Emperor's Children Contemptor Dreadnought Complete!

Phew that was a lot of hard work! First vehicle that I have finished for the 3rd Legion. The model was amazing to work with and I used the pictures on ForgeWorlds website for inspiration and help with both assembly and painting (FW). The color scheme follow that of my other EC (post here) only in a larger scale and techniques such as sponging really helped to weather the model down, making it more realistic.

 I opted for the claw and heavy conversion beamer and they look heavy and cool. The Blood for the bloodgod made it look even more dangerous and I might go back and add some to my other models. Don't want to make then too dirty though, they're not World Eaters after all.

Can't wait to field this guy as he will add some well needed heavy support. I also want to see who would win if he faced the Contemptor of the Raven (his nemesis). Stay tuned for some details on how I made the grizzly base!

Contemptor status update

The cult of the mechanicum is busy applying incense and sacred oils to the contemptor so soon our wounded brother shall walk again. I will give a more extensive post soon when I am finishing!

EC Contempor WIP

Yo! Just bringing you an update on my work in progress on the Contemptor. Started assembling him and it was really scary. All the joints gives the model unlimited posing options but it also increases the risk of posing it in a way which looks wrong, like it isn't physically possible to stand in that way. I started building one leg from the bottom up (all the time pausing to test the pose with the other leg using adhesive putty). The second leg had to be started from the top but at the same time fitting with the foot to the ground. In the end I glued all three joints of the second leg at the same time and it worked! The pose of the second leg was forced to fit the pose of the first in this way.

To get back at the Raven I also modeled a poor Raven Guard marine cut in half on the base. I used a lot of greenstuff to create a gory effect of guts pouring out of him. Will definitely have to get some Blood for the bloodgod for the painting. Now to priming!

Raven Guard Contemptor (Nemesis)

So today I am going to bring you some beautiful pictures of the Contemptor Dreadnought which my friend and hobby-mentor "the Raven" painted. Based on the ForgeWorld "standard" (if you can call it that but it is at least not chapter specific) Contemptor (FW) wielding an assault cannon and a claw it is a real beast! Take a look at the awesome paint-job:

 But look at the base of the hulking brute, what is that poor thing which is crushed under his metal feet? An Emperor's Children bike?! Now this has sparked my temper because of several reasons:

1. It belongs to the 3rd Legion and is obviously destroyed, not nice at all mr Dreadnought.
2. It is a bike and I would never bring bikes with my miniatures (sorry all Ravenwing players out there) I think it looks silly. Now jetbikes however is another story...
3. Even if I brought a bike it wouldn't be broken and dirty, for Throne sake it is the Children we are talking about. We wash and wax our vehicles (and bodies) daily.

Ok he has done an amazing job with this guy, I can't deny it. What I can do is to avenge my poor bike and get back at him with my own Dreadnought! The base of which is at the moment quite gory and might have some plucked feathers on it. Pics are coming :)

ForgeWorld delivery!

Yo! So today I finally got the miniatures that I ordered with my golden ticket (aka the free shipping voucher). Mmmm I love that smell of fresh resin in the morning (might be poisonous though). So this is what I got:

 Emperor's Children contemptor dreadnought! A beast and finally a vehicle for the 3rd Legion. There has been too many Lizards lately. I went for the claw and conversion beamer but they also included the option for a fist and extra feet for different posing possibilities. Love the details.

 That's not all I got for my Legion! Also a squad of Palatine blades. I was really awestruck by the amount of detail on these guys. Almost to the point of feeling to tired to even think about how I will paint them :) Anyway they are gonna look great and will hopefully be a dangerous addition.

First things first! A nice bath and tomorrow I will start on the big guy. The blades will have to wait until later. I think it could be fun to complete one part at the time to have something else to look forward to. See ya!

Painting night with some friends

So I invited some of my non-warhammer friends over for a painting night to try out the hobby. At first they seemed a bit reluctant and I was a bit sceptical to how fun they would have but suddenly everyone was painting away like crazy, extreme focus in their eyes. Since they didn't know about any Chapters or Legions they could think more outside the box and paint whatever they wanted. Here is the result:

 The right one is a member of the "Feline Fury Chapter".

 I painted this one called the dark apostle. Far from done :)

 The "infected mushroom".

 This guy became really cool but I wonder if he could ever be replicated.

Last but not least the homosexual marine, bringing the fire! Load of fun and who knows they might become new hobbyists (the seeds of heresy have been sown).

Painting the Lepidosaurs Part 2

So I previously showed how to create the basic skink skin color (Part1) and now I will briefly show the detail colors that I have added to these little rascals. The spears are painted in Mournfang brown (shaft), Leadbelcher (tip), Runefang steel (decorative spikes), Golden griffon (decorative spikes) and then all washed in Nuln oil. All other metallic decorations follow the same scheme as the decorative spikes.

 The eyes, feathers and all topaz were first colored with Alaitoc blue, highlighted with Lothern blue and finished with a line of Abaddon black (eyes only).

The claws were painted with Abaddon black and then Dawnstone. The teeth are Screaming skull and the tongue is Screamer pink. There, I hope this guide will help. I think that the skin color makes the model and the blue is in nice contrast with it. I think that the metal and gold could be perfected but this effect is good enough for me. Cheers!