Warhammer 40k Excellence: White Scars, Kroot Renegades, and Commissions

So a week or two ago I was commissioned to build two Forgeworld Medusas because the person who originally bought them was completely fed up with trying to put them together. I honestly thought “how bad could it be?” Well the answer is very.

I pulled the models out of the bag and noticed right off that bat that they give you all of these extra interior compartment pieces which are pointless to the construction of the tank. You can not see the details unless you magnetize everything and since that was an adventure I did not have to go on, those pieces got thrown out.

Than to my shock and horror their were massive air bubbles on the tank’s hull. Now I wasn’t too concerned since they are hidden by the chimera chassis but it was annoying none the less, I had to cut them off like tumors or something to make it smooth. I then began the process of trimming off the excess flash and then I noticed how thin the armor plates are, definitely not good. After that time consuming project, I began dry fitting everything together and to my enjoyment… nothing fit together what so ever. I began using warm water and soap to clean off the wax finish and to bend the pieces into place, and for the most part I was successful, but from the pictures below, there are still noticeable gaps and holes in the armor because did not go together perfectly.

To get this current stage it took me over 5 hours and I am completely annoyed with these tanks. The only good thing is that once the green stuff covers the gaps, accessories and treads are added, and when its painted the errors on the tank will not be as noticeable… or at least I hope so.

This project was definitely a test of my skills and patience, but next time I am confronted with Forgeworld models, I will know what to expect!

Hello everybody! 

This is a bloodthirster that I was asked to paint (my first commission I might add!).  With help from Frosty on creating the base I went to work.  I was asked to paint red skin with black wings to go along with purple/pink/gold armor.  I hope the owner of this model will be happy how it turned out! 

What are your thoughts on the paint scheme?

Continuing on with more Nurgle Exploits…

Here is a unit of Nurgle Terminators that I just finished. My goal was to implement a “Zombified and Diseased” look to them with a little bit of puss here and there and I think they came out quite nicely. Some details might be a little hard to work out due to the lighting, but after I am done priming them, I’ll take another group shot and throw it in there so you can see the end result.

I hope you all enjoy!

Hello All!

I just wanted to show off some “nurglized” tanks that I did for apart of a commission. This is going to be the first of many updates on Nurgle Chaos Space Marines. For those who are concerned, no I didn’t break down and buy a new army! I will however be building and painting a chaos army from scratch which is pretty awesome if you ask me.

So this installment is for three Rhinos and one Vindicator. So once these bad boys are done, I have one more vindicator to do along with all of the infantry and daemons.

I used a product called “pumice paste” which when applied to large surfaces it shows a texture and has a little bit of a grit to it. When it is all said and done it is going to resemble puss, disease, vomit and so forth which are the trade marks of a Nurgle army. Did I mention that we also wants zombies built into his army? So because of this, the vehicles have zombie/undead parts for flavor and even a zombie gunner. However when I begin to work on infantry, expect to see way more zombies in the mix!

I hope you all enjoy these as much as I did building them and feedback is always appreciated!

In case you were wondering… Yes that is a Necron Warrior strapped to the front of the demolisher cannon! MUHAHAHA!

Hello all!

I was recently contracted to create scenic bases and build an entire Cadian Imperial Guard army. So this is the first update of many for this particular army. The first build was a imperial guard battalion box set and to turn it into a platoon. The sentinel in that box set is being put on hold until I can get a squadron of them ready so they can be used as one unit with similar bases.

The customer was looking for (of all things) a Nazi German themed Imperial Guard army in a city battlefield. That is why I opted to stay away from the “gothic” ruins that GW sells in favor of a more post industrial look consisting of bricks, piping, and other assorted pieces. Without further ado… Here is the end result of the project thus far.

As per the customer’s request, I cleaned up the models, did some green stuff work to them and took clearer pictures of the command squad. So here is the end result and I hope you all enjoy them!

Here is the second part of the Catachan commission I was asked to do. He requested a Command Squad armed with 4 plasma guns and an officer with a power ax and a plasma pistol in carapace armor.

So off the bat I gave each of the guardsmen unique plasma guns to show the differences in the technology and to make them more individualized. Also, compared with the other squad, this squad isn’t river crossing, they are on high ground observing the battle field. I also made the models by mashing together the Cadian and Catachan kits along with various other parts.

They aren’t quite finished, as I am looking for some feedback before they go out so any and all comments are greatly appreciated!

Here is some Commission work I have been doing for another customer. He wanted a Catachan veteran squad to compliment is current army. I built this particular unit to appear as if they are crossing a river/swamp and because of this I officially nicknamed them the “swamp rats”.

I also have a guard command squad which is in the final stages of completion. So once it is finished, I will post up part 2 of this project.

So I have been requested to do some custom work on a jump pack Canoness armed with an evicerator jumping off her base with flames modeled on… so here is the base I came up with while working on this project.

Mind you the Canoness isn’t done yet (I am working on a custom jump pack for her) but here are the beginnings of this project. Look for future updates in the near future on her.