tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83922460640959501382024-03-14T12:35:30.464+00:00Excommunicate TraitorisA Blog based on Games workshop's Warhammer 40,000 and Mordhiem, Wyrd's Malifaux, and any other games that cross my path.
Inquisition, Space wolves, Orks and Guard.Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.comBlogger497125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-47919295998998933032017-05-27T16:15:00.001+01:002017-05-27T16:15:30.595+01:00It's half term.
Which means this is happening:
It also means that I'll be trying to do something geeky. I still cant even begin to contemplate anything 40k, its been so long, I'm not liking any of the recent releases and i'm likely a whole 2 editions behind. The churn of their need to shift product to sustain the size of company they have become is something I just cant keep up with and atKaritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-54221108719857757872017-02-25T15:09:00.004+00:002017-02-25T15:09:44.436+00:00Had a spare day to play with some toys!Well, play..
I'm still here, still alive, and still working 60+ hour weeks. so while i'm getting a little gaming in on my PC (played a little for Honor and a little of the ghost recon beta) I'm not army building. I haven't really painted a "mini" since last summer, but I have got a few Star Wars figure customs and repaints if those are of interest to anyone.
These are what the heads of these Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-23743127877088715602016-08-26T15:46:00.002+01:002016-08-26T16:19:18.770+01:00Wot I did during the summer holidays
"We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it."Roald Dhal
So, I decorated. and I manged to play a few computer games, read a couple of books etc.. I haven't touched a model per se.. though I might still build an astromech as it's a bank holiday this weekend.
Nothing but walls got painted though.
I did have to work out for my job a decent way to do video capture, and have,Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-514234378049023122016-07-29T10:56:00.000+01:002016-07-29T10:56:08.999+01:00O summer where art thou?Like most educators in the UK I just broke up for the summer.
If you see a very tired, yet relieved person wandering aimlessly in the supermarket near you, who looks like the aren't used to being out in the day, looking at the sun like they aren't sure what its for, then spare a kind thought for them, they are probably a teacher.
And those of you with children, thinking "what the hell do I do Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-40337011904027125502016-07-21T11:15:00.000+01:002016-07-21T11:15:00.912+01:00Star Wars Black Series Obi-WanIn working on these 1/12 scale Star Wars Model kits I struck upon a similarly scaled action figure line, and some of the models are very good. - what I'm most interested in personally are the armoured models, such as stormtroopers, mandalorians etc.
The main reasons for that are that cloth items at that scale usually look terrible, and that the flesh looks awful too.
However, Obi appears to Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-66273620379749391392016-07-17T11:29:00.000+01:002016-07-17T11:29:02.404+01:00Recently I have mostly been playing -- Star CitizenYou may have heard of Star Citizen- it began as a crowd funded "Elite" type MMO game, and its been going quite a while and racked up both adherents and doubters, controversies an conspiracy theorists.
At the end of the day however, its an ambitious project that it appears its owners are working really hard to deliver - yes its monetized, and some people have spent a crazy amount of money on Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-19975036917629783872016-07-17T10:17:00.001+01:002016-07-17T10:17:55.537+01:00Blog updateHi Everyone.
Apologies again for the quiet over here, It's been a full academic year in my new role and as I near the end of the term I cant help but reflect that I haven't really put brush to a model in this time. I've done a few things with action figures and 1/12 scale figure kits, some of which I've shared, I've played a few games of X wing - its easy and little work is required (oh and I Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-19993218624472346832016-03-29T10:32:00.001+01:002016-03-29T10:32:30.801+01:00The New Order Another Kit, this time it’s the First Order Stormtrooper. The Trooper contemplated his new kit. As I said in my previous post, I love that these snap together and remain posable. takes about 1-2 hours to build one. and you can finish up with the stickers, waterslides or some paint. Previous generations look on in anticipation In this kit, the baton needed quite a Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-66722369146360383522016-03-19T13:26:00.000+00:002016-03-19T13:26:02.847+00:00Way too old for toys So what am I doing with the action figures and model kits? Where are the 40k models? why isn't there an army being built? Well the short answer is I haven't had time for anything much on the personally creative front since September. But I also have the same problem a lot of you out there do, an obsession with geeky things and a need to do something creative with my time. These kits and figures Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-70749168162403922332016-03-12T21:31:00.000+00:002016-03-12T21:31:08.054+00:00Bandai 1/12 Scale Stormtrooper Having decided I wanted a Stormtrooper and in my mind, one that wasn't too expensive, wasn't to small or large and was a decent looking model, I looked at what was on offer, everything from the Mafex, SH Figuarts, Black series, Revoltech and finally the model kit. I quickly realised that for me, the model kit was the best looking option, as far as visible joints, scale and proportion it Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-85678358858041454702016-03-06T12:39:00.000+00:002016-03-06T12:39:48.120+00:00Alive. Just BusyHello everyone.
I’ll level with you, this isn't me “back” – this is an update, and there may be more, but there is no sense of a return to any kind of schedule I’m afraid. I simply spoke with one of our community on the phone the other day and it reminded me that I should probably let people know that I’m actually alive.
