Empty shells - A Thousands Sons Project Log

[swampman6]

Hello all

Ive been a 40k collector for over 8 years now(started when i was 8!!), and have had many armies on the go at a moment (salamanders, eldar, ork, chaos) with painting quality varying from aweful to reasonable.

So now ive decided to focus on painting quality reather than amount painted and have decided to try my hand at the Tzeentch aspect of chaos. Ive already painted 2 squads of sons, a squad of chosen, some horrors, flamers, and a lord of change.

And without further ado, here are some of my models.

Criticism is welcome

Firstly, Ku'srae - Lord of Change



His herald, Ru'tres



A forge world thousands sons dread




Some chosen with rhino in desperate need of doors



and finally the traditional army shot

[TheConverter15]

Nice army! However, although I congratulate you on the smooth gold and yellow finishes, you need a darker highlight for the robes for the chosen, Adeptus Battlegrey maybe. And also the greater deamon may need a small amout of wash to add some depth. Otherwise good job!

[swampman6]

thanks converter 15 for the comments

ill try the battlergrey and see how it comes out

[TheConverter15]

Forgot to add, the power weapon on the chosen is very well done!

[forkmaster]

I love the add of Dark Angels into the Thousand Sons! Good future with your collecting.

[swampman6]

Thank for your comments guys

Ive just recieved a predator and some grey knight termies for my birthday, and have started work on them,

Ive gone for a possessed predator. Here it is, basecoated



as for my termies, well spent over an hour filliing and filling away the iconagraphy, and a further hour positioning but im quite happy with how they came out

[swampman6]

An update,

my finished predator

[swampman6]

I just finished the sons terminators off and am quite happy with the results





I also managed to get game in with Fourth Horseman (aka my brother) today.

Here are before and after shots of the predator/Valkyre show down.

It didnt go too well for the predator.......


a turn 3 battle shot,



and the Imperiums imdeding doom



My next project is a land raider repaint and some converted havocs

[TheConverter15]

Nice battle, great terrain too. Laughed a bit at the lone salamander caught up in all the fighting

[swampman6]

The forge world doors arrived through the post only yesterday, but managed to get them finished. I also got 2 more rhinos to make the army mostly mechanized.



I'm going to redo this raider, to transport my terminators. Do you think i should put Ahriman with them, or put him with another squad.



I've done 3 of my havocs, with anther 2 on the bench

[Agriss]

Very good plog m8.

Try a Badab black wash on the blue, followed by a drybrush of your main colour. it would make them look even nicer.

PS: Love the Flying Terminator!

[Rogerio]

Yeah i agree with Agriss, honestly if you put devland mud or badab black on these guys they would look soooo cool! Washes make models i think it just makes them look awesome.

[swampman6]

its been ages since my last post, but here we go again.

Ive done a fair amount since the last post, adding;

another squad of terminators



a new style horror squad,



with changeling,



2 more rhinos, a land raider



and finally, a heavily converted chaos dreadnought, originally a dreadknight!!



being attacked by the emperor.....liza the famiy cat!!


Nutter!!

I've now got quite a large army now, but will still be looking to add to it. I'm thinking another squad of 1k sons + rhino, maybe some screamers. I don't want to buy to much as i am waiting for the chaos legions codex launch, which sounds pretty intresting

I'm off to salute next week, so hopefully some good bargains to pick up. What do you think i should get next to fit in with the fluff??

Till next time...

[swampman6]

a close up of one of my thousand sons,

what do you think?

[Deamon-forge]

really nice little force you got going on here. Think a wash of black would do wonders on your already nicely painted mini's. just help to bring out the detail.

[swampman6]

here are some close ups of my dreadnoguht that i converted from a dreadknight.





took quite a bit to reposition the leg and the arm but am pretty happy with how it came out

[swampman6]

just finished my last horror



and am now left with nothing to paint
ill try to make some terrain i think...

[swampman6]

as promised






took a while, but im happy with the outcome of all of them. maybe the bg tzeentch icon needs a bit of work but oh well

marshy

[swampman6]

done my last 2 old style flamers. i prefer them to the newer ones



i am looking forward for the salute bargains

marshy

[swampman6]

Well it is been a long time, but im back. I never manage to get much done in the summer, mainly due to the cricket season and this year the olympics. But the rain has come back, and painting watching the football is a my idea of a good afternoon.

Ive done some terrain to start with and re-based my whole army. The grey was not working for me, so ive gone for a muddy grassland look, which i think is much better.




I havent quite finished it, still need to do the eyes, tart up the lightning and do the base.



This ones waiting for spraying

I haven't brought anything yet just waiting for the new releases.

Till then