Category: Skulls - LexCore - Epic 40K

Just in Time [1]

31/7/2026

With the afternoon off, I decided not to play my games and spend it as if I were at work. Unfortunately, my job isn't to paint models. However, I managed to sit down and get to work on this. Two photos of the finished paint job before I swamp it with my usual black wash. I was tempted not to mount the Ork on top, but after several attempts, I glued him in place without ruining anything. One final photo after the wash showcasing the visible Ork driver. While adding the pipe clips, I had enough green stuff for one more skull.

A Little Overboard [1]

28/7/2026

I went a little overboard with adding extras to this truck. It, however, came to light how I could use all those Epic banner poles now. All that is left is to wait for the green stuff to dry and add some pipe clips. Then it's ready to paint... unless I (or AI) come up with more ideas to add on. With the leftover green stuff, I was able to make one sad skull.

More Than Planned [1]

28/3/2026

I was originally planning to make four axles, but while cutting the tubes for the wheels, one turned out too wide. So I made an extra set of wheels. I finally realised that I had more green stuff than I could use, and there was no need to use it sparingly. The wheels I made last time were half-filled, sometimes even less. This time, I went all out and filled them to the brim. Sometimes, after poking the holes to make the spoke, the green stuff would overflow out of the inner side. Surprisingly, I didn't try to scrap the excess off to use! As I mixed more green stuff than I intended and didn't want to make a lot of skulls, I ended up making two more axles. In the end, I only had enough left over to make one skull. It should have been two, but the second flew off somewhere, and I couldn't find it.

Broken Again [4]

16/2/2026

The antenna broke for the second time, and no doubt it won't be the last. I realised one of the antennas had also broken off the old stand. Seems the old stand I kept the drones simple. This time around, I painted some panel lines on the antenna and also added a red spot for the front of the drone sensor. After filling the Tau Ethereal base with green stuff, I decided not to

bother with the others and just filled it with paint instead. It seemed a waste of paint, but it was probably going to dry before I used it all anyway. A minor regret as it wasn't ideal trying to keep the thick dabs of paint flat. At least it meant I had green stuff left to make some skulls.

Finishing Touches [1]

21/9/2025

Despite not quitting yet, as there are still 9 more days till the end of the season, I managed to stop playing to finish off these two models. I added minor detail to the existing arm and even added some front detail to hide my rough cuts. With a chest plate and crotch guard, all that was left was to use some resin to reinforce the flimsy swords... oh and paint them too. Adding to the pile, one very small skull with the remaining green stuff.

Much More Than Expected [1]

20/9/2025

I wasn't planning on posting this month due to a lack of enthusiasm as well as spending too much time on Games. The plan was to start next month, however, I decided to sit down and see what happens. With a new sharp scalpel blade, I started slicing pieces off the Dire Avenger. It was much easier with a new sharp blade, but I was also being much more careful this time, trying to avoid slicing into my fingers. After making the sword, I decided to model the pointing arm. It took a long time, but

you can just barely see the pointing finger. I had greenstuff left and rather than messing up the hand, I decided to work on the second one! The second was much harder, but after over two hours, I wonder if this the second step in breaking my gaming addiction? Or is this just temporary fix?

Day Off [1]

11/8/2025

I had the day off and all I had planned was a BBQ in the morning. The rest of the day, I treated the tablets as if I was at work... meaning I didn't have them and "shouldn't" be playing games. That meant I had more time to invest in other things, including a bit of spring cleaning and working on this model.
I super-glued the Shuriken pistol and used green stuff to mount the sword. I even added the shoulder pad and still had some to spare for one extremely small skull.

A Change of Direction [1]

27/7/2025

I decided to go in a different direction and decided to do the Dire Avengers instead and create the Phoenix Lord Asurmen. The hard part was that his profile was different, so I went and chopped the figure into three parts. Sometimes I wonder if it would have been

easier just to create this from scratch, although my biggest problem is keeping it small. I mixed as little as possible some green stuff to model the feet, but still ended up with a small amount left, just enough to make a skull (even though it looks more like a face). I used a new tool that I had for a while, although the silicon tip wasn't firm enough, but the small ball on the other end proved quite useful in shaping and smoothing the green stuff.

Just the Two... [2]

21/3/2025

Rather than melting plastic to plug holes and imperfections, I returned to using green stuff. With the PG's now all touched up and after countless of searching for ideas on how best to add the details to the rear, I was ready. And with only a small amount of green stuff left mixed, I was just able to knock out two small skulls.

The Skulls (2)

31/12/2024

Unlikely I'll have any time to start anything new, but as I decided to finish my Ghaz by adding his horns, I had plenty of green stuff left to make two more skulls. So that ends the year with 56. Only 944 to go! And I started this two and a half years ago!