Horus Heresy 2.0

 

 

The new Horus Heresy box set, and associated goodies are imminent. Wargamers everywhere are ecstatic! At least I think so.

I am a big fan of the Heresy, as I am also a fan of the Badab War, which is a lot cheaper to get into than HH ever was before this, Forgewold being very expensive.

There was always something very appealing to me about space marines fighting each other, and now after the previous box set releases (Betrayal at Calth/Burning of Prospero) which I see as failed previous attempts to get people into the hobby, mainly because everything else remained too expensive to acquire to complete the armies. By the way, I bought 2 boxes of Betrayal at Calth and 1 box of Burning of Propero but ended up selling most of the stuff because of the cost to get a full army, never mind the rule books and black books. 

I have many posts of my journey into trying to decide on a Legion, Iron warriors, Sons of Horus, Nightlords and Alpha Legion which all ended pretty much right there.

We now have the latest incarnation of the starter set almost upon us, and I can see how GW is approaching this differently. They have a plastic tank, and a rule book in the box as well as the usual infantry etc. all good stuff. Content around the release is also amazing, painting articles, articles on the rules and legions, the associated releases like special weapons and only one additional book to purchase (Loyal or Traitor) are also good in my opinion.

 

So, with all this good stuff going on, why am I hesitant?

Well, because I believe GW have a plan to suck every drop of cash their supporters have out of their pockets, I just don’t know what the catch is yet.

Will I buy this new box set, probably (mostly for the plastic tank), anyone want some mark VI marines?

 

Let me know what you guys think.

 

Vitor

 

German WW2 - Schwere Wehrmachtschlepper (sWs) Half-track or Sd.Kfz. 9 FAMO - 3D Printed

 

This is the last of my prints from last year, as the weather warms up in the UK I hope to get back on track with my 3D printing.

This print was the start of the run that nearly made me give up 3D printing (this was before I realized the cooler temperature was the probable cause of the failures I was having). The one side is lop-sided, and the one wheel is heavily lined as it failed to print properly, but I kept the print an any case as I reasoned once painted and on the battlefield it would not be too bad.

As always, the painting method:

I started with a black primer. Then a base colour of Middlestone for the vehicle. I then heavily washed the entire model with a 60/40 Brown black wash.

Next a drybrush of Middlestone for the vehicle.

The brown camouflage was a 50/50 mix of Middlestone and Chocolate Brown and a 70/30 Chocolate Brown and Middlestone mix for the centre part of the camouflage. The green was a 50/50 mix of Reflective Green and Middlestone as a base then a 70/30 mix of Reflective Green and Middlestone for the centre of the camouflage.

Last a drybrush of Middlestone, followed by another drybrush of Bone or Ivory.

 

 

Vitor

German WW2 - Sd.Kfz. 234 4 - Pakwagen - 3D Printed

This vehicle is the next in line of my WW2 German 3D prints. The Pakwagen was yet another conversion by the germans in an attempt to stem the flow of the Allies advancement.

The painting method:

I started with a black primer. Then a base colour of Middlestone for the vehicle. I then heavily washed the entire model with a 60/40 Brown black wash.

Next a drybrush of Middlestone for the vehicle.

The brown camouflage was a 50/50 mix of Middlestone and Chocolate Brown and a 70/30 Chocolate Brown and Middlestone mix for the centre part of the camouflage. The green was a 50/50 mix of Reflective Green and Middlestone as a base then a 70/30 mix of Reflective Green and Middlestone for the centre of the camouflage.

Last a drybrush of Middlestone, followed by another drybrush of Bone or Ivory. 

 

 Vitor