Warhammer 40K - Elites and Command

Here are the last of the Space Marines that Alex finished over the last few days. First up is Captain Sicarius, a metal kit ...

Here is a plastic kit sergeant ...

And finally a couple of metal Tyrannid Hunters ...

He got a couple more kits for his birthday which he is busy working on at the moment. The box set I was most concerned about was the Vanguard Veterans as they are produced in the new Citadel Finecast resin. I have heard many bad stories about these on the internet, but his seem to have escaped the majority of issues (miscasts abound apparently).

As and when he completes them, I will get them photographed and up here on the blog as usual. These may be a little while though, as next week he is off to the child minders for a week, so he won't have access to the paints like he has had for the last couple of weeks. That said, he has almost finished some historical miniatures and one or two more Bretonnians, so will no doubt have a few more entries on here very soon!

Warhammer 40K - Light Attack Vehicles

Alex was busy too yesterday; he managed to finish off an Attack Bike and a Ternminator. I have classed these both as light vehicles as they are not standard Space Marine suits. Alex bought the Attack Bike a few years ago when we went on holiday to the Lake District, and the Terminator was a freebie on the front cover of a White Dwarf magazine a year or two back.

The Ultramarine symbol on the Terminator was done freehand - I don't think he needs to use the water slide decals that come with the models any more.

Hopefully there should be another entry later on today, as Alex has more space marines and I have some other minor bits and bobs finished and ready to go up on the blog.

Elemental Heroes

My internet connection went down last night, so I was unable to post these. Following are five old Citadel Chaos Fighters (I think). They are all based on the same pose with subtle differences, but they work well for my visions of the four elements plus the Void in my fantasy gaming world.

First up is the Elemental Warrior of Air...

Elemental Warrior of Earth...

Elemental Warrior of Fire...

Elemental Warrior of Water...

Elemental Warrior of the Void...

I have painted them with the same palettes as the Elemental Wizards from earlier on the blog. Somehow they have managed to be less bright and therefore more 'realistic' looking, especially the fire warrior. I am especially pleased with the Earth and Water Warriors - I used a coloured wash on their metals that matched their element.

Space Marine Tactical Squad

These are the other seven members of the Tactical Squad that Alex painted. The other three are Black Templars (see previous post) and these are Ultramarines. Alex's force is going to be an Ultramarine force but he is going to include the occasional unit from other chapters to make up the numbers (and because he wants to paint Marines other than those of Ultramar.

Here are the final two from the squad...

Next up should be his officers and a few other specialist troops.

For his birthday, he got a squad of Vanguard Veterans from me, and he has used some of his birthday money to get himself a Razorback. I daresay these will be painted up in record time.

The Vanguard Veterans are the first of the new Citadel Finecast miniatures that we have bought. We have heard some rumours about how widely differing the finishing on these is (with many miscasts), but it looks like there was only one minor air-blister that put a bit of a dent in a shoulder pad of just one of the marines - easily remedied with a bit of green stuff. The improved quality of the resin does make a difference to the look of the minis, but I am not sure, personally, whether that justifies the extra cost. Still, Alex loves them and that's what matters in the end.

Black Templars

I should have put these up yesterday afternoon, but a bout of insomnia has left me at a loose end this Monday morning (02:45 local time!).

Alex has finished off a stack of Space Marines over the last week or so, and I will be showing them off as and when I get them photographed and cropped for inclusion on this site.

These come from a Tactical Squad set of plastics. He painted the other seven up as Ultramarines, but got bored with all that blue and decided for a bit of change by painting these as Black Templars.

A shot to show off his free-hand shoulder designs...

And from the other side...

I will try to get the rest of the squad up on the blog later on today.

Meanwhile, I started on those Splintered Light minis and finished off a handful of old Citadel Chaos Fighters. Hopefully these will be up on the blog in the not too distant future.