Tutorial - Easy MK4 Space Marine Helmets

In last week's Weekly Snapshot, I went from a default MKVII Space Marine helmet, to an MKIV.

So how would one achieve such a thing?
First of all, make sure you have these:

• An MKVII SM helmet
• Some form of sculpting tools
• Sculpting putty (I used Green Stuff)
• Your hands

Weekly Snapshot: Assault Marines!

So today, I spent a couple of hours working on my Blood Angels again. Man, I hadn't touched red paint in ages!

You'd think that the main parts of the mini; for example the red of the assault marines, would be the most difficult and time consuming to paint.

Nope.

Yes, the red does take the longest to paint, but the details; helmet lenses, chainsword teeth, parchment, etc., are the most annoying. You have to keep switching the colour of the paint. They're so small, but they consume a surprisingly large amount of your painting time.

It's ridiculous.

I've spent all this time on them, yet I'm not happy with them. At least, not with the photographs.
I really don't know why they turn out darker than they should, I use a lightbox.

Perhaps I'll explore this issue in a post in the future.

Mastering shadows and highlights

So a while ago I posted up a tutorial on highlighting your figs here. The problem is knowing where the shadows and highlights go on a model. It's been a major issue for me in the past, but I've seen some improvements in my painting ever since I used this trick.

Weekly Snapshot- Scratchbuilt MK4 helmet

I've always loved Forgeworld. All of their kits. Every individual model. So it's no wonder I began to lust after these puppies:

Cutting Costs: The Knife and Cutters

This is Part 2 of Cutting Costs.

We all know that enjoying our little hobby can be tough on our wallets. And your ears as your wife/husband/girlfriend/boyfriend/dog repeatedly complains about those "little men". 

Weekly Snapshot: Blood Axe Ork

Today is the start of something new. As you may have noticed, my blog name has changed because, well to be honest, the previous one was a little long. I've also changed my name for the same reason, and because I thought a mysterious, foreign sounding name was a perfect match for an Eldar Farseer.