Slow Progress

Did some more layering on the Orlocks.  I lost a bit of steam on painting the past few weeks.  The layers make them much brighter and will hopefully make the safety oriented color theme really pop on them.  I intend to do a second wash over the brighter colors to get more grim on them.

Orlock's In Work

A little work done this weekend on the Orlocks.  I got all the main colors on the minis and washed them.  Layers are next to make the orange and yellow positively pop.

Catch Up before a Week Away

This past weekend I was knocked down by what I can only describe as the flu.  Two weekends was a busy gaming weekend.  I got in a pair of Age of Sigmar games and picked up a Necromunda gang (Orlocks).   This past week, I assembled a pair of Rapier Laser Destroyers for my 13th Legion (30k) and 7/8 gangers for my Orlock gang (Necromunda).  This coming week I am out of town all week and so will but unable to work on minis during the week.

Unprimed Rapier teams

The Rapiers were not too bad to assemble, the resin was worse part being the treads not quite fitting.  They will make a solid addition to my current Ultramarines force, giving them some much need anti-tank punch.  This will let my primary opponent field some tanks without feeling bad.

In-Work Orlocks

This past weekend, while feeling ill I started to paint the base colors on the Orlock gang.  Each Orlock has a name based on a friend or family member's nickname.  I am going for a rail-workers motif, with lots of caution yellow and here-I-am orange.

Praetor Captain

Captain Aedvarus of the 106th

This past week I did some light painting, completing the Horus Heresy era Ultramarines Praetor.  He was straightforward for the most part, with most of the decisions already made.

Veteran of Terra, Praetor of the XIII Legion, Captain of the 106th Company Aedvarus of Merica.

Captain Aedvarus goes onto to lead the defense of Argeia from World Eaters, survives the Heresy, and is the future Second Founding Captain of the 4th Company of the Novamarines Chapter

Repulsor Complete

Repulsor in profile

  I finished up my Repulsor this weekend.  I am not super happy with it, but large flat surfaces are a challenge to paint well with a brush.  I did not feel confident with painting it with an airbrush yet as it has many straight lines.  I probably could have taken more time with the transition highlights and thinned the lines a bit.  I think at the distance of a the table top, it will look good along side the rest of my Novamarine Primaris detachment.

Repuslor In-Work

In-Work Repulsor

This past week, I worked on painting the Repulsor tank.  I think I have completed basing the vehicle and thus have gotten most of the colors onto the hull.  I took the photo before doing a significant amount of washing the whole thing with null-oil.  Unlike the rest of the army thus far, I primed it mostly white.  The large blue strip was primed with using masking over the white.  If I did it again, prime the line first, then tape over it and then prime the rest of the model.  Lesson learned.

Nuport's Mariners

Nuport's Mariners and some objective markers

 This weekend, I finished up painting my second Arkanaut Company.  This completes my 1,500 point army.  I did some minor conversions to the Company Captain to turn him in Kris Nuport.  Captain Nuport has some relics from before the the Kharadon's took took the sky.

This week, I am starting on the Novamarines Repulsor.  Part of this is in the vain hope that GW announces that a unit other than the Arkanaut Company is a Battleline unit before I work on my last 500 points up to 2,000 points.

Captain Nuport, surrounded by his Mariners

Captain Nuport's antecatalysm axe head

Kemist and Riggers

The Mistress's Endrinriggers

Aether Kemist Bob Boyl

This past weekend, I finished up the two new units I adding in my 1,500 point army.  The Aether-Kemist Bob Boyl and the Endrinriggers of the Mistress.  The scheme I have going for my Kharadon's has turned out to be both rewarding and straightforward now that I have painted a bit more than 20 individuals and 2 ships.  Next up is a unit of 10 more Arkanauts to round out the 1.5k list.  After that, 10 more Arkanauts and either an Ironclad or Frigate and another unit of Endrinriggers.

