My First Warhammer 40k Miniature!

About 6 months ago I got the all too familiar urge to try something new. Usually this urge is gaming related , and this time was no different. I had always been impressed with Games Workshop and their Warhammer universe so I decided to look into it more. I did my normal stuff my brain with info from the web and found out there was a Games Workshop store not far from where I live. Dark and I decided to check it out. Road Trip!

That next weekend we made the 30 minute drive, ate breakfast, then headed to the mall. Trying to pretend I wasn't anxious, we made a loop around the mall looking here and there, until finally we arrived at the store I had been waiting to see. As I looked upon the magnificent sight. I am sure there was a bit of drool forming. It was enough to make a grown geek shed a tear. The tables were setup as battlefields awaiting miniature armies and the wars they will wage. On every wall were miniature armies just waiting for a commander to prepare them for the battles ahead. There were also a number of painting stations so you could assemble and paint your armies. We looked around the store looking at all the different sets of miniatures and watching one of the battles already underway. Just inside the door of the store there were a few smaller battlefields setup and as we were looking at those, one of the store employees came up and offered us a demo. We chose Warhammer 40k for our demo and then we were off. After a short battle, we decided that it would be fun, and we picked up a starter set for 40k and a hobby kit with paints, glue, clippers, and such.

The next day we setup a card table, covered it with newspaper, and began constructing our armies. a few hours of clipping, glueing, trimming, and some OCD perfecting we had a few of each of the armies ready for a base coat of paint. I took them outside and used some spray primer to expertly undercoat them. Tired from all the intense concentration and attention to detail we decided to place them in a small box and come back to it later.

Six months, or so later, my best friend of 17 years came into town and was going to be in the area of the store where we purchased or Warhammer figures and after visiting the store I decided I needed to paint the things. Late that night I was sitting and playing WoW with Dark and she decided to go to bed. I logged into my PVP only toon and was going to do some BGs, but logged out of game when I remembered there were Ultramarines in the closet and they needed some attention. I pulled all of the stuff from the closet got to work. Two hours later, I had finished the painstaking process of painting my first Warhammer miniature. I have some pictures below. I still have to finish the base, but for the most part it is finished. It was a lot of fun, even though there were tense moments, but I learned a lot about technique and style. Thank you for reading and as always Have Fun!!