2019 Year in Review - Blockade

Hi Everyone! It's been a while, but here's my year in review! Lots of paint put down this year, and my first tournament victories in two years!


Here's the total count of miniatures:


Infantry: 165
Monsters: 2 (Thousand Sons Daemon Prince & Venomcrawler)
Tanks/Vehicles: 4 (Goliath, Two Chimeras, Tauros Venator)
Terrain: 12 distinct 'units' of things.

Here's a few of the best pictures from the year!

Black Templar Primaris Apothocary & Vanguard LT Showcase

Here's some awesome shots of my last two major characters for my Black Templars Army!

Just realized the photos are really dark, I'll try and get better ones later! 

Here's the to be finished list.

• Black Templar Phobus Armor LT (1 model - received and built)
• Ten Man Vostroyan Vet Squad - Medic, Sgt. Two Plasmas, one Grenade Launcher, 5 men
• Ten Man Vostoryan Squad - Sgt, Flamer, 8 men.
• Vostroyan Sniper Special Weapons Squad (6 men total)
• Vostroyan Command Squad (Officer already done, two heavy weapon bases).
• Imperial Adeptus Arbites
• Eleven Black Templar Crusaders
• Black Templar Apothecary
• 2 Alpha Legion Obliterators
• Alpha Legion Master of Possession
• Alpha Legion Sorcerer 
• Five Plague Ogryns (or Aberrants) 

Finished - 112 miniatures
Unfinished - 5 miniatures

I'm giving myself until the end of October to kill these last few guys!

Black Templar Army on Parade

My Black Templar army is mostly finished, but I wanted to show off the army on parade board I've built for it!

Black Templar Reinforcements - Xiphon Interceptor

*** Air Support Requested ***

+++ Priority +++ Urgent +++ Gamma Alpha +++

Request Processing +++
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Request....Granted.

Hail The Emperor in his Glory!

Black Templar Crusader Squad Finished

Hi All - The Summer Painting Challenge Continues.


I'm at the point where I'm trying not to say "I'm running out of things to paint" - Except that I am running out of 'priority' things to paint. I'm still got plenty of miniatures that need paint, but the vast majority are simply bringing tabletop quality models up to my 'best' quality models with highlight and washes. Many of these were painted when I was in my teens or college years, when It was literally spraypaint black, paint brown boots, metal gun, blue-grey armor for all my guard models. I also just finished practicing 'upgrading' one of these old Arcadian 4th (My custom guard regiment) models, and he doesn't look to shabby.

Anywho, here's the challenge update.

To finish...

• Black Templar Phobus Armor LT (1 model - received and built)
• Two Squads of Ten Vostroyan Guard including heavy weapon bases.
• Four man command squad (Flamer, Medic, Comms and Grenade Launcher)
• Three Vostroyan Snipers (just picked one up - now I have a special weapons squad!)
• Eleven Black Templar Crusaders
• Black Templar Apothecary
• 2 Alpha Legion Obliterators
• Alpha Legion Master of Possession
• Alpha Legion Sorcerer 
• Five Plague Ogryns (or Aberrants) 

Finished - 83 miniatures
Unfinished - 30ish

At this rate I'll have hit 100 by the end of July IF I can get started on these damn Vostroyans. Still trying to decide if I want to do the constrast paint on them for purple (but I'm unsure if it will match my other paint style) or just my normal purple, wash and highlight on the cloth.

Oh, and did I mention I'm looking at getting a custom platoon from Anvil Industries to match the Vostroyans and add some heft without breaking the bank too bad? Yea....gonna have to wait on that.

Blockade out.

Kitbashed Crusader Squad Assembled

I finished assembling my 3rd troop choice for my Black Templars army today - A kitbashed squad of Black Templar Crusaders. Take a look.

Summer Painting Challenge Update: Suppressors and Berzerkers, Oh My!

Blockade here, and definitely making some progress on my summer painting challenge.

Spindle Drones, Urghuls and Dark Mechanicum finished!

Summer Painting Time Starts Now! - June Challenge

Hi all!

With the craziest time of the year for me winding down now, I can get started on some serious summer painting. Enter the summer painting challenge!

A Preview of things to come!

Finished Black Templar Detachment - Showcase

Howdy! Seems to be a trend here where I and Grendal both disappear for long periods of time only to reappear. As usual, insert standard excuses of real life, other hobbies, and day jobs getting in the way. Here's what I've been working on, and just recently finished up.

Squaduary Finished?! - Blockade's Reivers

So... I'm a few days late, but in my defense I'm busy building a world.  Here's my ten Black Templar Reivers. First in unfinished format, then in finished format with some finished scenery. Yay! I actually decaled and varnished these guys, so I'm feeling pretty pleased with them.