I also played a 1.5k point game Saturday night.  For that I turn to Drakeslayer's log.

Hawkjn's Spears

This past weekend, I completed Hawkjn's Spears, a unit of six Skywardens.  The kit proves fairly versatile with each of the models not looking like two sets of the same models.  Painting things differently helps to break them up as well.

Hawkjn's Spears

In addition, on Saturday at my FLGS, my Kharadon Overlords were named best painted for the 1,000 point tier of an Age of Sigmar escalation league.  I am really happy with that and having completed painting the force before the step ended.  Painting up 3-more of Hawkjn's Spears is the first thing for my 1,500 point army.  Alongside the three Skywardens, I have assembled and prime three Endrinriggers, a second 10-man Arkanaut Company, and an Aether-Kemist.

The Harlot Lets Fly

The Harlot

This past weekend, I painted the Screening Harlot, a Gunhauler.  This completed my 960 point Kharardon Overlords army.  It is illegal under Matched Play due to not having a second Arkanaut Company (my only Battleline).

Painting the runes on the ships I think gives them a lot of character that they would be lacking otherwise.  It breaks up the blue on the hulls nicely.  It went pretty quickly, thanks to knowing what most of the scheme would be.  I also showed off the completed army at my FLGS, Lost Planet and got lots of compliments.

Next up is increasing Hawkjn's Spears (Skywardens) to a total of six and giving them a Grappling Hook to make them even speedier, better enabling an alpha strike against a threatening unit.  I intend to follow those three up with a second Arkanaut Company, making the army legal!  This will leave me with 320 points for 1,500 points.

My intent is to add an Ather-Kemist (140 pts) and possibly a three-balloon unit of Endrinriggers (120 pts).  This again leaves me with 60 points remaining at 1,500 points.  Going up to 2,000 points is morphing as I consider my options.  Another unit of Arkanuts is necessary for RAW Matched Play, leaving me with 440 points...  maybe an Ironclad or a second Frigate and more balloons and be down 40 points.  🤔

Admiral Drake, Navigator Kouk, Kilpford's Gang aboard the Mistress, Hawkjn's Spears, and the Harlot

The Mistress Sets Sail

This past week, I completed the first Frigate of my Kharadon Overlords - the Tempest's Mistress.  This is the first large model I have painted in a while and has lots of different pieces that are not flat like the armor of a Astrates tank or even Eldar tank.  I really enjoyed the model and like how it turned out.

A fly-around of the Mistress

The Mistress's Navigator

The Mistress's Captain and Endrigger

Dead Crew and Colors

This past weekend, I got in two more games and spent most of Sunday painting up the Dwarfs.  I really only have the ships left before moving onto the 1,500 point list, which may morph based on lessons learned at 1,000 points.

Admiral Frank Drakeslayer

Yet more demons and this time with corrupt men. We were overwhelmed by their numbers yet again. We couldn't keep them at cannon range for long. Between their lord and warriors we became tied up and unable to secure the treasures on the field. Our starboard flank collapsed as Hawkins and his spears were swept from the field by warped knights of Tzeentch. Navigator Kouk found himself surrounded by them! I need a larger squadron for these expeditions!

Admiral Drakeslayer

Failing against Angels and Demons

Capt Nuport of the Righteous Courtesan

This past week, I continued to work on painting up more of my Barak-Mhornar crewmen and on Saturday evening played two games.

I settled into the paint scheme and completed 9/10 Arkanauts.  I also steadily base coat more Duardin minis (including those on ships), getting them up to the state of the Skywardens.

Lastly, I assembled my second Arkanaut Company, Nuport's Mariners.  Capt Nuport carries anteruina axe of his ancestors.  He and his crew are aboard the Righteous Courtesan - ᛕᚻᚱᛅᚦᛋ.

I also named out all the ships, characters, and units up to roughly 3000 points of minis (~1000 points in battalion warscrolls).