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Stepping away from blogging for a while

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:10:00 +0000

I know, this isn't exactly 40k related, but I wanted to break from the normal stuff and talk about something that has been following me in the shadows for some time now. It's the idea that your blog...

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Tyranid Parasite of Mortrex conversion WIP

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Sun, 16 Dec 2012 21:46:00 +0000

It's not often that I get a chance to tackle a Tyranid model, but this project was done for a friend of mine in our local gaming group who plays Tyranids. He runs a Parasite of Mortrex and I offered...

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How to protect yourself when selling online

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:57:00 +0000

I'd like to talk about a few of the things you can do to protect yourself when selling things online. I posted an article the other week about what steps you could take to protect yourself when...

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I may be losing crisp details when I paint

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:12:00 +0000

I think my method of painting may be obscuring more detail than it's bringing out on some models. I'm not sure, but I feel like I'm losing the crisp edges I sometimes see on other models. It's not a...

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Using Necrons to put basing theory to the test

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 09:00:00 +0000

As all of you know, I'm a big fan of basing and really looking at what it can do for your models. I want to take a minute to share some Necron Deathmasks that were shown to me by a reader who was...

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A look at painting Chaos Word Bearers

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 10:03:00 +0000

I got a great email the other day from Henchman Miniatures where he showed me how he put the Word Bearer tutorial I posted the other week to use. Since I thought he did a great job with it, I figured...

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How to model your Company Champion

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 17:52:00 +0000

I like this guy from Forge World, but there are certainly ways to make your own Space Marine Company Champion without going out and buying this model. The pose is pretty cool and I love the stylized...

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Imperial Armour Vol. 1 Second Edition for Guard

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:42:00 +0000

Looks like the fellas over at Forge World have decided to update the old Imperial Armour books. We all just got notice that Volume One is being released in a Second Edition format that is supposedly...

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Thoughts on painting Marine helmet lenses

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 15:45:00 +0000

I know, this is one of those Forge World heresy heavy weapon guys and this is a post about helmet lenses. But to be honest, that was the first thing I saw on this guy. I'm not a big fan of the weapon...

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How to convert a Space Marine MK4 helmet

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 10:16:00 +0000

Now that I've built one, there are certainly some changes I would make, but I don't think I'll need to buy any more MK4 helmets now that I know I can make my own using a normal Space Marine helmet...

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How to make your own Pre-Heresy jump packs

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:35:00 +0000

A while ago I posted this Pre-Heresy World Eater Space Marine with a normal jump pack. After seeing Forge World release their Legion MKII Assault squad to go with their ever expanding Heresy era...

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Which is better, Legion or Chapter?

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:30:00 +0000

With Forge World releasing the start of the Horus Heresy books providing us gamers with a whole new world, I started thinking about the time period that I enjoy the most as it relates to the...

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Simple Dark Vengeance Librarian conversion

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:43:00 +0000

With the opportunity to paint a few models from the Dark Vengeance set, my friend asked that I paint up the Chaplain and the Librarian models for his DIY chapter. The Chaplain is already complete and...

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Dark Angel combat squad paint touch ups

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:31:00 +0000

Every now and then I get a request to do some touch up work on a model. Sometimes it's a model I painted, sometimes it's a model someone else painted. This is one of those cases. With all of the...

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Converted DKOK Grenadier squad complete

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 22:47:00 +0000

It's been a while, but I finally managed to get my converted squad of Death Korps of Krieg Grenadiers done. The squad is for my friend who plays IG and he has been waiting patiently for some time now...

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4 ways to protect yourself when buying online

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:23:00 +0000

Now that I build and paint more than I play 40k, I tend to need specific items. If I can't get them from my FLGS, I go online. I don't love shopping online, I love the convenience of shopping online....

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Making your own Command squad upgrades

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:53:00 +0000

With Forge World releasing their Legion MKIV Command Squad upgrades, I thought I might take a look at how you can make something similar and much cheaper. I like the idea of Command squads even if...

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How to paint Alpha Legion and scales

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:54:00 +0000

When I was asked how to paint Alpha Legion in the dark style I like to do by a reader recently, I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to try it out my spray painting technique and see how...

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How to make super simple leather strap tabards

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Wed, 07 Nov 2012 17:24:00 +0000

In the process of building my Sons of Horus terminator, I stumbled upon a super easy way to make leather strap tabards. Here's the process. What you're going to need to do this You're going to...

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Sons of Horus Pre-Heresy terminator

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 20:30:00 +0000

I started this conversion the other day as a way to see if I could convert my own style of Cataphractii terminator armour. I have to say that painting him has certainly helped with the conversion. I...

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Cataphractii Terminator armour conversion

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:06:00 +0000

As soon as I saw these guys, I wanted to see if I could mimic something close. I've done some previous Pre-Hersy style armour before, but nothing this complex. I wanted to see if I could take what...

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How I paint tabletop level metallic gold

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 21:09:00 +0000

I was asked the other day how I painted the gold on the crozius for the Dark Vengeance Chaplain I posted. I've actually got a couple different ways I paint gold. This is the method I use for quick,...

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How to paint Word Bearers quick and easy

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 14:24:00 +0000

I got a request on how I would paint Word Bearers using the same "quick and dark" method I used on my Dark Angel and Ultramarine. It really was a question of could I use the same approach with red...

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Dark Vengeance Chaplain painted

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 12:57:00 +0000

I recent got the chance to paint up the Limited Edition Chaplain that comes with the super special boxed set. I've actually got the Librarian to paint as well, but I figured I'd share some pics of...

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Do you paint using only one color at a time?

noreply@blogger.com (Ron Saikowski) — Sun, 21 Oct 2012 08:00:00 +0000

The other day when I posted my Nurgle Cultist troop, I mentioned mixing the washes when I shaded him. I wanted to expand on that idea today and talk more about breaking out of the one color at a time...

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