Watching Paint Dry

40k Scenery - Craters

2012-02-01T09:00:00.000-05:00

In this video I show how I mounted the GW vacuum craters on hard board (MDF) and painted them up. These are a great staple in the 40k scenery world and easy enough to make look presentable.

Orks v. Space Wolves

2012-01-31T07:22:00.001-05:00

Here's some pictures of my Kan Wall versus my brother's Space wolves in a battle we had over Christmas. We're playing in my parent's basement, where it all started with 1st edition. We used my modular table (from previous posts) and some other scenery I've painted up. Fun game, nice to try out my kan wall, and it was successful.

Orc boyz and Animosity Orcs

2012-01-30T21:47:00.002-05:00

Another one from the archive. I hadn't uploaded this video before, so here you go. I used the animosity orcs as unit fillers as well as some other stuff. I also used some of the boar boyz weapons to help change things up a little.

Arachnarok Painting video

2012-01-28T15:47:00.000-05:00

Here's the follow up to the assembly of the Arachnarok... the painting video. To save time on the spider I airbrushed the base coat, and I think it worked out well. All the spider webs took forever, so it ended up being quite the project. In hind sight I wish I hadn't done the flinger option, but I'll just make it count-as the vanilla one.

Firebelly WIP 2

2012-01-28T10:55:00.000-05:00

Here's some pictures of the object source lighting from the flames. I used reaper paints to accomplish this, and I think it turned out pretty well. The majority of it was done with Marigold Yellow and then I added some highlights with Sun Yellow and Lemon Yellow. These went on nice and transparent, so I'm pretty happy with the result.

Firebelly WIP (Ogre Kingdoms)

2012-01-26T22:58:00.000-05:00

Working on this guy... same as the rest of my Ogres, except for the OSL with the flame. I'm going to paint him up fully then do some glazes to do the flame reflections. I think that should work ok.

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Orc and Goblin Arachnarok assembly

2012-01-24T20:21:00.000-05:00

I guess this came out almost a year ago, but here's the assembly video I put together. An amazing model, and fun to put together.

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Azhag Painting tutorial

2012-01-20T20:51:00.002-05:00

In the trend lately, I found another older video that isn't in my main feed... so I remastered it and here you go. Its a metal model and I show how I pinned it, so its not as necessary for the new finecast version, but you could still pin it. Nice model, great centre piece, but expensive and not super competitive.

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Blood Angels Brother Corbulo tutorial

2012-01-19T07:20:00.004-05:00

Man, I'm finding some great gems that never made it online. Here's the named Sanguinary priest, Brother Corbulo.

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Defend our freedom to share (or why SOPA is a bad idea)

2012-01-18T20:22:00.000-05:00

High Elf Prince mounted (video tutorial)

2012-01-18T18:38:00.000-05:00

Same deal as the Hell Pit, in that this is an old video that I remastered when I realized that it hadn't been posted.

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Skaven Hellpit Abomination painting video

2012-01-16T18:36:00.001-05:00

Here's one that I overlooked posting... so you get it now. Enjoy.

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Ironblaster Assembly video

2012-01-15T13:50:00.001-05:00

Here's another Ogre Kingdom video showing how I assembled the new Ironblaster kit. I have since primed it and added it to the painting queue... hopefully to complete soon. Its a long video, but I walk through the whole assembly.

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Ogre Stonehorn Complete + Painting video

2012-01-14T11:51:00.000-05:00

This guy took some time to finish, but I'd say it was well worth it. Lots of cool details, and an amazing model overall. I used basically the same pallet as the Ogre Ironguts I did a while back, and I'm going to use the same colours for my whole Ogre army to get some unity. I really like using the Reaper brown triads, as I can get subtle differences consistently without having to worry about mixing things. Some of the inspiration came from http://fantasygames.com.pl/blog/ogre-kingdoms-stonehorn/, which was also featured on the GW site. I like the colour combination of fur and blue/black. I like the snow effect he does, but am not going with that look for my Ogres.

I used Army painter tufts for the base, which are basically the same as the new GW ones... although I want of pick some of those up to compare. I also magnetized the hunter's weapon arm to allow switching between options. Everything else is glued in place.

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Conversion tutorial: Big Mek with KFF

2012-01-12T21:54:00.002-05:00

Here's the finished guy and video of how I did it. This was originally inspired by a post on Dakka Dakka with some different kit bashed Big Meks with Kustom Force fields.

The parts I used included some bits from the battle wagon kit, Leman Russ, Bastion and mek from the loota box. Click through to see the video.

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Ogre Stonehorn WIP

2012-01-02T11:05:00.001-05:00

Here's some work in progress shots of the new Ogre Kingdoms Stonehorn. It a wicked model, and is actually painting up fairly nicely. I'm using lots of the reaper browns for various parts and I really like how they are turning out. I have been away from the painting table for a little while due to Christmas and New Year's events, but I hope to get back into the swing of things soon.

