Re-boot

I'M BACK!!!! I've been away for a couple of months dealing with life, work, family, holidays, etc. and ended up being too tired to really do anything about my Space Wolves. Well now, it's time to keep one of the New Year's resolutions that I made for 2010: Actually get an army completed and on the gaming table. True, my life is busier than I care to discuss, but being a husband and father of three daughters AND having a wife that works straight afternoon shifts should be no reason that I can't sneak a little time for myself and return to my favorite hobby, right?

So, I've picked up my codex, clippers, and glue and decided to get back to work on my Space Wolves. I initially had a 1,500 point list that I ended up changing a couple of time, so I figured that I might as well start over. One of the other things I plan on doing, aside from re-reading the codex again cover to cover, is to immerse myself in the history of the northmen and the Norse mythology. I'm betting that I'll be able to dig up a ton information that I can use to flesh out my collection. And that's just for starters.

All of that said, I better get busy. Now where did I put my Thor comic books?

Short Update

I used what bits that I had left and assembled another Grey Hunter, using a Chaos Marauder shield and pelt together with a Space Wolf head and torso. Part of the fun in collecting Space Wolves so far (for me at least), is taking the time to build one at a time and asking myself the question, 'How do I make this model look different from the rest?' If you can figure that out every time, then you can find real satisfaction in painting and playing with your army.

Painting - I tried painting a test model model last night using a straight grey scheme. Codex Grey, with Badab Black wash and then a Fortress Grey drybrush. I didn't like the way it turned out so, I chucked that one. Can anyone provide a good tutorial for painting Space Wolves?

My Ulrik the Slayer arrived yesterday from GW and I'm half way finished assembling the metal Wolf Guard - which will serve as my Lone Wolf.

Just Gettin' Started...

My little care package from GW arrived today. Earlier this week, I ordered a Rune Priest and the new Direct Only Wolf Guard model. The Rune Priest has always been, in my opinion one of the coolest miniatures ever produced by GW. The pose is very dynamic and well-detailed with runes talismans - a true wolf brother.

The Wolf Guard is labeled as a SW Captain - honestly I'm not sure how I'll play him. He looks every bit the Lone Wolf, but I think he would serve well as a Wolf Guard Battle Leader or Pack Leader. But in any case, I'm glad to have that model as part of my small, but growing collection.

Update - I've got two Grey Hunters built from the old set and the work continues on that. Pics of those coming soon. My only concern with the old set is that they don't have the SW detail that the new ones do, so I'll probably add some bits from the new kits when they are released.