tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48634447720165078062024-03-08T11:33:45.695+00:00The Lost and the Very DamnedStuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.comBlogger321125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-13724380397258187522020-12-17T16:29:00.002+00:002020-12-17T16:29:24.432+00:00My Magnetised Movement Trays/Display base (a tutorial)<p> <span style="text-align: center;">For some time now I've been making my own magnetised movement trays/display bases for my Lost and the Damned army, and as I was making one for my unit of 49 Diseased Flagellants I thought it would be a good opportunity to do a quick tutorial of what works for me. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I magnetise both the top and bottom of my movement trays, the top obviously so that the models stay in place, the bottom so that all my movement trays can be safe in a large storage box and don't move about when in transit. Photos of that arrangement at the end. Now I realise that I could have saved a lot of time if I had made the tray out of steel and just applied magnets to the models and to the base of my storage box, but I went this way first and besides, steel is more difficult to work with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Below you can see the tools and materials you will need for the basic construction of the movement tray:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHtD64KjrQ3kNKfM0mJA-WcFY9kJl-bYt7eaMN_NQ_t6FJwVZS7APUuIa7CnypwtSZoF2eYFDPfRwZeeTEqIOoajrEcL8jdB8vpIOZCYye1_uEd5BJTVHdltJ6Pow8zmnmvWUOt8nnHQp/s2048/IMG_20201209_205736.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHtD64KjrQ3kNKfM0mJA-WcFY9kJl-bYt7eaMN_NQ_t6FJwVZS7APUuIa7CnypwtSZoF2eYFDPfRwZeeTEqIOoajrEcL8jdB8vpIOZCYye1_uEd5BJTVHdltJ6Pow8zmnmvWUOt8nnHQp/w640-h480/IMG_20201209_205736.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From left to right: self-adhesive magnetic paper (thick), steel paper, balsa wood, 3mm plywood, thin polystyrene, pva glue, superglue, pencil, scalpel, metal ruler and scissors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lXSVQSZJ2jxZe_BsTBofpGS9GcZvIVVStaBlRBQEA8b7sWZG2C0t38H_7L0TSSu-edQ7pRJi4LU0dDh4nugBg62scLU8ABulUH2OHzXJF8IM-ni38ajDIORl49x52_YozwwrdsB_tdlt/s2048/IMG_20201214_100118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-lXSVQSZJ2jxZe_BsTBofpGS9GcZvIVVStaBlRBQEA8b7sWZG2C0t38H_7L0TSSu-edQ7pRJi4LU0dDh4nugBg62scLU8ABulUH2OHzXJF8IM-ni38ajDIORl49x52_YozwwrdsB_tdlt/w640-h480/IMG_20201214_100118.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first step is to cut the plywood to size. I used plywood as unlike card, it doesn't really warp and is easier to cut than steel. For this task, I knew that my unit was to be made up of 49 models (ranked 7x7), each on a 1 inch base, so the first dimensions drawn on were 7"x7". However you need to leave space for the movement tray edge, so here I added a 1/4" all around. So the overall size of the tray is 7 1/2" square.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the plywood was cut with a saw, I then measured (7.5" square) of the self-adhesive steel paper, sufficient to cover the bottom of the entire movement tray. This was drawn out and cut with scissors.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbP0sIe7v3hQ5wgAnePs8tCB1gCHj5D_DK8212-GevNiTPBm6Z5vvKUc1zM0Dh1WEnMg5Hct2i3Cd-yQLgGfRlyisKfLFpWd5KvKJ9E0E0veN9qxXioQQ12Qxf9UME_yWy-DKq8s7uaII4/s2048/IMG_20201214_100238.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbP0sIe7v3hQ5wgAnePs8tCB1gCHj5D_DK8212-GevNiTPBm6Z5vvKUc1zM0Dh1WEnMg5Hct2i3Cd-yQLgGfRlyisKfLFpWd5KvKJ9E0E0veN9qxXioQQ12Qxf9UME_yWy-DKq8s7uaII4/w480-h640/IMG_20201214_100238.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back on top of the tray I then measured and cut a 7" square piece of the self-adhesive steel paper. This leaves a border for the balsa edges to be added. I find that balsa's ease of cutting is perfect for this. I use balsa that is slightly thicker than a warhammer base, which compensates for the raised height of the steel paper. Below you can see my measured and cut edges. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwALpOW0XJLDnr7UXRH3zyMFT5KkuM6Rf6YMkuwwF1KjxLMbHyJUZ_dOUfr-JNh24iwiQdM1p2faN76JSCltUjcmw5VR2_vEoiRAQVf9iFEyTFAWX8-iQUGAvxN3dhGYZ05GinO76Y-ES/s2048/IMG_20201209_132900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOwALpOW0XJLDnr7UXRH3zyMFT5KkuM6Rf6YMkuwwF1KjxLMbHyJUZ_dOUfr-JNh24iwiQdM1p2faN76JSCltUjcmw5VR2_vEoiRAQVf9iFEyTFAWX8-iQUGAvxN3dhGYZ05GinO76Y-ES/w480-h640/IMG_20201209_132900.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are simply glued in place with PVA and a stack of books added for weight to ensure a strong bond. Choose your books carefully and never use your best book at the bottom for fear of seeping pva! I used some of my wife's hardbacks at the bottom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefKCxktYo-0xLilgsuufGnHf6h2qNEugnQanCsCCsjNOIgPSoNW2JIoWoZsSIbz12OZRhOFXDCW48ZMbJ9jcbKYA0cZ92hZm2s1syy1i2zP72ouiG5dY_d4BBVphL3dVkuwRjhi1a1Dq5/s2048/IMG_20201209_173414.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefKCxktYo-0xLilgsuufGnHf6h2qNEugnQanCsCCsjNOIgPSoNW2JIoWoZsSIbz12OZRhOFXDCW48ZMbJ9jcbKYA0cZ92hZm2s1syy1i2zP72ouiG5dY_d4BBVphL3dVkuwRjhi1a1Dq5/w480-h640/IMG_20201209_173414.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the finished construction:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVg_Tuw-ibEUwUS3cKtqwFq6YdNv6W9xIx3wAZGbjSnindOFTLBRyIRkeOeIIBJIt8GBx8n1FOZM809r4dpM86YJyIehQ4ehFE1mVqXr3xGCZRw4puYjpC5W29p4jnRcS9VE4VZOUpABWs/s2048/IMG_20201214_100307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVg_Tuw-ibEUwUS3cKtqwFq6YdNv6W9xIx3wAZGbjSnindOFTLBRyIRkeOeIIBJIt8GBx8n1FOZM809r4dpM86YJyIehQ4ehFE1mVqXr3xGCZRw4puYjpC5W29p4jnRcS9VE4VZOUpABWs/w640-h480/IMG_20201214_100307.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the miniatures themselves, it is just a case of magnetising them. However the 25mm (1") bases are hollow, so they need filling. This is where the foam/polystyrene is great. I just superglue it in place:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAU7pHhZA5gc-dZPTrVmZh9yTqhcgwF3i0jP0Od8pXMWZMfe858sHGqrcOh6hLlRFdKrxP3paKaTcCMTbKTTOPLDd4mwNXJQDjzBwqVatshJhKXKOAvYokY7IqDRIW6MCFME9gm-XUJmxb/s2048/IMG_20201209_202047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAU7pHhZA5gc-dZPTrVmZh9yTqhcgwF3i0jP0Od8pXMWZMfe858sHGqrcOh6hLlRFdKrxP3paKaTcCMTbKTTOPLDd4mwNXJQDjzBwqVatshJhKXKOAvYokY7IqDRIW6MCFME9gm-XUJmxb/w480-h640/IMG_20201209_202047.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then cover it with an inch square of magnetic paper.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoi4pEAt8HPYeQ6_4rotHLlbGwY_0IahZJK8dqz18LSW1dg7YFbPJtYRGHD_01oq5gsP8bkerz_EeeGvOHzgaTWt07o6joph3dn8FvUJOKPuf5-4U0omyzE6WSMq7xE4ev6gVlq0_FzZx/s2048/IMG_20201209_202151.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwoi4pEAt8HPYeQ6_4rotHLlbGwY_0IahZJK8dqz18LSW1dg7YFbPJtYRGHD_01oq5gsP8bkerz_EeeGvOHzgaTWt07o6joph3dn8FvUJOKPuf5-4U0omyzE6WSMq7xE4ev6gVlq0_FzZx/w480-h640/IMG_20201209_202151.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here you can see the models on their movement tray and held at an angle. I could probably hold them upside down with the strength of the magnets:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-dEkn2hvRQzFuv21S2M7Ivs4_USDL0nIfXNnEKljsdXHgaGt9IecwD9lt9sv2HGIAr4f-eSy_6emJ6udvqvJDHlw87V-RtYqujaieSrztuLBDX_vJveK3SbhOKExUH2W3Z22vJdrpQsO/s2048/IMG_20201209_202256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg-dEkn2hvRQzFuv21S2M7Ivs4_USDL0nIfXNnEKljsdXHgaGt9IecwD9lt9sv2HGIAr4f-eSy_6emJ6udvqvJDHlw87V-RtYqujaieSrztuLBDX_vJveK3SbhOKExUH2W3Z22vJdrpQsO/w480-h640/IMG_20201209_202256.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally the movement tray is based to match my Lost and the Damned army bases. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Paint the base colour brown (earthy colours as sometimes you can see this through the yet to be added foliage)</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUousEY2OyC24LDBkeY-Q4CroD2GPNcG1cDzuxHe4TWuK-QoNUSZTQJXDVR6JLNTLV01Tm5NCl-jbYtIovPROGgtE7cdy4l6IuFGcYQj0o6AjtdVB37Zo2j6aUTk3fRdkI1WzjUIiezJn/s2048/IMG_20201214_103058.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUousEY2OyC24LDBkeY-Q4CroD2GPNcG1cDzuxHe4TWuK-QoNUSZTQJXDVR6JLNTLV01Tm5NCl-jbYtIovPROGgtE7cdy4l6IuFGcYQj0o6AjtdVB37Zo2j6aUTk3fRdkI1WzjUIiezJn/w640-h480/IMG_20201214_103058.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. Then a dark green Woodlands Scenics is pva glued into place:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-JWSkpiipNeqa_3xEBG410MCX722cLvdH9FtTPjkiYM74P8bIaz981-vrXuBLvteyLhlB7U0ILz3KxMsewVwDYo3tYpteZo6QJYayM124svyAidt3TAiw4KRXQT77rMOFd1azdnbSaxg/s2048/IMG_20201214_112200.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-JWSkpiipNeqa_3xEBG410MCX722cLvdH9FtTPjkiYM74P8bIaz981-vrXuBLvteyLhlB7U0ILz3KxMsewVwDYo3tYpteZo6QJYayM124svyAidt3TAiw4KRXQT77rMOFd1azdnbSaxg/w640-h480/IMG_20201214_112200.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. For the two subsequent layers of lighter green foliage, the pva glue is diluted with warm water and a few drops of washing up liquid and applied using a dropper bottle so as to not disturb the layer that is already glued in place:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJcJ9Qv6qpx20Br03uTvhKZAntIgZJBEsF6l2YjvGPx6dzS2w6aCvjvVmqrQy_FGqcsyGgNAZiCpxr1jF9DjOkS1TgpHVbud2bllwdOX9QVh1vd2ZZYYCEfrKgm2OU1VCrP14BZbyG3Ch/s2048/IMG_20201215_102843.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJcJ9Qv6qpx20Br03uTvhKZAntIgZJBEsF6l2YjvGPx6dzS2w6aCvjvVmqrQy_FGqcsyGgNAZiCpxr1jF9DjOkS1TgpHVbud2bllwdOX9QVh1vd2ZZYYCEfrKgm2OU1VCrP14BZbyG3Ch/w480-h640/IMG_20201215_102843.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4. The two lighter shades of green are sprinkled on, avoiding any large clumping:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJH4Ai5xHUJeyhI0cRR_N5vm7cYuWsQdN7wCtwMBps07Xfuy3R4Kr9fsnHr2MJOIfwHECbimSZNteFvLtcSaRIqayfFzIEY9nke_qo0hJBAFqkMb8dcKoFt9hIYuOy4IivBYDUNjT8YZkC/s2048/IMG_20201216_123617.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJH4Ai5xHUJeyhI0cRR_N5vm7cYuWsQdN7wCtwMBps07Xfuy3R4Kr9fsnHr2MJOIfwHECbimSZNteFvLtcSaRIqayfFzIEY9nke_qo0hJBAFqkMb8dcKoFt9hIYuOy4IivBYDUNjT8YZkC/w640-h480/IMG_20201216_123617.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5. The final movement tray with scatter leaves and clump foliage:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nSGDP3CNLjv3jweAGT4WNXHnZC3QVWJihMBQJRF_2QEyV4OhPejEVke20EaOphDinlL50ezpLXukQr6ligql-y451fa9czgJnQs1PQz4Idih9lFLMzsJfm7AnVgTF85jbaZah_zmez9R/s2048/IMG_20201217_112646.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nSGDP3CNLjv3jweAGT4WNXHnZC3QVWJihMBQJRF_2QEyV4OhPejEVke20EaOphDinlL50ezpLXukQr6ligql-y451fa9czgJnQs1PQz4Idih9lFLMzsJfm7AnVgTF85jbaZah_zmez9R/w640-h480/IMG_20201217_112646.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a close up shot:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikjn-MCupz90XFh8bqGPRaxgLoPPy7ZjDtOs-TzuxS3cdG23CW-yi_MQKVctWfyL87rHvRXTV3FgobdQs7kG_D7_FNqwVtMI6_hxMnLkKkQWJmL1Rc3GtBYs2BJpa7B2_d0N1uCSBX-AJ/s2048/IMG_20201217_112659.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikjn-MCupz90XFh8bqGPRaxgLoPPy7ZjDtOs-TzuxS3cdG23CW-yi_MQKVctWfyL87rHvRXTV3FgobdQs7kG_D7_FNqwVtMI6_hxMnLkKkQWJmL1Rc3GtBYs2BJpa7B2_d0N1uCSBX-AJ/w640-h480/IMG_20201217_112659.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can’t wait to fill this with all the flagellants I’m currently kitbashing (I’ll share these in my next post).</div><br />Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-23980893845368664972020-12-08T12:11:00.001+00:002020-12-08T12:11:39.967+00:00Wip Diseased Flagellants I don't tend to show too many WiP shots on here, (Instagram is my vehicle for that) but I've particularly enjoyed the creation of these first few Diseased Flagellants for my Lost and the Damned Nurgle Army. In advance of creating these, I arranged all my bits and selected those that would best fit in with the theme of diseased flagellants - so vaguely humanoid, bloated, undead, spiked balls and flails etc bits were set aside. And then I started to build..
