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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 4h

Minor epiphany for #HobbyStreak day 630; painting "grimdark" is just painting with weathering! Daft to only really now have that realization given how much I enjoy weathering, but here we are. I think this is the Thralls done for the moment - onto the real players next!

Six Thralls from a Vampire Blood Bowl team painted in grey suits, white shirts, brown leathers, and red armour. Each has various injuries and from being fed on by their immortal teammates

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Continuing to pick away at the Thralls for #HobbyStreak day 629; I've ended up deviating in the armour vibrancy somehow... not sure if I like it brighter or I should darken it all back to the test mini (middle back)

Six Thralls from a Vampire Blood Bowl team painted in grey suits, white shirts, brown leathers, and red armour. One Thrall's red armour is slightly darker than the others.

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Back in my usual spot for #HobbyStreak day 628, but still working on this very healthy group of sporting friends - all blocked in and just working on the details and layers

Five Thralls from a Vampire Blood Bowl team painted in grey suits, white shirts, brown leathers, and red armour.

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Back home for #HobbyStreak day 627, but decided to keep the kit intact and live the guerilla hobbying life for a bit longer with more work on the Thralls

Five Thralls from a Vampire Blood Bowl team painted in grey suits, white shirts, brown leathers, and red armour. Their flesh and various hair colours are also painted

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Well I'd really intended to make better use of #HobbyStreak day 626, but never mind! Made a few tweaks to the test Thrall and started blocking out his teammates

Six Thralla from a Vampire Blood Bowl team. One (back midddle) is fully painted in a grey suit, white shirt, brown leathers, and red armour. The rest are just in flat grey, white, and brown

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Continuing to experiment with this Thrall for #HobbyStreak day 625; trying to find that grimdark line between detailed and murky with more layers and shades

One Thrall from the Vampire Blood Bowl team painted in a dark grey suit with a white shirt and red armour

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I did it! I don't have access to my normal hobby space for a bit, which historically has ended my #HobbyStreak, but at least for day 624 my preparation paid off! I made a kit of new paints and brushes to try and experimented on this Thrall

One Thrall from the Vampire Blood Bowl team painted in dark grey with red armour and white shirt

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Had to take a risk for #HobbyStreak day 623 and spraycoat in the heat - went for a warm zenithal for this lot and I'm hoping the speckling isn't textured 😬

Vampire Blood Bowl team with two Vampire Blitzers, two Vampire Runners, two Vampire Throwers, and six Thralls sprayed black with a warm off-white zenithal

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Onto fiends from another world for #HobbyStreak day 622; Vampires for Blood Bowl! It is spooky season after all I tried to body-swap to make a fem Blitzer and masc Runner, but I think I just made alt poses of the fem Runner and masc Blitzer 😆

Unpainted Vampire Blood Bowl team with two Vampire Blitzers, two Vampire Runners, two Vampire Throwers, and six Thralls

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Powered by (unrelated) spite I shaded and then finished all the details for #HobbyStreak day 621, completing the demi-pack as they rejoin their estranged brother!

Five Night Lord Warp Talons painted in a scheme of dark blue with purple-pink mutations, brass trim, metallic details, blue-white lightning-wrapped claws, and rusted underhive bases.

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Caught a vibe for #HobbyStreak day 620 and not only painted all the rest of the trim, but also all the details; rest of the squad now ready for shades!

Four Night Lord Warp Talons painted in a stark layers of blue with purple-pink mutations, brass trim, metallic details, blue-white lightning, and rusted industrial bases.

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I feel bad for the layout editor that painstakingly adjusted the Smasher description to curve around the Breaker artwork...

A page from the Sons of Behemat army book showing descriptions for the Stomper, Taker, Breaker, and Smasher tribes. Each has a relevant piece of artwork, but the Breaker and Smasher descriptions feature each other's instead of their own

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Set out to paint all the trim for #HobbyStreak day 619, but ended up only doing one marine as I rolled through and also finished all the other pre-shade details on it

Four Night Lord Warp Talons painted in a stark layers of blue with purple-pink mutations, metallic details, and rusted industrial bases. One, pictured front-right, also has brass trim and white-blue lightning on its claws

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Working somewhat backwards for #HobbyStream day 618 and doing almost everything except the trim 😅

Four Night Lord Warp Talons painted in a stark layers of blue with purple-pink mutations, metallic details, and rusted industrial bases

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Looking a little grimdark synthwave for #HobbyStreak day 617 - really starting to feel this version of the scheme

Four Warp Talons painted in a stark layers of blue with purple-pink mutations and brown-orange bases

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Finished up the concept Talon for #HobbyStreak day 616; I did try a warp-y green tint on the claws, but it was distracting from the mutation and too much of a deviation from the army scheme so I repainted it back. Also started the base layers on the rest of the squad

A Night Lord Warp Talon painted in a scheme of dark blue with brass trim and a pink-purple mutated daemon arm on a rusted underhive base

Four Warp Talons painted in a dark purple with black bases

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Base and shades all done for #HobbyStreak day 615, just the details to go!

