Caliban's Twilight finished

Finally finished Caliban's Twilight. Not much to add here, also it did seem to take ages to paint an 80 pt model :P Photos aren't particularly great either as the black seems very washed out, which IRL isn't anywhere near as bad as on here. Oh well, it's done now, and now time to move onto some more Deathwing!

Painting, temperature and Necron lists.

It's been waaaay to hot to paint here in the UK over the last week or so, so not much progress has been made on Caliban's Twilight. However, after a quick painting session today, she's very close to completion for me, needing about an hour's work. You can see in the WIP pics my sloppy painting style, which looks awful at the moment, but I've always been more inclined to get paint onto a model and clear it up later.

In the meantime, I've been looking at my Necrons. The Nerd Garage needs some new armies to play with and against. Pootank is going for the new Eldar, and Danny's slogging through his Tau, leaving me to step up and get the 'Crons back on the table. I've come up with the below list, and ordered the Tomb Blades. The rest I currently own and just need to get built/repaired. Thoughts would be good.

1500 Pts - Necrons Roster

HQ: Overlord (1#, 145 pts)

   1 Overlord, 145 pts ((C:NE, pg. 30); Infantry; Warscythe; Mindshackle Scarabs; Resurrection Orb; Ever-Living; Independent Character; Reanimation Protocols; Warlord)

: Royal Court (3#, 125 pts)

   1 Royal Court, 125 pts

      1 Harbinger of Destruction ((C:NE, pg. 32); Infantry; Harbinger of Destruction; Eldritch Lance; Solar Pulse; Ever-Living; Reanimation Protocols)

      1 Harbinger of Destruction ((C:NE, pg. 32); Infantry; Harbinger of Destruction; Eldritch Lance; Ever-Living; Reanimation Protocols)

      1 Harbinger of Destruction ((C:NE, pg. 32); Infantry; Harbinger of Destruction; Eldritch Lance; Ever-Living; Reanimation Protocols)

Elite: Triarch Stalker (1#, 165 pts)

   1 Triarch Stalker, 165 pts ((C:NE, pg. 39); TL Heavy Gauss Cannon; Quantum Shielding; Living Metal; Move Through Cover; Targeting Relay; Vehicle (Open-topped, Walker))

Troops: Warriors (20#, 260 pts)

   20 Warriors, 260 pts ((C:NE, pg. 33); Infantry; Gauss Flayer; Reanimation Protocols)

Troops: Warriors (9#, 219 pts)

   8 Warriors, 219 pts ((C:NE, pg. 33); Infantry; Gauss Flayer; Reanimation Protocols)

      1 Ghost Ark ((C:NE, pg. 53); Gauss Flayer Array (each side); Quantum Shielding; Living Metal; Repair Barge; Jink; Vehicle (Open-topped, Skimmer))

Troops: Warriors (9#, 219 pts)

   8 Warriors, 219 pts ((C:NE, pg. 33); Infantry; Gauss Flayer; Reanimation Protocols)

      1 Ghost Ark ((C:NE, pg. 53); Gauss Flayer Array (each side); Quantum Shielding; Living Metal; Repair Barge; Jink; Vehicle (Open-topped, Skimmer))

Fast Attack: Tomb Blades (3#, 60 pts)

   3 Tomb Blades, 60 pts ((C:NE, pg. 42); Jetbike; TL Gauss Blaster; Reanimation Protocols; Hammer of Wrath; Jink; Relentless)

Fast Attack: Tomb Blades (3#, 60 pts)

   3 Tomb Blades, 60 pts ((C:NE, pg. 42); Jetbike; TL Gauss Blaster; Reanimation Protocols; Hammer of Wrath; Jink; Relentless)

Fast Attack: Tomb Blades (3#, 60 pts)

   3 Tomb Blades, 60 pts ((C:NE, pg. 42); Jetbike; TL Gauss Blaster; Reanimation Protocols; Hammer of Wrath; Jink; Relentless)

Heavy Support: Annihilation Barge (1#, 90 pts)

   1 Annihilation Barge, 90 pts ((C:NE, pg. 49); Tesla Cannon; TL Tesla Destructor; Quantum Shielding; Living Metal; Jink; Vehicle (Open-topped, Skimmer))

Heavy Support: Annihilation Barge (1#, 90 pts)

   1 Annihilation Barge, 90 pts ((C:NE, pg. 49); Tesla Cannon; TL Tesla Destructor; Quantum Shielding; Living Metal; Jink; Vehicle (Open-topped, Skimmer))

Caliban's Twilight WIP

Having repaired my Darkshroud, Caliban's Twilight, I've set to paint the beast. And it's not coming along too badly. The most tedious part for me was all the silver underneath the Speeder, as it's a massive area that doesn't have much in the way of details to break up. But after that it's seeming to go quite quickly. I've painted the Icon of Old Caliban in a bright scheme, which should make it stand out on the battlefield, but if I had the skill, I'd have done the Icon in a grey marble scheme as I think this would look more like it came from a destroyed building. 

Some close up detail of the Icon. The wings on the angel stands will be white with gold edging to match my Black Knight trims and to help tie this into the rest of my Ravenwing.

And a quick shot of the cockpit interior. Surprisingly easy to paint these, and they look awesome with painted buttons and screen. These will have a few extra bits painted to make them look like scanner screens.

I should be able to get this done by the weekend with any luck, with only the last bits of white, silver and the Marine crew to detail. Next up will be either another Deathwing squad, or the start of my second Tactical squad. I'll have to see what takes my fancy.