I magnetized the hunter's weapon arm because I couldn't decide. I might magnetize him as well... still thinking about that.

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Mangler Squigs Video Tutorial

2011-12-29T22:53:00.000-05:00

Finished these guys up and put together a video. Pretty cool model on the table, but I'm not that impressed with the casting. I don't know if its just the one I got, or if they are all that way, but some of the detail isn't the greatest.

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How to paint Ork Kommandos

2011-12-28T11:46:00.003-05:00

Another one of the painting tutorials that I've just transfered to video. I love using these guys (usually with Snikrot) to disrupt enemy lines. I've since added two guys with rokkits that I use to help pop rhinos or other light vehicles.

I went with a bright paint scheme... partly as a throw back to the 2nd edition kommandos but also to draw attention to them on the table top. They aren't terribly effective, but they do make a great distraction.

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How to Paint Space Wolves Njal

2011-12-26T09:45:00.001-05:00

Here's bob from the miniwargaming.com's reject series. I painted him up a while ago (obviously if you've seen him in the rejects), but never got around to making a video.

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How to Paint Blood Angels Death Company

2011-12-25T07:30:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas everyone... I hope you were able to spend some quality time with the important people in your life and perhaps use some of your holidays to catch up on some hobby projects.

I finally got around to making a video for these guys... I painted them back when the Blood Angels book was new, but never made a video.

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Killa Kanz Finished & How to paint video

2011-12-24T16:00:00.000-05:00

Here's the finished video along with pics of the finished Killa Kans. I now have 9 rokkits kans ready to go, and will shortly have a second big mek with KFF for my list. Should be fun.

I first got this idea from Hortworth over at www.microartstudio.com and his Kreig orks here:
http://www.microartstudio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=14&start=8

Video after the break.

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Mangler Squigs WIP

2011-12-24T09:15:00.001-05:00

Here's how the mangler squigs are coming along. Overall its a nice model, but I'm a little disappointed with the details on the finecast. For the price and size this should be a centre piece of my army, but in the end I don't think the quality is quite there to fit that bill. Things like the details on the goblins and the texture on the squigs aren't to my liking (more suited to drybrushing than layering).

Regardless, its a great looking model and will be fun to have on the table top. Here's some pics:

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Mek KFF conversion

2011-12-23T16:30:00.000-05:00

For my kan wall list I need another Big Mek with KFF, so rather than buy a second copy of the same model I decided to convert one with stuff in my bits box. I found a good thread on dakka dakka that gave me some good ideas and here's what I came up with.

Bits include: nob from AOBR, mek bits from lootas box, battle wagon pieces, bastion do-dads and some imperial guard vehicle what-cha-ma-call-its.

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Ogre Stonehorn Assembly video

2011-12-21T23:30:00.000-05:00

Can't wait to paint this up... although I'm working on the mangler squigs now, so it might not be until after Christmas.

DIY Painting rig - how to

2011-12-21T07:19:00.002-05:00

I've posted some videos where I've used a special "painting rig" that I made. Up until now I hadn't described what it was, but basically is a Gimbal mount. Here's a video showing how to make your own for about $10. Links to the other videos are:http://www.miniwargaming.com/content/finecast-cockatrice-painting-tutorial http://www.miniwargaming.com/content/warhammer-fantasy-tomb-king

Kan Wall painting complete

2011-12-20T06:42:00.000-05:00

Here's some pics of my finished Killa Kan wall. 9 in total, and will be part of a huge horde of boyz. I'm debating using two big meks with kustom force fields... also considering using two deff dreads as troops choices just because. I don't think that'd be as effective as 6 x 30 boyz, but I don't quite have that many painted (I think I have 4 mobs of 30 painted with one more base coated). I'll have to make up some lists and see what makes sense. Anyway, here's some pics of the finished kanz.

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High Elf BSB video tutorial

2011-12-14T21:27:00.002-05:00

I posted about this BSB a while back, but finally had time to do the video (now that Dreadfleet is done). The painting scheme is basically the same as the rest of my high elves.

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Killa Kan work in progress

2011-12-13T07:20:00.000-05:00

I'm working on a set of 6 killa kans right now... part of a kan wall list I want to be able to play. 3 of the kans are converted IG sentinals that I had laying around. I'm also painting up some more rokkits for my existing kans so all 9 can have them. Coming along well, can't wait to have them finished.

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Dreadfleet painting: Seadrake

2011-12-12T13:00:00.000-05:00

And now the final ship for Dreadfleet... the High Elf Seadrake. Nothing too fancy here... but boy am I glad to have this done. Now back to 40k and fantasy projects.

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Dreadfleet painting: Skabrus

2011-12-11T15:00:00.000-05:00

As promised, here's the second last painting video for dreadfleet.

