I’m far enough along with my first Fire Team for Hive Fleet Balaur to need to take stock of my paint library, so it’s time for a color guide! As always, this guide is drawn from a mix of GW material (White Dwarf #463 and a Warhammer TV video for the Leviathan scheme, Warhammer TV […]
Tyranid Hive Fleet Balaur color guide Read More »
After an evening of assembling Genestealers and thinking about paint schemes, I spent the rest of last night leafing through back issues of White Dwarf for Tyranid content. My initial idea for Hive Fleet Balaur’s color scheme was the bi pride flag: pink, purple, blue. Along with the symbolism and the colors, I also like
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There are relatively few Adeptus Custodes units, and from what I’ve seen they all use pretty much the same colors (adapted per one’s shield company) — kind of like Deathskulls Orks. So I have a feeling one main color guide will cover most of my army. Bases As ever, I’m using a recipe from White
Adeptus Custodes Dread Host color guide and painting steps Read More »
Compared to my Blood Angels, there are a staggering number of colors that could go into painting any given Ork. So much variety! Status and randomization In general, the lower the status of one of my Orks, the worse his wargear will look: rustier, more weathered, etc. Boyz are just one step above Gretchin, so
Deathskulls Ork color guide Read More »
Ever since I built my first Ork — Moonkrumpa, the Warboss of my Waaagh! — on November 16, I’ve been nervous about actually painting my initial mob of Boyz. Which sounds kind of silly after I’ve just spent nine months painting 2,200 points of Blood Angels, right? Especially considering that Orks are a faction for
WIP it good: Orky proofs of concept Read More »
After doing some serious noodling yesterday, I decided today to start a second 40k army to paint alongside my beloved Blood Angels — and after much decidedly un-Orky consideration, I chose Deathskulls Orks. Why Deathskulls? Lots of reasons! Some are purely practical, like not wanting to paint a second red army (ruling out Evil Sunz)
The Waaagh! is in the mail Read More »
I’ve got a basing recipe in mind for my Blood Angels army, and now I have all the components: The basic concept is “plains of Armageddon” (an important planet in the 40k universe), which conjures up a sort of Moonscape in my mind — a wasteland of heavy gray dust and dying grass, site of
Cooking up a basing recipe for my Blood Angels Read More »
