A boy’s dream

When I started Warhammer Fantasy in 1993 I actually never considered to play 40K, but there were a couple things that impressed me when looking at the models in White Dwarf:

1. Blood Angels
2. Space Wolves
3. Catachans
4. Vindicare Assassins

Ever since I saw the model of the Vindicare, I wanted to have one, too. Well, when I took the pictures of my Sanguinary Priests I had some spare time so I sat down and spontaneously painted them. They will be FUN in Apo games!

From Blood Angels

From Blood Angels

Back at painting BA and upgrading my army

Well, after my Warmachine hiatus it feels good to be back at painting BA. However, the detour was worth it: I painted my Cygnar army for the first time with a palette and those models have tiny little details, so I think that experience transfered into my new BA models having smoother blending and more nicely painted details. What do you think?

Sanguinary Priests

From Blood Angels

From Blood Angels

From Blood Angels

From Blood Angels

More Marines for my two existing Tactical Squads to add more punch:

From Blood Angels

From Blood Angels

Another Pic of the Day on BoLS

Well, another picture of mine got published on BoLS, namely this one here:

I recorded this image at work when we had a class on x-ray image recording and were supposed to bring objects to record. As I just finished my Cygnar/Mercenary army I though “Heck, I may just as well record those!”

The image was taken with a smiths detection HI-SCAN 6040i.

I really enjoyed reading the BoLS readers’ comments, but Obsidian Wolf’s comment definitely was the best:

“Sir, I’m sorry, but you cannot bring heavy warjacks in your carry-on, you’ll need to provide it’s manufacturer’s warranty card and your Warcaster ID to have it declared as checked baggage. In addition, Immoren Aviation Code 982-12.1 requires me to inform you that you are responsible for any and all damages to the aircraft in the event of your warjack going berserk.”

As expected, there were also comments on my Cygnar army stored in a Gamesworkshop case.
(it’s the ammo crate you got when buying the collector’s edition of 40K 5th Edition and has the perfect size for a 25pts army)

My Cygnar 25pts army is done!

Well, today is a pretty big day for me that I have been looking forward to ever since I started painting these models on Christmas 2009 – I am done! So before I go back to the glory of my Blood Angels, I hope you enjoy with me the following pictures.

(I took pictures of previously finished and published miniatures again in order to improve their quality)

As always, click them for a larger view.

Captain Allister Caine & Reinholdt, Gobber Speculator

Thunderhead

Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team

Dannon Blythe & Bull

Greygore Boomhowler & Company

Eiryss, Mage Hunter of Ios

Final note: Dannon Blythe & Bull were the models that made me start collecting a Warmachine army and I am very happy with the way Bull turned out. Not so much with Dannon Blythe as her skin color is a little weird, but what else would you expect from one of the best bounty hunters?

Oddities in the WWW

Really, somebody invested time and skill (?) to create a blog called Boycott BoLS. It’s a vibrant place, as you can tell.

Well, I understand there are reasons why you can have different opinions compared to those of they guys over at BoLS. Yes, I don’t like the crap load of adds either that make it especially hard to read the website on my iPhone.
Yes, it feels like they have more filler articles compared to a few years ago.
Yes, I still wonder if Brent’s a genius, totally insane, or just a careless.

Either way, BoLS keeps me entertained and it’s being run by a couple guys with good (i.e. friendly/civil) attitudes, while some of their biggest critics in the comments obviously lack this component. I am really looking forward to meet the BoLS crew at Wargames Con and the idea with the mirror list sounds very promising.