The Gauls...

Well, I began this project back in March 08 and it is time to finish them off (sort of) before I begin the Warriors of Chaos. I've had to plan pretty carefully my painting schedule over the next few months and there's not enough time for much else so I hope I can remain focused. As it stands:

- 500pts of Ogres ready for Cakecon, 18 December...
- 4 Trolls, 5 Savage Orc Boar Boys and a Goblin BSB ready for Fluffycon, 19 February...
- Warriors of Chaos army complete for Equinox, 20 March...

So that gives me 3 weeks to complete the 9 Ogres. Not such a hard ask, except these are no ordinary Ogres! The modeling inspiration for this army is the Asterix and Obliex comics. The 500pt list is as follows:

Getafix (Butcher)
2 Gauls (Bulls)
2 Gauls (Bulls)
3 Romans (Ironguts)
Chief Vitalstatistix (Maneater)

Here's how things started...




So, we have of course Obelix, Unhygienix and a random Gaul. After a bit of painting this week, Obelix is finished with a better looking menhir...





Look forward to plenty of updates with this blog in the coming weeks/months as there is plenty of Warhammer to be done!

Time of the Dead Passes...

Well sadly I have decided to sell my first Warhammer army. Yep, out with the old and in with the new. Here's the pics to immortalise them as long as Blogspot stays online... It's a bit sad I suppose. I learned so much in making this army.

My first conversion, the King...
My first blending, the skeleton shields...
My first center piece, the giant...
My first scratch built model, the tunneling Scorpion...
So many memories...

Twang... d'oh!

Yay, finally finished up a unit of arrer boyz. I'm quite happy with how the bows turned out and will probably do the same thing on all bows I do from now on. Quite easy to do as well. I've decided that snow is much better looking when I cover baking soda over the BS/PVA mixture rather than just sprinkling it over straight PVA. Melting snow needs the bulk.

Blue is da Best!

I've decided to really play on the red vs blue theme for this army now, continuing from the chukkas to the boyz. This is the unit filler for the blue team. The boyz below will have blue paint being splattered on them from above. I was happy with how the paint spewing from the cans worked out.

Wheels of Thunder...

I read somewhere to always use your chariots in twos. With that in mind I altered another of my boar chariots. I was happy with the freehand on the banner here, but I must say Gnoblars are arse to paint.

Whiz, bang...

I dropped something onto the goblin chariot the other day and the little ninja hero went flying. I have no idea were we went off to, so I made a new shaman instead. The model is actually a previous edition fanatic that's been altered a little.

I must admit, with a pose like that one, I was VERY tempted to sculpt a tutu on him/her!

Bigfoot...

My decision to include a giant into my Orc and Goblin army was final as soon as the thought of using a Hordes Trollbloods Mauler came into my head. After the intense difficulty of sourcing one in NZ (in time for Natcon 09), I approached the local Trollblood players to beg.

The concept for the model stayed very close to the original as it was being painted. One thing that did change was the sign the goblin is holding. I had intended it to read 'Meet Mr. Hyde', but a Mauler just looks very, very hungry so I changed it. The new phrase also helps to reflect the mercenary nature of the giant. The tribal tattoo was added after inspiration from CMON, and based off a Samoan style.


Skin - Chaos Black, Scaley Green, Skull White
Teeth and nails - Graveyard Earth, Kommando Khaki, Skull White
Loincloth - Scorched Brown, Chaos Black, Skull White
Shoulder Spikes - Chaos Black, Graveyard Earth, Kommando Khaki, Skull White
Porcupine Spikes - Chaos Black, Codex Grey, Fortress Grey, Skull White
Mouth - Blood Red, Skull White
Base - Chaos Black, Codex Grey, Fortress Grey, Skull White

The Babarian Horde...

The horde, as complete bar a few (40 actually) unpainted Orcs. The goblin hero in wolf chariot deserves special mention I feel. He's a kamikaze goblin, thus the traditional flag, and ninja feel with nunchucks. The chariot is converted from a boar chariot also.

And he rode upon a mighty steed...

My efforts in the converting and painting of my lord and current favourite mini. As you can see from above the Wyvern has had a fair few alterations. His torso has been made more vertical, his neck lengthened, armour added to the top of his head, tail lengthened and repositioned, and wing positions changed. The lord is the normal Wyvern lord with a couple of changes from the Warboss box added to bring his look into the 7th edition.

'Ome Sweet 'Ome

The Blorc BSB proudly mounted on a fine looking rock from the garden. I also chucked on a couple of Birch seed "leaves" and am an instant fan. It's a great thing there's a Birch tree at the end of our driveway.

S.O.U.S.'s (Spiders of Unusual Size)

Spider Riders. A nice and colourful addition to the already very colourful army.

Wild Dogs and Crazy Pacmen of Doom...

Squig Hoppers and 2x 5 Wolf Riders with muso and spears are the latest additions to the painted ranks. With so much to paint and so little time, it leaves little room for writing lengthy blog posts.

It Doesn't Matter If You're Black or White...

The first rank for each orc unit and the Black Orcs have been completed. The Black Orcs are terrific models and great to paint. They took a lot less time than the vanilla orcs due to my colour choices. Next on the painting block is the Squig Hoppers.

Squig Wagon...

The scratch built Snotling Pump Wagon is now complete. Aside from my 'effort' in sculpting my second Tomb Scorpion, this is actually my first scratch built model and I am very happy with the result. It looks nothing like a Snotling Pump Wagon, but follows my original concept very well. It's made from balsa and God knows what else from my bits box. I like how the shield came out also.

Lazy Gobbo, Scary Troll...

The troll is of course from Battle for Skull Pass, I just added the chain for a little more interest. As he is going to be used (for now) as a regiment filler, I figured he would look better as a slave of sorts. The colour is based off the Warmachine Trollbloods. The other miniature is a converted Gnoblar which will act as an Animosity marker. Lazy Goblin!