A couple of years ago, I made a bet with a friend, and I won. I used the money to buy something very silly: a Termite. Since the bet involved matters of a personal nature, an appropriate name for the Termite in my naming scheme is As Cups for a Wedding.
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Cleaning up the resin was much less painful than I expected.
Much to my surprise, building the model was also just really simple. There's not that many bits, and they all just fit together very, very nicely. Not at all what I expected!
I picked volkite chargers as the weapon option because volkites are cool, but I magnetized them in case I change my mind.
It's a big old drill, by the way.
Painting the Termite was quite satisfying, with the tracks and drill and so on in Gunmetal and the sides in Dark Red. What cemented my choice of Word Bearers as my legion was that I somehow weirdly enjoy painting dark red, and I liked it here as well. The Termite bears its name on the lower surfaces.
The volkite chargers are in Copper, and the army badges are at the back.
I think it's a handsome beast.
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So, a surprisingly easy build and paint job, and an excellent addition to my little Horus Heresy collection. Frankly, I've been so busy with work and other things that my hobby activities have taken a bit of a back seat. But I'm very happy I got this done.
Your termite looks great - and what a fun model! I was always fond of the old epic-scale termites, to the point where I've been thinking about buying a box of the new Legions models.
ReplyDeleteAt some point I shall also have to pick your brains about working with Forge World resin, as I'll need to put my Scorpion II together... one day. :D
I'd be delighted! And yeah, Legions now has tunnelers and Shadowswords, so I basically have no choice but to get it.
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