Well, as I type this, it's June 23rd, so for me, it's Leviathan Eve (I'm not jealous at all of those who got their boxes today at all...).

My prep work is complete, I've got storage boxes started, I've got rattlecan primer ready to go and my colour scheme is sorted.

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What's that? I completed my Tyranid scheme weeks ago? Have I been slacking since then? 

Well, since I put that first blog post up featuring my parasite of motrex I did what all good hobbyists should do...

B̶u̶y̶ ̶m̶o̶r̶e̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶s̶t̶i̶c̶

I mean...attack that pile of potential!

Given the influx of space marine models I'm imminently about to receive, I thought it was only fair that my Ultramarines got some painted reinforcements.

So, the Indomitus Primaris Captain, the 3 Indomitus Bladeguard Veterans, the Bladeguard Ancient, 3 paint set assault intercessors and 5 EtB assault Intercessors hit the worktop:

As you can see, the 3 paint set Assault intercessors had a bit of a leg up compared to the others. I was a bit intimidated by the amount of detailing on all the relic shields (to say nothing of the free handing I'm going to try for their heraldry!).

A week passed and they started to look a bit better:

My normal process is to get all the colours blocked in first, making sure that the primer was completely covered over unless that part was supposed to be black...though I still end covering that part because of the finish. Once I've got those colours down and clean up, I get the contrast paint out. 

This is where I stand as of last night:

Not having done as much painting this week as I would have liked, most of these are awaiting a wash, except the 3 paint set assault intercessors, as those are washed and ready for the blue armour to be re-layered and then, highlights.

As it stands, I've got 8 nights to get these boys finished, can I manage it? Though painting won't be the only hobbying on my mind after tomorrow, as I'll have an immense building work to undertake, and maybe, just maybe, I'll be able to actually play some games.

I'll be back tomorrow with a very special blog post.