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Dreadfleet Painting Complete!

2011-12-10T09:49:00.001-05:00

Wow, that took a while. I have finally finished painting the whole Dreadfleet box and made videos of the whole process. I'll post pics of each of the parts here, but two more videos will still be posted (they will be at http://www.miniwargaming.com/channel/ptgraham/ and http://www.youtube.com/user/MrWatchingpaintdry

It was a fun adventure, and I'm glad to have the whole set painted, but I wish I had done it a little faster. Perhaps this will motivate me to paint up the rest of my space hulk set.

Anyway, here's some pics of each of the completed parts. Now that this is done I'm open to new projects... any suggestions? Please leave a comment below.

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Dreadfleet: Shadewraith

2011-12-06T14:00:00.000-05:00

I'm getting close... just two more ships after this one. I hope to put some game play videos up before Christmas as they have been requested. I'll work on those once the painting is complete... you wouldn't want to see any unpainted stuff, would you?

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Dreadfleet: Grimnir's Thunder

2011-12-05T19:58:00.001-05:00

Oops, I forgot to post this with all the stuff I've been posting the last couple weeks. Here's the dwarf ship from dreadfleet. Nothing too fancy, and the video is after the break.

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Skullvane Manse unboxing

2011-12-04T12:10:00.001-05:00

Here's a quick video showing the new Skullvane Manse kit. Looks pretty impressive, and will add nicely to the tabletop.

Mangler Squig Unboxing and Assembly

2011-12-03T13:50:00.001-05:00

Here's an unboxing and assembly video of the new Finecast Mangler Squigs. Overall I'm a little disappointed with the finecast, but its still a great model. I'd probably be happier if it wasn't the same price as an Arachnarok spider... so I guess I'll only get one.

Interesting to note that they recommend using a hair dryer to bend some of the pieces. I tried it out and it works fantastic. They suggested 30 seconds, but 5-10 was plenty. The hair dryer I was using has a no-heat option, so I heated it up, then pushed the button to remove the heat and used that to cool it down. Worked like a charm.

Anyway, here's the video, let me know what you think.

Blood Angels: The Sanguinar (NMM finished)

2011-12-02T17:34:00.001-05:00

As featured in a couple work in progress articles, here's the finished product. As an indirect review of the 'Eavy Metal Masterclass book, I'd say the articles are great. This was originally published in WD 363 as a masterclass article. The new masterclass book is a compilation of previously published articles and one additional one. I really like the articles, and they were enough reason to buy the white dwarf in themselves. That said, I don't know if I'll get the book since I have all the back issues... we'll have to see.

I'd say that my non-metallic gold is improving with each model I do. I'm also pretty happy with the non-metallic silver bits. Its still not perfect, and it helped a lot that I had a guide to go by.

Anyway, here's some pictures... video tutorial is below as well as all the paints I used.

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40k terrain wip

2011-11-30T18:49:00.001-05:00

Here's a couple pics of stuff I'm working on for a game I'm planning on having this weekend with my brother. We used to play 40k back in 1st and 2nd edition then took some time off before coming back to it. Should be fun, and hopefully it doesn't lead to any fights.

I've got some 40k and fantasy stuff that I've been meaning to paint as well as my modular table, craters and jungle scenery. Not pictured is the crashed aquilla that I have primed.

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Santa Cruz Hono(u)r roll- Sanguinar

2011-11-27T10:13:00.001-05:00

In reviewing my hit stats I saw a spike of refferals from Santa Cruz Warhammer, so I thought I'd check it out. Well, it turns out my Sanguinar WIP grabbed their attention and earned me a spot on the Honor Roll (I'm honoured :)

Here's a link to the honor roll:
http://santacruzwarhammer.blogspot.com/search/label/honor%20roll

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Review: Citadel Cleanup kit

2011-11-25T17:44:00.001-05:00

Another review of a new tool kit from Gamesworkshop. I filmed this a week ago, and since then have really been enjoying using the mold removal tool. So, the jist of the review is that the mold removal tool is useful, the brush not so much.

Let me know what you think in the comments below.

Ogre Ironguts Painting Tutorial

2011-11-24T08:55:00.001-05:00

Here's the video of my first Ogre unit. I'm going to use this paint scheme for the rest of the army, probably with a little variation. I was a bit concerned with the flesh, but I'm pretty happy with how it turned out (had to do some final blending as explained in the video). Let me know what you think, and suggest which unit you'd like to see next.

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The Sanguinar WIP

2011-11-22T20:18:00.001-05:00

Here's a couple pics of The Sanguinar, Blood Angels special character done in Non Metallic Metal. I decided to do this guy because of the 'Eavy Metal painting guide that just came out. I had the old White Dwarf that the article originally ran in (#363), and most of the other articles so I might do a review by proxy... or I might buy it... still undecided.

