Man of Honour
Black Templars. I have some sprayed black but what's the best way of highlighting etc ? I'm thinking Dawnstone is ok for this ?
Tabletop Warhammer?
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Soldato
Dawnstone for the first layer, then Administratum Grey for the extreme highlights would be the standard way of doing it (I believe these are the new Codex and Fortress Grey colours respectively). Alternatively, you could do a blue-grey highlight similar to the way the 'Eavy Metal team painted the Legion of the Damned models (though if I remember rightly, the armour isn't actually pure black in that case). This video shows something similar and is a technique I'm considering for the Ravenwing bikes and Land Speeder I need to do.
Soldato
Started the clean-up and highlighting process on the Terminators this evening. Sepia stains are hard to cover with Sand Yellow, Bonewhite is probably borderline for a highlight colour and I seem to have managed to get an uneven with thinned paints on part of the Assault Cannon. Painting whilst ill is not a good idea. 
I did decide to finally use the W&N Series 7 brush that I've got (well, the standard-length one anyways; still can't see where the Miniature would be particularly useful...) and found that the point is excellent for detail work even though it's a 1, and the edge is also pretty good for highlighting models. I'm definitely going to do the shading and highlighting using the airbrush on the next squad, though. Or maybe just using an oil wash instead of acrylic...
On a different and more positive note, I may have scored a Battle for Skull Pass box and some other goodies for a reasonably low price, if this person ever gets back to me. Should be a good start for the Dwarf army I'm going to build for a friend as a surprise.
I did decide to finally use the W&N Series 7 brush that I've got (well, the standard-length one anyways; still can't see where the Miniature would be particularly useful...) and found that the point is excellent for detail work even though it's a 1, and the edge is also pretty good for highlighting models. I'm definitely going to do the shading and highlighting using the airbrush on the next squad, though. Or maybe just using an oil wash instead of acrylic...
On a different and more positive note, I may have scored a Battle for Skull Pass box and some other goodies for a reasonably low price, if this person ever gets back to me. Should be a good start for the Dwarf army I'm going to build for a friend as a surprise.
Associate
This evening I could regain possession of my old Dark Angels (around 2k points) and Tau (around 1.5k points) armies plus my old bits box and the other random models I had back then this weekend my house is going to stink of acetone as I strip paint from the armies 
providing I manage to find it all in my parents loft.
Also started painting my hell brute over the weekend its a nice change from cultists, plus purple is soooo much easier to paint than red. seriously **** red.
this weekend my house is going to stink of acetone as I strip paint from the armies providing I manage to find it all in my parents loft.Also started painting my hell brute over the weekend
its a nice change from cultists, plus purple is soooo much easier to paint than red. seriously **** red.
Caporegime
Anyone want a game this weekend? Perhaps try the Kill Team rules?
Soldato
This evening I could regain possession of my old Dark Angels (around 2k points) and Tau (around 1.5k points) armies plus my old bits box and the other random models I had back then
Also started painting my hell brute over the weekend
Doesn't acetone eat into the plastic? I tried some of my sister's acetone-free stuff on a model the other day and it's pretty scary how quickly that ate through two layers of varnish, three layers of paint and the primer pretty much straight away.
Makes the Fairy stuff look pretty rubbish. Smells way worse, though...
Associate
Finished my 1500pt Emperors Children warhost last night. Man I'm glad to be taking a break from painting pink for a while. I need to go back over the models tonight to see what ive missed (I know I will have) and then its off to the store tomorrow afternoon as I have a half day and am booked in tobget a refresher on the rules.
Associate
Doesn't acetone eat into the plastic? I tried some of my sister's acetone-free stuff on a model the other day and it's pretty scary how quickly that ate through two layers of varnish, three layers of paint and the primer pretty much straight away.
Makes the Fairy stuff look pretty rubbish. Smells way worse, though...
I have tested on a few models and its not eaten into the plastic, I am not soaking them though, I pour a little into a tub, put the model in it for 10 seconds or so, then with an electric toothbrush (dipped in the nail polish remover) go to work, so far not eaten into the plastic or if it has I have not noticed it.
Yes it is quite scary how quickly it removes the paint, as long as you are sensible though the plastic should be fine or at least it has been for me.
