Blindhamsters Blood Angels & Blindhamster Jrs Tyranids

[Spyros]

The aggressor to the right is perfect!

How did you reposition the arms?

[ZeroWolf]

Good stuff  Nice to see a healthy amount of Gravis!

[Blindhamster]

2 hours ago, Spyros said:

The aggressor to the right is perfect!

How did you reposition the arms?

 

Hey, thanks!

I just cut the belt feeds off, reposed arms by cutting and gluing, plus some minor greenstuff repairs. I used some flexible resin belt feeds with wire in them (cant remember where I ordered them, ebay maybe), I realised it's actually missing a wire from gun to ammo hopper still so will need to go back and fix that at some point. I based it on:

[Blindhamster]

pew pew pew

 

two issues, i cant work out where i put the ammo hoppers for the backpack, so had to bits order some, and i wish I had a closed fist for the shooting arm, but it still looks good enough I think.

[ZeroWolf]

I think that looks pretty good myself 

[Silas7]

Seeing your greenstuff on the aggressors reminds me that sould should've just throw out my pot of liquid gw greenstuff instead of trying to use it for gap filling

[Blindhamster]

I’m a believer in less is more usually, a few little subtle details can help models feel like your own. On my primaris stuff the most common thing I do, is chest blood drops.

[Blindhamster]

Still chugging away at getting bases done and blocking in colours on some things...

 

[Blindhamster]

Next on the to-do list is build desolation squad and death company intercessors (5 with rifles, 5 with swords) and build the other 5 heavy intercessors I have.

[Firedrake Cordova]

Looks like you're definitely making progress through them!  

[Blindhamster]

Thanks, slow and steady is my goal! Choose a thing, get everything done for that thing, hopefully I can get to a presentable battle ready army with that, then I can go back and work on the finer details one model at a time

[Firedrake Cordova]

Definitely sounds like a good way to get through it, and seems to be working for you

[Blindhamster]

Nerf squad in progress:

[Blindhamster]

And some more eliminators based up and blocked in broad stroke colours

Next I've got to make another boltstorm aggressor now that a squad of 5 isn't valid (sigh), after that I'm going to get on with Death company and I've got a pretty much stock power fist gravis captain to build too, one of those models I doubt I'll ever actually use as I much prefer my one.

[ZeroWolf]

Looking great 

[Blindhamster]

only a small update

Im currently working on building aggressor number six, has some minor greenstuff work as with a couple of the others. Also working on two gravis captains and a couple other captains.

plus death company intercessors

nothing super crazy, mised and matched regular and assault intercessor bits including a dark imperium intercessor for the "sergeant", bit of greenstuff for a few blood drops on chest plates and hair on one of them. Will sort out bases and go from there.

 

Leviathan arrived, but I'm unsure if I'll start on the contents of that yet, or if I'll get the remaining 3 bladeguard, 5 heavy intercessors and 5 desolation squad marines I had remaining to build (not to mention the crusader squad I planned to work on making some blood angels scouts and sternguard with...)

[Blindhamster]

So, today my (almost 9 year old) son and I went to our local GW.

 

We did an intro game for 10th, and enjoyed that. we looked around a bit, he decided he likes tyranids, so I told him he could have the tyranids from my copy of leviathan. I also got him some hormagaunts as he liked those too.

 

We got home and he got building! before now he's built two necron warriors and painted a space marine when he was about 5 lol.

 

Very pleased with him, he got quite into it and did a nice clean job! I'm going to spray them tonight so he can start painting tomorrow, we might even try a very small game at home :D

 

he also got some freebies and a. Beginner booklet which he enjoyed filling in

 

Edited July 1, 2023 by Blindhamster

[ZeroWolf]

It's brilliant getting the kids involved  my two (10 and 8) battled each other tonight with the Leviathan combat patrols in a very close game. Though for some reason, neither of them want to follow in my footsteps space marine wise (Ultramarines ) they're doing blood angels and dark Angels respectively.

[Firedrake Cordova]

Oh great, another Hive Mind to deal with  

 

Seriously though, it's nice that you can share your hobby - I'm sure it'll be great for bonding time  

[Blindhamster]

6th (and final) aggressor

[Blindhamster]

So, my son has been busy! he got the screamer killer built and I sprayed all his models, he then started blocking in the contrast paint! Amazing how it can boost a youngbloods confidence!

 

he also selected the chitin colour and did a test ripper like it:

Inadvertently ended up almost looking like kraken.

 

We setup two armies but havent played today as of yet. both 440 points.  I took some photos for fun.

[ZeroWolf]

38 minutes ago, Blindhamster said:

So, my son has been busy! he got the screamer killer built and I sprayed all his models, he then started blocking in the contrast paint! Amazing how it can boost a youngbloods confidence!

 

he also selected the chitin colour and did a test ripper like it:

Inadvertently ended up almost looking like kraken.

 

We setup two armies but havent played today as of yet. both 440 points.  I took some photos for fun.

I think the Screamer Killer will eat well tonight! Good painting there as well.

[Firedrake Cordova]

That Ripper looks great!  

 

I get the feeling that one light drybrush with an ivory/bone colour around the sharper edges would really make it pop  

[Blindhamster]

yeah I've said the same, promised to go over drybrushing once he's got things to a point he's happy with! hopefully I can post some updates on his progress in the next few days

[Blindhamster]

Bit of fun with a captain (one of many in progress)

blu-tac'd to base and head is similarly held in place. just blocking in some colours and started adding some glazes of khorn red on the red.