Well, somehow another month has passed since the last painting update, and I'm going to be better than having a ~6-7 month hiatus of not posting. While I had a bunch of plans to paint up some Necrons in my last update, I got the urge to play some Battlefleet Gothic Armada (1), and that made me want to get out and re-paint my Imperial Battlefleet Gothic. The long wait for a new Necron codex hasn't exactly inspired me to paint more 40k either.
These are some minis I've had for quite a while, getting them BFG was still as thing GW sold, sometime in the mid-2000s. I wasn't exactly a good painter then, which shows, nor was I that great at caring for my miniatures. The artwork and setting inspired me, and the rules were different and exciting enough from 40k as well. There were a couple of other people who had small fleets back then that I'd play against, though BFG was never exactly a big gaming system at the local gaming club I went to.
The minis have languished in storage for the last 10+ years, and they made a different enough change from what I've been painting recently as well. This has also given the opportunity to get some practice at magnetising things, and trying some new painting techniques with sponges which I'm pretty happy about. I'm also trying some OSL for the engine lights, to varying effects. Enjoy!
Early 2000's painting, and years of bad storage
Stripped and undercoated!
Let the painting commence!
Overall, I'm pretty happy with how its all turning out. The green and white is the classic BFG look, and its nice to paint a few other coloured ships as well; they can be ships from other Battlefleets that have broken through the Chaos blockades of the sector. I'm also happy with how the bases are turning out.
There's about seven more cruisers, five more escorts and then a Battleship to paint, so plenty more should be in the next update!
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