Messed up settings

As usual, when you change settings around, things will get screwed up XD

I'll be fixing the missing images from my previous post soon so hang on.

In the mean time, here's what's something I did last night.

*Update: Finally restored the missing images. Most of the affected entry were for the doom minis.

Warhammer 40K: Space Hulk Terminators Part 6

Finally, payday. Which means more units coming in.

I got myself another box of Terminator Squad and an Assault Terminator Squad for the Space Hulk card game. While this should suffice for the rest of the units, I am getting myself another box of Terminator Squad to round up the units as some of the unique parts (legs, head, etc) I want to keep for later use.

Plus the last two guys were not wearing their standard helmet as depicted on the cards.

So without further ado, introducing the next 7 units:

Sergeant Gideon wields a thunder hammer and storm shield. He does not have a head yet as he has a re-breather mask on the cards. I have made and order for the mask and it should arrive by the time I am ready to paint him.

Brother Deino carries the standard storm bolter and power fist. This model lacks the drapes which can be found on the card. Probably some other time.

Brother Scipio alsco carries the standard storm bolter and power fist. He also has a banner crest on his back.

Brother Claudio with his twin lightning claws. Painting the claws with a glowing effect would be a challange in this case. Looking forward to the challenge.

Brother Noctis carries the standard storm bolter and power fist.

Brother Omnio carries the standard storm bolter and power fist. He also has the targeting system on his mask

Brother Goriel carries the standard storm bolter and power fist. His is posed as it is as I intend to attempt in sculpting a genestealer skull and spine as he had them on his left hand.

This batch has some interesting stuff for me to work on. Hopefully, they will all turn out well. Also, I did not go frenzy with the purity seals this time as I plan to attempt freehand drawing of some of the symbols on their shoulder and knee pads.

Coming up next!

Next Step:
- Painting

Warhammer 40K: Tyranid Termagants Part 5 - Paint Stripping

Over the last two weeks after finishing the first batch of Termies, I decided to redo the Termagants as I was not happy with the quality done in an attempt to recreate Hive Fleet Tiamat.

There were quite a few methods available online via YouTube and also suggestions in various forums.

I finally decided to work with a recommendation from a local wargaming forum (War Gamers Malaysia) and from a new shop that opened in the neighborhood (Wira Games Hobbies) to use Dettol. I almost went with brake fluids if not for the fact that brake fluids are much more hazardous than Dettol (and cheaper).

Some rules to remember if you are stripping with Dettol.
1. Work in a ventilated area unless you and the people around you can stand the Dettol fumes. (I was not bothered by it. My wife was)
2. Wear gloves. The paint is sort of "melted" and will stick on your hands. I had the unfortunate experience of wire brushing my hand for a while.
3. Most importantly, DO NOT WASH WITH WATER until you are done stripping them entirely. It takes a few hours soak to get the paint loose enough for you to brush it off. However, everything will be undone if you rinse it under the tap. A very important lesson learned here.

I had the unfortunate experience of not learning any of the above prior to working with it (well, number two was obvious actually) and had some "fun" fixing things up.

Surprisingly, Dettol does prove itself to be quite a good stripping solution without harming the minis beneath it. The mixture I used was 100% Dettol. The best part is that you can recycle the solution for use again at a later time.

Once most of the paint is removed, you can prime the miniature right away. My Termagants went through several rounds of Dettol in an attempt to remove everything, including my primer. As it turns out, it does very little at this point. Once you have the primer layer remaining, you can reapply the primer right away.

After the first 2-3 rounds of stripping

Termagants after reapplying the primer.

 Next Step:

- Painting