40K Hobby Weekend - Fireblarney's Salamanders
Pre Hobby Weekend Work (Space Marines Apocalypse Battalion Box)
With the launch of 40K apocalypse and the battalion boxes I picked up one of the Space Marines boxes and a couple of the Tyranid boxes intending the shelve the Space Marines until after I had finished off 3000 points of Nids.
However once I decided to pick up a Hobby Weekend ticket the Tyranids got put to one side and I decided to go with Salamanders. (I’m currently 32 books into the Horus Heresy and it was a toss up between them and the White Scars).
When it comes to paint recipes I’m following the citadel painting app (before anyone says anything I’m putting it down to failing eye sight but I swear I saw the backpacks as green up to when I looked at the app again this morning after looking up some Salamander related stuff.)
I’ve knocked over one squad of intercessors so far (though they need to have their backpacks redone now 🙂 )and I’ve had my first real crack at freehand work with the flames on their right shoulder pads. I know it’s pretty basic stuff, but I’m happy with the end result. I’ll put some step by step posts up over the next few days, but for the moment this is where I’m sitting in regards to paint scheme and basing.
I’ll set up the lightbox and get some better quality photos with the official hobby weekend backing next time too.
Loving the green and flames but the mould lines on the side of the round parts on the backpacks are really noticeable