29 Tactical Marines Join the Tray

I've been on a build fest to get 2,000 points of 30K Iron Warriors on the table. I now have built 29 Bolter Marines (waiting on 32mm bases for the other Marine), 6 Tyrant Terminators, 2 Contemptor Dreadnoughts, and a Centurion in Terminator armour.

All that's left to build is a Preator in Power Armour, 4 Robots, and putting the last Marine on a base would also be helpful. Once I receive the bases in the mail I will have 3 complete 10 man squads. Then it's time to prime and paint. 

A Nights Work.

 30 Legion Tactical Marines built with legs, torsos, arms, and bolters. I started the night forgetting the new 32mm bases at home. I decided to keep moving forward with the goal of building 30 tactical marines. I'm happy with the results so far. Now to bed and an early start at work. 

2016: The Year a Legion was Born

This year I plan to build what I love the most, the IVth Legions Astartes. I can't get away from them mentally and don't plan too. Without further ado here is my goal.

1) To Build & Paint 5,000 points of Iron Warriors, The IVth Legion.
2) Posting progress within 24hrs of completing the work.
3) Play at least a game per month (12 games). I'm hoping for an Apocalypse game with the entire completed army.
4) Go to Adepticon 2016 this is a long shot but I'm putting it on this list.
5) If I complete goal number one I'll paint up my The Hobbit starter set.

First up is an escalation league at my local hobby store. This will have me building and painting up 2,000 points of The IVTh. Scheduled are 7 games of army build up and a tournament at the end. I'll have more on that soon.

A Sneak Peak

Hobby Goals for 2016!!!

It is the new year and I wanted to start it off right.  First of all last year was a great year hobby wise for me.  I want to make this year even better.

Here is the current state of my hobby cart:


Goals:
(1) Finish what is currently on my cart.
(2) Complete 2,000pts of Tyranids
(3) Complete 1,500pts of Sons of Horus
(4) Complete 1,500pts of Emperor's Shadows
(5) Play at least 3 games and 1 Apocalypse game with all my Imperial Titans.

Definitely some lofty goals and there are certainly factors coming up that will throw this off track like moving once I get new orders in March.  I also will be gone in Norway until the end of March.  That means three months almost of no hobby time.

Well folks you have to start somewhere.  What are your hobby goals for 2016?!

Thanks for looking and may your paint brush never be dry.

2015 A Year in Review

Well it has been a busy year for my hobby accomplishments.  First I want to thank my brother Shane as he inspired me to stay on track throughout the whole year.  Steve you inspired me to keep on with the blogging ( I still need to get better and more consistent).

My Hobby Year in Review:

I finished up some diaromas for my Tyranids.

 

 

 

I posted a tutorial on how to complete rubble bases.  It was my first video I posted on you tube so cut me some slack.  LOL is was horrible but an accomplishment none the less.



I posted a battle report with just pictures of Kayden and me battling it out with Imperial Knight Titans and Emperor's Shadows vs Hive Fleet Ninevah.  The game occurred in 2014 but the pictures were posted 2015. It was a blast for Kayden and a great opportunity to get some photos of my painted miniatures.




I finished 1 Tervigon and 9 Genestealers.
































I finished (1) Converted Trygon, (5) Genestealers and (2) Termagaunts.

(3) Hive Guard completed.



(1) SwarmLord, (1) Scythed Hierodule.





(12) Mucolid Spores, (1) Hive Crone



I had to break away from my Tyranids for a little bit and moved to start my Sons of Horus 30K army and my Inquisitor and Retinue.

Built but not finished: (5) Cataphracti Terminators, (2) Apothecaries, Hector Rex and Retinue, (1) Thunderhammer and Stormshield Praetor, (1) Techmarine.



Built but not finished:  (1) Flyrant twin-linked devourer.  (1) Venomthrope.  (3) Shrike Warriors. (1) BroodLord, (1) Inquistor with Psycannon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finished painting:  (1) Exocrene Magnetized head, (1) Tyrant Guard, (1) Flyrant, (9) Sporemines, (1) Tyrannocite, (1) Hive Tyrant lashwhip and bonesword with twin linked devourer, (8) Tentaclids.

 

 

 

 

 

I played a Tyranid vs Space Wolf battle 2,000 pts that was posted on you tube by my buddy Paul.

I finished up (1) Callidus Assassin, (1) TechMarine and Thunderfire Cannon,

 

 

 

 

Built but not painted:  (9) Venomthropes, (3) Zoanthropes.

 

  



I based a too many models to name but here are some.



I finished (1) Inquisitor in Terminator Armor, (1) Primaris Psyker, (7) Grey Knight Ghost Knights in Terminator Armor.

Chaplain and Non-ForgeWorld Primach models built but not finished: (1) Chaplain, (1) Leman Russ, (1) Robute Guilliman, (1) Rogal Dorn.

 

 

 

I re-organized my hobby cart and Finished off the year with my favorite model the Tyranid Dimachaeron. 

 

 

 

 

I almost forgot the (6) Space Marine Bikers that I finished up.

 

 

 

Well that ends my completed items for 2015.  What it does not include is the endless hours of foam plucking, custom designing battlefoam trays to fit my Nids, searching for great deals on ebay, trying to write battle reports, list building with friends and my bro.  There are many more models I have built or worked on not listed but I wanted to focus on what is completed.

 

Thanks for looking and may your paint brush never be dry.