tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68370442163557339822024-03-13T11:25:51.756+00:00Nerv Impulse<center>Wargaming, Tech, Cult TV, Politics and Comment</center>Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-33085482486710240192021-04-17T21:52:00.002+01:002021-04-17T21:52:26.160+01:00Cursed City Update The UlfenwatchWatch Captain HalgrimSo, as promised on I go painting up the adversaries from cursed city.the Ulfenwatch were interesting to paint, there are a lot more similar to the current Grave Guard then they are the Skeleton Warriors, and so I started them off with an undercoat of Leadbelcher rather then any kind of off white. Otherwise they are painted in essentially the same way as Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-36242698750713664752021-04-06T18:41:00.001+01:002021-04-06T18:41:52.353+01:00Morrvahl Olbrecht When you get in the zone you get in the zone. I have impressed myself with what I can knock out in 24 hours. Although they do say that when you learn a new skill you get better and then you plateau and get faster and that can be a sign you need to push yourself onto a new skill.This guy is from the old Warhammer Wizards multi part kit. As explained in the article I linked yesterday, hePhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-18968689119796449952021-04-05T18:23:00.003+01:002021-04-05T18:23:48.606+01:00Death So, it happens that I spent January in hospital with very severe Covid 19. So much so that when I arrived in the hospital the initial doctor basically said I was going to die. They applauded when they wheeled me out of the intensive care two weeks later, to spend two more weeks learning to breathe normal air, and walk around.One part of recovering from something like that is getting back Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-72383508300250376762020-05-15T02:45:00.001+01:002020-05-15T02:45:43.762+01:00750 Points of Sisters.
Seraphim
I've now finished the 250 point chunk of Sisters of Battle that I aimed to have painted in March, meaning I can move on to the 250 point chunk I aimed to get paint in April. Getting there.
The Seraphim are the ones from the starter set, although slightly converted with some inferno pistols from the multi-part kit to make them a little more interesting (and competitive). I will buildPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-14541280630296205492020-05-01T17:24:00.001+01:002020-05-01T17:24:34.769+01:00500 points of Sisters!
500 points
Got my second 250 point chunk painted, which means I am now ready to start the 250 points I should have started in march. I know it might not be appropriate to hope the Covid-19 lockdown carries on, but I kind of hope it carries on long enough for me to get my entire army painted. In this blog you will see some miniatures you have seen before as I have reorganized the squads.
Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-56548814726397746422020-04-04T19:52:00.003+01:002020-04-04T19:52:57.191+01:00Plastic Sisters!
The first 250 points
So after not updating my blog for so long, this would usually be the point at which I would make some kind of offhand comment about not being dead. However, given this current virus stuff that might be a little on the nose.Let's focus on the positive, this year my plan was to paint 250 points of sisters of battle each month until I had a fully painted 2000 point army of Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-58223467397606682672019-11-03T02:27:00.000+00:002019-11-03T02:29:26.173+00:00Late night ill-advised political rantings.
Part One: Why you should
vote
There is a General Election on the 12th of December. If you aren’t registered
to vote or, your not sure if you are registered to vote go here https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote
.
It’s a really weird time for an election and some groups might find it difficult
to get out to the polls. Undergraduates will be breaking up for Christmas around
then and Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-5665515649497288452019-08-01T14:18:00.001+01:002019-08-01T14:18:22.828+01:00Fallen Techmarine (Warpsmith)
Fallen Techmarine
So; I said in my last post that I was planning on expanding my fallen detachment out into a full 2000 points fallen themed chaos space marine army. This is the first part of that second half of the army. I know I haven't quite painted the first half yet, but I like to rotate through character- squad - vehicle for my own sanity.
This is mostly the Forge World Techmarine inPhil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-22290559267873872042019-07-30T22:03:00.000+01:002019-07-30T22:11:52.962+01:00Warcry?
My Warcry Warband
No, these aren't new models that I have just painted. I just wanted to talk a little bit about Warcry.
