Bolt Action: A brave new world for a 40k player PART 2

Hi guys,

A quick update for you. I managed to get my p51 painted for Bolt Action. I trawled through the internet looking for a suitable colour scheme. I am happy with how it turned out.

Check out the photos below.

Happy hobby
Capt Tycho

Bolt Action: A brave new world for a 40k gamer

Hi guys. After much thought, and reading reviews for Warlord Game's Bolt Action, I have taken the leap and decided to get into it.

For the muggles out there Bolt Action is a platoon based 28mm scale game set during World war 2.

After speaking with my friend Alex (who is doing a German force) I decided on doing an American Force. What can I say I loved Band of Brothers, Fury and the M1 Garand.

After having a read of various theatres I decided on basing my force around Patton's 3rd Army. Specifically the 5th Infantry Division "Red Devils" & support from the 7th Armored Division "Lucky Seven". Both saw action together in Europe and the Red Devils have a red diamond unit badge which will be easy to replicate on the helmets.

So here is my list...

5th Infantry Division "Red Devils" & 7th Armored Division "Lucky Seven" (999pts)

Armies of the United States (Allies) Headquarters (188pts)
Air Forward Observer (85pts)
Platoon Commander (103pts)
First Lieutenant

1st Platoon - 1st Rifle Squad - Veteran Infantry Squad (75pts)
  Veteran NCO with Garand Rifle
  2x Veteran Soldier with Garand Rifle
  2x Veteran Soldier with Bar M1918A2

1st Platoon - 2nd Rifle Squad - Veteran Infantry Squad (78pts)
   Veteran NCO with smg
   2x Veteran Soldier with Garand rifle
   2x Veteran Soldier with Bar 

2nd Platoon - 1st Rifle Squad - Regular Infantry Squad (118pts)
   Regular NCO with Smg
   9x Regular Soldier with Garand rifle                     1xRegular Soldier with Bar

2nd Platoon - 2nd Rifle Squad - Regular Infantry Squad (118pts)
   Regular NCO with smg
  ·9x Regular Soldier M1 Garand rifle   
   1x Regular Soldier with Bar

1st Platoon - Bazooka Team (60pts)

1st Platoon - Sniper Team (52pts) [2x Pistol, Regular (52pts)

"Alfie" - M8 Greyhound (110pts) [Coaxial MMG, Regular (110pts), Turret Mounted Light AT Gun]

"Apollo" - M4 Sherman 75MM (200pts) [Coaxial MMG, Forward Facing Hull Mounted MMG, Pintle-Mounted MMG (360) (15pts), Regular (185pts), Turret Mounted Medium AT Gun]

Thats the list done now its time to order some models. We have decide to use Warlord Games infantry but avoid using the tanks as they are 1/56 scale and look (to me) to be too small next to the heroic 28mm infantry models. Tamiya do a range of 1/48 scale which will suit the scales better. We think.☺

The box sets from Warlord are fantastic value. I got two boxes of infantry for £22 each. Each box contains 25 infantry and ALL the options to make hq, snipers, BARs (Browning Automatic Rifles), Bazooka teams. Loads of arm options, weapons and equipment. I also picked up a forward air observer which was a metal miniature but what I was not expecting was 2 other guys in the set to represent the runners. Amazing value for £6! Yes GW £6 for 3 miniatures remember them days? Not £18 for 1! Ahem.

So I got the them assembled and primed ready for some paint.

Below is a few photos of my progress. Including a P-51 Mustang my daughter (14 months) picked for me. Its 1/72 scale but this will represent incoming air craft as American Air Observers have a rule which means they can call TWO air strikes per game which is awesome.

There is also a photo of my daughter Robin playing with her Dads new toys.... monkey!

Next up terrain...

Paint Space Marine Terminator Eyes Tutorial

Hi there. I have recently blown the dust off my paints and jumped straight into painting a new unit of Blood Angel Terminators. I decided to do glowing eyes on them and experimented with a few different techniques and below is the fastest way I found.

Glazes take too long but do look cool but I wanted a faster, easier and more striking technique. The method below takes no time at all... enjoy!

