Changing Direction

(or THOSE aren't 40k models!)

So I've been really absent from my local 40k scene recently!  One of my usual players moved away, and the other has been so busy with work and other life drama that I haven't played in nearly a year!  The only 30k games that I've played are my usual trips to Jacksonville and Adepticon.
But that doesn't mean I haven't been gaming!

Custodes WIP Part 1

(or Who had the bright idea to start a new army?)

Custodian Guard about 90% complete

Okay, this should be no surprise to you - I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed.  My two Space Marine armies are in disarray, my Imperial Knights are only halfway painted, and even some of my Rogue Trader era models still need a lot of work.  So why would someone in my position even start a new army?

Adepticon 2018 Debrief

(or Why do they call it a Swag Bag instead of a Swag Suitcase??)

One of these years I'll just have to bring an extra suitcase for all of the swag at Adepticon!  At least each year I manage to offload a lot of it on my good friend and chauffeur, +Christopher Bergeron . 

Custom Custodes Contemptor

(or This won't hurt a bit...)

Just a simple head swap, right?

This was one of those projects that started on the spur of the moment to JUST LOOK at how a conversion might be done, and ended up taking more time out of my night than I had planned!

Custodes - Time to choose!

(or what is wrong with a "rainbow" army?)

Now it comes down to a moment of decision.
Which of the schemes do I commit to, and more importantly, which will look good on each style of Custodes figure?

All the pretty Custodes Colors

With the release of the Adeptus Custodes codex, there is now sanction to the variety of color schemes out there on the Interwebs...

Now I'm not saying they should look like the "Bag of Skittles" that is the usual Multi-Chapter Space Marine battlefield...
So let's talk about a few concepts ideas I've seen between Adepticon and a Google image search!

Weekend plans - SHOT!

(or What was I thinking when I ordered ANOTHER box of miniatures?)

Well, there goes the weekend...
Here are my thoughts after unboxing and assembling the first of what will undoubtedly be a LOT of Primaris Marines.

Gaming Table - Part 2

(or How I came to love my garage full of tools, again...)

The table frame, minus the actual game boards

The progress on the table continues!
Here is where I stand with it, now:

Primaris Marine Schemes (Part 1)

(or Isn't white primer technically a "paint scheme")

GW was kind enough to provide a blank to work from!

I gave in - I tried to not order the boxed set, but I did - and now I have a bunch more models inbound. Now the tough part becomes assembling the paints I need and developing a paint scheme that I'll enjoy painting a whole new army in!

Gaming Table - Part 1

(or leave it to me to over-engineer something!)

Yes, that is a scale model of a frame for my gaming table... why do you ask?

30k Imperial Fists - Breachers

(or Thank God for Black... I may not lose my mind, yet!)

Breacher sample part way through painting

My breachers are getting closer.  The test model took a while longer to paint than I expected.  Here is a quick overview of the colors and plans

Alternative Tech Priest

(or Say, what's in the AoS bits box over there??)

That's right 40k fans - I used an AoS Stormcast Eternal as the base model for my "Alternatively Styled" Tech Priest Dominus!

<insert cries of "Heresy" here>

Well now that we got that out of our system, let's see what I did to build this guy...

Aquila Gate - Pt 2

(or Why did I build large terrain pieces?)

Since I've made a bit of progress since I last posted it, here are some more WIP update photos on the Aquila Gate.

The Grand Army of Shame

(Hey, they're not cardboard proxies! You ought to be pleased!)

A few weeks ago I drove down to Jacksonville, Florida, to participate in a day of gaming and 40k nerdery (that is a word!).  The week that proceeded it was a flurry of model building, basing and priming.  I didn't actually get any more models to a finished state, but at least it wasn't a Grey Tide swamping the enemy there!

Display Case Flooring

(or Is there such a thing as too much supporting detail?)

Currently my armies reside in a two-part display case that also serves to support a printer, scanner and Network Storage.  I really don't have room in my current space for a large mutli-tier transparent case, and to be honest, I don't think I'd fill one, anyway!

Aquila Gate - Pt 1

(or Is bigger always better in terrain?)

Frame of the gate in progress

  In preparation for a day of gaming this past month, I decided to build some larger terrain pieces that weren’t just ruins.  Several different 40k terrain pieces inspired me to do a larger piece that could be used as a whole or in pieces.  I wanted to build a gate that would allow Land-Raider sized vehicles to pass, while still providing the feel of a walled citadel.

Desert Fortifications - Firestorm Redoubt

(or Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery... right?)

So yes, I have managed to make some fortifications OTHER than the Desert Towers in my previous posts.  In this case, I wanted to scratchbuild a fortification CHEAPLY, yet still make it visually appealing and roughly match the dimensions of the GW kit.

Has it been 6 months?

(or how time flies when you aren't blogging!)

My computers keep multiplying!

I guess I have been falling down on my blogging duties over the past few months! In all fairness, I've been busy with changing to a new, much more fun job, and all the while continuing to run photography workshops!

First Company Captain - BaC Conversion

(or if one grav pistol is good, then two is awesome, right?)

I've begun work on my conversion of the Kurtha Sedd figure from Betrayal at Calth.  Not much of the actual conversion process to show here as it is pretty straightforward.

Plastic Contemptor part 2

(a bit of progress, I say...)

Not much to report here other than the fact that my Contemptor is ready for decals!

(Now to find ones that scale properly to the shoulders and armored body of this Dread.)