Soldato
Fair enough. I may have to give the electric toothbrush thing a try, though I'm not sure how it will fare in tight spots like under backpacks, between body and shoulder pads etc.
Tonight I'm going to give painting a miss and work on putting my vampire hunter together. This model really makes me want to play Mordheim again. :/
Associate
depends how new the head is on the brush, currently using quite an old one so in tight spots its not great, but a cotton bud with some acetone on and a tooth pick/some other point thing gets it out ok
just have to be careful not to gouge. But all in all a its been quicker and more effective than the dettol method.
Soldato
Might be worth a try. I wish I could take the backpacks off but it's not really an option that's available to me as I used the decent glue on these instead of the GW stuff.
Vampire Hunter is built, now I just need to paint him. Think I'm going to enjoy this, although the brush that I got for doing the Liquid Gold paints doesn't have a good enough point to be able to do the fancy pattern on the cloak, so I may have to make do with using one of the GW golds... :/
Vampire Hunter is built, now I just need to paint him. Think I'm going to enjoy this, although the brush that I got for doing the Liquid Gold paints doesn't have a good enough point to be able to do the fancy pattern on the cloak, so I may have to make do with using one of the GW golds... :/
Associate
So got into the store yesterday for a couple games and thought id do a bit of battle report (what I can remember)/general thoughts on how I felt my army performed
My list was the same for both games and was
Lord, Terminator Armour, Mark of Slaanesh, Lightning Claw, Burning Brand of Skalanthrax
Sorcerer, Lvl 3, Mark of Slaanesh, Spell Familiar
5 Terminators, 4 Combi Melta 1 Reaper
15 Cultists with Autopistol+CCW
11 Cultists with Autoguns
11 Noise Marines with 8 Sonic Blasters 2 Blast Masters Icon of Excess and Champ with Claw
Heldrake with Baleflamer
2 Hades Autocannon Forgefiends
So game 1 vs Tyranids was the Scouring
I had planned to take more pictures but that was my deployment keeping my termintors in reserve.
This was my refresher game I was actually booked in for and was a great game. He got first turn and all of a sudden a lot of bugs were up in my face I really didnt count on how quickly they would get across the board he also had a flying hive tyrant which I was fairly certain was going to smash my face in should I let it. In my first turn I kept everything where it was as both cultists were sitting on 3 point objective and my noise marines were on a 1 point objective I then shot my Fiend thats nearest my noise marines at the hive tyrant in front of it and nothing. My entire squad of noise marines at it and nothing so that went well. on the other side my other fiend took a wound off his carnifex.
At the start of his turn 2 I really felt I had made a mistake by not shooting into teh masses of nids running towards me and concentrating on his hive tyrant. He also has a tervigon?or whatever the one that births new gaunts is called i forget now and gets 15 more. excellent. so his shooting kills a number of the CCW cultists that are out in front but somehow they hold and dont run. He then attempts to charge and he fails but my overwatch does nothing. Over by the noise marines his hive tyrant attacks my forgefiend but thankfully my daemon save keeps it alive and in return I actually manage to wound the tyrant. My noise marines get charged by hormaguants and tyranid warriors I manage to kill 1 warrior and would another and he fails to damage me thanks to good rolling and feel no pain. In my turn I was pretty limited what I could do (a trend that continues for some time). the fiend no in combat wounds the carnifex but thats all the shooting I have in combat my other fiend keeps surving against his tyrant and i manage to inflict another wound on him. In my noise marine combat I manage to take the warriors down to 1 model with 1 wound and in return I lose 2 marines.
Turn 3 and he gets another 11 gaunts and we are back into the ongoing combats. He tries to charge with the carnifex and fails and takes another wound from overwatch. The hive tyrant finishes off the fiend and I kill the last warrior and take another marine loss. My lord kills more gaunts but takes a wound. In my turn 3 my terminators turn up and i deep strike them into the only reasonably open area which is nearer the creature birthing more gaunts and beside a large amount of gaunts. They shoot and take out a few gaunts but dont do anything of any note. My Heldrake turns up vector striking the carnifex kiling it and then burning a chunk of gaunts away from a 4 point objective in the middle and we are back into combat. I mange to kill about 6 hormaguants but becase his tyrant is so close they dont run. My lord takes another wound and kills more gaunts.
