2. My First Finished Mini

So a few days ago I finished this guy fully and decided that I should probably take some pictures and put them online. Today I learned that I was terrible at photography. However, over the course of an hour I did manage to get a few pictures that I feel appropriately showcase my average level of painting expertise. I'm honestly quite happy with this model, as I just started painting. So without further ado, I present to you: my Wolf Lord!

Be Afraid!

I am pleased with this shot primarily because of the way the skulls on his backpack look. I did them very simply by starting them white then placing a bone white over to give them a bone feel. Obviously.

Here you can see the detail on the wiring of his Wolf Claw. I am actually quite pleased with it.

It was actually a lot of fun doing his backpack. I tried to make the sword as realistic as possible, as if he might be able to use it.

I feel like I should inscribe something on his shoulder pad but I'm honestly not sure what to put or even how to put it. If anyone has any suggestions there, please let me know.

And because I am perpetually Playing in the Snow, I had to showcase this picture. I'd like you to note the snow that his right boot is kicking up. I hoped that it would look like he was running. I hate to say but you can only really tell if you look up close so I'll have to try to make the effect more dramatic next time I try something like this.

Thanks for reading. I'll be in the P.I.T.S. of Fenris.

1. Starting Things Off

So I've noticed that blogging about your army is a thing that is fairly common. Especially if you're doing something fun. Which I hope I am.

I play Space Wolves. But I don't like how the models look. Actually I quite like the flavor and look of the Dark Angels. More specifically, I enjoy the Guardians of the Covenant. Red flowing robes and warrior monks all sound pretty fantastic to me. However, since I am using those nice Space Wolf rules, I'm attempting to meld the two together. The main way I'm doing this is by putting all the models on bases that represent Fenris.

That means snow. Lots and Lots of it.

Snow Bases.

Snow Cammo.

Snow on the tank tracks.

Snow everywhere.

It is the sand of the tundra.

So this blog will (hopefully) be about my trials and successes with snow. And my army. Pictures will come later as I have painted a total of about....3 people and none of them fully. Lets hope this works out well.