Curs'd Ettin - Finished

The athach is a monster from Celtic myth which basically means 'giant'.

After some weeks of effort, the ettin is finally finished. He was a very enjoyable model to work on that taught me a ton about painting larger models. He was my first forge world model, and I can agree that these are kits intended for the more experienced modeller. But the detail on the sculpt is amazing, and worth the extra effort.

Planning how to assemble and paint his loin cloth took military organisation. Pins had to be drilled where each section of the garment was going to be glued on. The four sections were then painted off the model, as there was no way to reach all the recesses if it was assembled fully before painting. Down that road lies insanity. Once the parts were painted they were glued to the pins so that they lined up exactly. Then I had to greenstuff the gaps between the sections, (greenstuffing an otherwise finished model is not for the carefree) and paint those. Finally, add goat. Actually, I added the goat to give him more of a sense of scale, as there are no indicators on the model that he's a giant. For the same reason I added the multitude of tattoos and the dead horse and orc skull to the base.

His rules are in monstrous arcana, and are pretty funny. His personality can shift leading to in-game hilarity. He's super expensive in points, but, meh. I'll use him for any kind of giant I need for the fimir. He's a really nice addition to the army, and it's given me a taste for more large scale kits down the road.

Mmm... resiny.

The Horus Heresy Vol 1: Betrayal

 Today the ripple of excitement on the hobbynet is all about the upcoming book from Forge World, The first Horus Heresy book, Betrayal. It isn't part of the Imperial Armour series, but looks much closer to Tamurkhan in presentation and as a stand-alone expansion. Looking at the video and some of the images of the pages, it looks beautiful. I'm not 40k player, (though I am getting more tempted by the day) but I love the fluff, so I'll be having this, as the background and artwork make it a worthwhile buy for me all on their own.

Warhammer Forge - K'daai Fireborn Models Spotted!

The first pics from the Forge World open day are in, (thanks to Minudra from Warseer) and among the gems are some tantalising shots of the new models for the k'daii fireborn for the chaos dwarves. It's hard to get a good look at them from the shots taken, but from what I can see, they look like they have potential. They are tall models for a 40x40, which I like. Painting all that fire and lighting effects will be fun. I'm dying to get a better look at them. I'm still planning on using jacks from Warmachine as the basis for mine, but...we'll see.

Also, look at the size of that squig!

Forge World - Zone Mortalis Set

Now this is interesting. With whispers of a new 40k expansion concerning combat inside buildings, now we see this from Forge World. I like the look of it, and the prices seem pretty okay for Forge World, at £90 for the full set you see here. There are four pieces in all at $25 each, and this one featuring all four. I'm not a 40k player at the moment, but I'd be interested in an expansion for fighting in buildings like this one, presumably it would be at the squad level, so small scale stuff.

How about this for space hulk or Necromunda too, that would be just a bit groovy.