= AKOZZ PAINTING BLOG =

Hello

It's been a long time... Hopefully summer and my holidays are comming. With break from university I will have more time for painting. Some time ago I discovered Necromunda. Well I was aware of fact that such game exist but never really realized how great it is. As a fan of postapocalypse of all kinds I felt Necromunda like home. I dare to say that Necromunda has on of the richest story and background from the all GW systems. It blends with 40k universe in great way and create it own unique setting. While there is more than enough different gangs and characters in Necromunda to suit everyons taste, nothing really stop you from creating your own or including some 40k characters ( like Marines, Orks or famous Genestealers cult). You can download Necromunda rulebook for free from GW website. And since GW is offering it for free I think downloading its older version is legal. I recomend it because of great Eavy Metal pictures and more content.
My collection is slowly growing. I will paint them whenever I could. And post pictures ofcourse. So far I have done 2 Underhive Scums, one Bounty Hunter and one Pit Slave. Enjoy :)

Bounty Hunter

Pit Slave

Underhive Scum with plasma pistol and autopistol.

Underhive Scum with plasma pistol.

Hello

I thought it's a good idea to expand a little my hobby and try something new. I love GW miniatures but its good to breath some fresh air from time to time. After some research in CMON I have found Copplestone Castings. Some of You may know this company. It remainds me Foundry a little. They have pretty good prices. A set of 4-5 miniatures costs from 6,5 to 8,5 pounds. So it's not bad comparing to GW or Reaper. Copplestone Castings has some very nice range of miniatures. Adventurers, Gangsters, Dark Future, 1st World War, Fantasy, Darkest Africa, etc. I really like their design. CC miniatures ( imo ) are not super serious. They look a bit like characters from comics or old movies. They remaind me childhood and all those old movies, like Indiana Jones, Mad Max or Aliens ( they even has some marines very similar to those form movie and Predator miniatures :P ). I was in mood for 30s and prohibition so I ordered some miniatures form their gangsters range.

Here it is. Nice looking with some nice amount of details and a few flash lines. I would say 5/5 points. They are supplied with 20mm bases which look funny compearing to GW 25mm bases. But they suits CC minis perfectly. Don't know why because CC and GW minis are the same scale. They just do look better on 20mm.

I hope to find some time and paint them. Then I will post pictures.
In the meantime take a look at some CC minis pictures which I found in the internet.

by: chambersofminiatures
http://www.coolminiornot.com/index/whatm/Copplestone%20Castings/id/195349
by: witchhunter
http://www.coolminiornot.com/index/whatm/Copplestone%20Castings/id/142599
by: witchhunter
http://www.coolminiornot.com/index/whatm/Copplestone%20Castings/id/110949

Hope You like it. I plan to try some more "new" companies in future and make some short reviews. You may find link to CC and others "non gw" miniatures manufactures at your top left in "non gw">"miniatures" corner.

Regards

Hello

Just a few very short thoughts.
GW just updated their website with new advenced order options. Legion of the Damned was resurected. After Space Wolves fail ( in terms of designe it was fail imo ) im surprised that LotD look pretty good. Maybe I will buy some ?
I really like their multimelta design. Heavy flamer is also very nice. It remainds me some conversion for ultramarines army from WD 357.

Im looking foward to see GW reviving more old stuff. Eg. Necromunda, Mordheim.

Hello Everybody

I want to wish everybody Happy Halloween :) Here is my Space Marine pumpkin. Make your own Warhammer pumpkin or something related. Have fun, I would love to see your ideas.

Hello

Im going for holidays :) The land of Tomb Kings is waiting. Too bad I don't have any Thousand Sons or Tomb Kings miniatures to take photo next to pyramids :P I hope I will menage to paint terminator for jawaballs contest when I return.
See you

Hello

Finally I got my copy of Space Hulk :D Yes, it was worth it. There was so many reviews that You already know everything about what is in the box. I just want say one word: quality. Quality means Space Hulk and Space Hulk means quality. When You hold it in your hands and feel the weight, when You open it etc You know it was worth it, every single penny. Im realy impresed by the fact that tere is almost no flash on the models. Ok, thats all, now I will go and enjoy my Space Hulk :)


Edit: Wow, I was not aware of the fact how big broodlord is. Hes much bigger than terminator and with his base he is like twice the termiantor size !

Hello

Space Hulk is almost here so I want to show You some SH terrain I have found in internet. Ofcourse not all because there is much more of them. But surprisingly not as much as You might think. Well I hope this will change after 3rd edition release becaus Sh deserve something more than some cardboard terrain. So check the photos, enjoy SH atmosphere and maybe make some of your own terrain. I wish I could afford buying another SH box as prize and make some contest for SH diorama or terrain :P But Im poor.

