Wave Serpent Prototype

Here is my 80% complete Wave Serpent. I usually like to get things almost done, and then let them sit on the shelf while I hem and ha over how to do the finishing touches. I want to add some freehand, either keeping with the eagle theme I have on other models, or go with a dragon/serpent theme since it is a wave serpent. I like to paint a prototype to completion before doing a whole squad. Each time I paint a model, I learn a lot about the paint I am using, and what works and what makes things take forever. Once this one is done, I have four more tanks to paint in an assembly line. I also am trying to figure out how to add some sweet banners to the tanks. Banners used to be a lot bigger about ten years ago, but I still likes me some banners.

In taking this picture, I realized that my little, old, point and shoot canon A520 takes better miniature pics than my $1000 new camera. ( I probably need to just figure out the new one).

So here is a better pic of Karandras too where you can actually see him. (CLick on pics for Ultra Zoom)

Man Cave

I'm Royce's little brother, Aric. I followed his advice and made my own office by cleaning out a storage room. Here it is. I finally have a space where the ankle biters won't invade. I have 4 armies. Black Templar, Orks, Tau, and Imperial Guard. I'm currently working on some lizard mounted rough riders. I should have some pictures up soon.

Karandras finished

I finaly finished Karandras. I also finished the exarch's chainsabres. I really liked the way these guys came out. Really easy to do, and quick to finish. I used graveyard earth on the shoulders, washed with devlan mud, then highlighted with graveyard earth, and then a final highlight with devlan mud mixed with sunburst yellow.

The chainsabres should be fun to try against imperial guard, orks, tyranids etc. Especially since he is with karandras who can use his claw when needed.

WIP Karandras

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Here is Karandras that I have been working on over the weekend. I love the paint scheme. I think I will paint my Tyranids in the same colors. Still need to do some finish work and of course the base. I wanted to tone down the monstrous mandiblasters and paint him in a dark, shadowstalker-esqe paint scheme. I can't see someone being a shadowstalker with bright yellow and green armor. Thats how I saw him at least. I like how the brown shoulder pads turned out. It makes the armor look ancient. I still need to do gem work, and more finishing on the black and dreadlocks. So far so good.

Dire Avengers

I finished my squad of new dire avengers and then finished four old style to bulk my squad up to ten. The exarch has magnetized arms for weapon swapping. Its really tough to match a paint job that was completed over 17 years ago. You can tell which of the old dire avengers are the old, and which are the new. I has always really liked dire avengers and think they fit well with an Alaitoc army.

Space Hulk

Although I am an eldar player through and through, I think I will have to break down and buy the new space hulk game. The models are beautiful, and I loved playing the original space hulk in the early '90s. I think it would be a great game to play with my 9 year old son, and would be a great game to introduce people to the hobby. Check it out at the GW website : http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat180018a&prodId=prod210009a

It looks like it is going to be great. You get those amazing Blood angel terminators, and some awesome genestealers. I might get a chance to use my original space hulk tyranid warriors.
I am excited about the objectives as well. Looks to be a great game. Good job GW

Wraithlord #2

Here is my second new style wraithlord. I always liked the kneeling rangers and Tau firewarriors. I thought a heavy weapon wraithlord would be great kneeling with the gun-grip hand. I cut the leg off just below the kneecap and pinned it. I have found that the pin vise works better than the dremel for pinning plastic figures. The plastic is so soft that it tends to melt with a dremel and give you a horribly large hole. The pin vise works great if you have a wire and drill bit that are very close to the same size.
I also put the back wings in a lower position as if they were articulated and he had them down for ballance.

I put both flamers on the left weapon mount, and glued down a few bits of metal sheeting down to hold the magnetic weapons in place. The hand has the nail heads from the earlier post. I also added the hip armor plates to the arm to make him look a little more armored.