For the holidays!

I'll be leaving sunny Malaysia for Sunny Australia later today.
My first time there and it's been a long 9 year wait for me.
No hobbying and no 40K for the next 2 weeks.
Won't be meeting everyone till next year I guess, so here's to the Holidays and Merry Christmas.
Have a Happy New Year too while you're at it :p

Cheers!

It's been too long

Check out the poster *Khairul and *Arzmi made.

Just a quick one to keep this blog alive.
Haven't had the chance to hobby much since my last post.
Did however manage to strip some minis.

Good news is that the Iron painter is happening next month, so that simply means I get an extra excuse to buy more minis. Then there's the Kindred doubles tournament by Khairul and Arzmi and Jeff is helping out too. 500 points battle per person, so that makes 1,000 per side. Would be a good time to start that army that I've been wanting to start for the longest time :) Yes, more minis that I just might never finish cause, just cause...

So with that I'm all hyped up and almost ready to go. Still waiting for my paints to arrive so I can finally start painting my army. Word of advice, never order stuff so near to Christmas time anymore. For more info on the Iron Painter and Kindred tournament head on to http://legiomalaysia.blogspot.com/

Merry Christmas Everyone

Progress of the week

Was busy the whole of last week and didn't get much done except for this guy right here. It's the oldest Death Guard mini I have and it's the icon bearer. Decided to paint him up in a shade of green. Picture is kinda blurry and out of focus and all but you get the picture.

I like this! It looks like any other DG army out there :p

Also I finally bought Simple Green and was all eager to see what the fuss was about this miracle which was sworn over by so many loyal miniature collectors eager to undo the unholiness of painting. I'M PH'REAKIN CONVINCED! In 24 hours I have managed to remove 15 years worth of sacrilege to my poor old minis. Below are the before and after images. I promise you guys out there, this thing works. It peels off like the skin of a charred pepper soaked in ice cold water. If you need to undo painting that has gone so very wrong or decide to re-paint your minis then this is it. RM19.90 at all Ace Hardware stores. Booya!

When I was younger, so much younger than today I painted this Manticore!

All I did was to brush it with an old tooth brush and rinse in water.

Miracle I tell ya. Miracle. But the stuff burns though, so remember to use protection for those with sensitive skin.

Update, small but still...

My GF's gone to Adelaide for 2 months, so that leaves me with lots of time to game and hobby(I miss her though). Been real busy the last couple a weeks, hence the lack of updates on my blog.

Today I test painted my Chosen Marine Champion. Wanted to test out a few schemes for my army before I go ahead and paint the lot. As always I'm not happy with him after being dipped, but if it's anything like the Termies, then it should turn out fine after a coat of matt spray.

Chosen Champion

My Death Guards and Oblits are being primed white as we speak and more minis are being assembled. Sad though, I can't make it for Legio''s Tournament in November due to work. SIGH!

Also completed are my bases. Basecoat Chaos Black, Drybrush with Vallejo Cold Grey and Flock from GF9 Marsh Blend.

Chaos Lord and Sorceror base

Biker bases all set and done.

Notice there are 8 bike bases. 1 Will be for my alternative Chaos Lord/Sorcerer.

Anyhow I can't wait for Friday as Khairul has promised me a game with his Saim Hann army.
So far I've played 3 games. 2 lost and a draw, not too bad I would say. Still there's time for me to learn and improve.

For more info on Legio and the latest standings on the league, head on to
http://legiomalaysia.blogspot.com/


Till next time.

Death Guard Terminators.

Progress on the Common Cold Elite.
Death Guard Terminators are table top ready. Primed, based, dipped and matt coated. base is done and marsh flock added for the gloomy Nurgly theme. In total they took about 6 hours to complete.

Icon Bearer of Nurgle

Terminator Lord leading his pack into battle

Flamer guy

They're not the best looking guys around but boy do they look great to me. This is a real achievement for me and I can't wait to work on my next squad :)

Also on the plate this week are these bases. This are my version of scenic bases.
Take 1 part PVA GLUE and 2 part Hamster bath sand (Non-scented).
Mix well and apply paste to your hearts desire.

They dry to a solid texture and can be painted, sanded and cut down to size. You can even add sand to the mixture for more texture.

So that's it. I'll try to churn out more minis and hopefully get everything done before the league ends.

Thanks for dropping by and happy gaming.