TINY TERMIES or .. travel space hulk... status update

I've got everything assembled except for converting the librarian and lightning claw terminators, and creating the blips/counters, at which point Phase 1 will be complete and I could actually play a game. Hopefully this week I can get the blips & counters done, then I need to create a mini binder to keep copies of the rules/maps in (as well as obviously paint the models) and I'd love to get some nice colour print outs of maps to use.

Took some pics of the conversions I've done so far, and the dark realm miniatures vampire beasts I'm using as the 'stealers. The termies I'm just going to touch up the colours they were already painted. Probably something very simple for the 'stealers - like dheneb stone, one other colour and a wash.

tiny termie close-ups
sgt w power sword (plastic card for sword)
sgt w thunder hammer/storm shield (plastic card for shield and file piece of sprue for hammer)

assault cannon (end of a pin)
heavy flamer (dollops of glue)
chainfist (just sliver of sprue)

and here's a pic of the vampire beasts from dark realm miniatures.
my two "broodlords" on the left (tentacle gribbly) and "stealers" on the right (mandible gribby)

New Project.. Travel Space Hulk... entering Phase 1

I received a package from Dark Realm Miniatures yesterday. It was a couple orders of their Vampire Beasts. I'm going to use these guys as genestealers for building a set of travel space hulk (you can also find a better version in Firebase Issue 8). I had 3 stands of terminators so I'm basically full steam ahead on this now that I've found some gribblies to represent the 'stealers. They come with 20 of the mandible version and 5 of the tentacle version. The tentacle version looks a little bigger so I'm going to use that as my broodlord (a little different paint scheme to make it easy as well). I got enough to keep a spare broodlord and 3 spare 'stealers and I still have 23 mixed remaining I plan to gift to a friend who's a big space hulk fan.

I started getting them stuck to magnet sheet last night. I used superglue as well to make sure they don't come off. Been a long time since I've painted anything this small, but I figure 2 colours and a devlan mud wash will do them proud.

I also started conversions of the various terminator armaments to go with space hulk. I've gotten what's required for the two standard squads done (assault cannon, chainfist, heavy flamer, power sword, thunder hammer/storm shield) I'll get some pics up tonight, hopefully after I finish doing up a lightning claw model and the librarian.

Phase 1: models/counters assembled (essentially playable)

Phase 2: models painted

Phase 3: colour map print outs & mini rulebook/mission book (plan is to get a mini binder so I can continue to add missions)