Gorkanaut Finished!

 After several weekends dedicated to this nearly-half-a-foot-tall model, I'm happy to say it's finally done! I've already played him in a few games, and he was...less than spectacular. He took out a Black Templar landspeeder his first turn ever, but other than that, he's just fired off some 'pew pew' shots and taken out a few enemy models; nothing my hoard of Ork boys can't handle. That being said, he's still pretty intimidating on the battlefield, so there's that at least.

I've got a few new projects in the works, so I'll be back for another post soon.

Gorkanaut WIP #2

 This guy's still not 100% finished, but I got a bit of work done on him this weekend. I probably could have done quite a bit more, but I had to assemble, prime, and paint a new Killa Kan on Saturday a few hours right before a game where I needed it. (I'll have a--out of focus--pic of that, too.)  The Gorkanaut should be completely finished, based, and ready to shoot the $%!& out of anything in its way for a game this coming weekend.  The arms and legs are attached, but I still need to do the right arm, paint the driver and gunner, highlight a few red parts, weather the metal parts (really looking forward to that!), add a good amount of wear and tear--especially on the lower part, and finally, do the base.

Lookin' sexy

The checker pattern wouldn't look right all super clean.

Oh yeah! Lot's of hurt coming out of those barrels.

Ok, Mr. Gorkanaut, you just had to steal the shot when I'm trying to show off a model I painted up this weekend, didn't you? (I still forgive you, because you're awesome.)

Gorkanaut WIP #1

  I assembled and primed this monstrosity a few weeks ago...and then left him to collect dust--I had no idea how I wanted to paint this thing. After a few days of thinking it over, I decided to go with a Goff theme, which means lots of black, white, and red. I finally sat down this weekend and got to work. Painting red and white over black took a long-ass time, so I'm guessing it's going to take a few more weekends until he's ready to do battle (lots and lots of DAKKA!). I am having a lot of fun, though. Here's how he ended up after the first painting session. So far I'm diggin' it.

Getting a nice shade of red (while painting over black) took a lot longer than I initially thought it would. Once it was nice and pretty, I, of course, had to give it a little wear and tear.

If you think red is a pain in the @#$, try painting white over black!

So far so good.

I've had this random grot I painted up a few years ago just sitting around. I figured this would be a good place for him to hang out.

"Wadaya want? Kan't yooz zee Oi'm buzy?"

The legs, crazy weapon-wielding arms, gunner, and driver are all that are next. Hopefully there's another update sooner than later. 

Back in the U.S. And a New Camera. And a Battlewagon!

 Hey there, everyone. As you may or may not know (or care), I was in South Korea for a year. I am now back on U.S. soil, and after having refreshed a bit, I've gotten back into the hobby. I finally caught up with the rest of the world and now own a smartphone. The pictures are much better than the ones I was taking with my crappy digital camera since I started this blog. I think now I'll be able to post a lot better quality photos of my painted miniatures, which I'm really darn excited about.

That's about it. Here's a photo of some of my favorite Ork models for Warhammer 40k, and a recently finished Ork Battlewagon.

In the works I've got an Ork Gorkanaut and a squad of the new Ork Flash Gitz--good stuff.

After that, I plan on taking a break from 40k, and getting back into some historical wargaming and painting. I've had my eye on Bolt Action, a World War II skirmish game, for a long time. I can't wait to paint up some U.S. soldiers, and of course some Sherman tanks!

Until next time.

I painted some of this while abroad last year, and some are much older. 

This Battlewagon was a lot of fun. I think I went a bit crazy with the weathering, though.

The rust was actually done by drybrushing brown and orange paint.

Just after running over a squad of 'Sperce Mu-rurns'.

Troll!

 Here's a new mini I quickly painted up this week. I've been working on (and off) a 15mm Orcs and Goblins army for Hordes of the Things (HOTT), and this was the last guy on the table--patiently waiting over six months to get finished. I put him off for so long because I didn't know how I wanted to paint him. I didn't want to paint him green or brown. I finally decided to go with blue, like he's some kind of ice troll. I really like his pose. In my Orcs and Goblins army, this guy actually functions as artillery, hurling big-ass boulders at the enemy. If you're interested in where I found him, I ordered him from www.splinteredlightminis.com. They have all kinds of cool stuff for very reasonable prices. (And no, I am not being endorsed by them, but that would be pretty cool if were.) I'm happy with how the blue skin came out. I'm really trying to work on my blending and highlighting. I ended up using several layers of blue before reaching the final highlight. All in all, I had a blast with this one. I think I'll be able to paint up one or two more minis before I move back to the US at the end of next month, where I will finally buy a decent camera and re-upload all the pictures of this blog with better quality photos. Oh, before I forget, I made a Facebook page, too. Check it out at https://www.facebook.com/neophyeminiatures.

Until next time.

Compared to the rest of my 15mm goblins, this guy is huuuge!

It took me a while to figure out what I would do with the scaly parts of his back. They kind of look like green wings, which I'm okay with!

Terminator Christmas Decoration

 Happy holidays, folks! I hope you all had a great Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, or Festivus, and that you have a wonderful new year. I finished this guy up last week, but this bottle of Jack Daniels I got as an early Christmas present kinda kept me from posting the final product. Here he is. Sorry for the frosty camera shots. I honestly don't know why they came out this way. I guess my phone was in holiday mode. Until next time

Deathwing Terminator WIP

 No, I'm not dead. It's hard to find the time to paint these days, but I still do so when I can. I pulled this guy out of my 40k Dark Vengeance set a few weeks ago. I basecoated him, and then put him on the shelf for a few weeks. He's obviously not done, but I figured I'd throw something up here to inspire me to get him done that much faster. I'm pretty happy with him so far. I'm trying my best to keep the dark shadows of his armor contrasting with the bright bone color. He's been a chore to paint at times, but I think he'll look great when all is said and done.