Steamtank to Ironblaster Conversion

  Let me start by saying this has been a total pain in the ass.  The 6th edition all metal Steamtank model used to be the worst to assemble model I ever dealt with (the old Scraplauncher quickly replaced it on the list)

  I've had this model since it came out.  Back in the 5th and 6th editions the steamtank was my favorite piece in my Empire army, but since I no longer play the Empire this model has sadly went unused for over a decade.  Well no longer.

 

    After raiding the my bitz box for anything and everything cool looking and this is what I've come up with so far.  I am going to put more gnoblars on it, but I'll paint them seperately and then glue them on.

Painting is fun again!

  I can honestly say the painting I've done over the past 2 days or so has been enjoyable again.  Don't get me wrong, I love my marine army, but not working on them these past 2 days and instead working on Ogre models has been amazing.  I was REAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLY hoping to get the first mournfang done tonight, but my eyes and hands are plotting against.  3am is apparently to late for them to continue working..  losers!

Here's the progress thus far.  I hope you hate it.

It just wouldn't be me if I didn't post at least 1 slightly out of focus picture.

I want to come up with someone to do on bases other than just the rocks and static grass that most of my other ogres have.  It's just to big of a canvas to not do something with it.  Also I think I'll try and make reins out of something.  That's the one thing that has always bugged me about the Mournfang Cav models.

  Well time to watch some MST3k till my brain catches up with my eyes and is ready for bed.

Fighting Biker Burnout

  As you may have notice, I haven't posted anything in a while.  I'm really getting burnt out on painting bikes which isn't a good thing when you have a bike theme'd army.  I've been doing very little painting as of late, I usually only pick up the brush for 15-20 mins and then put it back down.

  However, that doesn't mean I'm giving up.  I think I just need to change focus on some other stuff I have.  I'm going to be participating in a Team Tournament (one player plays 40k and the other plays Fantasy) so I'm going to have to get the Ogres back in tip-top shape. I'm coming up with a list of pre-Tournament things to do.

1. I need to finish the assembly on Mournfang Cavalry so I can start painting them.
2. Repair any broken models (namely my Ironblaster)
3. MOAR SPELL MARKERS!!!
4. Make more snipers(this may not be necessary depending on how I want to run the list)

  When Blob's Park got cancelled/postponed/moved whatever you want to call it, I stopped working on my Ogres to focus getting a completed 40k army, but now with another tournament in my sights it's Ogre time again.

I have done some painting work however.  Here's the current state of the Command Squad obviously lots of work to go.

Tinted Window Stormtalon

  I had seen a few tutorials online about how to tint those clear plastic windows that go in the cockpit of the Stormtalon.  After reading a few I decided to give it a go.  Basically the technique involves mixing floor polish with the wash of your choice and applying in thin coats to build up a partially see-through surface.

  I wanted to make mine extremely dark because if I can hide that cockpit, I don't have to do a ton of detail work on the paintjob inside it, and I won't have to buy a head for the pilot.

If you try to put too much on at once, it seems to pool up in the corners

After a few coats

It's a little dark, but like I said that was on purpose.  I have been kicking around the idea of putting a led in the cockpit and having it glow through the tinting.  I'm doing some more research on how cheaply I can do this.