He took a sip of his tea, put the cup down, took up his slender brush and, with a careful hand, began to painstakingly add specific insignia details to his latest batch of wind-up toys. They stood on the workbench in front of him. They’d been bare metal when they’d arrived from the machinist that morning in their straw-packed crates. He’d spent the day, between customers, spraying them with layers of lacquer and undercoat, and then applying the base colours: crimson and brass for bold Invicta, blue and silver for valiant Tempestus.
Nice homage to the hobbyists who make up a large part of the 40k setting's audience.
