My birthday was a few weeks ago, and my better half got me a ForgeWorld Bombard (among many other things)! I have chosen to do my first unboxing article on this model. THis isn't going to be a video unboxing though. 1 - because I shudder at the thought of my recorded voice being released upon the internet, 2 - I have no tripod for my camera so the video will look like it's been shot Blair Witch style and 3 - I'm just not ready to try it yet. Instead, you get a photo unboxing - just minus the actual box.

My FW Artemia hellhound can now be moved on to the completed shelf! Other commitments have stopped me from finishing this off sooner after the good progress I had made. Here are some pictures and details of the finished tank:

Just a quick heads up to let people know that Anvil Industries, Afterlife, kickstarter has gone live.

It is already over double its goal amount so take a look.

I feel like I'm flitting between projects like a bird searching for food at the moment. But at least it stops me from getting burnt out. Having done all of 10 minutes more to the Mahreens, I decided I would revisit one of the (many) unfinished projects I have on my shelves.

With the release of the new Space Marine codex and models, of which I plan to buy some just for the hell of it, I had the urge to carry on with the small Crimson Fist force that I had been working on a few months ago.

Back in November last year (didn't realise it was that long ago), I grabbed a built and painted bastion when my FLGS closed down. It was pretty poorly put together. Mold lines etc hadn't been cleaned up, so generally it didn't fit together. The paint also a little bit dodgy and basic.

With the release of all the new shiny Space Marine pre-orders has come an iTunes iBook entitled How to Paint Citadel Miniatures: Tactical Marines. Now I know that some of these "How to" books from GW tend to be a bit simplistic, but I am interested in seeing how they recommend painting some of the Chapters.

Front view 

Left side, front angle

Left side, rear angle

Rear view

Right side, rear angle

 Right side, front angle

A nice close up shot of the commander/gunner 

And finally, another group photo

I have plans for more set back Chimera's but next time I'll be using a kit that I bought and see how they compare.

Thanks for reading, comments and suggestions are always appreciated.

After much effort, and feet dragging, both of the Chimera's are completed! But I'm only going to show one in this post, and the other in a post at the weekend. Enough of my ramblings, and on to the pictures:

Here is C2 "Crepitus" (Snapper). The magnetised dozer blade has been removed just to provide a different look to the tank.

Front view

Right side, front angle

  

And just as a sneak peek, here are the two Chimera's together.

 Stay tuned for the post for the other Chimera! Thanks for reading.