SW1 Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Having a night off recharged the batteries. :D Today I'll not be doing any more stripping. Instead I'll be getting the resources required together for the weekend. I've snapped/broken off all the old bases as they had a crapload of PVA and grit on them. That would have messed up'd up the dettol process royally. It does mean I'm goin to be left with the issue of how to hold them while painting them. The bases will be done on mass separately so no pinning to them first. Thinking of getting hold of some thickish wire or paperclips and then spend all my working weekend drilling holes into the feet. Won't get away with gluing in the office but then again I can do that at lunch. I need to locate a few volunteer models to test spraying with. Maybe a few of the wolves I've got knocking around and a few sheets of paper. Will be interesting to see how clumsy I will be with it initially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 Urgh ... Up for work in 3 hours. O bother I've done it again. However I now have a very large box of swee... No, stripped guardsmen ... http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee214/SW1-SWC/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsj6kjuohx.jpg That's not all of them either!!! I found the AWOL commissars and some other models. They're now in to strip alongside another batch which has been sat in some un-filtered dettol (I seem to have run out of fresh dettol and didn't have a chance to filter the crap out of it) for a while but not really working as they're sat in the sediment from previous models rather than the fluid. So erm ... Yeah there's over 150 more ideals to go. Think it's time to hit the sack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 There's something special about seeing a load of old metal models like that. The nostalgia of years past! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 There's something special about seeing a load of old metal models like that. The nostalgia of years past! Yeah I think the nostalgia will hit me once I start painting them. Currently they just a PITA taking way too long to prep. I also forgot to mention yesterday I tried out the airbrush for the first time. Seems it's one of the few things a I can do ambidextrously. Lol ... What I mean is I'm equally bad with either hand. Think for undercoating/base coating it'll be fine straight away. But for the techniques I want to use on the Stormlord I think I need a lot more practice first. So my first vow will be troop heavy rather than tank heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 Just going back through the archives and realised that I placed the first of the guard in dettol back on the 8th of January!!! It's been a very on off process but I reckon I can now get models stripped in a week. I say that while keeping an eye out for Lord Sondar who's also got a 'few' guard models. He's shown interest in getting his stripped as well. Hmmm ... Only if he joins up with the guard this ETL!!! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Remember only the finest soldiers may enter the sacred ranks of the ETL Veteran Company - we don't accept just anyone ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 Right ... Really need to decide on colours for this army. I can get away with undercoating everything in black ASAP but I'd like to have everything basecoated as well. My wolves are codex grey so that's out of the window for the guard. So it's either go black with drybrush grey to pick up clothing details and then gloss/metallic black for the weapon bodies which should do a nice contrast to the flesh of the Catachan's. Or I could go lighter grey still with the same weapon bodies. Remember only the finest soldiers may enter the sacred ranks of the ETL Veteran Company - we don't accept just anyone ;) Lol ... Lord Sondar is a much better painter than me, though slower his level of detail is much higher. Might need to borrow a big black coat, bolt pistol and pointy hat to convince him though. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Quality of solider is judged by victories won, not by how flash his uniform is as you should well know! :P All we ask is that you do your best and always try to improve :tu: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Sifting through the stripped models pulling out the Catachan, Orlock, Goliath and Esher models plus the characters. I'm still missing some models but they're slowly building up. There's certain bits that are missing like the little metal wheels on some of the heavy weapons. And the odd hand that's had previously been swapped. So I sieve will be deployed to search through the gunk. I aim to have a bunch of models sprayed Wednesday so I can start testing out colour options Thursday. Getting excited I'm going to be getting some paint on the models soon!