Discworld Luggage

Painted for a dear friend who shares a love of Terry Pratchett's Discworld. So I painted the Luggage for her. 

Forge World Reaver Titan

Starting in a buddy's reaver Titan that's been sitting in my closet way too long. 

For the legs, I started with a black undercoat. 

1. Sprayed a mix of Liche Purple and Codex gray in a mottled random pattern, then did a mix of Tallarn Flesh and Tausept Ochre in a mottled pattern. 

2. Then airbrushed a random mottled pattern of blue, red and purple inks

3. Drybrushing with Boltgun Metal to give it a metallic sheen without losing its hue underneath

4. Finally airbrushed two coats of Gryphonne Sepia to give it an aged brass appearance. 

The Amaranthine - Complete

Finished this guy a while back but never got around to uploading photos.  The LED's were purchased from this wonderful site and if you plan on using LED's I highly, highly, recommend this site (http://poweredplay.net/)

Since GW stopped selling the Freeblade transfer decals, I had to freehand the emblems and flowery swirls on the shoulders.  I hate doing freehand.

Imperial Knight - The Amaranthine Freeblade

The Amaranth flower is a favorite of mine. It was once thought to grant immortality, but is now used as a cooking spice.  Plus it's a name I'd love to give to my future daughter should I ever have kids.

Tomb Kings Liche Priest

My first attempt at painting gold NMM by hand.  Not thrilled with the results but not entirely disappointed either. But it was definitely a learning experience for sure.

Fulgrim the Illuminator

 

A project of pharaonic proportions.

My first finished Warhammer Fantasy model.  Painted this guy up in about 20 mins; 10 mins for the drybrushing and 10 mins for the shield detailing and layering.  Skeleton Warrior for my Tomb Kings army.  Now another bajillion of them to go.

Finally also started working on my Necrosphinx, eternally stuck as a WIP

Reaver Titan

Painting a Reaver Titan for a buddy of mine in the Air Force.  Painting it in a mix of colors of the armies he plays; Blood Angels, Grey Knights, and Minotaurs.

Crazy cows

Aside from my beloved Scions of Baal and Sons of Titan, I've recently been delving into the Minotaurs chapter.  These guys are rather psychotic and a whole lot of fun to paint and play.

Children of the Emperor! Death to His foes!

Been working on a few commission pieces as of late, one of which is the Primarch of the III Legion, Fulgrim.  While I love painting challenging models, these new special characters for the Horus Heresy setting from Forge World are challenging indeed.  The bases alone are a massive pain in the ass, and each model has so much detail that the surgical skills I acquired as an aspiring med student in another lifetime really helped out a lot.

"Just gotta get your mind right!" - Esme Weatherwax to Tiffany Aching

I love the Discworld series by Terry Pratchett.  I daresay I like the series more than any other fantasy or satire series of novels; more than Wheel of Time, A Song of Ice and Fire, Warhammer, or even my beloved Drizzt Do'Urden series.

So when I painted Granny Weatherwax for a dear friend, I wanted to try and pour everything I could into it.  I'm really happy with how it came out, although I can already see areas I need to improve upon.

Granny Weatherwax

A dear friend has recently become a fan of Terry Pratchett's Discworld so I've decided to paint a mini for her after one of the best characters.  It's not quite done yet though. 

Armies on Parade 2013

Has it really been a year since I posted my Armies on Parade entry for 2012?  Wow.  Looking back I realized I was not as proactive in getting my current lineup of models ready for this weekend's Armies on Parade.  I wasn't initially planning to go but changed my mind at the last minute.  So most of the models you see here were painted in a week with many a night being up until 3:30 and waking up at 6:30 for work.  So glad I can finally get some sleep.

Without further ado, here's my entry.  Every model, including the base are all Forge World models.

• List of models:
• 1x Praetor
• 1x Librarian
• 1x  Recon Sergeant
• 1x Chaplain Dreadnought
• 1x Centurion
• 10x Assault Marines
• 1x Primus Medicae
• 11x Tac Marines
• 1x Apothecary Detachment
• 3x Jetbikes
• 5x Cataphractii Terminators
• 4x Destroyers
• 1x Contemptor Dreadnought
• 1x Storm Eagle
• 1x Fellblade
• 1x Tech Priest
• 1x Magos Biologis
• 3x Thallax Cohort

Tech adept Sigma-Gamma-two-four-two calibrates and synchronizes auspex and vox signal fidelity with 3 of the Thallax Cohort.

Chapter Master Raldoron leads a squad of Tactical Marines

Leadership watches over the deployment.  Chaplain Dreadnought's fiery oratory emboldens the IX Legion on to greater deeds.

Storm Eagle 'Baal's Vengeance' with a squad of assault marines and a Primus Medicae

Cataphractii Terminator Squad

Recon Sergeant Kaldiel with cameleoline cloak and sniper rifle

Recon Sergeant Kaldiel with cameleoline cloak and sniper rifle

Recon Sergeant Kaldiel with cameleoline cloak and sniper rifle

Blood Angels Destroyers

2nd Company Banner Bearer

2nd Company Banner Bearer