The ‘Eavy Metal Black Templars Space Marine Predator.
This nice model was in the ‘Eavy Metal display cabinets at GamesDay 2005.
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Black Templars Space Marine Predator
Author: Felix
Ork Killa Kan
This is the third of my trio of Ork Killa Kans.
Originally I had planned to have a colour body, so the main body of the Killa Kan had a white undercoat as seen in the workbench feature.
Well as I started to paint it I knew that it wasn’t going to work and it wouldn’t look right. Maybe okay if it was a single Killa Kan, but in my squadron of three it was going to look odd. So I stopped painting the colour, let it dry and then went over the area with Chaos Black.
I then drybrushed the (new) black parts, first with Tin Bitz and then lightly with Boltgun Metal. I also painted the rockets with the red Foundation Paint.
See the full workbench feature on the Killa Kan.
See more photographs of the Ork Killa Kan.
Epic Imperial Guard Leman Russ Main Battle Tank
An Epic Imperial Guard Leman Russ Main Battle Tank patrols the ruins on an Imperial City.
This model is from the Epic 40000 era and is very well detailed. I was quite pleased with the paint job on this model, though due to the ink wash it is a bit glossy for my liking.
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Who do you think you are kidding…
I have been looking at Flames of War for a while now, as back in the late 1990s I bought a lot of 15mm (1/100th) World War Two tanks and miniatures; I even painted some!
On the Flames of War website they have a very nice article on building a Dad’s Army unit for Flames of War.
The article not only has pictures of the nicely painted miniatures, it also has pictures of how the different miniatures were modelled.
I have always liked the idea of gaming Operation Sealion and this article is quite inspiring.
Forge World Warhound Titan
This Forge World Warhound Titan was on display at GamesDay 2004. You can (just) see into the crew compartment.
Another view of the head.
I really like this model and this colour scheme works really well.
See more pictures of Warhound Titans.
German Albatross
A German Albatross flies over the battlefield in flames having been shot at by a Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a, part of Aly Morrison and Dave Andrew’s excellent World War One demonstration game which was on display at GamesDay 2007.
You can see many more pictures of the game on my website.
Merlin
Straight after the final episode of Doctor Who the BBC ran a (very) short trailer which basically consisted of the following screen.
A look on the BBC wesbite reveals nothing at the time of writing.
So I did a quick Google search and found this article on the Guardian from 2005.
Merlin is one of a number of dramas being developed for the 7pm Saturday slot following the runaway success of Doctor Who earlier this year, which is credited with reviving family viewing.
The new BBC1 drama would concentrate on Merlin’s early life. In literature and on screen Merlin has been variously portrayed as a key figure in the Camelot story, acting as King Arthur’s adviser, poet and magician, but also as a villainous character.
There is also a later article from the Guardian from this year which has more detail, notably that Anthony Head is in the series.
The BBC has started filming on Merlin, a fantasy drama about Arthurian legend featuring Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Little Britain star Anthony Head and One Foot in the Grave’s Richard Wilson.
The 13-part drama will be broadcast in the autumn and stars a trio of newcomers as the young Merlin, Arthur and Guinevere.
Head will star as Arthur’s father, Uther Pendragon, while Wilson will play court physician Gaius in the Saturday teatime BBC1 series, slated for the family drama slot occupied by the likes of Doctor Who and Robin Hood.
The drama will be set in the mythical city of Camelot, and focus on Merlin as a wizard on the brink of adulthood who clashes with a young Prince Arthur.
Looks interesting. Sounds similar in style to the BBC’s Robin Hood.
Ork Aircraft Traktor
One of the Forgeworld models I have always liked is the Ork Aircraft Traktor and Launch Trolley. Ideal to go with my Ork Bommer.
Sadly this is now no longer available, so when stocks were running low (back in 2006) I bought one.
The model consists of the plastic Wartrakk and some resin pieces.
Having put the model together I initially gave it a white undercoat. Having re-looked at the model I decided that I wanted the dirty rusty metal look I had given some of my other Ork vehicles, so I gave the model a black undercoat. This was then initially given a drybrush of Tin Bitz.
I then gave it a drybrush of Boltgun Metal.
I also used some Blazing Orange to add rusty streaks.
The other side.
You can see the full workbench feature on the Traktor.
Excellent
I really enjoyed the final episode of Doctor Who last night. A real roller-coaster of an episode with lots in it.
David Tennant is still the Doctor, which seemed to surprise a lot of people including me (even thought it shouldn’t have).
Seems obvious that Mickey and Martha are joining Torchwood from the way in which they jaunted off with Captain Jack.
Christmas seems a long way off for the Christmas special and 2010 seems even further off for season five (though there will be four specials in 2009).
Excellent end to season four.
Final episode of Doctor Who
Really looking forward to the final episode of Doctor Who tonight.
I have spent the week avoiding trailers, news items, websites, conversations and any other way in which I might encounter spoilers.
I am even leaving posting this blog post to virtually the last minute (35 minutes to go at the time of writing) so that I can avoid spoilers.
Not long now…
