Category: workbench

Painting the base coat of the Tallarn Deathstrike

On a recent visit to Warhammer World I picked up a Deathstrike kit. This is an online only model.

This Deathstrike is based on the Chimera APC hull and can either be built as a Deathstrike platform or as a Manticore multiple rocket platform. This was originally released back in 2010 and unlike many other vehicles that were based on Epic models, a version was never released by Forge World. The Epic version does have a much bigger missile, however that always looked like a strategic missile, rather than a battlefield tactical missile.

My plan is to paint this as a Tallarn Deathstrike to go with my Tallarn infantry.

Having constructed the model the next step was the primer and then the base coat.

I gave the model a light spray of Citadel Wraithbone spray before then giving it a proper base coat of Army Painter Desert Yellow Spray.

I would have used a Zandri Dust spray, but I didn’t have a can. A tricky model to paint as there are quite a few overhangs and other areas where the spray could miss.

The next stage will be to give the model a wash to add shadow, so will be shading the model using Seraphim Sepia Shade.

The rocket itself I gave that a spray of Citadel Leadbelcher.

I left the tracks off the models and will paint them separately. With the tracks I will use a similar method to how I painted the tracks of my Land Raider models, first will be a spray of Mechanicus Standard Grey. Then the tracks will get a heavy drybrush of Gorthor Brown. The tracks, once dry, will have a wash of Agrax Earthshade Shade. After painting and shading them, they will be drybrushed them lightly, first with Leadbelcher and then a very light drybrush with Terminatus Stone.

Deathstrike Hatch

On a recent visit to Warhammer World I picked up a Deathstrike kit. This is an online only model. My plan is to paint this as a Tallarn Deathstrike to go with my Tallarn infantry.

The kit went together very easily. Though looking at the photographs I took recently realised I left off the front hatch. So I fixed that.

Deathstrike

Next step is priming and base coating.

Constructing the Tallarn Deathstrike

On a recent visit to Warhammer World I picked up a Deathstrike kit. This is an online only model.

This Deathstrike is based on the Chimera APC hull and can either be built as a Deathstrike platform or as a Manticore multiple rocket platform. This was originally released back in 2010 and unlike many other vehicles that were based on Epic models, a version was never released by Forge World. The Epic version does have a much bigger missile, however that always looked like a strategic missile, rather than a battlefield tactical missile.

My plan is to paint this as a Tallarn Deathstrike to go with my Tallarn infantry.

The kit comes with two sprues, one for the hull and one with the specific components to convert the base Chimera chassis for the Deathstrike and the Deathstrike missile as well. As this kit can be built as a Manticore, there are additional components for that version as well.

The kit went together very easily. Though looking at the photographs I realised I left off the front hatch.

I left off the tracks to paint them separately, the same went for the missile. In theory the firing platform can be raised, but I am not sure if that will survive the painting process.

Plastic Somua S35

On the cover of Wargames Illustrated this month was a free plastic sprue from Battlefront, either a British Light Tank or a French Somua S35. On my magazine was the Somua S35.

This Somua S35 was on display at the Bovington Tank Museum.

I will probably try to recreate this camouflage pattern.

The Somua S35 was a French cavalry tank of the Second World War. Built from 1936 until 1940 to equip the armoured divisions of the Cavalry, it was for its time a relatively agile medium-weight tank, superior in armour and armament to its French and foreign competitors, such as the contemporary versions of the German Panzer III medium tank.

This is a nice little kit and it went together really easily.

The next step was a base coat of Wraithbone.

I took a photograph of the Char 2C next to the Somua S35 medium tank. The Char 2C was a huge tank in comparison.

Undercoating the French Char 2C

The Char 2C was developed during the Great War, but did not enter operational service until after the war. It was a heavy tank landship designed for the trenches of the First World War.

Battlefront announced that they were releasing models of the Char 2C. They were delayed for a while. However, in the end I pre-ordered a box, who wouldn’t.

You get three models in the box, these are resin kits with metal parts. After constructing the models, the next stage was undercoating the models.

After giving the models a white undercoat, I then gave them a base coat of Wraithbone Spray.

I think this might be lighter than I thought it would be. However I am planning to use a wash on the models. I am attempting to recreate this paint scheme.

The Char 2C is quite a big tank and I took a photograph of the Char 2C next to a Somua S35 medium tank.

The next stage will be the green camouflage pattern.

Undercoating the Snotlings

I’ve always liked snotlings, the snotling pump wagon is probably my favourite model of all time. On a recent visit to Warhammer World I picked up a box of snotlings. The box contains 28 individual metal snotling miniatures, which fill four bases to create mobs. There are some wonderful characters in the collection.

The first stage was cleaning the metal castings. I decided I would paint them on the casting sprue and then attach then to the bases.

I used some wooden pegs to hold the castings and make them easier to manage when painting and when drying.

I gave all the models a white undercoat using a Citadel White Spray.

The next stage will be to base coat them, I think I will use a contrast paint on these models.

Preparing the snotlings

I’ve always liked snotlings, the snotling pump wagon is probably my favourite model of all time.

On a recent visit to Warhammer World I picked up a box of snotlings. The box contains 28 individual metal snotling miniatures, which fill four bases to create mobs. What is nice is that there are no duplication of miniatures, so you have 28 unique models.

The first stage was cleaning the metal castings. I think I will paint them on the casting sprue and then attach then to the bases.

I decided to use wooden pegs to make them easier to paint (and to remain standing when the paint was wet).

I am thinking of getting some more to use on my Warhammer 40K Ork vehicles, but will paint these ones first.

Constructing the French Char 2c Platoon of Tanks

The Char 2C was developed during the Great War, but did not enter operational service until after the war. It was a heavy tank landship designed for the trenches of the First World War.

Battlefront announced that they were releasing models of the Char 2C. They were delayed for a while. However, in the end I pre-ordered a box, who wouldn’t.

You get three models in the box, these are resin kits with metal parts.

I washed the resin and took the time to glue the tracks to the hull of the tanks. I then glued the metal weapons, of which two are attached to the two turrets and three to the front of the hull.

I decided to glue the rear smaller turret into the hull, as I couldn’t really see any advantage in having it loose.

The next stage will be an undercoat.

These are lovely crisp castings and really look the part. You also realise how large they are, well they were super heavy for their time, even if later in the second world was there were even larger and heavier tanks.

Snotling Mobs

I’ve always liked snotlings, the snotling pump wagon is probably my favourite model of all time.

On a recent visit to Warhammer World I picked up a box of snotlings. The box contains 28 individual metal snotling miniatures, which fill four bases to create mobs.

The first stage will be to clean the metal castings. I think I will paint them on the casting sprue and then attach then to the bases.

Imperial Fists Rhino Doors

On a recent visit to Warhammer World I picked up some Forge World Imperial Fists Rhino Doors.

I’ve always liked the Forge World doors and have used them on some of my models such as this Land Raider.

I am planning to use these Imperial Fists Rhino Doors on the new Whirlwind, well the model was announced in January but hasn’t yet been released.

I did think about getting a Deimos Pattern Vindicator, but that model doesn’t have the round doors of the Deimos Pattern Rhino, so these doors wouldn’t work with that model.