Fresh Prints and Too Many Metal Details
A small but very satisfying hobby update from our side: new models are landing on the desk, and with them comes that familiar mix of excitement and mild painting panic.
Michał showed off a freshly printed unit of Chaos Warriors, and they already look like a very solid start for a dark, heavy-armoured project. There is always something especially motivating about seeing a whole batch ready at once — suddenly it feels much more real than just “a plan” sitting in the backlog.
On the other side of the table, Ender finally finished assembling an Aether-Khemist. And by the sound of it, this was not exactly a quick, relaxing build. Apparently it had the highest part count out of all the Kharadron models he has worked on so far — which feels very on-brand for Kharadron Overlords, to be honest.
The real challenge starts now, though. Ender immediately pointed out the thing every painter notices the moment a complicated miniature is glued together: how are we supposed to reach all those recesses now? Between the layered gear, tubing, armour panels and all the little mechanical bits, the Khemist looks like one of those models that will reward patience — and probably punish shortcuts.
Still, there is a silver lining: with that many materials and textures on one miniature, a full set of metallic paints should finally get the workout it deserves. Brass, steel, iron, bronze — this feels like exactly the kind of project where having a wide metallic palette stops being a luxury and starts being a necessity.
So for now, the hobby desk is split between two very different kinds of chaos: ranked-up Chaos Warriors on one side, and intricate Kharadron engineering on the other. One project is all about mass and menace, the other about tiny details and hard-to-reach panels. In both cases, we are very much looking forward to seeing paint hit the models.
Sometimes that is enough for a good hobby evening: one fresh print, one finished assembly, and one looming question of how on earth we are going to paint all of it.