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Here's all 7 with their leader.
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Some Plaguebearer, Nurgle, Flagellant and Bretonnian bits here
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Poxwalker torso, Empire head and Mantic ghoul legs
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LotR Goblin body and a plague cart head (probably my favourite - it really has that pathetic aesthetic that I like)
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Flagellant torso and bits with a beastman head
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Cawdor (?) torso, flagellant head and poxwalker leg
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Mostly flagellant bits with an old Chaos Knight banner. Not sure where the head is from for this one, but I like the sadistically stitched facial features.
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After the initial build and greenstuffing was complete I then tried something a little different - applying texture straight to the conversion prior to painting. To do this I used some Agrellan Earth for the cracked texture (usually on skin), some Typhus Corrosion and Astrogranite for the texture where the rust will go and some pva and bits of static grass for, well, grass and hair and matted matter on weapons. We shall see how they look when painted...
I also used this opportunity to go dark with my photos, so you will see a first time in using a black back drop and decreasing the brightness and saturation when editing the photos. makes them a little more grimdark. This will be a unit of 49 (so Nurgle going 7x7) but will include a war altar/shrine in the middle. I'm introducing a new model a day for advent on Instagram, if you're interested in seeing more there (makingasmallerworld) or wait here until I've got all the conversions made up for an update. All the best!Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-38931598105140437092020-11-27T17:46:00.000+00:002020-11-27T17:46:16.104+00:002 Chariots of Nurgle - 500pts<p> The Warriors of Chaos who follow Nurgle are more inclined than other Champions to ride Chariots. This is partly because carts and wagons form the Nurgle cavalcade, and chariots give an appropriate sense of pageantry. Another reason may be that Champions of Nurgle often pick up uncomfortable debilitating diseases which make it difficult to walk or ride a horse. Chariots are often larger and more like wagons or carts than those associated with other Powers. Chariots may carry banners, flags or other decorative features and may have additional non-combatant crew such as Nurglings....</p><p><br /></p><p>Straight out of the Lost and the Damned and a nice bit of writing to create a context for me to make my own Chariots of Nurgle. I chose a couple of obese and mutated, plastic Nurgle characters to ride my chariots, thinking these figures would find it hard to slog on foot or mount a horse and I deliberately chose a plague cart as one of the vehicles to match the description in the above caption. Hence why there is also a fair amount of decoration on the chariot itself. The non-combatant crew for me are a couple of Chaos Dwarf drivers (one of whom is on a step to be able to see out of the chariot!) as I recall reading somewhere that they were often pursuaded to do so. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqh2iL504GFNEM81j9gwbqYBDuXV_lBJ3OXB4TyfAlGShZhyphenhyphen1m5qjgKdTLKCcPBVEDtAisA9gTj3fEM76sCORA3vNSWqpy9_BdkcOI2LLFn7PtY7znAY6_sdlgQlkEtsXAI48HDx3iA5aS/s2048/IMG_20201125_202752.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="2048" height="638" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqh2iL504GFNEM81j9gwbqYBDuXV_lBJ3OXB4TyfAlGShZhyphenhyphen1m5qjgKdTLKCcPBVEDtAisA9gTj3fEM76sCORA3vNSWqpy9_BdkcOI2LLFn7PtY7znAY6_sdlgQlkEtsXAI48HDx3iA5aS/w640-h638/IMG_20201125_202752.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uevdn7PQnQqTN-lor9DLIE2jtBZr3TAHCtFMPIHndiMK68LwOwDD4_lDTaVFJAsZ7wr2V3QSgm76vJ3RXzfyPFbn8SPW_tDTGRhXpuAYa0-kv2G214-1XpuOTsS2uInkq6Zj5EGIQkmN/s2048/IMG_20201125_202513.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1757" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uevdn7PQnQqTN-lor9DLIE2jtBZr3TAHCtFMPIHndiMK68LwOwDD4_lDTaVFJAsZ7wr2V3QSgm76vJ3RXzfyPFbn8SPW_tDTGRhXpuAYa0-kv2G214-1XpuOTsS2uInkq6Zj5EGIQkmN/w550-h640/IMG_20201125_202513.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0G6Z8oVd5IvM5URuz4-Tx9xuaxv17xUGPO27hcP-i-NHBt3NTZdz4BOLdP_Xmp0P6Idh65uAku-0v5uAzb8sKgwXvAJ4F_pi837U3sIQN_yA2WXokZEw2HwpGO5CzwRImJWzkhb_VA1xt/s2048/IMG_20201125_202708.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1986" data-original-width="2048" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0G6Z8oVd5IvM5URuz4-Tx9xuaxv17xUGPO27hcP-i-NHBt3NTZdz4BOLdP_Xmp0P6Idh65uAku-0v5uAzb8sKgwXvAJ4F_pi837U3sIQN_yA2WXokZEw2HwpGO5CzwRImJWzkhb_VA1xt/w640-h620/IMG_20201125_202708.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The draught animals are quite the mixture for each chariot. Below is made of a Gorkamorka mutant steed and I have added a skeletal head and painted it in a zebra scheme. The Gorkamorka head has been transferred to the plastic steed and a reptilian tail too, to keep the scaly texture.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cMgbUX7UhBhQrw2dHX6HoXwRxxb8Z58laoHcP9dzUAKriLjYlYHaUlUxJWEv7TiOZAzIIZ4gXhWZKn7McZ2GW2n6rvRtCDNDtBt-l0yGuUmQGGojCfMpNdu8CYWluyeq7Y6WmCqp9QDU/s2048/IMG_20201125_202625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1840" data-original-width="2048" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9cMgbUX7UhBhQrw2dHX6HoXwRxxb8Z58laoHcP9dzUAKriLjYlYHaUlUxJWEv7TiOZAzIIZ4gXhWZKn7McZ2GW2n6rvRtCDNDtBt-l0yGuUmQGGojCfMpNdu8CYWluyeq7Y6WmCqp9QDU/w640-h576/IMG_20201125_202625.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Chariot itself is modified slightly, an old Orc Man-Mangler facial emblem has been added at the front (a nice hefty chunk of lead on an otherwise plastic model) and I went to town on the weathering with Astrogranite applied to the bare plastic prior to undercoating to create a rusty texture before the appropriate rusty oranges and brown colours were washed on. The metallic scratching you can see in places was simply added with a pencil.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoJ4V3-AOFk9SrgD_6gSdN9mnEIWk0TqiGKWInsy8sHMkTQtqAt3uy3w2Q5xGIilHoX8GfVd6gGtUjDBbGvf7Jx7vFkLMW2ULBHnMjCc0-TsiFGaEKRJmkEILVeKFDUcTft9squxWUc_g/s2048/IMG_20201125_202555.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1906" data-original-width="2048" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEoJ4V3-AOFk9SrgD_6gSdN9mnEIWk0TqiGKWInsy8sHMkTQtqAt3uy3w2Q5xGIilHoX8GfVd6gGtUjDBbGvf7Jx7vFkLMW2ULBHnMjCc0-TsiFGaEKRJmkEILVeKFDUcTft9squxWUc_g/w640-h596/IMG_20201125_202555.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The other chariot also has the Chaos Dwarf driver with whip, but this time is pulled by a Reaper Bones model (I know not the name). For me this acts as a draught animal that has been turned to a Spawn and yet is still devoted to, and loved by, the Champion in the Chariot. Slow, writhing progress across a battlefield. A jewellery chain was wrapped through it's gaping mouth and re-attached to the underside of the plague cart to show how it is pulled. The design of the plague-cart, I think, is perfect for a chariot of Nurgle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7-E_mYoEPguLpCAGl4zwYA-aBh53klksuF9JgSfXNY9iHTcsKxZjUn5SyTsFD0CYQzyIso7MaZo-DwxhdMJmN635jSBmwj452ohON5X1pPnd6odipEUlkvTV3fmZB-BKDK7xiQyHZuqS/s2048/IMG_20201115_111735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1222" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7-E_mYoEPguLpCAGl4zwYA-aBh53klksuF9JgSfXNY9iHTcsKxZjUn5SyTsFD0CYQzyIso7MaZo-DwxhdMJmN635jSBmwj452ohON5X1pPnd6odipEUlkvTV3fmZB-BKDK7xiQyHZuqS/w382-h640/IMG_20201115_111735.jpg" width="382" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It took quite some time to paint all of the eyes on this beast.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3byxzM0MYDIW8iVspYOyrGZN9FsCKW1f-SafqWN5ZRZiPXCGzisNaMJjuwWuFyE5LWLKJE3rLAwsWCchWuMQ5tfBhBkqllB3I3UhiR630geLQyn8aSP_ew-w4m8gplZGlrGEs4l7WnFJ7/s2048/IMG_20201115_111639.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2036" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3byxzM0MYDIW8iVspYOyrGZN9FsCKW1f-SafqWN5ZRZiPXCGzisNaMJjuwWuFyE5LWLKJE3rLAwsWCchWuMQ5tfBhBkqllB3I3UhiR630geLQyn8aSP_ew-w4m8gplZGlrGEs4l7WnFJ7/w636-h640/IMG_20201115_111639.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lots of weathering washes on the wooden frame of the cart, and a mutated Chaos Dwarf.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5GTekdE1T66qtCnbGLaUvIys1-JomFHCqO35rg6cpBLGYv9b1Nqfhl_OFsoD3So6VkrKuV051UQYVz1rQQf6CaA-_aEepGhq3c4BKteCHdxj-5SP6TBFvmhW9W4pM7bM8DBncL0lmRnA/s2048/IMG_20201115_111610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="2048" height="632" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh5GTekdE1T66qtCnbGLaUvIys1-JomFHCqO35rg6cpBLGYv9b1Nqfhl_OFsoD3So6VkrKuV051UQYVz1rQQf6CaA-_aEepGhq3c4BKteCHdxj-5SP6TBFvmhW9W4pM7bM8DBncL0lmRnA/w640-h632/IMG_20201115_111610.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A close-up of the modern plastic Nurgle miniature, they really are pretty impressive sculpts. You can see me attempting to get some dappling on his numerous tentacles here:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHoue5PEO-v0Ux1id7L3XzcydPeebcuC6NOLi_2oeZJz1E6keaPFN26JSUIVeXUO3YA9l_m6C_G5_3UPlaOgd_KCsLX_SvGCazdEEC_5zgZXKUHVtQ6tmRJ1O_FDRa4SV5EWb9TU5z6jj/s2048/IMG_20201115_111508.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2027" data-original-width="2048" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHoue5PEO-v0Ux1id7L3XzcydPeebcuC6NOLi_2oeZJz1E6keaPFN26JSUIVeXUO3YA9l_m6C_G5_3UPlaOgd_KCsLX_SvGCazdEEC_5zgZXKUHVtQ6tmRJ1O_FDRa4SV5EWb9TU5z6jj/w640-h634/IMG_20201115_111508.