Horus Heresy (2) - An Undertaking

 You know what's crazy? I thought for a second I'd be posting these guys for the first time today but it turns out I did already showcase my Word Bearers but it's actually been a little over a year!

https://gamingwithmitten.blogspot.com/2025/06/horus-heresy-1-word-bearers-zone.html

You can check out the previous post here ^ but to summarize, I painted 1k of Word Bearers. Theyve seen exactly one 2nd edition game so far. 

Now for those of you who are keeping score, I said I'd paint another 1k this year in my yearly goal breakdown. Things are about to fly off the handle.

While chatting with a buddy, I've been talked into signing up for some sort of narrative event on the west side of the state, the weekend of Aug. 15. This gives me 26 days (as of writing this) to get the remaining force done for the event. I have signed up for some sort of 3k list and after some deliberation and combing through my collection, I've decided to go for it. I had around 1k done as of last post so to add to the army I will be painting:

10 breachers

5 heavy support squad

1 spartan landraider

1 Saturnine Dread

6 Saturnine Termiunators 

1 Centurion

1 Mortificator

 I did in the meantime finish up my Argel Tal

 So far, I've just been building everything. I think it is actually doable despite how it looks on paper. Almost everything is airbrushed 80 of the base coats so I think all said and done, I stand a good shot. 

Wish me luck

This will unfortunately put the Armageddon project on short hold, but I have another unit almost finished for that. I also have a secret necromunda project that I'll put the final touches on and post about soon, but between now and August, expect more heresy.
 

Works in Progress (3) - A small workbench update

 I recently, between projects painted the first of a flesh eater courts spearhead. 

 I also managed to finally get the second half of the BLKOUT starter done

 I figured out how to print mechs for arsenal

 I powered through and built some breachers for my Word Bearers

Next on the workbench I have an addition to the Fantasy terrain. I have my first Mordheim Band completed (and depending on posting schedule possible a game in there somewhere)

I also have a brand new warband for Shadow War Armageddon, at least one more Underworlds band and possible some other surprises. 

Here's my current plan for trying to stay focused (place bets now)

I'm only working on three things at a time. If I finish a project, I can start a new one. If I work on a project it goes to the top of the list. If I ever have 3 finished projects between an in progress one and the top of the list, I shelve that project. So far so good. 
 

Horus Heresy (1) - Word Bearers Zone Mortalis Force

 Boy that title is a mouthful. One of my hobby goals for the year was to get 1000 points of Word Bearers painted and to play a game of Horus Heresy. Like so many of my goals, I've procrastinated long enough they've announced a new edition. So for now at least, I'm incredible proud to show off the first part of my army. 

The list Paul and I came up with was a combination of what I had slapped together already mixed with some stuff I knew I'd want to add eventually. 

1x Praetor

10 x Tactical Marines

10 x Despoilers (Chainsword and Pistol)

5 x Support Squad with Plasma

5 x Gal Vorbak

Here's some photos of the force

I also managed to actually add enough to this list to play at 1k as well. I finished this Contemptor after everything had already been packed away.

I'll be shelving the Word Bearers for a bit while I work on other projects but this completes the "paint 1k of word bearers" goal of my hobby goal list for the year.

Marine Juice over a fleshtearers red gw paint base. Black Grey or Tenebrous grey for the black, gunmetal trim. The Gal Vorbak have extra details that were covered with standard flesh, selected red and purple washes. plasma is white base with frostheart phoenix or Warpfire paints