Turn 4 and he shoots a helluva lot of fleshborer shots at my terminators and all thats left standing is my lord due to some horrible saves on my part. he then charges the lord
so into combat and the lord kills 3 and takes no wounds. the sorcer and hive tyrant clash and the sorcer dies and the noise marines take down the last of the gaunts. My turn 4 and the drake carries on its path of destruction vector striking and burning the birthing creature but not killing since it has 6 wounds which is insane. My fiend thats left kills some more gaunts so now most of the gaunts are back past the half way mark. My noise marines then beat the hive tyrant to death which felt good as I only caused 2 wounds and he failed both saves.
Turn 5 he piled in the lat of the gaunts into combat with my lord and my lord dies. My turn and my drake goes into hover mode and takes the centre objective after burning the last couple gaunts off and I end up winning the game 13-1 thanks to my excellent starting objectives and the fact that my drake was scoring.
the 2nd game I may write up later but I cant remeber it as well but I got thrashed by blood angels in the relic. I was left with just the heldrake which took ages to turn up in the first place. Had that turned up sooner i might have survived.
Opinions on my units.
Lord+Terminators. I think im swapping these out for bikes+bike lord I have bikers I bought off ebay but I need to replace the legs and they should be good to go.
Sorcerer and cultists are also getting replace by a squad of 12 marines with dual plasma
Noise Marines I wil try again in the big expensive squad but I think they may end up being 2 6man squads with bolters and a blastmaster and no FNP.
Heldrake. Amazing except mine seems to be incredibly lazy.
Fiends. Not bad probably not worth the points but I'm going to run them again while I focus on adding more marines and bikers. Really tempted to try some tanks before I resort to oblits. Either 3 vindicators for giggles or some vindi/pred mix but I just dont know how well they will survive as the 5+ save on the fiends really helped.
My list was the same for both games and was
Lord, Terminator Armour, Mark of Slaanesh, Lightning Claw, Burning Brand of Skalanthrax
Sorcerer, Lvl 3, Mark of Slaanesh, Spell Familiar
5 Terminators, 4 Combi Melta 1 Reaper
15 Cultists with Autopistol+CCW
11 Cultists with Autoguns
11 Noise Marines with 8 Sonic Blasters 2 Blast Masters Icon of Excess and Champ with Claw
Heldrake with Baleflamer
2 Hades Autocannon Forgefiends
So game 1 vs Tyranids was the Scouring
I had planned to take more pictures but that was my deployment keeping my termintors in reserve.
This was my refresher game I was actually booked in for and was a great game. He got first turn and all of a sudden a lot of bugs were up in my face I really didnt count on how quickly they would get across the board he also had a flying hive tyrant which I was fairly certain was going to smash my face in should I let it. In my first turn I kept everything where it was as both cultists were sitting on 3 point objective and my noise marines were on a 1 point objective I then shot my Fiend thats nearest my noise marines at the hive tyrant in front of it and nothing. My entire squad of noise marines at it and nothing so that went well. on the other side my other fiend took a wound off his carnifex.
At the start of his turn 2 I really felt I had made a mistake by not shooting into teh masses of nids running towards me and concentrating on his hive tyrant. He also has a tervigon?or whatever the one that births new gaunts is called i forget now and gets 15 more. excellent. so his shooting kills a number of the CCW cultists that are out in front but somehow they hold and dont run. He then attempts to charge and he fails but my overwatch does nothing. Over by the noise marines his hive tyrant attacks my forgefiend but thankfully my daemon save keeps it alive and in return I actually manage to wound the tyrant. My noise marines get charged by hormaguants and tyranid warriors I manage to kill 1 warrior and would another and he fails to damage me thanks to good rolling and feel no pain. In my turn I was pretty limited what I could do (a trend that continues for some time). the fiend no in combat wounds the carnifex but thats all the shooting I have in combat my other fiend keeps surving against his tyrant and i manage to inflict another wound on him. In my noise marine combat I manage to take the warriors down to 1 model with 1 wound and in return I lose 2 marines.
