Weekly Finds

Codex: Loot by Tim from The Tau of War - The Mad Max inspired vehicles continue this month with this clever use of Dark Eldar bits to get some awesomely posed combatants.

Lights of Perverted Science by Jeff Vader from The Convertorum - Next time I'm at a Games Workshop store I've gotta get my hands on the wraith miniature... I've seen so many awesome conversions.

Heresy Imperial Fists by Brother Galfridus from the Bolter & Chainsword - Such a vibrant yellow despite all the weathering. Looking forward to seeing this army progress.

Creating Terrain by poom from the Bolter & Chainsword - An approaching to adding some uniqueness to the Realm of Battle boards by Games Workshop. I'm actually a fan of the skull pits. But that isn't for everybody.

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Judge and Hunter by Jeff Vader from The Convertorum - The conversions from Jeff Vader continue this week... can see the bare plastic Judge here.

The Host of Kor Gahal by Guita Rasmus from the Bolter & Chainsword - Because its a possessed terminator...

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How to Paint World Eaters by Uruk from Tale of Painters - Almost never see dry brushing work out well of the smooth and rounded armour of Adeptus Astartes. However, the armour trim associated with the Chaos Space Marines seems to help make this work by breaking up the armour panels.

Tip of the Week by Massive Voodoo from Massive Voodoo - I'm going to have to start giving this a try as my approach of using blu-tack on a sculpting tool has had frustratingly mixed results.

Fenrys Ex Machina by Migs from Iron Sleet - These conversions show just how compatible the Forge World resin is with Citadel's plastic components.

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Skullz Magos by Poom from the Bolter & Chainsword - I wasn't a part of the hobby back when the Skullz program was being run by Games Workshop. But I've seen how much the Skullz Magos can go for on eBay. Seeing one showing up on the interwebz is a real treat.

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Lost to the Martian Wastelands...

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Alpha Legion Praetor and Apothecaries by Marc Raley from Marc Raley Miniatures - I stumbled across this blog by chance thanks to Dave Taylor. The entire blog is full of some great conversions and painting. I particularly like the three conversions below as they are all so simple yet full of character. Can see an example of the work-in-progress of one of the apothecaries here.

More Thallax by Dave Taylor from Dave Taylor Miniatures - Yet more of Dave Taylor's bronze army. I'm sure that there are others equally jealous of this growing collection of resin goodness.

Orgotts Daemonspew by Dan Harden from What's New Today - I remember once upon a time Games Workshop had free articles on converting and painting unique miniatures/armies. They even had free rules for wacky conversions and campaigns. Those aren't gone... they just come in the form of supplements and expansions a.k.a micro-transactions. Instead we have these amazing Youtube videos that go into great detail on how to paint some of the latest miniatures... yet the haters still hate.

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Scuttledrone by Jeff Vader from Officio Convertorum - Something different to the typical skulls that are seen floating around in the background. The creepy hand reminds me of both the facehugger from Aliens and the Thing from Addams Family.

Step-by-Step Chaos Lord by Roman from Massive Voodoo - The build up of the rust armour and then the sudden change in plan is fascinating to see. Would have been interesting to see a video of the process with some running commentary by Roman.

Legio Fureans Thanatar Siege Automata WiP by EoE from Eye of Error - Such as simple conversion that adds some narrative to the miniature. Can just imagine the objective source lighting effect that will be applied.

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Mechanicum Thanatar by Dave Taylor from Dave Taylor Miniatures - These pictures by Dave Taylor help illustrate just how much of a beast this miniature is. She Who Must Be Obeyed has told me no new miniatures until I've finished what I've already started. But once I have this will be one of the things I get myself.

Calth by Doghouse from the Bolter & Chainsword - I don't think Doghouse really needs any introductions for members of our little corner of the interwebz. His 'true-scale' miniatures have inspired others to copy him and now he is back with some Word Bearers painted up in a dark red that makes me think of blood.

...and doom shall stalk a thousand worlds by Brother Molokai from the Bolter & Chainsword - The start of Molokai's thread has a heavily weathered Death Guard Contemptor in all it's treacherous glory. However ,it's the Work-in-progress photo in his latest post that really interests me as it focuses not only on the chipping effect but also the oil stains running down all of the rivets. The followers of Nurgle have so much fun when it comes to applying weathering effects.

