Real quick one this time, having finally got my hands on a copy of 3rd ed Space Hulk (2009 version), I've been absolutely obsessed with getting a playable game ASAP to have fun with the kids !Since I already have a full terminator party, I guess I just need to paint the 20 or so Stealers from the set. And I have plans for that...However, there are a couple of things I could take care of quite rapidly that would get me closer to the end goal as well. One of them was painting the door bases in a suitable fashion to make the board look cool so I opted for 3 styles, one generic, one with yellow:black hazard stripes and one with red/white hazard stripes, that system will help me figure locked doors from bulkheads and so on, the paintjob was pretty basic, implying drybrushes, washes and stripes with a little weathering, nothing spectacular.
The doors looks great this way
What REALLY made a difference though was a tedious but necessary extra effort coloring all the edges of all tokens, cards and tiles in black with a permanent marker.
Yes it was long and boring and funny smelling but at the end of the day, nothing you can't do while watching a movie or listen to a good podcast and that makes the set look so much better...
Yes it was long and boring and funny smelling but at the end of the day, nothing you can't do while watching a movie or listen to a good podcast and that makes the set look so much better...
Now all my stealers are based, just needing a bit of tidying before the paintjob. I do have a plan in mind to make that less troublesome than painting 21 stealers in a single batch sounds, guess we'll see if I was right !
That CAT is such a cool little miniature. Great job on it!
ReplyDeleteCheers ! I had one I butchered a couple of years ago but I'm glad I gave this one a bit more respect !
DeleteSimple stuff like this really do add to the overall feel of a game. Think I’ll go and start sharpie-ing the edges of my Blackstone Fortress tokens and game boards and I’ve no idea why I didn’t think of that before?
ReplyDeleteI'm finishing the models but I'll colour the edges of those too, I want the best experience for us 🙂
DeleteBravo !! Ils rendent super bien tes trucs !! O_o'
ReplyDeleteMention spéciale pour le Calice qui est vraiment de toute beauté !!
Serviteur,
Écoute c'est con mais je suis hyper content du calice aussi !
DeleteCe sera pas la pièce de choix de la collection mais ça fait plaisir, plus qu'à envoyer les monstres !
Merci à toi !
Every little piece of terrain here is a work of art unto itself. Brilliant work :)
ReplyDeleteDon't know if it's art but it's definitely helping with the look of the game and with morale so here's to that !
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