Space Hulk: Death Angels Card Game Checklist

As I mentioned in my earlier post, I'm pimping out my card game with some miniatures.

This post will serve as a checklist on what I have and still need to get.

Base game
Tyranids
Genestealers - (8/24)
Broodlord - (1/1) (Done!)

Terminators (Done!)
Purple Brother Zael - Flamer/Power Fist
Purple Brother Omnio - Storm Bolter/Power Fist
Grey Lexicanium Calistarius - Force Staff/Storm Bolter
Grey Brother Scipio - Storm Bolter/Power Fist
Yellow Brother Claudio - Lightning Claws
Yellow Brother Goriel - Storm Bolter/Power Fist
Orange Brother Leon - Assault Cannon/Power Fist
Orange Brother Valencio - Storm Bolter/Chainfist
Blue Sergeant Lorenzo - Power Sword/Storm Bolter
Blue Brother Deino - Storm Bolter with laser sight/Power Fist
Green Sergeant Gideon - Thunder Hammer/Storm Shield
Green Brother Noctis - Storm Bolter/Power Fist

Taking a peek at the rules of the 3rd edition board game, perhaps I should look around for the game pieces without the minis XD

Mission Pack Expansion
Black Chaplain Raziel - Crozius Arcanum/Storm Bolter
Black Brother Metraen - Storm Bolter/Power Fist
Brown Brother Adron - Cyclone Missile Launcher/Storm Bolter/Power Fist (Done!)
Brown Brother Kaphael - Storm Bolter/Power Fist

DeathWing Expansion
Grey Brother Boreas - Assault Cannon/Chainfist
Grey Librarian Menelauis - Force Staff
Orange Technimarine Hepaestus - Storm Bolter
Orange Brother Raphaen - Storm Bolter/Power Fist
Blue Sergeant Zaltys - Power Sword/Storm Bolter
Blue Brother Jericho - Thunder Hammer/Storm Shield
Yellow Sergeant Arbalan - Lightning Claws
Yellow Brother Gabriel - Storm Bolter/Power Fist
Purple Interrogator-Chaplain Uriel  - Storm Bolter/Crozius Arcanum
Purple Brother Charon - Storm Bolter/Chainfist
Green Apothecary Nestor - Storm Bolter/Chainfist
Green Brother Exanimare - Storm Bolter/Power Fist

Tyranids Expansion
Basic Units
Basic Tyranids - Will just replace with the genestealers from the basic set. Either that or use 20 Termagants
Ripper (0/4)
Lictor (0/4)
Hormagaunt (0/4)
Ravener (0/3)


Boss
Deathleaper
Mawloc (Optional)
Trygon (Optional)
Hive Tyrant (Optional)

Warhammer 40K: Tyranid Termagants Part 4

While preparing for the Genestealers, I had a few termagants painted as a test subject for the possible colour scheme should I decide to start a Tyranid army for W40K. I'll probably go with possibly Hive Fleet Tiamat (Blue/Purple) as they were supposedly the scheme which the genestealers in most of the Space Hulk video games were from.



First Two Prototype



 Unit 1

This unit was painted based on a method I read up in Mini War Gaming's post. The carapace was glazed with Guilliman Blue after layered with Celestra Grey. The glaze does not seem to apply well as seen above. However, it does give an pattern to the carapace of the termagant. Main body is layered with Genestealer Purple.

Unit 2

Same as above with the glaze applied after layering with Macragge Blue instead of Celestra Grey.

Unit 3

This unit suffered from poor priming with Bosny's Flat White which resulted in loss of some facial details. The carapace is layered with Macragge Blue and the edges drybrushed with Calgar Blue. Exposed body parts are layered with Genestealer Purple. Gun is layered with Ushbati Bone and washed with Nuln Oil. This unit, as you will probably noticed, was painted in the same time and scheme with my very first genestealer.

Unit 4

Also another unit disfigured from poor priming. If you have a suggestion on an alternative whites to use other than Citadel's, do let me know. Like unit 4, this unit was painted together with genestealer 2 and 3. Layered with Xereus Purple before being washed with Carroburg Crimson. Carapace is then layered with Macragge Blue and drybrushed with Calgar Blue. Exposed parts are layered with Genestealer Purple. Gun, like before, was layered with Ushbati Bone. Forgot to wash it.

 

Warhammer 40K: Space Hulk Genestealers Part 2

Got some genestealers painted over the last few days.

