Mana

I have a fondness for Mana, a Mexican rock band.  Some of their music pisses me off, but I can't stay mad at them.  Here's Mana's redition of Marc Anthony's - Hasta Que Te Conoci (Until I met you).

Here is one of Mana's hit songs Mariposa Traicionera (Treacherous Butterfly).

Killa Kan

I painted up two squadrons of killa kans about three weeks ago.  I've played a few games of 6th Edition, the units that have scored the 'win' for me have been my boyz.  With infantry able to score primary and secondary objectives, they are a must have.  To support my boyz mobs I wanted killa kans with grotzookas.  Their size, fire power and mobility are choice for their intended purpose. 

I haven't made the grotzookas yet.  I was thinking about making them, and then sending the final pieces to Anvil Industries for resin casting.  Right now my killa kans have rokkits launchas.

Airbrush

I use two types of airbrushes.  The first one I purchased is an Iwata Eclipse HP CS Japan KF.  I use it to base coat my miniatures, and to put down layers of paint on large models like my vehicles and buildings.  The .35mm and .5mm nozzles are to big for fine detail work. 

Here is a video on how to clean and care for your Eclipse airbrush, posted on YouTube by ChuckBauman.

The second airbrush I purchased is the Badger Renegade Krome.  I use it as a general purpose airbrush, and a detail airbrush.  The .21mm nozzle is great for painting highlights on armor.  What I don't like about the Krome is how tiny the nozzle actually is.  The nozzle is about 1/16", which makes it a pain to clean.  When you clean the nozzle make sure you have placed a bowl underneath it, so in case it drops you can easily find it. The nozzle is also prone to clogging with thicker paints, this is to be expected since it is so small.

 

Here is a video on how to clean and care for your Krome airbrush, posted on Youtube by Airbrushnews. 

My biggest mistake in my airbrush adventures was buying a tank less compressor.  I own an Iwata Sprint Jet compressor.  What a piece of garbage, the Spring Jet begins to over heat 20 minutes after its turn on.  The only reason I don't buy a new one is the cost.  Until my current compressor burns out, I'm compelled to use it.

Battlewagons

I airbrushed some of my battlewagons at the beginning of July.  I field my battlewagons with a deff rolla, two big shootas and red paint job.  I think a deff rolla is the key to success, the damage it does bypasses the dismal ork ballistic skill.  The next best thing would be a huge skorcha of some kind.   I believe battlewagons should be painted red for the +1" to movement to help them deliver their payload as fast as possible.  The two big shootas are there for light support, a throw back from 5th Edition. 

I undercoat my vehicles with Black Krylon primer.  I then use a deep brown color as my base coat.  I then speckle on an orange color on top of the brown with a miniature clam shell sponge that were readily available in the old blister packs.  Once the paint drys I use a sponge to apply a latex mask over the vehicle.  These three steps are done before I add the first layers of actual color I want to use for the vehicle. 

I used MarneusAugustaCalgar's armor painting method.  The highlights are done towards the inside, while the edges are left in shadow. 

Boyz

I have been working on completing my ork army for 40K 6th Edition.  I finished 90 boyz a few weeks ago.  I did what I could to keep the task from becoming unbearable.  I painted up the boyz in groups of five, paying more attention to the Nobz in the mobs as befitting their status.  I'm posting several pictures of my mobz, but I only included a hand full of miniatures in each. 

I was inspired by the 'Ard Boyz from the Space Marine video game, so I made some of my own.  I used some green stuff to make their chest armor.  The advice for anyone up for the sculpting is to do it in steps.  The first layer is made by roughly molding green stuff over the miniature and then sculpting it into place.  Wait until the first layer drys before you put on the second layer.  Once the first layer is dry, put a second layer of green stuff and sculpt the teeth. 

I also added some shields to my 'Ard Boyz.  I used some ork boarding plank bits to make the shields.  I added the shields to the 'Ard Boyz back by first placing some Gorilla Glue (crazy glue) on my miniatures, then adding some green stuff over the crazy glue, and finally adding more crazy glue on top of the green stuff.  The shields adhered to the crazy glue, while the the green stuff fills in the gaps between the shield and the miniatures body.