More 2nd Edition Blood Angels

I got round to painting my very old Blood Angels commander, the original Captain Tycho. 

 I played Blood Angels a lot in 4th edition, and I remember hunting down the old metal models even then as I preferred them over the new ones. A lot of that old collection I have dug out and now repurposed it for a pile of 2nd edition Blood Angels.

 The first of these repaints, to add to the terminators had to be my old commander. I have been watching a lot of Minisodes, the YouTube channel, which has a lot of great 2nd edition narrative battle reports, particularly with the Blood Angels and their missions on Armageddon's 2nd war. 

I got into contact with Ed, and he kindly told me how he did his Tycho, as I tracked down the original recipe in the old White Dwarf, but couldn't find or convert the paints. 

 I undercoated white and then coated all the armour in Iyanden Yellow contrast. The it was Snakebite and Cygor contrasts for the recesses. Finally Screaming Skull for the highlights.

 I am very happy with the result, though not as good as Ed's, it still looks pretty cool. I am hoping to get him on the battle field in another test game for my gaming friends, when I have enough painting models!

 Anyways, thanks for looking.  

Space Hulk! Back to the Sin of Damnation

I have been keen to take my gaming group into the dark corridors of Space Hulk. I have been working on the models for the last month or two and finally managed to get some to give it a go. Of course, I played the 1st edition with them, as I feel that is the best edition. 

 

First up, I touched up my old unit of terminators. These have been in service for a long time, so it was good to get them out and give them some love again. I added the banner pole and banner to complete the look for this venerable squad.

Simple scheme for the genestealers. I used the recipe from Minisodes to get them done. They really do look effective with large numbers!

The set up for the game night. Three decided to go into the depths. The timer and pressure of the genestealers made for a very tense, but rewarding atmosphere for the game. Despite losing the whole squad, the flamer marine made a last ditch attempt to run to the target room and successfully achieved his mission, before drowning in a tide of genestealers. 

I know others are now interested in trying it, so hopefully I can get some more action pictures next time. 

Thanks for looking!
 

Some of the new Black Templars

 Some friends in the gaming group wanted to play some new 40k, rather than the superior 2nd Ed (but I will bring them round).

 So I finally got the new Black Templar models. As always, very cool designs. The banner was challenging, but I got there in the end. Thankfully I had chains on a transfer sheets and used to the old staple of micro sol and micro set on them. Quick jobs to get them painted and on the table top.

I do want to introduce my gaming group to the joys of Space Hulk so that is my next focus. Hopefully I should have an update soon.

Thanks for looking. 
 

More 2nd Edition Space Wolves

I touched up a combat squad of Blood Claws I have had since the mid 90's. I am very happy with how they came out. Now I just need to work on the next five.

 Great to get more 2nd Edition painted. I have more plans for 2nd edition, so hopefully I will be able to keep the motivation going.

 Thanks for looking!