The simple truth is that my new job (September new) has me very busy, and Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-60785353565253754322015-11-15T17:17:00.000+00:002015-11-15T17:17:00.504+00:00Forge World Launch event MiniPainted at a Minotaur Chapter Siege master! Oh the humanity! I know some will lament that this chap inst being used as a HH model, but i thought it accentuated the fluffy idea that the Minos can get their hands on some rare shizz. Its a nice model, though the bulk of the parts are a re-use form one of the praetorians.. I do still need to track down a model for Hamaath Kraatos to round outKaritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-66601131403902589072015-11-08T17:17:00.000+00:002015-11-08T17:17:00.128+00:00Asterion Moloch And Honour Guard Painted and together at last! Just a quick vid of them together. Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-68771203764337045912015-11-01T17:28:00.000+00:002015-11-01T17:28:00.278+00:00Happy Halloween!Had a nice evening last night with some friends playing Mansions of Madness complete with booze and candles. It’s a cracking game, especially for this time of year, easy to play (if not to actually set up) and it has good replay ability. to my shame though I haven't painted my set yet. I really must do something about that. (a quick google of the aforementioned will show you lots of lovelyKaritashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-46741846013432614892015-10-25T13:44:00.000+00:002015-10-25T13:44:00.398+00:00Asterion Moloch Chapter Master of the Minotaurs – Painted!Such a lovely model Lots of fun to paint too! Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-978462847088978682015-10-18T14:39:00.000+01:002015-10-18T14:39:00.429+01:00Minotaur Chapter Honour Guard These chaps are now painted! The Last four Honour Guard, including the banner bearer are now painted.. Chapter Champion with classic “sword raised aloft” pose.. Mk 7 armour for this fellow. he must be quite young ;) Mk3 – Drawing sword.. lovely pose! a mix of mk7 and mk5 armour on this chap and an axe! Banner bearer in mk 3… Nice easy paint job on these, Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-9522755915495607432015-10-11T07:15:00.000+01:002015-10-11T07:15:00.734+01:00Shas'O Vesu'r R'alai.. Painted!I finished him a while back, but in the interests of scheduling content,(and letting his owner see him before he appears on the webs) I’m posting him today.. A wicked model, and the studio paint job doesn't do it justice.. Its a nice sculpt, I find myself more and more wanting fewer GW products and more FW ones.. and thats noting to do with armies or lists or rules and purely because of the Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-60950588740453096722015-10-07T14:58:00.000+01:002015-10-07T14:58:00.286+01:00Mid-Week Post HiatusMy new job is not leaving me much time to hobby at the moment, So You are likely to see the blog go to a single Sunday post per week for the forseeable – this is to make sure I don't have what happened last time, where I kept up two posts a week, and then had a few weeks of no content at all. I may drop in some random mid-week posts, If I can find the time, but dont count on it guys! Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-68592029550158660122015-10-04T07:04:00.000+01:002015-10-04T07:04:00.158+01:00White Scars Biker Melta Squad Finished!I keep saying it, but man bikes take time to paint! Some still as well in an attempt to better portray the colours.. though I think the video quality is improving! The Sergeant is made using one of the white scars upgrade torsos, but with the sword replaces with a combi melta. Ive done that more than once, but will use the wicked curved swords on the command squad I’, also using all my older Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-46246026431554606462015-09-30T07:01:00.000+01:002015-09-30T07:01:00.120+01:00Minotaur Chapter Honour GuardA quick vid of the build for these chaps, feeling like these are “right” now.. Looking forward to getting some paint on them! Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-67319379136904552012015-09-27T06:54:00.000+01:002015-09-27T06:54:00.185+01:00A Half MillionPage views… Wowser. Sure, the blog has been active a while, but that’s still a fairly big number for people coming to look at little old me raving about my little plastic men. so thank you everyone, I do appreciate your readership and I hope this current slew of white scars, minotaurs and ravings is keeping you entertained! Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-62729440237277547652015-09-23T18:23:00.000+01:002015-09-23T18:23:00.141+01:00Wednesday WiP - Minotaur Honour Guard Test fig 2A second go round at this guy, with a slightly warmer bronze.. and an attempt to also add gold for contrast! Video! and some stills for your viewing pleasure.. Here he is side by side with the first kitbash.. This is a much more accurate look at how I’m building tho, now my bitz have arrived :) Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-21017377657461760712015-09-20T18:33:00.000+01:002015-09-20T18:33:00.434+01:00Tau commander Shas O RalaiO Rly? Ya, Rly This is the chap I was building the base for, it’s a birthday gift for a freind, so I’ll be trying not to mess up the paint job :) Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-81441741533486116992015-09-16T16:42:00.000+01:002015-09-16T16:42:00.065+01:00Base build for a Tau commanderThis is for Commander Orly for a freind.. (I know.. O’Ralai..) And the finished base - Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8392246064095950138.post-43731212943235861112015-09-13T16:39:00.000+01:002015-09-13T16:39:00.308+01:00White Scar Biker Melta Squad The Sarge, combi melta.. And the squad.. Which includes test paint guy as an ablative wound hehe. the other two have meltaguns and this squad has an attack bike with a MM Karitashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06811166981334472345noreply@blogger.com3