Kings of War Update #2 - Golems!!!

So I have my first unit of Golems based and to a "playable" standard in terms of painting. Snow will be added to all the models once the army is done.

To paint these I did the following:

Stone Body

- Primed w/ Vallejo Black Primer
- Basecoat w/ VMA German Grey (Airbrush)
- Zenthial Highlight of VMA Base Grey (Airbrush)
- Drybrush w/ VMC Stonewall Grey

Gold

- Bascoat w/ VMA Rust
- Wash w/ Serphim Sepia (GW)
- Drybrush w/ Gehenna's Gold (GW)

This will get them to a point where I am not embarrassed to play with them on the table. Once the army is done if I have time, I can go back and do some details.

Next up we have a unit of Gargoyles that are awaiting their paint this evening.

That's it for this installment. Hopefully we will have this unit of Gargoyles and a Mortar painted before the end of the weekend.

Until Next Time,

Happy Painting - Joe

Kings of War - Clash of Kings Army Update #1

Today my bases came in from Alex over at Iron Heart Artisans and now we have all the pieces to get this army finished.

Here is the overview of all the units that will be in the army.

Whenever I start a new army I like to lay out the units so that I get an idea of how it will look on the table top. This lets me see how large the units foot print is for deployment, movement and overall look.

Just a quick update today, hopefully we will have some models to show off soon!

Until Next Time,

Happy Painting - Joe

Kings of War Project - Clash of Kings Adepticon 2015

So as I am known to do, I changed my army idea for the Kings of War, Clash of Kings tournament at Adepticon next month.

Initially I was going to paint an army that was focused around the Elohi from the Basilean Range, models can be seen below.

After thinking about what I thought the meta game would be like at the event, I felt that most people would be prepared for the type of list that I was bringing. It was fast and hit like a truck, but with some key rounds of shooting or a savy opponent who would block or manage my charge lanes I would be in some serious trouble. 

Now I have three weeks to get my army together, painted, and hopefully get at least one practice game in to see my plan in action. 

Here is the list I will be running for the event:

1500pt Abyssal Dwarf w/ Undead Allies

6x Lesser Obsidian Golems 175

Brew of Haste

6x Lesser Obsidian Golems 165

Fire-oil

3x Lesser Obsidian Golems 90

3x Lesser Obsidian Golems 90

10x Gargoyles 90

10x Gargoyles 90

10x Gargoyles 90

Angkor Heavy Mortar 90

Angkor Heavy Mortar 90

Angkor Heavy Mortar 90

Angkor Heavy Mortar 90

---Allies--- (no more than 25% of army total)

20x Zombies 65

20x Zombies 65

Necromancer 110

Necromancer 110

Total: 1500

This army is similar to one that I played about a year ago in a local league. So I think it should do okay. 

This week I will be assembling the models needed to get this army on the table. One cool thing about Kings of War is that models are not removed on an individual bases when wounded or killed. This allows you to base your units on scenic large bases and makes it really easy to move around the table. This is also great because when playing a massed battle wargame like Kings of War nothing is more depressing than watching a whole unit that you labored over to get blown apart turn 1 and have only a handful go figures left. 

Please check out a good friend of mine, Alex Landing, and his company Iron Heart Artisans. They will be making all of the bases for me out of MDF and they make fantastic products and are extremely affordable.

http://ironheartartisans.com/

I will be posting up the updates on this project as I go and we will see if I can get it finished in time!

Until Next Time,

Happy Painting - Joe

Sometimes.....there is just no time!

Crazy past week or so for me. Real life took over and I haven't been able to spend much time at all painting or doing anything hobby related.

Over the next couple of weeks my production will be slow with an upcoming exam for school. So we will see what the future holds for what I need to have done.

Meantime, here is an Ironclad Dreadnought that I painted up a few years back, really fun to paint, but that was before I knew the glories of airbrushing. That green would have been much easier to paint!

The only update I have for the moment is for the Mars Attacks Robot. I used Mechanic Joe for this one as at Adepticon we will have 2 others piloted by Martians, so Earth needed its own!

Until next time!

Happy Painting - Joe

SAGA Update - Norman General Complete

Busy weekend full of painting, and one of the things that I have completed is the Norman General for my SAGA force.

This is not a miniature that I was super fond of, but I needed a General and this is what was available.

All in all I like the way he turned out, and I look forward to painting up some Mounted Hearthgaurd to go along with him.

SAGA Normans Update #1: Norman Leader

I have far too many projects going on right now and it has been hard for me to get into my SAGA force since I started this blog. But I wont give up!

Here are a few WIP shots of the Norman Leader for my all mounted force.

Some simple colors really. I wont use this color combination on any of the Hearth-guard that will make up the rest of my force initially. The gold was also be used only on the weapon hilts where I feel its appropriate. He is about 90% done with only the straps to highlight, eyes painted, and painting some wood grain on the back of the shield.

The horse he came with has to be re-based. After talking with a friend of mine who plays SAGA he suggested that I mount the general on a larger base. The model came with a 25mm cavalry base, but I will be putting him on a 50mm with some display elements included.

Mars Attacks Update: Sidney Rose on Henry and Martian Mutant Ant

Some more progress on the Mars Attacks miniatures that I have been painting. These models have so much character and really do get the painting juices flowing!

The Mutant Ant was particularly fun and challenging to paint and make look right. With the whole figure being red you really have to play on the highlights of the armor plates of the body.

As for Sidney Rose and his huge pet flea Henry, this was the most unusual model that I have painted. For being a single piece PVC model, it was easy to clean and a blast to paint. Again I cant stress the character of these models enough and lend themselves to quick or detailed painting.

Forgot to paint the eyes.....

Well that's it for now, hopefully you have been enjoying these miniatures and my blog in general.

Until next time,

Happy Painting - Joe