Manic Monday # 70

 

With a mad dash to the finish I did complete my March 2022 B&C 12 Months of Hobby Challenge....

So unlike the past few weeks I did not have to work Thursday, unfortunatly I had to work 2 16 hr shifts and 4 hrs Friday evening, after gym and running errands for parents then Dad ends up in hospital Firday night. Saturday was spent doing more errands and going to lunch with sister and seeing dad in hospital. And Sunday I had to work a full 12 hrs, mom was involved in a minor fender bender, dad is gonna be in hospital for a few more days....damn.. With the vow completion date of Thursday March 31st, the 3 (Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday) 12 hrs hifts and a 16 hrs shift Wednesday, I wont have time to finish during the week so, mad dash it was. 

So Saturday I started and completed my base for the Stormhawk Interceptor, between errands and everything else going on. 

This brings the completed count to the following:

• Completed Model Count for 2022: 33 models
• Warhammer New Years Resolution (Paint all 52 GK Terminators by 12/31): 16 of 52- 30% Complete 
• Bolter & Chainsword: 12 Months of Hobby Challenge: Jan-Mar: Completed

52 represents the additional 12 Terminators I built......so 1 a week....ugh I need to paint more Terminators.

I need a break from painting silver so I am gonna switch over and show some love to my Favorite Army, The Adepta Sororitas, Sisters of Battle. 

 Friday, and Saturday I did a little work on My Order of the Valorous Heart Battle Sister squad. I plan on making them my April Vow. 

One sister needs her base done, the other 4 sisters and cherub need finsihing and the 5 not in holders only have the skin tone started. 

I am starting to lean towards playing Sisters in the upcoming Metal Head Armory crusade just because Damage 2+ weapons or strength 6+ weapons mean crap when you only have 1 wound. Hopefully I fair better with them this weekend when I play. I was planning on taking my 1000 pt GK list and 1000pt Sisters to try them out.

I am also debatting increasing one of the Squads to 20 Sisters. We have been discussing it on Bolter & Chainsword and it seems like it may be a fun option for objective camping. 

I still need to build 5 more bases by Saturday for Entropmancer and gather up all the stuff going to the group. 

Manic Monday #69

 

Well another weekend as come and gone. I did get some hobby progress in this weekend but unfortunately it was only on Friday, we will get to that in a little bit. 

Saturday was Combat Patrol and Crowe PreOrder day. I did not pre order as I have all the models already. But for the aspiring Grey Knight Players great way to start your collection. 

With 10 days remaining in This Months B&C Challenge I am thinking about what I want to paint next. I know I need to paint my All Grey Knight Terminator 1000 pt list: 

++ Patrol Detachment 0CP (Imperium - Grey Knights) [52 PL, 995pts, 6CP] ++

Battle Size [6CP]: 2. Incursion (51-100 Total PL / 501-1000 Points)  [6CP]

Brotherhood: Blades of Victory

+ HQ [6 PL, 110pts] +

Brotherhood Librarian [6 PL, 110pts]: 4: Purifying Flame, 4: Vortex of Doom, 6: Psychic Epitome, Artisan Nullifier Matrix, Brotherhood Psyker Power, Crux Terminatus, Frag & Krak grenades, Warlord

. Nemesis Warding Stave: Nemesis Warding Stave

. Storm Bolter [5pts]: Storm Bolter

+ Troops [33 PL, 650pts] +

Brotherhood Terminator Squad [11 PL, 220pts]: Brotherhood Psyker Power, Frag & Krak grenades

. Grey Knight Terminator Justicar [50pts]: Storm Bolter

. . Nemesis Daemon Hammer [10pts]: Nemesis Daemon Hammer [10pts]

. 3x Terminator (Halberd) [120pts]: 3x Nemesis Force Halberd, 3x Storm Bolter

. Terminator (Psycannon) [50pts]: Psycannon (Terminator) [10pts]

. . Nemesis Force Halberd: Nemesis Force Halberd

Brotherhood Terminator Squad [11 PL, 215pts]: Brotherhood Psyker Power, Frag & Krak grenades

. Grey Knight Terminator Justicar [50pts]: Storm Bolter

. . Nemesis Daemon Hammer [10pts]: Nemesis Daemon Hammer [10pts]

. 3x Terminator (Halberd) [120pts]: 3x Nemesis Force Halberd, 3x Storm Bolter

. Terminator (Psilencer) [45pts]: Psilencer (Terminator) [5pts]

. . Nemesis Force Halberd: Nemesis Force Halberd

Brotherhood Terminator Squad [11 PL, 215pts]: Brotherhood Psyker Power, Frag & Krak grenades

. Grey Knight Terminator Justicar [50pts]: Storm Bolter

. . Nemesis Daemon Hammer [10pts]: Nemesis Daemon Hammer [10pts]

. Terminator (Psilencer) [45pts]: Psilencer (Terminator) [5pts]

