So the new kits have been out for 2 weeks now and man are they awesome! I’ve been having a blast with these new models while I try to pin down what I want to bring to NOVA (That’s [...]]]> I’ve been working on this project, but lax in my content posting. Sorry about that people!

So the new kits have been out for 2 weeks now and man are they awesome! I’ve been having a blast with these new models while I try to pin down what I want to bring to NOVA (That’s right, I’m going this year!)

Here’s part 1 of the new stuff!

The new wraith kit is amazing. Not only do these new models look good, they aren’t that hard to build. My only complaint is they kind of look like giant robotic prawn. They will be a joy to paint when I complete the unit.

And then we have this beauty. The Stalker is hands down my favorite kit out of the necron line so far. Mike suggested I mount it on a 150mm round base from Dragon Forge, and it was a brilliant suggestion. I added a resin fluorite mound from Armorcast and painted it in my army colors.

I’ll likely be getting another of these this weekend…

That’s all I have for now. The WIPs of the Spiders and Tomb Blades will be posted shortly.

Shawn G. (SoI)

First up I’d like to introduce a good friend of mine who will be posting content to [...]]]> Sorry for the lack of content people. I’ve been a tad swamped. After Adepticon I had a 7 page essay to write and other crap to do. But things have calmed down and I have time again.

First up I’d like to introduce a good friend of mine who will be posting content to Glaven. Mike is to kit building, terrain, and basing as I am to painting. Here’s one of his recent works:

That’s your queue Chew…

Secondly, I’ve gotten at least 1 of all the new Necron kits and they are awesome! Pics forthcoming.

And lastly, I’m trying to figure out if I intend to go to Armies on Parade at GD this year. I didn’t compete last year with my Tomb Kings and missed out. With the changes to my local hobby shop on the horizon, I think I may pass this year as well and focus on preping my ‘Crons for Nova. Decisions and details as soon as I make my mind up.

That’s all I have for now. Stay Tuned.

Shawn G. (SoI)

I’m really fond of this Cryptek design, I can’t wait to see them painted.

I also hammered out a new Overlord to replace the resin one that broke. I like this style [...]]]> I had a build-a-thon with some friends this weekend and here’s what I made:

I’m really fond of this Cryptek design, I can’t wait to see them painted.

I also hammered out a new Overlord to replace the resin one that broke. I like this style even more then the first. While I enjoy painting Res Orbs, the concept of physically carrying them around on the battlefield did not work for me. I spotted this design on CMoN (Cool Mini or Not) last week and had to steal it. A wrist mounted Res Orb, made from a whittled down voidblade, is much more functional for swinging around a Warscythe.

I’m going to start on the Stalker this week. Shouldn’t be hard to finish.

Shawn G. (SoI)

First up, I’ve finished 8 more immortals. That’s 12 done out of the 32 I have built. Not bad, but still quite a bit to do.

[...]]]> Here’s some more Thokt goodies I’ve finished this week. I have to say I grow fonder of this paint scheme with each mini finished.

First up, I’ve finished 8 more immortals. That’s 12 done out of the 32 I have built. Not bad, but still quite a bit to do.

Next up I finished the Deathmark unit I started a while back. They not only look good finished, but these bastards really can pack a punch on the tabletop. That is before they are blasted off of the table by returning fire…

Next the Overlord I was picking at. After several weeks looking at him I thing I’ll be leaving the rusted color on him to add a serious distinction between him and the standard foot troops. The warm colors of the rust really stand out as a nice contrast.

Finally here’s a Heavy Destroyer conversion I’ve had sitting around for the about a month. I really was not to fond of how the tesla cannon (A. Barge kit) looked attached to the destroyer chassis. Friends at the store I frequent liked it and told me it would come together after it was painted, and I’d be damned if they weren’t right! I love the look of this thing!

That’s all for now. I need to build some more Crypteks. Can’t have enough of those! I’ll also fashion a new Overlord from the A-Barge/Praetorian kits. The Finecast one I had broke last weekend. (>_<)

I won’t be making anymore Finecast purchases.

More to come as I progress.

Shawn G. (SoI)

Sorry for my silence lately. A combination of work and school over the last few weeks has cut into my hobby time. Here’s what I’ve been picking busy with.

First, I finally finished my Doomsday Ark. I really like this kit. I thing it’s [...]]]> Greetifications!

Sorry for my silence lately. A combination of work and school over the last few weeks has cut into my hobby time. Here’s what I’ve been picking busy with.

First, I finally finished my Doomsday Ark. I really like this kit. I thing it’s the largest 40k model I’ve ever worked on and next to the Tomb Stalker the most complex. That said, this will likely be the last Ark I work on for a LONG while.

