30. Random Update; that from this point out will have a name, 4: Blood Bowl! Part 2 (technically).

YES! Technically! Blood Bowl was my first post in the 'Random Update' Series! So in your FACE!

Ehem.

Sorry about that. But you know? FOOOTBBAWWWWLLLL. ROWDDDYNNESSSS. RAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHH.
Or something along those lines.

So yeah, I've done some Blood Bowl stuff.

I got back into the idea after Blood Bowl the PC game came up on the Humble Bundle a month or so back.

Here is my prototype;







Not a fantastic job, I know.
But;
A) Prototype,
B) Table Top standard
C) FOOTBBBAWWWWLLLLLLL

Since then I've started painting the rest.
I also managed to get my hands on a Griff Oberwald and Varg Ghoulchewer, so both the Orks and the Humans have a star player to liven things up a bit.

Do any of you guys play Blood Bowl?
Let me know/tell me what you think of it/the PC game/my work

FOOTBBAWWWLLL!

-DH-

29. A Road to Glory That Never Seems to Catch a Break. Sisters of Battle Part 12. Completion and Hiatus.

UPDATE INBOUND!

I apologise for my lack of updates recently.
There are numerous reasons for this (but no excuses mind);

I've been distracted by other projects.

• I've recently got into Blood Bowl in a big way, so I've been painting up a human team to re-acquaint myself with the rules. You can check out my progress here - http://underhivehero.blogspot.co.uk/
• I've also taken on a lot of other 'real life' projects. I've written/ will be writing about them on my blog which you can find here - http://darkhazzl3.blogspot.co.uk/

In addition to these, semi-reasonable reasons, the damn cold has kept me out of my garage!

I've managed to find some time and decided to fire up the oil heater and crack on with some hobby.
I want my board, a playable army and some terrain done before it really gets cold/uninhabitable down there!

So I have a fair amount of progress.

I managed to get pictures of my sisters army, in its entirety.
This is the whole 1,500 points, and the penitent engine from my 400 point army.



Battle Sister Squad 1: Melta



Their Ride


Battle Sister Squad 2: Flamer



Their Ride



Battle Sister Squad 3: Multi-melta and storm bolter



Retributor Squad 1: Heavy Bolters (Weapons still detached for painting)



Seraphim Squad 1



Celestine



Jacobs



Exorcist 1



Exorcist 2



Aegis Quad Gun



Penitent Engine 1 (and only!)




So the backpacks are all glued on (¬_¬), and the basses are done.
The basses are a mix of plasticard cut into square tiles glue on and then messed up a bit.
Then I hit them with a mix of fine sand and cork dust (made from filling cork down).
Anything elevated is made from sticking a piece of cork tile down and repeating said process.

I know all of this is kind of irrelevant now, and I know I'll have to change a fair amount of things (Principally the eviscarator),
but I wanted to post the whole lot in one go; just to say 'Hey guys, look! I finished building an army.'

They now return to their army case until I can write up a new list... make any additions needed, and then they might eventually get painted.

Any feedback welcome! Also any thoughts on the new codex are also welcome.

Peace out!

-DH-

28. An Annoyed and Excited Journey Along a Road to Glory. Sisters of Battle part 11. The Last Superior.

It is here! Huzzah!

 I have managed to get my hands on a copy of the new Sisters book. I have yet to read it though.
So for the time being, here is what was to be my final Sister superior



Found her on ebay. Didn't come with an icon.
I might replace the sword with something more flashy at a later date, but it will do for now.

Time to do those backpacks.
And read the new book

-DH-

27. Follow The Grey-Concreate-Slabbed Road. Building a Gaming Board part 6.

Sooo, about that update...

And as usual it will come in fits and starts. Expect an immediate update on my Sisters of Battle.

  I managed to sort some board out. I've finished the pavement on the two straight road pieces.
I wrote up a little step by step if you want to steal/borrow/use the concept for your own stuff.

You will need;

• PO210 00/H0 Self Adhesive Paving - found here: http://www.metcalfemodels.com/00-self-adhesive-paving - I suggest about 4 packs; two per road. They are well worth it to be honest as the can be used for basing too. I used them on my Necromunda gang
• PVA glue - While the tiles are self adhesive, the adhesive quality is poor. Glue them down.
• Tea Stirrers (See previous post about making the curb)
• A LOT OF TIME!

Seriously. It takes about an four hours to do one board.

First off take a look at the slabs.



You'll be using the long slab, and the short slab. Put the squares and curves to one side.

Step two.

Using the lines you should already have on you board as a guide, put a row for long tiles out.
This should be about 5 long slabs.

Attach a curb piece (cut as before) as you go.



Step three

Unless you want a uniform running row of tiles, you need to mix it up a bit.
Using 4 long slabs, and two short slabs make another row.



