Confederates dipped

Having to rebase, prime, and dip these models is great. I'm just thankful I have something different to do besides games workshop. Minwax water based wood stain called American walnut is the dip base. I just added a bit of water and dip.

Getting away from White Dwarf, say hello to WSS Magazine?

I've certainly been preparing to jump from the Games Workshop band wagon for some time now.  I love the models and the system but it's just too much.  Looking for a different magazine is a little daunting.  I think I've found the next best thing in Wargames Soldiers and Strategy.  Maybe I'll be forward thinking and get digital copies instead of paper printed ones?

http://www.karwansaraypublishers.com/shop/wss-magazine.html

ACW, games matrix, and DBA

This is the sole picture I have of my primed Confederate infantry. I found a lot of great resource books at half price books. Wrap it all together was one great day on saturday with the wife. What was also amazing was talking to Amy at games workshop Tacoma and finding out about Game Matrix and all the really cool models there! I even learned about DBA and I can't wait to print it out and read these legendary rules.

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40k Tournament rules?

Emporers Codex takes a stab at it.  Good solid thought.  Don't see many issues with the majority of his points.  http://emperorscodex.blogspot.com/2012/07/will-nova-set-bar.html#more

Mediums and other Paint additives

heck yeah I wouldn't mind learning what took me 15 years to get from a few minutes! 
http://darkfuturegaming.blogspot.com/2011/01/mediums-and-other-paint-additives.html
Dark Future Games does seem to be spot on.  You can always teach a old dog new tricks...

Blood and gore

Throne of Skulls does it best.
http://www.throneofskulls.com/viewtopic.php?f=58&t=20


here is where they've applied the idea to World Eaters pre heresy
http://www.throneofskulls.com/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=16&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

LEGO Colosseum

Yes, I love my LEGOs larger than life.
http://hiconsumption.com/2012/07/worlds-first-lego-colosseum-by-ryan-mcnaught/

Pigments and Airbrushes

This is from Lost in the Warp talking about the Forgeworld pigments that are out.  Look forward to trying them myself.  http://www.lostinthewarp.com/2009/09/product-review-forgeworld-weathering.html

The next item I found was a great article on DakkaDakka on airbrushing your models.  Looks really good and the poster has some great how-to's.  http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/251253.page

His airbrush is a Harder and Steenbeck model number 126543.  It's an incredible looking tool but it's a huge price tag http://www.germanairbrush.com/ and a site that sells it:
http://www.tcgraphicsandpaint.com/harder-and-steenbeck-infinity-two-in-one-126543.html

Next Level Painting

I had to post these guys.  They are so beautiful.  Hopefully this is what I can attain soon.
https://picasaweb.google.com/100059515749203595775/Space_Wolves_20#
His talks and ideas are here:
http://www.nextlevelpainting.blogspot.com/2012/05/strategic-space-wolves.html#more

The army actually uses the wolves from Mr. Dandy here:
http://www.mrdandy.com/wargamma-battle-wolves/

The next group is a beautiful Salamanders Space marines Army.

http://brovatar.blogspot.com/

Redscorps Army

Have you ever wondered what a battle damaged and awesome painted army looks like?  I've found it:
http://www.standardtemplateconstruct.net/2012/07/who-is-redscorps.html#more

Scibor Face tutorial

Great little synopsis on how to make your own faces.  Good step by step pictures too.
http://sciborminiatures.com/en_,sculpting.php?id=662


These little beauties are from puppets war.  Their link is on the ride hand side.  Added to the seller links.  Pretty cool wulfen heads for those who need some for Space Wolves.

Heated gun barrels and Combi-Weapons

So I was still looking around the web and found a fantastic article on heated gun barrels. From the Warp is just incredible in meeting some very interesting ideas!
http://fromthewarp.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-to-paint-heat-stained-gun-barrels.html

The other location is to how to combine your own combi-weapons.  Who said this game took a lot of money?  You just have to have ingenuity!

http://fromthewarp.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-to-make-terminator-combi-weapons.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FromTheWarp+%28%2B%2B+From+the+Warp+%2B%2B%29

Additions

I've add the Librariam online to my growing list of online forums.  There are quite a few articles and since I like to do a full dip this article is right up my alley. http://www.librarium-online.com/?p=885

Added Green Stuff industries as well. Great place to make hoses!  whew, who would have thought it be so easy?

The back 40k and paint theory

Great theory paperwork that I personally am reading through.  Great use of pictures and information founded on good hard facts.  http://theback40k.blogspot.com/2010/03/little-color-theory-part-i.html

On a side note.  I am working on my last black coach to get me to start on my VC again. I have almost lost the will to paint after I finished the skaven.  Knowing now that it takes a bit of work to get things moving I think it will be great to start with a medium sized project.  Now on to how I want to convert and use the model.

James Wappel's Shaded Basecoat

See some of his actual work here.  It looks great and makes a very cool outcome.
http://wappellious.blogspot.com/p/using-shaded-basecoat-technique-to.html

relic miniatures

found this through perusing all the fun on the internet.  http://www.relicminiatures.com/

bitz box online

need a few bitz that you don't already own? 

http://www.spikeybits.com/servlet/StoreFront

40k from the warp, thanks!

Great information about how to deal with and paint flyers in 40k: http://fromthewarp.blogspot.com/2012/06/stormtalon-gunship-and-new-40k-flyers.html

Simple and effective way to make cloaks, etc for 40k.
http://fromthewarp.blogspot.com/2012/06/how-to-sculpt-greenstuff-cloaks-and.html

Skaven complete!

This means I completed the bell/furnace kit, finished two PCBs, a lone skaven clanrat, and of course the two winners: grey seer and plague monk.  It all looks great.  Looking forward to selling what I can and finishing what I can't.

Awesome paint job and Tron Templars

Who would have thought that he did it again!  http://awesomepaintjob.blogspot.com/2010/04/update.html this is the entire picture and look.  See above for just a snipit. 

James Wappell and source lighting

Wow! James Wappel did it again!  Here is his blog: http://wappellious.blogspot.com/ .  His current work with an amazing Tomb King Skeleton Archer Unit is just great.  I can't believe someone has hit source lighting on the head so well! 

Skaven slaves

Great times!    This was the last major hurdle to finish the skaven.   Now I have just a few more models to varnish and I'll be complete.    

I really do like the outcome of the catwalk and the fight over a small rat-meal.   

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