Painting Recipes

Sunday, 20 August 2023

Tyranid Trygon and a Whole Bunch of Blood Angels

Not that much painting got finished these past three weeks, but one big boy at least: my ForgeWorld Trygon. I also slapped some paint on Seekers and Scouts for my Heresy Blood Angels and built a whole bunch power armoured marines.

He's right behind me, isn't he?
Pict 1339: He's right behind me, isn't he?
ForgeWorld Trygon
Pict 1340: ForgeWorld Trygon
ForgeWorld Trygon
Pict 1341: ForgeWorld Trygon
ForgeWorld Trygon
Pict 1342: ForgeWorld Trygon
ForgeWorld Trygon
Pict 1343: ForgeWorld Trygon

The only miniature I finished is this Trygon. Really a beautiful miniature! However, the paint somehow really does not want to stick to the primer. I hope the varnish will keep it together! But I have also already prepared a foam storage solution.

Blood Angels Seekers and Scouts (WIP)
Pict 1344: Blood Angels Seekers and Scouts (WIP)

Other than the Trygon, the only painting I did these past two weeks are the base colours and the oilwash on these Blood Angels. I converted the Seekers over a year ago, right as I got back into the Horus Heresy and Space Marines in general. By now, I have added in the limited edition Imperial Space Marine from 2016 as a sergeant since they are one of the few models that can actually take a Combi-Disintegrator that the model is equipped with.
The Scouts were done at the same time and I'm quite happy with the way they look already. They will be quite a neat unit once they are done! I particularly like the decal on the sergeant's power fist - really stupid to put a warning sign there, but very warhammer in my mind.

Blood Angels Assault Destroyers (WIP)
Pict 1345: Blood Angels Assault Destroyers (WIP)
Blood Angels Mortalis Destroyers (WIP)
Pict 1346: Blood Angels Mortalis Destroyers (WIP)
Blood Angels Despoilers (WIP)
Pict 1347: Blood Angels Despoilers (WIP)

And here is the explanation for why I did not do that much painting: I went really hard into build mode. There are 20 Destroyers, 10 with Jumppacks and 10 without. To go with them, I also built the beautiful Forge World Moritat with the double Volkite Serpenta and converted up my version of Aster Crohne. Lastly there are 15 Despoilers to bolster my Troop choices and to make use of the new Inductii rules.