Step Four
REPEAT!
Until you get halfway.



Step Five

Flip the board round and do the same on the other side.
This allows that half of the pavement to dry.

Step Six & Seven

Flip. Repeat.

DONE.





I love the way they look. Sure it takes a fair whack of time, but it is quite addictive and therapeutic.

A couple of tips;

• Make sure to straighten each row as you go,
• Have a cloth or sponge to soak up excess glue is necessary,
• Save detailing (damage, weathering) until after it is dry,
• Have a jewellers saw handy just in case you manage to go over.

This week I'll attempt to do some of the curved road piece in between bouts with the new Sisters list.
Harumph.

All feedback welcome.
Ciao

26. Mobile Frustration

Hey guys,
  This update comes from my phone. Something to pass the time on the bus.

Sorry for the lack of updates recently, but I have found my hobby efforts frustrated of late.

Firstly, I thought I had misplaced my heavy bolter Retributors power packs, only to realise that they are the same as normal sisters.

Secondly, just as I have finished my sisters army (building at any rate), GW release a new codex! Admittedly it is a PDF only, but an update never the less. Back to the drawing board? Only time will tell.

I have been hobbying in absence of updating my armies.

I did some work on my gaming board... but I'm saving the update on that for when I've finished the current stage.

I have also done some work on my Human blood bowl team!
So expect an update on that soon.

Anyways...
Until then.

-DH-

25. Random Update part 3 - Charity.

  As the title suggests I did my bit to help out charity.

I spent 99p on an item (The full price tag of the item. No haggling).

Wanna see it?









Near mint condition. Was missing 1 door mount/base, which I promptly bought for £1.54.
Total expenditure £2.53.
Current sales range for a complete set? £50 - 100 +

Yeah. I know.

If you want to know more about it, Google it, or look here - http://www.unboxedtheboardgameblog.com/2010/01/space-crusade.html

If you want to try it for yourself, either
A) Look in charity shops and see if you can find a copy/ get the missing components
B) Buy it of ebay (I might even sell this one)
C) All rules/pieces/boards can be found in printable format here -  http://johnliu.net/spacecrusade/
PS. You are welcome

PEACE
-DH-

24. A Road to Glory. Sisters of Battle part 10. Rank and File, Filed as Completed (ish).

Hey guys, I'm back!

If you've read my previous post I did some damage to my thumb, which fortunately has healed now.
In truth it healed a while back, but I went on holiday to Burnham-On-Sea... it was a'ight... never mind eh?

Anyway. Updates!
You don't want them?
Sounds a lot like how I'd react to the Ecclesiarchy ramming their media down my throat...
Hang on... I am the Eccles...


TAKE UPDATE HERETIC! IN THE NAME OF THE...

...And that's enough of that.


HQ's.

  In a previous post I was complaining about the Uriah Jacobus model.
well, I finally came up with a solution/ a couple of possibilities;



or



 Simple conversion really. A bit of plasticard tubing, a sisters banner and my custom shotgun on a redemptionist body.
I'm not sure about which head I prefer; The original redemptionist skull with priestly hat is pretty creepy, or the manic, on-fire flagellent head which is, well, MANIC!
Nothing says Religion more than death and mania.
Tough choice.
Opinions on this would be most welcome (I'll try and get a better picture of the faces).

On to the other HQ conundrum... St. Celestine.

My main issues with Celestine were;
A) Her weapons - not a fan of the 'flaming sword' concept. Would much prefer two weapons/ remove the stupid dove thing.
B) Her cherubs - I wanted her to fly, but look similar in design to my seraphim.
C) Her base - I wanted her to remain somewhat airborne and have a fairly decorative, yet not too ostentatious, base.
I think I got it.... what do you reckon?









Stuck with the conversion I showcased previously, but finally got round to adding a base (the weird thing shes pinned to is the candle stick murder weapon from cluedo, but painted gold).
I intend, like many of my sisters models, to add candles and all that jazz to the basses; that stick will certainly be getting one to hide the pin.
The two models on the base are just some old redemptionist models I happened to have lying around.

HQ's - Done.

Now, back to basics; the rank and file.

Nothing much to say really. Worked on the remaining two Battle sister squads:

Flamer squad;





Flexible/Home objective squad;









  The keen eyed of you may have noticed the Sister Superior in both squads is identical.
I am currently awaiting delivery of the out of production Cannoness with combi- flamer to be one of my superiors.
She is the last infantry model that needs to be completed for my 1,500points list to be completed.

Last stage here is adding back packs/ heavy weapons, and then I move on to refurbishing my tank pool 

I Hate tank tracks.... so who knows when that will happen!

Cheer for reading guys. Comments and stuff welcome!

-DH-