A Night Lord Warp Talon painted in an scheme of dark blue with brass trim and a pink-purple mutated daemon arm

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Working up a concept proof of my Warp Talon scheme for #HobbyStreak day 614, which is looking good so far! I am wondering if I should vary the claws though - I'd normally do a basic lightning, but should it be green for the warp-yness?

A Night Lord Warp Talon painted in an unshaded scheme of stark layers of blue with brass trim and a pink-purple mutated daemon arm

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Sanguinary Priest has a right-handed Narthecium and the Primaris Apothecaries seem to favour backpack mounted tools

Heroes of the Chapter Apothecary from Warhammer.com

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Grabbed the opportunity and spraycoated my Warp Talons and their boss for #HobbyStreak day 613, then I spent my time experimenting with mutation schemes; I really want to get the daemonic element in so I think I'm going with something like this (poor test marine, he's been through a lot)

Close up of a Night Lord marine's right shoulder, featuring a daemonic skull relief. The relief itself ha been painted in a brighter purple-pink as if it's growing out of the darker blue armour

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Gaining energy from the wonderful comments recently I powered through and finished my (ex)Atramentar Lord for #HobbyStreak day 612! The huge skin cape was a problem, being too big to be a single hide and quite plain, so I tried to add stitching and a (mostly intentionally) rough legion tattoo

A Chaos Lord in Terminator armour with lion-headed shoulders, converted from a Saturnine Praetor, wielding a large power axe and combi-weapon. It's painted in a Night Lords scheme of dark blue with brass trim and a rusted underhive base

Rear view of the Lord showing a large, stitched-together cape of flayed skin displaying a rough tattoo of the Night Lords symbol

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Base layers and shades all done for #HobbyStreak day 611, just final details to go!

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Picking at details and working on the base for #HobbyStreak Day 610 - for some reason I'm shying away from doing the steel on this mini

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Got the Lord all sprayed up and started on the armour layers for #HobbyStreak day 609... looks a little Thousand Sons at the moment 😆

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Nothing as photogenic as yesterday for #HobbyStream day 608; did a little tidying of the desk and experimented with some EVA foam for basing textures.. it didn't go as I'd hope - more attempts planned! I did revisit my Atramentar Lord though to add some final details and prep him for spraying.

On the left, a Chaos Lord in Terminator armour with lion-headed shoulders, converted from a Saturnine Praetor, wielding a large power axe and combi-weapon.
On the right, ragged cape suspended from hooks, mounted to a cork to be sprayed seperately.

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I think it's... done? The Little Monster may actually be finished for #HobbyStreak day 607! Painted in a bunch of details and spent ages just touching and retouching areas as they caught my eye, but I think I've hit the point of just fidgeting. Final step will be to varnish and get some beauty shots

Front-left view of a very squat custom Chaos Wardog Brigand, built around a Dakkarig's legs and an Onager's turret/hull, painted in various shades of green, brown, and corroded metals. A tarnished icon of Nurgle is embossed on the hull and a Nurgling peeks out of a cupola.

Rear-right view of the same Wardog showing tiny "Little Monster" graffiti on the hull

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

More layers of stuff on the base for #HobbyStreak day 606, which I think I've got to a good place now... it might be time for final details all over?

Close up of a large round base featuring a broken mound of earth filled with maggots and a dim purple light. Nurgly tentacles, skulls, and the few remnants of a building that was stood there are scattered around it.

Rear view of the same base showing more skulls and Nurgly tentacles.

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Detour via the base for #HobbyStreak day 605 for a bit more fun splashing colours around

Close up of a large round base featuring a broken mound of earth filled with maggots. Nurgly tentacles, skulls, and the few remnants of a building that was stood there are scattered around it.

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Continuing to just have fun weathering and layering the Brigand for #HobbyStreak day 604, but I did also work on a few details to bring some life to it

A very squat custom Chaos Wardog Brigand, built around a Dakkarig's legs and an Onager's turret/hull, painted in various shades of green, brown, and corroded metals. A tarnished icon of Nurgle is embossed on the hull and a Nurgling peeks out of a cupola.

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Having fun playing with colours and textures for #HobbyStreak day 603 - just a big cathartic mess

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What a weekend (derogatory) and today was a day when I could so easily have not hobbied, but it would have been the start of a series of excuses. I shall not be stopped! Starting to block in colours and textures on the Brigand for #HobbyStreak day 602

A very squat custom Chaos Wardog Brigand built around a Dakkarig's legs and an Onager's turret/hull. It has been spraycoated black and the armour panels painted green with textured brown splotches

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

What a disaster of a day. Managed to cobble together enough brain at the end to spraycoat the Brigand for #HobbyStreak day 601 It did pull together quite nicely though

A very squat, sprayed black, custom Chaos Wardog Brigand built around a Dakkarig's legs and an Onager's turret/hull

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Much less exciting than I'd hope for #HobbyStreak day 600, but such is life; I think I've finished the base! I like the idea of this thing stalking through ruins after some horrible, Nurgly daemonic event, so I added touches of broken buildings as if the ground vomited something up

Close up of a large (unpainted) round base featuring a broken mound of earth filled with maggots and surrounded by scattered skulls and the few remnants of a building that was stood there

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Working on the basing detail for #HobbyStreak day 599; mostly just building up texture in the bald spots while starting to think about the narrative of it... No idea where it's headed at the moment

Close up of a large (unpainted) round base featuring a broken mound of earth filled with maggots and surrounded by scattered skulls

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Just having fun adding details for #HobbyStreak day 598!

