The other night I painted the rocks on my first Orks’ bases…and realized that after ~9 months painting grey rocks on grey Blood Angels bases, I’d painted these rocks grey. Time for a color guide, and in this case time to test some shading options. Testing time First I grabbed a larger rock and primed […]
Deathskulls Ork base color guide Read More »
On Sunday morning, I picked up where I’d left off with my terrain on Saturday: Wraithbone done, all-over Seraphim Sepia wash. Next up was a pin wash with Agrax Earthshade. The pin wash is subtle, but I like the effect. Both of these pieces have had their all-over Seraphim Sepia wash, but the one on
WIP it good: Manufactorum terrain Read More »
On November 20, 2020, I finished my first-ever 2,000-point Warhammer 40k army. I waited until this morning to take pictures of it, and even now I still can’t quite believe I finished it. I’ve dabbled in miniature-painting since I was a kid, and generally didn’t enjoy it (I saw it as a means to an
I finished my first Warhammer 40k army! Read More »
Thanks to changes in point values (most of my Marines got more expensive) and unit classifications (my Scouts went from troops to elites), I had to drop a painted unit of Sternguard from my army, and replace half of the already-painted Squad Karios with another five tactical Marines, in order to bring my list into
And then there were none: Squad Caedes complete Read More »
This is my 400th post on Yore! I considered prepping something specific for the big 400, but decided that this post was more on-brand: it’s about miniatures, it involves some trial and error, and it’s a work-in-progress post full of photos. That’s where my head’s at these days, so it works pretty well for this
WIP it good: bases and undersides for Squad Ariete, and my 400th post Read More »
My first 40k scenery just arrived, the absolutely massive Vertigus set. I’ve been kicking around the idea of Zandri Dust for the stone and Khorne Red for the metal, the former coming from a Warhammer TV video aimed at the Kill Team Imperialis terrain (rather than this Manufactorum set) and the latter being the studio
Trying out two ideas on Brother Test-Mech Read More »
I’m pretty sure I’ll like the basing recipe I’m using for my Deathskulls Orks, which comes straight from White Dwarf #161 (also the source of the recipe I use for my Blood Angels), but a bit less certain about the tufts. So I figured I’d do up a test base and see how it looks.
Into the badlands: testing an Orky base recipe Read More »
My first Ork kit, Lootas/Burnas, arrived, along with my Deathskulls and Orky paints! My main paint rack is full, so I’ve filled up my sidecar rack with Ork-specific paints. My Codex came in the mail, and I’ve had a chance to read all the parts of it that interested me most. I know I’ll need
And so it begins: Orks incoming Read More »
Here are some WIP photos from November 7th, with lots on the go: Not sure yet if those Infiltrators are going to be the back half of Squad Dolos or a fresh squad, but I’m torn because to have the minimum number of troops it’s better to split them into two squads…but that sets me
WIP it good: Squads Caedes, Ariete, and misc. Read More »
This past week, most of my writing here on Yore has been on three pages, rather than in posts. That’s because I’m partway through the shift from painting one army to painting two — and terrain — and need to do some planning. Planning, which benefits from centralization, is sometimes better done in pages than
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