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally the WIP photo that shows the kitbashing/converting/texturing and choice of models before they were painted up:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEdtnWQRUDouGE39dOMYyJ2c-V-wv3Bx2Vi28DM5IRr-pyzrw8oaBfaFzzI-uA2MMq3LGjr-uae6q1vgkfZHdSAlXsux0RAelrOou1o-Li4iDtfcCBydQX30DiBYGP6m2h_-VrglChrll/s2048/IMG_20201108_082002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1807" data-original-width="2048" height="565" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSEdtnWQRUDouGE39dOMYyJ2c-V-wv3Bx2Vi28DM5IRr-pyzrw8oaBfaFzzI-uA2MMq3LGjr-uae6q1vgkfZHdSAlXsux0RAelrOou1o-Li4iDtfcCBydQX30DiBYGP6m2h_-VrglChrll/w640-h565/IMG_20201108_082002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So that's another 500pts to the army, now standing at a total of 5125pts, with some Diseased Flagellants up next...</div><br /><p></p>Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-9582146562023624632020-11-07T14:18:00.002+00:002020-11-07T14:18:36.457+00:00The Glass Cabinet <p>For my birthday a few months ago, I was kindly given a glass cabinet by my wife, in another new display of her accepting my hobby and giving it some space to be shown in the house. This is quite a momentous occasion for me too, having not really publicly shown my hobby off before. It is in the downstairs bathroom though..</p><p>So here it is now mounted on the wall and starting to be filled with some of my smaller projects:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnY0Pwx56hFtzdqKgxhV5vM4Fyy4Jt0hPm8EjNxmMG0P0iypOiwEC98Inm6Iqa8k-dby_r1YufWhqAJUeHXYFkWWK4Zy_1i62NbveW-IubIZyjsZ8a5AdxpkRB_MeUyCDYwHtkm3smRxhg/s2048/IMG_20201107_135516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnY0Pwx56hFtzdqKgxhV5vM4Fyy4Jt0hPm8EjNxmMG0P0iypOiwEC98Inm6Iqa8k-dby_r1YufWhqAJUeHXYFkWWK4Zy_1i62NbveW-IubIZyjsZ8a5AdxpkRB_MeUyCDYwHtkm3smRxhg/s320/IMG_20201107_135516.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Blood bowl Orcs and a couple of Fighting Fantasy tributes:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFT2D6VKfJMiYVUrLV8nSkngKJl6NVrdkg1DX5fVd7ter47vzb8lv5PUeVi8rPFlc-cGnMAe3965wNcISsKgPOERii9WqugO1ZEkc8Yf2mmfEHIqHnPpB6Ugz-Q0xULclkRehMYhiFjsFD/s2048/IMG_20201107_135545.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFT2D6VKfJMiYVUrLV8nSkngKJl6NVrdkg1DX5fVd7ter47vzb8lv5PUeVi8rPFlc-cGnMAe3965wNcISsKgPOERii9WqugO1ZEkc8Yf2mmfEHIqHnPpB6Ugz-Q0xULclkRehMYhiFjsFD/s320/IMG_20201107_135545.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJ0uyrdy-vothSs2EEmf6zk5m5UneSjWwCUe0CwodV1gy63aKEGp9lAnX5VnxMkzMHZY3zKWb-kB_i99hyphenhyphenDXM_Lp_kOJuE343OBpd9N2l8Rh4uH3Un56VgPaVcPLHpLxn4XChP76jyYV9/s2048/IMG_20201107_135557.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJ0uyrdy-vothSs2EEmf6zk5m5UneSjWwCUe0CwodV1gy63aKEGp9lAnX5VnxMkzMHZY3zKWb-kB_i99hyphenhyphenDXM_Lp_kOJuE343OBpd9N2l8Rh4uH3Un56VgPaVcPLHpLxn4XChP76jyYV9/s320/IMG_20201107_135557.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Gaslands at the top, Buried Giant tribute and a human warband</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1FecJe0e_00GkIVZB2BaxEMaaLufisb9pSUKl1Xguj1B7OYVF2754l8Pm3rD-BWcCMJZWt0D9LYuQsidD-9bvKuOkJnje1jzEelD8z0Eyrn3sbyPeQIG-YFEyp5hw1fTjg1kchk61ano/s2048/IMG_20201107_135607.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1FecJe0e_00GkIVZB2BaxEMaaLufisb9pSUKl1Xguj1B7OYVF2754l8Pm3rD-BWcCMJZWt0D9LYuQsidD-9bvKuOkJnje1jzEelD8z0Eyrn3sbyPeQIG-YFEyp5hw1fTjg1kchk61ano/s320/IMG_20201107_135607.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>More Fighting Fantasy tributes along the top (characters from the novels and choose your own adventure series) and of course the Freeway Fighter. Wood Elf blood bowl team beneath:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghpoghcyEBHcyAz-uG_gRSrf3Yj3_IcaD0w1cxYsw3uxPDkIF8Gg7X4ArGg7MRHPedmNgq__D-zbQt5vIohX_WSCdfP3PRgoIcrPq7-s-ZerOSrfnPPbJe-TGoHw7TBfjz2okmiSx6OFi/s2048/IMG_20201107_135618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgghpoghcyEBHcyAz-uG_gRSrf3Yj3_IcaD0w1cxYsw3uxPDkIF8Gg7X4ArGg7MRHPedmNgq__D-zbQt5vIohX_WSCdfP3PRgoIcrPq7-s-ZerOSrfnPPbJe-TGoHw7TBfjz2okmiSx6OFi/s320/IMG_20201107_135618.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A barbarian warband based on Frank Frazetta's art and some (unfinished) Star Wars miniatures. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVjfRoeJizC2LVYotP1lLoKu6vNkaU2yJgD3zvwhYC1deXHgKDc7XdB_Ifd4KsAgLyWjf6v-SNDEVJrcf82MEQFuDOZiS9EAaghwISIivdiIHBnSDr_KH6xRfQei6hplWLKXxgt4-szu6/s2048/IMG_20201107_135632.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVjfRoeJizC2LVYotP1lLoKu6vNkaU2yJgD3zvwhYC1deXHgKDc7XdB_Ifd4KsAgLyWjf6v-SNDEVJrcf82MEQFuDOZiS9EAaghwISIivdiIHBnSDr_KH6xRfQei6hplWLKXxgt4-szu6/s320/IMG_20201107_135632.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Some 40k Rogue Trader along the top:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbh9T50O7MoaVaBXAzMD07MACgFRqTqKZ9YLqEwYYN-EwPrUjy172qyUvJd4r1AR8rxW-dSZDjRUmJSHQ3rE_Ez8k2ZxQ_svwHmA4DfCXfG82cseL5RcUa63e1vkuVqz2rN86ZZYhBt5T/s2048/IMG_20201107_135644.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbh9T50O7MoaVaBXAzMD07MACgFRqTqKZ9YLqEwYYN-EwPrUjy172qyUvJd4r1AR8rxW-dSZDjRUmJSHQ3rE_Ez8k2ZxQ_svwHmA4DfCXfG82cseL5RcUa63e1vkuVqz2rN86ZZYhBt5T/s320/IMG_20201107_135644.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTxWZZZG54JSFe3amCJ7sqCP8Z0dEF4f1k01l5fr6HWzeVo1Oh6Ct9uUbzAhY31uJVB-FTFWGGD6jpGWOWHm-xgwPyY6bkAb7HxZBZvmlGwEdcTia1kOAI56blGyu8hXYzvlAJ42dCOoZ/s2048/IMG_20201107_135652.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTxWZZZG54JSFe3amCJ7sqCP8Z0dEF4f1k01l5fr6HWzeVo1Oh6Ct9uUbzAhY31uJVB-FTFWGGD6jpGWOWHm-xgwPyY6bkAb7HxZBZvmlGwEdcTia1kOAI56blGyu8hXYzvlAJ42dCOoZ/s320/IMG_20201107_135652.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-79364087819178119022020-10-31T13:10:00.000+00:002020-10-31T13:10:19.239+00:00A Halloween Night Horror<p>I've had this mini in my collection for a very long time and decided, on the eve of Halloween to paint it up (there's also a competition on the Night Horror and Gothic Horror Facebook page which helped motivate me). </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98lFa40mb9zp6rneyutVMQyZEkdjDw7CZsLW3Fo7Vx7mJQ6RueSztT4kDMVRXB2SgDOiyTqcz7V08fZHzNRylkgn4356OysiM-ZVbqYs4u5UbY347Bs_Oi87FNqQk93FqRrLCnsVG2lhe/s2048/IMG_20201031_124736.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1718" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98lFa40mb9zp6rneyutVMQyZEkdjDw7CZsLW3Fo7Vx7mJQ6RueSztT4kDMVRXB2SgDOiyTqcz7V08fZHzNRylkgn4356OysiM-ZVbqYs4u5UbY347Bs_Oi87FNqQk93FqRrLCnsVG2lhe/s320/IMG_20201031_124736.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've tried out a black background for my photographs for the first time too, for added spooky darkness.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1858" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuL9faS3jrMKW8WSO3vDDF-0skUpkMF_f62ObscDEMTDxRODDRUkZI_bJ_L-flQRP0y4xzbaOKHn2yFZSsEJoTetq3gUAZn91V7p961zlXPDOPhjW7wjAUtRLx04xdBMVCG1sh3MZyLwb/s320/IMG_20201027_084659.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This old Night Horror wraith came to me broken, the scythe was missing and so a suitable old, rusty replacement sword was located (I think this is from the Mantic skeleton sprue) and I placed the sword where the hands would be, trying to make it look like it was being held by the unseen, supernatural force of the wraith. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3JsiHrY-tLozDegDIcPX5xcUsAFWs6KYzExcKFxOEgh35oDn3np9yXp7H8E0xAAonouyGx4N6_YuRCN_yoaXwxiev-HCpWWrhXSyz2_GLU_Lp7Rt3Ii9eAXR7UnX-GcF2QxLELsai2in/s2048/IMG_20201026_122715.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Primed black, zenithal through grey and a touch of white from above and then several washes of nuln oil to make the zenithal blend together. Then quote simply a few highlights of grey/blue on the robes and a final glaze of a black. Gloss varnish applied inside the jood. The rusty sword was boltgun metal washed with bestial brown and then part bestial brown and part ryza rust. Edge highlights with chainmail. Perhaps 30minutes all in including the base. </p><p>Makes me want to gather all my other undead and see if there is a start of a quick army there....</p>Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-90122402398647836172020-10-30T16:02:00.003+00:002020-10-30T16:17:11.598+00:00Orctober 2020<p> This month I've been busy painting a selection of Greenskins from my collection of Orcs and Goblins. I've chosen to work on the models that relate to the Citadel Combat Card system to try and work towards completing one of my many ongoing projects! So here they are together as a group, my Orctober offering:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RK9jMRXm_asjgyJtF5y9WUWYjq1GDiyQ40XMfJAdcpdEdh1yW_voKLW7hxE3cCtuaOthDw4GsdvvFjKZwJSJkmL0LmaMqdskOvQD2Aj6l2KHjT0UZHgMUNF-9dubm0nV_S9VwBkBAAKT/s1440/IMG_20201028_130027_543.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="1440" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4RK9jMRXm_asjgyJtF5y9WUWYjq1GDiyQ40XMfJAdcpdEdh1yW_voKLW7hxE3cCtuaOthDw4GsdvvFjKZwJSJkmL0LmaMqdskOvQD2Aj6l2KHjT0UZHgMUNF-9dubm0nV_S9VwBkBAAKT/w640-h352/IMG_20201028_130027_543.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVi6IvuRbThBaqGQp5iFhcM_AMIm72GTE0qUpPXXpN7bhxI7zb0BIY3Sq_xyUT5xmMIUHrqO1_LsjRNy7l44USuQhNdgGlPUVAldDNNQlOQaMUJl24TYqJQSjrOX_XOUbYK4C6CFwuHUz1/s1440/IMG_20201028_130027_542.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="793" data-original-width="1440" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVi6IvuRbThBaqGQp5iFhcM_AMIm72GTE0qUpPXXpN7bhxI7zb0BIY3Sq_xyUT5xmMIUHrqO1_LsjRNy7l44USuQhNdgGlPUVAldDNNQlOQaMUJl24TYqJQSjrOX_XOUbYK4C6CFwuHUz1/w640-h352/IMG_20201028_130027_542.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I've stuck with my normal greenskin recipe, a brown wash over white primer and then a build up of layers from baneblade brown highlighted up with increasing amounts of pallid Wych flesh to the brown. A final glaze of dilute waywatcher green and then the facial extremities and knuckles have a glaze of Kislev flesh to add some warmth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQ3Kqyo6yHE_MzVKvCXCO_RveCiNvH4oJJXzrDT06LJ071WvcjogTxlAa9W2M7EP3-nznF93AIBK-Z2RGAB2go05foPsdLL15AC6PbN5x-YNTEeIQ3gs36xY7qBtkYyYtYhm4CDZbNaC9/s1440/IMG_20201027_080806_648.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieQ3Kqyo6yHE_MzVKvCXCO_RveCiNvH4oJJXzrDT06LJ071WvcjogTxlAa9W2M7EP3-nznF93AIBK-Z2RGAB2go05foPsdLL15AC6PbN5x-YNTEeIQ3gs36xY7qBtkYyYtYhm4CDZbNaC9/w320-h320/IMG_20201027_080806_648.