Minis Mania

Some years ago Ironwolf gave me the game Warhammer 40,000 as a gift. It's a miniatures-based tactical combat table game set in the far future. So I started collecting an army to play the game, but it's very expensive and I didn't really have anyone to play with.

A couple weeks ago I pulled out the minis again with an inexplicable desire to make them into a formidable fighting force, i.e. to paint them and make them look pretty, at least. I've gotten through my first batch and I wanted to show one off:



This is a Seraphim Sister Superior from the Witchhunters' Sisters of Battle Army.

For the real-life friends, this is a re-do of an old paint job. Did some touchups, painted a face (something I'm still terrible at), added hair highlights and robe lowlights, and redid the base.

I wish I wasn't so heavy-handed - sometimes I end up obscuring the details of the mini with too many layers of paint (because I mess up so much).

It's a hack job. If you really want to see nicely painted minis you can check out "Cool Mini or Not?"

Still, the painting is fun, and I'll put up a pic of the whole force in a couple months when I finish it (if I finish it). Mind you, I still won't have anyone to play with...