Squaduary 2026 - Week 3 - Basecoated Minis Ready for Details

Hello All, thanks for dropping by to my Squaduary pledge progress, start of week 3, basecoats are all done, started with the basing material too. Details to get done this week, washing with Nuln Oil, then highlights on the grey, black and Brown. Then metallics and smaller details.

Of the two identical Marines, one has the Purity seal removed from right Pauldron, and has a Purity Seal added to the Bolt Rifle, whilst the other has an additional Purity Seal added to the left thigh plate to make slightly different silhouettes.

Next week as stated is I'm planning on painting the details... Let me know if you are partaking in Squaduary and I'll link here too.

Cheers, Siph.

New Printer set! P1S!

 Hello All!

 Just a quick post to show a 3d printing update,

I was fortunate to be given a Bambu Labs P1S printer, which I've set up this week.

 

This will be used primarily to print 40k terrain, buildings et al for my collection. My first print was the Benchy print to check all was good, then to print a Reaver head which will be used as a base for my next Warhound.

 

Cheers for stoping by! LH   

Squaduary 2026 - Week 2 - Constructed Minis Ready for Painting

Hello All, thanks for dropping by, progress was slow on my Squaduary pledge as I had Titans to do and weekend away, but got the basics done and tailored some of the minis. The First Strike plastic frame has three Marines, one of which is a Sergeant. So I used 2 frames and sold a Sergeant.

The three Intercessors as mentioned include a Sergeant and two Marines - the Marines doubled will just not do, a Marine with Auspex and a standard Marine. I swapped one of my two Auspex Marines to hold a Combat Blade from the Reiver frame so they don't look identical, he also has the empty scabbard attached on the waist band too. The second trooper is a basic holding pose so two of them will be fine, I may add a few differing purity seals from the bitz box to one to differentiate. 

I didn't like the Sergeants face, and hate painting faces and agree that each Marine in Power Armour is an investment not worth getting your unarmoured head blown off from a stray round - so I sawed the helmet off with a razor saw and mounted it in the neck with a small circular shift of sprue from the frame to raise it slightly and act as the neck. The Sergeant's Helmet has a skull motif so couldn't just use a normal Primaris spare. I then added some spare sizeable pouches to cover the removal site on the thigh.

Next week I'm planning on painting basecoats or any progress... Let me know if you are partaking in Squaduary and I'll link here too.

Cheers, Siph.

Beachhead!

 Hello Readers!

Technically not a true post.. but... the Weemen will be at this weekend's Beachhead event in Bournemouth with the Titan Owners Club! if you are there, please swing by to say Hi!

 

Its that time again - Squaduary Event 2026 - Intercessor Squad from First Strike

My calendar year has two hobby community highlights I partake in, October "Dreadtober" and February's "Squaduary" - I missed the previous couple of February's as work trips to Antarctica during the Austral Summer will tend to put hobby plans to the back-burner but its February once again so it's time I grabbed something that has been sitting around on the painting desk for all too long and got it finished! 

Squaduary was run by Stepping Between Games blog, Thousand Eyes used to plow through the interwebz and Instagram for the Squaduary pledges and pooled them together. This has now fallen by the wayside but I may have gone and continued my hobby now-tradition last year even if officially there wasn't one, and a few of the community continued too. The blogging community has shrunken over the years, but a few participants are still holding the torch against the dying of the light (imho IG, FB are soulless in comparison to a blog with the author's thoughts and colour scheme etc... but I am old. I do have IG @siph_horridus where I cross post Blog stuff).

In 2023 it was a Squad of Primaris Reivers from First Strike

In 2022 it was a Squad of Bikers

In 2020 it was a Devastator Squad with Heavy Bolters

In 2019, I completed a Vanguard Squad of Skitarii for my growing AdMech army.

In 2018 it was a Squad of RTB01 Beakie Marines.

And in 2017 it was the first squad of RTB01 Beakie Marines.

So, this year is a long overdue squad of push-fit Intercessor Primaris Marines from First Strike like the 2023 pledge of Reivers from the same boxset.