 

 

This first guy was painted using Genestealer as a base, followed by Macragge Blue for the carpace and the skin, as per design in the Space Hulk card game. The spine is the drybrushed with Calgar Blue. I should say that it was a surprised move away from how the termagants were painted as I had always assumed that the arms were the main flesh. Anyhow, the fangs were painted with Ceramite White and Mephiston Red for the tongue. I still need to work more on the toxin sac as I am still not happy with the result. Primarily due to the size and difficult positioning of the sac itself.

Genestealer with extended carapace

 

I did some changes with the 2nd and 3rd genestealer. For one, I based the unit with Xereus Purple first, followed by a generous wash of Carroburg Crimson. This is to give a base shading over several parts which I could skip painting like the creases in the arm joints and such. I then painted the skin and carapace with Macragge Blue and drybrush the spine with Calgar Blue, just like the first unit. The skin is then painted with Genestealer Purple to give the proper bright colour. At a glance, there isn't much difference between the two methods. The second method does give a better depth in the grooves of the genestealer.

I sure do not want to be caught by these guys charging at me XD

Next Step:
- Scything Genestealers

Warhammer 40K: Space Hulk Genestealers Part 1

Finally, Genestealers! (and 3 pages more than my last blog XD)

It is a pity that the rear of the box, although cool designs and suggestions, they are using the old paint names. Old stock we have here perhaps?

Anyhow, I finally got myself these bad boys for my Space Hulk Card game (Yes. You read right, card game! The board game is nowhere to be found at an affordable price. Although....)

The contents of this box comes with 8 complete genestealers with assorted add-ons including extra scything talons, toxic glands, some extra heads including feeder tendrils for Ymgarl Genestealers and implant attack for those who wants to recreate Ripley's encounter with the Xenomorphs!

With the contents in the box, I built the following:
- 2 units with 2 pairs scything talons (not sure if this game legal XD)
- 3 units with scything talons and rending claws (again, not sure if is game legal)
- 2 units with a pair of rending claws
- 1 unit with a pair of rending claws and extended carapace (no reference on this in the 5th ed codex)
- all units have toxin sac on each forearms

No whites this time until I can figure it out correctly

Next Step:
- Painting

Warhammer 40K: Tyranid Termagants Part 3

I have yet to find the right colour paint style for my Blue/Purple colour scheme. Hence I decided to get myself another box of termagants basic set to try out.

While exploring the web, I came across a cool design by another user.
Introducing ServvsUmbrarum's Hive Fleet Defaeco

His method of primarily drybrushing got me to try it on my own.

Nowhere as good as his but certainly a very cool way of painting the minis.

Paint Used:
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Next step:
- More Termagants

Warhammer 40K: Tyranid Termagants Part 2

Got the other two completed with the Hive Fleet Behemoth (Blue/Red) and Leviathan(Purple/White) colour scheme.

Both plates were done in the same matter as in my previous post.

Hive Fleet Behemoth
- Mephiston Red for the main body with Nuln Oil wash
- Armour plates layered with Abbadon Black followed by wet Macragge Blue for the lining
- Ceramite White for the gun with Nuln Oil wash

Hive Fleet Leviathan
- Ceramite White for the main body with Carroburg Crimson wash
- Armour plates layered with Genestealer Purple then washed with Carroburg Crimson wash then lined with Genestealer Purple
- Mephiston Red for the gun with Nuln Oil wash

I have decided that I made a mistake with the earlier attempt to create Hive Fleet Tiamat (Blue/Purple), so I decided to work with Red/Purple as seen above.
- Genestealer Purple for main body then washed with Guilliman Blue
- Armour plates layered with Mephiston Red then washed with Guilliman Blue
- Ceramite White with Nuln Oil wash for the gun

 

Hunting party ready for action!

 

Here's a quality comparison between both the earlier poorly primed model with the current one.

1st Leviathan. Notice the quality loss on the fangs

2nd Leviathan. Details are retained from good priming

Fang detail comparison with 1st Leviathan. This is how it should have been

Nest Step:

- Lacquering

 

The Hobbit Starter Set Part 2

Finally complete the other two goblins.

In case you are wondering, the 2 right most are the final units I just completed. The left 3 is glossier since I lacquered it with Bosny Clear Coat.

Warhammer 40K: Tyranid Termagants Part 1

(Trouble with blogging is that consistency is a requirement. I am actually someone who is lazy in record keeping and prefers to just go with the flow in my projects especially when the key reader is myself. Anyway, here is something that I have prepared for a very some time but delayed in posting it for lack of the proper flow.)

