Beginning

As I stated in my previous post, I would update daily when I began.  Tonight I will begin working on my submisson to the B&C.  I have 6 SM ready for paint currently, I will be putting them towards my total for 2 squads of complete SM.  If anyone feels this is cheating, I'm sorry, but I want to get them done, I really just need 2 complete squads so I can field nice looking models finally.

I will purchase the necessary rhino over the weekend and go to radio shack for the rest of what I need.  I've already planned out how my rhino will work with the one I currently have so I know exactly what I'll need.  I'm super excited.

I also learned something today, no longer are you required to put two space after sentences when typing.  I don't feel I'll ever be able to break the habbit :(

The Librarium Painting Challenge - AnthonyVG Entry

The Librarium Painting Challenge
http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/index.php?showtopic=156023

As part of the new year, I challenged my cousin to a game, my space marines against his guard. We got in two turns before everyone else arrived, but we learned that chimeras are very delicate and prone to blowing up.

Anyway, the purpose of this post is to announce my pledge on entry into the aforementioned painting challenge. Included in my entry will be:

1. daily updates
2. pictures
3. at least 1 tutorial on modifying a rhino (I don't want to give away my ideas, but if it works, it'll be the funniest/coolest thing ever, and no it's not a dancing rhino)
   

My entry is as follows,
"I, AnthonyVG, vow on the honour of my Chapter to paint and present at least [2 tactical squads w/ rhinos & 1 dreadnought] on or before the 28th of February, 2009. I promise to provide at least two WIP updates, preferably with pictures, in that time. I vow that if I should fail, I will provide the Librarium with an article and wear the Signature of Shame until my penitence period is done."


So there you have it, I am sworn into the new years resolution to actually achieve something painting wise. On a side note, I do need to purchase 1 more rhino.

Christmas & Remembrance

Let me start this post off with a congratulations to my grandfather on moving on to the afterlife, one day I hope to join him there where he can again bring joy to my and everyone's afterlives. He will be badly missed by everyone, it was a rough few days after his passing and we are all now finally making peace.

With Christmas comes money to buy more warhammer stuff. Today I will go out and buy some paints and other assorted goodies that tickle my pickle. Currently I am painting a Librarian in tactical dreadnought armor. I've decided to go with the classic ultramarine blue, covered with 5 washes of [1 part skull white, 5 parts water, 1 part ogryn flesh, 1 part glue]. Turns out this gives a very nice looking highlight for photographing (yes, all those highlights are actually on the model, not from any external light source).




I also went with red on the shoulderpad since my SM are red, now SM and not blood angels, I'll wait for a new codex before I try to use them. As you can see the robe is in progress right now, what I want to do is what you see below, which I first learned to do on this Eldar Banshee



I forget how many layers that was, its about 5 I think. One day I'll finish a space marines force and do my sexy eldar.



Anyway, next wednesday I play my cousin chris in a 500-750 point match, my SM against his IG, I'll post many pics and a batrep here and on the Bolter & the Chainsword. Back to painting! Merry Christmas Season all!

bought aobr

Oh man, I bought assualt on black reach! So I dremel'd off all the silly ultra marine symbols and I'm sanding everything down and basing them all currently. I'll take pics tomorrow because I redid everything and make a detailed post about what I'm trying to do. Good news is, now I have 1750 points.

Eldar

One day I will complete an army, I swear I will. Until then I am going to have fun painting random things. The winter is upon us and that again means I will try my best to paint things. Currently I am working on an eldar farseer, the metal one with singing spear and shirken spear (I still can't spell it). The basic idea behind this army is that I'm aiming for something to contrast my blood angels, probably around the 500-750 point range. When I say contrast I mean shooty instead of 18" OCE charging.

Later I'm going to clean up a box of banshees and spray them white.

Mmmmm 17$ predator

So I ordered a predator online for 17$ which I'll convert to a baal pred eventually, but for now, assembly. I was drawn to the "drive me closer, I want to hit them with my sword" idea since a baal pred is a melee tank, for all intents and purposes. Here is my version of the classic.









Magnetized sponsons! =o

OMG Update

So, whats it been, 6 months? Should have been, thats when I stopped co-op. Anyway, here I am sitting at my desk with 26$ worth of free 1/8"x1/16" and 3/8"x1/16" magnets, some metal rod, and super glue.

What, you may ask, am I doing with these? Why I'm making sniper scouts from scratch to save 25$!

Anyway, attached are some pics of the magnets, magnet mods, and home made sniper rifle.. The sniper rifle is made from the butt of a shotgun, old tv antenna rod (I knew one day these things would come in handy), and pieces from the scout bolter handgun. I'm gonna magnetize the sniper rifle (with a magnet in the shoulder of the gun and one in the body, so this way I can swap out sniper rifles for regular bolters is I need to use scouts and want to save points).








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