My Primaris Sgt

Added more color to my Primaris Sgt based on the experience I got from doing my OG (first sons in the GW system).

I like the yellow on the chain sword, and the red gun housing.

The 3d printed storm bolter, a friend did for me.

Not sure what you all feel is correct regarding the size of Space Marines.

I like the poses of the new guys. Looking forward to the Assault Termis.

I was blessed with an Onslaught box, and that cleared everything from my painting queue.

My painting queue had Star Wars Storm Troopers, man they go together without glue. So nice.

These are the new hard plastic Troopers.

Eldar aspect warriors. I got one of 10 done.

My OG and Primaris guys. Which I have been alternating working on to post. Initially though that was not my intent. I was just going to do my OG.

Each week I am just filled with joy to be able to share with the people in the hobby, because I know you understand the fun of painting little army men.

Brings back memories, right? Little green army men with only five poses?

Anyway, next week I will have another update, hope it will be the Judicar from the Onslaught box.

What a nice pose.     

My Sgt for my Primaris. Captain when playing Space Hulk. The best game GW ever made.

Made his helmet darker blue, rather than white of a leader. My Chapter. My Rules.

Better look at the skull back pack. Only now saw the red on the black of the gun brush stroke. Learning a lot about what looks good to post.

Using blue tape to protect the skulls on the back pack from stray brush strokes.

Protecting the rest while I fix the helmet.

OG with Plasma gun.

Man, I got to tell you how happy I am that I started this website.

If not for posting pics of my efforts, I would not have discovered that my Space Marines could look a lot better.

I recommend that you do also. The dark Prussian blue on a black rattle can primer, is just way too black at three feet.

Although I was going to do green eye lens, the laurel on some I think would have been to much green.

So, I went with red lens.

Adding the color changed my plan for the remainder, and the Primaris I got going also as a break from that dark blue scheme.

On my work bench I got a Storm cast and an eldar guardian.

The main reason for the eldar, so not my army, I did not like the paint jobs I saw online, and thought man they could look so much better.  

One of the promises I made to my self about this site. The miniatures would be complete. Painted. No grey. Now its moving toward the three-color gaming quality. I can understand now why.

Anyway, the only photos will be the done guys, and then an in-progress time lapse or different stages photos.

The only thing I see might through a wrench into my posting timeline of my OG Space marines is the Crux Terminatus box which should be out on Black Friday 2025. Like a fantic I am trying to justify buying two boxes.

Knowing full well that in three months the 5-man squad box will be on sale.

Like you though, how I can I pass up Primaris size Assault terminators.

Although I started the web site as way to get my OG space marines painted.

I am enjoying posting hobby related items, and life related items.

The main page will change to show my other life interest, but my main hobby is miniatures.

So, content wise posting about miniature painting and gaming will be more often.

Hope you check back once a week.

Thanks again for spending your time here.

Latest of my OG Space Marines.

I am going to need to get some 3d printed shoulder pads, so the look can be the same across all my Space marines. First sons (OG) 30K, and Primaris.

I am going to need to 3d print more of those Back Packs also.

Post Four-OG is back

Back to my OG space Marines.

Not sure how you go about painting your miniatures. Normally I have three things going at one time. It can be terrain, a miniature, or bases.

As I do not have a professional studio, as I am not a professional, or an award-winning painter. What I have is a desk which my PC sit on, and the space in front of it, and to one side is where my ongoing projects are during the week.

I have a 6-cube organizer next to my desk. The two end cubes have my paints in the lower cube, and hobby related tools in upper.

The thing looks like this https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/GUEST_2a55365a-6b92-4d74-9a6e-3d99a8a53619?wid=1200&hei=1200&qlt=80&fmt=pjpeg

On top of that I have a hobby lamp with 4500K bulb. I had 5K bulbs but when it burnt out Grainger only had the 45K. So 45K it is. I also have a smaller LED lamp with a magnifier which as you can tell, I did not use the magnifier part.

As far as hobby lamps go the one from red grass games I understand is good.

This one https://www.redgrasscreative.com/redgrass-r9-desk-lamp/

Mainly because colors are rendered well.

I do not paint well enough or am pro enough to drop that kind of dough for a light.

If you can, more power to you.

I think I am like most hobbyist. What I got is good enough.

Speaking of which I also have one of these which I used once, two years ago? https://www.harborfreight.com/head-lamp-magnifier-58788.html?_br_psugg_q=head+magnifier

Yeah, if you have a better idea. Something less cumbersome, let me know in the comments.

I also buy my metal files from Harbor freight, and super glue. Both the gel and regular.

To keep your super glue from drying shut once you open it. Do not put the cap all the way down. Just one turn of the cap. Try it.

I also store my super glue up right.

Here are those links. https://www.harborfreight.com/super-glue-gel-10-pack-68349.html

The metal files https://www.harborfreight.com/12-piece-precision-needle-file-set-4614.html

Now that I have 3 OG Space Marines done, and one Primaris.

I forgot to ad a link last post regarding Primaris, because I sometimes forget that new people to the hobby might not even know that these older metal Space Marines were the dudes.

Here is the link https://www.warhammer.com/en-US/shop/Assault-Intercessors-2020

Only in the past 10 years did 40k Primaris and much newer 30 K start replacing the dudes I have for those of you who do not know.

