Forgeworld open day 2011 - Design Studio Stands

So having failed at my attempts to win shiny trophies I decided to send my crack team of infiltrators to see what information could be gleaned from the strange folk of Forgeworld.

As usual lots to see but some items of particular interest, first up were some nice new Dark Eldar grav tanks, one ready to go into production the other still in a proto-type phase which Darren Parwood said would take at least two months to finish ready for casting.  Apparently no book in the works at the moment, these are just going to be released when they are ready.

They also had a display set up showing the process through from concept to the finished miniature, this time featuring the new 25 man Imperial Guard transport, the "crassus".

and a painted example thats sure to feature in the new Imperial Armour.

There were also some nice new pre-heresy assault marines on show, as well as some WIP sculpts for more pre-heresy heavy weapons.

There were also some nice new shoulder pads for the Salamanders Space Marine chapter as well as more detail packs for the Astral Claws, though the photos I took of these were awful lol.

Thats it for the 40K side of things, square bases coming up next.

Forgeworld open day 2011 - Painting contest.

Well as I made clear earlier I headed off to GW's secret HQ for the Forgeworld open day with the intention to enter the painting contest there.  I went in search of this:

Unfortunately I left with.........nothing!  Oh well I guess i'll have to put more effort in next time, but on a plus side I did get Sevrin Loth finished and i'll post some good pictures later.  However I did get some photos of the various entries.  First of all the winning entry.

As well as some of the more interesting entries.

OVER 500! Plus badtouch get's banned news flash!

So first of all great news everyone! This month I finally broke the 500 views barrier which means I'm half way there to my target of 1000 views a month. In unrelated news it appears due to a legal issue arising from the backing track on my Sevrin 360 video, unclebadtouchTV is currently banned from viewing in Germany, so if your one of my german observers, sorry I'm a numpty and I'll try harder next time lol

On a lighter note I will be attempting Forgeworld's open day this Sunday, so for those of you attending keep an eye out for the big, hairy, bearded fool, clutching a Sevrin Loth in his grubby lil hands near the painting competition.

Testing Technology - An Explanation

I'm just trying out the limits of the technology available to me, especially when it is going to be neccessary to show off some larger models on here.  So sit back, relax, press the shiney button and it will all soon be over.  Sorry about the backing track but it was easily to hand and a lil bit more entertaining than a sterile clicking as the turntable goes round.  So keep your eye's peeled for more wacky going's on!  If you have any feedback please be sure to post it so I can do things better.

Testing Technology - Sorry lol

Scythes of the Emperor - Librarian - Part 4

So still struggling with technically difficulties I'm going to pop a quick update on here while I can.  I've made progress in some areas and taken a step back in others.  I've decided to redo the chest eagle as I wasn't happy with how it was coming out but have managed to get paint on some previously untouched areas.  I'm going to have to get a move on with this as I intend to enter it into the painting contest at Forgeworlds open day on the 03/04/11 at GW headquarters in lenton, I don't expect to win but it help's give me a deadline to work to.  So here are the shiny pictures, again not brilliant quality but i'll get the light tent out for the finished article.

So that's your lot til next time, Like I said above i'll hopefully have this done before the week is done so keep your eye's peeled!

Scythes of the Emperor - Sternguard

Well I made some progress on this unit, but not the miniatures lol got the bases prepped so I can say I did something constructive with my time.

Hopefully this might motivate me to get on with Sevrin so I can start this unit.