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There is less than two weeks until I turn 24 and a month away till I'm married. It's safe to say that it's getting stressful around here. So much in so that I've not picked up a paint brush for most of this month. Hopefully that changes next month with some time off before the big day...

The Emerald Guard by Migsula from Legion of Plastic - Migsula continues to show off his growing collection of Inquisitors and their warbands. The combination of Empire State Troops, Space Marine Scouts and an assortment of bitz has given me some ideas...

Castellax Battle-Automata by John Steining from 40K Hobby Blog - Forge World's Castellax are my favourite miniature out of their Adept Mechanicus collection even more than their Titans. So seeing one painted up in a style I like is always nice.

Stamp Your Milliput by Roman from Massive Voodoo - Following on from lasts week tutorial on making a display base, we have this wonderful tutorial. 

Ludovic's Marines Errant by Battle-Brother Ludovic from the Bolter & Chainsword - This pose reminds me of Jeff Vader's own conversion that uses the same bit from the fantastic Sternguard Kit. It's interesting to think that despite using different bitz the overall feel of the miniatures are so similar. Both are brilliant...

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Tutorial for Bronze by Dave Taylor from Dave Taylor Miniatures - Following on from last weeks tutorial for bronze, we have this. And with the leaked images of the Khorne Battle Engine, for the upcoming Apocalypse update, some tutorials for brass and bronze seems highly appropriate. Next we need a tutorial for blood and gore...

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Is it Time to Fight? by Dave Taylor from Dave Taylor Miniatures - These are a very strange approach to Adeptus Mechanicus units. In saying that after reading Graham McNeill's Priests of Mars are probably more appropriate than some of the curious constructs hobbyists have given birth too.

Weeping Walls of the Monastery by Kari from Spiky Rat Pack - Last week I showed off some WiP pictures of Kari's terrain. This week we see that he has made envy inducing progress. The terrain bases really help connect his miniatures to the terrain. It is one of the things that always irked me about Games Workshop stores... and to an extent the flat nature of the Warhammer Rulebook pictures. They may be eye level, but the miniatures don't look like they are truly apart of the enviorment. Forge World is the general exception with their Photoshopped pictures...

Lorenzen's Badly Worded Tabard Tutorial by Lorenzen from the Bolter & Chainsword - This isn't the first tutorial I've seen on creating tabards. Can find some over on From the Warp by Ron. There are dozens of others on forums and blogs. However, this is the first time I've seen someone use scaffolding to support the process. And this is a great use of the hooded head from the new Deathwing Box Set.

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And the Madness Continues by Dave Taylor from Dave Taylor Miniatures - Based off a piece of artwork in the main rulebook for this edition. It shows just how weird and wacky the Warhammer 40K Universe really is. A tutorial on making/using cables and wires for this monstrous construct can be found here.

Scarebrushing vs Airbrush by Rev from Tale of Painters - A look at setting up your own airbrush 'studio'. Something missing from this review by Rev is an airbrush cleaning pot. For me these are a must. It makes the quick cleaning between colours so much less tedious. Of course that isn't to say there isn't a need to properly clean your air brush after EVERY SINGLE USE. These things are an expensive investment, proper maintenance can keep them going for a lot longer. But then the time saved on getting a nice, clean basecoat on a squad of miniatures can be spent cleaning up afterwards. Another look at the portable spray booth and extractor can be found here. This is one thing I'm missing...

Imperial Fountain by Luck No 5. from Eye of Error - This would make a great centre piece. I need to find a model train store that sells detailed plasticard...

Vehicle Weathering How-To by Man Boy Genius from Spikey Bits - This is a brilliant series by Orc Nerd Painter. The streaking grime by AK looks so promising. Just look at the Eldar Titan pictured below...

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New Year, Old Tricks by izeColt from Spiky Rat Pack - My partner got me the Imperial Sector set for Chrimstas. Have been slowly plucking away at each of the buildings while working on other projects at the same time. Seeing this got me thinking of ways to utilise some of the spare bits. And the Terra-Flex Gaming Mat looks amazing.

Painting OSL Weapons Effects by Lucky No. 5 from Eye of Error - Following on from last weeks vial tutorial...

