What Am I Getting Myself Into?

This picture seemed to sum up the title.

 Hey, after a busy September mostly filled with work I was left with the option to either paint or write about painting. I chose to paint and still got v little done.

This month I am in full 40k mode, with a new army on the go (previews coming) a commission army and my Raven Guard both to finish (two week until Autumn Throne of Skulls for the UK). Despite this I will be posting this month especially the next two weeks as I paint like a fiend and still try to do death watch, college and any work.

Point one - my new project is.... Drum roll

That's right Guard. I'm going for an infantry "Siege" list lots of artillery and to add some fluff my commissars will use Black Templar models. Pics to follow.

Point two - my paint station.

Ravens are the weekends issue. For now Here is the Sallies progress as of 11am and the guard I have built.

The Templar is my test for the scheme and also my test for the few weathering powders I've bought.


Almost forgot, I'm also working on a leather bound army list decorated with skulls and feathers, Raven Guard Style for ToS.

 

That's it hopefully some more pics in the next few days. 

A New Addition.

Ok Corax arrived so I figured I'd do a bit of a product review.

 The model is pretty crisp and the metal of decent quality. However the lightning claws provided are awefully molded and I will be making replacemements, and the loin cloth pieces don't really seem to fit on the model.

I like the posing but many have commented to me on Corax's "gay ballerina" pose so clearly theres so issue, I also intend to green stuff the models hair out a little as its a bit pony tail esq at the minute.

Overall I give the model a 7/10.

Ok now for some appologies. Blog posting will resume now thanks to my internet connection being up, me being in funds to buy paints and models and the fact I'm no longer in France.

Tomorrow I'll post the first in a series of painting tutorials I've been working on.
Feed back on articles you've liked or found useful would be helpful too, and please pass on the commission site to people if you can. More will be gong on there soon as I have a couple of days off to work on it and cleaning up some models to add to it.

"They have a Primarch!"

I love the Primarchs. They are some of the best background writing for any games system ever, I defy anyone not to identify with at least one of them, for me it's a three way tie between Konrad Curze, Lorgar and Corax. (I used to the love the Lion but Luther is clearly cooler.)

So when about a year ago I was shown kabuki models range of "Knights of Legend" I was in awe. So with the recent release of "Corax" or "Gothic Knight" I bought one. Hopefully post a bit of a making and painting for him after he arrives from spain but I'm so excited.

Also a friend of my GMort has been writing profiles for a few of the sons of the emperor so I'm really looking forward to trying out the rules he's written for Corax.

I'd post a few pics but I can't work out how to pinch them, so please go and look and support the company if you like what you see.

Not a long post I know, some more stuf should be on the webstore tomorrow and more Sallies pics soon, onceI can find my damn camera