General Hermit

A big thanks to David over at his blog for finally teaching me how to take photos. I think my header image looks outstanding.

Today I have my incomplete Imperial Guard Army.

My 1 Leman Russ




My 1 Painted Sentinel (1 more unpainted... but close)




I have two Vendettas that I still need to finish the base on.



Guardsmen






The model that I think is the best miniature photo I have ever taken. Looking at this guy might make you even think I am a decent painter.... Maybe...

Sept Hermit - Hindsight

I need the mutant power of hindsight. What do I mean by this? Allow me to explain...

I want to be able to look at something as if I have known it for weeks, months, or even years... Yea... That would work.

Today, I have for your "viewing pleasure" (pffft... yea right) my Sept Hermit. Several years ago I saw a golden demon winner do his Tau with a similar color scheme and I though it was very unique and looked cool. This... what you see here... is my version...

My 1 Completed Crisis Suit... Yea... He needs a plasma rifle, but I love the look of the burst cannon...



My 3 Stealth Suits




My 1 completed Devilfish... Less the drones



My 1 completed Fire Warrior Squad



You may be saying... "Hermit, what does this have to do with mutant powers, hindsight, or professor x?"

Well... I will tell you, if you are still reading this, then my randomness should see normal by now. I will then tell you that I am getting to it... Be patient...

Overall, I like the way the models look. I think they do look unique on a table. I have never played with anyone who has something different like them.

My problems are that up close, they do not do it for me anymore. I am a fast/lazy painter. I tend to get stuff done in a hurry. I can paint squads quick. I can paint vehicles quick. This is a blessing and a curse. I have problems slowing down. I think I even convince myself that a model looks good when in fact if does not.

I would like you to scroll back up and look at the Devilfish again. Go... I will wait....

Did you see that time? It is not "clean." The yellow is horrible. The orange is horrible. The "lines" are sloppy. How did I let this pass inspection? A conundrum I know.... Will I fix it? Who knows, I have tons of other things I would love to do...

That paint job takes a lot of work too... There are like four shades of blue there, then a tealish color. Two shades of orange... Then Yellow. I hate orange and yellow. I just do not get how people get them to come out clean. Mine looks like rubbish.

I love the Tau models. I love what my paint job should look like, and it does look good on the table. I just can not endure that orange and yellow....

/sigh

I know... I need a better camera... Some of those images look like blurry crap...

Storage on the Cheap

I recently came across a new blogger, Lyashk, who was writing about a customized case he had finished and was working on a tutorial for how he did it. I called him out demanding images, and he has quickly responded... Cool Case.

I realize I am not an uber blogger. I do not have a high readership. I do know that I get a decent amount of traffic. If you come across this blog and have found some storage on the cheap please let me know. I am not saying I do not like the GW cases or the Battle Foam Cases. On the contrary, those cases rock...

My issue is I would rather invest my cash in models and not a fortune in cases.

Here is my set up in case you are wondering...


The game room with $34 shelving from Lowes/Home Depot (Local DIY store)



A Plano style tackle box that I picked up from Bass Pro Shops. Walmart, Target, and many other stores would sell the same.






Various armies and how they fit in the plano style boxes. I would not recommend for "delicate" models but it works great with plastic guys. As you can see I have several different sizes all fitting in there.

I want to emphasize that I do not think my way is the best. It is a work in progress and I have a real hard time carrying vehicles and such with this system. If you have ideas/links please share.

Hive Fleet Hermit

Today's Gallery post is Hive Fleet Hermit. This is one of the oldest armies that I still own. I may not be the best painter in the world, but I have improved over the years. I am not quite satisfied with these guys, but... meh... oh well.. They are there and yet another army that I can have small games with.











As with the Ultra-Hermits I have several low level lists of Nids. I have enough models to where I can play a variety of types of armies. I own the new codex, but have yet to buy a single new miniature. All that stuff is "ancient"...

I was trying to achieve a realistic bug look to them. I painted them dark with "toxic" scorpion green dots all over the army. Individually they may not look that nice, but in one big mass I think I accomplished what I was aiming for. I think I am done for good with them though. If I ever go back to the nids I will try a different color scheme..

Too many projects... Not nearly enough time.

This post wraps up my completed armies. I have over 3k of painted orks not including my Stompa, but I am trying to hold myself to only posting my fully painted forces. Kind of forcing myself to complete the job to show off my work... For what it is worth...

My son is trying to finish up his chaos and he wants me to post them too. If you are reading this... and you lurk... I implore you to shower him with compliments when I post his chaos... It will do him good...

Ultra-Hermit

To continue with my fully painted mini-armies, today I preset my Ultra-Hermits.








My images are still not up to par. I know... I am working on that. I found this though and fully intend on trying it out...

Photo Box

I really have not full list for my Ultra-Hermits, they are just there. I have made numerous 500 point battles with them and have enough guys to be flexible. I could probably field 1000 points or so if I really tried. These guys are just here... Starter boxes from several editions of 40k for the tactical squad. The assault marines, well... I just really wanted to paint them.