First Update of 2017

So I'm back home now. It was quite a fun end to 2016. Made some new friends at Debenhams, met some very nice people, had a job most of all.
But now I'm back home, job hunting again. *sigh* I hope that this year goes better for me than last year.
Anywho, on to the models.

Now, there was a little drama for me early in January. Basically, since I was away, my parents decided that I would switch from my old bedroom to my sister's old bedroom (a nice switch to a bigger room). Unfortunately, that means putting a lot of my stuff in to storage in a pretty narrow but deep cupboard. Wherein they also put my box of paints and brushes. So, understandably, I got a might bit panicky since I couldn't find them right away. But luckily, after moving some stuff around, I found my box of paints. Huzzah!

First up, I'll give a list of models that I got when I was in Liverpool but not able to do.
I bought:
Legion Primus Medicae in Cataphractii Terminator Armour
Ultramarines Legion Herald
Space Marine Librarian
Imperial Guard Basilisk
Horus Heresy Mark IV Space Marines
Adepta Sororitas Sisters of Battle Canoness Veridyan
Airfix British Forces Helicopter Support
and lastly, Team Yankee British Mechanised Company.

Quite a list. And I plan to do even more stuff this year. If my budget allows me.

So let's get cracking.

First up is a model that I've had sitting on my desk for well over a year now. It's a freebie model I got from The Assault Shop when I ordered some metal sandbags from them last year. Since I bought the sandbags from their WW2 US range, they sent me a model of a WW2 US Marine Corps trooper with M2 Carbine.

Much better quality photos with my new camera. I'm proud of the camouflage on his helmet (even though you can't really see it that well in this light) and also the stubble I gave him, which is basically watered down Eshin Grey applied to his face. Simple.

Next up is the first Space Marine of 2017.

These pictures were shot a little later in the evening, hence why the flash was on in the first one. I had a little problem when he was being sprayed (as in, the wind knocked him off his perch and knocked some of the sand off of his base). But I've got some foliage that I can use to cover those bits. Unfortunately, the model is not 100% finished. I don't know where my sheet of Raptor decals are or whether they have been binned (I fucking hope it's not the latter). So... yeah.
I do love the Mark IV kit though. It's such a nice kit, so sleek and easy to use. And the pieces REALLY fit together well with other Space Marine armour kits.

And last but not least, some WIPs.

The first one is the Basilisk kit which I am converting in to a Recon Salamander for my Imperial Guard army.
And the second one... well. I'm keeping that one under my hat.

Thanks for reading guys. See you next time.