Khepri's Eternal Legion: June 2010

Friday, June 18, 2010

Thousand Sons Terminators Part 9 (closing in on the finish line!)

I came to the realization last night out at my usual Thursday Night gaming haunt that I am really procrastinating a bit on these guys for a couple reasons…..

1) They will never be a good as I want them to be… It’s going to be years until I am a “Golden Daemon” caliber painter, if ever

2) Once they are done, their done…. And I hate to see the end of this phase of my project…

3) I have to find a way to play with them now… When I started them, damn near a year ago, I had a solid purpose in mind, I have since then moved on, and Terminators don’t fit in my CSM army, or my current proxy-hammer SM army….

4) The more I mess with them, the greater chance I ruin something thats pretty good....

Tonight, with the goading of my good friend Mr. Smith I am finishing the last cleanup on the bodies and sealing them with 5 coats of Krylon (love the stuff, Crystal clear then Matt Finish)… in the mean time, here are the pre cleanup photos…

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Greater Summoned Daemon / A Second GT Qualifier

"The Battle for Blobs Park" , hosted by the Inner Circle Gaming Club, saw me creating a new model in my first attempt at speed painting. I am a chronically slow painter, both due to my hectic work schedule and the fact I am still trying to hone my skills. I am still awed by the models people are able to paint in less then half the time the I spend, but I will keep plugging away.

The Greater Summoned Daemon I used is a model from the Reaper Range of figures, "Sokar's Avatar". It fits the theme of my army with no conversion other then a base swap. I plan to assemble and convert a second one as a showcase model, but I needed him ASAP!

Start to Finish he took about 11.5 hours, 2.5 in prep work, trimming flash, drilling and pinning, prepping a base and priming. A full 9 hours was spent painting him, with a little help from a friend of mine, Gamesmith starting the base blend on the bodies skin, something to work towards. It's not my best work, but better then allot of my army. I was proud to add him, and prouder yet I know I can do better!

The Best of the whole experience was the new addition to my army was the fact he was key to securing the win in all 4 GT Qualifing games, either as a solid heavy hitter, or a tough distraction unit. In the end I ended up taking FIRST PLACE!, netting my second qualifier for the Vega GT and winning a good size Space Wolf army in the process! It is important to note, my 1st place win does not rob an entry from a worthy 40k player, as I already have my "Golden Ticket" it goes to the person who came in 4th place.