Eldar Corsairs Wave Serpents - Ørnulvs #1 Project 2015

Adepticon 2014; Trond and myself faced an Eldar Wave serpent list. We where shot to peace’s by the end of turn 3! Of course Trond have fielded Wave serpents fore a long time now, and with great success during the last edition of the Eldar Codex, but the experience at Adepticon really opened my eyes to the awesome potential of the Wave serpent. And then the new Dark Eldar Codex arrived. With the Raiders getting more expensive, and the Wyches loosing Haywire grenades, it dawned on my to join my Dark Eldar with Eldar. After all, they are the same kin…  

Having decided not to create an Astra Militarum army after all, I returned all bought models, and received in return enough Eldar models to create an ally for my Dark Eldar.

Now - how to paint them? How to make the appearance of a joint force, distinctive – jet coherent? Since the Craft Worlds are so distinct with rigid colour schemes, and the Aspect warriors so individually vibrant, I had to get around it all to keep everything gloomy and dark as would befit my Dark Eldar army.  Eldar going bad, why not? Eldar Corsairs - done!

I wanted to make the models reflect that they “have gone bad”. Hence I started modifying the original design, adding lots of Dark Eldar bits to them.

A large skull was added to the rear end door, a large bladevane added below the hull together with skulls on each side.

Underneath the front section bladevanes where added, missiles used to make a jagged appearance inside the u-shaped front, and spears with skulls added to the hull front, and barbed wire with skulls added to both sides.

It was time to paint them. I decided to paint all the parts separate, gluing the model together once finished with the paint job.

Work in progress, weapons, turrets and the rear section of the hull

Work in progress, the bottom of the hull and the upper section of the hull

 

Behold – a Corsair Wave Serpent showing the “rectangular” version of the markings used by my Dark Eldar Cabal.

Front view

Rear view

Each Wave serpent has two gun options, Twin Linked Scatter Lasers or Bright Lance.

Turret with Twin Linked Bright Lance

All three of them

The model is of an older design, and very “wobbly” since the base rod is so tiny compered to the size of the model. I will have to make a new stand for them at some point.

What next? Time to bring on some heat…

Cheers,

Ørnulv

Jørn's 2014 in review

It's time, once again, to have a quick look over my shoulder to see what I happened this past year in the hobby, and perhaps compare it to what I had planned to do. Last year's review and pledges for this year can be found here.

I'll leave it to the other pledgers to go through their own year, but for my own part I fear I have more failures than successes to report:

Finishing the Basilica de Veteris.
If this project has moved anywhere, it has moved backwards. I removed the entire structure from its elavated Jackofoam base over the summer, but never decided on (how to construct) a replacement base. Since the structure is so large, I will have to divide it into four separate pieces for storage. I don't even dare think about transportability at this point.

Finishing another 1500 point/ of Traitor Guard, to bring them to at least 2000 points.
I haven't run the numbers for the models I do have, but I'm not sure if I have 500 points of Astra Militarum Traitor Guard. Then there's the new list in Imperial Armour 13... I should really study that a bit closer, to decide on a theme that fits the models I have on hand - both Guard and Chaos Space Marines.

Playing 40 games of 40K.
Not quite... I've played 30 games of 40K against almost half that number of opponents. Eight of those games were played at Adepticon in Chicago, and only ten were played using the 7th edition ruleset. I have been turning down at least half a dozen game offers lately, because I've wanted to focus on preparations for next Adepticon 2015.

Finishing the Chaos Warhound Titan, and play at least one game of Apocalypse with it.
While we never got around to playing any Apocalypse battles this year, I did manage to finish my Warhound Titan. It has been languishing downstairs in 'the cave' all year, staring at me every time I poke my head in the door.

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So what did I produce this year? One superheavy and fifteen Terminator'ish models, it seems...
I've got to be able to do better next year!!!

BJ Brush Cleaner

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Not a very exiting post, but hopefully useful.

It works – it works – it does not work; It can be used to - dry brush something! Familiar with this feeling?

A while ago, I noticed a ”brush care” video at the ”Awesome Paintjob” channel. I have over 20 brushes at any given time, and although I try to maintain them well, I am still experiencing ”split ends” and ”rugged dry brush bristles".

My Kolinsky brushes costs between 50 -100 NOK each. "Bad bristles" does not only make the paintjob more difficult, but makes it costly as well.

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So I thought it was a god idea to try out this product. A mug with hot water, some patience while rubbing the brush against my palm – and suddenly – they bristles where all smoth and to a point again.

I recommend this product,

Cheers

Ørnulv

Black Templars – Drop Pods

Ork lady going – mad?  

Deciding upon a Space Marine chapter for Adepticon 2015, it was only proper to turn 360, and choose a chapter I always have admired and think looks cool - The – Black Templars! Not finished with the army yet – but getting there! The pods are now finally finished:)

More to come,

Inger Helene’s servitors signing off (fore the time being)

Ultramarines Ironclad Dreadnought / Venerable Dreadnought

I never seem to be able to finish my Ultramarines army. I guess there are so many bits and left overs, that I am compelled to try to use them before moving on to new projects.

I went through my bit box, and found that I had enough parts to make yet another Dreadnought (# 4). My previous ones consist of two ordinary Dreadnoughts, and one Venerable Dreadnought, with all the various weapons magnetized. Then I got the idea of a storyline linked to my last Librarian build; A couple of weeks ago I finished a “pimped” / “vane” Librarian with lots of scrolls, Servitor Skulls and a beige robe. What if I made a model representing him honoured with “Dreadnought armour”? My Librarian being quite taken with “bling”, I am sure the Tech Marines and Servitors where only happy to apply them selves in order to make him stand out on the battlefield!

Making the option for him to be fielded in a Venerable dreadnought was a no brainer, however, I wanted to try to make one build I did not have in my collection – an Ironclad Dreadnought. I gave nothing against GW, I love the models and the game, however – I do want to put a limit to purchasing models and part, deciding to try to add various bits left over from previous projects in order to make a model that could represent an Irenonclad Dreadnought.

First out I had to change the Sarcophagus, deciding to use venerable parts in order to make him more “bulky”. I also added skulls on top of him to i) create bling and ii) that could represent the Ironclad “grenade launchers”.  I had a large left over Forge World Skull that I thought would look cool on the front armour.

I filed down the front armour plate, filled it with Tamiya putty, sanded it level, and glued on the skull.

Some work in progress pictures:

Preparing parts to build the body

Various bits – choosing parts in a creative, as "I go along process"

The skull and front plate (before sanding)

It’s coming along

I fitted extra plating to both arms in order to make the model more bulky than the normal build, also representing - “Iron clad”. Now how to scratch build a Seismic Hammer? I turned the Missile launcher arm in the opposite direction (from left to right arm), removed some parts, and used the Drill bits from the Centurion kit, some left over cables and the landing gear from the Storm Eagle flyer set. I magnetized a Heavy Flamer and a Meltagun so they can be fitted under the arm. And of course, servo skulls, old left over Forge World Ultramarines ornaments, and finally scrolls where added.

And this is how the finished model looks like:

  

All arms are magnetized, and he can also be kited with a Lascannon, Assault cannon with flamer ore a Multimelta. On these arms I only added scrolls and some more subtle ornament parts, in order to be able to keep the basic idea of this old Librarian now being a Venerable Dreadnought.

What to do next?

I have 5 Sniper Scouts, but want to build them with Bolters, and am working on how to refit the Rifles with Bolters. But then again, there is an old industrial complex with narrow corridors and confined compartments that are sending out a distress signal…

Cheers,

Ørnulv