This has given me something to work on, concentrate on over the last few days. To connect both things and turn them into something that fuels your hobby is a fantastic way of paying tribute and, ultimately, remembering loved ones. Follow Azazel's Bitz Box. I’ll have to do some character models and probably a Dreadnought and vehicle – which will then place them firmly in “small playable faction” territory. Still, they work well enough and give consistency better than freehanding the icons would. Our hearts go to Azazel & his family, & as always mate, if you need anything, just ask away. To that end, the gold here is much brighter and “oranger” – and washed with Fleshshade than the pale brass of the Minos, which is made from sepia washes over silver, later washed with green. But no time for that. The new flying bases are a nightmare. I know that was months ago now, but i hope you have reached a degree of equalibrium with your own feelings and that you and those you care about are well and happy. Take care. Really gorgeous work! Mantic Terrain Crate Lookout/Observation Platform, Small Scenics: Mantic Terrain Crate bits and pieces…, D&D ̶M̶o̶n̶s̶t̶e̶r̶ Hero Manual 42: The Legend of Drizzt – Guenhwyvar the Panther, WarGamer Eric's Hobby and Gaming Emporium, http://www.gamewire.belloflostsouls.net/widget/widget-iframe-black.html, They have an “African” flavour to their background, and my mum has always liked African people (and African-Americans, Māori… ). The next one is loosly translated as i do not know the exact spelling, i am typing as I hear it and hear it: lala ngo sholo. Fitting really, since he was a bad-tempered prick of a drunk with a ginger beard. Need 10 more scouts (fill out this squad & add a sniper squad) to get them to 500 points. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. For that 500-pt combat patrol as per 4th or whatever was current at the time. Bolter squads 1 and 2 done, and the new mid level sergeants stick with a black stripe on their helm, not full black. The completed figures. I would have a really difficult time with it. The Backpack has the chapter symbol centered on the pack. I grabbed some Reavers from the First Strike box and a Repulsor Tank (SUCH an ugly tank) to try painting. So anyway, I was sitting next to her, and a thought came into my head. So why? Yes please. 10x Celestial Lions - … Thinks that remind us of them. Not sure if that’s why he had the massive heart attack that killed him, but at this point it hardly matters now, eh? If I had more time, I might have replaced the bare head with a different one, or added some “flavour” parts from my Warlord Games Zulu models. African national teams’ nicknames: expression of identities. A quick note here to let visitors know that I’m still *slowly* working my way through the blog, un-Photobucketing the various posts. ), and I’ll be thinking about you both. Regular readers of this blog may have noticed that I’ve been a bit cryptic recently, regarding some real-life unpleasantness. I like Valrak's channel for sure, but this sits with me the wrong way. She’s my mum, so what else is she going to do? These Orks. i like to think that your mum and anyone else who was aware of what you were doing, not only appreciated the effort you put into those models… But also that it was further evidence of your posatice character traits. Obviously, this meant I would begin with the new 40K Primaris in the Dark Imperium box: Black helms indicate seniority in the Lions, and the classice blue and gold remains. A beautiful tribute to your Mother. For reasons that should be obvious here, when that happened, I downed tools for quite some time – and it took until recently for me to be able to face the Orks again. Celestial – because, well, she’ll be gone soon. In the end, this is a thing that we all go through – We bury our parents. Females are slightly smaller but use the same statistics. Wow on several levels. Skills: Lions have a +4 racial bonus on Balance, Hide, and Move Silently checks. All red armour with arcane runes all over them. Since I have also been painting Minotaurs, I wanted to ensure that the Celstial Lions were as easily distinguished from the Minos as possible. I guess it works to distinguish them on the table. All in all it wasn’t a bad start to a little army. I’ve finished for the year now, using a combination of carer’s leave and what will soon be bereavement leave.