Next, I’ve been replicating my Tomb Spider replacements. They look good as a collective. I will probably end up keeping them unless GW releases a multiple model PLASTIC kit. A nice multi-model plastic kit that makes Spiders or Wraiths would be damn sweet. Screw Finecast. Seriously…

Finally I’ve been cranking out scarabs like mad. The initial batch looks good painted. 5 down, 35 to go…

I’ll be focusing on my troops for a while. It’s best to get the irritating repetitive stuff out of the way so you can enjoy the single sexy units.

I’ll post more as I progress.
Shawn G. (SoI)

On of the last few character models I’m doing for mah pal Dave. This guy came out nicely. I forgot to take pictures of Coteaz before I turned him in. Sorry about that.

I just have Drago (not a fan so far) and Karamazov (God help me…) to [...]]]>

On of the last few character models I’m doing for mah pal Dave. This guy came out nicely. I forgot to take pictures of Coteaz before I turned him in. Sorry about that.

I just have Drago (not a fan so far) and Karamazov (God help me…) to complete.

Shawn G. (SoI)

With that out of the way, I’ve knuckled down and built all my troops (for the most part) so I can start to crank out my infantry. I also want to actually try the [...]]]> So the 2 weeks last week was consumed with me saving the galaxy from the Reapers. Damn it I love ME…

With that out of the way, I’ve knuckled down and built all my troops (for the most part) so I can start to crank out my infantry. I also want to actually try the army out and let my friend Dave destroy me with his GK. It’s a damn strange thing to watch your army fight another of your armies…

Here’s what I’ve been busy with:

I’m not a fan of the warrior kit, but I picked up a few boxes to get some scarabs. May as well paint a squad.

Tesla Immortals. F-Yeah!

The Overlord kit is nice, but I really wish they made this out of plastic. It screams “I’m going to break and piss you off nicely in the not so distant future.”

I’m also trying out a new design for my Crypteks. Slightly larger, but it looks really good.

I’ll have some paint work to post this week as well.

Stay tuned!

Shawn G. (SoI)

I call them [...]]]> Some may be familiar with this design from my Tomb Kings army. I picked up another Hirst mold (#91) and I’m considering using this make-up for my spiders. While I like the look, I’m not quite sold on the idea. The base turned out awesome though!

I call them menhir and my design concept is they are conduit points where scarabs can be teleported in from some pocket dimension or buried tomb world. I’m still knocking around the idea of using scarabs or a mass of some other geo-shape to represent them. Not quite sure.

I have to resend my previous statement about the Ghost/Doomsday Ark being the most diabolical kit I ever had to build. This bastard takes the cake…

So much design thinking had to go into building this thing. I first had to build the base keeping how the stalker was going to snake through it in mind. I then had to build the stalker section-by-section, then leg-by-leg, constantly repositioning it on the base to make sure it looked right.

It’s awesome, but hateful. So. Very. Hateful.

Do you want to know what the really sad part is? I have another one to build…

/sob

Shawn G. (SoI)

Deathmark Template

Here’s a template for a Deathmark unit. Looks pretty good!

Lord/Overlord WiP

I really liked the nmm Brass I did for the C’Tan, and I wanted [...]]]> I’ve been pretty damn busy these last few days with little time for this project. Here’s some WiP’s of what I have been working on.

Deathmark Template

Here’s a template for a Deathmark unit. Looks pretty good!

Lord/Overlord WiP

I really liked the nmm Brass I did for the C’Tan, and I wanted to bring that into my cadre for this army. The brass adds a little royalty to the big wigs without taking too much from the cold sterile look I like in this scheme.

This kit was designed in hell...

I’ll say this now, the Necron Ark kit is the most diabolical kit I have ever had to do. This scheme forces me to paint then assemble so the more parts, the longer it takes to finish. The D-Ark has 35 pieces to paint prior to assembly (painting my way). The G-Ark would have another 20+ pieces to do. Needless to say, I’ll probably won’t be doing many of these kits…

Shawn G. (SoI)

It’s a shame as I really liked that widget. I’ll be damned if I’m going to let Google force me into moving over to blogger as I like the flexibility of WordPress and because I’m lazy.

I [...]]]> Sorry people. Google canceled this service for all non-blogger sites starting March 1st of this year.

It’s a shame as I really liked that widget. I’ll be damned if I’m going to let Google force me into moving over to blogger as I like the flexibility of WordPress and because I’m lazy.

I hope those who follow use my RSS feed to get announcements when I post something new.

That crap aside, there will be more ‘Crons posted today!

Shawn G. (Soi)