Betrayl at Calth progress - Terminator Captain

Here's some progress pictures of the Terminator Captain, who is getting the Ultramarine treatment.  I gave him the same airbrush base coat, but will be painting him using normal layering instead of the oil wash.  This will help him stand out and is more enjoyable to paint.  I'll do this for the Dark Apostle as well when I get around to doing the Word Bearers.

These pictures are before I applied washes to each of the areas.  Black to the metal and grey, dark brown to the gold, flesh to head.  After that I touched up the blue and applied a fine black wash to all the armour.  Next up will be highlights.

Assassinorum Chaos Finished

Finally, I can say these guys are done.  I motored through the 4 assassins relatively quickly, but things slowed down for the rest. I didn't do anything special for the forces of Chaos, so they are similar to my Dark Vengeance guys.  For the sake of time I didn't bother filming anything for a tutorial, but because they are basically the same as my dark vengeance guys there are already tutorials for those here:
http://itslikewatchingpaintdry.blogspot.ca/2012/11/chaos-cultists-finished.html
http://itslikewatchingpaintdry.blogspot.ca/2012/10/chaos-lord-kranon-tutorial.html


I'll post some pics of the complete set shortly.

I'm happy with having the box finished since its nice to have something totally done before moving onto the next project (a problem I have).

Assassinorum Chaos Progress

I haven't forgotten about these guys, in fact I'm almost done.  I did the cultists in a similar fashion as the ones from dark vengeance, so they painted up pretty quick.  This is a base coat, dark brown wash (army painter strong tone) and a single highlight.  The marines and sorcerer are also similar to my dark vengeance guys so they can be mixed in (or at least go on the same shelf).  I should finish these guys with enough time to do one model or unit before the Age of Sigmar stuff comes out.

Captain Karlaen Showcase

I finished this guy up last night and am working on the tutorial now... but here's a nice showcase of him.  I painted him mostly unassembled and as I finished different steps did partial assemblies.  This helped get in some of the hard to get areas.  His details are very similar to the space hulk terminators, so I suspect that the same is true for the new blood angels terminators (haven't seen them in person yet).

Captain Karlaen WIP

So I caved to the pressure and picked up a Deathstorm box.  I "needed" the captain special character, and am interested in trying out some Tyranids.  Anyway, I'm doing up Captain Karlaen in the standard colours and will do a video of him when I'm done. It might double as a space hulk how-to since he's decorated to the same sort of level.

Anyway, he's coming along nicely, and I'm past all of the hard bits... I did most of the painting before assembling him, and the pics below show how I've got him currently.

Terminator Librarian Finished (and video)

Here's that Terminator Librarian I had been working on before Dark Vengeance came out.  Video and lots of images after the break.

Terminator Librarian WIP 2

Sorry for my absence... its been a busy summer.  Anyway, finally back to painting just in time for Dark Vengeance   Can't wait to get my hands on that.  In the mean time I'm finishing up this guy.

Terminator Librarian WIP

Here's another Space Marine character that I'm working on.  I'm tempted to leave him non-chapter specific so I can use him for any of the space marine armies I have on the go.  I'm using the blue paint scheme that would be typical for ultramarines with the new paints.  Looking good, but lots of the details to go.

Space Marine Terminator Chaplin Finished

Here's that Terminator Chaplin all done.  Nice and quick model to paint and will look nice on the table top.

Terminator Chaplin WIP

Here's a guy that's been on my desk for a while and am finally getting around to doing.  Fun model and pretty straightforward.  I'm doing him as a blood angel, but he could very easily be changed to another chapter.

How to: Space Hulk Terminator base magnetization

Here's how I went about magnetizing my Space Hulk Terminators so that the can be put on 40mm bases for 40k, but also used without the bases for Space Hulk. I'm sure there are other ways to do this, but here's one way to skin the cat. This article was orginally written for miniwargaming.com.

What you will need:
Space Hulk
1/16" x 1/32" Magnets (2 per terminator)
1/8" x 1/16" Magnets(2 per terminator)
1/4" x 1/16" Magnets (Optional, 1 per terminator)
Green Stuff (only a tiny bit is needed)
40mm bases (1 per Terminator)
Hobby Drill (with 1/16" bit)
1/8" drill bit
Sand paper or file
Hobby Knife

Step 1:
Remove terminator from sprue and file the base flat.



Step 2:
Drill 1/16" holes in base right under feet. You don't need to go too deep, only about half way through the foot, not as deep as I went in the second picture (I'll have to fix that with green stuff).



Step 3:
Drill a shallow hole in the same spot with the 1/8" drill bit (do this by hand). You only need it about 1 or 2mm deep, just enough to make a pocket for the top of a magnet to catch. Notice that the 1/16" hole is still visible and goes a bit deeper.


Step 4:
Drill 1/16" holes in the 40mm round base in line with the holes in the terminator's feet. Enlarge these to 1/8" holes. If they are slightly out of line you can enlarge them with your hobby knife. Green stuff will be used, so it's ok if they are a bit big.


Step 5:
Make up a small bit of green stuff. A pea sized ball will be enough.


Step 6:
Get aside your magnets, and make sure they are inline. This is how they will end up:


Step 7:
Put a small amount of glue on the top 1/16" magnet and put it in the hole. The 1/8" magnet will help you position this, and it should stick out below the bottom of the terminator's base. Be careful how much glue you use, as you don't want the 1/8" magnet to stick to the Terminator.


Step 8:
Put the 40mm base on, and add a bit of Superglue.


Step 9:
Squish two small balls of green stuff over these magnets. Make sure you don't push the magnets through. You can flip it over and push the terminator down to make sure it is flat on the round base.


Step 10 (Optional):
This step is added so that I can use cookie tins to transport my guys. Check the other article in my channel for a tutorial on this.

Add some super glue and the rest of the green stuff and squish the 1/4" by 1/16" magnet to the base. Let it stick down a bit and squash it in place by pressing the base on a flat surface.



All done!

Space Hulk Terminator base Magnetization

I've just posted an article over at miniwargaming.com about magnetizing a terminator base. Login is required, but its free.
The magnets I used (and links to where I buy mine) are:
1/16" x 1/32" Magnets (2 per terminator)
1/8" x 1/16" Magnets (2 per terminator)
1/4" x 1/16" Magnets (Optional, 1 per terminator)

Space Hulk Preorder

I just put in my order... can't wait for September 5th. Miniwargaming.com (banners on the right and bottom of the page) has it for 10% off. Clicking on them also gives me a small kickback to help feed the monster. Or you can click here to go straight to the Space Hulk preorder page.

I vividly remember playing the orginal Space Hulk back in the early 90's. Then there was Advanced Space Crusade and the introduction of Tyranids... man, those were the days. Anyway, the models that come with this edition look like they are going to be top notch.