Knight of the Raven Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 ...finished the campain of the original Dawn of War. I loved how the Eldar allies get crushed within five minutes in the final mission haha. Viridia 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4316259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xwingt65 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 TITH i assembled a vet tac Blood Angel squad, a Praetor, a commandsquad and 2 imp fist heavy bolters. Also ordered some filthy, filthy xenos Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4317736 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soldier of Dorn Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 TITH I spent five hours kitbasing a 5 man Veteran squad. I need to get faster at this sort of thing :D On the other hand, they came out awesomely, so that's a plus. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4317822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
marine7312000 Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 TITH I put together my sicaran and Deredeo. Next will be getting them primed and putting down a basecoat. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4317909 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obscura Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I added more to the 23rd. Only twenty eight more miniatures to go. . . Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4318139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandwen Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Tith I built a fellblade out of a baneblade kit, an extra maingun from another, and a pile of dreadnaught weapons. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4318158 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffTibbetts Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 TITH I'm thinking about how to paint Deathwatch dudes. I don't much care for overly ornamented marines, and the DW models hardly look black with all that bling, so I'm thinking about trying some things out. First off, I like the way DW look when they're as black as possible, with just silver metal bits here and there. I don't like gold with it very much. Maybe sparingly here and there. I read a bunch of fluff about the Deathwatch from the RPG book. It's clear they keep their armor from their chapter and repaint it black, and their left arm is electroplated silver and brought to a high shine. I was thinking about using some paint chipping effects on my Deathwatch: Overkill marines to show where some of the black has been chipped, scratched or peeled away. I was even toying with the idea they'd sort of blast just everything black, including painting over most of the ornamentation. So, for example, the blood angel would still have ornate armor, but most of his decorative work would be covered over. I think it would make an impact, sort of like the practice of covering art with a black cloth to increase awareness for AIDS. I think it would be a challenge to hint at the colors beneath without spoiling the effect or looking chaotic. Said Blood Angel might have some chipped edges of red on his armor, and a bit of gold shining through where he took some small arms fire, maybe. I think, to achieve the effect, I could paint base colors on all of them in their original scheme (I could be pretty sloppy here) and then hit it with some chipping fluid and spray black over it. Maybe a zenithal highlight. Then I could do some highlighting and go at the chipping fluid to expose bits of the colors underneath. I'm not sure how well this will work, but I really like the idea of it. I'm thinking about trying some crackle or crazing medium on some areas as well. Not sure if I'll go that far. Grand Master Laertes 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4318971 Share on other sites More sharing options...
battle captain corpus Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Put pen to paper (fingers to keyboard) on the short story for my Black Legion minis. BCC Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4318980 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firepower Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 JT: I've never seen chipping fluid used on something as small as infantry. Dunno how it will work out. But I can say from experience that it would probably be an easier method than actually trying to hand paint battle damage (especially the effect you're talking about) by hand. Small, fine detail battle damage on black tends to just look messy. I do agree that the abundance of color on the DW models is somewhat overgenerous all the same. JeffTibbetts 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4319032 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obscura Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Opened more FW Resin/Crack, now letting it sit in Simple Green. I'm really looking forward to the next step of finishing off my 23rd. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4319099 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Acid Dog Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 TITH I got around $150 in GW gift cards for my birthday. Should I invest in another Betrayal at Calth? Decisions... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4319209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonlover Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 YITH the Black Crusade game I'm in restarted. Operation Pretend we're Deathwatch and steal a Dauntless Class is go! Dragonlover Viridia 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4319369 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantomzero17 Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 TITH between school, work, and my assignments I put some more effort into my sisters killteams. My Immolator conversion is finished bar some clear coat and final touch ups. First squad is almost done just need to finish icons and their belt items. That said I'm just a half-hour shy of being up for 24 so I'll wrap these up in the afternoon. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4319522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teetengee Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 TITHI put magnets in the bases of the unit I am working on. Tired of my spiky chaos dudes being completely incapable of fitting in anything ever, I figured if I could transport them in the same way I play them, I would be much better off. Drying now, but so far tests seem good. Now I just need a steel baking sheet to move them around on, (and eventually a box and spacers for that with multiple layers and such.). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4319587 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaeron Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 TITH, I've pre-ordered the new Deathwatch game and ordered a hobby box! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4320359 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soldier of Dorn Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 TITH I participated in an Apocalypse game for the first time. It was... interesting? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4320945 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight of the Raven Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Today in the hobby I started and completed the Blood Ravens campaign in Dawn of War II: Retribution.I've also contemplated a crusade against males after browsing eldar fanart on deviantART. Teetengee, Marshal Rohr, Halandaar and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4321081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xwingt65 Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 Today in the hobby I started and completed the Blood Ravens campaign in Dawn of War II: Retribution. I've also contemplated a crusade against males after browsing eldar fanart on deviantART. Ah, yes that can be dangerous to your mental health state... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4321153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obscura Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Today I built and rebuilt a few more character figures in my 23rd. I'm now starting to get a feeling for each character, which will make writing them into an upcoming campaign that much easier since it'll be story based with some ZM shenanigans thrown in. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4321867 Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulJam Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Tith i say 'never again' to the hobby nightmare that is metal. I whine about resin readily enough but it's a joy compared to metal. Now if you'll excuse me I'm going to go have a quiet cry... then i might start chisselling the superglue off my fingers. Imren and Halandaar 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4322352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine God Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 TITHI - Had a go at my Calth miniatures and assembled the Contemptor with Kheres. Minimal conversion to do drill the exhaust stacks and barrels, just need to find my small drills for my pin vice. Also the hips are just big enough to place the smallest cog from the Iron Hands Etched Brass, so the Ancient will be of Clan Vurgaan! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4322485 Share on other sites More sharing options...
our_baz Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 TITH I made a mess of converting Captain Aeteon from BaC for my Sallies :(. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4322748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Race Bannon Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 ... continued thinking about switching to Raven Guard full tilt. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4322939 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 TITHI got all the base colors done on the arms and weapons for my pack of Blood Claws, and realized that I've got WAY too much stuff to get done, and really need to quit buying kits after the Deathwatch game gets picked up. Yeah right. But I do need to keep on track, the Wolves are looking nice and I want to get the force I've planned out done. But I may have to intersperse some Angels Encarmine (never finished those Death Company), Xenos we don't talk about here, Extinction Angels, and of course, some more Stoneburners. Really wish I could make at least most of my salary from work just painting. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4322954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
treadhead Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) TITHI Finished the gold on my breachers and did their washes as well, also kitbashed a third apothecary (MK VI) out of the B@C, command squad and devastator boxes @ pauljam: try washing your hands in really cold water for a few minutes (not so cold that you get frostbite though ) then using a nailbrush (or even a scouring pad if it's thick enough) usually shifts it for me Edited March 1, 2016 by treadhead paulJam 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/274679-today-in-the-hobby-i/page/161/#findComment-4322961 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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