Blood Company 01

Blood Company 01
Originally uploaded by misterjustin

My "Not Dante" model is still going to be leading a Death Company. Because my army is black/white I decided to call these guys the "Blood Company" and put them in all red armor. For the sake of fluff I'll say that these are original suits of Blood Angels armor from the second founding.

Conversions are simple arm swaps and removing the silly bits of terrain some of their feet were attached to. The latter gives a better impression of landing and also eliminates the image of these highly trained soldiers landing on sharp piles of rubbish.

WinterGuard-Chimera01

WinterGuard-Chimera01
Originally uploaded by misterjustin

I've been working on the weathering techniques and colours for my winter themed Imperial Guard army. Not that I'm going to get to it any time soon -- but it was a good excuse to practice vehicle weathering and snow application.

The snow is PVA, water and baking soda. The mud was applied using water, pastel pigments and PVA; I also dipped the brush in static grass every now and then for additional effect.

Additional stowage is from Venderlein -- although I'll apply it differently on future vehicles and not add any cloth to the hull. It's snowing, raining and horrible -- not so much "put your backpack on the tank" weather.

Commissar 01

Commissar 01
Originally uploaded by misterjustin

This is a Forge World "Death Korps of Krieg Commissar" I'm doing on commission. He is mounted on one of my resin display bases.

The colours were client specific but I asked to practice my NMM on this one. Except for the basket on his sword I'm pleased with the results. At this stage he's roughly 50% completed.

The model itself has been a pleasure to paint. I'm likely to get one of these for myself.