Scarlet Requiem and Hobby Update

 

So there has been a long break in posting, a lot of it has just been motivation in the hobby and finding something that I really wanted to focus on. With a severe lack of drive or passion to really paint anything the hobby sat empty and virtually no purchases were made in terms of buying miniatures. My tabletop gaming has literally ground to a halt and that used to be a major motivation for painting models. 

Roleplaying has now almost moved exclusively to Online TableTop using VTTs. Our regular gaming group now only meets every 2 weeks and I find it very hard to remember what has happened in the previous session.

It does sound a little bit like all is doom and gloom in my hobby world. 

With taking time to reflect on my hobby and gaming. I came to realise that I am time poor when it comes to engaging in tabletop gaming. The days of having a day or half a day for gaming seems to be in the past as my gaming network have other commitments than gaming. 

I still love keeping up to date with the GW hobby and figures that they release but in terms of gaming I have reduced myself so far down to 1 system which is Legion Imperialis, Easy to collect a box is effectively 1 selection in the army.

Roleplaying is really the hobby I am dedicating the most time to in regards to prep work. I run a weekly session using The Forge VTT for D&D. With the release of the new rules last year we are now starting to see a lot of independent material coming out. (more on this to follow)

Eve Online, some may call this a second job, and I think if you have not found the right people to fly with it can feel like a chore to log on and hit what you are looking for. I have been very lucky that I have found 2 like minded Space Idiots to fly in null sec with.

But back to the image at the top of the page. This is  Baron Voyd from Loot Studios and printed for me by 3DKingdoms. Based on the popular D&D Vampire Strahd. This is the Action pose version of the figure. Loot Studios do great bundle packs based on a theme that come out each month. This is a Vampire themed adventure bundle 

Legion Imperialis: Basilisks

 

Time to get some more tiny tanks built and painted. Finally for the Solar Auxilia have their iconic artillery piece the Basilisk. The kit also makes the more mobile and short range Medusa.  I have an event upcoming on the 4th of May down at 7th City Collectables and the points have been upped to 2000 pts. So I am looking to add a solid back line of artillery with 12 Basilisks being added to the army. I got a fair bit of painting to do over the next few weeks. I will be show casing my list for the event in the next week.

 Just prepping my next project. These are some Scout Trooper sculpts from Skull Forge Studios . Going to be some nice variants from the model from Atomic Mass Games. These were printed out by my good friends at 3D Kingdoms. They will be painted up in the standard white imperial scout trooper armour and deserty style bases.

Star Wars Legion : Death Troopers Completed

 Completed my Death Troopers this evening. Nothing to fancy, just some layered black and metals. I may go back and pick up some of the straps as I am planning for these guys to be like an end of level encounter rather than a run of the mill encounter.

Up next will be finishing of some Scum that have been sat on the painting desk and a couple of Spartans for Legion Imerpialis.

Bolt Action: French Infantry Completed

 

With my basing material arriving I have the first unit for my French army completed. The second unit has been built and is ready for undercoating. The support units are all built as well. However I have to say that I have not missed trying to glue together metal models with really small contact points. But its just a small gripe.

Tonight will be back on the Death Troopers to get them finished and off the painting table. Starting to clear some space on the table which is good for my sanity. 

Star Wars Legion: Death Troopers Work in Progress

 

I am waiting on some basing materials to arrive so that I can finish off my first unit of French Infantry, I have ordered a selection of flocks, shrubs and flowers from Gamer's Grass as I am wanting a French countryside look to the bases, like what was seen in the early episodes of Band of Brothers. 

So I wanted something quick and easy to finish off, so plucked the box of Death Troopers from the pile of shame. These have been undercoated black and then a drybrush of Platemail then followed by a drybrush of Ray Gun Blue. Then the final layer was Black Templar. This is giving a nice blue hue coming through the Black Templar. 

Just waiting on the basing material to dry and then I will pick out the pouches and areas of metal to get the unit finished.

Bolt Action: French Infantry WIP

My first infantry platoon assembled and now the first base layers of paint applied to the models and the wash layed down, next steps will be highlight the models and start work on the bases. Next up will be working on one of the support teams whilst I am assemble the next platoon of 10.