Imperial Navy patrol fleet (BFG)

Finished two cruiser for the Imperial Navy fleet, one Lunar Class Cruiser and a Dictator Class Cruiser. I also made some cardboard marker for attack craft

Imperial Navy Fleet (Lunar Class and Dictator Class Cruiser accompanied by ecort frigates)

Imperial Navy Fleet (Lunar Class and Dictator Class Cruiser accompanied by ecort frigates)

 

Firestorm Class Frigates (BFG)

 The first ships for the two fleets are finished. 

Squadron of 3 Firestorm Class Frigates

 

Squadron of 3 Firestorm Class Frigates

I started to make some blast markers. I printed the marker on paper, glued them to some cardboard. I also glued protective film on the front side to protect the printing.

  Frigates with blast markers

 

The next ships are the Imperial Navy cruisers, which already have there base color and painted prows. Contrast paints work realy well on the ships. I used Warp Lightning for the imperial ones and Flesh Tearers Red for the chaos.

Remaining ships

New year, new models

It was pretty quiet around the tabletop hobby in the last few months of 2020. I planed to start with Man o' War, but has some problems with the proxy ships, so I'll put it off until later this year. 

40k is still in pause mode, because I still wait for the fist chaos codex release, so still "more" time for some projects beside that. I build and started priming the Orc Trukk for Gorkamorka, but I didn't get any more than that.

But I'm happy that I made some progress with BFG, for which I have got my hands on some printed remastered rules and also enough ships for the start of two fleets.

 

Imperial Navy fleet consisting of a Lunar Class Cruiser, a Dictator Class Cruiser, a Overlord Class Battlecruiser and a escort squadron with 3 Firestorm Class Frigates.

Chaos fleet consisting of a Slaughter Class Cruiser, a Devestation Class Cruiser, a Styx Class Heavy Cruiser and a escort squadron with 3 Idolator Class Raiders.

Both fleets are around 750 points, so the perfect combination for some test games. I have also primed both fleets and started so paint the imperial ships, but more from that hopeful in the not so far future.

 

Starting a mob for Gorkamorka

With the new edition, 40k is slipped backwards from priority, because we still wait for the first new codices and the bigger faq with a lot of changes.

So the plan comes up to start some side projects, for which we chose some older games from GW. The start makes the game where gangs of orcs fighting each other: Gorkamorka.

I started to build a mob with some bits and a few models from the box set black reach. I also got 2 old tin grots. 

The models are a little more than needed for the start, but so I can switch and test a little bit. Also got a Trukk, but I haven't started building yet. The started painting is mostly done with contrast paint (green, brown, beige).

An other project I started is the reimagination of the Man o' War starter box, but more from that next time.

Elven Archer finished

The archers are finished and battle ready.

I'm really satisfied with how they look on the round bases and in the color sheme of the Lumineth.

Elven Archers

Continued the painting of the archers.

Now they have black base edges and I started with the metal color parts aon some models.

Pointy Elves

I got the new elf box, to which I added some older high elves. The scale of the older models is ok and with the bigger bases they fit good to the new models.
The riders are not build yet, because the kit don't fit like I want (Wanted the riders seperate frome the horses, for better painting).

I've started to paint the elf archers, because I wanted to test some paints.

On the lower coat from the archer I tested some contrast paint. I still need some exercise with them, but like the mix of paint and ink.

More Starships (Stars and Steel)

I painted some more starships.
This time a micro fleet for the tabletop game Stars and Steel.
Four squadrons/commanders for the smalles battle size "Skirmish".

Was fun to paint them and its goes very fast, because of there size (Scale is 1/10.000, the bases are 20mm squares).

1/10.000 nano fleet

I also continued some chaos stuff for 40k especially because of the announcement of the new edition, but more photos next time.

From outer space (Starships/BFG)

Haven't build and painted much from 40k miniatures in the last time, so updates for the Chaos/Death Guard will come in some next posts.

But I have started to paint some starships.
They are all 3d printed and mainly for BFG, but I wanted to use the Full Thrust rules, because the are free and include rules for designing own ships.

Painted chaos fleet: 

Grandcruiser, heavy cruiser with fighter squadrons and strike cruiser with boarding ships.

Painted Models: 

Chaos grandcruiser, chaos heavy cruiser, Black Templars strike cruiser, chaos strike cruiser and boarding ships.

All ships with a lot unpainted ships from different fleets: 

Chaos, Imperial, Space Marines and Mechanicus.

Plague Marines

The seven Plague Marines from the start box are now build and based. The backpacks are missing on the picture, because I will paint them seperate. If I have enough time, they will get primed at the weekend.
Now I can set up four squads each 5 man strong (2 with plasma guns and 2 with blight launcher).

The call of the Lord of Decay

As mentioned in the last post, I have also some Death guard models on the tabel (with some fancy tablecloth 😀).

Seven Plague Marines are partially painted, 6 easy to build marines are fully build and seven more marines from the start box are going to come (one is sneaking in the downer left corner).

I also have found the missing Plaguebearers from which I strip the color, so that they can get the same look like there brothers and I can complete a 30 man squad.

Ongoing Projects

At the moment I have many projects in the making. Some are close the be finished and some are barely started. I hope a few will find a successful end in the not so far future.

Chaos Knights (3 models, close to end)
The Chaos Knight is now full painted (also with mounted head).
The main body, weapons and bases of the Wardogs are also finished, the shoulder pads and armour plates still need some paint.
All decals are still missing, but I have finished them in digital form, so I only need to print them somehow.

Plaguebearers (25 models, started paintig)
For the reinforcement of my chaos armys I started a 30 model strong Plaguebearers squad (6 still missing) with a Spoilpox Scrivener. The Plaguebearers are the 3. edition tin models.
I also plan to add a Nurgle Herold later for some more boosting.

Khorne Berzerker (12 models, built and primed)
Another reinforcement for chaos are a Squad of 10 Khorne Berzerker with a Khorne Lord and a Khorne Dark Apostle. The Lord is a lightly converted AoS model and the Apostle is mainly built from the new and old Chaos Marine kit.

This is all very chaos and 40k heavy, there a also some other projects for which I have no photos or aren't very advanced:

• Warcry
• Black Templars
• Deathwing
• Death Guard
• Frostgrave

Spore Mines

The first post for 2020 and we start with some small and easy models.
For some narrativ missions I habe painted 10 Spore Mines. Maybe some more of these will follow and I will try to continue the build of my Anphilion Base.