Failing to Hold Ground

Widowmakers perching atop Skull Hill

Forward Kommander Sorscha forming up the Khadoran lines

Works In Progress, Entry 9

Some WIP on Retribution Mage Hunter Strike Force.  A short step-by-step with images:

They smelled really horrible out of the box, probably a lot of metal oxidation; a bath in dishwashing liquid solved that 

Out of the bath, padded to dry

WMH Game 05: Kommander Orsus Zoktavir versus Garryth, Blade of Retribution

I played another WMH game last Saturday at Fortress, Greenhills.  It was against EJ Diaz (isawatsuke) and his Retribution of Scyrah force led by Garryth, the Blade of Retribution.

Retribution Mage Hunter Assassin brings down a Man-O-War Demolisher

The other MHA assassinates Great Bear Volkov

EJ surging forward with heavy Retribution infantry

Works In Progress, Entry 8

Mixing up my painting workload so I won't get bored, I was juggling between another Space Wolf Grey Hunter, my Bloodletters, and the box of Retribution Mage Hunter Strike Force I got from Raymund Tesoro (daemonruss).

What my desk looks like now

The Dawnguard Invictors, and a pair of Mage Hunter Assassins

The box, which has been untouched for weeks

Works In Progress, Entry 7

I've been working on several old blogs and updating them - including the WMH Philippines blog, the RHGC blog and Luigi's Combat Resolution, plus an RPG side project with old buddies. My painting has been sidetracked but for updates here's some more work on my Retribution Dawnguard Invictors.

I've also tried out some plugins on the blogs, like pagination and Adsense. Hopefully you guys see them working.

Works In Progress, Entry 6

Another week and more progress on the Retribution of Scyrah unit I was painting has been achieved.  Focusing more on making the bases stand out a bit:

Formula P3 Battlefield Brown as generals flats on majority of the base

Paint Recipe, Retribution of Scyrah

Following my standard with Space Wolves, I'll post what my paint scheme and recipe for the co-owned Retribution of Scyrah.

1. Basecoat using spray paint, Bosny Primer Grey.
2. Basic paint mix in airbrush -- 1/3 Tamiya Flat White XF-2 with 2/3 Lacquer Flo.  Recipe is credited to Paul Borja.  Lacquer Flo brand I used was Hudson, but the Shak Boyz recommended Boysen.
3. Once that was dry, I liberally applied Les Bursley wash on the entire model.
4. For basework, I'll follow what I did for my Space Wolves.  The bigger pebbles are done up using Formula P3 Ironhull Grey, built up to Formula P3 Menoth White Highlight.
5. For the glowing runes, I used Formula P3 Arcane Blue built up to Formula P3 Morrow White.

Everything else is still on hold, but I'll pretty much follow the default look of the Retribution to a decent and acceptable degree.  I can follow what is detailed on the force book, but that will mean me buying more paint.

Works In Progress, Entry 3

In the quest to get a lot of shit done, with me being such a lazy ass and all, having an airbrush really REALLY helps.  I'm not too hot with getting the flats done up on the models.  I prefer the details like highlights and freehand.  With much of my office work done, I decided to put some more work on the infantry on my desk.

Space Wolves Grey Hunters spray bombed with Bosny Flat Black. Retribution of Scyrah Gorgon and Dawnguard Invictors, aling with four Khador Kayazy Assassins with sand and pebbles on their bases. Cameo of my stress ball and Jollibee gravy cups, and lots more dumb shit in the background.

Retribution Dawnguard Invictors with a couple of blasts from Tamiya Flat White. I'd also like to point out how convenient these Skechers shoe boxes are - they're sturdy enough so metal miniatures can be mounted on them (with Blue Tac) plus they have a notch cut out on the ends, for your thumbs.

Works In Progress, Entry 2

For this week, I decided to continue with lots of stuff - specifically lots of infantry stuff for Retribution of Scyrah and Space Wolves.

Tapework before basing Retribution Dawnguard Invictors and Khador Kayazy Assassins. I stretched out some masking tape on my cutting mat and used my Xacto knife to make triangle shapes from them for easier placement.

Dawnguard Invictor Unit Attachment, straight out of the blister pack. I used those pointed tweezers I got from a Tutuban trip for precision handling that comes with the hobby. That's an old toothbrush I use to brush off minute debris instead of blowing them away. And that's Loctite Super Glue-3, the only CA superglue brand good for me.

Phoenix Heavy Myrmidon, Retribution of Scyrah

I got this model from Raymond Tesoro, which he modeled that way - holding the sword with two hands. This is the first miniature I used Tamiya paints and an airbrush on, combined with traditional paint brush method. It's not masterclass level, but it's done up with tabletop quality in mind.

I'll figure out if I can do a step-by-step procedure on how I got the model like this.