Update time

Death watch ETL is still trucking along......not as fast as I would have hoped but any progress is good progress. Last Thursday I spent my after noon priming the models I vowed.....1 1/4 cans of  GW Chaos black and the new can shoot les models then the used can....stupid heat. My fault for trying to rush and not letting it cool off before priming resulting in 2 pieces not getting primed....Murphy's law strikes again.


So the primed pile of stuff

Back in Black

I will try to get the Watch Captain's back/ Cloak and Xenophase sword arm primed today......maybe. Work schedule and other hobbies are making it doubtful they will be primed this week....

So the painted stuff....

This is the WIP of the yet to be named Flesh Tearer Veteran armed with a Chain axe from a Cataphractii Terminator.....GO BIG or go Home.

So far he has received his first base coat, wash, and first layer paint (see below for paints used). Still a Long ways to go on him.

Next up we have Watch Captain Holoverus Pollis of the Crimson Fists. His head is about 90% done, some minor clean up and fixing his eyes and scars and I will probably call it good.

So I paint a lot of flesh mainly cause of my Sisters of Battle/ Adepta Sororitas then 10th Company Space Marine Scout armies I have had over the years.

For Marines I am doing the following method:

-Undercoat black (or grey or white)
-Bugman's glow base
-Reikland Fleshshade (recesses)
-Cadian Flesh
-Teeth, eyes, service studs ie details that are not flesh
-Kislev Flesh

For the Ravenguard (& Successors) I will dry brush Praxeti White to give them paler skin tone.

The reason I stop painting flesh and go into details is then I can fix the mistakes with less steps i have to redo.

Crimson Fist Update:

I'm sitting on right around 4,000 pts of Primaris Marines for my Crimson Fists plus the other Companies I already have for them.

There is 1 more toy I am eyeballing for my primaris but that will have to wait...

Still waiting to hear back from a shapeways designer about my tactical markings. But ordered my paint Vallejo game air Imperial blue to airbrush them all. Along with my 2 separate FW orders, Twin Assault cannon turrets x 3 for my Deathwatch and Imperial Fist Repulsor Doors x 3 and Crimson Fists Icons x2 or 3 for the Crimson Fist project. Plenty of stuff to work on. Hopefully during my staycation in mid June.

ETL Vow in and update

ETL Vow Submitted

-Watch Captain Holoverus Pollis- Combi Flamer, Xenophase Blade

-Kill Team "Saber"- Sgt SIA Bolter, Power Sword, 3 Veterans SIA Bolter, Close combat weapon, 1 Veteran SIA Bolter, Storm Shield

-Kill Team "Rapier"- Sgt SIA Bolter, Power Sword, 2Veterans SIA Bolter, Close combat weapon, 1 Veteran SIA Bolter, Storm Shield, 1 Veteran Frag Cannon

-Tarantula Sentry Gun with Heavy Bolters

- Razorback "Longbow" with twin lascannons

Finally submitted pics and had time to work on some stuff but not much done....

The before pics:

The started tarantula is not a part of the vow but since I did start it I'm including pics of it as proof the unbuilt on is the one I am working on to keep to it honest. 

Razorback and the Watch Captain (all bases from Elriks Hobbies, Corrupted Outpost line)

Tarantula

Kill Team 2

Kill Team 1

Where I stand as we near the end of week 1.

Still to do:

1. Build 2 more vets (one of which will be the sgt)
2. Drill mounting points in the bases for kill team #1
3. Put Tarantula in the ultrasonic cleaner full of soap and water to remove release agent
4. Build Kill Team #2
5. base coat everything
6. paint everything

Side note picked up another DW Land Raider, Corvus, Start Collecting box, and Inquisitor Greyfax to convert into a Interrogator for my Inquistion task force , tons of AdMech, Scion and Guard bits for my Jokaeros, parts to make my Alcolytes and Objective counters, parts to start  my eventual Magos Biologis AdMech contingent.

Suffer not the alien to live

Still progressing along with various lists in preparation for the ETL that I am combining with an Escalation league for my local gaming group.

