The Tormented...

Here are my first dipped models, the unit of 5 forsaken.

Pre-dipped:

Post-dipped:

Finished:

Again, pretty happy with the result. They seems to have photographed marvelously which is rare for me. I love the models and can't wait to seem them rip stuff up then die horribly in a manner fitting to their calling.

The Beast...

And here he is in all his glorious red. I'm perfectly happy with how he's turned out. I was nervous about the terracotta bases, but some bold highlights and brown grass did the trick. I think the tree foliage also helps balance the red. My aim of having the army finished in time for Tin Soldiers in on track due to my decision to dip the army. Having finished my first dipped unit, I'm pretty happy with the result too. Now, the painting formulas so I don't forget:

Skin:
Mechrite Red
Badab Black
Mechrite Red
P3 Khador Red Base
P3 Khador Red Highlight

Horns/claws:
Scorched Brown
Graveyard Earth
Vallejo (?) White (72101) added for highlights

Base:
Terracotta
Devlan Mud
Terracotta/Vallejo Bone White

The Fallen Shall Rise...

So I've got lots of projects on the go at the moment. Firstly here is my Warriors of Chaos Dragon Lord, fully modeled and prepared for a lick of paint. I picked up the model from my local club's bits box and have been meaning to put it to use for some time. To those of you that are bound to claim all Chaos Dragons must have two heads... shut up! I don't care. I have finally decided upon a paint scheme for my Warriors of Chaos, which I will actually be dipping to get them done in time for Tin Soldiers 3. Cream and red is the order of the day, so the dragon is going to be dark red with my signature bold highlights. The Lord the Juggernaut rider and is interchangeable.



Secondly, here is the fully painted 15pt army for the Nation at War Warmachine campaign. I am pleased with the colour scheme (consisting of more white than the usualy Cygnar blue), and also with the quality given the low amount of time I committed to finishing these off. We are currently half way through the 25pt part of the campaign. My list for this segment is:

pStryker
^Ol' Rowdy
^Lancer
^Squire
Jr Warcaster
Black 13th
6 Sword Knights
Eiryss, Angel of Retribution

Nation at War...

So, I'm going to take a break from WHFB for a while to give my Cygnar some much needed love. There is a National campaign running at the moment that I will be a part of which continues for a number of months. Lists start off at 15 points and increase as time goes on. My 15 pt list is based (of course) around Stryker, and is as follows:

Commander Stryker
^Ironclad
^Lancer
Jr. Warcaster
Black 13th
Stormsmith

Having finished the Ironclad I am happy with the colour scheme and am planning on having the last two models in list (Stryker and Lancer) finished before the end of the month.

I have also given in to more Maelstrom goodness and purchased eHailey and more importantly Ol' Rowdy. Can't wait to add Rowdy to the team.

The Battlefield...

I decided that sponsoring a table for the upcoming Equinox tournament was the only way I was ever going to get around to finishing my terrain. So that's what I did. Unfortunately it means that I haven't even finished assembling the army I plan on taking to Equinox. Late nights ahead!

And the winner is...

Well, I have finally secured myself a Best Presented Army prize! Attending Fluffycon this year I knew this was likely my best shot at winning for a while as Philfy's Demons are nearing completion. I've also decided that is my last tournament with the Orcs probably until Fluffycon next year. I had added a number of new models to my list since the last tournament which were very well received by all, namely the 'Trolls' and the Goblin BSB on spider.

My list:

Orc Warboss, Wyvern, light armour, Enchanted Shield, Akk'rit Axe
Goblin BSB, Gigantic Spider, Amulet of Protectiness, Sneaky Skewer (newly modeled)
Orc Shaman, Lvl 2, Scroll
Night Goblin Shaman, Lvl 2
25 Orcs, FC, shields
5 Wolf Riders, musician
5 Spider Riders, musician
20 Night Goblins, shortbows, musician, fanatic
20 Night Goblins, shortbows, musician, fanatic
15 Savage Orcs, extra handweapons, champion, musician
14 Black Orcs, shields, FC, Warbanner
Boar Chariot (newly modeled)
7 Squig Hoppers
2 Spear Chukkas
Doom Diver
4 Trolls (newly modeled)


Pics to follow when I can be bothered. For now, the Orcs have finally been put in a carry case as I look to start on the Warriors of Chaos army I've been planning. I have all the models and need them assembled in time for Equinox (four weeks time).

Gateway for the win!!!

Dreams are free...

So I thought I'd list my goals for the year 2010 in order to 1) give me the drive to complete my painting projects, 2) gloat if/when I achieve them, and 3) hide in shame if/when I fail spectacularly.

1. Qualify for the NZ Masters. One more decent finish in a tournament last year would have seen me up there, so with a planned attendance of 5 tournaments this year, I think I can achieve this.

2. Win a Best Painted Army award. I believe the best chance I have of this is FluffyCon in a few weeks as the army I lost out to at Fields of Blood won't be there. I have some nice new centerpieces planned so fingers crossed.

3. Finish the Warriors of Chaos army in time for Natcon. I don't think will (read: I'm sure I won't) be able to finish them for Equinox which was my goal, but I will be taking them even if they're bare and blue-tac'd!

4. Crush my arch nemesis Adam Richards the next time he's brave enough to accept my grudge. So far I'm 0-1-1... a record I'd like to rectify!!!


I think that should be it. The Ogres are on hold again unfortunately. There's just not enough sun shine hours these days.

The Girlies...

So for FluffyCon '10 this may indeed be the final run of the orcs in a tournament for a while (assuming I can at least assemble the WoC in time for Equinox in March). Although I enjoy the giant in my standard tournament list, and think it's a soft choice, I want to take the Wyvern and the one terror causer limit means I've been forced to look in the troll direction. These lovely ladies are my answer to that!
The inspiration comes from the general lack of knowledge regarding female orcs (or the reproductive cycle of orcs in general) which sounded fun to play off, and also me having no desire to spend $150 on some 'normal' trolls. Painting has begun, as my things to do list consists of these, the Spider-mounted BSB and the boar chariot.

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.