30K Horus Heresy World Eaters "Termies" part II

         The termies continue being a pain. I fought with the arms. I lost some during the process. Then knock two off while highlighting. They are time vacuums. After this I am switching to armor.

World Eaters Bare Metal         = 314
World Eaters Armor Based     = 25
World Eaters Based                 = 38
Detachments Completed         = 8
Objectives                               = 3

10mm "Samurai Ashigaru" and the Japanese horse.

All minis are from Castle Arts. They are closed. Pendraken has purchased the rights. The building will get done. They are hoping to redo their line of minis or give up and use the Castle Arts. Pendraken is planning to restart the line this year. Maybe?  One day?

        Mounted Samurai, yes of course. Samurai Cavalry???? No such thing. The horses were too small. Samurai were too heavy. They didn't fight in mass horse flesh charge.  The horse could not run,  it could bearly jog for short distances.

Traditional Japanese Horse

My head next to its head. I am bent over. At 5'10" the horse stood about Chest high. The horse's head is only twice as big as a human head.

        Yet I think I am stuck basing them out as Cavalry. Originally I was going to do them as mounted Infantry. A few horse dudes with retainers. But there is no way WM revolution community will swallow a non cavalry army. So I will do 2 (6 bases) units of Cavalry. Only two because Samurai armies had only about 5-8% Mounted Samurai in them. (10%-15% total Samurai throughout an army.) A 20 break army would give you 1 unit.

         You get enough for 3 stands. No leaders, no banners.

        This time through there was no flash. Very fine casting. The only item to trim is the support for the spear. The bottom of each was sanded flat with 400. I carry a piece in my travel kit on the bottom.
        You see the dog hangs out with me, in my painting room. That crap gets all over. I don't want him breathing it or licking it from his paws. So I do all my metal/resin sanding in the hotel room.

        Once flat they get stuck to sticks. With a flat bottom they stick well enough to travel. I will paint each sticks horse the same color. Then mix and match when basing.

Ashigaru

        I have been traveling with them for a while. Since before the Cold Wars and AdeptiCon. Never could get at finishing them. Of course as soon as I unpack them, I get the call to go again. I was only able to sticker the banners. 

        Regular old printer sticker paper, nothing special. The stickers are far easier than transfers. Every now and then you get a flier. One side won't stick. A little super glue and a toothpick gets it back down.

       Once home the last two stands were finished. Everyone got sealed and touched up. The broken spear tip glued back on and flocked.

        Man I am slow. These are units 3 and 4. I thought I had more done.

       I am using MIG "dry ground" as basing paste with brown ink mixed in for a proper color. Any flat land during the period would have been farm land. As wealth came from rice production, no Lord would miss out on a single Koku of rice. Rice is grown in water. So just about everyone would be in mud.

10mm Terrain "Cheery Blossom trees"

         Himeji Castle Japan. One of the few originals that made it through the war. We bombed the rest. 

        I was never in Japan for the Cherry Blossoms, nor DC. At the old house in NY I had Cherry Blossom trees. You think of these amazing pink trees. In art/cartoons/pictures they are super pink. They are more white than pink. From a distance and grouped together they do appear more pink.
        My trees will be deep pink. Because that is more what you expect to see.














         I am using JTT scenic 95591. They are cotton plants/trees. You get 36 in one set for about 9-12 bucks shipped. All white dudes that will get hit with the airbrush to create the blossoms. I am using ghost tint "magenta."

         I will got another 2 sets for 18 shipped. 25 cents a tree? The pink will vary in darkness across the sets. I will mix them together for a Anceint Japanese table.

30K Horus Heresy World Eaters "Termies"

         Some Termies, not a full detachment. Each arm is separate. They are difficult to attach and traveling with them causes arms to pop off. They take a bit longer to get through. Not that the painting is challenging. The arms man, the arms, piss me off.

3 completed

 3 for WIP

        I have started on big loco himself. no pic. And prep up the next 8 bases

I will count them for the yearly total once a detachment is completed.

World Eaters Bare Metal         = 334
World Eaters Armor Based     = 25
World Eaters Based                 = 32
Detachments Completed         = 7
Objectives                               = 3

Warmaster Weekend "Fields & Trees"

        On Mother's day weekend, one's hobby time gets vacuumed up by the crumble snatchers. They are so greedy! Once distracted by flashy and shiny things I escaped to flock and fix. I have started to notice more and more terrain pieces are in need of repair. They are falling apart.

First up are the old school fields. The dirt part has been reflocked. Next will be bring the static grass up to standards.

Reflocking trees and scatter bases. All the trees/bushes will need the green shit replaced and locked down.

         The rice pads are in the mix. I am developing an idea for a Japanese table for the Samurai. The dirt flock will be standardized across the lot. Then I should be able to get double usage out of the terrain. Force on Force, Warmaster, Epic, ACW.

         Samurai are for tomorrow. The girls are off doing whatever it is that they do. I am on call this upcoming week. The danger is as soon as I start to unpack my travel kit, I'll get called on. Either way one can't waste free time.

       While all the Historic stuff was drying or out of rotation I got on to repairing this guy. It was a left over from the original battle boards in NY. The trees are rough and did not wear very well in storage. The guns were busted. 

       All the flock was re-attached. The guns repaired and repainted, plus they got magnets. The radar was replaced. All the trees straighten and epoxy-ed down. One or two more coats of white glue and IPA should give me many more years of life.

Home ownership and a new table

        Zero minis have been getting painted. I got sent out for a injured guy. Then sucked into an escalation event. No painting, 14hr days. Once home I wish I was back out on the road.
        We or I built a deck, 2 gazebos, ran the electrical, put up gutters, dug out two onion boxes, dug out a terraced garden, and poured a slab for the Asador/grill.

        The worst was humping 16  80 pound bags of cement. Once from the platte to the cart, then to the truck, from the truck to the yard, to post holes or slab location, and finally add water to stir, shovel in hole. I am sore.

With the new deck, I have a proper place to burn a stick or two.

         I also scored a new work table for the paint room. I will be out of the family room and off those shit white tables. They are not shit, just too low. And now in my room no one be touching or moving my stuff. And the wife ain't got to explain to no chicken heads what that mess is all about.

          It was originally a drafting table. Some clown was selling for 100 on Facebook. This forced a room organization and relocation of the paint desk.

        I have laid out/started repairing trees and terrain.

Epic World Championships "United Sale"

Sept 21, 2019 Epic World Championships Glasgow, Scotland 

        I have been sitting on my balls watch the ticket prices go up and up. When I first looked it was 392 into London or 550ish into Scotland. Air Ireland is 660 but they want you to stay for 28 hours in Dublin. Then yesterday, it was a sweet grand yesterday. 

        Today United threw me a bone, 30k one way special. 60k in miles + $143.