Contemptor dreadnaught wip

I can not say the name without this song getting stuck in my head:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AerQB-DW40A&feature=fvst

But any ways, this is as far as I have gotten with this guy. Still got some minor cleaning and putty work to do, but got all of the important joints magnetized.

Long time, still no post...

Well, apparently forgotten about this blog, again.
Little progress in any of my other projects, life and work eats up most of my time, and the book eats up the rest.

I acquired these recently as a gift for a friend, and am rather stumped on who is the manufacturer of these pre-heresy terminators.


Thoughts? They do not appear to be puppets of war, scibor, Maxmini, etc. All I know is that the source is apparently in Russia.

40K weekend...

Over the weekend, attempted to do some painting to keep with an "oath" I took earlier in the month. I am not convinced that I will be able to fullfill it, but I do need to get back into the habit of being in the hobby again, one way or another.

Then there was the used games auction at the St. Charles branch of the Fantasy Shop. I decided to enter a few things, mostly forgeworld and chapterhouse stuff I doubt I will ever use or regret buying. I am a little disappointed in how much most of it sold for, but then again it is an auction where most of the people are cheapskates or on limited funds. Managed to win a few old bloodbowl and necromunda books.

I really need to sit down and look over my figure stocks(painted and unpainted) again and decide on what more that needs to be clear out. One of the big problems that I have been realizing that I have when it comes to my 40k addiction is that I tend to set too large of goals for myself, and at the same time constantly changing my interests. I need to clear out all of the large projects, and then just concentrate on the smaller single projects which seem to be the more enjoyable pursuits.
For example my Rising Suns marines, which I have had since '92, need to be streamlined and given a better direction, instead of trying to have at least one of every possible unit. Then the Nightlords that were started recently as something to respark my interests again needs to be finished so that at least it can act as a core for further projects later on. And at some point, any future projects need to be a single unit or an addition to one of the then exisiting armies. I can't start a whole new army when I got so many other things that need to be done with what is on hand already.

Merry Christmas!

I guess I did forget about yall.

Nope, not forgotten about you, my droogs...

With the usual holiday nonsense and my other book project, it is hard to keep this thing updated. My bad.

I just had an evilgasm....

And another F-ing Landraider....

In case you have not been vigilant in your watching of new releases, Forgeworld has come out with another pre-heresy design based on the "classic" landraider from over 20 years ago, referred to as the Proteus. Experimental rules can be found here.

Now, with that out of that way; as one who has bought/owned over a dozen of landraiders over the years to the point that my spouse has threatened divorce if I brought yet another one into the house, and this carries little weight with me, I have to ask: "Do we really need another landraider variant?"
Yes, it is pretty and more than likely the shakes will not stop until I get my hands on one, yes yes my precious.... but for the sake of the hobby/game, shouldn't other such toys get more effort put into releasing than an already heavily supported Imperial(insert flavor)/Chaos Marine factions?