Docs and Decals

I did some more stuff! Namely put decals on Currently Held Together By Bluetack Sergeant Atavian! Really this photo is just another excuse to show off a couple of the excellent range of Ultramarine decals by Forgeworld. 

That fall really wasn't kind to Atavian. I'm gonna have to fix up the signum (floaty skull sensory thing perching on his shoulder) which got a bit bent up.

But wait! There's more! I remembered that my command squad on display is still missing Apothecary Venatio and Honoured Brother Gaius Prabian the Company Champion. Well, I thought to myself, here is a gross injustice that must be remedied forthwith. So here is mostly finished Venatio, who has languished in the depths of a model carry-case for the last X months. Poor fella.

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Clean Break

Dammit gravity, why you gotta do this to me?

Previously glued together Sergeant Atavian has just fallen to pieces after a short drop from the table to the carpet. I guess that's what happens when you're bluetacked onto a heavy-ish pill container filled with beads.

And here's me without any glue until Monday.

Still, you can see how he's progressing, which is something. Maybe I'll do his shoulder decals in the meantime...

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Bike progress

Bike Sergeant is finished, just need to get some more glue to facilitate shoving moss and rocks all over his base.

I guess the squads are named after the sergeants in the codex? In which case his name is Sergeant Strabo which is a bit unfortunate but there you go. Post-human gengineered warrior-monks can't be choosers.

Not the best pics but his helmet actually came out really good. I'll have to take another one later in better lighting. Glad that I can still paint helmet lenses, which are tricky beasts. His came out well though, which you can just take my word on for now. It's cool though, I wouldn't lie to you.

Aaaaaaand I just realised the decal I used for his shoulder pad is the one meant for the company Command Squad. I, uh, guess he's one of the backups they call in when someone's out with the flu or something. Maybe I'll redo it at some point.

I quite like all the extra bits one can put all over the bikes. Satchels! Parchment papers! Purity seals! Knives! No self respecting Astartes would ride his bike into battle without being fully laden with more pouches than a Rob Liefield illustration. 

Next up: more bikes! Or the Devastator sergeant. Whichever catches my fancy.

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Vrooom

Meanwhile, bike progress and things.

"FORWARD MY SPACE SMURFS"

Sarjey McDevastate is underway, with a base blue coat and wash. This has been my first time using the new GW paints and while I'm not noticing a huuuuge difference in the standard paint range (other than the convenience of GW releasing all the Ultramarine highlighting steps, cheers guys), the new Shades are sex on legs.

Token artsy perspective shot.

Bikes!

Yeah. He pimped his ride. For the Emperor.

Here is my bike squad sarge 85% finished. As often happens I got impatient and slapped all the decals on before he was totally finished. Took a bit of fiddling around as I'm out of practice but as always, the magic Microset formula did it's thing and they look pretty awesome. Love the 3rd party decal that got put on the prayer page on this guy.

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Back In The Saddle

Oh hai internets! How the heck are you?

So I have shuffled, bear like, into the weak glare of what we Wellingtonians laughably* call "spring"** and it turns out Daylight Savings has totally put me back into the painting mood.

As luck would have it, I have quite a large collection of things to be painted! Since I'm currently reading through Dark Heresy the need for skulls and big shoulder pads is strong in me and so the Circle of Painting turns, turns, turns once more and suddenly it's Space Marines everywhere.

Mild apologies to those Warmachine fans amongst you but don't worry, I'm bound to get the urge to do some steam powered robots again soon. I'm a fickle beast.

Where to start? Well I now have four space marine bikes, thanks to my lovely future brother-inlaw who likes to give me 40K stuff for birthdays and Christmas. Excellent habit that, and one that has put him in good standing for when I become king. Here are some pics.

Three pairs of armoured pants on bikes and their brave leader.

Look, bikes! With some blue on them! I'd glued the sargeant dude down and it's actually less hassle than I thought it would be to paint him while he's in the saddle so I'll probably put the rest on too. 

"Broooooom! Screeeeeeek! Pew pew!"

Here's Sarge with the blue, chrome and leathery bits base coated. As you can see I stuck some extra pouchy bags on his bike because leather pouches are awesome. Just ask Rob Liefeld. This was as far as I got after work today but I felt like it was a good start after a few months of no painting.

TALLY HO CHAPS! 

Last but not least, I decided to put together and undercoat the sargeant of the Devastator squad, because he's pretty much my new favourite model. It's all because of the floating cybernetic skull perched on his shoulder. Who doesn't love a floating cybernetic skull? I'll tell you who. Communists.

Aaaaand that's me. I plan on trying out these new fangled GW paints that I've been hearing so much about and will otherwise be contentedly beavering away on my space smurfs. Until next time, sports fans.


*While crying into our lattes.
*It's kinda like our winter only the electricity bills are a bit lower.

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