Dust on the Wind

Hello fellow wargamers! I have been a painting machine and lost track of time. I stopped being as attentive as I wanted to be with taking pictures and really just put the nose on the grindstone. I imagine this isn't too big a deal as people want to see the end product more than the way there. Work has finally allowed me back in full time so I may might even be able to afford food for the next few days. Thankfully, I love my job as Chiropractor so it only managed to brighten my week. With a move coming up next month I have to be sure that I keep up the pace or will have to show up to the event with the dreaded "hobo paint jobs." These damn hobo paint jobs always manage to steal my chance of having the pretties ponies at the show so it must be avoided at all costs. Here are the updates! First, I finished up a chunk of the tactical marines/veterans with the hope that some extra bits will show up at my house in time to add in some extra details to spread through the entire ...

The models are coming along well. Expect some pictures in the near future. Even with the progress I have been making it just illustrates how much more I have to do. It seems like everyone I know has been doing everything they can to slow down the process. I am just excited for the serotonin and dopamine hit to the FACE when I manage to put on the last highlights. Anyway, I went over the rules and now its time to talk about the list I am bringing for the main 3000 point event. Army List ++  Crusade (Legiones Astartes: Age of Darkness Army Li st) [2,998pts] + + HQ + Herald [130pts]:[/b] Artificer Armour, Bolt Pistol, Melta Bombs, On Foot, Refractor Field . Consul . . Herald . Power Weapon: Power Axe Praetor, Legion [185pts]: Artificer Armour, Digital Lasers, Iron Halo, Mastercraft a Single Weapon, Melta Bombs, On Foot, Paragon Blade + Elites + Contemptor Dreadnought Talon [375pts] . Contemptor Dreadnought, Legion:[/b] Kheres Pattern Assault Ca...

So while the painting is going through the long, boring part of coloring in black I guess it's time to start talking tactics and ideas. I think the best place to start is by looking at the rules for the Sons of Horus Legion.  The 16th Legion are a group of lads known for finding the sensitive parts of their enemies and smashing as much meaty, metal fist as they can into it so that the rest of the body dies in the shock wave. The rules express this as being better at shooting weapons up close and a re-roll to reserve rules. The special units for the legion are the special Justaerin Terminators and the Reaver Attack squad.  The Anvillus Drop Pod was also originally an exclusive unit for Sons of Horus, but that isn't the case anymore so I guess we will just ignore that little bit. Ok, lets get some soup-to-nuts talk going on here.  The Holy Text is sacred. Sons of Horus/ Luna Wolves - 16th Legion Traits Bitter Pride: Sons of Horus can't use warl...

A week of painting well worth it in my opinion. I have achieved the color I was after for the Sons of Horus sea foam green. I am already loving the shading that managed to achieve and I hope that it continues to stay this way after I put the other colors on the model. I think the models currently appear brighter than the end model will due to the lack of blacks and golds on the model, but it adheres to my usual style of painting. I call it Dylan's god-awful-until-the-end paint jobs! So the next step in the process was taking the models that have the 50/50 Lupercal: Abaddon Black and airbrush on the pure Lupercal Green highlight. After doing this the model really didn't seem all that different due to the muted colors, but the shadows were now in place and ready for the finishing stroke! I take pure GW Sybarite Green and give the models that final level of highlight. I have learned over the years that I am not a light scientist and I just put the color where I think it ne...

Ok, well here we go, its prime time........ok, I am done with the puns. While this isn't everything that I am going to need to paint by the time this is over, this is everything that doesn't need some kind of hobbying to finish. Some models still need shoulder icons and some greenstuffing before the paint is applied.....looking at you storm eagle....... One of my main goals with this project is to push the contrast to make the green look as good as Dylany possible. Sea foam green is not a color that is commonly seen in military history so the results are varied from what I have found. A quick google search will bring up all different kinds of looking Sons of Horus, but I just don't really get inspired by the super dark colors that are commonly found on the internet. I am always sold some DaRk AnD gRiM FaNtAsY justification, but I think its more of a lack of knowledge of how colors work. #Sorrynotsorry I actually got the scheme from an off-handed comment I heard while I ...

Well it was only a matter of time before my Horus Heresy addiction made its way to this blog. I am a known hardcore Blood Angel player, but I found myself in an interesting situation. I was asked to play Traitors for an event I am going to Labor Day weekend called Argentis Eternal Narrative Event.  I will be traveling to Central Florida carrying a fully painted army or die trying. I bought Sons of Horus a few months ago and then I caught Corona right around the time I was painting them. I spent about a month on the mend and never felt the need or urge pick up the brush to paint green since then since no one was playing due to COVID. I would like to think my love in The Great Angel was trying to push me away from destroying the dream of the Imperium of Mankind. Credit: Games Workshop Well the chance is here. I have planned out a 3000 point list for the narrative event and a 2000 point list for the Centurion even afterward. I am going to try and post my progress as I go and m...