Rejects, Assemble!

 

I picked up the Darktide miniatures boxed game a couple of weeks ago, and had to start with painting some minis of course. It comes a with a good amount of models, just no new sculpts. 

The "recruited" Inquisitorial team consists of a Zealot and a Psyker which are both from the Blackstone Fortress line originally, an Ogryn (old Guard model) and a Veteran (Kasrkin Kill Team). 

It just so happens that I had Nork Deddog parts left over from my last build, and they fit on the Ogryn that comes in the box. So, that was an easy and good looking upgrade. The Veteran I put on a 32mm base so he would match the others. I have yet to decide on a basing scheme for them, dark grey for the moment.

I totally cheated so we could get to playing faster: Everybody except the Ogryn and the Veteran were figures I already had in my collection and painted, I just needed to find the correct bad guys to match the ones in the game.

Ten traitor guard (from The Bloodied Kill Team), and six Poxwalkers (from Blackstone Fortress) make up the bad guys. I will build and paint up the figs that came with the set, but probally not change up any color schemes, just expand the existing forces. 

Now that everyone is ready to deploy, a review of the Darktide Miniatures Game is forthcoming.

Go Paint Something

Then Get Out On the Field

Scatter and Cover

 

At some point in every miniature gamer's life there comes a time when they realize the need  for more scatter terrain. This is completely normal and should not be a cause for alarm. This commonly occurs if they have been playing a lot of smaller scale skirmish games. 

I have been playing mostly Kill Team and OPR Grimdark Firefight, so the need for more, smaller blocking terrain has been growing. Luckily I have a substantial box of leftover bits from my various GW terrain sets. 

I pondered on exactly how to do this for a while, and decided to try some old fashioned clay as the base and then just jam lots of cut up bits onto it. Then I realized that it would do much better if it was all on a wood base. Mixed media FTW!

It took about three days for the air-dry clay to fully dry. Of course it shrank some as it did so, requiring me to then gule all the bits that popped off back on, and then glue the clay base onto the wood base. 

The whole mess took black primer very well and was ready to paint.

The six  rubble piles I made match my city terrain very well, and I can't wait to put them to use. Clean lanes of fire is kinda boring! 

Go Make Something

So Others May Hide Behind It.

SoH Terminators

 

More bite-sized posts for bite-sized models. Here we have the very tip of the spear, a unit of Justaerin Terminators. Abbadon always had a thing for black armor.

Just for fun! I'm not sure that was their War-Cry. Naturally I had to give them the most impressive ride possible, a pair of land Raider Sparans. When I get another unit of Terminators for the Sons of Horus, they will be painted in regular line unit colors.

Let the Galaxy Burn

While Wearing Stylish Black Armor

SoH Xiphons

 

Still chugging away on my Epic Sons of Horus army. Here are three (out of the four) Xiphon Interceptors in that army. I have used them in battle, and are quite pleased with the close air support they provide.

I have a Thunderhawk, two Fire Raptors, and three Storm Eagles assembled and in the painting queue for all my aerial firepower and transport needs.

Fleet Does the Flying

False Emperor's Lap Dogs Do the Dying