Last Day For Storm Wardens! MD battle bunker

I am heading to the MD battle bunker today to drop off the LR I painted for the charity drawing. If anyone is up for a quick game let me know. You've got a few more hours left to make your donation and potentially win this fabulous army. I may even bring a Dark Angel's army to throw some dice down with.

The Wardinians have been getting all gushy about the end of this journey, but I think there is good reason for it. Usually bloggers swap little blurbs of discussion, and while there is community, it is very casual. Getting together with a group to achieve some goal (in this case helping Doctors Without Borders) forms a community bond that I am sure everyone who has been helping get the word out is feeling as well. I want to meet everyone who participated in this. I've followed many of their blogs for a long time, actively engaging in the hobby is how friends are made. John and Mike started something really special here, that I have never seen done before on this scale.

Storm Wardens Crusader Complete

I don't normally add crew to vehicles, but since this was a special project, I decided to add two tech marine crew members to the Storm Wardens land raider Tempest. In order to storm warden it up a bit, I added a deathwatch arm to the gunner, and positioned him so it looked like he was using a scanner to fine some xenos filth. I don't recall ever reading about tech marines being seconded to the Deathwatch, but I like the idea. I think this helps the LR blend in a bit with the rest of the storm wardens army.

If I haven't mentioned it, it is a bit intimidating to included in the Storm Wardens group. However, knowing that this LR is going to transport miniatures painted by that illustrious bunch makes this project that much cooler for me personally!

So click on the donate button and help Doctors Without Borders!

storm Wardens Land Raider WIP 4: Weathering

The last photos were so bad I felt compelled to put these up. The varnish has gone on now, so I can handle the LR without fear of scratching it up. This is the first model I varnished in a long time, so I was really nervous about doing it. I've got plenty of posts that show frosted minis. This time it turned out great. The varnish worked the weathering powders into the tank tracks, making it look much better. I am not sure much of the weathering powder on the skirts made it through the varnish blast, but I am happy with the outcome.

I've also learned another lesson. Skip out from work at lunch and run home to take photos during bright daylight!

I am really tempted to paint up some other stuff for the storm wardens project. With all of the big name talent painting up portions of it I feel really lucky to be able to participate. Those who have followed my early postings know that I am alive today because of really good surgical care. It only takes on emergency like that to learn how fragile our lives are. Doctors Without Borders is a wonderful organization providing care where there is none. Kudos to SCW for this idea!

I hope whomever ends up with this army brings it to games day. I am committed to going, and making sure I stop by the jawaballs club table.

Storm Wardens Land Raider WIP 3: Weathering

The weathering of Tempest Lex has begun. These shots are just before the purity seal went on, so the forge world powders look a bit extreme. I was tempted to pull way back from heavy weathering given how nice the the blues had turned out, but in the end this is a venerable battle tank. It needs dents, scratches, and bullet holes.

Storm Wardens Land Raider WIP 2

The LR Crusader is coming along, with much of the basic colors in place. I added all kinds of little skull things on it since the parchment color contrasted so well with the regal blue. I've got some plastic card lightening bolts that I plan to fit into the side panels. I see the whole land raider as representative of the shield. Hopefully the large lightening bolts start pushing this more firmly into Storm Warden territory. One of the things that has been really cool about this project is working with materials that I would never have tried otherwise. I've never even used regal blue, and the plastic card lightening bolts are not something I would normally do either. If I add sponged on battle damage, rust pigments to the tracks, smoke stacks with verdigris, and dust along the tracks I will need only one thing........

What should the name of this Land Raider be? Any ideas? Shorter names are easier to paint!

Can You Guess What This Is For?

I started this Land Raider using what has become my standard black undercoat followed by grey pre-shading. I used regal blue once that was done. I am starting this project way behind schedule, so I thought I should post up my progress.

Anyone care go guess what this tank is for? ;)