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steellegionnaire85 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 One step at a time good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 Cheers. This morning I was hoping for a bit I hobby time but had to go shopping with the wife instead. Just got to get through this afternoon/evening at work and then I can get my 'hobby' on. Before I sleep tonight I want the rest of the troops currently sitting in dettol stripped. Lol ... It may be a late one but we'll see what happens. Really want to see what squads I can make up with the models I have and I can't do that until they've all come out of the stripping process. There's also the question of do I keep the tallarn, valhallan, steel legion and other Necromundan separate. Or do I just mix everything in together? There's some cool looking delaque models with trench coats and shades that I like but not sure mixing them into the Catachan/Esher/Orlock/Goliath mix will work. The big question is do I? A - stick with the Catachan/Esher/Orlock/Goliath mix Or B - just cobble everything in together and rely on the paint job to pull the look together Part of me is leaning towards B as it's meant to be a Rogue Traders personal force he's built up from all over the place. But another part of me thinks A just looks better. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 A mix is fine as long as it is consistent, so it might depends on the model numbers? Making them into squads would be better I think, if you can muster the right models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Guess it's near enough 50:50 split between the models that make up option A and the rest of them. Though the heavy/special weapons are dominantly Catachan. Last nights planned hobby time was busted by a teething one year old. Dad duties out rank the toys. However the wife's had a fairly good nights sleep so might have earned myself a bit of extra time later to hobby. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 Only got away with a bit of spray time. Not been able to strip any more models yet. :( Been looking at the tanks already stripped and looks like most will need gentle destruction and rebuilding. Though one might be ok. I think I'm taking some troops to work today to drill holes for mounting on wires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 The 1st of May is approaching, it will soon be time for less talk and more model pictures - I hope you'll be ready ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted April 25, 2015 Author Share Posted April 25, 2015 The 1st of May is approaching, it will soon be time for less talk and more model pictures - I hope you'll be ready ;) O yes, currently having a brew break from taking calls and clipping wire too length. 300 paperclips need to become 1200 lengths of wire by the time I finish at 9pm. Think that should do for this and the next few projects as well. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Well yesterday I got through about 250/300 before it got really busy and I had to stop. They're all safely away in the hobby space ready to use. Just glad I have a job which allows me to get all the boring things out of the way when it's quiet. Just need to have the bits in a bag ready to take in. Decided leave the metal models at home today as they weigh too much to be dragging on mass to work. Instead I've grabbed all the plastic Catachan bits I have knocking around to clean up and sort out. I need to also find a chuck that will allow my rotary tool to take smaller drill bits. Drilling 100's of models feet to allow me to pin them would be easier if I can use a power tool. The old lead models shouldn't be too difficult but the white metal ones are going to be a pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Ahhh - the stresses of our hobby ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Ahhh - the stresses of our hobby ;) Yup ... 1st world problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Clean up of plastics was boring but I now have several little bags of different plastic bits cleaned up. I thought I'd got more but they've not surfaced yet. Looks like the super heavy will be my first vow and then I'll take it from there. Will be having a few days off hobby as the youngest is turning one tomorrow. Come the 1st I'll be firing on all cylinders!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 While rummaging I found a few more models to stick in to strip. 4x female Catachan with grenade launchers, mad Donna Ulanti, iron hand Straken and some servitors. The missing hell hound turret also turned up!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 Grenade girl! Wait, FOUR!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 Grenade girl! Wait, FOUR!? Lol ... Those are just the ones I have come across in my collection. I know I've got a load more. I used to visit 4 different GWS stores and brows the special weapon blisters for them. Every now and again one would pop up. There was no ordering code for the model so you could only get hold of it if one appeared in a blister. Donna might head up one of my command squads as she's going to be the Rogue Traders rather headstrong daughter. Still trying to decide on the model to use as the RT. Along with the Esher gangers in my collection should make a more flavourful Catachan section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarriorFish Posted April 30, 2015 Share Posted April 30, 2015 I think FW might have some suitable models for the Trader. That or take the opportunity to kit bash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW1 Posted April 30, 2015 Author Share Posted April 30, 2015 I've got a few metals I'm toying with using. Not sure yet if I want him starched uniform or something else. Just wish I could give him 2 power fists and crack out the spyrers. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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