While I was building it, I decided to photograph how poorly the doors fit.
I doubt whether that is vac-tight!
Monday, December 31, 2018
Munitorium Container number two
I picked up another Munitorium Container from the 40K artwork.
While I was building it, I decided to photograph how poorly the doors fit.
I doubt whether that is vac-tight!
I continued to number the containers using the Cadian decal sheet. As you can see, the containers stack.
Lead Legion marine for scale.
View from above.
While I was building it, I decided to photograph how poorly the doors fit.
I doubt whether that is vac-tight!
Lead Wombles - part 3
I had been thinking about building some Space Marines for Kill Team, and suddenly remembered that I had made one for the Lead Legion (from the Lead Adventures Forum).
So a quick rummage in the loft, and voila, a shrink wrapped 2004 box of Wombles (2004 is the copyright date, no idea where I bought it or when).
In the box was one command sprue.
Two body and head sprues.
Two legs and arms sprues.
I am going to paint these and then attach the bolt guns (so I can reach the chest plates).
Sergeant with Chainsword and bolt pistol, Gunner with flamer, and three marines with bolt guns.
So a quick rummage in the loft, and voila, a shrink wrapped 2004 box of Wombles (2004 is the copyright date, no idea where I bought it or when).
Sergeant with Chainsword and bolt pistol, Gunner with flamer, and three marines with bolt guns.
Friday, December 28, 2018
Spectre Technical Bravo = Work in Progress
Progress has been slow on the Spectre Technicals.
The body is in two parts (as is the Spectre Technical Alpha). The join unfortunately passes across the wheel arch, so there is a requirement to glue and fill the gap.
This is the other side.
So they need refilling and sanding.
Underside of the two Spectre Technicals.
The body is in two parts (as is the Spectre Technical Alpha). The join unfortunately passes across the wheel arch, so there is a requirement to glue and fill the gap.
Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Munitorium Container
Games Workshop have licensed a part-work based on the latest version of 40K. With the exception of the first couple of issues, they are all £7.99, which for someone just after the figures may (or may not) be good value. The issue for Christmas week contained the Munitorium Container sprue.
Now £7.99 is less than the individual cost of a sprue from the box (of three) sold in the GW stores (and is just cheaper than the cheapest on-line stockist - your prices may vary).
The sprue builds one Munitorium Container (with optional Storm Bolters), three fuel drums and four ammo boxes. The one I bought was in a sort of Mournfang Brown colour.
One side of the sprue.
The other side of the sprue.
There is interior detail if you want to build it with the doors open.
There are a few issues with this kit.
The first one is more an aesthetic issue, as you can see, the components are actually two copies of each other. Now this does not have any major problems, only the top and bottom are really affected. It just seems cheap - the top and bottom components could be different to give some simple variation.
A more significant problem are the feeds to the aforementioned top and bottom components. I wonder if they were laid out by a trainee and they had to correct it by adding the thick feeds due to fill issues.
They are awkward to remove without damaging the surroundings. My method was to remove the surrounding sprue from the main sprue.
I then cut the intervening outer sprue away.
This allowed me to get my sprue cutters in to gaps between the ribs, angled so the cut was along the slope.
Once cleaned up, the edges were not too bad.
Assembled container (Humbrol Liquid Poly and Tamiya Extra Thin Poly cement).
It is a pity that the doors cannot be hinged. There are some fit issues with the doors, there is a bit of a gap all round. Some more positive location and a better fit would help.
The other side.
The roof (the bottom is similar).
I decided to go for a completely Citadel paint finish.
After undercoating with Citadel Chaos Black spray, it was sprayed with Citadel Death Guard Green. The "eagle beak" hooks were painted with Citadel Abaddon Black, as was the control panel with skull.
The Imperial Eagle was from a year 2000 GW decal sheet (part number 99 51 01 05 004) which was very very shiny. The numbers and the Cadian Gate were from a 2003 Cadian sheet (part number 99 51 01 05 005) which was not quite so shiny. It took a lot of Humbrol Decalfix to get the eagle to lie flat over the surface.
There was some chipping of the decal with Citadel Death Guard Green. The whole container was dry brushed with Citadel Dry Nurgling Green. Once dry, the whole container was washed with Citadel Athonian Camoshade. The roof and the angled undersides were washed with Agrax Earthshade, as was the lower part of the door and the surrounds. The whole thing was dry brushed again with Citadel Dry Nurgling Green.
The control panel was repainted with Citadel Abaddon Black and the skull painted with Citadel Leadbelcher. It was then highlighted with my ancient Citadel Mithril Silver. The eye of the skull was then spotted with Citadel Ceramite White followed by Citadel Mephiston Red. The buttons on the control panel were spotted with some veteran Citadel Bleached Bone.
The skulls on the sides and the doors are left in green, the crew painting had no orders about decoration, though they left the Mechanicum supplied control panels well alone.
The roof.
The sprue builds one Munitorium Container (with optional Storm Bolters), three fuel drums and four ammo boxes. The one I bought was in a sort of Mournfang Brown colour.
One side of the sprue.
There are a few issues with this kit.
The first one is more an aesthetic issue, as you can see, the components are actually two copies of each other. Now this does not have any major problems, only the top and bottom are really affected. It just seems cheap - the top and bottom components could be different to give some simple variation.
