Posting's been pretty sparse here, since there's been plenty of new games - Brutal Legend, the punishing Demon's Souls, and the surprisingly-entertaining-for-$20 Torchlight. But I've also been spending a lot of time on another hobby...

I'm putting together a Warhammer 40K army.

Ach, I know, I know, this is not making me less geeky or enhancing my chances of ever providing grandkids for Mom and Dad. But it's always been something I've been interested in, except that in the past, the expense has always been a factor. My finances, notwithstanding the lack of contract work, are in fine shape, and the boss has just finagled me a raise (of hearty content, too, and the second time this year); with big upcoming projects promising many hours of overtime, and the bank account sitting fat and happy, I figure I can afford it.

So I picked up a starter box, with a bunch of Space Marines and orks. Because I'm a glutton for punishment, I'm going with the orks. (Masochistic for two reasons - first, ork characters are notoriously lightly armored and get shot in droves... and second, they're cheap, which means to field an army, you need many many of them, which means you gotta paint many many of them.)

I've spent a couple of weeks assembling what I've got, including the Space Marines for testing purposes, and today I primed about 50 models (ran out of black primer spray paint before I could knock out the last 10 and the 5 helicopters). Started painting, experimental-like, and found that I'm not happy with the brown I've got (way too flat for good leather straps), but the layering technique makes for astonishingly realistic-looking green skin. I'll take some photos once I've got finished models I'm not embarrassed to show off.

I've also done some buying on eBay (and picked up another 40 boyz, so my total model count will be over 100... better get more primer, too!) At this point, I seriously need to think about how to transport these things. Big toolbox, maybe?

Posted by: Avatar_exADV at 10:34 PM | Comments (2) | Add Comment
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1 Beware, 40K is a path that leads only to bankruptcy and the eventual abandonment of ones humanity.

For carrying your army,  tackle box is generally the preferred method as the multiple trays can provide protection and categorization for your figures.

Posted by: The Brickmuppet at November 04, 2009 02:07 PM (NkKu7)

2 I use rifle cases for my 40k minis, since they come with foam padding already inside them. plus the  "whoah" factor when you walk into the store carrying 2 rifle cases.

Posted by: DarkSong at November 04, 2009 06:10 PM (zJX7v)

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