Nurgle Lord finished

Managed to get this guy finished recently. Not quite how I imagined him to look like when I started but still happy with it.

Check out how it should actually be painted here: http://www.coolminiornot.com/browse/browseid/9317879

or buy it from www.games-workshop.co.uk

Pretty happy with the metal which is a mix of rust and verdigris, the skin tone ended up being darker than I wanted...

Some new purchases

Went a bit eBay happy recently... not had any time for painting so I thought I'd fire this up.

Picked up the Dwarfs of Legend set for 30 quid which I thought was an OK deal. Eight nice miniatures and a wee wooden base for them!

It's quite a rare set as well by all accounts as I think it was top prize for redeeming "skullz" points around the millennium.

Also got myself some of these funky neodymium magnets to see what the fuss is all about.  I got a set of 50 tiny ones (pictured) they are really quite strong, not sure what to use them for at the minute but I will think of something. If I was more of a gamer I could use them to swap weapon fits!

Also got a massive bag of assorted Games Workshop bases for 99p :)

Decided to go a bit crazy and get a winged hive tyrant (the forgeworld one) someone was selling it for 30 quid and I'm not sure if that is a bargain or not but I imagine so... there is some damage on the model though... he is missing a leg!  I have bought a hive tyrant leg from eBay and will try and stick it on... I dont think it will look exactly the same but will be a close match.  I also thought as a last ditch effort I could just model it as a missing leg.

Warhammer Giant, desk tidy up and Big Boris Mk3

Hello again.

Today I have scraped the thick layer of dust from my work desk and cracked open a couple of minis.

The Warhammer giant was really fun to put together and I went for the vanilla version.  The kit really has bolstered my bits box beyond belief.  Games workshop could maybe chop a tenner off it and not include the massive amount of extra bits...

Some pictures included of the usual clipping, filing, sanding and modelling knife scraping.  I also used a bit of milliput to fill the gaps.  I much prefer this to the traditional green stuff, it's much easier to work with and fits in small gaps much better as eel as reacting well with water.

Secondly I put together Big Boris Mk III from Heresy Miniatures www.heresyminiatures.com it really is probably the nicest metal cast mini i've ever had. Barely needed any prep work.  Just a bit of buffing with fine steel wool. Oh and he is big, Marneus Augustus Calgar in space marine armour for reference.

You can also follow the owner of Heresy Miniatures on twitter (he's quite entertaining!) check the contact us page on his website.

I have also decided that whenever I remember I will update twitter to point to this blog. Oh I'm @samwross :)

Marneus Calgar base/colour choice

Sorted out his base, pretty proud of it!

I chopped off the slotta from his feet. Used milliput / super glue to stick down a couple of bits of slate. Then glued his feet back on to the slate with super glue and a tiny blob of milliput.

The plan is to make it blue ice/snow.  I will use my crushed glass mixed with water effects to get a snow look :)

I have gone with GW recommended ultramarines colours. I will end up putting my own spin on it I think.

here we go:

Oberyn Martell - "The Viper"

A start made on this dude.

Basecoat mythiril on the steel, basecoat snakebite on the gold/leather glove.  Also a start made on the patern on his chest, very instricate, no idea how I am going to paint it... i might try a drybrsh and just make it a lighter red than the rest of his surcoat.

too fine detailed to paint onto it...

Oh and his face was basecoated and washed... forgot to do his bare hand... d'oh!  I have pictured the paints I am using for the skin and they are mostly new shades, nicely expanded skin range from GW.

Also a gryphonne/violet wash for the skin is looking really good. bit of violet is so nice.

Forgeworld Battlefleet Gothic Tau progress

Highlighting has commenced on these bad boys, It is roughly codex grey then 50/50 codex grey and white. then 75/25 then pure white.

Everyhting is drybrushed except the pure white at the end. I am going to do a blue wash then reapply the white, this should darken the recesses again after the heavy drybrushing (90% sure I will anyway)  Far too many stages again!

Grumlok & Gazbag?

Found these in the collectors edition of Warhammer Online that I forgot I even had! looks like he will be fun to paint!

http://www.coolminiornot.com/browse/browseid/2845016

Some sea work, treasure, terrain & GW PURITY SEAL ARRRRGH!

Did quite a bit of sea base work today as well as 90% finishing my terrain test piece.

The pictures are really not showing the colours up on the terrain at all :(

GW purity seal almost fucked up a all of my plague monks but I think I managed to save it by doing a couple of thin washes. It has also damaged the treasure (neither pictured) but I think a wash or two should sort them out. "fixed" plaguemonks are pictured, looking a lot more brown....

I am actively seeking an alternative and it will be tested on something before I use it again.................

I am trying to set a goal of having most of dreadfleet painted up by this time next month...... we'll see how that goes!