Hobby Progress Update!

So if it isn't one thing it's another. I was able to get the money to work on a few projects. However with some midterms hitting me right now I've needed to focus on them. So I haven't really had the time to be able to dedicate to my 40K Hobby that I'd like to. Yet as I find myself finishing projects for school and having some more free time I get done with a little bit here and a little bit there.
One thing that is holding me back is my hobby supplies. I've had to go through some of my older stuff and find replacements for them. Since I'm in a new city the internet has been my friend. I want to get to some projects but am unable to because I do not have the right equipment or supplies.

1) I needed some new paints. I've ether run out, or they have dried out. I'm going to give Vallejo Model Color a try and see how I like it. Hopefully it's as good as some of the 40K Hobby sites I've been going onto say that it is. So until those supplies come in, which should be sometime next week, I can't move forward on a few projects.

2) I realized that I didn't like that a few of my Tactical Sergeants had Power Axes with the rules change. Also I didn't like the way I had painted my power weapons in the past. So with that I went onto eBay and found some bitz. Once they got here it was a simple weapon swap, prime, and paint. I like that now all of my power weapons look like they all belong to this army, and no longer look like they are from different collections. I'm really happy with the way that it's all turned out so far with them.

3) I've been working on storage for my armies. Now that I have the money for it I'm trying to get the storage for my armies to where I'd like them to be. Seeing as how most of my armies are complete as it is (for now) I want to make sure they are stored as best as possible. So I'm still waiting on a package to come in, but once it does hopefully that will be the end of a lot of issues I've had with army storage.

4) I saw when searching for the Power Sword Bitz a way to complete my second Ravenwing Bike Squad. Seeing this I jumped on the chance and bought what I needed. Now I just need to assemble them fully. Yet the chainsword on the Veteran Sergeant has already been swapped for a Powerfist.

5) I also got some more magnets in sizes I had run out of. They should be here sometime at the end of the week or next week. I wasn't happy with the way the wings I made were attaching to one of my new Heldrakes. So after looking at how to solve the problem it was more magnets. Once those come in both Heldrakes should be, at least, modeled by the end of November.

6) As for the Heldrakes I got some specialized bases from Secret Weapon Miniatures (Thanks Independent Characters Podcast!) and they make the model look even better than I thought they could! I'm now looking at getting some more specialized bases for any future models I might buy. That way they'll stand out more and look even more awesome on the tabletop!

However with all of this going on I have still managed to get some stuff done.

So far here is what I have gotten done.

Painted:
1 Chaos Lord of Nurgle w/ Power Axe
6 Power Swords for Angels of Vengeance Tactical Squads

Modeled:
1 Helldrake
3 Power Axe to Swords for Angels of Vengeance Tactical Squads
1 Chainsword to Powerfist on Ravenwing Bike Veteran Sergeant

As always once I get the chance to I'll post pictures of completed models. I just needed to remember to take them lol.

The Skies are Falling!!!

With the recent progress I've been able to make since my last post in this blog has been quite a lot. I've now run into the issue of having so many projects on my table that I don't know what one to do first. Which is always a good problem to have.

However I've invested in a project I've been sitting on for MONTHS since I didn't have the money until recently. I am now currently working on two custom built Heldrakes! I bought the bits for a couple of the Vampire Counts Zombie Dragon, and a couple of custom bases from Secret Weapon Miniatures. With the plastic card and tubing that I have laying around these guys should look really amazing. Currently I've only built one, yet the only issue I have is finding a way to bulk out the wings so they aren't so think. Yet I'm ok with them not being that thick. I'm sure I'll figure something out.

Yet below is the progress I've made so far since my last post.

Painted:

3 Meltagun Veteran Squads for my Imperial Guard

Primed:

Rhino, 2 Plague Marine Squads, 5 Chaos Terminators, 10 Shooting Cultists, 20 CC Cultists, 6 Chaos Spawn, and 4 Chaos Lords

Hopefully I'll be able to make significant progress by the end of October on all of my armies. Seeing as how I have nothing left to do for my Dark Angels at this time. 

I'll post again when some more progress is made.

Rumors of my demise...

... have been highly exaggerated.

So a lot of stuff has happened since my last post. In short life hit me pretty hard. I had to take care of a lot of things and was just unable to hobby at all. School was highly demanding, I moved to a new city, and I've had to reorganize my life all over again. However this is all for the better, and now I have some spare time to be able to focus on hobby progress.

As far as hobby progress goes I have a whole new To-Do List. Mainly due to the release of the new 6th Edition Codex for Chaos, Dark Angles, Tau, Eldar, and now Space Marines. These all are armies I own so there is a lot to do. I've also gained an interest in Forge World models and have plans to get some of those when the finances appear. Yet now I have the proper space and a proper hobby table. Which is awesome. My hobby light for the table should be here sometime this week.

So in my absence things have changed. With that so has the Forge World allowance in games of 40K. This has given me the chance to entertain some new additions to my armies. However some of the rules have changed and don't really sync well with the new codex rules. So I've taken the approach that if it is an outdated upgrade or addition to the unit (Targeting Array for the Tau Tetra) then that's cool and you can still use them. Mainly since you are paying for them. Yet if change has happened to the weapons, Burst Cannon and Grav Gun for example, then the Codex ruling overrides this. So Tau Remora will have an Assault 4 Burst Cannon and the Contemptor Dreadnought's Grav Gun will now follow the new rules from Codex: Space Marines. I also make a point to make sure that these changes are alright with my opponent since it is a grey area. However I have never had an issue with it after I have explained myself.

So with all of this in mind I have new lists of things To-Do and things To-Get. Yet I've now run into a new issue of storage. Hopefully with a little luck and a lot of planning things will figure themselves out. Besides I'm in no hurry and I would rather do this right the first time around.

I'll be updating as I'm able to.