Anyway, I'm basically following the article, but using Reaper paints instead of GW ones. Less mixing that way, and that makes for easier painting.

Colours used so far are (reaper unless otherwise specified):
Oiled Leather (base)
Palimino Gold (1st highlight)
Ruddy Leather (1st shade)
Devlin Mud (GW Wash, 2nd shade glaze)
Badab Black (GW Wash, 3rd shade glaze)

Still to come:
Buckskin pale (2nd highlight)
Pure White (final highlight)
Plus all the other areas...

Here's what I have done so far (more pics after the break).

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Dreadfleet: Black Kraken

2011-11-21T21:19:00.001-05:00

Past half-way now, and just a few more remaining. This one was pretty simple to paint, but is one of the most interesting ships in the set. Paints and video after the break.

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Review: Citadel Emery Boards

2011-11-20T16:14:00.001-05:00

Another review, this time of the Citadel Emery boards.

Summary: Not necessary, but not that expensive. Handy size, but you can get something cheaper if you want.

Video after the break.

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Eavy Metal Brush Set Review

2011-11-19T17:36:00.001-05:00

Here's a review of the new 'Eavy Metal paint brush set. Its a limited release just in time for Christmas with two 'Eavy Metal branded brushes, two pots of matte medium, a metal case and a small booklet. I picked one up today and here's an unboxing and brief review. Leave a comment below if you have any questions, comments or perhaps your own review. Video after the break.

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Dreadfleet Black Kraken WIP

2011-11-17T08:35:00.001-05:00

Here's some WIP shots for the Black Kraken from Dreadfleet. I'm over the half way point with the main ships now, and hopefully will wrap this up soon. I used the grey over highlight then black wash for the hull, and am pretty happy with that.Read more »

Dreadflleet painting: Swordfysh

2011-11-12T11:59:00.001-05:00

The next installment... the swordfysh. Getting close to finishing now (4 ships left).

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Witchfate Tor WIP

2011-11-09T07:19:00.001-05:00

Here's a couple shots of me assembling the Witchfate Tor. What's interesting about this is the base is the exact same as the dreadstone blight and it even comes with some ruined sections. So what I did to extend the kit a little further was buy another base off of ebay and now I'm going to have two pieces of scenery instead of one.

The other thing to note about this is that it doesn't come on a sprue, and things don't fit together the greatest.

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New comments - Intense debate

2011-11-08T17:27:00.000-05:00

Hey folks, I'm trying out a new commenting widget (intense debate). I'm looking for a way to add more interaction to this blog by allowing better feedback. In order to facilitate that I'm going to try this out to see if people can vote up comments or have threaded replies. If it works well then I might be moving towards a vlog type posting structure and use the commenting tool as a way of directing the content I produce. Please feel free to let me know what you think, and if you have any suggested improvements.

In the mean time, here's some pics of the Ironguts that I've been working on.

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Swordfysh WIP

2011-11-08T07:19:00.000-05:00

Here's some work in progress shots of my latest Dreadfleet ship. I'm finding that these are speeding up, so while I'm still releasing a video once a week I have time to squeeze extra projects in between (just finished some Ogre Ironguts).

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Necron Light Conversion

2011-11-04T21:43:00.002-04:00

Here's a project I did back in 2002 or whenever the first plastic necron warriors came out. GW was doing a painting contest and I thought I could step it up a notch and add a light to the model to help win. Well, the light worked at home, but when it came time to judge it was no longer working (I wasn't there when that happened). Anyway, I found some old pictures I took at the time added some more and made this video.

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Dreadfleet Painting: Curse of Zandri

2011-11-04T07:25:00.000-04:00

Here's my latest painting video from Dreadfleet. I'm slowly working my way through all the ships (Swordfysh is next). Paint list and video after the break.

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Celestial Lions Captian

2011-11-02T23:09:00.000-04:00

Here's some pics of a Space Marine Captain I painted up as part of a trade. Pretty simple scheme using gold and blue with a little black, silver and brown.

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Liquid Green Stuff Review

2011-10-30T22:45:00.000-04:00

Here's a quick review of the new Liquid Green Stuff Games Workshop is offering.Readers digest version:

Pro:Easy to apply with a paint brush.
Super handy that its water soluble (easy to clean up, and smooth out).
Easy to sand or scrape after dry.
Dries relatively quickly.

Con:Some shrinkage after it drys
GW's paint container... not sure how long before it dries out.

And here's the video showing it in action:

Dreadfleet Painting: Flaming Scimitar

2011-10-29T12:21:00.000-04:00

Here's my latest finished ship from Dreadfleet: the Flaming Scimitar. It was fairly striaghtforward to paint, its just a shame that you can't see the second sail since the detail turned out quite well. Anyway, video and paints are after the break.

