Blood Angels test model complete

Mercs Minis: USCR Team

I got sucked into another new game called mercs Minis. I love the smaller squad sizes in this game. So far there are four "factions" the USCR is based on Russia. They are slow but bring some heavy firepower and cool snaring abilities into the mix. Bear with me. I don't have a lightbox and these guys look way better and way more red in person.

The Behemoth is the main firepower of the Unit. He is currently the only unit in the game that does not have to basically wait a turn to go onto overwatch and blaze away at anything that moves, but he is slow.

Monkeywrench can fix their armor suits should a sniper or well placed grenade take them down. While I like the model, his other team members seem much cooler fluff and ability wise. I have a feeling he might turn into a must have to keep the Behemoth alive though.

You've got to love a Medic who is more concerned with shooting that posing ready to stick a needle in something. I find his bonus to shotting very alluring.

While I love the gaming concept of the Booster (shoots combat enhancement drugs into your units) this is my least favorite model of the entire range. It doesn't have the cool helmet, the hand under the gun looks like it was put on upside down even though it is a one piece model, and I just really don't get what it is trying to do with his leg. This model is extremely unstable and was a pain to paint due to it's balance. I am worried that this model will fall over a lot during play.

Sniper's are cool. Sniper's with harpoon guns that can fire every turn and literally stick people in place is even cooler.



The Assault Leader, is normally an important unit for any team. This guy comes with a pistol that can shoot out 3 freezing grenades per game. You guessed it, they stick you into place and that is pretty cool in my book.

Conversion Beamer

I have been having too much fun playing with a techmarine with a conversion beamer lately. So much in fact that I decided that I better look into making one so that I can play all legal and stuff. Since the piece doesn't actually exist I used a few old model parts I had laying around.



The bulky metal part came from an old Necron metal destroyer, the arm is from a missle launcher marine, the boxy part of the weapon is from a vehicle missile launcher, The box with the line on the side of the missile launcher cam from one of the ammo boxes from a predator that I cut apart and finally the stock of the gun came from a plasma rifle. Throw on somw wires that I actually drilled into the plastic of the weapon and you have my conversion beamer.



The weapon is super fun to use in actual games too.

I will Terminate You!

I finally put together 6 terminators. the conversion work took way longer than expected but I am extremely happy with how the paint job turned out. Looking at them next to my librarian in terminator armor I am extremely surprised at just how much better my painting looks now. The colors are the same and all, but the lines all look much smoother and more controlled. I guess that is just something you have to learn through experience.




Here is the group shot of all six I painted. Now I just need to paint their land raider so that they can travel in style.

Smaller

Cooking Hat received

I painted up some Cygnar speed painting style over the weekend. 14 models in under 8 hours.



Ayanna and Holt the feared merc duo that might as well be Cygnar so I painted them in their colors.

Stormclad #2, Sentinel #2 and one of the new Cyclones. Pictures keep coming out light blue but they look more like the above pic in real life plus the highlights do not look anywhere near as drastic.

The new caster Kara and 2 Gun mage UAs (Go go new theme lists)

Did 6 mechanics too but they are so small my camera cannot seem to focus on them.