A more significant problem are the feeds to the aforementioned top and bottom components. I wonder if they were laid out by a trainee and they had to correct it by adding the thick feeds due to fill issues.
The container is intended to be part of an Imperial Guard base. Like most militaries, the maxim is "If it moves, salute it, if it does not, paint it". This means it will have a simple paint scheme.If it moves, salute it, if it does not, paint it
I decided to go for a completely Citadel paint finish.
After undercoating with Citadel Chaos Black spray, it was sprayed with Citadel Death Guard Green. The "eagle beak" hooks were painted with Citadel Abaddon Black, as was the control panel with skull.
The Imperial Eagle was from a year 2000 GW decal sheet (part number 99 51 01 05 004) which was very very shiny. The numbers and the Cadian Gate were from a 2003 Cadian sheet (part number 99 51 01 05 005) which was not quite so shiny. It took a lot of Humbrol Decalfix to get the eagle to lie flat over the surface.
Festive Viewing (and eating)
So in this season of Good Cheer and Good Will To All Men, I present some festive viewing.
The Spam is good until 2021 (we will have eaten all the dwarf bread before then...).
The Spam is good until 2021 (we will have eaten all the dwarf bread before then...).
References
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Frostgrave Soldiers II
North Star have recently released the second Soldiers set for Frostgrave. This set comprises a set of female figures, warmly dressed for the Frozen City.
The box contains four identical sprues of five multi-part and multi-pose figures, plus twenty 25mm flat circular bases.
These are built from one of the sprues. Some additional greenstuff work will need to be done to decorate the Magician's staff and some additional pouches added to the figures.
A figure assembled as a Magician. The right arm is one of the two handed axe arms, with the axe removed and drilled out and replaced with a 1mm brass rod.
An Apprentice, carrying the Magician's kit.
Apprentice and Magician venture into the Frozen City.
The first five figures.
The box contains four identical sprues of five multi-part and multi-pose figures, plus twenty 25mm flat circular bases.
These are built from one of the sprues. Some additional greenstuff work will need to be done to decorate the Magician's staff and some additional pouches added to the figures.
A figure assembled as a Magician. The right arm is one of the two handed axe arms, with the axe removed and drilled out and replaced with a 1mm brass rod.
Warlord Opel Blitz truck - better photographs
Some additional photographs taken in natural light rather than using a flash.
Warlord Opel Blitz truck
Recently I visited The Gameskeeper in Oxford, where they have a large range of Bolt Action.
After an interesting chat with the proprietor and the regional rep from Warlord (thanks guys), I bought the Opel Blitz and a King Tiger (plus another pack of Guards Armoured Division decals).
The kit can be built either as an Opel Blitz, or as the halftrack Maultier.
Here are the sprues
Instructions, decals, cards and a passengers sprue. There is also a sheet of clear plastic with the window outlines printed on it.
I had previously bought the Tankograd book on the Opel Blitz, which came in handy.
The kit went together reasonably well. The instructions do not make it clear that the bonnet/roof has to be assembled while the radiator grill and bonnet sides are not set, as there is an overhang on the radiator grill that the bonnet top has to go under. My original intention was to leave the bonnet top and roof off to allow access to the cab interior. This was not possible, so I just left the doors off.
William Killian for scale.
I used the high sided panels as I was going to use the canvas roof.
I assembled the canvas cover with the rear curtain down. I also did not glue it to the body.
The wheels were not glued in place so that I could spray them separately. The whole thing was undercoated with Citadel Chaos Black. The body colour was Citadel Mechanicus Standard Grey,
Rear view showing the closed rear curtain.
The underside (including the wheel arches) was muddied up with Citadel Stirling Mud textured paint. The underside was then painted with Vallejo Burnt Umber (my default mud colour).
The wooden parts of the load bed were dry brushed with Vallejo Old Wood. Army painter Strong Tone was then washed over the underframe and the wood.
The canvas was dry brushed first with Army painter Golem Stone, then Citadel Terminatus Stone. It was then washed with Citadel Seraphim Sepia.
The seat was painted with Citadel Steel Legion Drab and the starring wheel with Citadel XV-88. Once painted. the doors were added. I did have a go at installing the windows, butI could not get the clear plastic cut to the correct size (there is a tiny overlap inside the window to attach it to, and that was well past my skill level).
The metal work was lightly dry brushed with Vallejo London Grey.
Overall, it is a nice kit. The option for the half track version is nice (and I have some plans for the track unit).
The two disappointments were that you could not get into the cab to paint it once assembled (the Rubicon slide moulded cabs can be kept separate during painting) and the printed windows. Additional copies of the prints would help the less skilled builder.
After an interesting chat with the proprietor and the regional rep from Warlord (thanks guys), I bought the Opel Blitz and a King Tiger (plus another pack of Guards Armoured Division decals).
The wooden parts of the load bed were dry brushed with Vallejo Old Wood. Army painter Strong Tone was then washed over the underframe and the wood.
The two disappointments were that you could not get into the cab to paint it once assembled (the Rubicon slide moulded cabs can be kept separate during painting) and the printed windows. Additional copies of the prints would help the less skilled builder.
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