Badab War: Tactical Squad #2 wip

Continuing with the MK8 theme to keep my army looking unique, the first combat squad of Space Marines tactical squad #2 are built. The second half of the squad is not far behind with most members built with the exception of the lascannon, which is yet to arrive in the post. With this in mind, I should be on schedule to prime and begin painting tactical squad #2 from next week.

I am again making sure to have some movement in my tactical squads in order to try and capture some of the care free/aggressive attitude described in IA 10, so lots of space marines charging forward with knives drawn or shooting. I will again use cinematic effects in this squad as it was so effective with tactical squad #1.

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DiStudios

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Games Workshop: Krell, Lord of Undeath

It is very rare that I look to GW these days for random figures I just want to paint normally I find a faction I like and stick to it.  Also with so many other companies out there that do great individual collector pieces, it gets harder and harder to justify paying for a GW character sculpt....BUT this January things take a change. While the January Vampire Counts release is nothing new, I am making a small post concerning Krell, Lord of Undeath. I love the story of Krell's resurrection and it is great to see him make it back to Fantasy with a brand new and a very awesome re-sculpt. While the temptation is there to chop his head off and use it as a Minotaur's Chaplain I will resist (with my initial one) and paint him as is.

The entire advance order looks very impressive indeed, and is an indicator of GW's design intention for future figures, it does actually look like they are trying to live up to the self imposed title of best toy soldier makers in the world....a tall order for those of use who still remember/have Confrontation figures and other brands etc. Despite price hikes and viral advertising, this type of design quality looks like it may win the day and generate sales by appealing once again to collectors and army builders alike, and while I will not be collecting a Vampire Counts army myself, you can be sure that Krell and Isabella will feature in my display case along with any future sculpts that match this design aesthetic.

The entire Vampire Counts Advance Order is up now, with estimated shipping dates of 13th to 15th January: Wayland Games - Discount Wargames

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DiStudios
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Forge World: Minotaur Character on the horizon?

What I can only assume is a Minotaur's Chaplain or even the mighty Ivanus Enkomi has been previewed  in the latest Forge World news letter. I like the fact that the crest has been added to what should be an officer model, keeping it consistent with the event Boarding marine from last year. As we know the next IA book will feature Tzeencth vs the Minotaur chapter, so now is a great time to start or add to a Minotaur force as there is an excess of resin accessories currently available and from the looks of things lots more in the future. Feast your eyes on the following:

While it is obvious that the second picture is of crusade armour, the question is it just Space Marine crew or an entirely new vehicle? I am sure we will find out as January progresses, either ways it presents a way to feature a pre-heresy version of the Chronus tank character from the codex. But even if you are not a fan of the Chronus character I am sure some fans will be thrilled at having this alternate armour marks available for their pre-heresy tanks. Naturally I am really looking forward to skull face at the top...my money is firmly on Enkomi!

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DiStudios

The 14th Legion

Badab War: Minotaur Tactical Squad Update

The tactical squad is now for all purposes complete! I am just waiting on pigment dust to arrive before I finish bases and add transfers. Construction work has already started on tactical squad #2 and pose wise it is already starting to look pretty funky with lots of inspiration taken from 'Space Marine' the game. I am currently looking into adding scratches to the whole squad but that is a luxury detail I can do at any time and not something I intend to do as part of the paint routine as I don't trust myself to do it quick enough. As the test group for my Minotaur's army, there was always going to be lots of questions and time taken to perfect a scheme I was satisfied with, now that it is complete to a level I am happy with, I can carry the standard throughout the collection.

Badab War: Minotaurs 1000pts *amended*

Well a belated Happy New Year to you all and apologies for the lack of updates these last few days. I am stuck in that annoying process of having to wait for numerous bits and supplies to arrive, and being the stubborn person that I am, I will not budge (painting wise that is) until those bits have arrived. On the plus side it has meant getting some game time on Space marine (Xbox) and finally hitting level 41, anyways on to the list.

The new list sticks to the format formations in the Shaprias check list so it keeps me on target in terms of painting and collecting: