Hi folks,
I'm sorry I haven't been around much the past couple of months. I have kept myself busy with various hobby projects, but free time and energy have been at an absolute premium. Today is the first day of the Easter holidays here in Australia and I am sitting rather shell shocked in my kitchen decompressing. Scrolling through my favourite blogs it started to dawn on me just how long it has been since I recorded any of my efforts.
So, what's going on?
The Wachtmeister from The Wachtmeister's Patrol and Dr the Viking from Cowabunga Journal have joined forces to run another 2nd Edition Army Challenge. I am something of a veteran in the challenge now, having participated in every challenge so far, along with a couple of other Aussies (we have become really good mates over the years). I was tempted to give the challenge a miss due to overall fatigue, but before I knew it I was sending off my entry. "It is not in me to withdraw".
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| My pledge for the challenge, including a bonus Deathwing Squad. |
This year I am working on some mobile units for my vintage Dark Angels, which will include a solid Ravenwing component. I only ever painted one Ravenwing bike back in the day, before 3rd Ed. rolled in and changed how bikes operate significantly. I love how they look, though, so it has been very exciting to re-visit the old paint scheme.
With two months of the challenge down, I have already painted about 500 points worth of units; things are more expensive in 2nd Ed. (Tactical squads are 300 points). Below are my two progress entries, including a bonus objective marker called "The Grave of the Unknown Rider" and three units from my 2025/26 To-Do list:
To give you some idea of the vibe this challenge has, we even have custom campaign to play (perhaps inspired by the crazy Aussies who keep turning up every year!): The Webs of Uluru
This month I am working on some additional Ravenwing Squadron models and an Attack Bike. Hopefully I can get back into the swing of posting and put up some work in progress soon.
See you across the table,
Marc
