Try to run, try to hide - Thousand Sons Raptors!

 Hey everybody! It's been some time since my last post about Raptors (like over half of the year) so I'm really happy to tell you that I've finally finished this squad! It's been fun to paint these because in my opinion they are one of the best csm  (or even whole 40k range) models right now. These are my first units with jump packs and such dynamic poses and I love it. I really like that this set comes with wide range of different weapons and each of them is unique. I also enjoy their brutal, aggresive design, it's just amazing!

IT'S OVER 9000!!! A short update about what's happening in Masyafuss System.

Back to... the future? First Horus Heresy era model! (+ bonus content)

Yes, I couldn't stop myself - I had to make at least one model from Betrayal at Calth set. Since I'm planning to order shoulder pads for tacticals from FW I had to choose from termies, heroes and dreadnought - and I started with termies, the main reason why I wanted this set so badly.

The hunt begins...

Today I'm going to show you my first Chaos Space Marines Raptor. It's obviously painted in blue and gold of the Thousand Sons Legion, and it's armed with chainsword and boltpistol. I've always wanted to have a unit with jumppacks and this time has finally come!

The one to rule them all... but bigger and better!

You may remembermy previous Chaos Lord from Dark Vengeance set. He is the Lord of the Thousand Sons and I named him Kronos the Desecrator. Few weeks ago I bought myself a new Lord - the CSM Lord in Terminator Armour, my first "bigger" independent character.

"Even in death I still serve"

Dreadniughts - I have been always fascinated with these big and powerful units. I like it's design, I enjoy watching it as it's destroying enemies in Dawn of War games and I have done it by myself in Space Marine game. But I always wanted to have at least one of them in my own collection. I know - I have a hellbrute, but it's not the same. I wanted ancient warior who would aid my loyalists in battle. And this year my Girlfriend had a fantastic surprise for my birthday :3

Here it is: a mighty Venerable Dreadnought!

The Chosen

And I have finally finished painting The Chosen Chaos Space Marines! I really like these models, they have fantastic design.The only thing that bothers me are these mutations on shoulderpads etc, but well... they are chosen of chaos, right? They have to have such additions!

Aaaand another one?

After making the first one I needed to make another one, but better. For that I prepared a special "device" to rotate the miniature without moving it on the table. And also this time I've taken more photos to make this rotation smoother. Enjoy!

My first 360 photo

Hi everyone! Today I've tried for the first time to make a 360 photo! Just like these photos on GW webstore or on other blogs. I used this tutorial to make it. I hope you'll like it!

Faithful flock of Tzeentch

And finally here they are - the first of the 20 cultists from the Dark Vengeance set! After months of painting different models I have finished one complete unit of 10 cultists with autoguns. I know that they are just simple cannon fodder which task is to swarm and slow down the enemy or capture the objective. But I like them, I really like them. I like the idea of lots of zealot, crazy, aggresive cultists who can be only led by the words spoken by Dark Apostle. I like the idea how they would attempt suicidal missions believing that they will be granted many rewards after that. And besides that - they are fun to paint!

Whole gang together

Hellbrute getting dirty

I always have this dilemma - to leave a model perfectly clean, beautiful, fresh without a scratch, or rather make it look like it took a part in a battle... But since Hellbrute is a great killing machine I couldn't leave it in such perfect condition!

Faithful servant of Tzeentch

Since I'm collecting a Thousand Sons warband, Templars of Syrinx, a sorcerer is a must have! I had luck to order metal CSM Sorcerer with Force Sword just before he disappeared from the store. It took me about 6 months to start painting this model, and before that I decided to convert him a bit.

A little Chaos Update

My army of Thousand Sons is slowly growing stronger and getting more colours. I've already posted a picture of one Chaos Space Marine but right now I've already painted a cultist leader, a hellbrute and I'm painting a second Marine.

Brute strenght and furious violence

I've been looking forward to this day since I bought the Dark Vengeance starter set - to convert and paint the Hellbrute, the chaotic counterpart of the Imperial Dreadnought or rather something what used to be it in the past.

This model is my first serious conversion - I didn't want this hellbrute to end up as a standard DV Hellbrute with powerfist and multimalta - I really wanted to create something unique and that's why I've changed the head of the Marine inside of this machine and the main weapon.

The Wolves of Masyafuss

Ahhh... finally after about 4 months I have finished the Tactical Marines Squad made out of the Space Wolves Pack box. I really enjoyed doing that because it was something new in my hobby but it still can be used with my "standard" Space Marines.

A loyal warrior of the Chapter

Few weeks ago, when I started making models of the Wolf Squad I ordered the Space Wolves Accesories Frame from Games Workshop. I realised that if I'll order these parts I would be able to kitbash another model with both space wolves pack and devastators bits and still be able to make 10 tacticals and 5 devastators. And that's how I've made the Captain  of the Wolf Company!

March Update #1

I know that it's been a long time since my last post, but I hope that I'll be able to post new content at least once a month now. I had some problems with my laptop and also some exams to pass (phew, I passed last two today!) so I didn't have time for the blog. But during this absence I've  made a lot of models. I'm currently finishing both Devastators and Wolf Tactical Squads (there is only 1 dev and 2 wolves left) and after that I will be painting Chaos Space Marines models from the Dark Vengeance set (and also 1 metal Sorcerer with Force Sword). I've already chosen to paint them in the colours of the Thousand Sons, my favourite of the csm legions.

Summary of 2013 and nice start of The New Year!

I have so many news right now! An idea for a tutorial, new models, finishing the old ones, items in mail order, well, there is a lot to write!

Well, since we already have a year of 2014 I want to make a summary about my collection at the end of the previous year (I should add a proper photo later I think).

I started making 2 armies, both Imperial - Space Marines and Imperial Guard. Since I decided to stop buying IG models until the release of the 6th edition codex and some new models I only have 1 simple squad of 10 man with lasguns and 1 Techpriest. Space Marines have better situation because I focused on that army. And at the end of 2013 my colection was made of:

Typhus Corrosion

I bought today brand new paint called "Typhus Corrosion". I mentioned it in a previous post, where I wrote that my "Warp Survivors" are too clean and nice to look like such veterans so I decided to add some effects with this paint.

The Warp Survivors Squad

As you know I started this hobby with a "Battle for Macragge Paint Set" which included 3 dry-fit Space Marines, and after that I bought some more of them. At this time I didn't plan to make a SM Chapter of my own or to paint all of them in one colour scheme, I just wanted to have fun while painting them. But after the creation of the Ubermarines chapter I didn't know what to do with these 7 miniatures. I didn't want to repaint them because I liked the way they look, but I wanted them to be part of the story about my chapter. So what did I do?