Ok so it's been a while.....

Two months! Yikes.  I have been delinquent.  I apologize.  I got mired in a Bushido commission that took much longer than I had anticipated.  Also some drop pods done to a basic standard, which didn't really warrant a photograph!  I have been busy, however.

I assembled and primed my entire Dark Age collection (90+ models) and sculpted their bases.  I haven't done much work with sculpting bases in the past, so it was a fantastic learning experience.  Looking forward to getting some paint on them soon.

I also cleaned up and prepped all the resin bases I'll be using for my 40k AdMech/Skitarii.  Phenomenal bases from Jeff at Dragon Forge Designs, as always.  Can't wait to get going on that project as well! Maybe after some of the Space Wolves I'm working on are done.

I also did a couple one-off projects that have a special purpose (more on that in a later post).  I did a custom scenic base on a plinth following the Painting Buddha DVD and learned a lot for next time.  Matt Cexwish said it looked cool, so that's all I really need.  Then I painted up S'erum from Rackham's Confrontation line, which was a ton of fun.  I got to play around with Scale75's new Metal N' Alchemy - Copper set and almost fell out of my chair from the results I got in a short time.  Just incredible.  Plenty of pictures to follow.  I also made a couple mini dioramas using Dropzone Commander models on Secret Weapon Miniatures flying bases, which turned out really well.  I will take plenty of pictures of these ASAP, as they were a lot of fun and turned out really well.

Other than that, I'm working on some more Space Wolves at the moment, including a Land Raider Crusader, a Predator, a Rhino, bikes, an attack bike, an Ironclad Dreadnaught, Thunderwolf Lord, and some jump troops.  Glad to be back at it with the Wolves.  Will get some pictures up soon!

Competition Entry - Dark Age Oathpourer

Just finished my entry for the first annual 'Eavier Metal 'Eadbangerz Painting Competition on Facebook.  I was feeling a little stagnant recently, and this competition provided a great opportunity to paint a model from a new range and to try out some new paints and some new techniques.  The model I chose was an Oathpourer from Dark Age.  Just a phenomenal sculpt.  Base is from Dragon Forge Designs (of course), and for the miniature itself I used only Scale75 paints.  Some new techniques such as stippled leather and loaded brush blending were used, which was a really fun challenge.  I'm really happy with how the model turned out (though of course there are a few dozen things I wish I did better; such is our endeavor).  It was a nice change of pace and and really breathed some life into my hobby for the past couple weeks.  Still working on the Bushido commission and a TON of Space Wolves! More pictures after the jump

Skitarii Ludi are on the march!!! Skitarii Army Musings and some Bushido WIP

So I took a bit of a break from painting to assemble an 1850 point Skitarii army. I am so excited about this project and this army in particular. Musings and army list after the jump!

Adventures in packaging a Reaver Titan for cross-country shipping!!

I finished the repair job on the Reaver Titan. Parts were challenging, but it was cool to see the beast come together again. The client's #1 concern was to have the model arrive safely and securely. I pinned everything I could with 1/16" solid rods and JB Weld, so the resin around the joint will break before the bond does.