tournament report - Bloomington 3-26-2011

I played in a tournament this past weekend down in Bloomington.  I got three games in against some fun opponents, and had a great time.  The turnout was pretty bare, so I figured I had a good shot at going home with a prize.

Finished Blood Angels Librarian Dreadnought

I just finished this Librarian Dreadnought as part of the GP South's collection of Blood Angels miniatures.  It was a bit of a rush job, so I didn't get any WIP pics.  The weathering was done by sponging on Charadon Granite, as instructed by Grey_Death at The Painting Corps.  The sponging worked pretty well in some areas (the arms), and not as well in other areas (the legs).  Click on the pictures for a larger view.  Questions and comments are welcome.

 

 

Battle Report: First Game Against New Blood Angels

Tuesday I got in a game at the GP South store with a player trying out his new BA list, we'll call him Mr. Baracus.  I was excited to test out my Black Templars against the new hotness, but also rather nervous.  The older my codex gets, the harder time I have dealing with the new nasties that pop up in the newer books.  Anyway, here's his list:

Mephiston

Sanguinary Guard WIP

After much coercion, I got my FLGS to let me paint up some of their new Sanguinary Guard models.  I think someone at the store had already cherry-picked the sprue, because I was only able to build these 3 models.  The models look really cool, and are not as difficult to build as I have heard others say.

The model on the right will be carrying the Chapter Banner.

Finished Death Compnay

I finally finished the Death Company unit. I'll deliver these to the FLGS tonight, where I hope to get a game in.

Finished Blood Angels Sgt. WIP Death Company

I finally got this guy finished. I tried some weathering on the jump pack exhausts and on the bottoms of his boots.



I also got started on the Death Company. The base colors have been laid down. Everything that is brown will be either bone, gold, or parchment when finished. Everything that is grey will be either blood red or white. Once that is complete, I'll start highlighting the actual black armour.

WIP Blood Angels Sgt

Work continues on the Vanguard Veteran Sgt. I've got the Death Company squad assembled and primed. I should have some pics of that up in the next couple of days.

New Blood Angels Vanguard Sgt WIP

The store manager from my FLGS let me take home some of the new Blood Angels models and paint them up. I started on the Direct Only Vanguard Vet Sgt.



Here's a pic of the model after it's been primed. The detail on the model is a little underwhelming. The pose is good, but the other Blood Angels models that I've seen are far more detailed. Having said that, I'm having a good time painting him, and can't wait to get started on the Death Company squad I have on the table.

Random model showcase

Since I didn't get a game in this week, I thought I'd post a selection of some of the models that I've painted.

I painted this Space Hulk Terminator for a competition on
Jawaball's Blood Angels blog.

These are all models that I've painted as one-offs, not as part of an army. I would like to finish my set of Space Hulk models to this quality, but will probably never happen :)