Back to my OG’s.

The way I envisioned my chapter, we call it grimdark now, I called it real life deployment.

Like the US marines on Guadalcanal, being left by the Navy. The night fighting at close quarters they did. Crossing the air field under fire. Fighting without fresh water.

I wanted my Space Marines paint scheme to reflect that. No bright eyes lens. No equipment that could catch the eye. Being seen was to be shot at.

Only taking pictures and posting them, am I starting to understand the look to entice the audience in.

Will the edge highlight make a difference when playing, no. Even at an arm’s length it will not make a difference.

But they are my guys and I want them to be my way. Something I think is lost when we see all these images of well painted Space Marines.

It is also the reason my pictures are not a video of my Space Marines turning in place. I think details get lost with the turning in place kind of video.

I think this week instead of working on 4th OG, I am going to some clean up and paint scheme modifying on the three I have, and maybe the Primaris.

I do have another Primaris in the works. I need a break from my OG dark. I also really like the assault Space Marines poses of the Primaris.

I thank you for reading, and bearing with my painted miniatures.

I hope it gets you to paint a miniature. One a week. Breaks and family stuff. You get 40 miniatures done in a year.

My 3rd OG Space Marine.

I did not notice, till I uploaded, the white border. Tried a different setup to take pictures.

A closer look at how I did not use my magnifier on my hobby light. I need to work on the eyes.

Right side showing off those ancient shoulder pads.

Rear view. Always happy seeing the backpack.

Left side Maybe instead of highlighting-use the decals?

Blog Post Three -Primaris Space Marine

Man, I got to tell you. I needed a change.

So, while working on my 3rd OG Space Marine, I broke out a taller brother the adopted son. Here he is. A lighter blue, a Primaris Space Marine. An assault guy.

Love the poses. Love working with plastic vs white metal.

Yes, that is a GW anniversary coin as his base. No, it is not the original one.

I casted the coin from Oyamura. At Green stuff World they call it Blue stuff. 

This guy I did the zenithal, the Prussian blue is 50/50 with GW contrast medium.

I am thinking though I am going to change the shoulder pad trim to green, 4th company, and Grey for the 8th company.

Too much dark blue is what I was feeling with the first two OG’s, and the zenithal on the adopted son made the color better.

No need to worry. I am back on my OG space Marine. You know the one that GW calls 30K, first sons.

I call Original Gangster Space Marnie.

The count stands at 2 OG: 1 Primaris. I did not intend to do the Primaris when this started.

Assault Primaris Space Marine on GW anniversary coin.

Right Side View

Rear view.

Left Side

Better front view.

Blues got me!

Painted my 2nd white metal treasure, and I got to tell you. I remember now, why I did not continue painting these guys twenty years ago.

Too much blue is making me blue.

The primary color is Dark Prussian Blue by Vallejo on a black rattle can auto primer. Not sure if you do, but I tooth brush the primer after it dries. Just to smooth it. If the miniature part is really large and flat I will use a sanding stick. I never did this back in the day.

All these technics I learned from watching miniature painters on you tube.

If I had known 20 years ago to zenithal. I would have done that to my first guy. I did not do that to this 2nd guy.

Wanting the unit to be the same hue.

I’m thinking though, all 70 marines, cannot be this hue.

Let me say this. I am not an award-winning miniature painter, and if that is your goal there are better sites for you to go to.

However, if you just want motivation to get a part of your army done. I hope I can motivate you to do so.

Although I do not use a wet pallet, I do mix my colors with a drop of GW technical contrast medium. Now I do.

Before that man it was just straight paint.

This 2nd guy is as dark as the first guy because no zenithal. I am thinking my first 10 guys will be like this, and the second group of 10 will have zenithal.

I got a primaris assault guy in the works. He has zenithal using Dark Prussian blue.

Stay tuned.

Front View with the black knife.

Right side view showing off his skull shoulder pad.

Left side view of his shoulder pad and knife grip.

I like these back packs more than the newer ones.

I am thinking I need to add more color. Edge the black knife? Green the laurel?

Stay tuned for more.

30K minus 20?

Why minus 20? Because I have had my Games Workshop miniatures unpainted for 20 years. Two decades before they branded 30K.

What is that you mumbled. Primaris. Your pile of shame is 5 years old?

Please.

Come along as I paint, and in some cases strip and repaint 20-year-old Space Marines. Add new bases, and maybe finally have a Space Marine Chapter to play.

Yes, I am still collecting.

So, the newer more expensive, but much easier to work with Primaris will be joining their shorter 7-foot brethren.

Joking aside. If you are a fan of 40K, or even just a fan of the miniatures that Games Workshop makes. Check my site out on your way to work.

I know some of that hard earned cash you are going to earn you will stash for new plastic crack.

Just like I do. 

Lead Legion of the Damned Space Marine. You can see a lot of dremel work went into removing details. I liked the flames though.

Shoulder pad you can not buy anymore from GW.

The older backpack.

The red strips at the top of the back pack denote 2nd squad.

You might not be able to see the flat washer I glued to the base. Way back when even packed in foam troop trays I wanted my Space Marines to not be easy to tip over when playing.

Now, I have magnetized carrying trays for my troops.

Stay tuned as I will converting all my bases for magnetization.