Boc's 2026 WIP Thread (Repulsors x2 Complete 1/23)

[Boc]

AND HERE WE GO AGAIN.

 

Last year got pretty crazy, both with the cadence I was pumping out models and the breadth of factions. I'll look at outdoing both this year, though the overall quantity may be a bit much to overcome. 

 

One thing I want to do better at this year, specifically on B&CS, is be active posting on others' threads. Dr Ruminal and Firedrake Cordova I think set the standard here, but I know posting without any sort of acknowledgement is discouraging. I need to try to react to posts a few days a week and go on a comment spree a couple minutes a week. Takes little effort but big impact, suck less Boc.

 

Quick army breakdown:

Chaos Space Marines - my precious, anything there I'm keeping

Chaos Knights - my other precious, I'm okay keeping or selling at an exorbitant markup

 

Everything else is painted and thrown up online to sell. I pick up used stuff from locals to rescue from a bad paint job or just from their pile of shame, so the variety is pretty wide. My colorblindness keeps some of the paint schemes a bit dour and repetitive (wow he's painting Ultramarines and Hive Fleet Behemoth back to back, so much blue), but I really like the gritty realism of equipment that's been used and abused.

 

Happy to answer any questions throughout. Good luck to everyone in 2026!

Edited January 24 by Boc

[Boc]

FIRST UP 

 

I'd been working on these for like 2 weeks. Took longer than they should have because I've gotten spoiled with less trim.

 

Don't worry about the logo, thats for my new painting Instagram and an updated ebay store. All still me, for better or worse!

 

Blight-hauler x2

 

 

3x Plagueburst Crawlers

 

 

 

I probably could've fit more rust but it would've been hard.

[Firedrake Cordova]

Looks like you're off to a good start

[Boc]

Assembled.

 

Time to disassemble.

 

Nailed it. 

[Boc]

There's another repulsor and impulsor i couldn't fit in the photos lol

 

One repulsor, repulsor Executioner and impulsor are going to be black templars, the other 4 whatevers are Ultramarines. Whites done first on all of them, then once I prime and mask the whites off they'll start taking shape with blue and black.

 

 

I've got all the detachable parts primed in box lids lol, I think I started more at once than I should have. 

[Heraclite]

As Always the rapidity and the quality at which you churn out those models is oustanding.

 

The space marines parking lot looks promising already

[Boc]

Bit more work, tomorrow it'll be airbrush cleanup and trim. If I'm truly a baller, I'll get to decals but realistically that's not until Monday or Tuesday 

 

 

 

 

[Boc]

On 1/11/2026 at 1:27 AM, Boc said:

I'll get to decals but realistically that's not until Monday or Tuesday 

Ah, I remember those days of naive optimism.

 

Been a slow week, mostly motivation being the issue and wanting to go to bed early but then doom scrolling. Today I had some evening coffee to make sure I'd get at it.

 

I decided to split the vehicles into 3 or 4 batches, first working on the two UM impulsors. I've finished metallics on the first, and just went until I used the rest of the gold on my pallette on the second.

 

 

I've broken off 7 total grav plates so far. Whoever designed this assembly needs to get a swift kick in the nuts.

 

[Firedrake Cordova]

That sounds frustrating, and a little surprising. I've never seen any of the grav-tanks in-the-flesh, but that part doesn't look flimsy - I guess appearances are deceiving!

[Boc]

15 hours ago, Firedrake Cordova said:

I guess appearances are deceiving!

They're the devil. Each "track" is 2 parts. Easiest to paint them while on the sprue since it's a PITA to mask them on the model. Break at the joint if you look at them wrong.

 

Progress

 

Impulsor and impulsor/gladiator have microsol on the decals overnight, weathering starts Saturday

 

 

 

Repulsor 1 and 2 have golds done, if I'm optimistic maybe metallics done tomorrow and decals overnight Saturday to Sunday.

 

 

Total grav plate casualty count: 10

[Boc]

Finished up the Impulsor/Gladiator and Impulsor last night. 

 

 

Combo boy 

 

The first two repulsors are getting washes so, optimistically, may be done by Friday or Saturday. 

 

The Gladiator/Impulsor sold super fast, clearly should've posted it for more haha

 

Very happy with how these turned out 

[kabaakaba]

They looks really good. Like your weathering for them

[Boc]

Finally working on something for myself, I've had disco put together i think since December but haven't gotten around to him much. I'll just starting the trim on the devilhorsething but a I think got his flesh cloak to where I want it.

 

 

Repulsors got streaking grime and rust tonight. I'm letting them dry overnight and hopefully will finish them up in the wee hours of Friday.

[Dr_Ruminahui]

Good luck with the discordant lord - I found mine very frustrating to paint (its a very difficult model to manipulate due to its general fragility and pokey/spikeyness) but the result very satisfying.

 

Your ultramarine tanks are beautiful - I can see why they got snatched up so quickly.

[Boc]

Finished up these two Repulsors.

 

 

First one is magnetized for easy swap on the main turret, second one i bought second hand so it's fixed on the assault turret.

 

I was going to finish up 2 more repulsors and an impulsor in BT colors next but I'm a bit loyalist tank-ed out at the moment. 

 

I'll get to cracking more on the Knight Errant rescue job I'm doing and... sweet lord... the Disco trim...

 

 

Trying to color match on the Errant to one of my buddy's armies. Luckily he's colorblind too so just need to ballpark it haha 

 

 

I've got the mecha varnish (it's been very durable so far, quite happy with it) curing overnight so that I can get to masking tomorrow.