Merry (Belated) Christmas from Blackmane and Zebulon

Merry Emperor Approved Christmas Everyone

Slightly belated I know, but neither myself or Zebulon had a chance to post anything yesterday. 

So with that I'd like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year wherever you are in the world. I hope you all got those things that you wanted and that next year will bring you everything you hope for.

Thanks for reading and hopefully we'll be back again with some hobby content soon.

Blackmane and Zebulon

Finished Praetor Tribune Challenge

Hi all.

Today our Praetor Tribune challenge has ended and here we bring you the post with the finished models. Zebulon has painted his Tribune as an Iron Hand and I have painted mine as one of the Emperor's Children. 

So on with the pictures.

More after the jump.

Tau Air Support: Zebulon's Birthday Present

                       

So today I have a couple of new models to show off, as the title suggests they are reinforcements for my Tau force to compliment my Barracuda. It was my 30th last week and Blackmane presented me with these two! It's an annual tradition between myself and Blackmane that 99% of the time we give each other painted models for presents. Its great on many levels as a painted model for a gift shows time and dedication and thought put in to what your giving as well as the gift itself, it also gives us something a little different to tackle too!

Painting Challenge: Praetor Tribune

Hey all,

today I'd like to announce the start of another of mine and Blackmane's painting challenges. This time we're tackling the 30k Praetor Tribune that was released back in July. same rule apply as last time, 2 weeks from today is the deadline, from fresh to finshed! Let battle commence! 

=Z=

Scrap Iron Hands Project: Iron Captain Morvellon

So today I took a detour from my Tactical Squad work and built a new Iron Captain for my Scrap Iron Hands. Ironically, most of the pieces on this mini are new and not scrap pieces....

Slaughter Priest Painting Challenge Results

Hi all.

So here are the results of the Slaughter Priest Painting Challenge. 

Results after the jump.

Scrap Iron Hands Project: Tactical Squads WIP

Hey all, I've go an update today about my Scrap Iron Hands project, today I'm looking at my Tactical Squads. I've assembled 3 of these from mostly the various bits that I already accumulated from job lots:

Hama Complete

Hi all.

So another quick post to show my completed Hama model for my Rohan army. For anyone who doesn't know who Hama is, he is the unfortunate guy who is the first to be killed by a warg during the warg attack in The Two Towers. 

More after the jump.

Covenant of Antartica Aronnax Class Assault Robot

Hi all.

In this post I bring some pictures of the Aronnax Class Assault Robot that I finished a little while ago now. I really liked these models as soona s they came out. Yes that is an indicator of just how long I've had them sat around waiting to be painted. 

So lets get to some pictures. 

 More after the jump.

Gamling Complete

Hi all.

Just a quick post to bring my finished Gamling model on foot for my Rohan army. I had him for a while and then stripped him down to repaint him (a fate most of my LotR good and evil characters have under gone due to improved painting skill since I originally did them).

So on with some pictures.

More after the jump.

Imperial Space Marine

Hi all.

With this post I bring my completed Imperial Space Marine painted up as an Imperial Fist. Zebulon got me him for my birthday back in July. He's been sat waiting to be photograhed for a while as it's possibly been one of the quickest turn arounds from getting the model to finishing the model I've managed in a long time. 

Lets get on with some pictures.

More after the jump.

Let the Lord of the Black Land Come Forth!

Hi all.

Today I bring some pictures of the Lord of the Rings himslef Sauron. I've had this model sat around for ages and ages and decided to finally get round to painting him up. 

So on with some pictures.

Slaughterpriest Painting Challenge Complete

Hi all.

Today I bring a post with pictures of mine and Zebulon's finished slaughterpriest models. As always we'll put a poll up for a week and at the end of that see who you, the reader, have chosen as the winner.

                        Blackmane's Slaughterpriest        Zebulon's Slaughterpriest 

So there are the two entiries. More pictures after the jump.

Slaughterpriest Painting Challenge

Hey all,

we're back today with another of myself and Blackmane's painting challenges. Since we both picked up the shiney new version of White Dwarf, we though it fitting to do a challenge based of the Slaughterpriest that came with it. 

We have 2 weeks from today to complete the model in anyway we see fit and then we will put it up as a poll to see who the victor is! 

On a slightly related note, myself and Blackmane have both moved house in the last couple of months each gaining a hobby room/studio. This explains our lack of posts recently and should allow us both increased content for our little blog which we hope you will enjoy going forward.

Paint brushes at the ready..... GO!!

=Z=

Iron Hands Captain Aethon

Hey all, today I return with my finished Iron Hands version of Captain Aethon, I'm going to rename him but I'm not sure what yet haha

The King of the Golden Hall

Hi all.