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Dreadfleet Painting: Scenery

2011-10-23T22:09:00.000-04:00

Here's the scenery all painted up. Now I have everything ready for the first mission... now I just have to find time to play. Also, I picked up the Battle Foam trays for Dreadfleet. They are my first battle foam products, and I'm pretty happy with them. The two comments I'd say about it are that it sticks up more than an inch (more than I think they advertise 3/4") and some of the parts are hard get out because the trays are quite deep. Perhaps I'll do a separate review of that later.

Anyway, the scenery (video and paints after the break)

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Mention on GW's what's new today!

2011-10-20T12:34:00.001-04:00

Whoot... I uploaded some of my pics to the GW flickr pool and just had one of them featured in the What's New Today article:
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/blogPost.jsp?aId=18500074a

I've just finished all the scenery and tokens, so I'm all set to play the first scenario with fully painted models. Hopefully I'll have time to do that this weekend.

This is the pic...

Bloody Reaver Painted (Dreadfleet)

2011-10-15T14:31:00.000-04:00

Here's the second ship I've painted from Dreadfleet... the Bloody Reaver. It painted up much quicker than the Heldenhammer, but has more colours to contend with. Go figure. All the paints are shown at the bottom of this article, and I explain the process in the embedded video.

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Dreadfleet Bloody Reaver WIP

2011-10-11T23:33:00.001-04:00

Here's some work in progress shots of the Bloody Reaver. I'm following the white dwarf painting article again... although this one isn't as complete as the Heldenhammer article. No worries, the 360 views gw has provided are a big help.

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Heldenhammer painted (Dreadfleet)

2011-10-08T09:45:00.002-04:00

Just finished the Heldenhammer ship from Dreadfleet. I used the painting guide from White Dwarf almost exactly and am pretty happy with the results. Its a lot of work to get this painted since there are so many different colours and details on the model.

I used mostly GW paints... lots of foundations and washes. The paints are at the bottom of this post (I'm gathering stuff for the video tutorial now). *edit* Video has been uploaded and is included after the break.

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Dreadfleet painting wip

2011-10-03T23:33:00.002-04:00

Here's some pictures of the Heldenhammer as I paint it up. I'm following the painting guide from White Dwarf. I highly recommend this issue for anyone who picked up Dreadfleet.

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Dreadfleet Scenery Assembly video

2011-10-02T07:34:00.000-04:00

Here's all the scenery from the dreadfleet box. I figured I'd assemble it first since I'd need it for any games I was going to play. It should be pretty easy to paint, so I might even start with it as well.

Dreadfleet Unboxing Video

2011-10-01T06:57:00.002-04:00

Here's the new box with all its goodies. It hasn't sold out quite like Spacehulk, but I'd say the contents have been produced to a similar very high quality level.

If you're getting an error message below you can watch the video here:

http://blip.tv/watching-paint-dry/warhammer-dreadfleet-unboxing-5604797

Orc Chariot Update conversion

2011-09-27T10:17:00.000-04:00

Now that Orcs and Goblins have the nice new boar boy models I'm reluctant to use my Orc Chariots with old boars. So, I picked up a box of savage boar boyz and used swapped out the boars. I need to fix up the harness a little, but I can't find my green stuff at the moment. Here's how it turned out:

Skaven Tretch Craventail wip

2011-09-26T09:15:00.000-04:00

My hordes of skaven clan rats have been calling me, so I relented and started another batch and included Tretch to help make it interesting. Basically following the GW colour sceme, but using mostly reaper paints.

Dark Eldar Venom assembly

2011-09-25T08:45:00.000-04:00

I'm slowly building up a Dark Eldar army... not sure when I'm going to find time to paint them, but I like the models. Hopefully I enjoy the playing style.

Completed watch tower

2011-09-24T08:12:00.000-04:00

Here's that watch tower I was working on. I'm pretty happy with how easy it was to get decent results. I basically followed the GW painting tutorial on their website using foundations for almost everything. I'll be doing a video tutorial shortly.

Dreadfleet 10% off

2011-09-19T22:17:00.000-04:00

Time for a shameless plug... Dreadfleet is available on Miniwargaming.com for 10% off (Canadian) list price. Also, they will be having their birthday sale next week, and everything will be 25% off. I don't know if dreadfleet will last that long, so you might not want to wait.

mak'in a list, check'n it twice...

2011-09-16T22:44:00.001-04:00

Ok, so here's my final round two 'ard boyz ork battlewagon rush list. I ended up just tweaking my round 1 list by removing the kommandos and 2nd warboss, changing the deff koptas and adding some burna boyz, gretchin and a trukk squad. (full list after the break)

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'Ard boyz round two list (ork battle wagons)

2011-09-12T21:50:00.002-04:00

Ok, here's what I'm thinking for round 2... Ghaz, big mek with kff, nobz in battle wagon, burna boyz in battle wagon, 2 boyz mobs in battle wagons, 2 trukks, kommandos and some deff koptas. The general strategy is this... alpha strike with deff koptas. Deff rolla vehicles and charge their contents with boyz.