As the start of the month passes, this is where they are. I have started using bits from the remaining left over Reiver to make the 5th Intercessor different from the Auspex holding one, he has a Reiver Close Combat Knife forearm and an empty scabbard to put it in, cut from the Reiver kit.

Wish me luck and join in if you want! My initial progress may be slow as I have a Titan Walk to prepare for at Beachhead on the 7-8th Feb! 

Cheers, Siph

Terrain and Scenery - 3D Printed Statues - DONE!

Hello all!

This weeks submission is x2, 3D printed statues, that I printed, and then painted up for the battlefield.

These were printed on my Elegoo Saturn 3 Ultra, using Elegoo reisn. I was pretty happy with the print, and they look very sharp.The scheme I opted for was a white marble effect, using a rattle can marble spray. This was sprayed on to a white base, which had been washed. The spray - for those that haven't tried it, sprays 'stringy bits' that create a marble effect. It looks OK for the tabletop, but think I might opt for the dry baby wipes for anything more than terrain.

I am happy with the 'dirty' appearance, as these will feature on my destroyed city set up.

Thanks for swinging by! LH 5pts

Relictors Chapter Primaris Space Marines - Gravis Captain

Hello All, thanks for dropping by. This week's addition to the vast Relictors Battle Companies is a character to lead the fledgling Primaris contingent, a Gravis Captain. This is also from the initial release of Primaris Marines way back with the "Dark Imperium" starter set.

Primaris Gravis Armour is a heavy-duty, thick-plated suit of power armour for Primaris Space Marines, designed for frontline, close-quarters combat, offering superior protection over standard Tacticus armor but slightly less than Terminator armour, excelling at holding ground with heavy firepower and resilience, featuring large power plants, chunky designs, and often used by elite units.

I added a tactical rock underfoot, and the sword is a replacement as I did model him with a power scythe at first for a now abandoned Emperor's Scythes force...

The cloak is Karak Stone layered with Ushabti Bone, washed Sepia and highlighted Ushabti Bone. Gives a dirty cotton look.

Not sure what to add next from my Primaris forces, maybe a squad for the annual Squaduary event next month? Maybe Infernus Marines, or looong overdue First Strike minis...

Anyone else participating this old blogger tradition?

Cheers, Siph (10pts)

WIP Warmaster Titan - Legio Crucius

Hello All and One!

This weeks update is the big daddy of Titans - the Warmaster! As there is no Forge World titan at this scale, the nearest being the Warlord - this is a hybrid 3D print, I've printed the resin parts on my Saturn 3 Ultra's and a friend has printed the torso on his Bambu P1S (which I have just started to open mine.)

Base of Nurglings for scale

The kit is huge, but looks very sharp, and appropriate, scale wise. I will post more pics as the build continues.. LH

Terrain and Scenery - Wrecked Titan Scatter Terrain for Titan Walks

Hello All, thanks for dropping by. Following on from two weeks ago characterful Lucius Warhound wreck, I had forgotten to post the scatter terrain I had also painted for Titan Owners Club Walks! 3 sets of terrain pieces to add character and flavour to the expansive battle mats. As you can see from the Guardsman above, these would be great for 40K line-of-sight blocking terrain too. I found them on eBay, all 3D printed and bought unpainted.

Here are the 3 pieces, from several lots on eBay, but I paired together in some sort of semblance of titan parts, shoulder and head, torso and feet and head/torso and arm. I stipple painted them all to give a dirty and wrecked appearance. All were mounted on 3mm hardboard/fiberboard and sand mix was added.

Above is the 'Warlord' type head and torso with an arm shoulder piece. 

Half buried torso and feet of a titanic explosion!

A more familiar Warlord type head and a shoulder is all remains for this third God Engine!

Cheers, Siph (15pts)

WIP - Deathwatch Assault Marines and Jump Captain

Hello!

Quick post, just some little WIP shots of some of my assault Deathwatch, and Jump Pack Captain. These guys have self printed smoke stacks, I'm not using the silly flimsy clear flying stands - these are slightly higher, but not too much to be called 'gamey' :)

Normal Deathwatch scheme, hopefully can get these done in the next week!

Cheers! LH