(Photos below)

Step 1: Choose colours

You must go for a contrasting colour. I.e do not do red eyes on a red marine! A colour wheel can help pick a suitable colour if you are stuck but as a quick guide I would do red eyes for dark models. So your blacks, purples, greens and blues basically and green eyes for your reds and yellows. Blue eyes go very well with white or greens. There are cross overs as well. For example yellow marines look good with red or green eyes. Its all down to the rule of cool.

For this example I used green for my Blood Angels. You will need two colours of your chosen colour. A very dark base colour and a mid tone.

I went with GW Caliban Green and GW Moot Green. You will also need a white.

Step 2: Base

For this step you need to first block in the entire lense in your base colour. Once this is done (be brave) you need to literially paint a ring around the lense. This is the base of the glow. Be sure to hit the raised areas such as the cheeks as these would naturally catch the glow.

Step 3: 50% Base + 50% mid tone

Now you want to mix a 50/50 mix of your base colour and mid tone. You want a nice heavy milk like consistancy. Slightly thicker than a "normal" for painting. You need it this way for control.

Again block the entire lense with this mix then again ring the outside of the lense. Be sure to leave a ring of the dark colour at the edge. This gives you the start of your gradient.

Step 4: Mid tone

Using pure mid tone colour. Again, block the lense and do the smallest ring possible around the lense leaving a thin band of the previous colours on the outer edges.

Step 5: 50% Mid tone + 50% white

Now mix together a 50/50 mix of your mid tone colour and white. This now needs to be applied in a thin band inside the lense leaving a ring inside the lense showing the previous step colour. For the Terminators I did a thin line inside the lense.

You could stop here and you would have a cool looking glow effect but to really kick ir up a gear...

Step 6: Pure White

Using a very fine brush you need to place a spot 2/3rds of the way up the lense of white. This really makes the effect pop if done well. Hold your nerve and give it a go.

Happy Hobby!
Capt Tycho

Horus Heresy: Rogal Dorn Conversion WIP

Hi guys, a quick update after a fairly long hiatus! I have been working on converting the new Guiliman model from Forgeworld into Rogal Dorn. Primarch of the Imperial Fists Legion. 

I have included a photo of the Forge world painted model so you can spot the changes made.

Next up painting!

Enjoy!

Horus Heresy: Sigismund (Forgeworld Model)

Hi guys, just a quick work in progress report on the Sigismund model. Forge world painted him in Imperial Fist yellow but I want this guy to really stand out in my Legion so I have followed the paint scheme I did for my Templar Brethran. I still have some details to pick out and the armour needs touching up.

Next up... Polux.

Horus Heresy: Imperial Fists converted templar brethren

With no models from Forgeworld just yet the only way to field the new Imperial Fist Templar Brethren was to covert them.

After consultation with the legion cogitator (my friend J) the seed was planted and I had to have them. There is too much awesomeness to ignore with furious charge, power swords and melta bombs to boot. They would play well against the Emperors foes come our next campaign games.

The first port of call was GW. The first idea was Templar upgrade bits. These are now direct only. Doh! With less than a week to get these little beasties done we then looked at the Dark Angel range and even the Grey knight stuff. Nothing seemed right. Then I remembered the Sanguinary Guard box... power weapons, ornate artificer armour. It was far from perfect but would look awesome.

The box had almost everything I needed. The back packs, left pauldrons, a few of the power swords and helmets came from my bits box (and Andys - cheers dude). Once all the Blood Angels stuff was clipped, filed and sliced off I had some awesome looking minis! For "super power fist", its proper name excapes me, i used a set of terminator lightning claws and cut the claws off. Simple but it looks BIG!

After assembly I had to decide on a colour scheme. The veteran colour scheme from the Horus Heresy bible (book 3) was interesting and the mostly black armour links to the future templars well and makes them stand out from the standard Fist yellow.

There are a few details to pick out but they are mostly done...

Enjoy!

Converted Scorpius Whirlwind

Having faced the new(ish) Scorpius, and suffering horrific casulties on the battlefield, I knew I had to have one. Whats not to like when ap3 blasts are mentioned!

Trouble is forgeworld prices make my teeth itch and the wife faint so I decided to convert one out of an old school predator donated by a friend....

Enjoy.