking of new idea's to do!

Here's my list at the min:

1. Me and Matt are preparing to run a couple of 40K campaign's between us, one's with a mighty-empires set I picked up and our original idea which was a very narrative based campaign. For both of these I need to make some defense scenery for are armies to defend.

2. I have a massive back-log of Orks which I got for last Christmas and my birthday which need doing.

3. Space Wolves for next year!

4. I want to paint the dwarfs from my battle of skull pass set and make them into a small (Good Guy) doubles tournament army.

5. I really want to re-paint my Battlefleet Gothic Ork fleet to match my current 40K army, which will be useful for number 1

6. And finally, I have a copy of Space Hulk which need the mini's painting!

It's just a case of what to do first!

New Skaven!

A quick post, images of the new Skaven have finally surfaced (sorry about the pun). I think they are a vast improvement over the old. Really like the Warlord Queek Headtaker model.

Although I think the Stormvermin might be a little over priced (by about 5 pounds).

I'm not going to start an army, but I might pick up some Clanrats for Heroquest/Warhammer Quest or even a Mordhiem warband.