Jolemai's Blog of WIPs, Battle Reports and Musings

[Rhavien]

Aw yeah, those classic gw paint pots. Nostalgia at it's best. Too bad that las/plays isn't an option anymore. I also have one of those in a box. And the Librarian on jet bike, is that an option for 30k?

[Jolemai]

Aw yeah, those classic gw paint pots. Nostalgia at it's best. Too bad that las/plays isn't an option anymore. I also have one of those in a box. And the Librarian on jet bike, is that an option for 30k?

 

Those paints are and remain, amazing 

I run the lasplas as a lasback these days - or at least until the Legends option returns 

You can take a Consul on a Jetbike but I run this guy predominantly as a Librarian on Bike (hence the twin bolter conversion on the nose). Really annoyed at how scuffed his is, I need better storage 

[Jolemai]

Reclusiam

Chaplain collection so far...

Excluding DC Chaplains, we had Astorath and fifteen more before the Devastation of Baal. So I'm at 2/3 Chapter strength in this regard

[Leonaides]

I shudder to think how many I have...

[Jolemai]

I shudder to think how many I have...

 

Nothing wrong with a stock take 

[Leonaides]

I blame the pdf codex. D3+3 death company for each chaplain you take in big battles with 20k per player leaves far too many temptations

[Jolemai]

You only forget to roll for DC once.

 

My DC Rhino had made the enemy lines. Chaplain disembarks and I realised I had no idea how many were in the tank... They let me roll the the D3+3 but not the ones from the other squads.

[Leonaides]

I think i spent most of that codex turning up to games with 20 dc, a selection with power weapons and at least 2 chaplains.

[Jolemai]

Razorback

Lasplas/Plaserback repaired and completed. Likely be used as a Lasback unless it reappears in BA:Legends

For the eagle-eyed amongst you, that's not the original top plate. Basically back in 1997(ish) I acquired a white plastic era Predator - but all it had was the top plate glued onto the chassis and a single gun shield This was before the metal bolterack/lasback release so I ordered the bits for a lasplas and it's served me well ever since. The railings came from my Predator Annihilator kit and I had to make a new exhaust vent from wire and green stuff...

June Update 1/3

Blood Angels Razorback complete

Total: 1/3

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Excellent work on the grav-Razorback. Does the vehicle have a name- maybe "Flying Dagger" ("Flying Sword" will be reserved for a grav-Predator) or "Sanguinius' Fist"?

[Jolemai]

Excellent work on the grav-Razorback. Does the vehicle have a name- maybe "Flying Dagger" ("Flying Sword" will be reserved for a grav-Predator) or "Sanguinius' Fist"?

 

Thanks - in a moment of inspiration/madness I painted "Primus" on the name plate as it was my first Razorback...

... which I realise I didn't take a photo of :facepalm:

[Jolemai]

Librarian on Bike

As I wasn't happy with him being half done (and badly scuffed!), my Librarian on Bike conversion has been finished (along with the options to field him in 30k). I think I need to look into a spray varnish...

June Complete

Librarian on Bike/Consul on Jetbike/Skyhunter

Edited July 1, 2021 by Jolemai

[Jolemai]

Razorback and Tarantula WIP

July

I, Reclusiarch Jolemai , embark on the 12 Months of Hobby Challenge, and for the month of July pledge to complete 1x Tarantula and 1x Razorback by month's end.

To do:

• Razorback to be fixed, blinged, magnetised options
• Razorback to painted to completion
• Tarantula to be built and painted

Again, I may add to this later but July is looking busy too.

[Bjorn Firewalker]

Good job on the jetbike.

[Jolemai]

Good job on the jetbike.

 

Cheers :tu:

[Jolemai]

Tarantula

July update

Tarantula complete
Vow: 1/2 models complete

As a bonus, it can be made into what was an Infernum-pattern Razorback (or simply a "meltaback") using the FW legends rules.

[Rhavien]

Looks great!

[Jolemai]

Looks great!

Thanks

[Spyros]

Great work!

[Jolemai]

Great work!

Thanks

[Majkhel]

Very nice works Jole! And really cool models too.
I like that blue highlights on the black MM case.

 

About the varnish - if spray can is still not convincing, I would really recommend Vallejo Premium series varnish (Satin or Matt, whichever you like, I'm using matt). Its really easy to apply with brush (despite the airbrush mentioned on the label) thanks to it's flowing consistency. And it comes in a nice bigger bottle. Just don't confuse it with those little Vallejo varnish bottles as their quality is noticeably inferior.

[Jolemai]

July Complete

Razorback finished.

2/2 vowed models completed

[Majkhel]

Interesting looks of the floor. With dark filling it looks like you could see the ground beneath ;)

[Jolemai]

August

I, Reclusiarch Jolemai , embark on the 12 Months of Hobby Challenge, and for the month of August pledge to complete 1x Chaplain and 1x Razorback by month's end.

To do:

• Chassis, assault cannon, lascannon need tidying and highlighting
• Heavy bolter and bling needs building and painting
• Chaplain needs to be at least battle ready

Gonna be close but this is the earliest I could have vowed

[Leonaides]

Proper old school chaplain. Going to give him the classic paint scheme or mordernify it up a bit?