Flying high

Howdy,

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer, I know I am. The only down side to a great summer is that the hobby time tends to decrease.

I also find that I begin to start lots of projects and have lots at my work desk that just needs finishing off. At which point, typically, more wolves are released and I want them all!!

So painting wise I've been tinkering with an Imperial Guard pilot.

Secret Cargo

The pilot was from a polar auction site win where I bought a job lot and found this guy headless and armless. So I set about using a scout bolt pistol and a random guardsman head to build him back up.

Sections of the pilot

Overall I'm pleased with the paint job, 

greatcoat and armour contrast brilliantly and I like the vials or data cards that he is transporting.

 Here he is with some of his buddies!

Till next time. It has been a pleasure writing this blogpost whilst watching Ironman 3 :D

A bit of red

Howdy, 

Its been a while! I've been a bit rubbish at keeping up with the posting in July. Thats not to say that I haven't been busy. As its been the build up to the summer holidays its been a bit of a hectic time both at home and at work. 

On the painting side, its been a throw back to the rogue trader days with a chainsword wielding marine.

I found some images on the inter web and decided to go with a Blood Angels scheme

The inspiration image

Another image showing an alternate paint scheme

I still own this brochure!!

 And here is my effort, I had to paint strip before painting, overall the colour is a bit darker and deeper than the RT painting.

I like his goggles!

Heres how he looks from all sides:

And turn

 Finally here he is with a few of his mates

Its exciting times too, closing in on the wolf time. With the new storm claw release and impending codex/new miniatures its time to save up :D

Till next time

Yellow Fever

Howdy, bit of a belated post this week, but there has been lots going on so not a great deal of time to sit and paint. And its been quite hot in the UK again this week. And the World Cup has started. I must admit I do like football (soccer) but the one thing that bugs me is the tedious link that every TV or radio advert now has with the sport. It was a bit of a running joke in our family that we would get a new TV set just for the World Cup but now its absolutely everything!! I even heard an advert on the radio for a loan company basically telling you to get a loan so you can sit on your World Cup sofa, drink your World Cup endorsed beer and watch the football on your new TV. Incredible.

Anyway rant over.

Here is the latest finished miniature. Its an old school metal cyclone terminator. I ventured back into the realms of yellow and painted him up as an Imperial Fist. I like the look of this model, I know the old metal figures are a bit stiffly posed but they are addictive!

All sides are shown in the composure shot, I attempted (in the loosest sense) some scorching on the missile launcher vent ports. All other details were completed in pretty standard colours. I enjoyed painting the targeter and tried to showcase some of the unloved colours from my paint collection. I finished him off with an Imperial Fist transfer on his right shoulder pad.

 Ive also looked around and found a range of backgrounds to help with the photography side of the hobby. I figure its a bit pointless spending hours painting them if I'm not expending enough effort in photographing them. I think the grey marble effect works really well with the yellow, it also looks a bit 'moonscapey'

Finally here is a group shot with the Fists I painted from the old Space Crusade game.

Hopefully I'll get a bit more painting done over the course of the World Cup, after all I have my new World Cup paint brush to use!

Till next time

Suns out. Guns out

Hello,

Its been fairly sunny in the UK for the past couple of weeks so thats meant a fairly quiet time on the hobby front for a couple of reasons. Firstly we have been doing other things as a family and secondly its been roasting hot in the little corner of our craft room that I occupy. Our craft room is in the roof of the house so it gets more than a little warm.

I have managed to finish some more Wolves, this time Grey Hunters. Here they are with their guns out! Ive also been trying to use thinner/thinned down paints. I noticed that with the heat they are getting a bit gloopier (possibly a made up word) or to be more technical the viscosity has increased. (Education coming in handy) Ive painted these guys with edge highlights, these are similar to the rest of the Wolf army thats coming along nicely. Im contemplating putting together some group shots soon.

A few more shots of them posing:

In a break from the norm I haven't included a composure faux 360 degree shot, instead just some individual shots of each hunter

Hopefully I'll get some painting done in the evenings over the summer,  I also mentioned a couple of blog posts ago that I'm working on another mad idea. Heres a link to what I've signed up for. The training is going well so far!

Till next time.

Gone Rogue

Howdy,

A bit of a belated post. I usually try to get sorted out and blog on a Sunday but I got a bit wrapped up catching up with an old friend and then had a lazy Monday.

After Logan was completed I was wondering what to do next. It's not like I haven't got lots to choose from, what from auction buys to little things I've picked up here and there I've probably got a line of at least 50 miniatures waiting to have some paint splashed on then. Its true what people say it gets addictive!

