Thunder warriors strike back

A fun "little" project after the orcs.

This started as a way to make me like the Stormcasters. I had 3 or 4 of those free minis that GW sometimes gifts around and I wanted an excuse to paint gold.

In the end a friend suggested to instead use those bits to make a small band of Thunder Warriors, an unit I never heard off.

A quick Google search and I liked the idea, so kitbash it was. 

The recipe is simple, mostly stormcast bodies, old and space marine arms, cadian heads, orc hair (except one guy who has a demonette scalp, because I finished the orc heads) and a bit of sculpting to blend it together, plus a big fluffy mantle. 

I received some comments on the wips, so here the answers. 

What colors did you used? 

Vallejo's gold, bronze and silver paints, agrax shade and Army Painter's speedpaints. 

The weapons/the insignia are not lore accurate. 

I don't care. That's what I had around. 

Why don't you used/sculpted goggles, as in Blanche's illustrations? 

I don't like the goggles. Too goofy for my taste. And I have no goggled heads. 

The weapon choice is sub-optimal for a kill team. 

Those are the bits I had. 

For better framed photos check 

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx6CmFJNIw2/?igshid=NzZhOTFlYzFmZQ==

Foam fortress tutorial (sort of)

Long time no see, I was very busy. 

Recently, I found a very promising bit of packaging and I decided to finally make some terrain. 

Here is a step by step gallery of the project. 

First, composition. Not a lot of work here, the packaging was already looking like a hangar, I simply cut half of it with a knife and glue it together with toothpicks and  school glue.

Then 3 coat of glue+water+sand+paint.

Beads and skewers as details and stairs.

These beads to be precise.

Some dressing made with paper and corrugated cardboard. The re numbers and other posters are small scraps from a newspaper.

Drybrush, drybruks, drybrush.

And a brown wash later here we are.

The front door is only dry fit, so I can drive my rhino inside.

And I can use toy guns for firepower.

More dressing, made with toy parts.

And more newspaper scraps for posters.

And next?

I'm working on some toy soldiers stuff to add some obstacles on the table.

 

What do you think? I'm very happy with the result, and it took a little more than an afternoon.

Blood angels

I finally finished this project. 

All the space marines I found at the thrift store are finally done. 

Plus a couple of 3rd party female space marine. 

I'm still looking for some backpacks, but I consider this project done. 

The last ice marine.

I'm sick of this paint scheme! Fortunately I have no more space Marines to paint. To tell the truth I have a box of old broken Marines with jetpacks, and a lonelt classic space marine... But I don't think they will fit in.