HQ (320pts)

Ghazghkull Thraka (225pts)
Big Mek (95pts)
'eavy Armour, Bosspole, Choppa, Kustom Force Field

Elites (390pts)

Burna Boys (225pts)
15x Burna Boy
Kommandos (165pts)
Boss Snickrot, 6x Kommando, 2x Rokkit Launcher

Troops (1175pts)

Gretchin (40pts)
10x Gretchin
Runt Herder
Grabber Stick

Nobz (Troops) (501pts)
Pain Boy
Battle Wagon
Armour Plating, Big Shoota, Boarding Plank, Deff Rolla, Grabbing Klaw, Grot Riggers
Nob: Choppa, Cybork Body, Slugga
Nob: Ammo Runt, Big Choppa, Cybork Body, Shoota/Rokkit Kombi Weapon
Nob: Big Choppa, Cybork Body, Shoota/Rokkit Kombi Weapon
Nob: Big Choppa, Cybork Body, Slugga
Nob: Ammo Runt, Cybork Body, Power Klaw, Shoota/Rokkit Kombi Weapon
Nob: Cybork Body, Power Klaw, Slugga
Nob: Choppa, Cybork Body, Slugga, Waagh Banner
Nob: Bosspole, Choppa, Cybork Body, Slugga
Nob: Choppa, Cybork Body, Slugga

Ork Boys (160pts)
20x Boy
Nob: Bosspole, Power Klaw

Ork Boys (160pts)
20x Boy
Nob: Bosspole, Power Klaw

Ork Boys (157pts)
12x Boy
Nob: Bosspole, Power Klaw
Trukk: Big Shoota, Boarding Plank, reinforced ram

Ork Boys (157pts)
12x Boy
Nob: Bosspole, Power Klaw
Trukk: Big Shoota, Boarding Plank, reinforced ram

Fast Attack (210pts)

Deffkoptas (70pts)
Deffkopta: Buzzsaw, Twin-Linked Rokkit Launcha

Deffkoptas (140pts)
Deffkopta: Buzzsaw, Twin-Linked Rokkit Launcha
Deffkopta: Buzzsaw, Twin-Linked Rokkit Launcha

Heavy Support (405pts)

Battle Wagon (135pts)
Armour Plates, Big Shoota, Deff Rolla, Grabbin' Klaw, Grot Riggers

Battle Wagon (135pts)
Armour Plates, Big Shoota, Boarding Plank, Deff Rolla, Grot Riggers

Battle Wagon (135pts)
Armour Plates, Big Shoota, Boarding Plank, Deff Rolla, Grot Riggers

Total:2500

WIP Warhammer tower

2011-09-07T07:10:00.002-04:00

After a little vacation and a ton of assembly for the ork horde list I'm taking a diversion and painting this warhammer tower that's been on my desk for a while. Nothing fancy, just using foundations to base coat it and will drybrush some highlights and use some washes to finish it off.

'ard boyz round 2 list (horde/kan list)

2011-08-24T18:23:00.000-04:00

Ok, as promised, here's the horde option for 'ard boyz. The general idea will be to run the boyz first turn, use Ghaz' waaagh to fleet 6' and get into combat. I've never had this many boyz on the table at once, so I might need some practice moving them fast enough.

The other drawback of this list is that not everything will be painted (the battle wagon list will be 100% painted to at least table top level).

HQ

Ghazghkull 225

Big Mek 85
Kustom Force Field

Elite

5 Kommandos 180
2 rokkits
Snikrot

Troops

30 boyz 220
Nob
Power Klaw
Boss Pole

30 boyz 215
Nob
Power Klaw

30 boyz 215
Nob
Power Klaw

30 boyz 215
Nob
Power Klaw

30 boyz 215
Nob
Power Klaw

30 boyz 215
Nob
Power Klaw

Fast Attack

2 Deffkotptas 140
2 Twin Linked Rokkit
2 Buzz Saws

1 Deffkopta 70
Twin Linked Rokkits
Buzz Saw

20 Storm boyz 280
Nob
Power Klaw
Boss pole

Heavy Support

3 Killa Kans 150
3 rokkits

3 Killa Kans 150
3 rokkits

3 Killa Kans 150
3 rokkits

2500

'ard boyz round 2 list (battle wagon spam)

2011-08-23T18:24:00.000-04:00

Here's a try at a 2nd round 'ard boyz list focusing on battle wagons. I've tweaked the 1st round list (inspiration dakkadakka user dashofpepper)... let me know what you think. I'll be posting a horde list next... I have to decide between battle wagons or a horde.

