The Rantings of the barely human.
Quick tip for anyone painting Word Bearers in the Warhammer 40K tabletop world. You will have seen the runes that they are famous for covering their armour with and that appear on their transfer sheet:
Well, it turns out they are just Enochian “the mystical language recorded in the journals of John Dee.” which is open source and for which you can find lots of open fonts to make your own
I also include one here in case they all disappear: enochian
Recently I have been trying to eat a bit better and cheaper; one way that has worked has been easy overnight oats, and while there are hundreds of complex recipes out there, this is the simplest one that I have found that works for me
In a leakproof tub (I favour the Clip & Seal Lunchbox – Medium from Elephantbox which is 800ml).
1. Chop a banana 1
2. Chuck 2 cups of rolled oats ( 360 grams) in the bottom
3. Blend or mix 2 scoops of protean powder (80ml) with about 500 ml of oat milk. I have found that the extreme protein mix from The Protein Works is great and works well (the Salted caramel bandit is my favourite to go with banana).
4. Pour this over the oats and top up with milk to fill up the tub. Close and give a good shake, then leave in the fridge overnight.
This version tastes like Banoffee pudding. <happy sigh>
Painter: Dultoriminis
Model(s): Necromunda Ironhead Squat Prospectors Gang
Paint(s): Chaos Black (spray), Averland Sunset, Yriel Yellow, Mephiston Red,Evil Sunz Scarlet,Thousand Sons Blue,Caliban Green,Agrax Earthshade,White Scar,Rakarth Flesh,Grey Seers,Rhinox hide, Mornfang Brown,Abaddon Black,Eshin Grey,Leadbelcher,Nuln Oil,Stegadon Scale Green, Baharroth Blue, Nuln Oil, Iron Hands Steel,Bugmans Glow, Cadian Fleshtone, Kislev Flesh.
Method(s):
Start by spraying the whole figure Chaos Black
Helmet
Red Stripe (On Helmet)
Armour Plating
Armour Trim (and Light cloth)
Underclothes and Boots
Steel
Visor
Skin
Notes
Painter: Stickfight
Model(s): The great Pumpkin and Halloween Base, Round 80mm
Method(s):
Undercoat Both models: Chaos Black
Mud:
Pumpkins:
Stones:
Leaves:
Vines:
Cobwebs:
Crows:
Snail:
Candles:
Paint Time: about 20 hours all told (only because I’m a slow painter)
Notes: To get a decent orange coverage, its much easier to airbrush it, Jokaero Orange followed by Trollslayer Orange highlighted on the top, gave a really good consistency. I have to say on a complex model like this that is done with 3d printing, It’s an absolute son of a devil to paint because of all the little nooks and crannies you can’t take apart to paint. As the base was uneven I had to pad the ground to fit the model evenly and used black Milliput squished in place and then peeled off before it dried, flattened out and then given some grooves to give a muddy earth effect, on the wash over the orange REALLY make sure you water down the agrax, else you end up with hard lines on your orange.
