A Mordian march to glory

[thewarriorhunter]

I need to buy the Maelstrom deck, I've never played a mission from that set.

[duz_]

Even if you don't play the Maelstrom cards, I really like having the tactical cards for reference :) 

 

If you haven't played maelstrom though its a lot of fun, a few minor tweaks removes some of the crazy swingyness too

I know its not super popular in the US which is unfortunate... :ermm:

[Expendable_Aquanaut]

I love maelstrom. I agree with cuz though: it doesn't seem to be too popular over in my area of the states at least. I feel like it really forces some tactical decisions that otherwise can be lacking from the game. At least in my local meta players tend to be very conservative in their playstyle and this forces more movement, sacrificing units, and different choices. Just my thoughts though. Some people don't like the randomness of the cards and such, which I can kind of see. You really can live and die by those objective cards.

[duz_]

Nothing much to write home about but got another 7 Mordians highlighted blue. Leaves 13 to go, for now... :ermm:

 

Plans for this weekend is nothing which is nice

So hopefully I'll have time to progress beyond the uniform and I can take some more pics! :D

[MithrilForge]

Oh good, chipping away at something,even a wee bit is always better than Nuthin  ..  i bet your kinda sick of blue aren't you 

 

i look forward to seeing some boys in blue next week  .... and before you say anything, Yes i'll work on my Valk over the weekend too 

 

Cheers, Mithril

[duz_]

Sick of blue indeed!

However due to some questionable work ethic on my behalf today (I'll let the Emperor be the judge of that ;) ) I got through all the bluing! :D

Now the next stage the whiting so I can do the reding <_<

Having messed around with some zenithal highlighting I've really come to appreciate how much more red pops on a white base. I've already got half way through the white. :tu:

Upside is now there's another significant colour on you can see the contrast between all the blues I've done. :D

[MithrilForge]

looks great, i always feel overwhelmed when i see a bunch of fig's ready for painting but your systematic approach makes it seem more achievable and less daunting  

 

Can't wait to see RED!  

 

Cheers, Mithril

[duz_]

Oh don't worry there's an overwhelming amount of models everywhere else

 

A draw of unpainted ravenguard with a tray more in the basement, a tub of unpainted terrain, a closet of custodes, the entire BSF box...

 

These 30 on the table are the least of my concern :lol:

 

Actually I wasn't sure if I could do 30 at once. It seems to be working this time though. Each step I've done has been 3-7mins per model which I think is key.

I was listening to a podcast a few weeks back where one of the hosts discussed large batch painting when they do commissions. They said their trick is working from big to small and finishing each colour (including washing and details) before going to the next and avoiding as many mistakes as possible. So I given it a shot in my own way and it seems to be working well.

I try and pick colours on where I can still afford to be slightly sloppy between areas. As having to be perfect with each layer would certainly slow things down.

 

I'm wondering how I can port this technique to other armies of mine. :tu:

[duz_]

Chilled with the missus this evening so not much painting (although got another 3 done white with some spare time earlier)

I did finally assemble the anvil burning rose kickstarter minis I got not to long ago after backing the project almost this time last year

I bought 5 Crusaders and an astropath. I also got a counts as daemon host but I'll probably use the Artel one with my Eisenhorn.

They should be fairly easy to paint

I also like how the leg sprue date also basing material

[MithrilForge]

oh i remember now   i bought into that kickstarter too ...i better look into that before its too late gah ...

i got the same as you one squad of girls and one extra something...

they look good!! 

 

Mithril

[duz_]

Haha they sent most out a while ago unless you got some of their walkers they went together pretty easy :)

Didn't get my airbrush out this weekend but got some decent progress done on the Mordians.