Warcry is a new skirmish game by Games Workshop, that's launching on Saturday. It has elements of both Kill Team and Necromunda with a lot of unique elements.The approach to factions is really interesting. They have simultaneously gone down the Necromunda and the Kill Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-54085544843654046752019-07-30T16:44:00.001+01:002019-07-30T16:44:31.663+01:00Another Rhino
Rhino
I did another Rhino, much like I did the previous Rhino. See, this is why I never stick to large army projects. Because painting one of something is fun, painting the three copies of that same thing is less interesting and I have less to say.However; I do need to post things up here to count them towards my number of painted miniatures this year goal. It's good to have goals with this Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-76710458105520968212019-07-29T02:04:00.000+01:002019-07-29T02:04:48.113+01:00Second squad of fallen angels
Fallen Angels
See, sometimes I get back to projects it looks like I have abandoned. Not much to say on the painting since I painted these in exactly the same way I painted my previous selection of fallen - the Librarian you have also seen before.So; Why did I pause for so long on this project?Well, GW put out an FAQ stating that Fallen Angel's detachments lost the Imperium keyword. So my Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-28828192112581921932019-07-24T00:49:00.000+01:002019-07-24T00:49:12.740+01:00One Shot - Pinup
One Shot - Pinup
So they released another relic knights miniature. This one is a 'pinup' version of a character for a game which is already pretty well hitting the absurd anime sex appeal thing. Hence the lack of trousers.Funnily enough smooth expanses of skin are a difficult thing to paint well. I think I did a reasonable job. I'm also quite pleased with how the face came out, although Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-58754588337835304812019-07-22T00:23:00.001+01:002019-07-22T00:23:30.709+01:00The Pale Knight
The Pale Knight
I don't need another knight. I have enough knights to feild an entire 2000 point army of House Krast Knights. Bit of a story to this.So, you may remember that I am supposed to be working on a fallen angels army. Well, at one point I was going to supplement that 1000 point army with 1000points of imperial knights in the form of a free blade knight preceptor and two armigers. Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-41182504219654525432019-07-12T00:15:00.002+01:002019-07-12T00:15:14.259+01:00Baleful Realmgates
Baleful Relmgates
So, having finished my 1000 point meeting engagement force for Age of Sigmar, I sat down and properly re-read the rules. Seems like you are generally supposed to have to pieces of terrain per player. So I figured I would pick up some baleful realm gates, because they are interesting, have little murals of skeletons on, and you get two in a box.Painting these was messy. Very Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-36077049886636935192019-07-10T20:15:00.003+01:002019-07-10T20:15:53.595+01:00More Ghosts
WoooooOooooOoo
Not much to say about these really, it's the other 10 Chainrasps from the starter box. Now they are painted, I have painted my entire 1000point meeting engagement force for Age of Sigmar. Which is nice.The only remotely interesting detail here is that there isn't really a leader. When I originally assembled these I had every intention of running them as a single unit of 20. The Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-23640764578620334102019-07-07T23:28:00.001+01:002019-07-07T23:28:12.197+01:00From Golden Light They Come
Adeptus Custodes Kill Team
I couldn't face painting another 10 Ghosts today, after painting 10 Ghosts yesterday so I decided to finish one of those projects that was hanging around half painted.
I hate that, when you end up with a half painted project just knocking around. Seems to always take forever and a day to get back to it. I laid down the gold basecoat, wash and highlights for these Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-73562555345695338612019-07-07T11:30:00.000+01:002019-07-07T11:30:28.716+01:00Chainrasps
Chainrasps
I feel like I am letting down my skeletons by painting these spoops. I like skeletons a lot. However, in meeting engagement, they really have a place because they have a little more mobility. I've had the nighthaunt side of soul wars for a long time; since a good friend of mine bought it for the storm cast and was like 'do you want these for thirty quid'.