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDhnGKBRZDA5eksrzL4tm_UcpXfjjT6N6bVuZmjZRRDfB-CEz7xTUhULNLHEJVwKAma-VkrjXzf5uICpD-UztfrEC5_ef-xTusXx9U4AzGLjB6BsZPRliFYZceJ1wIGi5CiGXkQjEsCaF/s2048/IMG_20201023_183458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDhnGKBRZDA5eksrzL4tm_UcpXfjjT6N6bVuZmjZRRDfB-CEz7xTUhULNLHEJVwKAma-VkrjXzf5uICpD-UztfrEC5_ef-xTusXx9U4AzGLjB6BsZPRliFYZceJ1wIGi5CiGXkQjEsCaF/w240-h320/IMG_20201023_183458.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This one had a few arrows added, simply paperclips through a hole in the shield and then some plastic arrow feathers on the back end. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeTiW_UthkAcT4a2bSDAcmRO9fB6d4glfnlRxKOqg0kpCCDcWzr_tJudTUsrWzQZkxv2XZA1Tb_nBO3UhgegQpv4Ep7zRSDKwq1uFDdnrLfExUAjbdq8TaizqZnRDV4K3-G2R6fPfd_MJ/s1440/IMG_20201016_154801_980.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkeTiW_UthkAcT4a2bSDAcmRO9fB6d4glfnlRxKOqg0kpCCDcWzr_tJudTUsrWzQZkxv2XZA1Tb_nBO3UhgegQpv4Ep7zRSDKwq1uFDdnrLfExUAjbdq8TaizqZnRDV4K3-G2R6fPfd_MJ/w320-h320/IMG_20201016_154801_980.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixE0-D_KO5aa3KLacDbE5VuV1CfwOgbrDLivY_9TibrgEMYyHOuRVfID7-XgCLai4rgAOZH04ILl9GW0Dih6Rg6fDSS875BW9zmNNUPPhMH5S-uZCmdlDOoh1RS8iEBpmUQxlUR5uaX5Ev/s1440/IMG_20201016_154801_979.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixE0-D_KO5aa3KLacDbE5VuV1CfwOgbrDLivY_9TibrgEMYyHOuRVfID7-XgCLai4rgAOZH04ILl9GW0Dih6Rg6fDSS875BW9zmNNUPPhMH5S-uZCmdlDOoh1RS8iEBpmUQxlUR5uaX5Ev/w200-h200/IMG_20201016_154801_979.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">You can see here that my versions are just a pastiche of the originals. I wanted to add some checkers to his hood, but not the entire hood! Also I've generally gone for more drab colours than the quite gaudy originals. </div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDPBtOfdst2u6uWeyxIcueXI3hDMgaeH5S9J0UqfIQDf-8_Zu22CVBjXLqavHukp5kUO3-u4Jz4eBk-7SJtb1-wg82XgS9hRnJFuRpRsElhDxXGl_IclWWppHBmA3-sOdjukPOgh_t_hJ/s1674/IMG_20201017_231803_148.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1674" data-original-width="1440" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCDPBtOfdst2u6uWeyxIcueXI3hDMgaeH5S9J0UqfIQDf-8_Zu22CVBjXLqavHukp5kUO3-u4Jz4eBk-7SJtb1-wg82XgS9hRnJFuRpRsElhDxXGl_IclWWppHBmA3-sOdjukPOgh_t_hJ/w275-h320/IMG_20201017_231803_148.jpg" width="275" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETjJIZkm4ylMe1jS_Q2TGqw2-fZ2QVZkk99qE8RZVW6nEV49Guwx3iFKhJorN3rlyhMzAF8QT65GVXO33NVfthhcRZVAUmKEAqnMsViOs8iJDLTc9RUX3HC9a_lKWCI7X0v09H_mu-_pQ/s1675/IMG_20201017_231803_133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here you can see that I've made my own shields, sculpted with greenstuff and again loosely based on the original designs.</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0Nr3W3qQ6loNmCUli_i9lrXvaBCZWc-P0DzIzU7Aw75Oan2GJ0YRnWH6E3YdXsNG3Nh3LjZdah4AQUrbL2thMWjRmRiP2N8IeMlE39luvCAYMhbXeEVuD0ruR548LgfRpp6SCgW98l7h/s2048/IMG_20201011_100443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1769" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0Nr3W3qQ6loNmCUli_i9lrXvaBCZWc-P0DzIzU7Aw75Oan2GJ0YRnWH6E3YdXsNG3Nh3LjZdah4AQUrbL2thMWjRmRiP2N8IeMlE39luvCAYMhbXeEVuD0ruR548LgfRpp6SCgW98l7h/w277-h320/IMG_20201011_100443.jpg" width="277" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm0KFlZ3A_-Baazfvz2VJgKhBx4AkKLDHwDNFFnsHOLKFjnXsB5vs5eR37U3454c0onh2rnin6BOgp7F1B5IbikXFpxp4RbqDTYaTWRTcVtmsUfWxtpHXyJyhCQz8yIySvN_wSGRHJ8vFx/s2048/IMG_20201011_095633.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I don't quite have the right body or sword either!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwW_FUikyH7Nsr8_tOJ2XFMkvV8NoATmaifKf75Xk3NOM7XkxldZayOJb53mFgJvz5y_vEiiF7smqAloNuntTkAspXBiwfPa6X58H79J2QkuvWEEK_xoGAunphV0Y1Xubiag9h513cCY2/s2048/IMG_20201011_100856.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1655" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSwW_FUikyH7Nsr8_tOJ2XFMkvV8NoATmaifKf75Xk3NOM7XkxldZayOJb53mFgJvz5y_vEiiF7smqAloNuntTkAspXBiwfPa6X58H79J2QkuvWEEK_xoGAunphV0Y1Xubiag9h513cCY2/w259-h320/IMG_20201011_100856.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsSZNwaVUdAQx9jnLDXsl9lidzAq_E7AjHKfjxBwh9gWJSE2jLTI2jX8_s_QFtxIKkM4yUbkJgycUWMSUhfbJROip6y6PrctVkRTIk3W0aP9dNn3hrF1BqVCih6Y7RJ_vCrbqgb7v3bdp/s2048/IMG_20201011_095437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXsSZNwaVUdAQx9jnLDXsl9lidzAq_E7AjHKfjxBwh9gWJSE2jLTI2jX8_s_QFtxIKkM4yUbkJgycUWMSUhfbJROip6y6PrctVkRTIk3W0aP9dNn3hrF1BqVCih6Y7RJ_vCrbqgb7v3bdp/s320/IMG_20201011_095437.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And the boss of the warband to finish with. Hopefully next year's Orctober will see me complete the set..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p>Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-77975644572372064532020-09-23T09:50:00.002+01:002020-09-23T09:50:19.473+01:0021 Pestigor (220pts)<p> This unit has taken me a little longer than expected to complete, even though half of the models were already painted. The other half needed to either have their conversions completed or, started from scratch, so it was quite the involved process. But it had reminded me of of how much fun it is is to make multiple, themed kitbashes, as I always prefer this to the painting stage. </p><p>The theme here is clearly a Nurgle Pestigor unit, so I've rotted these models up by including elements of plaguebearer models and also through adding the usual green-stuffed bloated bellies, sores and postules from water filter beads. Adding lots of additional horns was important too. But I also wanted to explore the part beast part man aspect more deeply and not just go down the goatman route that GW has developed. Therefore I've really tried to use a wide range of bestial parts from my bitzbox to make each of these chaotic creatures; from horse heads, to spiders legs, to cow torsos there's quite an eclectic mix. I've generally used the regular beastman torso to have some unity to the conversions and also because I had a load of them to use. Here's the completed unit:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTVH-wmRa37HI78psBpJ4a4_sfrkFP2vR4D2w5oyhPyuweBfyp24MZ_EkgPSxMdDkIISige2jfkGI9KGG7Z-2nNH9sAhCa_J_Y876pGDaO5E4Yf_BCs3iV0ySfLHOUQYIA8lf09HCO_7_s/w640-h480/IMG_20200920_151703.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oqS1LRqBpiyVr9GVB7TAB-kg5NKHB2sTBozOcLHT8oZXSmwp4tpKX4ngcAOZId_De2Bd9u9Ppx5qJ-l2SKjFT2anT3LRwxR2jAAX2ATdwjmH4qmDX2T_aCr5KEGbWkcavatraY5Dsx9H/s1647/IMG_20200722_172059_048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitarAvgegYwvCUAObET9AXA67wVeiq5RkGKNgA17G1NtbDyBEQ00gNsft2JuwyvsDhyphenhyphen_Isj6ZiYCvzIjEuARadHQFmB16Af_KYJMQfrzv6d9pQEuiwSXJ4IFAxedAM_1FuNm_WfYFgdNYd/w640-h480/IMG_20200920_151711.jpg" style="text-align: left;" width="640" /></a><div><br /></div><div>And now you'll have to excuse my exhaustive photos, as (for me) it's quite nice to see each of my creations individually:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oqS1LRqBpiyVr9GVB7TAB-kg5NKHB2sTBozOcLHT8oZXSmwp4tpKX4ngcAOZId_De2Bd9u9Ppx5qJ-l2SKjFT2anT3LRwxR2jAAX2ATdwjmH4qmDX2T_aCr5KEGbWkcavatraY5Dsx9H/s1647/IMG_20200722_172059_048.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oqS1LRqBpiyVr9GVB7TAB-kg5NKHB2sTBozOcLHT8oZXSmwp4tpKX4ngcAOZId_De2Bd9u9Ppx5qJ-l2SKjFT2anT3LRwxR2jAAX2ATdwjmH4qmDX2T_aCr5KEGbWkcavatraY5Dsx9H/s1647/IMG_20200722_172059_048.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="1318" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oqS1LRqBpiyVr9GVB7TAB-kg5NKHB2sTBozOcLHT8oZXSmwp4tpKX4ngcAOZId_De2Bd9u9Ppx5qJ-l2SKjFT2anT3LRwxR2jAAX2ATdwjmH4qmDX2T_aCr5KEGbWkcavatraY5Dsx9H/w512-h640/IMG_20200722_172059_048.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This was one of the first conversions for the project and is more man than beast. I like the idea that some have evolved less fully from man to beast, or the other way round in that the beast has only started showing more human physiognomy. This one has a zombie torso and flagellant head and of course some extra horns and a belly.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16n05eOdJ3Arh2RhKpUQpmYIrkxsvU5pTwGD3A3IPvhnvPS-1U_1wsHjMNaLpGzy2Ha-2cNuJ6nxj1thw8LSSuxspGV7Cdh3pF47h7HNTZma3ffK7kfrjSoCOqk7yeZau6rUVH9oCg4BS/s2955/IMG_20200723_092745_713.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2955" data-original-width="2955" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi16n05eOdJ3Arh2RhKpUQpmYIrkxsvU5pTwGD3A3IPvhnvPS-1U_1wsHjMNaLpGzy2Ha-2cNuJ6nxj1thw8LSSuxspGV7Cdh3pF47h7HNTZma3ffK7kfrjSoCOqk7yeZau6rUVH9oCg4BS/w640-h640/IMG_20200723_092745_713.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Lizardman is a beast man. A cold one head and tail merged with a plaguebearer body and a clawed hand. The legs are left over from the classic Palanquin rider<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mdBkzrDurq0JkNuOuaD8RkjQSG7E6LL_65sUY7W6KoYPOKe1zhhYVRrlsYO8y5bitkbVTMw9Qo1MMJK1ZCxcpSwOSqVgqJVqwpsCgOYSFHz12cUV_UyTUaJx_P1AMnEUOQbYKraZrYw3/s3448/IMG_20200724_131842_018.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3448" data-original-width="3448" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mdBkzrDurq0JkNuOuaD8RkjQSG7E6LL_65sUY7W6KoYPOKe1zhhYVRrlsYO8y5bitkbVTMw9Qo1MMJK1ZCxcpSwOSqVgqJVqwpsCgOYSFHz12cUV_UyTUaJx_P1AMnEUOQbYKraZrYw3/w640-h640/IMG_20200724_131842_018.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flyman. One of the Nurgle sprues includes this fly head and it's been added to an old metal savage orc torso. Nice big sword. I considered adding wings to enhance the fly aspect.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSLzZS4Ojb8V6niM-GoII3aF444JswoPhKCfXSZP-i2VGE8cnECew3_oCyIz6UEF31vG4eNtvdjJnrw82KnykO_BeL-WLe_aJKjb-OadS0sCO3sGEZuKb3se-QQVGegEDkDlcpXFhFZ4q/s3875/IMG_20200726_085415_512.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="3875" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSLzZS4Ojb8V6niM-GoII3aF444JswoPhKCfXSZP-i2VGE8cnECew3_oCyIz6UEF31vG4eNtvdjJnrw82KnykO_BeL-WLe_aJKjb-OadS0sCO3sGEZuKb3se-QQVGegEDkDlcpXFhFZ4q/w640-h634/IMG_20200726_085415_512.