Another Assault Marine completed!

Again, not the greatest thing I have ever painted, but happy enough with the result!

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So, having had my Word Bearers published in Warhammer Visions this month (my copy has still to turn up in the post 🙁 ) you may expect me to be on a Word Bearers high!

Well, surprisingly the first thing I have painted is some Ultramarines!

I had done a small squad of five some time ago, and to me it felt like an unfinished squad. So I decided to add the final five with sergeant and the special weapons. Now, I know they don’t look particularly great, but I converted the normal chain swords to be larger ones to represent both of them having eviscerators. I do actually have a box or two of the new assault marines, but I didn’t want the old ones to go to waste, and yeah, thought I would quickly give it a go. They look too big for just one hand, in hindsight I should have gone a step further and converted them to be holding them two handed.

Oh well!

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The second renegade psyker is finished!

I haven’t put as much time into this guy as I did the floating variant. Out of the two, this is my least favourite and I really just bought the blister for his airborne brother. However I did enjoy painting this chap much more than I thought I would, and I have been sufficiently enthused enough to want to start a renegade force in the future. Albeit just a small one to go along side my Chaos Marines.

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Quick WIP shot of the second of the renegade psykers!

I really like this colour. I think it looks dark enough to say “bad guy” but still a legitimate  enough of a shade to be used by a normal guardsmen. Maybe they were from a very dark planet!?

Sorry the pics is a little blurred.

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First of the rogue psykers done!

There’s been a few learning curves on this guy, but over all I am happy with him. Truth is I love the model so much it has been a joy to paint. I get the feeling the second one may not turn out as well due to it not being this guy!

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Another quick WIP pic of my rogue psyker.

Still early days yet, but so far so good!

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Just a quick pic of my renegade psyker.

Still a WIP obviously, but thought I would share it none the less!

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Sometimes I buy a miniature simply to paint. I imagine many of you lot are the same. However I have to admit, right now the model on the left of this picture is probably my favourite miniature.

I can’t tell you why, I just knew the minute I saw it many years ago that I had to own and paint it. Well recently a trip to Warhammer World finally allowed me to purchase it!

There are loads of models I have bought purely because I thought they looked rad as hell, but I honestly think the floating Chaos Psyker has to be the top. There’s a few out there that compete with it, but if I had to sit and choose one, this would be it.

Anyone else have a model they bought purely to own it!?

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Two comments have cropped up more than once since I posted the finished Mhara Gal.

First  – How big is he? Can we get a marine next to him for scale?

Second – You should take a picture of him with the Gal Vorbak and your Possessed marines.

So who am I to disappoint? 😀

The difference in the shade of red I use now and when I painted the rest of these minis is pretty apparent. I wont re paint them, but just find it interesting.

Oh and I much prefer the “desk top” pics I take. I just like seeing people’s work spaces, and I think the light box pictures come across a little sterile. Just my opinion mind!

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Well, the Mhara Gal is “finished”.

I may yet add some things. In fact I know I need to put the Word Bearers logo on the right shoulder pad. I just can’t decide if it will be 30k or 40k logo!

I’ve added both black and white background pictures. I prefer black background pictures for my bad guys. I also think the red looks much richer and more true to life on the black background. You guys can be the best judge.

This model isn’t very photogenic, and I don’t think it comes across as cool in pictures as it does in real life. I also think the model is a little lazy. The joints at the arms seem to be at odds. The torso has melting flesh puckering up to the ball joint of the shoulder pad. However the shoulder pad itself is just nice and smooth. It seems to disrupt the flow of the miniature.

I still love it, there’s a few niggles and things I would have done differently if I had to paint it again, but I can’t grumble. Although truth be told, this was a hell of a miniature to paint, so I am kinda glad it is over!

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