Filler picture because it is quite late at night:
Proper commentary pending.
I painted 4 Necromunda Goliaths.
Here’s a better picture:
After a lot of internal debate, I’ve decided I’ll be using these as Discipline Masters in my Heresy Militia. The idea is that they’re just big bullies who slap around any militia whose resolve is lacking. In 30k, Discipline Masters have 2 wounds so I wanted to make them look tough as nails. Ideally they’d have whips, but it’s staggeringly hard to find good whip bitz without resorting to a 3d printer.
Four off the pile.
BATG Score: +53 
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Nice and simple, slightly dingy with a touch of underhive drab, and some red for contrast! Perfect!!
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Staying on a gentle downhill roll, I’ve gotten a few more models done. First off are three Commissars for my Imperial Guard:
Lots of black and patience went into these.
And here’s a shot of them together with my older Commissars, all painted at least fifteen years ago. The one on the left I got at a swap meet already mostly painted, I just tidied him up and gave him the bolt pistol:
Also, I painted the Slayers I got the other day:
These guys I did using mostly contrast & speed paints. I started with a purple slapchop base:
These were a lot of fun, and pretty easy.
That’s six off the pile, taking me back under plus fifty for the moment. I’ll have a big job getting back down to zero but I’m hoping to get it done by end of June.
BATG Score: +47
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Tiny update today.
I’m not sure how well you can see it, but these two little pouches each contain a metal Cadian sniper, because I have a sickness and the only prescription is more Cadians:
Two on the pile.
BATG Score: +49
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Ah, I forgot to post these:
Just a vox operator and banner bearer for my Imperial Guard, who will continue doing double duty as Heresy Militia for a little while.
Two off the pile.
(Also I bought like 50 of the Made-to-Order Vostroyans so I may be in some trouble a few months from now).
BATG Score: +47
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Oopsies, I did some more forgetting.
Firstly, I’ve picked up some Rapier batteries on pre-order:
There’s a gunner and a crew member for each box, so eight dudes in total. I’m going to headswap the gunners and replace the crew with servitors to make them fit better into my Heresy Militia.
Second, I painted some Autocannon weapon crews for my Astra Militarum:
Four of these are freshly finished (the fifth was painted a while ago). With two crew per base, that’s eight in total.
So, eight steps forward and eight steps back. I need to pick something fairly big to tick off in the next month or so, and get myself back under +50.
Eurgh.
BATG Score: +47
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A very small update tonight, but I’m hopefully kicking off a productive month.
Today I painted the pair of Cadian snipers I got last month:
I didn’t do anything special for them, just followed my regular painting process. Despite the temptation I didn’t paint their camo cloaks with texture paint, I felt like keeping them simple.
Funnily enough, I only noticed as I was painting them that this sculpt has a helmet at the model’s feet - which I duly painted Rythnian red. Apparently these two have taken their hats off to get a better sight picture and blend in with their surroundings.
I also did some cleanup of some primed models where I’d missed a few spots. My Iron Hands are getting that little bit closer to being finished!
Two off the pile.
BATG Score: +45
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Another small update today.
For my hobby time over the King’s Birthday weekend I prioritised putting stuff away because I have run out of space in my display cabinet and several recent projects don’t really have a home.
I put magnets in the bases of all my 30k Iron Hands, my Skitarii, and a few other bits and bobs - just so I could put them away safely,
I realised afterwards that this was a mistake, and I should have put magnets in the bases of my Badab Carcharodons and my 30k Death Guard, so I could take them out of the cabinet and put the newer stuff in, but you live and learn!
I also built and primed a few things.
It felt very silly to do all of this (exhausting!) work and have nothing on the count to show for it, so I grabbed one of the primed models I was putting away and gave it a coat or two of paint:
It’s an old Inquisitorial henchman: a scribe, or possibly an auto-savant. I couldn’t make a pupil happen on his exposed eye, so he’s blind. I’m not sure he’ll get a job, I think my original plan was to make him a cyber-familiar for my Heresy Militia, but they can’t take one any more. He might end up as a Levy Sergeant or become a unit filler. He’s just a little guy.
It was a very quick paint job, just half an hour or so plus drying time.
One off the pile.
BATG Score: +44
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Love that model, nice work! Kitbashed my own version but haven’t gotten to painting it yet:
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That’s absolutely fantastic - it’s a great kitbash you’ve done there. You should paint it up!
I have a one-in-one-out update for today, since a package arrived:
One in: Imperial Guard Sentinel, slightly squished.
And:
One out, an Imperial Navy officer who I took a little time on because I wanted to test how maroon interacts with blue, white and gold.
Null points.
From here I’m going to try not to add anything to the pile until my 30k Iron Hands are done (just six models left!) and my pre-ordered Vostroyans arrive.
BATG Score: +44
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