While I was painting up the last Tactical Squad, I added one more into the mix.
I bought a devastator box for cheap over a year ago, and have waffled on what exactly to do with it. It doesn’t have enough included duplicated weapons to make an effective Devastator Squad or to equip a bunch of Tacticals.
Multimelta Marine
I decided that I was letting the indecision hold me back from doing anything with them, so I’d make up the multimelta as an option for one of the tacticals.
I went with marking it for Squad I, since that’s the one without raised Ultramarines shoulder pads, so I thought it would fit in the best.
The end of the backlog is so close I can taste it. Just one more Reaper Bones to go!
This is the second Tactical Squad I bought as part of the Strikeforce. Now I’ve got the other Tactical, Scouts, Razorback, and Drop Pod done from that box. That’s all that I’m planning to do for now, although the idea of the Deathwatch Dreadnought does intrigue me.
Tactical Marines (sergeant group)
Once again, I’m using Custom Minis tactical shoulder pads and GW Ultramarines ones.
This is the fourth tact squad in my adult hobby career, but I use markings for the 5th squad. The first one I painted has plain blue pads. The second and third are marked I and II. I decided to use V on these, since I thought it would fit the raised arrow better than III or IV.
Tactical Marines (flamer group)
Of course, the special weapon is magnetized. Sadly, the only heavy that comes in the box is the missile launcher.
Tactical Marines (missile launcher group)
I finished this unit off just in time for the Inquisition War finale. It’s going to be an apoc-lite game, so it may not even be silly to have four tact squads running around.
Ape-X is another Reaper Bones miniature from the first Kickstarter. I decided that I was tired of doing brown all the time, so went for green. Giant mutant cyborg gorillas don’t have to be realistic, right?
Ape-X
I kept it really simple, just a basecoat, wash, and drybrush. It’s not going to win any awards, but it still looks nice.
I’ve slowed down on the Random Rursday thing. I found it had become something of a chore, and I stopped getting Thursday nights as reliable hobby nights. I also found I wasn’t really giving enough time for paint to dry between stages.
I’m still painting some random miniatures between other projects, just without a specific schedule.
The Griffon is a Reaper Bones model. I like the textures in the fur and in the feathers. The base even is a bit more interesting than most of the Reaper models, with some stones sculpted in.
Griffon
I regret not doing a bit more variation in the front section, especially on the wings. This is a big enough model that it looks kind of sparse. On the other hand, I’m not sure I wanted to spend much more time on this model.
I put some flock and static grass on the base, because I wasn’t very happy with how my painting of the grassy parts turned out.