With plans to pimp my Space Hulk card game and the fabulous expansions that comes with it, I got myself a copy of the basic Termagants as a test subject for my painting experiments.

Starting off, I found that not all Termagants are a perfect fit. In fact, the mold is constructed that each halves are to be fit on a 1 to 1 basis. And here I was expecting for possible swap. Probably which is why 2 pieces ended up with glaring gaps when joining each other. This gives me a chance to test out the Liquid Green Stuff which I recently bought. And interestingly, my pot had actually dried up even before opening it!

Thanks to my lazy bones, I tried adding water in an attempt to activate the green stuff (forget the liquid part). The stuff does get dissolved (with plenty of water) and it is then ready to use again. I started with a small amount and found that it does not flow into the recess easily. The best method to use it at this stage, was to use it as a putty replacement (not that I have used putty before). Somehow it works and the mini is ready for priming. Make sure your brush is loaded with water if you are using Dried Green Stuff!

Dried Green Stuff doing it's work

I primed 3 of the termagants black (since the other two were undergoing repair works as seen above, they were primed white as a test)

The first termagant was a to be a purple/blue scheme based on the original genestealers from Space Hulk. Base layer of Macragge Blue followed by Genestealer Purple on some parts of the carapace based on painting technique (http://thetyranidhive.proboards.com/thread/38555). It is a very interesting technique which is not easy to pull on a smaller unit like the termagants, but possible.

 

Somehow, after painting this, I realised I screwed the blue/purple scheme up. Time to take a step back and see what needs to be done.

In the mean time, I had a little accident with my 2 repaired termagants where the spray from the Bosny White spray turns out to be a little too thick for the model that the details of the teeth disappeared. I attempted to use nail polish remover (acetone) to remove whatever excess build up from the spray.

 

So comes the big question: How to fix? The first answer was obvious. Hive Fleet Kraken!

 

Body plate is painted with Mephiston Red while the main body is done with Ushbati Bone. Both is then washed with Agrax Earthshade. I actually liked the tone for this model despite the poor priming. In fact, I find the poor priming adds some improvement in the texture of the model.

 

The second piece was made to emulate Hive Fleet Leviathan's purple/white combo. The result, as seen above. Plates painted with Genestealer Purple/Macragge Blue while the whites are Ceramite White (until time of writing, I still have no luck getting White Scar). The shading of the plates is done by layering with Macragge Blue then a wet layer of Genestealer Purple coating the edges and dragged to the top., in the same manner as the first termagant above.

At the end of the day, 2 units complete, 1 unit prototyping partially done and 2 more to go.

Nest Step: 
- 2 remaining Termagants

Warhammer 40K Paint Set Part 2

Got myself this box when I picked up Jokaero Orange in my last run. Certainly a good box to get if you want to fiddle around with painting techniques. I do not really have any techniques to test in mind when I got this except to test out the effectiveness of the recently purchased Bosny White paint which I intend to use as a primer for my Robotech Tactics. The spray does give the units a slight shine after the paint job, for some reason. However, it seems that the paint may be a little too thick. Some minor details seems missing if compared to the older models.

The other method I tested was painting yellow by layering Lamenters Yellow over white surface. This certainly gives an interesting result as seen in Blue team with the grey base below. I ended up using this method, followed by a Nuln Oil wash, to paint all the emblems including the purity seals.

Shoulder pads were lined with Abbadon Black

 

Next Step:
- Faction insignia of the new units. Not sure if I can try stenciling it.

Doom Miniatures Part 12: Cyberdemon

Doom 3 Cyberdemon

Even though that the board game is based on Doom 3's version, I was inspired to use the version below.

Doom 2 Cyberdemon

I realised that my models are too uniform in color and I decided to do something different with this guy.

Split apart for an easy time painting

So starting of, I based my units with Mournfang Brown. In case you are wondering, the legs and metal parts were previously painted with Leadbelcher. Probably not a wise move, but useful if you want to clearly differenciate the areas of flesh and metal.

The skin is the washed with Nuln Oil to darken the pits and creases. The skin is then layered with Steel Legion Drab and highlights were done with Ratskin Flesh. The eyes were dotted with Mephiston Red and then the entire metallic parts were glazed according to their faction. Once the paint job is completed, both top and bottom are finally glued together.

It's about damn time!

While not as bright as I wanted, it is not as dark as the miniatures when put next to each other.

Paint Used:
- Mournfang Brown
- Leadbelcher
- Steel Legion Drab
- Ratskin Flesh
- Mephiston Red
- Nuln Oil

Next Step:
- Lacquering