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More of a traditional GW beastman, here I wanted to play with a more dynamic pose. The plaguebearer body, zombie arm and extra horns help create a mutated character.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRA90AOzoe0hJ7-MofMULLawTiPYRcJNDM_WxQ0Rqa14daPXpfXu6RuP1rTT4iskEsaghsj34XI2DIieuTzef8Kov4ljLbmHjBfklenAt9mF-4fH65Y-CDMoIwOdlxYAH1mPAeJLkfCR1/s3378/IMG_20200727_220901_461.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3378" data-original-width="3378" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRA90AOzoe0hJ7-MofMULLawTiPYRcJNDM_WxQ0Rqa14daPXpfXu6RuP1rTT4iskEsaghsj34XI2DIieuTzef8Kov4ljLbmHjBfklenAt9mF-4fH65Y-CDMoIwOdlxYAH1mPAeJLkfCR1/w640-h640/IMG_20200727_220901_461.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ratman. of course a Skaven head was added to the plaguebearer torso and a foot to the beastman legs. He's a musician (of sorts)<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ac_Rd8aTpMGP4rQYJzG1Md1YLW9zqMA7iMjojSzBl34RVOfggAgybcS9rWW1n586nrIx0fNQYRXOuJ4NzbvRZERURWCe-0rqEq1mtvYWymO8gH6m77-V6r6WCcGAeyj3GtAPziM8eM7V/s3531/IMG_20200823_091111_156.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3530" data-original-width="3531" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Ac_Rd8aTpMGP4rQYJzG1Md1YLW9zqMA7iMjojSzBl34RVOfggAgybcS9rWW1n586nrIx0fNQYRXOuJ4NzbvRZERURWCe-0rqEq1mtvYWymO8gH6m77-V6r6WCcGAeyj3GtAPziM8eM7V/w640-h640/IMG_20200823_091111_156.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again a traditional beastman where I was focusing on pose and creating that Nurgle appearance through mixing familiar kits.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bUyqZ4Oc4K3lQC8wo4vPqoqC2tN1S1B5kWs9mNd06buBFUoqd3qX-psMde3Oksz3yaWN7zf1WCiaO3_Cg0AL0goZGX6_bWRFrruuY38Zon_5F_qJSY61TDoqK75T9ulXjEm1i4h4HN6b/s2962/IMG_20200825_084652_864.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2962" data-original-width="2962" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bUyqZ4Oc4K3lQC8wo4vPqoqC2tN1S1B5kWs9mNd06buBFUoqd3qX-psMde3Oksz3yaWN7zf1WCiaO3_Cg0AL0goZGX6_bWRFrruuY38Zon_5F_qJSY61TDoqK75T9ulXjEm1i4h4HN6b/w640-h640/IMG_20200825_084652_864.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More man than beast, I thought he might have the skill to use a blunderbuss. His hat hints at a former life as a soldier before mutation changed his facial features and his gut.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aT87hR05HPv2EB-O46MFDRdeX12dm4owdzNSCbxtyVnK2cDt3g2XrA4pbOSv5IHNy71f91l8ZhDVDHM5Em955p_fR_x3eP4ghTPTwzrPGRUsj8pRFbDvhrPpGz_-dZiedU7pPKj6Qy9q/s2537/IMG_20200826_123328_714.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2537" data-original-width="2537" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aT87hR05HPv2EB-O46MFDRdeX12dm4owdzNSCbxtyVnK2cDt3g2XrA4pbOSv5IHNy71f91l8ZhDVDHM5Em955p_fR_x3eP4ghTPTwzrPGRUsj8pRFbDvhrPpGz_-dZiedU7pPKj6Qy9q/w640-h640/IMG_20200826_123328_714.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here I wanted to experiment with a different type of head, I think its a Mantic ghouls(?) and a different pose with the raised spear. A grisly collection of heads and a Nurgling friend are present.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhFMn9nf2Wrfmbm-4-Jc9z9sj1N5W0IU_72NPEqenDhvT3vVioCpuLzQAjD3XMUPTFC-gyxeUmx0z4MfR257G9X0hLqxuIshQX8oV0w5L8QwDlp4y4IUV4KyIMugV6dc2A-X0j_5_joqj/s3840/IMG_20200827_181019_028.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="3840" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhFMn9nf2Wrfmbm-4-Jc9z9sj1N5W0IU_72NPEqenDhvT3vVioCpuLzQAjD3XMUPTFC-gyxeUmx0z4MfR257G9X0hLqxuIshQX8oV0w5L8QwDlp4y4IUV4KyIMugV6dc2A-X0j_5_joqj/w640-h640/IMG_20200827_181019_028.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I've had this troll torso in my box for a while and quite liked the idea of using it as the basis for an enlarged beastman to add some height and bulk. To contrast with that a small warrior's head was simply added and of course an additional horn.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiRGECRdjuy9qboVMBkjL-jymrf17vJwvBeNq1iCrgxHWXJp5wgLJRSzuRtAFtasm_LDhyphenhyphenKnh23stnfop15wCPUzSIc0_ZJTJOpmVCFMg7YYQnIQZtEBoM9lqLjb63rrx0p2yZQeclbYX/s3015/IMG_20200828_163823_820.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3015" data-original-width="3015" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyiRGECRdjuy9qboVMBkjL-jymrf17vJwvBeNq1iCrgxHWXJp5wgLJRSzuRtAFtasm_LDhyphenhyphenKnh23stnfop15wCPUzSIc0_ZJTJOpmVCFMg7YYQnIQZtEBoM9lqLjb63rrx0p2yZQeclbYX/w640-h640/IMG_20200828_163823_820.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birdman. The usual combo of legs and torso, but the head I believe os from an old Bretonnian helmet. In retrospect I'm not so keen on the shield, I prefer the simplicity of a wooden shield for these creatures.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VEhd5v5EPdzmjiNkyUoeXJi7traRGOTbYVd83iVryBOwaP4s2gwDSAyCoRMAn4WyQwb1QXLykkbEzwL_xaEza3OcMq5bfWl_iPhGMdCKLsEk4yLKTVZSnBos5U-plddnRWCYRXvdoHtW/s1440/IMG_20200830_091635_225.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0VEhd5v5EPdzmjiNkyUoeXJi7traRGOTbYVd83iVryBOwaP4s2gwDSAyCoRMAn4WyQwb1QXLykkbEzwL_xaEza3OcMq5bfWl_iPhGMdCKLsEk4yLKTVZSnBos5U-plddnRWCYRXvdoHtW/w640-h640/IMG_20200830_091635_225.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The banner bearer. The creature is mostly cow from the Giant sprue, with a zombie torso and a warriors head. The banner design is one that I freehanded from a Fighting Fantasy book.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxr18PQVydhvdMfosc9Ov2_af86eFuFMZHvC1-QfzH_587lnjUhrkdNsdlSAV0223UjC-z7nBjYlaMzmY62JvDH92JemuccbayuojEBeVtg8GeugP6AXTTW0Yvah2hT2uDBU9vo1UXn651/s2736/IMG_20200831_165018_789.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxr18PQVydhvdMfosc9Ov2_af86eFuFMZHvC1-QfzH_587lnjUhrkdNsdlSAV0223UjC-z7nBjYlaMzmY62JvDH92JemuccbayuojEBeVtg8GeugP6AXTTW0Yvah2hT2uDBU9vo1UXn651/w640-h640/IMG_20200831_165018_789.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This one I actually rolled up on the Lost and the Damned attributes table for some competition some years ago. Extra arm, sorcerer and flaming skull head were three such attributes and here's my response to that. I do love the scythe and hour glass combo.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFHoObxWOEk7ycmUqC-eKGbBSUpHpmRcO1FAr_xfgPKE3VDbSNcXxfuYH8txXosALX0HliBZYoQxOov8h9xVwXtTuMibgO9BuvB_ZZ4ImvsA6vLKPTUfwuokPcbobom8PawTlmCcnArU0/s3840/IMG_20200902_074446_916.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3840" data-original-width="3840" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFHoObxWOEk7ycmUqC-eKGbBSUpHpmRcO1FAr_xfgPKE3VDbSNcXxfuYH8txXosALX0HliBZYoQxOov8h9xVwXtTuMibgO9BuvB_ZZ4ImvsA6vLKPTUfwuokPcbobom8PawTlmCcnArU0/w640-h640/IMG_20200902_074446_916.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The leader. Simply because the conversion gives such an imposing presence. Beastman, zombie, deamonette and chaos warrior bits were used and quite a bit of greenstuff to bulk him up. I like horns and scythes it would seem.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next few are the more recent conversions that I made from scratch to complete the unit:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrx-SSgh7JZHSU0oQTxhPOLa4FAhaX0zCwy6WVKl544Hr-e268cR7OjPxEXb6MaMEcSOD_mAAi7ByXkTQZoWZvqWQ3gGL7WLuj-kBrkI0vKLSkBHTX2mZpL9V0ak0voVg9kV2JxthKgvJ/s1981/IMG_20200909_163935_917.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1981" data-original-width="1585" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrx-SSgh7JZHSU0oQTxhPOLa4FAhaX0zCwy6WVKl544Hr-e268cR7OjPxEXb6MaMEcSOD_mAAi7ByXkTQZoWZvqWQ3gGL7WLuj-kBrkI0vKLSkBHTX2mZpL9V0ak0voVg9kV2JxthKgvJ/w512-h640/IMG_20200909_163935_917.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A metal horror's legs, beastman torso and some Mantic ghoul pieces make this little fella.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3u56dXmGijeW9nLTj6rrYY4tf3KscljCSzeZG-p3v9_DJZQ_LTGfgh5oq_9nHBK-wbFxr24QkAcrEeQt5uTEN49y7is1jSVdmRVSsP-QDBEkatdSF3N8FfSGxrvKsCPvx3cnttQ8ddCUy/s2985/IMG_20200912_121829_988.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2985" data-original-width="2985" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3u56dXmGijeW9nLTj6rrYY4tf3KscljCSzeZG-p3v9_DJZQ_LTGfgh5oq_9nHBK-wbFxr24QkAcrEeQt5uTEN49y7is1jSVdmRVSsP-QDBEkatdSF3N8FfSGxrvKsCPvx3cnttQ8ddCUy/w640-h640/IMG_20200912_121829_988.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mostly beastman bits, but I wanted him to be a skull collector, you can see his collection around his waist.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAa3C2WYxV_ZFAHnQiqYmkPHC8WBcSgxGrTxx6GgoXiDFzPqxkaFBYT8E9NiLdp0mh6OrXE9X59f5UbtlBlM5PIC6jbs7oDvmIkjW3jafDsRIa_zphQ2JnKWnR7niCG6loM_ZE9cQrDupI/s2773/IMG_20200913_181056_044.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2773" data-original-width="2218" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAa3C2WYxV_ZFAHnQiqYmkPHC8WBcSgxGrTxx6GgoXiDFzPqxkaFBYT8E9NiLdp0mh6OrXE9X59f5UbtlBlM5PIC6jbs7oDvmIkjW3jafDsRIa_zphQ2JnKWnR7niCG6loM_ZE9cQrDupI/w512-h640/IMG_20200913_181056_044.jpg" width="512" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Orc, Gnoblar and Kroot bits fused together makes a pretty unique character. Extra hand weapon always seem to equate to extra cool.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmOv5yuBJnzxPNRd-j3EG0eE1syUgk00cpewRfnXGmIHpHvR3jgINmRF61JdXCGbw8SsFPkbgahTAMjkyVoFXD1sant-kGxIYtV7DO5eWCUwpZ8_dqmfkjQQxKeYVQfzfWKZnqHpi-r_X/s1440/IMG_20200915_215541_137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmOv5yuBJnzxPNRd-j3EG0eE1syUgk00cpewRfnXGmIHpHvR3jgINmRF61JdXCGbw8SsFPkbgahTAMjkyVoFXD1sant-kGxIYtV7DO5eWCUwpZ8_dqmfkjQQxKeYVQfzfWKZnqHpi-r_X/w640-h640/IMG_20200915_215541_137.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I think the base of this model is from the Foresaken sprue and I've just added a plaguebearer arm and some horns. This one is more spawn like but I do like the contortion of change that he seems to be showing.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnmOv5yuBJnzxPNRd-j3EG0eE1syUgk00cpewRfnXGmIHpHvR3jgINmRF61JdXCGbw8SsFPkbgahTAMjkyVoFXD1sant-kGxIYtV7DO5eWCUwpZ8_dqmfkjQQxKeYVQfzfWKZnqHpi-r_X/s1440/IMG_20200915_215541_137.