Painting Desk

The never ending list of things to paint has been substantially expanded this month.  40k is still the mainstay with 4 Sternguard and Pedro Kantor on the list but they have been joined by models from a few other systems and sculpters.

Firestorm Armada from Spartan Games http://www.spartangames.co.uk/firestorm_armada.htm has been slowly expanding their range with some great additions.  Don't let the home page put you off, there are some great models in this range and the Templar Heavy Cruiser is in dock for a paint job.

Next up are two models from the Infinity series.  A range of sculpts are available with themes from modern Military to futuristic ninja and samurai (and the occasional anthropmorphic cat nurse, not their finest model) http://www.infinitythegame.com/infinity_ENG/

Sculpt quality is generally good but they will need some infilling with modelling putty to smoth lines prevent gaps.

Warmachine features next http://privateerpress.com/ (probably the best website with lots of information, painting tips and pics of the range) with a small Khador battleforce.

The jacks have a pleasingly solid and heavy look with a surprising amount of versatility to their pose and position (especially if your willing to make minor adjustments to the sculpt).

 The metal minatures are generally excellent with some showing great dynamism and character, the fluid motion of the dog in mid leap is probably one of the best models I've seen in years (though some green stuff is needed to smooth out joins in places.



The model demanding immediate attention though is the Gamesworkshop metal miniature http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/ Pedro Kantor. 




A great metal miniature easy to assemble with just flash needing clipping off (though the banner pole can be tricky just drill into the backpack a hole the width of the pole and glue to in place).  Not as much of a centre piece model as other chapter masters Kantor has a solid apperance that suits placing him among several squads, leading from the middle.