40K Sisters of Battle vehicles and Combat Patrol

I pulled my finger out and finished off the last miniatures to make a Sisters of Battle Combat Patrol- a Rhino and a Penitent Engine. I used some of the new-ish Army Painter metallic speedpaints, which were like using a watery metallic. They'll do better with a busy textured surface, and you could get some interesting effects with different undercoats. I used AP Dark Tone to add more contrasts to the silver.

The Penitent Engine has a lot of detail behind its tortured pilot- I just left it black and hope the shadows hide the omissions. I do like the overkill of combined circular saws and quad flamethrowers on a top-heavy mech. I like the subtly buried skellie on the base.

Penitent Engine

The Rhino is a GW classic shape, and I've never had a 28mm one. There were a few gaps in assembly which I could have done a better job of rectifying. I tried a bit of a wash, but it turned into a horrible grey mess. I think I was able to salvage it with drybrushing and edge highlights. I used a bristle to make an antenna- it is subtle, but adds a satisying something.

Sisters of Battle Rhino

The rare white Rhino

These two vehicles give me a bona fide Combat Patrol, ready to burn out heresy!

Sisters of Battle Combat Patrol

Twelfth Bloggiversary

 The blog continues for another year!

My Five Parsecs campaign has slowed as I try to reach a narratively satisfying climax within the random dice rolls, but I will knock it over. I'm keen for more Nordic Weasel games, as Ivan Sorensen has a good handle on what makes some solo games better than others.

A bad day for the crew

I make no apologies for tumbling back to the 40K from my teenage years. Now I can afford paints and have amassed a bit of scenery, the setting calls strongly. The latest 10th edition of 40K is more beginner-friendly. I wryly acknowledge the long game GW has played on me over the last few years- well done.

I've really enjoyed writing the battle reports

So many gribblies.

Lamenters! I love their unlucky streak.
The new terminators are great sculpts.

I even got a half of the 'new' 2020 Blood Bowl in last week. I wasn't sure if I would appreciate the changes to a venerable game, but it gets a grudging thumbs up from me.

Elven Union vs Imperial Nobles

The Analogue Challenge remains a highlight of the hobby year, and I hope to participate again next month. Contrast Paints and the new Speedpaints 2.0 are getting much more of a outing as I try to paint faster, sacrificing some perfectionist traits for model quantity.

So glad to finish this SST Brain Bug after many years

Really enjoyed some Lord of the Rings work.

There's more than a few lifestyle changes coming my way next year, but I can't see the underlying hobby itch going away.

Thanks, as always, for following along- the community is a great part of the hobby.

Hurrumph.

How to paint chequers

40K more Sisters of Battle

The Canoness- I tried to get an aged appearance to her face. You can't really see, but her leg is bionic- she's seen some action.

Canoness

The Repentia Superior dual-wields neural whips.

She leads the Sisters Repentia and their famous two-handed eviscerators. They are Sisters who seek absolution in battle or their transgressions. They're on these new 28.5mm bases.

The Arco-flagellants are citizens who have been punished by being turned into close-combat cyborgs.

I'm not a huge fan of the sado-masochism and mortification aspects of the Sisters, but here we are.

Skull-o-meter™: 29

40K Sisters of Battle

Sisters of Battle, Adepta Sororitas, nuns with guns… I had the 1997 second edition codex many moons ago, and got some of the new plastics when they were re-released in 2019. I chose to punish myself with a white scheme. I painted the heads and backpacks separately.

Sister Superior

Battle Sister with Storm Bolter

Battle Sister with Ministorum Flamer

Battle Sister with Simulacrum Imperialis

Battle Sisters

Battle Sisters

Heads on sticks

Backpacks

I really liked this limited edition figure and shelled out for her. I converted what she was holding.

She’s based on this art:

Battle Sisters. Anna Steinbauer (2013)

I painted these a few years ago, and there will be a few more SoB posts coming very soon.

Skull-o-meter™: 49

Discworld Witches

These are teenage apprentice witches from Terry Pratchett's Discworld, meant for use with the boardgame The Witches. The 40mm figures don't come with the game, but are from Micro Arts Studio in Poland. I played this on Hallowe'en, and realised I hadn't put these figures on this blog before. I painted them for AHPC XI. 

Terry Pratchett’s witches are a crucial part of his rural communities. Each one brings her own style to their role of combined village doctor, midwife, veterinarian, and defender of the voiceless.

Tiffany Aching

Annagramma Hawkin

Dimity Hubbub

Petulia Gristle