Ork Looted Land Speeder WIP

Various old 40k pics

WIP Jump Chaplain

Just a quick shot of my Jump Chaplain. He is nearing completion. Thanks to the guys at B&C for the great feedback!

Painting...

I've recently overcome my fear of commitment to painting my 40k models only to realize that there is a definite limit to my abilities in that area. Previously, I have successfully painted a few Fantasy Minotaurs to tabletop standard minus washes and sealing. Some background just in case anyone is reading this...I have designed and build theatrical sets, custom made and painted Star Wars action figures, and painted artwork on canvas, so I am no stranger to creative pursuits involving painting. However, I have spend so much time looking at other people's work and seeing how wonderful the top of the top can be that I psyched myself out. Everyone wants to be the best they can be in their given hobby. I have confidence that I can, eventually, paint my 40k and Fantasy armies to tabletop standard or better...but that is about as good as it will get. I'm okay with that.

Nurgle Chaos Terminator Lord

This is the Lord of my old Nurgle Army. He has magnetized arms, a scratch-built scythe, a converted Combi-plasma, and lost of sores, pustules, and pus. He is standing triumpantly on the eviscerated corpse of a Space Marine.

Holy Ghost paint scheme...

B&C's SM Painter has Termies now! This is my paint scheme as it stands now. The brownish color is supposed to be bronze as their colors are Blue and Bronze.

On your mark...

Restarting a hobby can be a daunting task, regardless of the length of your hiatus. I've been playing Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantary off and on since 2004 when some of my students got me interested in it. Theatre students can be so cool. Space Marines have always possessed a mystique that plays upon my love of knights and their chivalric code. As such, my longest running army has been a DIY (Do It Yourself) Codex Chapter that has been patterned after Ultramarines and Dark Angels (mainly because the robes fit in with my monastic fluff). I began with the Battle for Macragge set, selling the 'Nids to a friend. The "starter" sets are a great place to get a jumpstart into the hobby. From that couple of Tactical Squads, my force has continued to blossom in fits and starts into a force of 4,000+ points.

I love the creativity involved in converting and kit bashing. For those of you who might not know, converting is basically when you build a model with parts from other kits and your own sculpting and/or scratchbuilt pieces. I pieced this Ironclad together from different pieces collected over months...



My burgeoning force now includes new models primed and ready for paint: a converted Chapter Master with Relic Blade and Storm Shield, Sternguard Veteran Sgt. with Power Fist and Combi-Melta (rest of the squad to come shortly), Assault Terminators with Thunder Hammers and Storm Shields (magentized arms), Master of the Forge with magentized Conversion Beamer and Servo-harness, Drop Pod, Whirlwind, Ironclad Dread, Venerable Dread, and Multi-melta Dread (which brings me to a total of 5 Dreads at the moment).





Awaiting creation are a bike with magnetized options for a Master of the Forge, chaplain and a Chapter Captain (trying to be frugal and keep my options open), robed Sternguard Veteran Squad with combi-weapons, magnetized Predator, a new Bastion, and a whole lotta paintin'!