Boc's 2025 WIP Thread (Varnish before tape next time...)

[Boc]

I think I wound up painting 3 different armies last year so having different threads seemed a bit much.

 

Current armies are:

Chaos Space Marines, paint and play

Chaos Knights, paint and play

Dark Angels, paint and ebay (i didnt really like the playstyle)

 

It's been a long time since I've updated anyways, so this will help to keep me disciplined on progress beyond just the annual paint challenge.

Edited January 13 by Boc

[Boc]

First dump!

 

It's been a very productive start to the year compared to how 2024 ended, and I've already finished up a squad of heavy intercessors, a LT, 10x Sternguard, and a Land Raider.

 

Heavy intercessors

[Boc]

LT w/PFIST

I just started trying to use inks for OSL. I'd stopped doing anything really other than dry brushing for the last year or two, but I really like the results.

[Boc]

I'd been on an infantry binge since finishing up my Knight Rampager in the final stretch of Call to Arms, so getting back to it with a land raider redeemer.

 

I had some sloppy ink application on one side and some of the matte varnish on top dried odd (I think the oil may have still been wet)

 

One of our local players is buying it so I'll be able to see it on the tabletop

 

[Boc]

Sternguard squads! I finished the second one last night so we're all caught up on the year to date stuff.

 

First Squad

 

Second Squad

 

I've currently got a 10 man unit of Hellblasters assembled and ready to prime and am working on finishing up assembly on a repulsor. 

 

I'd say the backlog continues to shrink but I just picked up 3 Predators for my CSM... so... yeah...

[ZeroWolf]

1 hour ago, Boc said:

LT w/PFIST

I just started trying to use inks for OSL. I'd stopped doing anything really other than dry brushing for the last year or two, but I really like the results.

 

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I love that glow, nice work!

[Firedrake Cordova]

I like how the plasma glow came out

[Boc]

Productive night, was able to finish up all the reds on the hellblasters, and threw in a repulsor and land raider for funzies

 

[Boc]

Had some good progress today as well as a couple "oh nooooooooo" moments

 

 

 

I've got a new type of painting tape because the last rolls had horrible hold and kept getting blown off. This stuff is apparently too sticky...

 

 

Other than that... the hellblasters are ready for trims and metallics. I'll do these in 2 batches of 5 since that's worked well for washes a few steps down the line. They should be finished up by... Thursday? Maybe?

 

 

Tomorrow I'll need to varnish and retouch a few spots on each of the tanks. I got bad overspray from the metal from a poorly angled spray while working on the levitation things, so that'll be a spot touch up. Then the giant chunks of red that came off.

Edited January 13 by Boc

[Firedrake Cordova]

Oof on the damage from the tape.  

 

Have you tried using Tamiya's modelling tape?