I've repainted more of my pink marines to the livery of the Red Corsairs. I started with older sculpts (2008?) as a test, then moved on to the ones from Blackstone Fortress. I used Army Painter Speed Paint 2.0 Bright Red directly over the pink. I left all the trim black- phew- I can see why Chaos players complain about painting this. I gave them a more pallid skin.
Friday 17 May 2024
Friday 10 May 2024
Pinkstone no more
I had one of those moments where the painting muse took me, and I decided to repaint my Slaanesh-worshipping forces. The pink, while distinctive, never really satisfied me and it was a pain to paint. They had been known as Pinkstone Fortress- no more! They have been tempted by the offers of Huron Blackheart and his Red Corsairs...
I started with the Beastmen as a test- I simply painted over all the pink with red, painted the rags a dirty sand, and rusted everything up. It was pretty quick with a lot of the hard work done earlier.
Before |
Traitor guard squad. |
Traitor guard lasguns |
Traitor guard grenadiers |
Traitor guard gunners with flamers |
Traitor guard chieftain with bolt pistol and chainsword |
Traitor guard chieftain with plasma pistol and improvised blade. |
Traitor enforcer. |
Traitor ogryn. |
Much happier with their new allegiance and appearance. I've still got a few more figures to go- not least the marines- and some new chaotic acquisitions.
Friday 3 May 2024
Terrorscapes horror game report
Thursday 25 April 2024
Anzac Day 2024- WW1 digger
This figure is a companion piece to last year's Mike Broadbent sculpt from Slave 2 Gaming. I tried to replicate the paintjob. Here they are together:
Lest we forget.
Friday 19 April 2024
40K Lamenters Phobos Command
"Brother-Captain Dagnir, your mission was a complete success. Zero casualties. Your exfil transports are inbound."
"We found a lost toy! There may be a child in the city who needs us. We are not leaving until we save them."
Last transmission of Strike Force Dagnir
I found a Phobos Captain and Lieutenant at a bring & buy in Brisbane last year. Demonstrating the slippery slope of gaming, I thought they would be fun to complement my Phobos Strike Team.
Captain in Phobos armour |
I love this teddy bear on a skull from Imitation of Life. Captain Dagnir is clearly going to ignore all other considerations until one child is saved. I like to think of his long-suffering servo-skull rolling its eyes (if it had any).
Lieutenant in Phobos armour |
Skull-o-meter™: 20
Friday 12 April 2024
Kill Team: Phobos Strike Team
Lamenters Phobos Strike Team |
- Lamenters are the overall Chapter; the yellow with chequers and bleeding heart icon
- Phobos is a 'new' type of Space Marine armour. It is lighter, for sneaky behind-the-lines missions. It is a bit more tacticool with lots of antennae and scopes and pouches and grenades, only one full-sized pauldron, and absence of the flared greaves.
- Kill Team (KT2021) is a GW game of elite squad vs elite squad. I could choose a Kill Team of six Phobos Strike Team marines for a mission.
- Infiltrators are behind-the-lines specialists with omni-scramblers that disrupt enemy deployment. They have the tactical arrow on their right shoulder and antenna on their backpacks.
- Incursors are raiders with specialised sensory arrays and sights. They have assault arrows on their right shoulder, visor facemasks, and boxy sights on their bolters and backpacks.
- 'Bespoke specialists' are individual models with unique parts to represent roles within a Kill Team- marksman, comms, demolition, medic, etc.
Infiltrator Veteran with taped mags. |
Incursor Minelayer with Haywire Mines. |
Incursor Minelayer with Haywire Mines. Does this make my butt look big? |
The Saboteur is an Infiltrator with a similar ability to the Minelayer. He's got a Big Red Button in his left hand.
Infiltrator Helix Adept. |
Infiltrator Helix Adept reaching for his first aid kit. |
The Voxbreaker is an Infiltrator with a scanner that reduces an enemy's ability to hide and reroll dice.
Infiltrator Voxbreaker. |
Infiltrator Voxbreaker- auspex scanner detail. |
Infiltrator Commsman. |
Infiltrator Commsman detail. |
Incursor. |
Infiltrator. |
Infiltrator. |