Dark Angels Tactical Space Marines

 Here's another one, folks.  I finished these guys up a few weeks ago.  Not much to say other than the fact that they took foreeeeeeeverrrrr.  I painted them in GW colors.  First I painted the whole model in Caliban Green, then gave them a wash of Biel-Tan Green, then went back over the raised areas with Caliban Green.  Then came the fun part: painting the highlights.  First, I went over each edge, corner, vent, etc. with Warpstone Glow, followed by another round of the same thing with Moot Green.  It was a very long process, and the effort was worth it, I think.  The red of the guns and shoulder designs are pretty self explanatory, as well as the scrolls and gold bits.  They do look a bit better in person, but the photos came out okay.

15mm Orc and Goblin Army Update #1

 I've been painting up a storm the last few days.  So far I've been able to finish four units of hordes, one unit of lurkers, one unit of spears, and almost done with my first unit of shooters.  These sculpts aren't the greatest, but they're still a lot of fun to paint up!  Here's what everything looks like so far (I still need to base them, I know):

  Four 'hordes' elements

 One 'spears' element

 One 'lurkers' element (my favorite so far)

Partially done 'shooters' element

Also, I did some of these dwarfs awhile ago, but I don't think I ever posted them.  Once the Orc and Goblin army is done, I will finish the Dwarf army, and then pit them against each other: 

The GW figure is just for size comparison

Lastly, as I paint up these armies, I'm also learning the rules for "Hordes of the Things."  It usually takes place on a 2'x2' square, which is great since my living quarters aren't that big.  I'm not gonna lie, it's not an easy read!  The writing is...cryptic (terrible), so sometimes you have to read the same paragraph several times to guess what the heck they are talking about.  I've found a lot of good FAQs and forums online, but it's still no easy feat learning this game on your own.  Below I've pitted six points of Goblins against six points of Dwarfs.  Things aren't looking too good for the Goblins at the moment: