So it begins…

This blog is intended to help motivate and chronicle my journey with the XVIth as I work towards finally getting a fully painted 30k army. And perhaps this tale will provide some entertainment for others as well….

Why Luna Wolves? If I could, I’d be working on a 30k force for every legion and it feels like I’ve started at least one project for every legion since HH 1.0 released. But one has to be first. The Luna Wolves / Sons of Horus topped the list for a fresh start for several reasons:

1 ) White can be visually stunning and is a color I have struggled with, so there is an appeal to use this to push my painting ability.

2 ) The character of the army is very different thematically from my more recent 30k attempts (iron warrriors and iron hands). I don’t play as often as I would like and realize any legion can be made to fit different styles. However, I like to start with a concept that shapes the composition. The decapitation strike style of the SoH fit the bill of different and interesting.

3) No one else in the local group is planning to run SoH (for now). Diversity of armies is a consideration for however long it lasts.

I have a tendency to start and stop projects a lot due to shifting interest. This will be my fourth try at a white color army. The only one that resulted in a filly painted force was White Scars for Epic Space Marine. There are a number of reasons for those failed efforts. My hope is that this blog and improvement in my painting techniques will help me keep my focus. I also have plans for structured breaks to work on units for allies so that I don’t feel get burnt out painting mostly white.

First up has been figuring out a white that I’m happy with and that won’t drive me crazy as the legion is built out. I’ll be starting from ablack primer and work up to a white using a stippling/drybrush technique because why would I make things easy.

Here’s a WIP of a Rhino to give an idea of what the scheme will look like.

I think the approach results in an acceptable white; I need to experiment a bit more before calling it good. Unfortunately, avoiding the driving me crazy part is still a question. I think there are too many steps to do this easily with a large volume of miniatures. Maybe it will get better with practice.