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Been on a tear recently, guess the coffee is kicking in.

Closing out these guys before I finish off the SM side of the starter box, wrap up the base coated Librarian in the background, and move into the Crux Terminatus box that’s been haunting/taunting me since I bought it.

Anyway, got some basing and sealing done and have a plan to wrap up both the Terminator Captain, as well as my Lt. w/ combi weapon, whose been sitting 3/4 painted while I promised [lied to] myself I’d settle on a Tyranid color scheme. I think I’ve settled on Kraken, just because of the lore, also more red never hurt.

Also, I really like the idea of the 1st Co Captain being a staunch, diehard Bladeguard Vet at heart, but begrudgingly donning terminator armor and taking up relic weapons ‘because he must.’

Anyway, lemme know what you think of these guys!

Continuing with painting squads in batches & reducing piles of half-opened boxes, a bunch of detail work to go, wasn’t necessarily a fan of the push fit, but I made due; really a fan of the models in general, they look tough as hell, and my inner child is screaming with joy.

Also, really loving these Tilting Shields from Archie’s Forge, they’re well made, though the notch on the back is sometimes a little ‘short’ for the job. But they glue on easily enough, take paint without issue, and I love how they look when done. I’m pretty sure I bought one of each ‘generic’ pack and I’m really impressed with how many different models there are, and how few repeats I’ve seen. I’m being frugal with them and keeping them, generally, to leadership/HQs, Sgts., or brothers with unique weapons/molds. Will buy again.

Last two images are my Phobos Lib. - with some of the ‘whoops’ pieces that had broken off from the PopGoesTheMonkey scythe bits. I’m as gentle as I can be with them, but it feels like the ‘default’ material they provide ‘Classic MJP’ is a bit too delicate for me, but they give you plenty of the little bits , and I was pleased with being able to recycle some of them with a little nipper action. I’ll buy again for sure, but I’m inclined to try the other material.

These two are an example of me ‘rolling with it’ and, also of me not taking time to research colors.

So anyway, I’d been playing with the idea of doing all helmets in black, and then placing ‘semi-codex compliant’ color schemes on my specialist units; cue Apothecary White over Grey Seer spray base inevitably turning these guys into marble statues. So anyway, I doubled down and layered it with Administratum Grey and called it a day.

Still have a lot of cleanup to do, and bases to wrap up, but I’m pretty proud of letting myself get creative on these guys.

Getting into a flow and really starting to feel I’m hitting consistently while still allowing myself to make mistakes/embrace ‘good enough from 3-4ft away.’

Really pleased with the color swap for the Chapter’s marking, repping the 5th. The relic chain blade was fun as well.

Notes re: the PopGoestheMonkey bits: easy enough to use/apply, getting them glued on might just be a skill issue, however on the whole I’ve managed getting them to stick and be centered at the same time.

Slowly but surely working through the last of this set of dudes; as a sidebar: I’m about 75/25 y/n on these scythe bits from PopGoesTheMonkey, I love them; but they are: - d e l I c a t e - I do intend to try their other/premium material when I refresh the bits, and I absolutely love them when I can avoid snapping them into pieces, even then, a busted piece can be put to good use with some effort (check the apothecary!) - captain w/ relic & Lt w/ volkite & shield are coming up next, and I’m looking forward to messing around with all the details!

Slowly but surely getting there, a bit more effort and these guys are ready to be sealed up.

This Sergeant was/is the ‘proof of concept’ final pass model for my recent batch of BGV, I feel like he’s about one wash away from being ready for transfers.

The of his squad will be following in his footsteps very shortly.