Now and Then!

Well strange things do happen and I have indeed started to paint my AoBR SM Captain. Of course he is going to be my Crimson Fists captain and he puts me one step closer to finishing my 1250 points for MOAB (Mother Of All Battles) before October.

I also have one sergeant to mod into my Librarian by giving him a hood and some scrolls I think. It’s that or see if I have a metal one somewhere in the hoard of figures that I am slowly making my way through. With only 4 months to go firstly I hope that don’t change the army points from 1250 which it has been for the last few years I have been going without playing and secondly that I give myself enough time to finish off the army.

Funny being only four months to go and then I can start on the next 1250 army which I am guessing will either be Orks or Tyrainds. I know I can fielded more Nids than I can Orks but I want to look at some converting of the Orks .

I have some old metal Ogryn’s that I want to try converting one into my Warboss with Eavy Armour, Big Choppa and Twin-lInked shoota . I am debaiting that I would add a chained grot to the Warboss with the thought of using it as an attack Squig but will think about that. I have the AoBR Orks and a small hand full of other orks that I will have to see what I really do have, might look at the second goods at MOAB for more Orkiness.

As always let’s see what happens!

June already

Getting in time for anything anymore seems to be far from my grasp. The Month of May I was attempting to get just the Captain for the AoBR box painted and all I have managed is the undercoat him and start construction of his base. Maybe it’s the 4 hours of travel I have every week day added with work time and then weekends are catching up on sleep and playing with my son who is 2.

I know I should make time for the hobby and luckily I have started playing 1 game of 40k a month and at least 2 games of Necromunda. This I know doesn’t sound much but for me it’s a wonderful thing that my wife doesn’t have a problem with this.

No in that little rant we are into June and my goal for this month is to finish that captain, convert up one of my sergeants to a librarian and with some luck paint up my Razorback.

Let’s see how I go!

The lost month

Well around a month on from my last post and my painting has gone out the window. But I have gotten in one game of 40k at 750 points of orks against my crimson fist. There was also some games of necromunda which my game group have discided that all games will invole zombies. I will post more about that later in more detail.

A change in Plans

Well with a complete re-write of my 1250 army list to cover what I have no so much what I would like I have come to the conclusion that the army I am working on now is more than likely better than the first. The first run was an army based on drop pods and closing the distance to the enemy ASAP.

The Army as it stands now is more of a standoff and blast the enemy with long range firepower. I already have the two tactical squads painted up to as least a playable standard and a razorback undercoated. There are two Dreadnaughts almost complete and Predator to build and then lastly the devastator squad to build and paint. This being the month of May and the IVC painting challenge being a HQ choice I am going to painted up the Captain from AoBR and mod up a Librarian from another figure.

Lets see how I go!

MOAB 2010

Well it’s almost time again for MOAB and this year I am going to play in the Tournament there at least that is the goal this year.

I had posted some picture of my Crimson Fist’s that are still currently under construction and the brush as I try with my time running out to build and relearn the game after so much time away.

Now I know it’s still over 5 months to go before MOAB 2010 but its amazing how much I just don’t get time to build and paint. Put from now on I am going to make firstly an effort to add to this blog at least once every fortnight and secondly get the 1250 point army painted to a playable level.

Let’s see how I go!

Lady Justice

Above is Lady Justice who was my figure that I purchased for the second days painting classes at MOAB. She is a work in progress and so far not turning out so bad.

There is still a great deal to finishing on her and I will post new pics as I go.

I have tried for a look of her wearing jeans which I happy with for my first attempt and the black worked out better than I have ever done before. Thank you Andrew for the classes.

More later :)

MOAB 2009 Painting Classes

Well MOAB rocked this year. Not only did I spend far to much money in the first of the three day, which was on almost all useful stuff but I got to spend the good part of two days in a room next to the men's toilet with a couple of guys from ozpainters learning not only some new skills but to let go of a fear or two about painting.

I have started a very nice figure which I will post a pic asap. Lady Justice..

More soon.