The Wolves of Caliban

A quick photo of my progress on this project is below.  This last week I’ve added Cypher, a Captain, and a Redemptor Dreadnough.

I’ve done a bit of update on the background, which is the first post of this project.

The history of the Wolves of Caliban

I’ve completed 8 more intercessors for the Wolves of Caliban and have nearly completed all the figures that I purchased through the 40K Conquest partworks.

Same technique as previously.

I need to sort out decals for the shoulder pads yet so will try to work on that as well in the next couple of weeks before term starts again and my hobby time disappears.

More painting work and I decided to add some more highlights to the Captain and Chaplin.

Captain Cunobelinus of the 3rd Battle Company of the Wolves of Caliban stands ready to defend the Cantiaci sector of the Imperium, alongside him stand the company Chaplin Adminius.  The battle company is now reinforced with a squad of hellblasters ready to soak the enemy in lovely plasma.

Just after the Indomitus box arrived (thanks to Warren and the gang) I finished another 8 marines, mostly reivers this time.  I’ve used mostly contrast colours and allowed the contrast with the zenith spray to give me the highlights etc.  I want these on the table top and so I’m happy with the quick and simple job.

Well I ran out of primed Primaris marines this week, and to be honest I couldn’t be bother to get the airbrush out (it’s kept in the shed and I have to haul the whole lot down to the house to use it).  So, after a bit of research I realised that the Velljo Black surface primer that I used on the other Primaris could be brushed.  Now I haven’t brushed primer on since the days of the Citadel Smelly Primer and my first lot of acrylic miniatures.  Of course since those old school days miniatures have got a lot more fiddly, but I thought I’d give it a go anyway.  Here is the result of primer being brushed on, I learnt a few lessons whilst doing it.

Lesson 1 – don’t pour out too much primer it started to thicken in the pallete.

Lesson 2 – clean the brush regularly the primer thickens on it as well.

Lesson 3 – don’t expect to cover everywhere, some space are just too small to reach.

These have now undergone a zenithal highlight at 45 degrees with Halford Grey Primer and then from directly above with GW Wraithbone.  I might try using a grey primer to start with, before painting the black primer on.

Friday night is our hobby night, so tonight I cracked on with finishing a pair of landraiders, an old predator and an old vindicator.  I’ve also made progress on a dreadnaught.

I need to get the airbrush out to black undercoat the next batch of marines, seriously with Indomitus coming I have to get on this the Primaris part of this army.