Games Workshop: Abaddon the Despoiler

Well, I do like the character of Abaddon a lot – the Talon of Horus book made sure of that.

So I build all models of him I can find -or can afford. This one has been sitting on my shelf unpainted. It came assembled, but this is the price when you buy stuff used on ebay for half the original cost -which is substantial.

I painted him using acrylics, the Vallejo Xpress color range wherever appropriate, and some oils (the cape, for example).

I have a cheap light-box from aliexpress, so the colors are not exactly showing well; I should invest in a better setup. My point is: he looks better in person.

(I will finish the conversions of Abaddon soon, and this will conclude my army of Abaddons. I wonder how competitive an all-Abaddon setup is…)

Mystic Wargames: The Night Haunter (70mm)

Amazing, 3D printed model. I am less satisfied with the painting, but there you go- learning curve. I painted him using oils mostly (acrylic base colors and oils). The face especially turned out less than ideal; the tanned hide cloak turned out especially great.

Khârn the Betrayer

Here is the pre-Heresy version… And you will know I won the lottery if I have this on my blog.

The armor is pained with red ink sprayed over a shiny gold surface, then sealed with gloss varnish. Pretty spectacular.

Only after taking photos did I see the issues with the axe. (Also: just noticed the grip is supposed to be fabric.) Back to the workbench… although slowly but surely working off the pent-up, half-finished projects.

Mystic Wargames: The Emperor (70mm)

Well, I have an Emperor with a flaming sword already but this one is better. His head looks the right size at least, so cudos to Mystic Wargames.

It is a great model; I quite like the pose and all. Painting went the same way as with the other Emperor: True Metal paints, and oils over acrylics for the non-metallic colors. Even the flaming sword turned out pretty good -much better than I can manage with blending acrylics. The cape is actually quite flat (as it is a fabric), but the lights make it look glossy a bit.

Mystic Wargames: The Death Lord (70mm)

OK, this is the third version of Morti, the Primarch of the Death Guard I painted. I think it is one of the best versions of him pre-Heresy. (And also that I need to get better light sources.) I cannot recommend this company enough -they make some real nice looking alternatives for Warhammer 3- 40K,

I tried to paint his armor as dirty as possible, and had a little experi8ence with OSL -with some success, but not to my complete satisfaction.ű

(I just noticed I forgot to paint the chains holding the skeleton to the scythe. .. will do that tonight. Also: it is a really freaking stupid choice of weapon if you ask me.)

Mystic Wargames: Red Angel (55mm)

This is the second model from Mystic Wargames; I have to say I am really impressed with the quality and detail. I will buy some more from them as soon as feasible (time and financial constraints). For a full review, please see ModelGeek; here are some photos of Mr Angry. This is probably the last of the Angron models I will paint… I have been quite busy painting different iterations of him and Mortarion.

Do not talk to me or my little brother ever again

Smart Resin Models: Eternal Eagle (the Big E himself), Alternative weapons

EDIT: sadly the company behind this mini (TAGO Collectibles) stopped honoring their kickstarter pledges to their backers. I cannot really recommend purchasing anything from them. If you are interested in an Emperor Figure, Mystic Wargames has one for you. This has been an expensive lesson for me.

In a previous post or two I have shown the Emperor with some extra heads… now let’s see him with optional weapons, too. (Smart Resin Models was very kind to send some extras with the ordered claws, so there will be a new post once I am done with those.)

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(Let me know if the slideshow or the tiled view works better.)

Anyhow I think the lance and especially the power claws work better than the flaming sword. I magnetized all, so you can always swap them out. As I said I have some other pieces to finish: two heads and a hand covered with psychic fire…

Mystic Wargames: The Iron Lord (70mm)

Darn the face is out of focus… I will shoot another photo when I get around.

I did a review of this figure on Modelgeek. It is a great depiction of Perturabo, the Primarchs of the Iron Warriors. As character he kind of sucks (unfortunately the writers who were assigned to flesh him out did a very poor job at it so we have a moping, petty little fourteen year old), but the figure looks awesome.

And it is the first 3D printed figure I have ever seen…

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Artel W Miniatures: Red Angel Bust

This is my first ever bust. Normally I am wary of these things because skin tones are not something I have experience with, and this thing costs a lot of money. But it actually depicts Angron in a way I really like (not just some foam-in-the-mouth berserker), so I bought it. (They have a small Angron, too, if you are interested.)

The package is pretty cool – you do feel you have a premium model in your hand. Black box with foam packed parts – now I finished the model I really do not know what to do with it, because it would be a shame to discard it.

I painted and built the bust over three years; I just never had the fortitude to get on with it. (I was afraid to fail.) The assembly is simple, and the model fits well (apart from a seamline on the back, which I will cover with a piece of chain. If you paint after assembly it can be easily filled with putty. The head fits in wonderfully: the bottom is rounded, and fits into its “socket” in one way only without the use of locating pins or pegs; I found it pretty neat.

Anyhow, I painted the base of the armor using Vallejo’s gold, then gave it depth using several layers of AK Interactive’s true metal gold, old bronze and copper.

Most of the other colors were achieved with oil paints (with some acrylic help when I needed a strong coverage). Overall I am pretty pleased with the results. Absolutely recommended; this bust will most definitely stand out on any model collection… Now I just need to get a stand for this guy.

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Perturbado

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I have no idea who makes this figure – I got it from a Facebook buy/sell group (as I do a lot of stuff, because buying used is significantly cheaper).

He is about the size of a space marine (probably a tad smaller), which is to say, he is small. I guess he can be seen as a practice for the larger-scale version by Mystic Wargames which I am currently painting and reviewing.