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9H7KiYESjj_QJNkBXs3jBq-i_ic4iwLL5JRM8JmtyD_XjbNvC0lqCYQFeA8ajuSRPPAflIlAE_em-2uxGYWrxsiooKY5pI30mLVWsMQLMUg4muXY8I72FLERwoLXk02OURM7lwhsAdTr/s1440/IMG_20200921_225634_053.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd9H7KiYESjj_QJNkBXs3jBq-i_ic4iwLL5JRM8JmtyD_XjbNvC0lqCYQFeA8ajuSRPPAflIlAE_em-2uxGYWrxsiooKY5pI30mLVWsMQLMUg4muXY8I72FLERwoLXk02OURM7lwhsAdTr/w640-h640/IMG_20200921_225634_053.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Horse man. Why not use a horse head, especially when I seem to have more than I need. I've tried to blend it into the model by green-stuffing decaying skin over part of it's face and into the torso. The arm is a metal orcs.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbAG37JjzbaP39ZjWx9GBEjwVpv7G-wGCJVHr-peKQNFsZqHmti7emNulB1LYAdlUc6o5rR8VRXc1DqPlvlrY8wSwt2uKiSvhRC0w9KdQCdRlRfe0LjBzKExW-DkeydVSP-_N2glCK9Qf/s3648/IMG_20200917_202624.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTbAG37JjzbaP39ZjWx9GBEjwVpv7G-wGCJVHr-peKQNFsZqHmti7emNulB1LYAdlUc6o5rR8VRXc1DqPlvlrY8wSwt2uKiSvhRC0w9KdQCdRlRfe0LjBzKExW-DkeydVSP-_N2glCK9Qf/w640-h480/IMG_20200917_202624.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A personal favourite - cowman. Using the head pointing up from the banner bearers body and then creating a double handed weapon stance I can almost hear the braying.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNfaUfR9PrM0sZIDtH3dOhwV-u9JRNV4zsCf5QV4cy3XOM0vNPXG8TW-58CF3q6CMliYA9ceEkrM_GiGkELD-YTy-Nb4LzFqvXBwO8pQqLQeXvnGJLMhxKCovCR4gP5GdxmI_Pn-2Ic30/s1440/IMG_20200918_074304_536.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNfaUfR9PrM0sZIDtH3dOhwV-u9JRNV4zsCf5QV4cy3XOM0vNPXG8TW-58CF3q6CMliYA9ceEkrM_GiGkELD-YTy-Nb4LzFqvXBwO8pQqLQeXvnGJLMhxKCovCR4gP5GdxmI_Pn-2Ic30/w640-h640/IMG_20200918_074304_536.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An old minotaur head with a tentacle and extra horns, chaos does let you experiment with different scale when kitbashing, so the enlarged head is an option.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3Y-GOINGVrlb-aYaErnxq_YxHcnavUqxrrVNl5cLKgbuo35t9cLoAQiBJFK0zQpmTuTNv6_TOkoplFSX7jfQCwS9BwL4rTvNG6h81h2MVu_I91zFLYe7UmWyEicnHsa5KM_BJ52y8YM_/s1440/IMG_20200920_094949_642.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3Y-GOINGVrlb-aYaErnxq_YxHcnavUqxrrVNl5cLKgbuo35t9cLoAQiBJFK0zQpmTuTNv6_TOkoplFSX7jfQCwS9BwL4rTvNG6h81h2MVu_I91zFLYe7UmWyEicnHsa5KM_BJ52y8YM_/w640-h640/IMG_20200920_094949_642.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kroot head makes an appearance as does a spider leg for an arm. This one has quite the dynamic pose.<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn3Y-GOINGVrlb-aYaErnxq_YxHcnavUqxrrVNl5cLKgbuo35t9cLoAQiBJFK0zQpmTuTNv6_TOkoplFSX7jfQCwS9BwL4rTvNG6h81h2MVu_I91zFLYe7UmWyEicnHsa5KM_BJ52y8YM_/s1440/IMG_20200920_094949_642.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br /><br />So the army continues to grow, here's a current group shot. If I add the 220pts of this unit to the army, we're now looking at 4625 points. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_0hs9JS-JHbxdk2CkjL0t85XRsmS_XD81iPXpkHk5UelKfTbkC9eQ6Nhr1D30WlMFmjGWCK4YKq1mDtdhexWr62SgEVfL7yAEp5ilCl-SU3aoEPv174zqm3os9CTXrWOWz_vkeRFu0vP/s3648/IMG_20200920_151933.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd_0hs9JS-JHbxdk2CkjL0t85XRsmS_XD81iPXpkHk5UelKfTbkC9eQ6Nhr1D30WlMFmjGWCK4YKq1mDtdhexWr62SgEVfL7yAEp5ilCl-SU3aoEPv174zqm3os9CTXrWOWz_vkeRFu0vP/w640-h480/IMG_20200920_151933.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some chariots next (although there will be a short Orctober interlude)</div><br /><p></p></div>Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-76294186082138885942020-09-04T17:00:00.001+01:002020-09-04T17:00:09.509+01:00Kit-bashing Beastmen<p>I don't often show many Wips, so I thought I'd change that as of now as a break from painting all 21 Beastmen for my Nurgle army. These are the last 6 for the unit (the others are all painted) and are all kit-bashed / bitz boxed from my stash. One of my favourite aspects of the hobby is a good rummage for different parts and working out ways of combining them into a unique mini. Here's my most recent endeavours:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTXolWaRFxPKqJZbhVxJIctYO7S2ZBmpUo-wAeRiIZEc1WG-Lsn_STA1qU5KQKSkp5cvtyH2nvBlRZX5DMNeDqxpPHVSKzii0R8FCat3W-fKaEQsnFw9U1un-zeHVHdjP7oL_i05d6_CL/s2048/IMG_20200724_132745.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPTXolWaRFxPKqJZbhVxJIctYO7S2ZBmpUo-wAeRiIZEc1WG-Lsn_STA1qU5KQKSkp5cvtyH2nvBlRZX5DMNeDqxpPHVSKzii0R8FCat3W-fKaEQsnFw9U1un-zeHVHdjP7oL_i05d6_CL/w498-h640/IMG_20200724_132745.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFyHhCsm97uJDVKtNt3jjfL7uXFb7jY-ZBfuolgso_fWnhc_vhBIQGYq_LozHQpS7_9akbocFZ6be026SGhF07tBxPfys_RtvYblDA6NuFvLz30RDIK0cjXr1iQCLTccZKNf9sFNKxSmdT/s1866/IMG_20200724_132705.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's a bit of greenstuffing to fill the gaps and add some texture and you might notice some small poxes which are super glued balls from a water filter (also useful for sci-fi rivets). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Most of these are plastic based parts which are of course the easiest to join together with a bit of poly cement but the challenge of pinning and joining metal to metal or plastic is also a satisfying moment. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think my favourite one is the first, with his little metal legs, multiple toes and shrunken head, but I've tried to add a bit of detail and interest to each. Let me know your thoughts, I'm intrigued to know your favourites and why. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cheers! </div><br /><p></p>Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-6377011025256215482020-08-20T11:03:00.002+01:002020-08-20T11:03:46.397+01:00Building some houses<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just before I went on a caravanning holiday with the family around the UK, I made these houses to populate my modular board.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim09xCCyjUF-7AphEmFmbyBogCRE4ptEWSoWWjlgnHWhGoK-n8V7_mAgQbOIpU_wUZilzc11NTeLVsD9PQEsmFw4oKmuprNQHVSKKb3hvcwgqYBiVQpzRheiyZA-Lh_ztMbDEYnSq1l4bw/s2048/IMG_20200804_105246.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim09xCCyjUF-7AphEmFmbyBogCRE4ptEWSoWWjlgnHWhGoK-n8V7_mAgQbOIpU_wUZilzc11NTeLVsD9PQEsmFw4oKmuprNQHVSKKb3hvcwgqYBiVQpzRheiyZA-Lh_ztMbDEYnSq1l4bw/s640/IMG_20200804_105246.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">They're both lasercut mdf sets that I picked up for a good price and decided that I should take a break from completing my Nurgle Army (before I burnt out with that project) and sit down with my son and construct and improve these. So we did the assembly together with lots of pva, elastic bands to keep things in place and some coffee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DMDtn8Zr1FoS-z0D8DTo-kAVVC9SLToCHdieYGVgrzsUCRiI6K89qyIM2-_I5XrSR_MCn23uuyT7tyvwtoFcjyp-x_YUttgq95KzAm0vG8cO9q3nm_KChxfzjwPSJGpKm5HBFbnuxXbN/s2048/IMG_20200728_114041.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4DMDtn8Zr1FoS-z0D8DTo-kAVVC9SLToCHdieYGVgrzsUCRiI6K89qyIM2-_I5XrSR_MCn23uuyT7tyvwtoFcjyp-x_YUttgq95KzAm0vG8cO9q3nm_KChxfzjwPSJGpKm5HBFbnuxXbN/s640/IMG_20200728_114041.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After assembly my boy decided that one of the buildings should be a shop - we conferred on an Armoury and we then searched my bits box for details to adorn the building. I also wanted to pimp up the kit, the mdf buildings lack detail but more importantly texture. So some polyfilla was added to the walls, cardboard tiles were added and some sand for mossy areas too.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yzGDnsLQ4vkW4bOpkHyryP3AxyqzOO0k-yKEKAo9MgrmMscCo1IcSMEwMiHgO6uXSXjfzJUzEHhyBRqFpESxalyjeT4n-mcqDF9aFFDofSS5UOOsDjFSnq3X2zJd_qey4CmRu9QsDH0X/s2048/IMG_20200728_193300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6yzGDnsLQ4vkW4bOpkHyryP3AxyqzOO0k-yKEKAo9MgrmMscCo1IcSMEwMiHgO6uXSXjfzJUzEHhyBRqFpESxalyjeT4n-mcqDF9aFFDofSS5UOOsDjFSnq3X2zJd_qey4CmRu9QsDH0X/s640/IMG_20200728_193300.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The function of the second building was definitely decided by me. Whilst rummaging around for bits for the previous model, I found a naked dancing girl from Hasslefree and though it would be a perfect sign for a medieval "club". This was placed just above the entrance door. The same texturing and detailing process also took place on this building. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsaSfr-VYE27dGyljbUFONllBh5CD1aVwR-yNzhi0fmL0UBWeyhQi2atpIBKaleM2tABGuFDLTl5Hbx-p4br6TM2OndrXEIjDM1lYnzQuI60iFhJTpxeYtnKQ_wKpqlUP4EUa_0Dz8VFl/s2048/IMG_20200801_135308.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIsaSfr-VYE27dGyljbUFONllBh5CD1aVwR-yNzhi0fmL0UBWeyhQi2atpIBKaleM2tABGuFDLTl5Hbx-p4br6TM2OndrXEIjDM1lYnzQuI60iFhJTpxeYtnKQ_wKpqlUP4EUa_0Dz8VFl/s640/IMG_20200801_135308.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdru3adB9zfaXLSm7679AM2KQHj1NbXGXuTNnmnetE7wymQzaJM7lVyjSAmi3hGMcu1avlmheHWwGf354KuKvjnAI5mUKbWuxw6Fwyb6g-FNHfc65gCoVg8C_Dd6rjLit98Hi0Xfladkr/s2048/IMG_20200801_135324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDdru3adB9zfaXLSm7679AM2KQHj1NbXGXuTNnmnetE7wymQzaJM7lVyjSAmi3hGMcu1avlmheHWwGf354KuKvjnAI5mUKbWuxw6Fwyb6g-FNHfc65gCoVg8C_Dd6rjLit98Hi0Xfladkr/s640/IMG_20200801_135324.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And then we went onto the painting. Both were undercoated black and then grey from above. Lots of washes of cheap acrylic paint later, followed by some drybrushing and finally some weathering and the buildings were done! As always it was the painting of all the beams that took the most time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRa_lOUGCX0yG6FIMDZ_N42a-_I10os9SJQoxuyuAsjMg2DzO4-oCQaN3orbOG3-8fkVRm1gMHvJxPQP3nzgfcKpMmzyMvYqXPzzJLZLWU4oWhR0r32YBHt4Byln5wEwbRO6SxpW-Wxz5r/s2048/IMG_20200804_103108.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRa_lOUGCX0yG6FIMDZ_N42a-_I10os9SJQoxuyuAsjMg2DzO4-oCQaN3orbOG3-8fkVRm1gMHvJxPQP3nzgfcKpMmzyMvYqXPzzJLZLWU4oWhR0r32YBHt4Byln5wEwbRO6SxpW-Wxz5r/s640/IMG_20200804_103108.