Dawn of War 2: Retribution Trailer!!

Check out this new DOW Trailer.  It looks awesome!!

DOW: Retribution

                                             
     That's all for now,
 
     Clive


                   

Terrain Tutorial: Ruins

Ruins make some of the most memorable moments of playing Warhammer 40k.  Their unpredictable shapes and sizes could make the difference between winning and losing.

  

Knowing Ruins were one of the most popular pieces of terrain, I decided to post my technique for building and painting them. 

What you will need:

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      Styrofoam

This is just your ordinary packaging Styrofoam you would find in the box of an electronic appliance 

PVA Glue

Nothing Special, any PVA Glue will work

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      Pollie Filla

This product is made to fill in the gaps of a wall left by pins or nails. Any similar product will work as well

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      Cardboard

Preferably shoebox cardboard.  Remember this is for the base of the Ruin, so it shouldn’t be too thick.

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            Ordinary Sandpaper

This is only to sand down the Styrofoam, so it doesn’t have to be too strong

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     Black and White Paint

I just used ordinary craft paints. There’s no need to go using the expensive GW Spray Can!!

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      Sand

I actually got my sand from the park across the road from my house.  I use it for the bases of my minis and I really enjoy it.

As you can see most of these Items can be easily found around the house.  These ruins can be made in a very short amount of time; I made five in just one Morning. 

STEP 1:

Start by finding the right piece of Styrofoam, It can be as small or as large as you want, there’s really no limit to your imagination.

STEP 2:

Once you’ve made a choice, sand down the whole piece with your sandpaper.  Styrofoam tends to be weak, and when it comes time to paint it, parts start falling off, which is a real nuisance.

STEP 3:

Cut the piece of card board to an appropriate size to fit the Styrofoam.  Then simply glue the base to the piece of foam (with PVA Glue) and wait for it to dry.

STEP 4:

Cake the whole piece of foam with the Pollie Filla to texture it.  Then glue the sand to the base using the PVA Glue.  This will give it a nice authentic look when painted. 

STEP 5: Painting:

1.           1.  Basecoat the whole ruin (including the base), with Black Paint

2.            

         2. Then mix 1/10 Black and White, and apply this mixture to the ruin and the base with a light drybrush

3.        

                 3. Then mix an extremely (almost white) light grey and drybrush this onto the ruin and the base

 You don’t have to paint it grey.  I have a grass gaming table and grey contrasts really well with green.  You could paint the ruins like the ones over at Steevo’s Wargaming Adventure with that sandy desert look.  As I said there’s really no limit to your imagination.

These are all the ruins I've Made.

That’s all for now…

Clive

More Stuff Painted

I have returned from my trip, as promised, with more stuff painted.  I know that there will be a few people waiting for me to paint something other than Orks but I’m afraid that Orks will be my army for a while.

What will I be painting in the next six months?  Well, apart from more ORKS, you can look forward to the boys in Blue: Ultramarine's, Hopefully Space Wolves and Maybe even Eldar!   As I am more of a hobbyist than a gamer, I still like to try and fit a game in whenever I can, and will be heading towards my goal of a 1000 point Ork Army (I’m half way there!)

The New Ultramarine's Movie has been delayed for a few weeks, which is a bit of a disappointment, but I don’t blame them, this company has never before produced a full length 40k feature film.  And those who didn’t like the trailer should know that they didn’t really get much support from GW.

The first thing I did when I got back was I have bought the Assault on Black Reach set for the first time. I never used a starter set like AoBR; I started with the Rulebook, Codex and a few models and was hooked.

I never really liked the AoBR mini rulebook, because it hardly has any background, whereas the large rulebook has a lot of it, after all, background and fluff is what gets people into the world of Warhammer 40,000. 

I have discovered a theme for my Ork army…     …RED PANTS!!  (a little random). I really need help with a name for the army.  Their Goff and (surprise, surprise) they have red pants.

Here’s all the new boyz assembled and ready to be painted.

And here is my latest painted model, the Ork Deffcopta!!

Once again please help me with a name for my army!! 

Cheers:

Clive

No Posts For Another Week

I'm sorry dear readers, but I will not be able to post for another week.  My work offers an opportunity that involves traveling, preventing me of painting any 40k miniatures and hobbying for another week.  I will get back to you in a week with stuff painted.

Cheers: )

Clive

Ultramarines Movie

Unless you have been living in a cave for the past 2 months, you would know about the new Ultramarine's movie.  Well, It releases on the 29th of November, and for me that's 3 days away (I can't wait that long).  I've already ordered my copy and I strongly urge you to buy the Collectors edition from The Ultramarines The Movie Website.

If the trailer doesn't tickle your fancy then check out 40k radio's Ultramarine's Special show, it persuaded me!

40k Radio Ultramarines Suprise Show

TO THE ULTRAMARINES!!!!!

Clive

Painting Tutorial: Ork Skin

If you are like me you don’t want to waste your precious money on those amazing but expensive GW paints.  As you may have noticed my current army is Orks.  As I have not yet posted any tutorials, I will be sharing my method for painting Ork skin with only two paints. 

This Money saving method is easy, and is great for people new to painting Orks.  I used this method on my first Ork and paint all my Orks the same. 

The two paints are Dark Angels Green and Goblin Green.  The Old Dark Angels green used to be a lot darker, but the new slightly brighter version is perfect for Orks Skin.  This tutorial will be explained in 4 easy steps.

Step 1:

 Basecoat DA green:

Step 2:

Mix 1:1 DA Green and Goblin Green and apply on the raised areas of the skin (muscles).

Step 3:

Mix 3:1 Goblin Green and DA green and apply over the higher levels of the skin leaving a shadowing effect.

Step 4:

Finally highlight the skin with straight Goblin Green.

This Method creates a shadowing effect to the skin and can prove to be extremely useful when batch 

painting.  I hope this tutorial has helped anyone new to Orks.

Feel free to comment any suggestions or Questions.

Clive.