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Tomorrow I'll head off to Uppsala in order to play my first 6th game. Hopefully I'll beat some face and learn some new stuff. 

The list I'll be taking;

HQ
Big Mek – 100pts
   Eavy Armour, Choppa, Cybork, KFF

Warboss – 115pts
   BP, Cybork, Mega-armour 

TROOPS
Nobs - 390pts
   Eavy Armour, Choppa, Slugga x6
   Eavy Armour, Power Klaw, Slugga x2
   Eavy Armour, Choppa, Slugga, Waagh Banner x1
   Painboy with Orderly
Truck
   RPJ, Big Shoota

Sluggas – 165pts
   Slugga + Choppa x19
   Nob – Eavy Armour, BP, PK 

Shootas - 165pts
   Shootas x19
   Nob – Eavy Armour, BP, PK 

Shootas - 165pts
   Shootas x26
   Big Shoota x3
   Nob – Eavy Armour, BP, PK 

FAST ATTACK
Dakkajet - 130pts
   3 TL Supashootas
   Fighta Ace 

HEAVY SUPPORT
Big Gunz - 79pts
   Kannons x3
   Extra Grots x3
   Runtherd 

Killa Kanz - 135pts
   Grotzooka x3

TOTAL POINTS: 1499

Hopefully I'll be able to have the nobsquad mobile for a while (starting reserved) and then have it rush in at an unprotected flank or helping the shootas out. Grotzooka-kanz + Big Mek and Slugga Squad going up one flank and threatening that one in CC and the Shootas running around putting out as many shots as possible. Grots in back, protecting from vehicles and nasty stuff.

Wish me luck! :D

40K starter set preorders...

... are kinda up! Get yours for 20% off + free shipping(!) over at Wayland Games!

Awesome dude is awesome!

I caved in and bought a set. Much due to this amazing dude. No idea when I'll have time to paint it or if I will ever have a need for it. Perhaps as allies to my (still on sprues) renegade guard?

Finished: Hobby Boss KV-1, 1/48 scale

I finally got around to getting the light tent all set up so I could take photos of all the stuff that's finished but not yet up on the blog.

First out is the KV-1 that I've blogged about earlier (here and here). A simple out of the box build. Nothing major with the kit, apart from those darned decals. I kinda got them where I wanted after a while.

The bolt heads on the applique armour was really nice. I learned a ton on how to do streaking due to them.

The KV-1 was painted solely with the AK Interactive color modulation set for Soviet WW2 armor. As stated earlier, I'm kinda in love with it! :) Weathering was done with AK Interactive wash for Soviet green and of course some MIG pigments in the end.

*zoooom* Dakkajet Continued

This thing is a blast to paint! It's really striking when you paint some of the newer kits right after painting some early/very early ones. Like now, I just finished off a pretty bad (fine!)cast of Ghazkull. With a ton of details that aren't really clear on how to paint. Is it pants or is it just a smooth part of a bionic leg? Of course it's easier with vehicle kits, but even the rather new Chimera suffers from some of it.

The ever growing WIP-shelf in my cabinet.

Anyhow... lets quickly forget the WIP-stuff (notice some stuff from a year ago?) and move on to the Dakka Jet. Painting is progressing. The first coat of wash is on, just a general one to act as wash/filter, and once that one is dry it's time to add some chipping and concentrating on toning down the chrome of the jet exhausts.

One thing that's really helping is using slower drying enamel colours for the washes. It's pretty common to use an oil colour based wash on vehicles. While that has its purposes (really really really long open time) I kinda prefer enamels due to their rather long open time.

For the Dakka-Jet I used some of the enamel washes from AK Interactive. These enamel based washes remain workable for an hour or two before setting. Oil colour washes, at least when I do them, tend to stay workable for a day or so depending on how thick they are.

Oh, and a Pro-Tip... do NOT lick the brushes you use for non-waterbased-acrylics. It tastes really really bad. I promise you... -.-

Yet another WIP...

Actually the KV-1 is finished and stuff. But I just havent got around to setting up the photo stuff in order to add it to "finished models". In a couple of days perhaps. The desk is occupied by that -awesome- Dakka Jet at the moment, no time to photograph stuff!

I – of course – went with a Luftwaffe camouflage-ish camo. Sure, I waste the rule of red paintjob, but it is so much cooler with a "proper" paintjob. Or at least thats what I think... :)

Much to my surprise all my masking held up this time. Usually I get gaps in the masking and then rip up some paint with the tape. Not this time. I guess it has to do with the enormous amount of glosscoat in between the colours. (Note: Invest in some gloss coat manufacturer stock)

Hopefully I'll be able to get this one done within the week. I have a ton of Ork Nobs to paint as well... -.-

Quick Snapshot, WIP KV-1

Remember the KV-1 that I posted earlier? It turned out to be one real fun tank to paint. So when Diablo 3 hasn't been occupying all my time (my life is 99% Diablo at the moment -.-) I've gotten around to painting it.

Trying on a slower technique of weathering instead of slapping on some pigments. Basically much higher contrast and with a lot of layering with oil washes/paints. For now I'm pretty pleased with how it's developing. Still have to muddy it up a little with pigments later on due to their amazing ability to look gritty.

The base colour is from AK-Interactives Soviet Green modulation pack. I'm sort of in love with it. Just the perfect mix of pigments with a slight hint of yellow. I added a filter of yellow ochre on top of it just to make it look more vivid.

Video of the month / Vallejo Music Awards

Most painting tutorials on YouTube are goddamn boring to watch. Some guy, talking out his nose, going on and on and on in and endless jabber of paint names until you stick a fork in your ears and write a post in his/her praise on DakkaDakka.

This one actually made me chuckle and learn a bunch of stuff at the same time. Well worth spending 25 minutes of your precious precious time watching it.

(Click it to go to youtube and watch it in glorious 1080p)

PX vs. Decals. 1 - 0

Victory!!!

Finally all the decals are on! Now it's just some more detailing to be done (the arm for the hatch, las-gun-arm and the engine on the back) and I can finally start on contrasts and weathering. Oh, I of course need to touch up the inside a bit since my masking wasn't too good.

One thing I noticed was that the decals is a bit thick-ish. Not as thick as the Games Workshop decals thankfully. But they have some silvering due to the thickness. Hopefully it'll all go away with a coat of varnish.

I'm more than pleased with the freaky-head. The helmet needs some more blending (the shadows are a bit harsh) but it really brightens up the entire suit and makes the head the focal point. Good stuff! :)

Quick WIP-snapshot...

The SAFS-suit has -a-ton- of decals to be applied! Thankfully they're going on without too much hassle. Five done, twenty more to go! -.-

It's a floating head!!!

I was mildly disturbed while painting the head for the pilot inside the MaK SAFS-suit. Something really weirded me out having that head floating on a pedestal. It got a little better now that I got paint on it. When all white it looked a little too ghostly/dead to me. :)

First time I've tried out everything I've been reading about the last month concerning oil painting, historical miniatures and the correct shades of khaki (don't get me started on that!).

Painting not-40K-stuff is way more subtle (and sometimes easier) than the style of grimdark. Unfortunately my oil-paints is still in transit, so I had to resort to using Reaper instead. Perhaps a good thing since I imagine using oils will be a messy business for a couple of sessions until I get a hang of it.

The SAFS-suit is getting along pretty nicely. Hopefully I can get some proper WIP-photos up during the weekend. :)