Today I bring a couple of pictures of the Theoden model I've spent some time on and got finished. If you've seen my posts over the last couple of weeks you may have noticed a theme in that I have dug out mostly Rohan hero's. This is partly because they were all in the same box and partly because the second biggest good army I have is a Rohirrim army. But it was an army with no painted hero's (not even any unnamed ones) which made it effectively unplayable.

Well now they at least have their King to lead them. On with some pictures.

 More after the jump.

Eomer and Sam WIP

Hi all.

Today I bring yet another few WIP pictures of some more Lord of the Rings models that I dug out to work on. Today its the turn of Eomer and Sam.

On with a few pictures.

 More after the jump.

The Smaller Shadow in the Flame

Hi all.

Today I bring a model that I've done for my Moria goblin army.  In this case it's a Dweller in the Dark. For those not in the know a Dweller is essentially a mini Balrog. It' not as strong or tough as the trolls available to a moria goblin army but it is capable of moving a lot faster and will hit well enough to cause trouble. I kind of see it as a unit to move quickly down a flank, hit relatively hard and survive long enough to draw enemy models to it. I could see myself getting one or two more to go with this one.

So lets get on with some pictures.

 More after the jump.

Seraphon Saurus Old Blood and Astrolith Bearer WIP

Hey all, I'm back once again with another WIP, this was more of a random tangent than a project. The Old Blood came in the same job lot as my Skink Priest and after stripping him down, I was short a weapon arm. It just so happens however, that on the Carnosaur sprues, there are 3 weapon for the rider, so I used one of those. The rock came from a random trip to the beach and looked perfect for a character (hero rocks ftw!). Since the photo was taken he's been undercoated black and I've added a little skull to the base to add some more subtle character to it. Really proud of this mini, mainly because it was so quick and effective to do.

Secondly here arrives my Astrolith Bearer! After playing my first game with my new Seraphon, the Astrolith Bearer made sense as the first addition. He can confer a +1 to casting rolls, which is very handy when using a Slann to try and bring in a Carnosaur!

He started out life as an old metal Temple Guard mini, and I've simply added lots of spare to him. The standards are from the Saurus Warriors box and the little icons dotted over it are from the Saurus Knights box. The only thing is he is supposed to have a hand weapon, but without major conversion, I've only been able to give him a shield. His left arms is moulded to his body as he's supposed to be ranked up. But the shield has some nice sharp pieces of metal on it, which can count as a hand weapon haha.

Well that's it for today and lots more to come as always!

Zebulon

Gamling and Hama WIP

Hi all.

Today I bring a quick WIP post on 2 more LotR characters I've made a start on repainting. In this case it's Rohan hero's Gamling and Hama. Both are mid level hero's with characteristics slightly better than an average captain and with a special rule or optional piece of wargear thrown in for extra points. I've found both quite useful in the past so it'd be nice to have them all painted up again.

 More after the jump.

Finished Cataphractii Terminators

Hey all,

I'm back today with my completed Iron Hands Cataphractii Terminators! Im exceptionally pleased with how they've turned out, so with out further adoo:

Horus Heresy Iron Hands Cataphractii WIP

So to go along side my Scrap Iron Hands I'm working on a small Horus Heresy Iron Hands force. So far it looks a little like this: 

I Will Take The Ring To Mordor

Hi all.

Recently I've been wanting to get some of my LotR character's painted as a while ago I stripped a lot of them down to do again. While this means they will hopefully look better than before it has had the disadvantage of leaving me with few hero's (good and evil) to lead the various armies I have. So with that in mind a dug a few out and decided what better place to start than with the hobbit himself, Frodo Baggins. 

While he won't be leading any armies, he has uses in some scenario's and of course I want a fully painted Fellowship.

So on with some pictures. 

 More after the jump.

Lizardmen/Seraphon Terrain

Hey all, I'm here once again with a couple of new pieces I've picked up for my Lizardmen/ Seraphon. The first of which is a rather nice vacuum formed pyramid from Amera Plastic Mouldings

Terminator Librarian Completed

Hi all.

Today I bring my completed Terminator Librarian. I'm very happy with how he's turned out for a model I was just painting between other projects. 

So lets get on with the pictures. 

 More after the jump.

Zebulon's Scar Veteran on Cold One

 Hey all, I'm back once again with the continuation of my Seraphon army, this time I've started my Scar Veteran on Cold One, ready to lead my (eventual) 18 Saurus Cavalry chaps into the fray!

My Seraphon Skink Priest

Hey all, I'm back once again with another post on another project I've been working on. To go along with my Slann Starmaster there is this chap:

Zebulon's Necromunda Van Saar Gang WIP

Hey all, I'm back today with a new project I'm working on. My gaming group decided to start a Necromunda campaign, the first week of every month is Necromunda Wednesday. Ive never played Necromunda before but it seems very similar to Mordheim which I love, so I've started building a gang!

