Progress

Quick update with pictures.. Basically scouts are done, based - I may make the snow a bit deeper but will see, and shading on the black is now done.. 2 Grey Hunters are done, one based.. Both need Pauldrons and Back pack.. A third is highlighted and 4 and 5 are base coated.. 

All in all pretty pleased with the results, the zig zag pattern on the chainsword will require a lot of practice but first attempt not too bad.. Also marine eyes were done highlighted for the first time, not as hard as I thought!! Now for some pics.

Scouts Finished - almost

Took a few weeks but here are the first scouts finished. I say finished, all I need to do is codex grey highlight the black weapons and get some stuff to base them properly. I bought some snow but didn't realise I should put some sand or something underneath that. Toying with using play sand as we have that in spades (no pun intended)..

Onwards to the Grey Hunters... Looking forward to them!! Hope I can do them justice..

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

So in my haste I may have made a few blunders with the battleforce. Mainly fully building the drop pod before painting. Not a big deal but wont get as much detail in this one as the next. We live and learn.

The other models on the other hand are ok, I may regret fixing some arms in place, but the next batch will have learnt from that mistake.

To start the painting off I found a few models to do some prep on. Lets just say its been a while since I've painted so didn't want to mess things up.

Not the greatest quality of photo but basically the one on the right used space wolf grey, the one on the left was more shadow grey. I preferred the darker model but felt it lacked the space wolves feel (not gritty enough for pre-heresy, not light enough for modern colours). In the end I did a third model that was fenris grey -> badab wash -> 50:50 fenris grey:spacewolves grey -> 50:50 shadow grey:spacewolves grey. This came out really well so I stuck with it, deciding the first unit to be painted would be the scouts.