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Dear blog readers (all three of you), the posters of this humble blog are engaging in something of a competition...

Buteo Returns!

Wow, it's been a long time since my last post.  I have not been idle but not as productive as I would like.  I've had the time to finish up my Land Raider Spartan and my 10 man Cataphratii Terminator squad!  It was a lot of fun to paint the spartan, at first I was dreading this because painting my Sicaran was soul breaking.  I think the unit and transport came out rather well.  More pictures after the jump.

Alpha Legion holding down the fort with a barrage of posts!

Hey all, I've made some inroads on the quad mortars. 12 barrels of hell after the jump...

Two more to complete the pack! (WIP)

The stare of heresy

Isn't he handsome! More pics after the jump...

Another serrated son joins the dark brotherhood!

He's got more eyes than I'm entirely comfortable with...

Finally I've had a few moments to paint... and boy, did I paint! Two solid days of trying to remember what end of the brush to hold and how to get back into the old familiar routine.

Legion XI Deredeo with Shiny New Assault Cannons

Finished up the Assault Cannons for my Deredeo.  Now he can shoot down some traitors even better than before!  Although from my experience so far with him it probably won't be needed.  The only time when I needed to shoot those guys are defensively before I was going to get charged, now people will have to be extra careful as they can take up to 11 shots if they get too close.

Buteo's WIP - Assault Cannon Edition

With the release of Retribution, Blood angels got access to Assault Cannons on everything!  So here's the start of my decent into assault cannon heaven.  I've got a tournament coming up and I'm taking my Deredeo Contemptor Dreadnought with me and with a few extra points left over I decided to give it twin linked assault cannons.  This was a really easy conversion to do.  I used the assault cannons from the Ravenwing landspeeder upgrade sprue I had lying around.  I just took the front of the assault cannons and the glue the ammo box to the bottom.

Legion IX Elite

 

Legiones Astartes Terminators are amongst the most feared warriors in the galaxy.  Best suited for engagements in confined quarters and for being all around bad asses!  This kit is great, I got them nearly 10 months ago and assembled them but didn't paint them yet.  I had a lot of fun buliding and painting them.  To make them stand out a little bit from my bog standard marines, I've painted black marble on their left shoulder pad and single knee pad.  The bases are also a departure from my normal ones, I added more colours and variation to flooring.

Tread Carefully, and with a Big Gun.

Another completion! I know I have been rather quiet as of late but have been rather distracted with numerous side projects which you will see very soon in my next blog!

Buteo Returns with WIPs!

Life has got in the way and I haven't had as much time as I would like for my Legiones Astartes.  I even played a game!  I have made some minor progress though by stealing half an hour here and maybe an hour there.  I've been painting my Cataphratii Terminators and assembled a Proteus Land Raider.  I really hope in the future that FW molds all the tracks onto the vehicle itself as I easily spent an hour to get my tracks on correctly and making it stable again.  Argh!  It won't stop me from buying more models like that but it will continue to annoy me to no end!

Blood Angel's Contemptor Dreadnought

This model was a joy to paint.  What's not to love?  Lots of details, large areas to shade and blend colours in and it's a freaking robot!  Sadly it's only 95% of the way there.  If you look closely the the shields on the shoulder and leg are not done.  I don't know what to put there yet and am waiting on the next Horus Heresy book so I can get some ideas.  I'm getting much better at my shading a blending and it's not as "bright" anymore. 

Vigilator Alpha HQ

Hey guys, a quick post today to let you know I'm a closer! I mean, I've finished painting my HH weekender army, and the last model to be completed was my Vigilator. Progress below:

The Master of Signals!

Who is a deep-cover cell operative meant to call when they need a noisy exfiltration? None other than the famous harbinger of orbital annihilation and master of signals that calls himself Alpharius.

Legion IX Vigilator

Vigilator Complete!  This was a fun guy to paint, overall I think he came out very well.  There's always something that you want to do better.  I based this model off the limited edition consul when forgeworld's new webstore opened, cape from Asterion Moloc, and the head is from the ravenwing biker sprue. Now I've got a stealthy guy to lead my army, tactically I want to use him to scout my assault squad or tactical squad.  The fact he has stealth gives my troops a little bit more resilience.

Happy New Year Battle Brothers!

And what a thing to kick off the year with. I should have made this my New Year's resolution - 3 days of holidays left and a hell of a challenge set out. Paint a Sicaran. See how that went below. 

For The Emperor and Sanguinius!

 

I've definitely ended the year on a high note having completed my 1500 point Blood Angel force.  This is going to be a long post so you may want to make a cup of tea.  This project has almost consumed my entire hobby existence for 2015.  I must say it's been a long road but worth it at the end.  I've been in this hobby for over 10 years and this is the 2nd 1500 army that I've painted in completeness.  Though I'm going to apply some decals and markings once I get the 6th Horus Heresy book into my hands.

Alpha Whirly Scorps ready for war!

Man I love Christmas time. Forget the turkey and the cranberry sauce. No fat men in red suits or babies in mangers for me please! I didn't even get any presents. Nope, I love this time of year because I get so much time off to unwind and paint! 

Alpha Rhino complete!

Short and sweet post today - I painted my Deimos Rhino. I have to say it started as a struggle (filling all the holes in the tracks and exhaust pipes with metal paint is a chore) but turned into a real joy with the detailing/stenciling and highlights.

Blood Angel Assault Squad Finished.

I finished up 5 more assault marines to bulk out my Assault Squad to 15 marines, 3 with power axes. One step closer to 2k points for our Horus Heresy Weekender throw down.  It's getting closer and I'm looking forward to a weekend worth of Gaming goodness.  Lots of to look forward to and hopefully buy.  I can see a Legion Glaive in my future....

The Risen Dead, to War once more!

Much like Buteo I'm just getting on with the painting. Ah such freedom the lack of being shackled to a commitment brings… and it’s still a long road to the Heresy Weekender in February. Here's what I've done in the meantime…