Real Life is fun right.....

Well its been a while but RL got really busy for a while but finally i have had some time to paint a few mini's. Not only did i get some dudes done i also dived head first into molding and casting my own resin bases.

Using pinkysil and easycast i have done.....

10x 32mm bases 2x 40mm

First mold poured and setting

Both molds 10x 32mm, 5x 40mm, 2x 60mm. First casts

First bases de-moulded and ready for the table

An afternoons work.

So to the painting side of things

First man on the block. (literally)

Just about done. awaiting shoulder pad and backpack

2nd Fellow on the block. 

I'm working on the first of my veteran squads first.

Ramos and is new Hires

With some extra real life script i pickup some extra recruits for Ramos to command.

Here's the Work in Progress pics

Rail Golem

2x Gunsmiths 3x Metal Gamin

Also i'm in the process of designing both Scheme markers, Scrap and Corpse markers.

Getting my paint on

So after a really busy day i decided to call a fellow paint splasher and invite him over. He is currently working on *cough (Chaos) Dark Angels for a slow grow 40k group.

 So i continued with painting the members of Ramos's crew.

Johan / Howard Langston / Joss

Joss

Johan

Howard Langston

Brass Arachnid (in-game Large Arachnid)

Steam Arachnids

The M&SU Crew photo

On a side note i am also in the process of constructing a Malifaux Table topper.

Design so far....

Moving house is it fun.........

As the title indicates i moved house at the beginning of march. OMG not moving myself again...

Anyways during the downtime either side of the move i have been doing a little painting and planning for Malifaux.

Painting Wise:

Ramos and his crew (current) had their bases painted in a terracotta / red brick finish.

Planning Wise:

The design of the fold up malifaux board i'm going to start building (tomorrow hopefully)

Furthermore i acquired a Battlefoam Malifaux bag to carry the members of the crew to battle:

I will add some more WIP pictures now we have finished the moving process.

Ramos's New Coat

As you might be able to tell by the title i have been working on the master of the Miners and Steamfitters Union. I focusing on a triad colour palette of brass / khaki / purple. To achieve this palette im using

Khaki - Game Air #72.761
Royal Purple - Game Colour #72.016
Brassy Brass - Game Air #72.758

So here's some pics of what i did over the Christmas holidays.

Custom Bases - went for a stone brick street look - inspired by Victorian London.

Assembled and Undercoated

Ramos complete all but the base.

Now i just need to settle on the colours of the flagstones of the base

The hunt for the perfect yellow

I haven't been  involved in warhammer 40k for the better part of the past decade. 6 years to be exact. In that time I have noticed that games workshop have gotten rid of the traditional white metal miniatures in favor of resin. At the same time the prices for the plastic sets have risen disproportionately to the numbers of models included. That been said the scale of the larger kits has grown in leagues. But I digress the release of the horus hersey; Betrayal at Calth has enticed the psychotic painter that was safely asleep within me to break the chains, empty the bank accounts and buy more miniatures. To bring order back to my sanity i chose to do one of the most challenging legions to paint. The Imperial Fists........

See i told you that I wasn't exactly sane. 😀

With the newly accepted challenge of painting the sons of Dorn. I set about hunting down the easiest and safest way to paint the signature yellow of the power armour of the fists. I experimented with games workshop paints Vs Game colours from  Vallejo. May the battle begin.....

Undercoating with white primer.

Base coating with a very thinned Averland Sunset.

Base coating with a thinned Heavy Goldbrown 

Side by side comparison

And so it begins......

So i'm sitting at my painting / computer / modeling desk when a hair brained idea slams into the grey mush that is my brain. HEY LETS START A BLOG about all the games that i an a victim of.....

Well here goes.....

To make life easier for the random internet trawlers i have broken down the current menu of project madness swimming inside the before mentioned grey matter to separate pages. I will endeavor to compile work in progress updates and pictures on the correct pages.

So Far...... the menu includes the following:

• Into the Black - My spacewalk in Firestorm Armada by Spartan Games. 

• Not without my Chaingun and Kilt - My toss of the Caber in Infinity by Corvus Belli.

• 8 Legged Freaks - My stroll down the Gothic Victorian streets of Malifaux by Wyrd Games

• By the Hammer - Embark your Jack and stoke the boilers of Warmachine by Privateer Press

• Sentinels of Terra - My Crusade to Paint a Pre-heresy Imperial Fists Legion from Games Workshop

• Zombies were people too - They just keep coming, painting the Zombies and Heroes from Guillotine Games's Zombicide seasons 1 & 2

Well there you go. A mixed bag of flavors for everyone to enjoy. I guess we better get the encampment started. So folks strap yourselves into those game chairs and ready for the long battle that is this Menu.

And remember people 

The paints not dry.....

Wayne / Snake / Bush