Confessor Finished and a New Project

So I've finished  the Confessor (minus the base). Only had his mace to do so I just needed to find some free time to do it. It wasn't anything too taxing.

I think this ranks as my best painted model ever and didn't take that long to do. Its a stark contrast to the first model I painted (sadly no pictures available as I stripped it a couple of weeks ago).

Also, whilst routing around in my bits box I found an old metal figure that I bought when I was using the Citadel Journal Genestealer Cult rules (so probably around 10 years or so ago). I think its an old Empire Light Wizard model (I ordered it when GW still had its bits service). The model was supposed to be used as a special character in the Journal rules but I never really got round to finishing him off. So after digging him out, I rustled together a few bits and made something that will hopefully fit into my cult.

Basically, I've replaced his sword with a fancy bolt pistol, and created an ornate staff head out of a cocktail stick, genestealer claw and genestealer head (the claw is supposed to be holding the head and it will all be a nice shade of gold). I also trimmed off the Egyptian bear that he was sporting. Not sure how he's going to look at the moment, I think I need to get some paint on him and hopefully he'll come to life and fit right in.

More Hybrids

Just another short one here.

Finished up a couple of Hybrids I started whilst I popped to York for the weekend a few weeks ago.

Firstly is the Hybrid Acolyte leader.

To try and make the figure look less boring (as there is a lot of blue on the figure) I painted the skin and robes slightly different. Also, to try and break things up, I decided to give him a red power sword. To make the sword look like and energy blade, I gave it multiple stages of highlighting, finalising in a white highlight on the edges and blade. Hopefully this effect was pulled off correctly...

Secondly was another Magus model

This was a relatively easier Magus to paint than the others due to reduced number of ridges on the carapace.

This figure is one that comes along with the throned Patriarch (a reasonably rare figure these days). At some point I'd like to get round to painting him too, though as I don't have its throne I'll need to get around to constructing him a new one.