We have received from our Father the Emperor at Slitherine the honourable task to assemble and paint a small but fierce force of Space wolf as a prize for WH 40K Sanctus Reach contest. The grey-and-more-grey tireless defender of the Human Empire are among the best close fighters of the known universe, and can face with no fear shining Eldars or ungodly Orks with the same resolution.
The box is the "beginner" GW Space Wolfes, with 14 figures: 10 foot, 3 mounted on (very huge) wolfes, and a Captain with a fantastic red cape.
The good news is, with all the plastic bits you find in the box, you can have 14 almost totally different Marines. The not-so-fast-good news is that to assemble them you need a couple of hours. I began with the foot Space Marines, althought I kept some of the parts of the marines unglued, like the backpacks or the full upper body of the captain, to paint those parts more easily
When it comes to primer, the world is divided between Black and White. Yes, you can use the GW spray made for Space Wolves, but I prefer to paint even the base coat with my brush. So, I decided in true Solomonic way: I used the black primer, the one I prefer for dark warriors of XLI Century, but with a short burst of white from above. This will help to give a natural light tone on the armours.
So, this is the small army I'm going to paint in the next days. I will assemble and paint the three SW wolf mounted marines later; also, I'll paint the Space Marines in batches of 4 or 5. In the next session, I'll post some photos of the first "test" Space wolf!
