Da Red Gobbo

Games Workshop have been running a little competition, where you create a wish list and tell them what you love and why you should win. So seeing some other entries I was inspired to do a little art based on the Red Gobbo, maybe I'll win something, but mostly it was just a nice drawing exercise.
Please, if you stumble across this page, do feel free to print these out and give your little Gobbo's some alternative colouring. There is a example at the bottom of the page. Happy colouring.

Adeptus Titanicus - Pallidus Mor

Seems that I've got into Games Workshops re-release of a title back from the 80's, which is pretty much when I got into board gaming, miniatures and RPG. This one is Adeptus Titanicus, something that before I had a clear-out I still had a few bits of. The rules are fundamentally different to the old rule set, while the background is still based in the Horus Heresy. The main thing that would be noticed is that the models are to a 8mm scale, rather than the 6mm of the original. When you look back at the minis, that size seemed very flexible.
I've adopted a old Legio that also dates back to those old mini's, though the information was scarce. But I've just recently listen to a audio book of the Legio most famous battles, with their whole attitude to how they recruit and train being key in my decision.
I've managed to get enough Titan's built and painted in a short time to enable me to have a decent sized Legio. though I have about the same again in boxes ready to get built further. I did concentrate on getting the Reaver titans painted up first, as they are my favorite of the models. Having got a airbrush from my wife at Christmas helping me speed the painting up a lot, though I still haven't managed to master using it fully.

This is the first titan I got painted up 'Anathema Tenebris',Dark Trooper. Who's stood upon the remains of a original epic Warhound.

I decided on a green Nurgle theme for the old Warhound.

The second is 'Tenebris Venandi' Dark Hunter, who I got mostly painted up. So I added some extra detail.

I also build a 'Warp Missile' from some spares as GW don't currently have a sprue with one on.

Once I got my eye in for how I wanted the Titans to look, I painted up 'Tenebris Opera Dissipantis', Dark Destroyer. Generally I use this one as the leader of Legio so the princeps. As per the other Titans, all the Legios art work is hand painted. Though I have used a few general transfers on them to add some clearer detail to the Titans.

Then we have the Warhound class titans, 'Lupus Ultori', Avenging Wolf.

With some alternative weapon options via magnets.

Then 'Lupus Irasatur', Angry Wolf.

And alternative weapon options.

Whole Legio together.

I've also been working on some Knights, but I'll add those in another post.

The Dark Destroyer with alternative weapons via the help of some magnets.

NECROMUNDA!

Last month I got my first Necromunda Van Saar gang painted. Took rather a lot longer than I expected, but there was a reason for that. MAGNETS! As the whole team is able to chop and change their weapons as the gang progressed through the campaign, I had to either paint some more models. Or employ my favourite modification , the power of magnetism. First this meant a bit of drilling and testing with some fit. Things are about to get very image heavy!

So these are the first tests, mixing up the arms and seeing what fits.

 These images are to show all the combinations that one model can now have.

While the mix of arms seems to work very well, the 'dual arm' models are a bit tight, so when they are attached. You need to be very careful not to rub off any paint. I've added extra varnish, but its something that I suspect will wear over time. I've also noticed that if you leave the arms on, sometime the 2 varnished pieces can become a bit tacky. So removing can pull away paint, so I'm storing them with the arm removed as much as possible.
The magnets are 2mm x 2mm N35's from Wish, though I imagine you should be able to get them from most places.

This is a example of the 'dual arm' model with a Lascarbine. You have to try to part the arms a little to get them off without to much rubbing of the original paint job.

 The base scheme I chose was a blue and 'bright green'. I felt this had a nice futuristic influence and tied in nicely with a feel of a group that was exposed to chemicals, radiation and other dangerous elements.
Anyway, enough writing, time for some photos of my Green Spe-iiders (Arachnis Deathicus).

I've had a few questions about the magnets, as mentioned above, they are N35 2mm x 2mm Steel Nd-Fe-B. In my case I got these ones from Wish, but before that I've got them from Amazon, and my local game store.

You can makeout the holes in the shoulders where I've located the magnets. A Pin Vice should easily be enough to cut out the hole, though watch the depth on the arms. 2mm with the tip of drill bit is very close to going through, so take it slow. More so, if your using something like a Dremel. 

With the arms, just a small magnet in the shoulder joint is more than enough. Even the Rad Cannon, in case of the image on the left a 'converted' Long Las, doesn't 'droop. They do as you can see, stick to everything easily. As I don't store them on the models, all mine are in my case attached either side to 1 or 2 pence coins.