So, yeah, nighthaunt Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-89805034271488006992019-07-05T00:07:00.001+01:002019-07-05T00:07:32.553+01:00Death things
Lahmian Vampire
I know, I know I can't stick to any project. Today a bunch of death models. This was spurred on by the new Generals Handbook which includes a way to play with only 1000 points of models. I put a list together, and I needed to paint up a few extra bits and pieces.really enjoyed painting this vampire. Really fun to track down an older model and paint it up in a modern way on a Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-7614318081619940812019-06-30T01:51:00.000+01:002019-06-30T01:51:02.406+01:00Warhammer Day DIY Funko Pop
Funkopop
So this one takes a little bit of explanation. Games Workshop gave a licence to Funko Pop. Funko promptly came out with three different big headed vinyl dudes. A Dark Angel, A Space Wolf and an Ultramarine.Today (technically, yesterday) is (was) 'Warhammer Day' a somewhat abitary celebration of the Warhammer hobby, a few things were available exclusively today, one of which was this 'Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-73239372251066423272019-06-26T20:34:00.000+01:002019-06-26T20:34:08.463+01:00The Dragonborn Comes
The Dragonborn
Who's played Skyrim? I've played Skyrim. A lot of Skyrim. More on that later. I had of course seen that Mophidius had acquired a license to produce a Skyrim miniatures game, but I have enough models. I was resisting. However, my good friend the IT guy decided to buy me one as a gift because (he's awesome?) we had talked about video games (smashing every stereotype about men who Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-15360936154193551072019-06-23T20:03:00.002+01:002019-06-23T20:03:57.798+01:00Gellerpox Infected (Citadel Contrast)
The Gellerpox Infected
Okay, so this represents my second play with the new contrast paints. As I said in the last contrast related blog I really think the secret with contrast is to use a suitable subject. These Gellerpox Infected are perfect for contrast because they are mostly organic textures. These were very quick to paint, and while yes I could have done much better if I had taken the Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-90110679844903878622019-06-16T00:24:00.003+01:002019-06-16T00:24:59.732+01:00Alabaster Automata
Alabaster Automata
Relic Knights. Well. I blogged about this game before, back in 2017. You can read that blog post here. In case you haven't been keeping up, that Kickstarter still hasn't delivered. Due to spiraling costs. Nevertheless, Ninja Division has started to put out a small number of new sculpts, and are ploughing the profits from them back into fulfilling the original Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-60408934715142082302019-06-16T00:00:00.001+01:002019-06-16T00:00:48.533+01:00Blackstone Fortress Ambul (Citadel Contrast)
Ambull
So, in case you were somehow unaware, today Games Workshop launched to much fanfare their Citadel Contrast line of paints. Basically, a very heavily pigmented transparent paint with slightly odd flow properties. The idea is you can paint your model in just 'one thick coat' of contrast and get a passable tabletop standard.
I had pre-ordered a bunch of contrast painted in the colours I Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-83642877745060441442019-06-09T17:21:00.003+01:002019-06-09T17:21:57.645+01:00Nekima
Alt Nekima
I decided to buy and paint the plastic 'Alternate' Nekima. Neverborn have always been my favorite kind of Malifaux Crew, so even though I already have a first edition Metal Nekima (you can see her here, I've improved!) I decided to pick this one up as a bit of treat. We don't talk about the second edition 'standard' plastic Nekima. It was a terrible model.I attempted to do some Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6837044216355733982.post-48684270174149321262019-06-05T20:54:00.000+01:002019-06-05T20:54:09.359+01:00Crimson Fists Kill Team
Crimson Fists
I know, I know these aren't Emperors Children, or Fallen, or Malifaux. Like I said nothing if not totally inconsistent.As I have explained before I run a Warhammer Club at school and I have had these guys knocking around my office for ages and ages. I like to have a simple project on the go so I did the basecoating and edge highlighting over a couple of lunchtimes. At half Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00015197811524943710noreply@blogger.com1