Close up of the Onager Dunecrawler turret/hull that's now part of a custom Chaos Wardog Brigand, showing spikes, a Nurgle emblem, and a cheeky Nurgling peeking out of a cupola

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Figured out the melta-thing for #HobbyStreak day 597! Had to make some nifty little adjustments to get it fitted, but I can finally start detailing this silly beast

A very squat custom Chaos Wardog Brigand built using the turret/hull from an Onager Dunecrawler on the legs of a Dakkarig with Armiger feet...

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Progress on what my brain has already dubbed, "the murder puffin", for #HobbyStreak day 596, although ultimately I hope it ends up more, "plague puffin". Still need to figure out the melta situation before I get to detailing

A very squat custom Chaos Wardog based around a Dakkarig and an Onager

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Starting to get a feel for the new Brigand's vibe which lead to spending #HobbyStreak day 595 adapting this spare "bit" as basing material. I did some other gap filling etc... too, but way less interesting visually

A large round base with a single large plastic piece textured with roots and maggots, roughly blended together with greenstuff and cork

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The chopping hath begun for #HobbyStreak day 594! Starting with cutting down the big cannon-thing, and ammo feeds, from the Dakkarig to fit the Onager weapon mount. Which pretty much confirms this will be a Brigand. No idea where the giant melta will go. Figure that out after finishing gap filling

A large rotary cannon and ammo feed attached to a curved weapon mount, next to a large ammo box with more ammo just visible

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Still in the playing-with-bits phase for #HobbyStreak day 593... Now wait, hear me out!

The turret/hull from an Onager Dunecrawler on the legs of a Dakkarig with Armiger feet...
It looks cute as hell

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Started playing with bits for a new Wardog, which mostly meant an initial build of a Dakka Rig for #HobbyStreak day 592 Surprised how squat it is, but the torso looks tall enough to put guns at the right height (Khazad Doom for scale). I won't I get away with using it this stock though - lots to do!

A partially built Dakka Rig next to a heavily converted Wardog Brigand

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Got Wardog on the brain, but spent #HobbyStreak day 591 modifying the Praetor's cloak into something worthy of a Night Lord - needs more work, but I've got the shape of it now so maybe I can park it for a bit

Rear view of a converted Saturnine Praetor showing a ragged and torn cloak

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Back on the ex-Atramentar Lord for #HobbyStreak day 590; got hold of some bits to make the lion shoulders and generally started Chaos-ifying the armour

A Chaos Lord in Terminator armour, converted from a Saturnine Praetor, wielding a large power axe and combi-weapon

Left-side view showing a lion head shoulder pad

Right-side view showing another lion head shoulder pad

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The pack is all together for #HobbyStreak day 589! I still need to detail the bases, some quite a bit to blend the weird feet attachments, but pretty happy with what a motley lot they are

Five unpainted Warp Talons with Night Lords shoulder pads and various mutations on industrial bases

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Progress made on the Warp Talons for #HobbyStreak day 588 before I actually melted. The fifth is still pending figuring out the basing situation, but they all need more work

Four Chaos Space Marines in leaping poses equipped with lightning claws. One has a jump pack and they all have various mutations

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Slow progress, but progress, starting a set of Warp Talons for #HobbyStreak day 587

Five headless, armless Chaos Marine jump troops. One has mutated clawed legs and is mounted to a junkyard base

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Unbearable conditions today, but I managed to get the pending gaps filled and finish the basing for #HobbyStreak day 586. No idea when it'll next be reasonable weather to paint anything.

A Chaos Lord with jump pack, equipped with lightning claws and sculpted Night Lord shoulder pads, leaping from a girder sticking up out of a pile of junk. A pair of leathery wings sprout from between their shoulders and the jump pack. Their head is bare, with a single horn growing from their left side and a mask over their mouth.

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Just getting this flappy boi up on a base for #HobbyStreak day 585, which was a bit more of an adventure that I'd presumed, but it worked! Also settled on a head, I just really like the expression on this one

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Graham Bennett @thatbennett.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Locking in some decisions for #HobbyStreak day 584, but a little torn between head options. I also need to sort out basing and do some gap filling around the wings (but it's too damn hot for that).

A Chaos Lord with jump pack equipped with lightning claws and sculpted Night Lord shoulder pads. A pair of leathery wings sprout from between their shoulders and the jump pack.
Their head is bare, with a single horn growing from their left side and a mask over their mouth

The same model, but their head is covered with a stiched together hood and a tube leads into their mouth

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