Recruiting new toy soldiers by getting them out of the cubbyhole and onto the table.
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| I'll edit this with a picture of the full force later... just wanted to finish for now. |
Happy Orktober! If you recall, last year I painted up Captain Mogran and his crew of mercenaries. Since then I played a few games and collected a few more orks to fill in some gaps. What better time than now to paint up the new additions?!
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| A unit of Captain Mogran's Orkish Mercenaries scrounges through the abandoned Space Station |
As the Summer of Eldar comes to an end, I'm pleased to present to you the Eldar adventurer Niten Starsearcher and his crew of exodites!
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| Starsearcher and company search some ruins for ancient artifacts. |
If you need a reminder of the builds, check it out over here: Part 1 Link.
When I started the Summer of Eldar project there were lots of ideas. The main focus was of course to finish painting some of the base coated Biel-Tan in the display case. I also painted up some Alai mercenaries I had started/collected. While those were great, I still wanted a Stargrave crew. I though of a crew of Corsairs, or just bulk out the Alai more; and then inspiration struck.
Here we have the beginnings of my Eldar Adventurer and his exodite companions. So far it's only modeling, but since they are some pretty extensive conversions I figured I'd show them off.
Over on the Oldhammer Facebook page they are holding a challenge called #JusticeforGary. It's simply a challenge to paint up a model sculpted by Gary Morley himself! A cool concept, and there is a prize, but I just like joining in to paint something new and different. So here's what I came up with:
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| Two Elder runners secure the objective |
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| Eldar mercenaries search through the wreckage of a ship for some unknown reason... |
Just a quick update while I finish my current project. While traveling for work I found a Friendly Local Game Store (FLGS) not far from the hotel I was staying in. I swung by Monday night and found that not only did they have a room dedicated to miniatures, they also had a wall of used minis for sale!
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| Dug these gems out from between entire chapters of marines... |
Here's a picture of what I came away with. I was stoked with the selection!
The untamed planet of Locust 5 is home to all sorts of indigenous life forms. Among them are the scouts of the Saffron Tribes. These low tech tribes have used their psychic gifts to help them see a better path. That there is more to gain by acting as guides to prospectors who arrive to their planet than fighting against them.
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| A couple of bounty hunters broker a deal with some local scouts. |
As I begin to prepare for some new projects, I’m trying to finish off a few that have sat far too long. So this week I took some time to finish off another member of the Devil's Adders.
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| While surveillance caught this image of the Snatcher Devil, there were no survivors to question. |
Even though I’ve been a little quiet, hobbying has been progressing! I’ve been trying to get a bunch of stuff prepared for winter painting. The weather around here is already too cold most days to prime with spray paint. So I prep for the days it warms up. However I really wanted to paint something, so I grabbed something I knew would be quick:
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| Scrap Apes are looking for a meal... |
The Scrap Apes are something all ship captains have to keep an eye out for. These curious beasts are not only strong enough to rip open the hull of a ship, they also like to feast on some of the components when they do!
Happy Halloween everyone! Though with that comes the close of Orktober. The good news is I've completed the project and finished the final members of the crew:
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| Captain Mogran sees the full usefulness of the other ork races. |
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| A Space Ork crew of mercenaries prepares for a new mission. |
When I jumped back into the hobby, I found a box of things I had been working on. There was a genestealer cultist with a flamer, and a whole lot of marines in progress. The cultist has been finished, so it was time to clear out a few other projects. I give you, the pointing sergeant and a marine with multi-melta:
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| Target acquired! |
Games Workshop has revealed that a new version of Killteam is on it's way. I was apprehensive at first, as I don't feel I played nearly enough games of the current edition. Then the rules started trickling out, and I was surprised how much they changed. At this point I'm cautiously optimistic that this will be a very nice update and a fun new ruleset. So why not celebrate by finishing up my current Killteam's before I have to re-build and expand for the new rules!
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| Recon Team Delta reinforcements travel through the rubble |
We took a few days to meet up with some family this weekend... so no progress to show off this week. So instead let me show you a model I'm patiently waiting to find the right deal on:
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| Picture from solegends.com |
I finally found a decent amount of time to paint, and completed a few miniatures. So here's to an update on my Genestealer killteam.
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| I still need to learn some photograph techniques... |
Imperial records of the Genestealer Cult known as The Devil's Adders is very limited. Unlike other Genestealer cults, this group has only been seen in small numbers and is known to be lead by a leader only know as the Snatcher-Devil. In each appearance of this group they have been known to use military precision to strike from the shadows, only to disappear as quickly as they arrived. A report from one incident claimed to have left the Snatcher-Devil mortally wounded. However no body was recovered, so the reoccurrence of this villain leaves that report in question. A request has been sent for an imperial investigator to look into this group further.