HQ

Warboss 125
Power Klaw
Shoota-Rokkit
Attack Squig
Bosspole
Cybork
eavy armour
Ammo runt

Big Mek 110
Kustom Force Field
Power Klaw

Elite

15 burnas 225

11 Kommandos 270
2 rokkits
Snickrot

Troops

9 Nobz 495
2 power klaws
2 big choppas
1 boss pole
Waaagh banner
3 shoota-rokkits
3 ammo runts
Cybork
Painboy
Battle wagon
deff rolla
Grabbin' Klaw
boarding plank
Big Shoota
Grot riggers

20 boyz 160
Nob
Power Klaw
Boss Pole

20 boyz 160
Nob
Power Klaw
Boss Pole

12 boyz 157
Nob
Power Klaw
Boss Pole
Trukk
reinforced ram
boarding plank

12 boyz 157
Nob
Power Klaw
Boss Pole
Trukk
reinforced ram
boarding plank

12 boyz 157
Nob
Power Klaw
Boss Pole
Trukk
reinforced ram
boarding plank

Fast Attack

2 Deffkotptas 140
2 Twin Linked Rokkit
2 Buzz Saws

1 Deffkopta 70
Twin Linked Rokkits
Buzz Saw

Heavy Support

Battle wagon 130
deff rolla
Grabbin' klaw
boarding plank
1 big shoota
Grot Riggers

Battle wagon 130
deff rolla
Grabbin' klaw
boarding plank
1 big shoota
Grot Riggers

Battle wagon 130
deff rolla
Grabbin' klaw
boarding plank
1 big shoota
Grot Riggers

2491

'ard boyz round 1, ork battle wagon spam list

2011-08-18T18:09:00.001-04:00

Here's my list from round 1 of 'ard boyz... I played at Miniwargaming and took first place. I've been playing a 4 battle wagon list for a while, but this was the first time adding nob bikers. I'm considering dropping them for the next round, but I'll be looking for input on some list ideas I have. Feedback on this one is welcome as well.

The biker boss goes with the nob bikers, and the other one goes with snikrot. Boyz in battle wagons and lootas try to find something to shoot at.

HQ

Warboss 125
Power Klaw
Kombi Skorcha
Attack Squig
Bosspole
Cybork
eavy armour

Warboss 150
Power Klaw
Warbike
Attack Squig
Cybork

Elite

10 Lootas 150

10 Lootas 150

5 Kommandos 150
burna
Snickrot

Troops

6 Nob Bikers 420
2 power klaws
2 big choopas
2 boss poles
Waaagh banner
Painboy
Got orderly
Cybork for unit

3 Mega Nobz 260
kombi skorcha
kombi rokkit
Battle wagon
deff rolla
red paint job
boarding plank
Kannon

20 boyz 160
Nob
Power Klaw
Boss Pole

20 boyz 160
Nob
Power Klaw
Boss Pole

20 boyz 160
Nob
Power Klaw
Boss Pole

Fast Attack
5 Deff Kotptas 225
Twin Linked Rokkits

Heavy Support

Battle wagon 130
deff rolla
red paint job
boarding plank
Kannon

Battle wagon 130
deff rolla
red paint job
boarding plank
2 big shootas

Battle wagon 130
deff rolla
red paint job
boarding plank
2 big shootas

2500

Nob Bikers

2011-08-18T07:22:00.000-04:00

Here's some pictures of the Nob Bikers I painted up for the first round of 'ard boyz. Not quite sure if I'm going to use them in the second round (I won at my location!)... I'll have to post some lists for feedback.

Squig herd wip

2011-08-14T09:49:00.002-04:00

I painted these guys up for that battle report with Matthew (part 1 here). I haven't taken the final pictures yet, but once I do I'll make up a painting video and publish it.

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Astorath the Grim video

2011-08-12T17:49:00.002-04:00

Another tutorial that I've done up in video format.

Space Wolf Terminators video

2011-08-12T17:48:00.000-04:00

A painting tutorial of Space Wolf Terminators.

Finecast Cockatrice unboxing and review

2011-08-06T08:46:00.002-04:00

Here's a video review of the new Finecast Cockatrice. Its a nice kit, and once I'm done the lootas I'm working on for 'ard boyz I'll get working on painting this.

Logan Grimnar Video

2011-08-03T23:23:00.000-04:00

Here's a video tutorial for the Logan Grimnar I painted a while back. Hope you enjoy it.

Goblin Nasty Skulkers Video

2011-08-03T08:45:00.000-04:00

Here's the full video at 4x speed of how I painted up the Nasty Skulkers. These guys ended up being pretty effective and worth their points in the battle I had against Matt. I only wish my goblins ranked up nicer.

