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The Army Painter

For many years I've relied on cheap craft paints for all my painting needs.  Often I've been frustrated by thin coats and unwanted textures.  I primarily paint Games Workshop miniatures and I was never very satisfied with Citadel paints, they always seemed to dry out before I got to use them all.  I'm happy to say that I've found a new brand and a brand that I can happily recommend to my fellow gamers and artists alike.

I recently started using Army Painter brand primers, paints and washes.  They produce spray primers with 100% match bottled paints.  This makes the painting process a breeze.  No longer do I spend hours applying base coat after base coat.  Now in minutes I can apply a solid primer and base coat in one.

Using their bottled paints for touch ups and detail work has been the single best experience I've had with a paint product.  It goes on one smooth coat each time, every time.

You can buy online or check your local retailer.  The primers are a bit pricey at $14.99 a can, but believe me when I tell you the quality and time you'll save more than make up for it.

Imperial Guard - Leman Russ Battle Tank

I've been fairly busy lately, playing and painting but neglecting blogging.  This tank has been a long time coming, I've finally finished one of the Leman Russ Battle Tanks.  This Model is equipped with my custom cannon collar which allows for quick swapping between the Battle Tank, Punisher, Demolisher, and Vanquisher cannons.

I used a tank accessory kit from Tamayo, necklace chain, wax rope, and decals for detail.  It was painted using the hairspray technique for added weathering effects.  For additional weathering I used dry brushing techniques, detailed application of metallic colors, and I applied dry pigments from Secret Weapon Miniatures.  It was all topped off with multiple coats of clear matte finish.

Let there be Punisher Cannons!

I wanted a gatling cannon I could hot swap on my Russ's so I sculpted my own and with a little RTV silicone put a mold together and got to casting.

I'm not entirely happy with the cast.  A few bubbles were picked up during the molding process and thus carried on to the castings.  I plan on making another mold in the future but for now these are good enough for personal use.  Once I have a better mold completed I plan on making this commercially available.

Leman Russ Scratch Cannon Mount

I recently purchased a Leman Russ Annihilator from Ebay.  Since the Annihilator comes with a twin-linked lascannon on the turret I easily swap the cannon for other variants.  So, using scratch styrene I constructed a cannon mount.  Using this I can swap out any of the variants shown in my previous posts.

Scout Sentinel Squadron

A rather old Scout Sentinel Squadron I completed quite some time ago.  Each is armed with a multilaser.  All markings are hand painted and the camo netting is made of cheese cloth, painted brown and detailed with grass/leaf flocking.

Grey Hunters Pack

My Grey Hunters Pack.  The first of my Space Wolves Allies to be completed.  Soon to join them are Njal Stormcaller, a Wolf Lord, and a Blood Claws Pack.

This was a standard 5 man Space Marine Tactical Squad.  I added Sons of Thor backpacks from Kromlech to tie the squad together.  I also used some green stuff to fill out the beards and hair, added some fur and skulls to dress up the armour.

The sixth pack member is from the Space Marine Captain sprue and I picked him up at Games Day '05 during a 'build a captain' competition.

The models are based with sheet styrene and 'snow' flocking.

Kasrkin Stormtroopers

Kasrkin Stormtroopers: 

The latest addition to my Imperial Guard army are several Kasrkin Stormtroopers.  So far I've completed one squad of 5.  Let the deepstriking begin!