Lets look at my Round 1 500 pt Escalation League list......

+ HQ +

Inquisitor-Lord Solomon Lok
+ Troops+

Deathwatch Kill Team
. Deathwatch Veteran : Boltgun, Chainsword
. Deathwatch Veteran : Boltgun, Chainsword
. Deathwatch Veteran : Boltgun, Storm Shield
. Deathwatch Veteran w/ Heavy Weapon : Deathwatch Frag Cannon
. Watch Sergeant : Boltgun, Power sword

Deathwatch Kill Team
. Deathwatch Veteran : Boltgun, Chainsword. Deathwatch Veteran : Boltgun, Chainsword
. Deathwatch Veteran : Boltgun, Chainsword
. Deathwatch Veteran : Boltgun, Storm Shield
. Watch Sergeant : Boltgun, Chainsword

+ Elites +

Acolytes : Ordo Xenos
. Acolyte : Stormbolter  Bolt pistol. Acolyte : Stormbolter. Bolt pistol
. Acolyte : Stormbolter. Bolt pistol
. Acolyte : Stormbolter. Bolt pistol

Jokaero Weaponsmith : Digital Weapons

+ Dedicated Transport  +

Razorback : Storm bolter , Twin lascannon

16 models and a vehicle. 

Recently I ordered more chapter (Storm Wardens,  Blood Ravens,  Dusk Raiders,  Doom Eagles,  Iron Lords,  Star Phantoms,  Red Sabers,  Exorcists,  Fire Hawks, Consecrators, Disciples of Caliban, Golden Griffons, Death Specters, Marines Malevolent, Crimson Sabers, Marines Errant, Crimson Castellans, Sons of Orar, Harbingers, and Roaring Lions) shoulder pads from Pop Goes the Monkey , a dreadnought Deathwatch shoulder pad from another seller, also purchased human sized storm bolters from the Reliquary on shapeways for my Alcolytes, and 28mm alien smart guns for my Jokaero's all from Shapeways, Inquisitor Lok from Forgeworld, and Epic scale Land raiders.

Weapons for Jokaero and Epic scale Land Riders......but War009 don't Jokaero's have digi lasers or something......

Right turn Clyde.....

Mine will not be space monkeys.......What Deathwatch member would willing serve with a monkey....

So that thought in my mind is that my "Jokaero Weaponmasters" will be tracked gun servitors. I plan to use the body from the Stormraven Servitor for the main body.   Yeah bring it modeling skills.

Also my insanity knowing no bounds I also finally purchased the Citadel Skulls box. Why?

-10 T'au skulls
- 5 Kroot skulls
- 6 alien skulls
- 21 Genestealer Hybrid skulls
- 20 Ork skulls without jaws
- 5 Ork jawbones
- 7 Ork skulls with jaws open
- 7 Ork skulls with jaws
- 15 human jawbones
- 5 Ork jawbones
 -82 human skulls with jawbones
- 86 human skulls without jawbones
- 15 human jawbones
- 60 assorted damaged human skulls

I think they will add some flair to the Elrik's hobbies Corrupted Outpost base I have....Elrik's Hobbies bases are amazing. Glad to see they had a great Adeptacon. 



For the Razorback, I am pretty sure I am going to go with the FW upgrade variant from my tarantulas I have laying around for my Raptors (they are going to be Assault Cannons now anyways)

old hotness

 

New Hotness

It just looks sleeker and more aggressive. And something new for me is no stowage on it.

I am looking forward to working on this army so hopefully in a few days I can get started. 

Purge all Xenos.........

So Captain Semper over on Bolter & Chainsword pretty much said E Tenebra Lux VI is coming.... As much as I would love to vow my Adepta Sororitas or my Raptors I need to deal with the Xeno threat in my group.

Deathwatch is going to be coming in hot  and fast. I have been planning my vows out and I think I am going to be small strike teams (patrols) per vow. It's gonna be more of a why not than anything else.



