Mental note

Follow the lead on using plasticard to make a cool plague marine power weapon.
Albreck's DG army paintathlon @ The Bolter and Chainsword

New layout

So, as I stated before I was having a hard time with the HTML layout as i didn't want to hand-code all that bullsh*t like i did back in the day. So I went back to the xml layouts. I used the mot dumbed down layout i could find. got sick of looking at nothing last night so i changed it up, i googled "closeup fly" in google images and found the pic you see in the bottom right. then i googled "how to add a picture to the background blogger" and found the code i needed.

i'm much more happy with it now, granted it's not the HTML layout i used before (with that fly that looked so badass) but i can manage this one.

Paint tests

So I've been working on my paint tests since Silver Dragon has been sold out of Chaos models for a while now. I've been able to paint there and give advice and receive some as well.

My paint tests, as I posted these are the results of my test paints. i'm happy with the armour, not sure how i feel about the trim and not sure how i feel about the backpacks/guns, weapons. i am really unsure about the skin on the models whose heads show. this is tough because in my next wave of chaos space marines i convert i want to add some Zombie arms and make them look all rotten.

anyhoo, here's my pics of the test paints.

More painting

Well,
went back to the Dragon yesterday to paint some more. Met with the resident paint guru, Mike, who gave me some advice on the rust i was trying to paint.

Paint scheme for rust:
Watered down Fiery Orange 1:1
Drybrush Dark Flesh
Ink Wash Brown/Fiery Orange/Water 1:1:3
Drybrush Tin Bitz

For Armour Edging:
Bestial Brown
Snakebite Leather
Graveyard Earth

Mike also wanted me to try for the "glowing eye" effect. I tried it on a couple of models. I'm not that good. but here's the progression:
Drybrush Dark Angels Green - this goes out the furthest, touching armour, weapons, shoulder pads, etc.
Drybrush Goblin Green - this comes in a bit, leaving the Dark Angels Showing
Drybrush Scorpion Green - This comes in even further
Drybrush Skull White - The tightest, this should only be in the eye and around the socket of the helmet.

I need a lot more practice and perhaps a better brush.

Paint scheme...chosen

So i've decided on a paint scheme for my plague wing.

back up...

the store i'm using now, Silver Dragon Square sold out of Chaos models a few weeks ago and has not been able to get a new shipment of GW stuff. In the mean time i've considered an Eldar Saim Hann army and a Dark Angels Deathwing army because he has the models in stock...gah! But methinks my wife would kill me for that.

i resorted to buying a 7 man unit of chaos bikers from ebay (7 models retail for $15 each, paid $39.99 shipped) they will probably only be used for BIG games (more than 1500 points)

well yesterday at the Dragon, I went to paint and play WOW TCG. i sat down with my metal plague marines (hate those models) and devised a paint scheme for my Plague Wing.

Plague Marine Paint Scheme
Prime Black
Heavy Drybrush Skull White
Drybrush 1:1 Skull White/Catachan Green
Light Drybrush Catachan Green
Light Drybrush Rotting Flesh
Ink Wash 1:1 Dark Green/Brown Inks
Ink Wash Brown

I think i want to do something different for my Terminators, perhaps a more pale color scheme for them (like the Deathwing)
Backpacks, guns, etc, i'm trying out a rust effect:
Watered down Fiery Orange
Drybrush Dark Flesh
Alternate Blood Red and Fiery Orange (the GW website where I got this doesn't give the technique for this, i am going to assume it's stippling.

Sick of the HTML layout

on the search for a good layout in XML for the new blogger system as it is much easier to work with

Long time, no posts

So, i've been ignoring my blog and my army for the holidaze.

1.) A new store has opened to compete with Sunshine. the owner is not as creepy. the store is bigger (yay! no more rubbing butts!)
2.) i've come to a conclusion with my Plague Wing army: i will be modelling the army then paint all at once.
3.) i think i want to have Typhus as my HQ for bigger games (even though I have an aversion to special characters)