Basing

Another quick post to show some basing I was asked about. The previous posts bases were using cork and GW's Agrellan Earth to make the crackle effect. This base was too, but to a little higher standard since it was for a display miniature (which I never finished!)...

 Also I skimmed then sanded the back smooth because it was for display.

Basing Prototypes

<< Checkword #d9-alpha
<<Deployment confirmed>>
<<Planet Type: desert world>>

<<Transmission Ends>>

So the first bases are done, they ended up a little less orange than I'd hoped and I think I should have added some sand to get them more desert like but I'm happy enough with them, should provide a good counterpoint to blue tones on the troops.

I will need to blend the metal parts into the base with some orange 'dust' but I'll do that near the end.

Onwards to the miniatures!

Swift and Strong

The 22nd Delton Eagles are on of the oldest Militarium Tempestus regiments, with a history of triumphs stretching back many thousands of years. Unfortunately they have also known defeat, including the regiments blackest day, spoken only of as 'the lomax incident'. This is a story of a regiment preparing for the latest war, on an arid dusty planet called Orum II.

Currently in the care of the Imperial Navy, the regiment prepares it's latest soldiers..


The plan for this force is to mostly base it on Militarium Tempestus regiment, but to include Astra Militarium stuff as allies as the newbies of the regiment. The basing is a desert world, looking for an orangey tone to contrast the blues of the uniforms.

Progress so far:

First of 2013 - High Elf and Basing

So Happy 2013!

I've come up with some new years hobby resolutions now:

- Update blog/forum logs weekly (will try and get into a habit of doing it on Fridays)
- Sell off my Space Marine army (by March)
- Sell off my Skorne Army (by March)
- Don't buy any more minis for painting only (I have enough to last a good year already!)
- Enter Salute painting comp in April
- Enter GD in September
- Army project at rate of 1 unit per month and play casual games with it, 15 games in the year. (not sure yet if this will be Grey Knights or Cygnar)

Since I've been back from holidays I've been getting on with my little elf a bit, a few people asked about the sword, so I tried to get some closeups of that. Still got a bunch of tidying up to do and a few details to do, click for larger images:

I started working on a quick base too, the planking is made of coffee stirers. Only problem is as much water effect as I put onto it, it seems to keep dissapearing! I have a theory it's soaking into the wood, but I don't really know, I suppose I'll give it some more and see what happens!

PS: If anyone wants to buy any Space Marines or Skorne models, give me a shout!