Anima: May 2011

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Badab War: Something resin this way Comes...

The Minotaurs enter in full force this morning, with lots of resin reinforcements from Forge World (and other places). I picked up a mixed assortment of models to bulk up the army including two dreadnoughts and Ferrox bolters for my Sternguard, the rest of the items are more vanity purchases that will provide me weeks of modelling and painting fun but will probably see little game time.

I managed to get my hands on the six of the new MKII jump packs for my Vanguard unit, the only decision I have to make now is whether or not to magnetise them as in all honesty I would only field them for the 'Heroic Intervention' gimmick.

The resin pile in all of its glory, underneath all this (somewhere) is the following: MKIV Venerable Dreadnought, MKIV Multimelta & left close combat arm, the Ferrox bolters and...a Land Raider Achilles. The Minotaur transfer sheet is plain enough to see and I am pleasantly surprised at how large the sheet actually is, having never bought one from Forge World before.

The Ironclad Dreadnought actually arrived over the weekend so I managed to get some build time on it, I did order two close combat weapons but the packet I received has the wrong arm stem. I have emailed Forge World concerning this and it will be interesting to see how they handle this situation (I provided a photo of the mis-packed pieces), I have always had excellent customer service from Privateer Press concerning missing/mis-pack parts and I am keen to see how GW's sister company handles this situation today. I have gone and stuck the Hurricane bolter on it instead, and quite frankly I love it! I will be adding a bunch of things to this model today (hopefully) with the intention of priming and if I am really lucky adding base colours, but with a new out of town project this week I will be away from the painting table yet again until next weekend.

To many toys and not enough time vs not enough toys and too much time!

So my Minotaurs task force is well on the way, I am expecting the parts for my Tactical Squads to arrive this week along with a whole bunch of armour and once those are arrive I will have the first 1500 pts in possession, only thing to do is build and paint like a maniac and start rolling some dice!

Thanks for reading,

DiStudios

The 14th Legion

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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Badab War: Enter the Minotaurs

"The beast, the bronze beast in the darkness, footsteps, it never tired, it just kept coming! We didn't stand a chance...wherever we turned, we could not escape, never escape!"

The Badab War takes a turn as I leave the Secessionist forces and enter with the Minotaurs. I really like the colour scheme and background for this chapter which is the main driving force for leaving behind my Tyrant's Legion, an added bonus is that it is a standard Space Marine List so I won't have the usual worries of justifying a Forge World list among the gaming group. I have amassed a few models already including the Forge World Ironclad Dreadnought and an Achilles Land Raider (for display only), and I have figured out a satisfactory (and quick) method of painting my bronze power armour.

The Minotaurs are described as having full stocks of both Terminator Armour and MKVIII Errant armour, they also have excellent stocks of Predators and Vindicators. I am looking at creating a Siege Vanguard style list, so tanks and dreadnoughts supporting a strong core of Tactical Marines will be the aim of the day. I do have a wonderfully converted Vanguard I am still working on, but the points of this unit is extreme (and not optimum) but they look really nice...who knows I may get them in the list somehow!

Thanks for reading,

DiStudios

The 14th legion

Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Record-Breaking Submissions!

Due to the huge number of submissions this year - its a record! - the notice of selection is postponed to may 20th, this Friday.

Saturday, May 14, 2011

11 Ferrari car wallpapers

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

11 Audi Car Wallpapers

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Kingdom Death: Another Teaser

Kingdom Death have released a teaser image of another planned release. This one shows almost all of the torso, including the handle of what seems like a cleaver weapon. Again it looks like another very detailed figure, with what looks like facial skins wrapped around the gut plate.

Initial thoughts are an Ogre type character but it could even be an Orc or Chaos esque model and due to the image showing more than the previous teaser, I would speculate this figure being released soon, perhaps even for the end of May.

Thanks for reading,

DiStudios

The 14th Legion

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Wip: Kingdom Death: Saviour #2

Some good progress this weekend on the Saviour miniature, with the clothing reaching completion. I am really pleased with the way my blending has been progressing, most notably the green jacket and purple waist coat and while I only have two days to dedicate to painting I am at the point where I don't want to rush this figure anymore, rather spend more time improving my technique.

Tomorrow I am hoping to finish up the cloak and stockings, but I think next weekend will be the one I can say 'done and dusted', and with that in mind I am eyeing up the next Kingdom Death figure to paint up.

Thanks for reading,

DiStudios
The 14th Legion