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.






































Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Thousand Sons Terminators Part 8

All your bases belong to me…

Running behind of course, work is killing me (6 weeks and a total of 7 and ½ days off!!!) I really wished I had more time for 40k, to model and play…

Just finished playing in the Inner Circle Battle for Blobs park Tourney…

In the mean time, here are the bases for the Termies…