High Elf Test Model and 1st Tactical, 3rd Company Imperial Fists

First up today is my test model for my High Elves. I am not a big fan of the standard white and blue of the high elves. I have decided to instead go with more of a burgundy red and white scheme instead.

I am really happy with the result and I can't wait to see the rest of my army as it comes together. Right now I have a pretty small force consisting of the Isle of Blood miniatures as well as the Dragon kit which I plan on running as a Dragon Mage.

Soon I hope to pick up the Battalion box set as well as a box of Silver Helms, so that should make a pretty decent start to my army. Which is the last Warhammer Fantasy army I plan on collecting, so I really want to do it proud and get a perfect looking paint job on it.






Next up is the first unit I have finished from a project I started collecting about two years ago. I present to you my Imperial Fists, 3rd Battle Company, 1st Tactical Squad. I was dreading painting the yellow but I am very happy with the results of this unit and now I just want to dive into more, but I have some other projects that need my attention first.

 

Well that is it for today. I still have plenty on my painting table at the moment, so I am off to the paint brushes. Please feel free to leave me a comment on my High Elf or Imperial Fists, constructive criticism is always welcome.

- Meatball

Project Updates: Squire and Chaos Terminators

Well over the last two days I have managed to get some of the commission work for two of my friends completed. First up is the Squire Solo mini-jack for my buddy Shane's Cygnar army.

I don't play Cygnar so I am not sure how useful this little guy is but he was pretty fun to paint. Shane gave me the last of his minis over the weekend, so I should be able to tie up this commission work fairly soon. I have mostly some single models to paint for him and I think two smaller units.

Once I am able to finish off his Cygnar stuff I will be back to painting my Protectorate of Menoth and hopefully getting some more games under my belt.

Next up is some more commission work for my buddy Brandon. I have a pretty decent sized project for him which I have already completed and sent out two units so far. Next up were ten Chaos Terminators. You can see the top five above and the remaining five will be below.

Brandon is always fun to paint for because he gives me his thoughts and then just lets me go with it. For these ten terminators he wanted the a red color, but he did not what the red and brass of Khorne. I went with a ruddy brown primer, which I then dry-brushed beaten copper over for a pretty cool looking metallic armor. I then did the piping and helmets in silver, some other icons in bronze and all the weapons are mostly boltgun metal. After the initial colors I then went back and used various washes to dull down the metals and really give the models a gritty look.

Hopefully Brandon is as happy with the results as I am.

 

Up on my painting desk right now are the next ten Chaos Terminators for Brandon. He wanted these guys to be mostly white with blue as their secondary color. I think this is going to be challenging, but at the same time allot of fun. I hope to get the next unit completed by this weekend.

Well that is all I have today. Thanks for stopping by and please feel free to leave a comment or two and let me know what you think.

-Meatball

Motivational Monday: Swarms

This week we get out motivation from the Tyranids, enjoy!

Remember, if you have made or found a cool gaming motivational poster, send it to jackal@lglogan.com and I will add it to one of the next Motivational Mondays!

-Meatball

My First Citadel Finecast: Tomb King Liche Priest

Well today I broke down and bought my very first Citadel Finecast model, The Liche Priest for my Tomb Kings army.

The first thing I am happy to report is that my model had no warping or bubbles. There was a little flash but it cleaned up very easily with my hobby knife. The mold lines were almost none existent.

Over all the detail is great and I don't think it would look as good in metal, but when I purchased it today I got to compare it to the new Vampire Counts Cairn Wraith and Tomb Banshee, both of which are highly detailed, made of plastic and cost less.

Now what does concern me is the model does not feel very sturdy. I mean I expected it to be less sturdy than metal, but this feels more flimsy than some of my plastic skeletons from the same army. I am hoping that since the material gives more than plastic this will allow him to hold up to the strain of gaming.

In the end I am pretty happy with my purchase. I got a good model that didn't have any of the problems that are frequently put out there about finecast. It was a little more expensive than I feel it should be, but it looks like it will be a joy to paint and will fit very nicely in my Tomb Kings army.

Well there you have it, my product review for my very first Finecast model. Please take a moment to talk to me about any Finecast models you have purchased and what you though of their quality and price.

-Meatball

Project Update: Storm Smith & Storm Tower

I just finished this Storm Smith with a Storm Tower for my buddy Shane's Cygnar army. This was a fun set to paint as the models were fairly detailed. I kept to the primary colors he has for his army and just went to town.

I really need to finish up his Cygnar because I am getting the itch to paint my Protectorate of Menoth which has fallen sorely behind.

Well as always let me know what you think, and thanks for stopping by the blog.

-Meatball