Painting Blue Horrors (turquoise)

Introduction

After the Brimstones, I decided to experiment with blue skintones. Queue the Blue Horrors on the painting table. For the first go, I decided to tag along Duncan's tutorial on Warhammer TV.

Flames (small)

For larger fires consult this or this.

Brimstone Horrors finished - Blue Horrors next

All four squads of Brimstones are now finished. Looking back, it was a fun sequence of painting colored flames. I think the first two are better looking, being brighter and having more contrast. It may also be due to me following along some painting tutorials (although not word by word, since I had to adapt to the paints that I had). The blue and green flames both follow the same idea: diluting paints into glazes to achieve a monochrome gradient. My blue and green paints are predominantly darker colors, so the minis darken up quickly, as opposed to the first two groups where the bright oranges go almost to the top of the flames, and even the darker reds are bright enough. I may have played around with mixing white or light colors into the darker blues and greens to keep the minis lighter and brighter, but that is, of course, hindsight. I'll get it better next time (although I won't purchase more Brimstones just for that). But I had fun experimenting; even in those moments when I realized I lacked enough contrast or color variety and I was frantically searching around my paints for something to add (Nihilakh Oxide and Guilliman Blue to the rescue). Looks like both following examples and experimenting yourself can play a part in becoming a better painter. :-)

Continuing to paint the contents of the two opened boxes, I'll follow up with 20 Blue Horrors. They'll be split into 4 groups, just like the Brimstones, each with differing skintones. However, they do have a lot of details on them, which I will paint the same across all groups and show only once. Incidentally, I managed to pick the first group to have every type of detail, so expect one long post, then 3 shorter ones.

Painting Brimstone Horrors (green flames)

Introduction

The last Brimstone Horror squad and the second experiment: green flames.

Local Warhammer 40k tournament: 2v2 (after action)

As exhausting as it was to play Warhammer for 2 days, 8 hours a day, I had loads of fun.

For the first time, I went to an event where most armies were almost fully painted. With most of the terrain at Checkpoint also painted, and with quality gaming mats, the tables looked, well, impressive.

I signed up not just with an untested army list, but an untested codex. The list cut-off date was 1 day after the Codex: Chaos Daemons was released, and I only had leaks and reviews to go by. Despite the fact, I am still happy with how the list performed. There are rooms for improvement, though - I'll start by firing that Daemon Prince.

I also learned a ton about the fine details of the game. I knew the theory of close combat moves, but the ways you can exploit all that spin a fine web of mind-dazzling possibilities. It really opened my eyes. Don't ever mention multi-level ruins though. I will never, ever, place one in the middle of the board. Also surrounding models needs to be thought of in 3D. Never again.

As for the results, at 2-1, we stood second and got a prize. I also got the "Best painted" award, of which I am most proud of.

(No, that wasn't my whole army, as I didn't have enough painted models, so I borrowed some. Ssshhh.)

Chaos vs Tyranids, tournament, 21.01.2018

Mission: Eternal War - Front-line Warfare

Team "Echipa Racheta" (Team Rocket, because they wear lucky Pokemon hats)

Battalion detachment - Hive Fleet Jormungandr

• Hive Tyrant: wings, Adrenal Glands, two Devourers, Monstrous Rending Claws, Warlord: Insidious Threat, Catalyst, Psychic Scream
• Hive Tyrant:  wings, Adrenal Glands, two Devourers, The Reaper of Obliterax
• 3 Ripper Swarms
• 30-man Termagants, Devourers
• 28-man Termagants, Devourers
• Mawloc

Patrol detachment - Hive Fleet Leviathan

• Hive Tyrant: wings, Adrenal Glands, two Devourers, Monstrous Rending Claws, Warlord: Perfectly Adapted, Catalyst, Psychic Scream
• 10-man Terma

Spearhead detachment - Hive Fleet Kronos

• Neurothrope
• 4x Biovore
• Exocrine
• 3x Carnifex, Spore Cysts, Enhanced Senses, 2x Devourers

Chaos vs Adeptus Astartes, tournament, 20.01.2018

Mission: Eternal War - Resupply drop

Team "Sanguinius died for this"

Battalion detachment: Imperial Fists

• Captain, Master-Crafted Boltgun, Armor Indomitus
• Lieutenant
• 3x 5-man Scouts, Boltguns
• 6-man Aggressors, Boltstorm/Fragstorm
• 3-man Inceptors, Assault Bolters
• 10-man Helblasters, Plasma Incinerators

Battalion Detachment: Blood Angels

• Sanguinary Priest, The Angels' Wings
• Sanguinor, warlord
• 3x 5-man Scouts, Bolt Pistol, Combat blade

Vanguard Detachment: Blood Angels

• Lemartes
• 10-man Death Company, 2x Power sword, 8x Chainswords
• Sanguinary Ancient
• 4-man Sanguinary Guard

Chaos vs Chaos/T'au, tournament, 20.01.2018

Mission: Eternal War - Ascension

Team "Echipa 1 pisa tot" (Team 1 pisses all :D)

Battalion detachment: Heretic Astartes, World Eaters

• Dark Apostle, Warlord, The Black Mace
• Exalted Champion, Power Sword
• 5-man Khorne Berzerkers, Chainaxes, Power Axe
• 5-man Khorne Berzerkers, Chainaxes, Power Fist
• 5-man Khorne Berzerkers, Chainaxes
• 10-man Khorne Berzerkers, Chainaxes, Power Fist, Icon of Wrath
• 8-man Khorne Berzerkers, Chainaxes, Power Fist
• 3x Chaos Rhino

Supreme Command Detachment: T'au Empire

• 2x Commander, 4x Fusion Blaster, 2x Marker Drone
• 3x Commander, 4x Plasma Rifle, 2x Marker Drone
• 3-man Crisis Battlesuits, 3x Burst Cannons each

Local Warhammer 40k tournament: 2v2

It's been more than a month since I last played any Warhammer. The new year now started in full force with a local 2v2 tournament.

Painting Brimstone Horrors (blue flames)

Introduction

I originally wanted all of my Brimstones in traditional flame colors, but my wife convinced me to do something different. This is the blue squad.

Painting Brimstone Horrors (traditional flames, using wet blending)

Introduction

Second set of 5.

Painting Brimstone Horrors (traditional flames, using washes and glazing)

Introduction

Even with the new codex nerf, Brimstone Horrors are a must. Enough said.

New Year's Miniatures Showcase

Inspired by my fellow Warhammer player and blogger, I decided to start the new year with a miniature showcase of my own. The catch is that I only intend to showcase my painted miniatures!