Sunday 29 November 2015

Betrayal at Calth: Emperor's Children paint test

Today was a painting day: I've finally had time to paint a couple of test models for my pre-heresy Emperor's Children


The Horus Heresy Betrayal at Calth test model paint

Inspired from the illustration in the first Horus Heresy book, Betrayal, I wanted to get a metallic purple armor instead of the standard opaque version from Forge World

The Horus Heresy Betrayal at Calth test model paint

I'm not 100% sold on the steel helmet: I'll probably go with a metallic purple helmet with a golden mask

The Horus Heresy Betrayal at Calth test model paint

The Horus Heresy Betrayal at Calth test model paint

The Horus Heresy Betrayal at Calth test model paint

The Horus Heresy Betrayal at Calth test model paint


What do you guys think?


Friday 27 November 2015

#quick-update: Betrayal at Calth Veteran Tactical Squads wip

Hi guys,
just a quick update to show the work so far on the tactical side of things

Betrayal at Calth Veteran Tactical Squads wip

The 20 Emperor's Children marines are almost done, just the heads and backpacks are missing at the moment, along with a couple of options for the two Sergeants

I've replaced most of the standard torsos with the Forge World ones and used a bounce of old metal shoulder pads that I've bought long ago. This, and the fact that the 10 good guys are going to get Blood Angels shoulder pads, have give me access to the whole 12 studded pads of the set so I was able to use a studded pad for every marine with a studded leg

Speaking of the good guys, you can see them in the background awaiting for heads, pads and backpacks

All the models are based with only some minor detailing work left to do on the base themselves

If all goes according to plans, I will paint a test model for the EC this weekend :)

Monday 16 November 2015

Betrayal at Calth: Cataphractii Terminators magnetized

Hi guys,
it was an hell of a job but I assembled and magnetised the 5 Cataphractii Terminators and all their weapon options:

The Horus Heresy Betrayal at Calth Legion Cataphractii Terminators magnetized

The Horus Heresy Betrayal at Calth Legion Cataphractii Terminators magnetized

This kit is awesome, many options full of details. The only problem is that it comes with only 5 pairs of shoulder pads

The Horus Heresy Betrayal at Calth Legion Cataphractii Terminators magnetized

In the end, after many failed attempts, I pinned the shoulder pads to the arms:

The Horus Heresy Betrayal at Calth Legion Cataphractii Terminators magnetized


As I was already working on Terminators I've cleaned up Captain Aethon and glued a couple of bits. The main body is keep together only by blue tack as I want to paint it in sub-assemblies (the same goes for the Terminators heads)


The Horus Heresy Betrayal at Calth Steloc Aethon


And now is time to move to the, ehm..., 30 Tactical Marines ^^;

Thursday 12 November 2015

Betrayal at Calth comptemptor assembled -ish

Hi there!
playing around with the comptemptor, it's pose and the base

I've cut out and repositioned the left left to make it look a bit more dynamic


The Horus Heresy Betrayal at Calth comptemptor assembled

The Horus Heresy Betrayal at Calth comptemptor assembled

The Horus Heresy Betrayal at Calth comptemptor assembled

The cast quality is good and I've found very few mould lines. It will need a bit of gap filling on the legs to hide the join lines

Next up? Probably the Terminators ;)




Thursday 22 October 2015

Under the Tide

Just a couple of pics of the details on the under side of the Tidewall Rampart:

Tau Tidewall Rampart building assembling underside

Tau Tidewall Rampart building assembling underside

Wednesday 21 October 2015

Rampart WIP

More pics of the Tidewall Rampart: assembly is nearly complete!

Tau Tidewall Rampart building assembling

Tau Tidewall Rampart building assembling

Tau Tidewall Rampart building assembling

It's a sweet kit to build, you can put it together almost in any way you want, it's a no-brainer really

Tau Tidewall Rampart building assembling

In the end you are left with a bunch of spare bits ...

Tau Tidewall Rampart building assembling

... in addition to the one you can use to close one end if the shield lines

Tau Tidewall Rampart building assembling


Incoming Tide....

Hi there guys, I just got my Tau Tidewall Rampart!

This thing is massive O_O

Here are some pics of it :)


The box is.. BIG. Here is it along a box of the new Fire Warriors:

Tau Tidewall Rampart box set

Tau Tidewall Rampart box set (back)

Tau Tidewall Rampart box set (detail)

And it's packed with sprues too!

Tau Tidewall Rampart box set content

This two  sprues make up the 4 drones complements of the Ramparts. From a brief look I think you can make only 2 of each variants

Tau Tidewall Rampart drones sprues

The rules are printed on the back of the assembly instructions

Tau Tidewall Rampart rules

The energy shields! 19cm of blue love!

Tau Tidewall Rampart sprues blue shields

And the remaining pieces of the shield lines in two sprues

Tau Tidewall Rampart sprues

This kit is made in China so.. nasty mold lines!

Tau Tidewall Rampart sprues

The twin linked Railgun! All 15 cm of it O_o

Tau Tidewall Rampart sprues railgun

The main "round sections" (you get three of each sprues )

Tau Tidewall Rampart sprues

The round central piece is just a little smaller than a Riptide base

Tau Tidewall Rampart sprues size

Command consoles for the Drone port

Tau Tidewall Rampart sprues drone port

Walls and bases? Who known! They come in three  sprues too

Tau Tidewall Rampart sprues

And the last sprue: the turret for the Railgun...

Tau Tidewall Rampart sprues gun rig

... which is almost as tall as a Riptide!

Tau Tidewall Rampart sprues size

And now let's assemble this beast!