Vampires Chapter 4: Hexwraiths

As promised, more vampire counts!

Tried out using Nihilakh Oxide to paint these guys so they're a little different compared to my other ethereals, but given the uniqueness of the unit I'm not too put out by that. Not much more to say about these guys really - just working through the army one unit at a time.

Still to come - some TT+1. Until then, happy painting!

Space Marine Captain

A little while back I realized I hadn't painted anything above a tabletop standard in ages, and I decided a good way to refresh my painting skills would be to follow one of the 'Eavy Metal masterclasses. I decided to use the Captain Sicarius one on my Assault on Black Reach Captain (who I believe is a younger version of Sicarius). I finally got round to taking some pictures of him, and here's the result:

The shape of the cloak inside didn't allow for the extensive masterclass freehand, so I added a little (upside-down - darn!) Ultramarine symbol instead. 

There are a few areas that could have been improved upon (the armour and extreme highlights on the red spring to mind), but as a test to get me back in painting gear I'm pretty happy with him. His base is deliberately simple because I'm planning to paint a small AoBR detachment and wanted an easy, unifying base scheme for them.

I hope you like him and, if you have any questions or comments, please leave them below.

Coming soon are some more vampire counts and something TT+1. Until then, happy painting!

Slapdash Dwarf Heroes!

Some months ago I left you with a little teaser:

Now, wonder no more! The time has come to reveal what the model to the thunderer's left - the right hand side of the photo: confusing, I know - is. Drumroll please!...

It was, of course, a dwarf slayer! (OK, admittedly that wasn't much of a teaser. Next time it'll be harder, I promise.) Actually it was one of two dwarf slayers that have been sitting on my shelf waiting to be photographed for some time. Why have they been waiting? Well, I wanted to get them together with...

...their thane! This guy had been sitting almost complete for ages because I forgot how I painted the bases on the others. Eventually I decided to just come up with a scheme that matches closely enough and got him finished. Since then I've kept detailed records of my painting recipes for the army models, particularly my vampires because I really want them to look uniform. It's definitely worth having a record of what paints you used in what order if you're prone to experimenting with mixes!

These models, like most of the dwarves I own, are from the 7th edition starter kit Battle for Skull Pass and despite their simplicity I'm rather fond of them and pleased with how they came out. There's more to come on the dwarf front soon, but before then I think we'll be seeing a little 40k. :)

Finally, some of you may have noticed the new tab at the top of this blog. That's right, I'm adding a gallery! I've been looking for instructions for one I like and finally decided I'd just learn some simple code. Right now it's just a prototype, but I'll be filling it with photos as soon as I get a chance.

That's all for now. Thanks for looking and, as always, happy painting!