Basing

Good news: I met my goal for the month! The second unit of Vanguard has been completed. This squad has three plasma calivers for taking down armored infantry targets. An example of a caliver-toting model is shown here:

Like the arc rifles and radium carbines, the coils of the plasma calivers were done in Caledor Sky, Lothern Blue, and White Scar. When I first started this hobby, I did not appreciate how good it looks when your army's paint scheme is uniform over the whole army (with some small exceptions, of course). But this one looks like it is an army that belongs together.

I also did some basing of a couple models to see how well the gears will work. I think it turned out pretty good. The basing material I used here was just some model train scale sand, and Gale Force Nine marsh flock. I've never tried laying down sand and then painting over it, but I may try it in the future.

 

  

Next month I should be done painting the final model: The Deathwatch Corvus Blackstar. I should also be done basing and applying decals to all my models. It's going to be another busy month!