Some Painted Models

So far I've painted a whole unit of Fire Warriors, the better part of a Devilfish, a single Kroot test model. I'm working on a Crisis Suit, trying to get an idea of what I want the army as a whole to look like. Oh, and I roughly base coated some Stealth Suits...keep forgetting about those. I keep forgetting to do the sept markings on the Fire Warriors too...note to self.

I forgot to take pictures of the Devilfish. Now that I think about it, I might just finish that one up after this post.

Anyway, I really love my Fire Warriors. I feel like, if I did it all over, I could do a much better (read: smoother) job, but I'll have a chance when I get a few more. I also didn't even know they had shin guards until I saw OSH's; I use the pictures from the book to sort of see what they're "supposed" to look like and the shins there are very similar to the under-suit, but live and learn.

This is the only Kroot model I've finished. I like to do one complete model, before moving on to the rest of the unit. It gives me a lot more direction when I'm pulling the assembly line on the other, in this case, eleven. I'm about as happy with him as I am with my Fire Warriors. I'm very much looking forward to seeing both completed units on the table.

You might notice the solid band on the bottom....hair spike? in the second and third picture. I was going to try something similar to the fluffy Kroot in the Codex, but changed my mind. I need to black it out or something and fix it. The rest won't have that.

Ahh, togetherness:

Repeating myself; The Future; Amazing Kroot Renagade Conversions.

Like I said in my first post, this was a terribad time to start a blog. I have no monies, no time, lots of deadlines, and I'm moving this week. I am getting some stuff done, but I imagine there won't be much here until around the 28th. I have a nice, solid 11 days off of work and class from the 24th to the 3rd.

Things to look forward to:
 - A showcase of all my models (Chaos Daemons, Vampire Counts, and Tau)
 - Potentially a showcase of my new apartment
 - Painting updates
 - Terrain updates
 - Overall improvement of blog look
 - the unveiling of a secret project I'm trying to get going (hobby related, but keep in my mind my profession)

Another related bit of information, my roommate has decided Raven Guard are amazing, which means he's finally picked a chapter and started trying to model what he fields! (he usually proxies...everything almost. Like the Dreadnought, but sometimes the Whirlwind standing up is a Drop Pod...). He's also painting!

The key bit of this is that I'm painting his Dreadnought because I have an unabashed love of Dreadnoughts. I'm considering doing a "Kroot Battlesuit" conversion of a Dreadnought, potentially with tau weaponry.

Something akin to this: Kroot Battlesuit

If you haven't checked out those Kroot Renagades, I STRONGLY recommend it. He has conveted Commanders, Broadsides, Hammerheads, Crisis Suits. and Fire Warriors It's all damn cool.

This one is my favorite by far. The Shaper basically has the Fire Warrior on a leash! It's very anti-Tau philosophy and all, but damn if it doesn't look awesome.

A small disclaimer just for redundancy: Those pictures are from http://www.hivefleetmoloch.de/, used with out permission as thier use was a random tangent and I doubt they know I exist.