So far I have the following ideas:

Vow 1- Force Staff Librarian (Blood Ravens) leading Kill Team Scimitar - Dark Angel Sgt (SIA Bolter Plasma/ Power Sword), 2 Veterans with SIA Bolters and Storm Shields, 2 Veterans with SIA Bolters and Chainswords, and 4 Veterans with Infernus Heavy Bolters, All in a drop pod. Current Points 481

Vow 2- Death Spectres Librarian Lyandro Karras "Scholar"/ "Alpha" leading Kill Team Talon -  Kill team Veteran Ravenguard Siefer "Ghost" Zeed (count as sgt with twin Lighting claws.), Kill Team Veteran Ultramarine Ignatio "Prophet" Solarion (SIA Bolter and Chainsword) , Kill Team Veteran Exorcists Darrion "Watcher" Rauth (SIA Bolter and Chainsword), Kill Team Veteran Imperial Fist Maximmion "Omni" Voss (Frag Cannon), Kill Team Veteran Red Hunters Malasan "Whisper" Medth (Stalker Bolter and Chainsword), Lamenters Dreadnought Chyron, Converted Inquistior Lok "Sigma", Interrogator (count as acolyte)  "White Phoenix" (Plasma Pistol & Chainsword), Scribe and Servo Skull (will count as acolytes with las pistol, chainswords).
Points 486

Still thinking about the other vows the vows are not in order.

Vow 2 are almost all based off characters from Steve Parker's Deathwatch novels (Headhunted, Exhumed, and Deathwatch) which I have been reading lately in the form of the Deathwatch Omnibus. Red Hunter Malasan "Whisper" Medth is added because I need to have a full 5 dudes not counting the Dreadnought and Librarian. Siefer "Ghost" Zeed is becoming the squad Sgt just to get an additional attack. I may switch him to carry a SIA Bolter instead of the other claw but I like the idea of twin claws in the team.

Stay tuned

Hidden Hands of the Emperor vow #1 day 4

Hidden Hands of the Emperor Update #4 getting closer to completing Vow#1

To do still:
Eyes
Pouches, grenades, gear
Odds and ends (optics and such)
Decals
Bases

Hidden Hands of the Emperor Post 3- Vow#1 day 2 and Day 3

I fell behind updating the blog a little....

Hidden Hands of the Emperor Update #2

Not much to report today did more black painting on the squads down to Squad IV needing there black paints and 1 member of Squad III remaining.

Squad V is seen at the bottom in this photo but does not count towards the vow.

Hidden Hands of the Emperor Update #3

Black paint completed, still need to highlight it.

To do still:
Flesh
Metallics
Pouches, grenades, gear
Odds and ends (optics and such)
Camo cloaks
Bases

But once that is done I'll have 25 scouts done for the Army.



And figure out if I want to camo paint the sniper rifles or do them green and black or green and brown

Hidden Hands of the Emperor Post 2- Vow #1 day 1

Day 1 down!

Hidden Hands of the Emperor Update #1

After work last night I took my "before" picture and submitted it for my ETL Vow. I then started getting some colors down on the scouts. I vowed to paint 20-25 scouts from 4 squads, but as I took them out of the display case I went ahead an pulled the squad that was started out too. This squad wont count towards the vow but it would nice to get them painted up too. I am hoping to get time to build and prime the other 10 bolter scouts for the 2 bolter/ missile launcher squads (5 each) but they are not being included in the vow as I did not vow them but plan on cranking them out as part of Vow #1.

What I got done so far:

Before Pictures:

Squad VII Venze to the Left and Squad VI Archlift to the right

Squad III Felk on the Left and Squad IV Tomez on the Right

After pictures:

Squad V led by Veteran Sgt Helios (not pictured/ not part of the vow)- One bolter scout was primed green and his camo cloak was Steel Legion drab. I painted parts to be metallic and black, abaddon black. The 2 other bolter scouts and the missile launcher scout were already this far and Veteran Sgt Helios is done. 

