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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Almost done with the goblin archers

Anyway, interview went well today, now some more goblins!


Bows painted!! I used foundation Calthan Brown, gonna highlight with bubonic brown.




Then I decided to not be lazy, and painted the belts. Those will be inked to hide the over painting.



Next, the arrows & pouches get snake skin leather, the arrows will get bubonic brown highlights.

But first, gonna watch the end of the us open playoff.

Oh silly night goblins

Well I started doing up the night goblin archers today, and at the end of the day I have 20 night goblin archers sprayed black, and skin green'd. Got em all mounted





Sprayed chaos black after I took all the mold lines off





Lined those suckers up so I could assembly line paint them




And 3 hours later (I was distracted) I had 21 night goblins green skin'd and ready for their bows to be painted, after which I'll go back and tough everything up with chaos black again, then ink.

Well, access to funds has started

And with the access to funds, money is being spent. So Justin ordered the battle for skull pass, I have night goblins, 84 +3 to paint (minus 1 as of posting, since I'm posting to show the first NG fanatic I painted). Anyway, it took a little over an hour and a half, but I have one night goblin painted.



Glued!


Gesso'd! Because it was 83 degrees out at 2 in the morning with 80% humidity, I had to gesso rather than prime.


Finish Painting! Now I just have to read how to highlight, practice once, and highlight this little guy. Oh, and I want to paint his wristbands black, I painted them brown accidentally (because I didn't know any better).

Just putting together a few more assualt troops

With the rule changes coming and rumors they're changing the minis, I wanted to make sure I had at least 1 full squad of assault troops that looked the same. Drilling out plasmas tho has given me some questions, so tell me what you think of the wide bore please?







Oh, and I enjoyed some nice golfing yesterday, I'd like to title the first pic "ooooo sexy".

spring jam day

So yesterday, friday, I came home at 1:30pm, because I dropped the class I had at 2pm, I failed a midterm in, so I withdrew from it. Anyway, my girlfriend had work from 5-10 yesterday, so I decided, hey, my dad is home, lets go buy some death squad guys, and build them. So I go to the games workshop dealer in woodbridge mall, they have none. So I stand there, "how much do I want to spend, ooo this is nice." So I walked out of there 81.50$ poorer, but well stocked on glue, green stuff, those clippers that GW makes cause I really needed a pair and couldn't find a good equivalent anywhere else, and an attack bike squadron. Super fun happy time! (started drinking about half hour ago, finishing this now, mmm Navan cognac).

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Anyway, point of this is, posting pics from ben folds and pics of my latest bikes, 1 ready for paint so far.