Day 5 is here all ready! Will I get the Sister of Battle Kill Team done in time for the Siege Perilous campaign for the True Crit Gaming Guild?
Previously on, 5-Day Painting Challenge:
My local gaming group is starting a Narrative campaign for Kill Team. I wrote the background and the high-level rules. If you are interested you can find the booklet on the True Crit Gaming Guild facebook page or my Patreon page. It takes place in a besieged city on the Eastern Fringe as the foul forces of Chaos and the Imperium battle to maintain control of the city. Will it be the last bastion of resistance or the capital of a new world order?
I had initially planned to field a Kill Team for Chaos, the Blooded specifically. These corrupted PDF troopers would firmly put me in the Chaos camp. However, I was not going to get the troops in time! Therefore, I needed an alternative! I went tot he FLGS and saw a box of Battle Sisters and decided to make a SoB Kill Team using the Compendium list. The Ecclesiarchy plays a big role in the fighting in the campaign, so it made sense to have some troops for them too!
The campaign starts this Saturday, when I purchased the box that gave me 1-week to assemble, prime, detail, and finish the squad. I gave myself 5 week days to complete the task. I still had to work, social commitments, and other normally weekly tasks to accomplish. I was not sure I could do it.
Those who have followed my blog for a while know that I am just a tabletop standard painter. I was mostly going to be using Armypainter paints, Armypainter V1 speedpaints, and some Big Box Acrylics for my efforts. At the end, I wanted some tabletop quality miniatures to fight with!
We left off Day 4 and I had not finished all the detailing I needed to do to make the models look complete!
Therefore, I woke up a bit early and got to work. My work was interrupted as I had to take my cat in for an emergency Vet visit! That was unexpected and weighed on my mind as I strove to complete my challenge.
Here they are with all the details painted up.
With detailing done, we got to the point that I had been dreading since Day 2. It was time to wash the models. The choice of trying to do White Armor made me really nervous about this step. There is a tendency of washes to really darken up the models and some of the bright white effect was going to be lost. I contemplated if I should use a Black or a Brown based wash. Without a test model, I was going to be flying somewhat blind here. After looking at the several washes I had, and thinking about making my own watered down version, I decided to use Armypainter Light Tone.
Here is the results:
Oh yeah! I am calling this a success!
For basing I didn't do anything fancy. I used my Speedpaints and painted the bases Harden Leather on top, then I did a simple black rim around the edges. The "Tactical Rocks" on some of the bases I just left in their primed, washed, and dry-brushed base grey colors. Nothing fancy, but it really helped the models look finished.
The final step was to wait for them to fully dry and then give them a light Matte varnish seal. I think they are still a bit too shiny and it took a toll on some of the paint work, but I can touch that up. You can see the finished models here:
Just the Bolter Sisters.....
Just the Specialists.....
Looks like I managed to accomplish my goal! 5-day challenge complete!
I should have some in-game action shots of the Order of Saint Augustine Martyred for the blog tomorrow. If I remember to take photos in the heat of the moment!
As a final happy note, my cat came home the same day! She was going to be all right. A jaw-line infection that was being treated with anti-biotics, love, and plenty of cuddles.
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They look great! Well done!
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