Well according to a few rumours flying around at the moment it is highly likely that Games Workshop will be releasing an Apocalypse datasheet for an Ork submersible.
Able to carry sixty boyz it will also have a huge gun as well.
Excellent.
Eldar Revenant Titan
Forge World’s excellent Eldar Revenant Titan on display at GamesDay 2004.
I am never sure whether I like this model or not. Don’t get me wrong the paint job (by George Dellapina if I remember correctly) is excellent. I do like the sculpting, the lines and the pose. I guess my problem is that for the Warhammer 40K universe it looks too light footed, too flimsy, too featherweight!
But then again I am not an Eldar player so what do I know?
More photographs of the Revenant Titan.
Daemonhunters Inquisitorial Stormtroopers
My main force of Daemonhunters Inquisitorial Stormtroopers are based on the Cadian Kasrkin, this was a boxed set I got years ago (when they came out if I remember correctly). They were stuck and based a few years back, as well as undercoated white, and then (as I guess with many miniatures) left in a box.
I recently got them out to start painting them. The first stage was a basecoat of Desert Yellow. These are the heavy weapon troopers and the sergeant.
This is quite a watery thin paint compared to other Citadel paints, but was just like thinning any other Citadel paint with water without actually needing to do that. Here is the rear view, and unlike most Imperial Guard, the Cadian Kasrkin have backpacks which identifies them as stormtroopers.
I have left the boots alone, as these will be painted Scorched Brown. I do like these models which are really well sculptured.
Warhound Titan
The Forge World Warhound Titan on display at GamesDay 2004.
I really like this model and this colour scheme works really well.
Undercoating the Wartrakk
This is how I undercoated my Ork Wartrakk.
Some people use black undercoats when painting vehicles and some use white. For some of my Ork vehicles I use both! A white undercoat for the bodywork, to enable me to use lighter colours or reds and then black for the mechanisms and other metallic and rubbery parts.
The model was built with the crew left off for painting separately. The Big Shoota stayed with the gunner. I used some of the Ork glyphs from Forge World, I would have preferred if the glyphs were cast in a similart vein to the Inquisitor purity seals, but they’re not, they have quite a thick backing.
Warmaster Siege
Warmaster is one of those games which I really like, but actually never do very much with in terms of modelling, painting or gaming! Maybe it’s time to do something about it in 2008!
This is a fantastic Warmaster siege which was on show at GW’s Bristol Conflict back in 2003.
It used the very nice Forge World Dwarf Airship which is what to makes Warmaster more fantasy than anything else.
Overall it was a really nice looking game.
Settling Accounts: In at the Death
My book choice this week is Harry Turtledove’s Settling Accounts: In at the Death
This is the final chapter in the long running alternate history series on a divided United States which started with How Few Remain
This the final book covers the end of the war (and as the cover gives away) the use of nuclear weapons.
It’s been quite a long haul and I am sure I will go back through the series again at some time (as I did with the WorldWar
I am only half way through the current book and so far I have really enjoyed it, though typically Turtledove there are a lot of (similar) characters and I have got lost sometimes. Also so far there has been no mention of Canada, which is a pity as I enjoyed that aspect of previous books.
Recommended.
Ork Gunwagon Basecoat
On my Ork Gunwagon I have applied most of the basecoat using the Foundation Paint, Tausept Ochre.
It goes on quite well over the black undercoat and I have left black in the panel lines.
Full workbench feature on my Ork Gunwagon.
Got some new toys…
Well with Christmas now over and the dust settling I can now take a look at my booty.
Simon very nice of him got me a couple of Grey Knight Terminators which will go nicely with my Librarian.
As well as those two, from the in-laws I got some Tallarn Imperial Guard (to use as I have already done as Inquisitorial Storm Troopers) and Space Marine Veterans (which will be used as the blister pack I got as Grey Knights).
My wife (thank you) got me the Masters of the Chapter boxed set, alas (or luckily) she actually got me two boxes… accidently. So one of those will be going back to be swapped, probably for some of the new Ork models.
No Forge World models, as their shipping delays put people off.
In all a very nice haul.
Sadly no longer available…
One of my favourite pieces from Forgeworld was the Epic Cathedral. This is Carl’s (from Dropzone) which was part of the scenery from an excellent demonstration game of Epic at GamesDay 2001.
I really do like this model and Carl has done an excellent paint job on this.
So much better than mine…
Alas it is no longer available from Forge World which is a pity, the nice tank factory is also not available, ah well.
You have to ask is Apocalypse the new Epic, but just with a bigger table?