Finished getting the white down and then between yesterday and a cheeky hour or so today made it through 20 of the Mordians with red. At hour 4 yesterday of white the red I was almost ready to poke my eye balls out. <_<

I wasnt sure if the white base was doing much but inevitably I missed some spots which I want gonna go back and do. This meant I got a good example of with and without white base and it does make a big difference as expected. Fortunately the few spots I missed on some random models won't be noticeable on the table top. ^_^

Hopefully another hour here and there during the week so let me get the first layer of red down so I can start washing then layering and highlighting. :ermm:

Enough blabber here's pics :D

After wanting to poke my eyes out yesterday and wondering if all the work was worth it I skipped ahead and did some of the black. Fortunately between the red and definitely the black your starting to see the blue contrasts more and the model is starting to pop :D

Edited June 10, 2019 by duz_

[WarriorFish]

Solid progress commissar, keep it up :tu:

[The Pounder]

Solid progress indeed!

 

I've never been able to batch paint so kudos for that! 

 

As you say you can really see the contrast in the blue.

[Nicodemus Doloroso]

Your Mordians are looking great duz_!

[MithrilForge]

haha so the skipping ahead guy was to keep your sanity and to make sure the effort was worth it... well it looks like it was 

i may try and emulate your idea here and get a heap of my cadians together and base coated...instead of painting 5 or less i may try this method...

(after the ETL ,i promised some silver guys who hate the world that i'd paint them up this year  ...perhaps i'll test this method of yours out on them  )

 

Great work here as always    double for staying true to the effort!!

 

Cheers, Mithril

[duz_]

Done the reds! :D

Hopefully on the downward slope now with black, silver and skin / hair next. They won't require a many layers and highlights I'm hoping.

Here's some pics not sure if you can tell though... :ermm:

(bottom before red, middle red base, top red with layer and highlighting)

Although this method seems to be working since I don't really need that many Mordians I might drop back to doing it 1 squad at a time for sanitys sake...

Now excuse me while I go check on mithrils progress...

[WarriorFish]

The assembly line production gets results on this scale, so it'll be worth it in the end, but it's not something you can do all the time. Best reserved for great pushes, then switching back to normal methods (after a suitable break project like a tank or character!) :tu: Keep up the effort they're coming along well :)

[Arkaniss]

It's inspiring to see so many Guard being worked on at once! :D They will be worth all the effort once you are done and have lined them all up for inspection

[duz_]

Thanks

Didn't work on them Sunday I did some building for my sneaky Marines just to give myself a break. Only got a few minutes in last night but got the black down on a couple of models. Really starting to come together time and effort had been worth it IMHO... :D

[MithrilForge]

When it's all done and dusted ...these guys are going to look awesome 

now i gotta get back to finishing my ETL necrons so i can then get back to that Valk and finish it...so i'm not lined up against a wall and shot 

 

cheers, Mithril

[duz_]

Wait what's this about necrons and etl! Wheres my bolt pistol...

Making some progress on the blacks is relatively straight forward but because there's actually a fair bit and some require being a bit careful it's taking almost as long as the reds but less painful at least :sweat:

Will see how my weekend goes with these guys...

[Expendable_Aquanaut]

It's all starting to come together! Good work on these guys. Truly commendable perseverance with this. Batch painting is tough but you can't argue with the results.

[apologist]

They're coming along beautifully; and I salute your dedication (and feel your pain!) in painting such a large batch. 

 

Mordians have a particular appeal, and you've really captured that. 

[duz_]

Thanks all! :D 

I do have some minor updates to come, in the meanwhile I've been doing some list building which I haven't done much of late.
Curious on y'all's thoughts http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/356808-duz-mordian-brigade/

[duz_]

As promised some progress

Starting on the leadbelcher on the Mordians. I'm getting really excited how they're turning out now!

(although I saw some painted armies from the Flying Moneky over the weekend which made me question when I'm even bothering :ermm:)

I had a fun 1500pt game against a friend on the weekend who was back in town. We played the CA18 mission where 3 characters scored points for being alive and a bonus point if one of them scored the single objective. My Mordians vs his custard creams and IG. It was brutal on both sides and we called it a draw at T3 because it was late. Was a lot of fun!

Highlights include walking up the field with Yarrick surrounded by Bullgryns and having them face off vs Straken and Sly.

Lowlights Yarrick failing the charge and being chopped down by Allarus terminators the next turn and Sly and Straken running away from the Bullgryns after the slew 2 squads of catachans.