On a Roll

I tweeted last night to @FBRoundup that I would put some of my hobby doings on the blog tonight.  So here it is.

I've been on a bit of a roll lately.  I bought a load of Warmachine stuff and decided to roll through it and build it all, then prime it so that I can paint it whenever the mood strikes. With school starting soon and working a second job, time will be scarce and I want to be able to jump into painting whenever I feel like it.

With the help of a YouTube tutorial, I magnetized my PoM heavy warjack kit.  Now I can use the beast as either a Templar or Vanquisher depending on my list.  I didn't bother magnetizing the Crusader parts, because I already own a Crusader and can't foresee needing two of the things in one list.

Templar

 

Vanquisher

I put some big magnets in the shoulder sockets.  I had to use a full sized 1/4" drill bit for this.  I didn't trust my full sized drill, so I did it by hand and have the chewed up fingers to prove it.

I didn't have enough magnets, so I cut out some pieces of sheet metal and green stuffed/glued them onto the ends of the arms.  It's way cheaper and it seems to work as well on a model of this size.

Finally, I put some smaller magnets in the end of the arm and the weapons.

It didn't actually take that long and I'm pretty happy with the results.  I just need to figure out how to paint the smaller bits that won't be on the model when I prime it.  I'm thinking about white gluing a magnet on the end of a piece of dowel and sticking the pieces on there to spray and paint.  I'll let you know how that works out.

I also built a Reckoner last night.  This model is super heavy.  It's like one solid piece of metal.  It's also one of the least inspiring models I've had the dubious pleasure to build.  The model is not very posable.  Aesthetically the model is just a stumpy little spud that really doesn't get my juices flowing to paint it.  However, if you can use that beat stick effectively, he will earn a place on the painting docket.

I also built some Bastions and was experimenting with some homemade desert bases.  More on that in a future post.