Blood Angels Mephiston Video

2011-08-01T09:53:00.001-04:00

Here's a vid tutorial for Mr Mephiston of the Blood Angels. I've included some more pics after the break.

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Deff Copta + Lego = Warbuggy

2011-07-27T20:09:00.000-04:00

Here's a conversion I did based on Bad Donkey Gaming, here:
http://www.baddonkeygaming.com/2011/01/deffkopta-to-buggy.html

Blood Angels Assault Squad video

2011-07-16T13:58:00.002-04:00

I painted these guys up a while ago but hadn't made a video, so here you go.

Goblin Nasty Skulkers Pics

2011-07-14T21:52:00.002-04:00

I just finished painting these guys up for a beat Matt Batrep I'm going to be playing next week at miniwargaming. I really liked the look of these guys when the army book came out and I have a unit of 40 goblins painted already.

I filmed the whole process, and took these pics for the end of the video... it will be posted in the next week or so.

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Tomb King Painting Video

2011-07-06T21:55:00.000-04:00

Here's a video of how I painted up the Tomb King from the Necrosphinx kit. I did it on my painting rig to help the video, but it prevents me from doing much more detail than this (a high table top level).

Space Wolves Fenrisian Wolves conversion

2011-07-05T22:13:00.000-04:00

I put together this video of these guys I did a while back.

Goblin Skarsnik Video

2011-06-30T17:13:00.000-04:00

Here's the video that goes along with the pics I took of Skarsnik and Gobbla when I was painting them.

30% off sale, and Canada Post is back!

2011-06-29T17:21:00.000-04:00

Hot on the heels of Canada Post's return to work, Miniwargaming.com, is having a 30% off sale. Matthew, the owner, is turning 30, so he's having a 30% off sale. You can check out the video for more details.

Finished Mephiston pics

2011-06-27T22:25:00.000-04:00

Here's Mr Mephisto all finished up... I used the same technique for the sword that I learnt for the Grey Knights. Its getting a lot easier.

Plague Monk video

2011-06-26T13:57:00.000-04:00

Here's the video on how I painted up the plague monks.

Finished Skarsnik pics

2011-06-25T11:25:00.000-04:00

Here's the finished shots of Skarsnik and Gobbla.

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Blood Angels Mephiston

2011-06-25T09:46:00.001-04:00

Working on this guy now. Here's a couple pics of the process.

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Tracks for Trukk conversion

2011-06-23T07:18:00.000-04:00

I've had some questions about what tracks I used... here's some pics of the box. The Dragon kit number is 3814, M-4 HVSS Running Gear w/T-80 Track Set, 1:35 Quartermaster series. You don't need this exact set, any one that comes with the running gear would work. I only used this one because I found it on sale somewhere a long time ago.

Jungle Bases Video

2011-06-20T17:49:00.000-04:00

A how-to video of those jungle bases I did. Nothing too fancy, but I walk through all the steps I took.

Skarsnik and Gobbla wip

2011-06-19T08:23:00.000-04:00

Here's the next guy I'm working on. This is another model I've for quite some time but haven't got around to painting. I've played with him a few times and enjoyed his special rules, so I should really have him painted up.

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Skaven Plague Monks

2011-06-17T18:36:00.000-04:00

Here's some pics of the Plague Monks some people noticed on my desk. I had started these before the finecast release, and they got sidelined for a little while. Well, they're done now and the video is uploading (will post that soon). I did the plague furnace a while back... article can be found here

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Finished Trukk Conversion pics

2011-06-16T18:19:00.001-04:00

Here's some finished pics of the Trukk Conversion project. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out even though I had some doubts when I was building it.

The mud on the tracks was done with Liquitex Texture Gel Resin Sand (from an art store). I stippled some scorched brown all over it then drybrushed with the reaper desert sand triad.

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Finished Jungle Bases

2011-06-15T21:33:00.003-04:00

Here's some finished pics of those Jungle Bases I did a little while ago. The shrubs were from the dollar store, and I hardly used any of them to make the one base (so I can make lots more). The GW plastic trees are magnetized. Video in process.

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More Trukk Conversion pics

2011-06-14T19:51:00.001-04:00

Working my way through painting this. Its actually going fairly quickly, but I haven't had a ton of time to devote to is (watching the Stanley Cup). Anyway, here's a few more pics.

I did the yellows with foundations and am adding some paint chips in a similar way to the blood angels, except this time with Reaper Lemon yellow, GW dark Flesh, then some silvers.

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Ork Trukk conversion (tracks)

2011-06-11T09:34:00.001-04:00

Here's a project I started a year ago, but only now am painting it. I took a set of tracks from a 1/35th sherman scale model and swapped them for the Trukk's wheels. I ended up increasing the length about an inch, but since I don't really play tournaments that shouldn't matter.

Here it is with a black base and some silver drybrushing:

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