Veteran Sgt Hector Helios of the 10th Co Raptors, V Scout Squad

Squad VI led by Veteran Sgt Archlift (squad closes to the bottom)- Camo Cloaks based with Steel Legion Drab, metallic and black areas received first coat of abaddon black. Veteran Sgt Archlift also received his black Veteran stripe. 

Squad VII led by Veteran Sgt Venze (second from the bottom)- camo cloaks base coated, 3 of 5 weapons done in black base coat- this may change to a different color unsure currently. Fatigues and hair and other metallic parts are black on 3 of 5 models.

Squad IV led by Veteran Sgt Tomez (second from top)- Veteran Sgt Tomez received his black Veteran Sgt Stripe. 

Squad III led by Veteran Sgt  Felk (top squad)- Veteran Sgt Felk received his black Veteran Sgt Stripe. 


Hopefully I'll finish the black sections tonight. 

Hidden Hands of the Emperor Post 1- Vow #1 made

So the Hidden Hands of the Emperor ETL Vow is now Live!

Originally slated to start at midnight on June 15th, 2017 12:00 am and run until September 14th,2017  11:59 pm, Valaas the ring leader for this ETL said it was ok to start vows with midnight already hitting New Zealand and Australia.

 the Vows/ Challenges available 

• HQ
• Elites
• Troops
• Fast Attack
• Heavy Support

There will also be three bonus awards available during the challenge:

• Race Bannon Challenge - complete a model to represent our hard working Raven Guard moderator, it can be a character or a rank an file trooper. I know a few have done this already so rather than you making another one, you can post your completed Race. (easy win for those who have done one before).
  
  If a participant completes the Race Bannon Challenge a Laurel Wreath will be added to the unit type 'pip' i.e. If a Sternguard Veteran Sergeant is modeled as Race, the Laurel will appear around the Elites 'pip' on the Banner.
   
• Flyer Challenge - A bonus 'Pip' will be awarded for those participants who vow and complete a Flyer choice, though this is not required to 'light' the Aquilla.
   
• Lord of War Challenge - A bonus 'Pip' will be awarded for those participants who vow and complete a Lord of War choice, though this is not required to 'light' the Aquilla. (I will not be competing this one at this time) 

For my 1st Vow, I went with my 4 scout squads so this will complete my troops option. I may be upgrading my 2 bolter squads to 10 man during this depending how long it takes me to paint the other squads. Squad V lead by Sgt Helios will not be part of the vow as that squad was started and is not allowed to be a participant, even if I added the extra 5 men to it, but ill work on them along the others so I can have them all done.  

At this time I'm not sure what I'll make my 2nd vow....not the planned predator for heavy support tho.

New Painting challenge coming soon

   So the Hidden Hands of the Emperor ETL is coming up just under 4 weeks. After participating in the Talon's Reach Armory building event (which I had a lot of fun in), I have decided it is almost time to bust out the brush in get cracking on the my 10th company Raptors again. I have some models to build in preparation for the ETL and still need to finish my uncompleted vow of 2 Land Speeder Typhoons and the rest of the Members of squad Helios (neither are eligible as they are more than base coated).  I am hoping I can build the models to set vows and finish the 2 typhoons and the other 4 members of squad Helios. 

Hopefully after the ETL, I will get enough built by Sept 15th to have a decent sized playable army. I am tossing around some ideas of what to build and paint. I want to try to get 2 HQs, my 4 troops, a fast attack, a heavy, an elite choice and a flyer done for this. I am thinking about increasing 2 squads to 10 men (Squad Helios and Squad Archlift both armed with bolters and missile launchers). as running 5 5 man squads seems a little weak to me. 

so far the list is actually like I want to do is this

Captain Voss
Epistolary Borak (maybe)

Talon Strike team (sternguard)

my 4 scout squads (Felk, Tomez, Archlift and Venze)

1 land speeder storm

3 tempest

Stormhawk

Predator 

I would need to build the storm, stormhawk, sternguard, tempests, and the predator and get them undercoated to hacve them ready by June 15th. My worry is the predator "Vulture I".....it will be a huge challenge but not as bad as 'Vulture II" will be. 


Stay tuned 

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