TT Combat Gothic Street Accessories Review

                       

Hey all I'm back today with a quick review of the TT Combat Gothic Street Accessory pack, it arrived earlier this week and I've only just nicely put it together now;

My Stormcast Eternal

Hi all.

Today I bring a quick post with my first painted Stromcast Eternal. It's the one that came free with White Dwarf last year when AoS was first launched. I recently got it out as just something to paint whilst waiting for other projects to dry.

So on with some pictures. 

More after the jump.

The Phoenician Complete

Hi all.

Today I bring my completed Fulgrim model for my Emperors Children army. I was hesitant to start this model when I got it off ebay because it's such a good model and I didn't want to ruin it. 

More pictures after the jump.

Terminator Librarian WIP

Hi all.

Today I bring some WIP pictures of the Terminator Librarian that I've been working on and off of for the past few weeks. Essentially a model to paint between main projects. 

So on with the pictures.

More after the jump. 

House Taranis Marches to War!

Hi all.

Today I bring some pictures of my long in the works Knight Titan. I actually finished it (and a couple of other things coming in future posts) a few weeks back but just haven't had time to sit down and write a post. 

So on with the pictures after the jump.

Zebulon 's Slann Starmaster

Hey all, today I bring my Slann Starmaster to the blog. I painted him in a single session yesterday that took about 8 hours. I'm incredibly impressed with how he turned out, one of the better paint jobs I've done recently!

Zebulon's Seraphon Test Mini

Hey all, well today I've been dabbling with a Seraphon (Lizardmen) colour scheme for Age of Sigmar. I'm planning of getting the Start Collecting box to give me a small starter force for quick games of AoS. I've had an on off love affair with Lizardmen for years, I was obsessed with Dinosaurs when I was little and they were going to be my first Warhammer Fantasy army. I bought a box of Saurus warriors and the Army Book at the time and then..... nothing. They've sat with me for the last few years and i've started collecting Skaven in the mean time.

The White Hand Army: Sharku

Hey all,

so as is traditional between Blackmane and myself for Birthdays and Christmas, we get each other gaming stuff, be that models or supplies. Well this Christmas just gone Blackmane surprised me with Sharku!

Tau Ghostkeel WIP

Hey all, today I bring an update on my Ghostkeel suit I got for Christmas from my niece. I'm rotating through my projects trying to give them equal amounts of time. As kits go this is a very nicely put together, again it shows the massive advantages of digital sculpting!

Rogue Trader RPG: Astropath mini

Hey all, I've recently started playing Rogue Trader with my gaming group and I chose the Astropath. We've done it for a few weeks now and we're finally getting into the meat of the campaigns. Last time we were surrounded by cultists and I tried to use psychic scream, failed and caused a mass daemonic possession :/ We've started using minis to represent ourselves so we can keep tabs in combat, so one day last week a made a mini me!

He's made out of various bits, Catachan legs and vest torso, some Empire head, halberd arm and a random open hand from a bitz box. The robes are green stuff obviously, and whilst I'm not the best at green stuffing, they came out ok. The cloak too is from some random bitz box and the purity seals just bring it into the 41st millennium, My character is armed with a Stubber and a Shock staff, he is very old and has a habit if falling over. I'm rather chuffed with him overall, with maybe the exception of the tattered robe ends, they just don't seem quite right. The staff top is from the Empire General kit I think? Again it came in a random bitz box I bought. Be nice to get him painted up!

Anyway, that's my little blurt for today. If you like what you see please feel free to leave a comment below, whether it be good bad or inbetween.

Zebulon

Start Collecting Skitarii Review

Hey all, today I'm giving my little review on the new Start Collecting Skitarii box. Firstly for a GW price of  £50 ($85) these are exceptional value, in this box set the Dunewalker is £40, Rangers/Vanguard £23.50 and the Dominus £22. Even at £50, that's a £35.50 saving. If you're like me and bought it from an online store ( Goblin Gaming for me, 20% discount and £3.90 postage, just under 50% off standalone retail price)

Mechanicus Knight Titan WIP

Hi all.

Today I bring another WIP for a project I have been working on for what feels like ages which as the title of the posts says is a Knight Titan. 

So here are some pictures of it so far. 

The Phoenician WIP

Hi all.

So my first post of 2016 and I bring something more than a little special. As you can probably guess from the title of the post I've been working on The Phoenician, the Primarch Fulgrim of the Emperor's Children. 

Quite a while ago now, about 2 years, I decided to start a heresy era army and after reading the book Fulgrim I settled on the Emperor's Children. Fast forward about 2 years and by chance I came across Fulgrim on ebay for £45. How could I say no to that? So since about November I've been working on and off on Fulgrim and here are some pictures howing my progress so far.