Things wot I painted

[demoncase]

So, as you can see from my avatar and the various threads on Cosplay, I used to love Warhammer 40,000.

For those not in the know, WH40k is a tabletop sci-fi battle RPG set in the very worst dystopian future possible which leads to great fun. It's been going 30 years this year, and as a result Games Workshop have released the new improved 8th edition rules.

About 20 years ago (3rd edition rules or thereabout) I gave up 40k gaming due to discovering the delights of beer, motorbikes and ladies who liked heavy metal
(but still read the many novels for fun)

Recently, in search of a hobby to keep us entertained, the missus decided we should have a crack at the new game....she liked it, we bought the new boxed set and both starting building our armies.

So: A key part of the hobby is building and painting your army.
The scale of these is 25-28mm in size, so mostly these are larger than actual size

Below are the first few I have painted in over 20 years....it seems the way I git gud and go all 'Bob Ross' of minature painting is to put the brush down for 2 decades

Hope you enjoy....I've got myself a new-old hobby

First couple of the new Primaris Space Marines I had a crack at- in Dark Angels livery (My favourite chapter of the God Emperor Of Mankind's glorious Adeptus Astartes)

Then I went mad and built the whole set and painted 'em all up


More pictures of my next projects to follow.

[demoncase]

Some detail shots
Primaris Captain who isn't yelling "BY THE POWER OF GREYSKULL!" for us '80s kids

Inceptors with their grav-packs for a jump about. Enjoyed doing the bases on these too

Helps to put the little Angels Of Death into scale....And showing the drybrushing I did on the jet packs

[Doc Dan]

That's great!. It reminds me of when I was young we used to build models and paint them in detail, sometimes using a single hair on a brush to do the smallest filagree.

[ChrisinHove]

Nice work. In the late 70's for us it was D&D fantasy figurines and micro-tanks. My painting was abysmal, though. My orcs always looked more like transvestites. The tanks were easier.

[El Gato]

I think that's a really good hobby and a great way to relax and enjoy some creativity. Back in the 50's I enjoyed collecting and painting American civil war miniatures from both sides of the conflict and even received some recognition for my efforts. It appears the troops are a bit different in appearance these days, but that is some very fine work that I can personally relate to never the less. Whether or not your armies win or lose I know you will enjoy the battle!

[SpyderEdgeForever]

Great job my friend! You are very skilled, thank you!

[Evil D]

Nice work man. I've never done miniatures but I used to do a lot of model cars and Gundam Wing models. I get the itch now and then but for me it's borderline overwhelming getting back into this stuff because I'm so obsessive over the details.