First SH terrain I want to show You is in my opinion one of the best and the coolest.


It's made from plaster casts. It's modular, rooms, corridors, corners etc. and each piece is magnetized so it stay on pleace when You put them together. Also what makes it so great in my opinion is fact that the tiles are 40mm like new terminators bases. So there is enough space to use your regular models or based terminators from 3rd Space Hulk.


If You like it there is more info at ( including 3d models and plans of this terrain for download ):

http://www.vitruvianzeke.com/ProjectHulk/ProjectHulk.html

At the bottom of my post I will also put some links to online store which sell silicon modls for this casts.



Here is another modular board which is using the same cast as first one. But tiles are smaller, 1' I think.

http://www.itarsworkshop.com/SpaceHulk.htm

And another one....


This one was designed and made from the begining. All pieces was made from foam, plasticard and other materials, then silicon mold was made and then they were used to make resin casts. Really great work. I like how narrow are the corridors. It really gives the feeling of being surrounded and have no way to run.



Also You might find all details of making this board here:
http://spacehulk.beckerf.de/html/3d-spacehulk.html

Another huge board with impressive amount of details.

This is the las one I want to show and talk about. It's not Space Hulk terrain but Warhammer Quest ( sorry if im wrong, never played WQ ).
It is interesting because of how many work guy who made it put into this project. And the level of details, ideas, painting, everything is awesome. I think it's basicly ordinary cardboard terrain converted to 3d. Would be cool to see somebody converting Space Hulk tiles in the same way.


All info and process of making it, very interesting:
http://www.chaos-dwarfs.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=5751&page=1


And now a small review of terrain shops:

Hirst Arts Fantasy Architecture inc.
Fantastic shop where You can but tons of different molds, not only Sci-Fi but also fantasy like dungeons, gothic etc. First terrain I was showing You was made from cast from this shop.
http://www.hirstarts.com/index.html



Old Crow Models
Another great shop full of floors, walls and everything else You want to see inside space hulk.
http://www.oldcrowmodels.co.uk/index.htm



Dwarven Forge
Again some ready pieces of terrain, rooms, corridors etc.
http://www.dwarvenforge.com/store/home.php



World Works Games
If You are not comfortable with plaster casts and molds You can always buy some prints. You can download them then glue to cardboard and here You go ! Time saving methotd. And the prints are very nice.
http://www.worldworksgames.com/store/index.php



Stones-Edges Gaming Paper Models
Same as above, some nice prints.
http://www.stones-edges.com/

Thats all, hope You like it. If You will make any SH terrain please tell me :)
Cheers

Hello

It's been a long time since my last post here. I will explain myself in farther part of my post.
But now ! what excite me and I belive many others here... Space Hulk :) Yes, i've already preordered mine. And I cant wait to get it in my hands. No need to talk more, there is so many articles, reviews and other space hulk stuff in internet.


I only want to say I like a lot Mike McVey Space Hulk dioram which you may see in new WhiteDwarf.
I couldn't find better pic in internet. I will try to get some old terminators and paint them as deathwing. I really like oldschool gw models and painting style. Getting some 1st or 2nd edition Space Hulk box might be also nice but since I will have 3rd ed box and 1st and 2nd box are very hard to find and expensive I don't think I will try to get them. A few old terminators and maybe stealers will be enough to feed my oldschool obsesion :P

In the meanwhile i encourage you to play this mini space hulk game. It's only 25MB but it's very fun to play and nice warm up before real space hulk :)

http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/spacehulk/full-game/21575.html


Talking about oldschool. I bought a few old minis. They probably will be painted as ultramarines in old colour scheme.
Some time ago ( a few months :P ? ) my prize for 1st place in "Take Cover" painting contest arrived. Here are pictures. And misterious body warmer at the bottom :P

I also took 2nd place in MiniWarGaming Platinum Brush Contest in single fantasy category with my warrior priest.








I was not updating my blog for so long because I was very busy and haven't painted to much minis. There was a lot work on university and its going to be more soon. I was on holidays and got some other duties and activities.
My new helmet finally arrived after some long journey from USA.

And im trying to ride as much as possible on my bike till its summer and weather is good.

I guess summer is bad time for me as painter ( but good as rider :] ) and my painting activity will increase in winter time. Meanwhile i will try to update my blog more often and find soem time for painting.

Cheers