I looked to the past for inspiration and began to play around with some old school Rogue Trader marines. I can remember getting the box set of these guys and painting them up as Ultramarines. I even recall playing a 40K game with some mates, we had Orks on one side and the might of the Emperor on another. The only problem was we were set up on a table about 6 foot apart and played for about 2 hours before the first shot in anger! I think that was where my gaming career began and ended!

Anyway here is what I came up with......

Old School

First up I stuck with Wolves, a relatively quick and easy paint later he was completed.

Next up I experimented with some red and a Blood Angels Trooper, I followed the GW scheme and was pleasantly surprised with the results, I think the glaze make a difference, giving a richness to the red. Overall I really like this guy, I even freehanded his blood drop on the shoulder pad.

Last up came a tribute to the army I had when I was around 14, an Ultramarine with a rocket launcher. The launcher itself was a bit battered but it added to the old school feel. again the rich glaze adds to the model.

Finally a group shot to round off. Ive enjoyed my revisit to the past and still have around 12 of these guys still left to paint, I'm tempted to paint individuals in all the chapter colours as a bit of an old school tribute. I have been reading a few blog posts with old school lead and Rogue trader stuff recently and I'm really taken with it. One to note is Danny K's blog Hand of Junk where he is doing some really cool stuff with Combat Cards. Everyone must remember those!

 

I do need to get some better backgrounds for photographing so if anyone has any suggestions please feel free to comment!

Oh and I've also learnt how to spell rogue correctly!

'Till next time

Logan

Howdy,

"Follow me, Sons of Russ! This night our enemies shall feel the fangs of the Wolf!"

Firstly "Hello" To my new followers! After my brush with Chaos I've gone back to the old favourites. I bought the Logan Grimnar model from a popular auction website. A snip at £ 1.00 previously painted with base coats I set about painting him. Infact I've been painting him off and on for about 3 months, using some of the other models as test subjects for different techniques and finishes. So here he is in all his glory.

Great Wolf

All round the Wolf

With Wolf Guard

For the Wolf Time!

I'll fill in more of the details at a later date, I'm recovering from dental surgery at the moment.

Dentist 1 - Wisdom tooth 0.

Till next time

Heavy Plasma Incoming!

Howdy, 

Ive had a bit of time to complete the Heavy Plasma Fang. So I'm showing him off in all his glory! I quite enjoy creating the 'plasma' part and also the contrast with the cables that lead from the cannon itself to the backpack.

This is heavy!

I always find myself thinking that the painting doesn't look OK right up until the last moment, but I'm quite pleased with this guy and think he looks good in the line up with the rest of his Fang mates.

360 degrees of hot plasma

 Throughout the course of the last 3 months I've read and looked at a number of different styles of painting from the almost cartoonish to the grim and dark. Ive also been interested to see how other painters and bloggers go about their painting/collecting. I have seen lots of things that I like and want to try. In the background I have been stalking a popular auction site and acquiring a few goodies here and there. These goodies (and the collection sitting to be painted) offer me the prime opportunity so I'm excited to be beginning to try new things.

I have also looked at some feedback on the blog and am contemplating some changes, hopefully for the better, these should be visible in the next few weeks.

Anyway enough of the random musings and back to the Plasma Fang.

Here he is lined up with some of his Wolf Brothers!

The Firing Line

Till next time.

Covering Fire!

Howdy, this week has flown over and the hobby hasn't seen much love. I have completed this guy, ready to lay down some covering fire and blow something up!

Ive tried to make the pose fairly dynamic and used various bits from the battle box set and the devastator box to make him 'wolf' enough.

Take aim!

The now compulsory composure shot shows off the Long Fang in all his glory. I particularly like the right shoulderpad showing off the pack marking.

Looking for a target!

Im feeling like I've settled into a painting style and hopefully showing some signs of improvement. Ive made some progress with the Great Wolf so I should be able to show him off next week.

Till next time.

Flame On!

Howdy,

The pack of Long Fangs is growing! Next up is a 'Fang' with a Multi melter. This guy has been finished off with the same edge highlighting as the previous guys. The only tricky part was the head which I'm still not convinced at my skill level with heads.

Its getting hot in here

A composure shot shows off all his best features.

Its a big gun from all angles

 More Fangs are on the table ready to be finished off. Im also working on this guy below. Her Indoors took the picture with her camera, I'm wondering if the shot shows off the miniature better than the usual camera phone pictures?

Great Wolf

Till next time.

Old Guard

Howdy,

Just a quick post to showcase another completed Wolf Guard. He's the guy from my avatar and I love the pose, the idea of him swinging that axe makes him look like he's a mean chap!

Wolf Guard with Axe from all angles

Once again I finished off the detailing. I liked the gritty look of the shoulder pads so I left them untouched.

You shoot 'em then I'll chop 'em

To finish off here are the two completed Wolf guard posing.

Be back soon.