From the Margins of the Mighty Tome by Dave Taylor from Dave Taylor Miniatures - Stunning assortment of different kitbashes. The floating servitors offer some ideas on what can be done with all of the wings that come in the Dark Angels Veteran Upgrade box. Then there are these equally stunning, yet very different miniatures. The first could easily be seen as an Arch Magos, while the second fits into the lumber war machine category very nicely. Another option for the bodies is Skaven in a smiliar fashion to what Paulson Games did in making some Jawa seen here, here and here.

Snapshot: Expressive Surfaces by JRN from miniaTEXTures - White is one of those colours that is extremely difficult to get right. For beginners it is a challenge just to get a smooth, even coat. And then there is the greater challenge of adding depth. The below image goes to show one way of achieving a detailed white surface. Reminds me of this Forge World miniature with an almost flat white and the use of weathering to add depth.

Creating Complex Styrene/Plasticard Armour by Lucky No 5. from Eye of Error - I doubt I'd have the patience to go through with something like this. However, it does offer one way of adding lightening bolts in a fashion similar to The Damned Artificer.

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Mariners Blight Jet Bikes by Luck No. 5 from Eye of Error - I love this whole army. All of the little details work together to produce something amazing. The use of the shields is probably my favourite element of the army. Reminds me of John Blanche's own work such as in this Inquisitor Warband.

Tutorial Light Your Workplace by Roman from Massive Voodoo - Little doubt that these lights offer some great lighting. And it sounds like their features have great benefits such as the low heat output... a problem I used to have with my old lighting set up. However, I won't be rushing out to change my light set up any time soon due to their high cost and the fact they will be shipped all the way to Ozlandus.

Crimson Fists Stormtalon by Sigur from Tale of Painters - More Stormtalons can be seen over on 40K Hobby Blog. It is interesting to see just how different hobbyists go about painting their miniatures... even when they are both blue in this case.

Imperial Minerals Skitari by Migsula from Legion of Plastic - I like the concept of an Adept Mech Servitor being styled as a robot. However, I'm not a fan of the pinkish red, or that the miniature just doesn't offer  much to suggest it's allegiance to the Mechanicus. The use of glass domes to showcase miniatures is something I hope to do... once I actually start painting my horde of plastic.

Ocher, Oil & Mud by Morback from The Blog de Kouzes - This is a beautiful collection of steam punk and British World War I mixed in together. The miniature is available from Blight Wheel Miniatures alongside the Adeptus Mechanicus styled miniatures also featured in the blog post.

Weekly Finds #55

Knight Baron by Adeptus Custodus from The Bolter & Chainsword - While looking for details in Knight Titans came across this post on the B&C. Was a very nice surprise. This is possibly the best quality Knight Titan I've come across to date. It looks like the right height, as it dwarfs a Dreadnought. The limbs are bulked out. My only issue is the feet. However, using Dreadknight feet would solve that problem as seen here.

MyWargame's Knight Warden

I've shown Knight Titans on the blog in the past. But those where Knight Paladins by Big Daddy. This is a Knight Warden. It doesn't look as heavy as the old artwork and epic miniatures. But in all honesty those looked more or less horrible... not fond of the skinny look that Paladins have either.

The legs have more bulk, which is a plus when compared to the skinny Paladins. The arms still have issues with being skinny, but it isn't as noticeable due to the pose of the Warden. I'd be interested to see how the missile pod on the back would look on this miniature... part of me thinks it will look good, while the other part thinks it may ruin the miniature. But the use of Dreadknight guns and feet is perfect. You look those rotary cannons and know this beast means business. It is bigger than a Contemptor Dreadnought and it is even taller than a Land Raider Archilles...

Engelhardt's Baron Knight

I've had Knight Titans on the blog in the past. In the form of Big Daddy's Knight Titans. However, it appears that post went missing when the blog had the name and url changed. Below is some pictures of Engelhardt's own Knight Titan. It is shorter but that is because he is using the Dreadknight as the basis of the design it is bulkier.

Changing Terran into Mars on the left knee pad is a nice touch. Hate to think how fiddly it would have been to carefully remove the original letters and then sculpt the new ones. However, Engelhardt has already shown that his skills with green stuff is strong with conversions like this and this.