The Road to Hellblasters

On August 11, 2018August 24, 2018 By Chris B.In Crimson Fists, Dark Imperium, LEDs, Space Marines, Warhammer 40,0002 Comments

I should really be concentrating on the Genestealers at the moment, what with the pressing October deadline, but I was in the mood to tackle another Crimson Fist this week. Presenting: the first of the Dark Imperium Hellblaster squad.

I’m very pleased with how this turned out. I’ve tackled plasma pistols before but never a full size plasma rifle. If you’d like to know how it was done then you can check out my Plasma Weapon tutorial in the LED Tutorials section here.

Genestealer Magus

On August 4, 2018August 23, 2018 By Chris B.In Genestealer Cults, LEDs, Warhammer 40,0003 Comments

I’ve been a fan of Genestealer Cults since I started the hobby back in the early 90s, so I was thrilled when they got their recent plastic reboot. Now I’ve finally found the time to start work on this army, theoretically trying to get a 100 Power list ready for an event at the end of October(!).

I don’t want to do as many LEDs in the GSC army as I have in my Imperial Fists and Crimson Fists – mainly for reasons of time and expense – but there definitely will be some lighting effects scattered around. This Magus for example! My main influence for this model is this classic Mark Gibbons drawing. MG is one of my favourite Warhammer artists, and I’ve always loved this picture.

I’m planning to upload a LED Tutorial for the Magus (and psykers in general) in a few weeks, so stay tuned. In the meantime, if you’d like to read some of my Genestealer Cult related fiction then you can find a bit over on my writing website.

The Church of the Astral Ascension | The Enforcer and the Neophyte

White Dwarf Appearance!

On July 7, 2018July 27, 2018 By Chris B.In Crimson Fists, LEDs, Space Marines, White DwarfLeave a comment

I’m thrilled to say that my Crimson Fists are making an appearance in the letters page of July’s White Dwarf magazine! It’s been a long held ambition of mine to have some of my models appear in this hallowed tome, so I’m chuffed to bits that it has finally happened – ‘Bucket List’ goal achieved!

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#myfirstwarhammer

On July 4, 2018August 9, 2018 By Chris B.In Crimson Fists, Space Marines, Warhammer 40,000Leave a comment

The #myfirstwarhammer hashtag has been doing the rounds on social media recently, which is a really fun idea. Here are my similarly armed first effort and most recent model. Plasma pistol technology has certainly come a long way in 25 years!

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The Next Intercessor

On June 2, 2018August 9, 2018 By Chris B.In Crimson Fists, Dark Imperium, LEDs, Space Marines, Warhammer 40,000Leave a comment

I’ve made a start on the second Intercessor squad from Dark Imperium.

Intercessor

Nothing particularly special to note about this one, although I am pleased with how it turned out. I’ve just noticed that none of the models in the second Intercessor squad are in firing poses, so unfortunately I don’t think there will be the opportunity for any LED muzzle flashes in this squad.