Had time today to get some additional shots of the Hydras from all angles, so here you go:
Hydra 1
Hydra 1
Hydra 1
Hydra 1
Hydra 1
Hydra 1
And the second one:
Hydra 2
Hydra 2
Hydra 2
Hydra 2
Hydra 2
Hydra 2
Hydra 2
Hope you like 😀
Hydra Multiview!
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Hydra’s Finished!
This afternoon has been spent getting the last bits and bobs on the Hydra’s done, which means they are now done and dusted 😀
Completed Hydra’s
Completed Hydra’s
Will be getting a few more detailed images of them over the next few days, individual shots from all sides and such 🙂 Then it’s on to the next project (still making up my mind as to what that will be :-/)
Hydra Progress Update 2!
More work has been done on the Hydra’s this week, with the main hull and metals done, and the red started.
Hydra’s WIP
Hydra’s WIP
Once the red is complete it’s only the details and adding some dirt to the tracks to do, so should be complete fairly soon. Then its onto an option of things, might be a dreadball team, more Tau or even something completely random…
Hydra Progress Update!
I now have a good start on the hydra’s, the main hull colour and the battle damage are just about done:
Hydra’s WIP
Hydra’s WIP
I’ve used a common method of salting for the battle damaged, and found it a lot easier the more tanks I’ve done. The basic process is as follows;
- Apply undercoat, once dry paint the hull the colour you want showing through. In the instance of these tanks I’ve gone for an orangy/brown rusty colour.
- Then its a coat of hairspray whilst applying salt, this not only helps the salt stick to the areas you want it, but also helps ensure the underlying colour does not scrub off.
- Once dry it’s then time to apply the main hull color, black in this case, and highlight it up.
- Again, once dry, its time to scrub off the salt. I used an old toothbrush and some warm water for this.
- Once this is done you have what is pictured above (hopefully ;)).
I have noticed a few deposits of salt still left, so going to do a bit more scrubbing today and then get on with the next stage 😀
Fire Warriors Finished!
Finished the second lot of 5 Fire Warriors this afternoon, whilst waiting for bits of the Hydra’s to dry, and here they are:
Fire Warriors
And here’s a shot with the whole Gang 😀
Fire Warrior Squad
Getting so close to my gaming target now, I’m sweating in anticipation(This could be in part to the unusual heatwave we are experiencing in Edinburgh). I have a box of Fire Warriors which should now be ready to pick up and after them all I need is a one more battlesuit. But before that I have the Hydra’s to do, of which I’ll be popping an update up over the weekend…
Fire Warriors Finished!
The Fire Warriors are finished, well the first half of the squad is anyway 🙂
Fire Warriors
With these guys done, I will be moving onto the tanks for the Death Korp commission. That’s just gonna be the 2 Hydras for now, with the basilisk getting done for the beginning of next month. Since the tanks have a fair bit of drying periods early on during the process, I’m hoping I can get a little more to the other half of this squad done in the down time.
In other news managed to get a single game of Dreadball in, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I’ll be looking to pop up a review of the game contents tomorrow, with a further review of the game play once I get a few more games in (really hard to judge a game properly, until you have a few games under your belt :D).
Fire Warrior Progress plus New Toys!
I’ve made less progress than I wanted to on the Fire Warriors over the last couple of days, due primarily to a very generous mother in law, more on that later as here are the Fire Warriors:
Fire Warriors WIP
The red on the armour and the black sections have now been completed, so onto the detailing next!
As the mother in law has just received her pension she decided my wife and I needed some money to treat ourselves. Obviously my mind went straight to toys and which ones where so shiny they had to be added to my collection.
I’ve been wanting to get into something outside of GW for a while now, other than board or card games (have played a fair few fantasy flight games, but not a lot else), but not something that would encompass a large force or expensive models. After a fair amount of browsing I decided on Dreadball by Mantic. Violent futuristic sports! Who could resist!
Dreadball!
The main box was the obvious place to begin (really wish I had got in on the kickstarter, as some great deals). This gives me a good place to start and learn the rules. So far I’ve had a good peruse of what came with it and am suitably pleased. I should be getting a game tomorrow, so will be looking to pop up a review of the contents and the game play in the next couple of days…
Fire Warrior Progress…
Today was spent getting the red started on the Fire Warrior Squad, all it is at this point is a base of Khorne red mixed with a wee bit of brown (sorry cant remember which one :() with a highlight of mephiston red. From this point I’m going to split them for painting, as I find it easier to go in small chunks, and paint five at a time. Going to try and get the red completed on the first five tonight…
Fire Warriors WIP
Fire Warriors Started!
Received the first of my Fire Warriors Today! Wooooo 😀 so got crackin into them straight away and they are now ready to be undercoated. I have to say I can’t wait to get started on painting these guys, as I’ve been really enthused to get the Tau to a playable level. Its now been at least 2 months since I last had a game of 40k and I’m really getting the itch now but I need to stick to my plan of only playing with painted models.
Fire Warriors
Here they are, fairly simple as there’s not a lot you can do with them being basic infantry and all.
Cadre Fireblade Finished!
Finished off the final details on the Fireblade and am very chuffed with the results. Although the sept and cloak markings took a bit of patience I think I got the effect I was looking for. Now all I need to do is think up some background for this chap, as I always like a bit of a story to go with each of the models/units in an army, especially an HQ.
Cadre Fireblade
Cadre Fireblade
Cadre Fireblade
Cadre Fireblade
I do know that this guy will be leading the smaller forces I take, with a Battlesuit Commander taking over as the points go up. I have a list which I will share for you that is something of a target for the first chunk of the force:
Cadre Fireblade
10 Fire Warriors
10 Fire Warriors
5 Pathfinders
5 Pathfinders
Crisis Battlesuit:
Fusion Blaster, Burst Cannon, Target Lock, 2 x Gun Drones
Crisis Battlesuit:
2 x Burst Cannon, Drone Controller, 2 x Gun Drones
Which is 500pts on the nose. I think this is a good starting point as it is made up of a core units of any other list I’ll be making and I’ll explain why.
I’ll always have Fire Warriors as my troops because I really am not a fan of the Kroot models. I realise this will leave a fairly diverse squad out of the mix but I’m more of a painter than a gamer these days so aesthetics will always win out when I’m building my lists.
Pathfinders I feel are too cheap to not be taken, considering what they can do. Sitting these chaps behind the Fire Warriors and using there markerlights helps the rest of the force , but they have the bonus of being a great unit to support using their carbines. Although if they do get targeted, caught in the open, assaulted, looked at in a funny way etc. they will very likely suffer a horrible demise.
Battlesuits I love. I will be taking one unit of each kind in my completed force (a long way off yet :(), so the obvious place to start is with a couple of XV8’s. The main idea with these guys is that they eventually form a squad of 3, with 2 battlesuits with burst cannon, fusion blaster and target lock and one with 2 burst cannons, drone controller and the full complement of gun drones. I like the idea of having a unit that can pump out 28 strength 5 shots and has an extra couple melta shots that can target a different unit 😀
As this is my target I still need the Fire Warriors and another battlesuit. I already have a box of Fire Warriors on the way, so hopefully get to starting them very soon…
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