The 5th Praetorian arrives!
Right, fall in lads, officer on parade.The 5th Praetorian has been founded and has arrived for inspection, (though please be kind, they're only green!).I've decided to start a blog on my new Praetorian...
View ArticleHappy New Year! and a progress update :)
Happy New Year to all of you out there!I spent my evening painting a test model for my Praetorian troops, which I'll post a picture of later as soon as I finish off the little details. Also, I've just...
View ArticleFirst pictures!
Ok, apologies about the quality of the pictures, but still new to all this, so sorry if they're blurry/big/too bright/etc.I painted this trooper as a 'test' model to see how the paint scheme I'd chosen...
View ArticlePainting completed so far...
Quick update on what I've been doing so far:Finished the sergeant and a kneeling trooper to go with the standing trooper I finished the other day. I really want to try and get a couple of units that...
View ArticleNew Imperial Guard from Forgeworld!
I recently emailed Forgeworld to see if they had any plans to do some new Tallarn or Praetorian models in the near future... this was their reply:"We currently have no plans to make any more Tallarn,...
View ArticleSize Matters...
My Imperial Guard army has now become the first army I've been collecting that features 'old-style' metal models, alongside 'new-style' plastics, and something annoying has grabbed my attention - the...
View ArticleSpecial Weapon Conversions
Not too much painting been going on recently, as last night I was playing a game against a friends Sisters of Battle (I killed a Canoness with a 2+ Invul save with lasgun fire! hussar!) and tonight...
View ArticlePlasma Gun Conversion, and a painting update!
OK, I mentioned a few days ago that I was trying to convert a simple lasgun trooper into a plasma gunner, and here is the final result:I'm pretty pleased with it (for a first attempt) but certainly not...
View ArticleApologies
Hello again everyone, and may I first say a big 'Sorry!' for not posting another update sooner. Unfortunately a combination of essays, dissertation and a baby with teething pains have left me with very...
View ArticleUpcoming Grey Knights Codex
Just a quick note on something interesting - I took a look at the Stormraven sprues in GW yesterday, and noticed that it comes with the option of adding either Blood Angel symbols... or Inquisition... :)
View ArticleI'm Alive!
Hello everyone! Yes, I am in fact still alive!Firstly, an apology for not updating my blog recently - the combination of uni work, a wife doing the same, and a teething baby have left me very little...
View Articlewow... It';s been a while...
The 7th March to be exact! That's a surprising (and quite shameful) 5 months without a post on my blog, and for that, I am sorry. Unfortunately the combination of the final year of my degree, raising a...
View ArticleFinally, some time for me! (And my models)
Well, the missus has taken my son on holiday with her family for the week (I couldn't go because of work commitments) and so I've finally got some time to get some serious painting done! I'm planning...
View ArticleWho wants to name a tank?
Well, I promised some better pictures of my Veteran squad, and so here they are!Even though they're not quite finished, with just little bits of detail here and there to do (facial hair, aquila's, etc)...
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