Death Company, Help me decide...

So.  I bought a box of death company.  I know right?  Finally.  The models are fantastic, and I sure could use the extra bit in the box.  I however have different Plans for my death company models...

I am going to use them as sergeants!   My buddy and I were playing the other day, and four out of five assault squads rolled a one for red thirst (against IG ((woot!)).  The whole game, I had to keep dice following my guys around the whole time, to show which had red thirst and which did not.  Needless to say, it was a bit of a... well, it sucked.

Then An Idea popped into my little head! I ran right down to the store and got me a box of death.  When I roll red thirst, I am going to put out a death company sergeant, equipped just like the regular sergeant.  This will represent the whole squad going a little nuts.  I usually try to pull my sergeant last (powerfist you know) , so he should stay on the board long enough to clearly show that this squad is red thirsty.  Right.

So, That got me to thinking, how should I paint them up?  The first one I did like everyone else did.  Black, codex grey, with trimmings.  The second, has a black base coat, but is tinted red just a little.  I figured that they were not quite black thirsty, so I should have a red shaddow on it.  What do you guys think?  Any sugestions for the paint jobs (they were test modles, and the lines will become much more neat).

So, the big Question... Black, or red Black?

Oh, any Idea how to do a poll?

Tank Craters R' us

Well hello!  I have been doing some non army work!  I have been making Craters for my tanks.  I have been playing by putting dive down dice, but they get bumped, and the crater is distorted.  Also, Sometimes i forget that I get cover in there (you do).  So I made Cool craters for all my tanks.  I only use 2 or 3 rhino sized tanks, and one land raider.  i use some Land speeders too, but have not got around to it yet.

Here is my landraider wreck:

I know that the dozer blade does not fit, but i thought it looks cool, and I like it.

I made some for my razorbacks.  They are not red yet ( i made these first, and realized i wanted to make them red afterward).  They will add a lot to the battle field.

What does everyone think?  Do you make craters for your tanks?  How.  If anyone wants to know, I will post how I did it.

Peace--- DK

Objectifying a Marker...

So.  Now that I am spending time making my army nice looking (finally), I made my very own objective marker!  I used the dead terminator from Space Hulk.  On a MC base, with some Crumbling concrete and some rocks.  The size of the base is the only problem I see.  It is large.  I need to make another, so both players have same sized objective.  Also, unless I want to make like 5, I should only use this guy in the two objective games.  Plus, If i provide Blood Angel Objectives, then I get home field advantage! Right?

I really like the Blood effect on the concrete.  I mixed sepia and blood red, let it dry, and put some devlin mud over it to make it look really old. 

Does anyone have tips on how to better take pictures.  I have a crappy little Kodak.  it has a micro function, but i cant hold it steady enough with out the flash, and that looks BAD.  Maybe there is a better way to light it?  Thanks in Advance.

New Sanguinary Priest Models!

So.  GW has not put out these models yet, so I thought I would give them my best shot. 

I was really tired of proxying golden marines for the job, so I took action.  What got me started was seeing the Dark angel Vet box at my FLGS.  When i saw the robes, I said to my self "I need my priests to look like that."

I Bought the box, and went home in a fury of glue, files, and plastic.  this is what I came up with.

 

I am going to paint a Chalice on his flag and his chest.  His Backpack and shoulder pads are Blood angels out, so there sould be no confusion.

Home boy is reading from the furious charge book.  Inside I am painting a Chalice and some unreadable small text.  Maybe a chalice on his chest too.

  Holding a home made winged chalice...  Needs some green-stuff, but I am out until Saturday.

What do people think?  I really like the Robes, be cause they are priests.

WOOT!  So. I went to my first MLS away game tonight, and got jumped after the sounders Raped the earthquakes in the ear.  I got a Bad black eye, some bruises, and some cuts all around my left eye. Barf.  And I got some shit stollen.  So much for my ECS sarf.  This is me, at the stadium, before the adrinalin faded, and i started to hurt.  I also did not feel my dislocated finger yet.  FML.  On acation in Cali, so prob ot many new paint jobs for my angels soon.

What up! I am finally pushing to paint some more of my Blood Angles. And this is my newest completed project. It is a Razorback of course, with a twin linked Lascanon. Unlike most Blood Angles players this year, I like running my assault marines with jump packs. I do have two razor back squads that sit back and shoot, counter attack, and hold down the farm.

I like the Black and yellow checkers. It makes it seem more assaulty. I used Blood red and Blazing orange to highlight, and some bootstrap leather drybrushing to make it dirty. I think it looks ok, and better than table standard. Oh, a baal red wash before any highlighting.

Any one got some advice? This is my first BA tank, so could use any advice. Thanks.


... If anyone has ever read this. :)