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7t0Q3UipZFoTl5xhWIgfvQOg4vmRZ1_y_bjg76z3yI6LUbYL7j2s52aqC3FmSN4OOVp3nQGGYQEvHvssXNX73JU6SVO43HLaZ_qmuL8vTp9C6QVgjdFkh3GfAGcaFa4XgrqCvyIX4uEA/s2048/IMG_20200804_103132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg7t0Q3UipZFoTl5xhWIgfvQOg4vmRZ1_y_bjg76z3yI6LUbYL7j2s52aqC3FmSN4OOVp3nQGGYQEvHvssXNX73JU6SVO43HLaZ_qmuL8vTp9C6QVgjdFkh3GfAGcaFa4XgrqCvyIX4uEA/s640/IMG_20200804_103132.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back to the painting of some miniatures next...</div> <p></p>Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-37827274852123040432020-07-21T11:38:00.007+01:002020-07-21T11:44:23.162+01:002 Chaos Spawn (50pts)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From the largest pointed unit (1200 for the Plaguebearers) to the smallest, a couple of Spawn at 25pts each. In the LatD these are described more as a pack as can (and probably should) be led by a Champion of Chaos, so eventually I'd like to do a converted spawn made up of lots of bits from my box and add him to these two and add a leader to marshall them around the battlefield.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0MVoYuA6G3tnTbs3iygeGmiRHjYvdr__SuxNgTqboclwL5H7h_a0kgWobg4GnlXFrXjvcbBIFYV6z-El8zGANjtc9iTSRFRqf3Bnx6qV9hR7KhH9XA4N7cc5vszRJKbQnSRSyw0TkBhD/s2048/IMG_20200721_113455.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="2048" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0MVoYuA6G3tnTbs3iygeGmiRHjYvdr__SuxNgTqboclwL5H7h_a0kgWobg4GnlXFrXjvcbBIFYV6z-El8zGANjtc9iTSRFRqf3Bnx6qV9hR7KhH9XA4N7cc5vszRJKbQnSRSyw0TkBhD/w640-h560/IMG_20200721_113455.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Obviously these two are both classic Citadel miniatures, the left model being an old Plague Elemental and the right one being a Spawn of Nurgle, the latter having a slight conversion in removing the funny legs that came with it and sculpting some tentacles there instead. Both these old models though suffer from the perpendicular restraints of sculpting from that time, so when faced from the front both models look quite flat and symmetrical (although with the slug spawn you can reposition the tentacles on it's head to create more dynamic movement) and hence why I've photographed them both on the angle.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdQ5OXI4n5tDXu1IG2SPByl7CchwUd3cxHsSlkDCThfwl3dMzIfrP9-XLWiaOTb0vC8TKyxE4sdFaYsdomBc1GNlI6SsvvEdEifh9M55wlWxmO-rTsLJmMgos9KmVUaeRtqO0PIMNdiLh/s1440/IMG_20200718_125406_437.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdQ5OXI4n5tDXu1IG2SPByl7CchwUd3cxHsSlkDCThfwl3dMzIfrP9-XLWiaOTb0vC8TKyxE4sdFaYsdomBc1GNlI6SsvvEdEifh9M55wlWxmO-rTsLJmMgos9KmVUaeRtqO0PIMNdiLh/w640-h640/IMG_20200718_125406_437.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfoEXgmSE9UAtvijiaBIb5dtl18cg1-H69yCjmYvovwCdnGq6HIwUoYC7nVk3vXTqE-w5sG4nYWuDQUWlsOW7KipUDp_kr-4Cx4agYWysNRKZWDYtEfwc26_OFODlvrmANxD8i6LnfOjJG/s1440/IMG_20200718_125406_436.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfoEXgmSE9UAtvijiaBIb5dtl18cg1-H69yCjmYvovwCdnGq6HIwUoYC7nVk3vXTqE-w5sG4nYWuDQUWlsOW7KipUDp_kr-4Cx4agYWysNRKZWDYtEfwc26_OFODlvrmANxD8i6LnfOjJG/w640-h640/IMG_20200718_125406_436.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq14sIwaD3ZfVXdkzZdXLt28jYUwrE4OgUJncLkZvvAGdU0KGGKVcSuswgCNR1eKCUFfdb0GxBdFdquobBNOMgEATKCNXQeJ6FE4AsIUAc1TPv3jk8rvls-AAQRUVatoBaAT_tl1tI8mAw/s2736/IMG_20200718_124815.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2571" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq14sIwaD3ZfVXdkzZdXLt28jYUwrE4OgUJncLkZvvAGdU0KGGKVcSuswgCNR1eKCUFfdb0GxBdFdquobBNOMgEATKCNXQeJ6FE4AsIUAc1TPv3jk8rvls-AAQRUVatoBaAT_tl1tI8mAw/w602-h640/IMG_20200718_124815.jpg" width="602" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For this Beast of Nurgle I did a little research on slugs to get the correct colour scheme and used a little gloss varnish to capture the slimy nature of it's body. You will notice the basing on both models is slightly different from the rest of the army, in that there are a collection of organic shapes molded into the landscape, the idea behind this is based on the premise that:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <b><i>"the very proximity of a Beast is sufficient to kill small animals and plant.... or may age and decay perceptibly in their presence" (LatD p.20)</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So a collection of small bitz from the box were impressed into some milliput and sculpted into the base to give the appearance of a dying, organic mass surrounding the model as it moves forward.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqO96bJvg2HQwN2oQs16gRrQBV56HH7zl_0dKBKrIlCdvESnQ4PfZcDTsciaYdz_t8o_bLeeFcirTcG406Ch3FOEarlgcqaY_iOzg5cqi2L9hgrV6GNenH3nmxL-GWJax_3Bd3Mva8O5Y/s1440/IMG_20200717_110220_676.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuqO96bJvg2HQwN2oQs16gRrQBV56HH7zl_0dKBKrIlCdvESnQ4PfZcDTsciaYdz_t8o_bLeeFcirTcG406Ch3FOEarlgcqaY_iOzg5cqi2L9hgrV6GNenH3nmxL-GWJax_3Bd3Mva8O5Y/w640-h640/IMG_20200717_110220_676.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_mAjsJThr8ZaOM95UwAZDmUZ32GrLjRMbVeBCa_kt4n-mTg-KdUsPTOjrtTYIvpVk7SYYaWvpR5ASpvrWT4p_SLNn4CAg_44kOd71ChVk4udAMwlCehR29UDhhn-1CtgUprsGO4QaMgu/s1440/IMG_20200717_110220_677.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_mAjsJThr8ZaOM95UwAZDmUZ32GrLjRMbVeBCa_kt4n-mTg-KdUsPTOjrtTYIvpVk7SYYaWvpR5ASpvrWT4p_SLNn4CAg_44kOd71ChVk4udAMwlCehR29UDhhn-1CtgUprsGO4QaMgu/w640-h640/IMG_20200717_110220_677.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqT6mDw8SfHXJb0ttL24S5AQf9_3K20kWkcSSVs16pW0Zgsl2QGGMrISZ7nySN2doJss8FYK2cmxWo93wRB7Q_XBzG3jm9HoM8iUnLuZFrToc5uOxTb0sUKKrGnPORh3OWovwjdyhgAqq/s2005/IMG_20200717_165549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2005" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFqT6mDw8SfHXJb0ttL24S5AQf9_3K20kWkcSSVs16pW0Zgsl2QGGMrISZ7nySN2doJss8FYK2cmxWo93wRB7Q_XBzG3jm9HoM8iUnLuZFrToc5uOxTb0sUKKrGnPORh3OWovwjdyhgAqq/w640-h580/IMG_20200717_165549.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">With the Plague Elemental I also experimented further with some skin painting techniques. Over a white undercoat I painted all the pinks with Contrast paints and highlights. Over this I then mixed some crackle medium into the pale green colouring of the skin and dabbed this onto areas where I wanted to create a peeling, cracking skin effect over the pink, exposed areas.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhae7j0JwsbR56L7NEPOiO75-81Z0JNZgMpR5UYV431lNRqNxPsYVN333RPLOUf1RNpRPPTuvQpv2ZpifnYa6VkTwbw74TZBBX_Cttnav5SxFHCKddRH4sv1pb7LIrKe4Xds-0zGIs4n7cC/s516/IMG_20200721_113015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="516" data-original-width="459" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhae7j0JwsbR56L7NEPOiO75-81Z0JNZgMpR5UYV431lNRqNxPsYVN333RPLOUf1RNpRPPTuvQpv2ZpifnYa6VkTwbw74TZBBX_Cttnav5SxFHCKddRH4sv1pb7LIrKe4Xds-0zGIs4n7cC/w570-h640/IMG_20200721_113015.jpg" width="570" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And to finish here's a group shot of the army including the most recent units for a cumulative total of 4405pts</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQw9lp0m-mOThyphenhyphenVgpGNgg0Ppz_ftgfmrB4Fo3oFacuzWFFTi5Sj5_otYg8YY81y5S96pdcwNggyqb81IlHJ3f-QlbCCuUbsx2g_C9ZYDpORIb8ZyhaLDp9rFo0xHyMqh-5blv0Pa6OSQBO/s3648/IMG_20200719_125507.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQw9lp0m-mOThyphenhyphenVgpGNgg0Ppz_ftgfmrB4Fo3oFacuzWFFTi5Sj5_otYg8YY81y5S96pdcwNggyqb81IlHJ3f-QlbCCuUbsx2g_C9ZYDpORIb8ZyhaLDp9rFo0xHyMqh-5blv0Pa6OSQBO/w640-h480/IMG_20200719_125507.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6EizqeuFLaQEygD7vWqJhEVt0wOW2ULvYsNnrroKuqe0CHi7efGvod5M2NWLL01mYcC6jD9bOxhiRNaoZd90km05f01coEYbtXBbjo7hwsXoFOUy7b9tyu4a3TU2_OIkxuEz4XwBWdyv/s3648/IMG_20200719_125453.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq6EizqeuFLaQEygD7vWqJhEVt0wOW2ULvYsNnrroKuqe0CHi7efGvod5M2NWLL01mYcC6jD9bOxhiRNaoZd90km05f01coEYbtXBbjo7hwsXoFOUy7b9tyu4a3TU2_OIkxuEz4XwBWdyv/w640-h480/IMG_20200719_125453.jpg" width="640" /></a>Next up are some kitbashed Nurgle Beastmen, using mostly plastic kits...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-61609969287906934682020-07-15T11:24:00.001+01:002020-07-15T11:24:47.619+01:0014 Plaguebearers (1200pts)The Lost and the Damned tome allows for a Nurgle Daemonic Army to have any number of troops from the Chaos Army list, but not vice versa (aside from Nurglings) so strictly speaking this unit of 14 Plaguebearers shouldn't be allowed in a 3rd Edition army of this type. Unless I get a Great Unclean One to lead them.... But for me they fit perfectly into what I'm building here, basically a huge Chaos Nurgle Army of all my favourite miniatures, lumped together in units. This unit comes in at a whopping 1200pts (600pts per 7 Plaguebearers). The high points expense per Plaguebearer is clear; these guys have 1 Nurgle spell per model (!), save of 6 and -1 to hit on combat and comes equipped with a Plaguesword which if wounds, can induce Nurgle's Rot on a character or unit. As always all these additional rules help create such character for the models themselves which in turn helps me when I come to model and paint them. So here's the unit of 14:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVgcUknyEM1DbJmXqooP0GXl0-eXhp0MANWtMU4EPinPu7i6I_G8_xAtpI1A42YGsm0VlhPhg_2rE6g8fWR0peYwMCv6RpxhbVolNDqPJMOm_yLMLqFR5TZUPkRJ1BRjfXwlwCm_SPx1x/s3648/IMG_20200712_122307.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVgcUknyEM1DbJmXqooP0GXl0-eXhp0MANWtMU4EPinPu7i6I_G8_xAtpI1A42YGsm0VlhPhg_2rE6g8fWR0peYwMCv6RpxhbVolNDqPJMOm_yLMLqFR5TZUPkRJ1BRjfXwlwCm_SPx1x/w640-h480/IMG_20200712_122307.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEk6j-iO9rYxlY7E0phCstG3JFUbXSmXwwuC3sr9SsYhXo4DsCq7X04gh1yvl70OhMV35r2R9HO_LHCNG7SwXHm-D-JZf83GSBLFKAUSsTClA1Wpv2KEKF9E_GYfReROkRG7UDFuznQiJG/s3648/IMG_20200712_122318.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEk6j-iO9rYxlY7E0phCstG3JFUbXSmXwwuC3sr9SsYhXo4DsCq7X04gh1yvl70OhMV35r2R9HO_LHCNG7SwXHm-D-JZf83GSBLFKAUSsTClA1Wpv2KEKF9E_GYfReROkRG7UDFuznQiJG/w640-h480/IMG_20200712_122318.