. . Nemesis Force Sword: Nemesis Force Sword

. 3x Terminator (Sword) [120pts]: 3x Nemesis Force Sword, 3x Storm Bolter

+ Elites [13 PL, 235pts] +

Paladin Squad [13 PL, 235pts]: 5: Armoured Resilience, Frag & Krak grenades

. Paladin (Incinerator) [50pts]: Incinerator (Terminator) [5pts]

. . Nemesis Force Sword: Nemesis Force Sword

. Paladin (Incinerator) [50pts]: Incinerator (Terminator) [5pts]

. . Nemesis Force Sword: Nemesis Force Sword

. 2x Paladin (Sword) [90pts]: 2x Nemesis Force Sword, 2x Storm Bolter

. Paragon [45pts]: Storm Bolter

. . Nemesis Force Sword: Nemesis Force Sword

++ Total: [52 PL, 995pts, 6CP] ++

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Which means painting Paladins, Terminator Squad, and 2 Heavy Weapons for the other 2 squads. But they were planned to be painted already and some are in work already.

Or

I may paint some Order of the Valorous Heart Adepta Sororitas as they have been on the back burner for a bit. And I really need to get painting on them. Maybe my Celestians, or Celestian Sacresants, or Alana's Retibutor Squad....we shall see.

This Weeks Progress:

Stormhawk is done just need to do its base. 

Primed the Terminators I built last week and the Grand Master on Foot. And then started painting Grand Master. Down to some highlights and shading and then he is done. 

Manic Monday # 68

 

Well thats another weekend of 2022 gone......and I spent more time at working then I wanted. I am still not 100% from being sick a few weeks back and working OT at work probably not helping. But with prices going up I have to do what I can do. 

So after much discussion with Entropmancer about our friends armies on Thursday, I have decided to change up my Grey Knights list to deal with Tau and Tyranids players, and go Terminator Heavy. And I do mean Terminator heavy. My 1000 pt patrol list is rocking 15 terminators, 5 Paladins and a Librarian in Termiantor Armor as the warlord. for an extra 500 pts it becomes a Battalion with me adding a second Paladin squad, Apothecary and Grand Master takes over as warlord. 

One of the issues I was having was my 2 built terminator squads had no heavy weapons, my Paladins have max number in both squads (10 man Paragon with Hammer rest Halbreds/ Warding staves 4x Psycannons & 5 man Swords and 2 Incinerators). This meant I was going to have to remove the arms off the painted models to add Heavy weapons to the squads. Going through my Grey Knight Terminator bits, Found one Heavy weapon arm. And they are $6 each on ebay. I decided to slap them on regualr stormbolter arms instead. I found 5 heads I forgot about and then saw 3 Grey Knight termiantor legs....so I can have 3 squads of 6 models and one of 5...... So I built the Heavy weapons to add to squad De Gaudin and Quirin and Squad 4 of terminators got an extra swordsman

So after they were built, Friday I decided to build the 3rd Squad of Termiantors using the heads I found. 

So now I  have 3 built Termiantor squads, and this one will be my main Team just cause I love the hoods on them. 

Saturday after running errands I realized I needed to paint my Stormhawk. So I blocked out the reds, on the cockpit and stabilizer for Heraldry, and Weapon casings. 

After setting that aside to dry I started working on the Justicar for the 4th Terminator Squad

After work Sunday I built the last remaining (Non Named Character) Infantry Models for my Grey Knights. 

And here they are all 23 Troop Choice Termaintors

Only models left to build are the 5 Land Raiders and 1 Storm Raven.....then my Grey Knights will have everything built. 

Manic Monday # 67

 Well another weekend has come and gone and while I dont feel like I did much modeling, I did get plenty of sleep...I needed it too. 

So the plan was to airbrush the Heraldry on the Stormhawk Thursday/ Friday weather permitting. Build MKV Dreadnought arms (Plasma Cannon/ Multi Melta) for MkV Dreadnought. Do some work on Nemesis Skull Reaver. 

I slept in Thursday so painting was out. I did not even leave the house except to take out trash. Relaxed. Later that day I busted out the Green Stuff World Roll Maker and started making some hoses and tubing for one of the 2 Dreadnoughts I was planning on working on. 

I dont think he will live again

So some green stuff tubing and hoses with some sheet aluminum and we have destroyed dreadnought. With the Front of the Sarcophgus open I had to try and to make a pilot

 Yup I think he's dead

Pilot built from Green stuff and zombie torso and head I think. 

As of Friday/ Saturday here is where I left off on the base and pilot

Got wrecked

still dead

So I started on my Other MkV Dreadnought Weapons 

I needed to get some paint on Storm hawk

Friday

Saturday

Panel lining down, Hazard stripping started, gonna try to get weapons casings first coat started 

Did I mention I worked on the Skull Reaver......

Size Comparison

Collar of Khorne!

So I decided my nesxt 2 Terminator squads are gonna be Terminator Squads so I can have 4 Terminator squads as troops since I cna use them more than a 3rd squad of Paladins.