Today in the hobby I....

[Brother Casman]

[snip]

I did mean the medium. I'm aware it is for thinning but wondered if giving a coat of this would have any affect if painted over a varnish as a direct application.

Lahmian Medium is essentially GW paint without pigment. If you paint it over a glossy varnish (for example), the medium shouldn't affect the colour of the layers beneath, but it will dry to the same "finish" as regular GW paints, so it will be less glossy than 'Ardcoat, say. As an example, I've done a few transfers by putting down a layer of 'Ardcoat, putting on the transfer, putting down another layer of 'Ardcoat, then a layer of medium to knock back the shine.

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As a visual example, check out the shoulder pads of my imperial knight, especially the one on the left of the picture:

Edited March 9, 2020 by Brother Casman
adding picture

[Axineton]

TITH I primed 12 or 13 of my Deathwatch hellblasters and sergeants with some Halfords spray paint at work. 

[Zephaniah Adriyen]

Technically TITH (as in, the same 24-hour day, legally), I did most of the paint work on my Phobos Rune Priest, my Wolf Lord with Jump Pack and my ten Grey Hunters (divided into two five-model squads with different poses but identical loadout - I'm plasma-spamming like a Dark Angel because that's what's in the box and loadout options). Today, I plan to finish up all the remaining paint work that needs done, base them and maybe take a few pictures.

Edited March 9, 2020 by Zephaniah Adriyen

[RWJP]

 

Looks like a clean coat, well done.

 

I was rather pleased!!! Temperature and weather conditions were JUST good enough for spray priming so got out as many minis as I could and went to town!

[No Foes Remain]

Today in the Hobby I learned that the Phoenix Lords models are the same age as me and the Old Ragnar model is older than me.

 

 

Thats just weird.

[painting.for.my.sanity]

TITH I bought a squad of SoB to go with my Templars. They are incredibly detailed, beautiful models. I'm really looking forward to putting together the rest of them and painting them.

[treadhead]

TITHI Finished another 10 gk strikes heraldry, then found i'd forgotten about 20 interceptors but on a positive note i managed to come up with enough five letter names for everybody

also painted a tally man and two spawn for my deathguard army as a break from fiddly bits

 

Side note gave my nephew the last version of the sm codex so he can read up on the lore and try his hand at list building

[Magos Takatus]

YiTHI recieved my third display cabinet, finally receiving an unbroken one. Now to assemble it and send the two broken ones back I suppose.

[Mendi Warrior]

TITH more progress on my AT scenery, adding details to my mountainous lair (with functioning drawbridge )

[Axineton]

TITH I painted a few chapter shoulder badges for my deathwatch. Did 2 ultramarines, a brazen claw, white scar, white consul, 2 dark angels, 2 blood angels, a space wolf, imperial fist and a knights of gryphonne. 

[Zephaniah Adriyen]

TITH, nothing. Yesterday, my Internet was down, so I took some time to take some pics in terrain of my Imperium stuff. Ignore the shoes, drybrush paper towel and miniature case in the background.

[thewarriorhunter]

TITH I finished putting my decal sheet together and am sending it off to the printers. Super excited to get this in and start getting my models to 100% with decals and weathering.

[treadhead]

TITHI Got less artsy and more mathematical, I totaled up how many grey knights I actually have, Turns out it's just under 9k

 

Consisting of 30 strikes, 20 interceptors, 10 purgation, 16 terminators, 20 paladins, 10 purifiers, 16 characters, 3 landraiders (godhammer, crusader and vortimer), 3 dreadnoughts, 3 dreadknights, 2 stormravens, 1 rhino and a sicaran because they look cool in silver.

 

So far I've done the heraldry (individual names on the shoulder scrolls and tiny scripture on all of their purity seals etc) on all but the 16 terminators and the livery on everyone but the strikes and terminators.

 

so with the job almost done I'm moving onto something less shiny for a while, terrain painting well at least until my eyes stop bleeding from all the squinting to do those dang scrolls

Edited March 15, 2020 by treadhead

[thewarriorhunter]

TITH I got another round of bases ready to prime:

 

[Hfran Morkai]

YITHI rescued my 30K from storage at my dad's. Two boxes of BaC, one BoP, some drop pods and a bunch of bits.

 

Today I opened up the battlefoam box to take stock and was surprised to find a full set of army painter brushes I don't remember buying. Literally need some glues, primer and paints and good to go.

[Magos Takatus]

TiTHI finally finished my display cabinet and filled it with models. The lion's share of the space is taken up with my Adeptus Mechanicus army but I've still got room for some odd models. My Orks are staying in their cases since they wouldn't fit in the remaining gaps. I really like it, I just probably don't have room for another case just yet. Considering that I was sent two broken cases before this one arrived I don't want to rush into that situation again.

 

[Overwhelming Odds]

TITH,

 

Here are my finished (finally) Death Company Intercessors!  They are everything I hoped for and more.  Custom shoulder pads and Thunder hammers really made them what I envisioned, since there is no kit for them.  

 

 

Stay safe out there everyone!

 

Dan

[Panzer]

TITH,

 

Here are my finished (finally) Death Company Intercessors!  They are everything I hoped for and more.  Custom shoulder pads and Thunder hammers really made them what I envisioned, since there is no kit for them.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stay safe out there everyone!

 

Dan

 

That's a lot more than I ever plan to field considering they are barely better than regular ones/not better than Veteran ones, and cost a lot more in raw points and by being an Elites option. 

[UniWolf]

Sorry if this is too about COVID-19 but was just interested to see if anyone else has bought some models given the extended amount of time they may have to spend inside. Personally I've bought the space wolves battle force box and waiting for Saga of the Beast to come out before my next purchase 

So I suppose the question is, is anyone adding to their army or starting a new one in these tough times? Sharing pictures is not only welcome but encouraged! 

[Red_Shift]

I bought the primaris SW start collecting kit. I'm in danger of getting a full ork army if this carries on! Edited March 18, 2020 by Red_Shift

[Tichinde]

I don't need to, my pile of shame could keep me going for about 3-4 years :-)

 

having said that, I am very close to ordering that new shrine, and I don't even have a Sisters army.....

[Tyriks]

I don't need to, my pile of shame could keep me going for about 3-4 years :-)

 

having said that, I am very close to ordering that new shrine, and I don't even have a Sisters army.....

I just want it as terrain.  Looks so cool!

[Warhead01]

Haven't bought anything yet I was thinking about a new Imperial Guard army but not yet. 
I was thinking about selling my Primaris army to pay for an Imperial Guard army but I also kinda want to repaint it.  I guess I wont be buying anything just yet. 

[Brother Tyler]

Note that the "Bored Buying" topic was merged with the "Today in the Hobby I..." topic.

[thewarriorhunter]

 

having said that, I am very close to ordering that new shrine, and I don't even have a Sisters army.....

Same here. My custom chapter's lore has them loathing the ecclisiarchy. My table at home that I'm slowly working on has the Sanctus Santorum Killzone as the central part. I want that sisters statue so I can vandalize it and have blood running from the eyes as the centerpiece of the temple.