Painting Log Paint Or Die: Loyalist Son of Horus

[Dosjetka]

Hello folks,

 

It's been a while. Haven't had much time or drive to do anything 40k-related in the past couple of years but I made a few purchases here and there, and the Pile of Grey grows larger. To try and combat that, I've set myself the task to paint every couple of days and to paint the stuff that I feel like painting. In the past, I've always pushed myself to paint models for a specific project with a relatively strict deadline and it never really worked out. I'm hoping this new, more fluid/flexible approach will work better.

 

Anyway, to start us off, I've been painting some Tyranids recently. I got the Leviathan box last year and slowly built up a 1000-point army list for an escalation league in the late summer that petered out after a few weeks. Now, in 2024, a friend of mine is getting into 40k with a fledgling Deathwatch army and I've felt motivated to put some paint onto my Tyranids with the hope that we'll be able to organise a game for some point next month.

 

Here's the result of the first few painting sessions:

 

- 10 Termagants

 

 

- a Winged Tyranid Prime

 

 

I'm currently working on the Screamer-Killer from the Leviathan box. I've also got plans to work on some Adeptus Titanicus scale models, some Necromunda gangers, and some Space Marines for both 30k and 40k.

 

Thanks for reading this far; take care!

Edited April 25 by Dosjetka

[Mazer Rackham]

Inverted (kinda) Leviathan scheme is good on the little gribblies, but boy, it looks great on that gribblesaurus! 

[Trysanna]

Some good looking bugs you got there Dos! I especially like the richness of the Primes carapace, it looks great. Can't wait to see this little horde grow.

[Dosjetka]

Hello again folks,

 

I've put down the basecoats on the Screamer-Killer but nothing really post-worthy so she'll likely feature in the next update. This week, I have something in power armour to share with you:

 

 

This fantastic, characterful conversion, based on the Maloghurst model Forge World released a couple of years back, was gifted to me by @Dagoth Ur for my birthday about a year-and-a-half ago. This fella has been waiting for his time and, as Hobby Butterfly Syndrome struck once again, today is his day.

 

The picture isn't great but I'm very happy with the final result of the model: he was a real joy to paint. It's the first time I use Speedpaints on a power armoured model and, despite some initial reservations, it turned out quite nicely. So much so that I'm tempted to paint up a few more loyalist Sons of Horus instead of focusing on my 30k Salamanders...

 

Anyway, I hope you'll like what you see and thank you for having a look! :)

 

On 4/14/2024 at 4:48 PM, Mazer Rackham said:

Inverted (kinda) Leviathan scheme is good on the little gribblies, but boy, it looks great on that gribblesaurus! 

Much appreciated, MR! Nice to see you're still around; it's been a while!

 

On 4/14/2024 at 9:41 PM, Trysanna said:

Some good looking bugs you got there Dos! I especially like the richness of the Primes carapace, it looks great. Can't wait to see this little horde grow.

Appreciate the kind words, Trys! Slowly but surely, the horde will grow...

 

...unless I get distracted by Space Marines again!

Edited April 25 by Dosjetka

[Firedrake Cordova]

He definitely came out nicely

[Dagoth Ur]

He's looking absolutely stellar! Very glad you had a great time painting him :)