Turn 3 and he gets another 11 gaunts and we are back into the ongoing combats. He tries to charge with the carnifex and fails and takes another wound from overwatch. The hive tyrant finishes off the fiend and I kill the last warrior and take another marine loss. My lord kills more gaunts but takes a wound. In my turn 3 my terminators turn up and i deep strike them into the only reasonably open area which is nearer the creature birthing more gaunts and beside a large amount of gaunts. They shoot and take out a few gaunts but dont do anything of any note. My Heldrake turns up vector striking the carnifex kiling it and then burning a chunk of gaunts away from a 4 point objective in the middle and we are back into combat. I mange to kill about 6 hormaguants but becase his tyrant is so close they dont run. My lord takes another wound and kills more gaunts.
Turn 4 and he shoots a helluva lot of fleshborer shots at my terminators and all thats left standing is my lord due to some horrible saves on my part. he then charges the lord
so into combat and the lord kills 3 and takes no wounds. the sorcer and hive tyrant clash and the sorcer dies and the noise marines take down the last of the gaunts. My turn 4 and the drake carries on its path of destruction vector striking and burning the birthing creature but not killing since it has 6 wounds which is insane. My fiend thats left kills some more gaunts so now most of the gaunts are back past the half way mark. My noise marines then beat the hive tyrant to death which felt good as I only caused 2 wounds and he failed both saves.
Turn 5 he piled in the lat of the gaunts into combat with my lord and my lord dies. My turn and my drake goes into hover mode and takes the centre objective after burning the last couple gaunts off and I end up winning the game 13-1 thanks to my excellent starting objectives and the fact that my drake was scoring.
the 2nd game I may write up later but I cant remeber it as well but I got thrashed by blood angels in the relic. I was left with just the heldrake which took ages to turn up in the first place. Had that turned up sooner i might have survived.
Opinions on my units.
Lord+Terminators. I think im swapping these out for bikes+bike lord I have bikers I bought off ebay but I need to replace the legs and they should be good to go.
Sorcerer and cultists are also getting replace by a squad of 12 marines with dual plasma
Noise Marines I wil try again in the big expensive squad but I think they may end up being 2 6man squads with bolters and a blastmaster and no FNP.
Heldrake. Amazing except mine seems to be incredibly lazy.
Fiends. Not bad probably not worth the points but I'm going to run them again while I focus on adding more marines and bikers. Really tempted to try some tanks before I resort to oblits. Either 3 vindicators for giggles or some vindi/pred mix but I just dont know how well they will survive as the 5+ save on the fiends really helped.
Caporegime
Nice little writeup, those Forgefiends look awesome!
Soldato
Sounds like a couple of fun games and I like your paint scheme. Bonus points for having a matching bag on the table.
Had my first couple of goes at zenithal highlighting on the marines today. Didn't quite work out so well, though; I think I should have done the zenithal pre-highlighting method before applying the base colour, then the extra final highlight afterwards, as I was trying to achieve a look similar to the ones in the Buypainted tutorial.
On a more positive note, I popped in to my local GW store yesterday for the first time and had quite a pleasant experience. Totally unlike my last visit to the Manchester one.
Had my first couple of goes at zenithal highlighting on the marines today. Didn't quite work out so well, though; I think I should have done the zenithal pre-highlighting method before applying the base colour, then the extra final highlight afterwards, as I was trying to achieve a look similar to the ones in the Buypainted tutorial.
On a more positive note, I popped in to my local GW store yesterday for the first time and had quite a pleasant experience. Totally unlike my last visit to the Manchester one.
Caporegime
I might make a new design for Season 2 this weekend, nothing seems to be happening and I'm kind of sensing interest is fading
Associate
Cheers guys. The matching bag contains matching pink and black dice. They certainly drew some attention and good comments. Although the actual painting itself isn't amazing the overall look works well. Should be better next time since the cultists will be gone and everything will be pink.
Soldato
I might make a new design for Season 2 this weekend, nothing seems to be happening and I'm kind of sensing interest is fading
Going to incorporate the Kill Team rules, by any chance?
Awesome.
Caporegime
I would like to, would people want that? I need to have a proper read of them. Also got some ideas for interesting battles we can do. Definitely want this one focussed on a fun story rather than competition.
Soldato
I think it would be neat to include them and build a few scenarios around them. Whether that's assassination, sabotage or something else, who knows?