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">In creating this unit, the task was about creating some unique Plaguebearers, based often on the illustrations I have been inspired by, but also a task in combining new and old sculpts together. With some subtle conversions and a range of pastel like skin tones, I hope I have achieved that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The skin tones, whilst variable in colour, were the same in process. From a white undercoat a wash of colour was added (sometimes using the new Contrast paints, sometimes an old ink) and I deliberately appplied several colours together whilst wet, so they bled into each other. When dry, subsequent layers of whiter highlights were applied. To stop the skin from looking too chalky, several glazes were then added over the top, usually a combination of reds, purples and greens to represent the various plague that these models should be bearing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The main character in this unit is the standard bearer, which is a ForgeWorld resin model, that I believe was some kind of Daemon Prince in 40k (I made this model many years ago). I cut off his left arm, which was quite robotic I recall and added a tentacle to carry the banner. The central image on the triptych of the banner is a copy straight from a Fighting Fantasy illustration (<a href="https://thelostandtheverydamned.blogspot.com/2015/12/freehand-banners-my-collection-so-far.html">more examples here</a>) and the outermost banners from the Lost and the Damned itself. I decided to add a physical head to the main image and banner itself because I had mis-calculated the positioning of the robed figure and couldn't fit in the top of his head!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EvCCxYynP1kZjO7RCZGnIcdPBynlIDjPc6cCWCjJeKdvnm2n0h4TDf3BXrMbHt_hwWnvoBjxq64bQscGIpNn3U6UXRdUgygXYQIFGizR5kz8ph4LTTFRp6SQQyHx4kXgUvwLq-QH53Vq/s2581/IMG_20200711_220808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2581" data-original-width="2267" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7EvCCxYynP1kZjO7RCZGnIcdPBynlIDjPc6cCWCjJeKdvnm2n0h4TDf3BXrMbHt_hwWnvoBjxq64bQscGIpNn3U6UXRdUgygXYQIFGizR5kz8ph4LTTFRp6SQQyHx4kXgUvwLq-QH53Vq/w562-h640/IMG_20200711_220808.jpg" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here you can see him escorting a couple of Nurglings and you can see the slug like shape of his body, which I like. His base takes up the equivalent of 4 plaguebearers, hence why there is only 10 models after this one to create the 14 man unit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nu8a4PPzQwnLp-sNoSO4P6juk_Un4yD6H93f4yrR029AnqZFBvUN78eNb1NoHbR29WAGZXkgPAWqEBJ0HiiV2hSHXeFzwvJvIL-zpGsCDCUpfTHYhdGnWS9Y4gFtw1vVyja3XBc-w6uu/s3536/IMG_20200711_220824.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3536" data-original-width="2135" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nu8a4PPzQwnLp-sNoSO4P6juk_Un4yD6H93f4yrR029AnqZFBvUN78eNb1NoHbR29WAGZXkgPAWqEBJ0HiiV2hSHXeFzwvJvIL-zpGsCDCUpfTHYhdGnWS9Y4gFtw1vVyja3XBc-w6uu/w386-h640/IMG_20200711_220824.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next up are a batch of the older Plaguebearer sculpts, some of my favourites. They've been tinkered with a bit to make them a bit more imposing and unique. First up this smiley lad has had a large scythe added to his left hand whilst his right hand keeps his guts in place:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9PTF3lXMJTMp179bKXDMapje-4WDm1RlqW8jayO1a76GTAhphC2WXuDt-GHxoEqVNcO1_cfcE9QQD4WzytaXDEJ0B1Evm5tBhGMzMHyCu9F5nnnswGFfhn-ek1eySwNgNpsTbPn6Ae6f/s2269/IMG_20200704_140428_400.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2269" data-original-width="2269" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm9PTF3lXMJTMp179bKXDMapje-4WDm1RlqW8jayO1a76GTAhphC2WXuDt-GHxoEqVNcO1_cfcE9QQD4WzytaXDEJ0B1Evm5tBhGMzMHyCu9F5nnnswGFfhn-ek1eySwNgNpsTbPn6Ae6f/w640-h640/IMG_20200704_140428_400.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The next fellow came to me a bit battered. Missing his weapon and his face was a bit smashed in. The latter was corrected with a bit of greenstuff and the former with a paper clip bent and then covered in greenstuff and sculpted to look like wood. Hanging from this branch was a large bell, from one of the modern Nurgle plastic kits. A nice combo of old lead and new plastic:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnARxcuMUjP_Cx_RlQWLpLkSjoCNDVh09kYw9NoBiOEiMH6l4VvxlXglslFid5-R2DjQQHjwWgsLAfDZK576_zLwziKVjt7SeC5cnrXasgJ7W5jfkrGEO0Qlym8joVtvK3TEwgLTKh2zbY/s2309/IMG_20200702_092637_892.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2309" data-original-width="1847" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnARxcuMUjP_Cx_RlQWLpLkSjoCNDVh09kYw9NoBiOEiMH6l4VvxlXglslFid5-R2DjQQHjwWgsLAfDZK576_zLwziKVjt7SeC5cnrXasgJ7W5jfkrGEO0Qlym8joVtvK3TEwgLTKh2zbY/w512-h640/IMG_20200702_092637_892.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This guy also arrived in a sorry state. He had lost his nose and his weapon was all bent and ruined. So it was the perfect opportunity to recreate the dancing, beating drummer from the Adrian Smith illustration on p.17 of the LatD. A nose cone, a bone and an orc drum were added:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbxoEL0HZAxC_XjrHNowtTq4u6jEuzrP5DZG-hIv8m2Y-aLxJMQHaQE0Hr3h9QX4vpHF3TT48ypMgPKngfz1biD-a_4L2wXCpiMcMEconsPZVyY-1DVN0_Ed6EbWuZNesPSN6mFGKJTP4/s1753/IMG_20200711_221230.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1753" data-original-width="1322" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbxoEL0HZAxC_XjrHNowtTq4u6jEuzrP5DZG-hIv8m2Y-aLxJMQHaQE0Hr3h9QX4vpHF3TT48ypMgPKngfz1biD-a_4L2wXCpiMcMEconsPZVyY-1DVN0_Ed6EbWuZNesPSN6mFGKJTP4/w482-h640/IMG_20200711_221230.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUV3T3z7texZEzfgGI1hqJzcI4ZNiUAi0CpFAq-wPVwbIk008qQrU9_OVNwT29DRW0qp0z4Ssm4FYvb6ReA36dWc2U1Fac0xT87Ll-xqgPOqKtS5FRJsMfTAH-2XpD3Uo36hnJnMGQelh/s2048/IMG_20200715_104340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsUV3T3z7texZEzfgGI1hqJzcI4ZNiUAi0CpFAq-wPVwbIk008qQrU9_OVNwT29DRW0qp0z4Ssm4FYvb6ReA36dWc2U1Fac0xT87Ll-xqgPOqKtS5FRJsMfTAH-2XpD3Uo36hnJnMGQelh/s320/IMG_20200715_104340.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This old plaguebearer, just had a weapon swap, a nicely corroded sword to hint at the Plaguesword that I mentioned above. You can see the purple skin colouring here, which was one of my favourite colour schemes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQRNPQiVbufJbou2W3EURZJb4qXoIXvgtffo87KErDuQEPE3kaUgRlYdZpKAmgpJ9vSMX8eK-kNnMrQKKN6UK3nwajEuCZtziJaqzbLmcmPxotOEjs766aVqoiW3XidNl1GbUrg-q5aEO/s2341/IMG_20200629_113755_471.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2341" data-original-width="1873" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBQRNPQiVbufJbou2W3EURZJb4qXoIXvgtffo87KErDuQEPE3kaUgRlYdZpKAmgpJ9vSMX8eK-kNnMrQKKN6UK3nwajEuCZtziJaqzbLmcmPxotOEjs766aVqoiW3XidNl1GbUrg-q5aEO/w512-h640/IMG_20200629_113755_471.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The final old model, is this wide mouthed boy, with his attendant Nurgling having a little tug on his innards. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2saXkUlzo91OTaJg8NM_KRoN7GINPhVA8GbiJH_q2txAPMQK7TcWJMSWrp6wGwYG8iDtpt3AEpvU7AahQqn8GLdjKQcFVPq5B8tXF6K_Y2BLpirKP6c9IBC9wU8V20Vfegl-lyWtoAZ_/s1384/IMG_20200628_082824_132.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="1384" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY2saXkUlzo91OTaJg8NM_KRoN7GINPhVA8GbiJH_q2txAPMQK7TcWJMSWrp6wGwYG8iDtpt3AEpvU7AahQqn8GLdjKQcFVPq5B8tXF6K_Y2BLpirKP6c9IBC9wU8V20Vfegl-lyWtoAZ_/w640-h640/IMG_20200628_082824_132.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From here I move onto the newer versions, which have a very different style and in my opinion are slightly less interesting sculpts. Some of them are very angular and blocky in comparison and lack the clarity and detail of the ones above, yet have a darker and less comic appearance. I certainly felt that the models were less interesting to paint, but having less attachment to them, I was much more open to converting them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First up is this fella, actually one of the nicer sculpts. He has just been given some wings; a flying plaguebearer wielding a dark sword would not be a pleasant vision on the battlefield. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2fRx-vjojy5iGpEN_qdhOzrw719Y8O8NqbrcEqu153cAjG3KYhh3EOdoji71fWf4fE_w0TZ3bMXGr-r-Sh2-HUys_Vnk1f9sSk_1pBPX_QkwuICLRutpbLWL4NmFD5kWrfJuY2HTXNcr/s1616/IMG_20200627_154003_643.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1616" data-original-width="1402" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg2fRx-vjojy5iGpEN_qdhOzrw719Y8O8NqbrcEqu153cAjG3KYhh3EOdoji71fWf4fE_w0TZ3bMXGr-r-Sh2-HUys_Vnk1f9sSk_1pBPX_QkwuICLRutpbLWL4NmFD5kWrfJuY2HTXNcr/w556-h640/IMG_20200627_154003_643.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This bearer of plagues had his sword painted to look as rusty as possible and had the bottom of his legs clipped off, to give the appearance of him sinking into the swamp. Quite a classic facial sculpt though:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCFPP0RiSvUqEKgpmjJaYTLnjIF_IVdb7W_peGMDws-hm7GDHjUhpZOtH5yZVvaDX1c-CCTKrMIG1GofZGKRR-h32iuw_1DTJqiotgtSrk8FHWM9udNuTSYgn9vCmnmXPgGqsJez0406e/s1642/IMG_20200630_200614_483.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="1313" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCFPP0RiSvUqEKgpmjJaYTLnjIF_IVdb7W_peGMDws-hm7GDHjUhpZOtH5yZVvaDX1c-CCTKrMIG1GofZGKRR-h32iuw_1DTJqiotgtSrk8FHWM9udNuTSYgn9vCmnmXPgGqsJez0406e/w512-h640/IMG_20200630_200614_483.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For the bulging, foggy eye plaguebearer, a whip was provided with rusty spikes on the end. I actually really like this sculpt too:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgMwWuH5eJSKkA_D9SNixbH9c0igzFIqPMggQrIUkdmkFUI6Sw8Wpf2C4EO1u2Il_-Rbcong88K0dvmhKrRR3tMvoW182WPfpA2tDpjBTn9qdaV9hUI23vNL9LpuPN_TsGXQFGoIIZvEK/s1920/IMG_20200701_085844.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1754" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzgMwWuH5eJSKkA_D9SNixbH9c0igzFIqPMggQrIUkdmkFUI6Sw8Wpf2C4EO1u2Il_-Rbcong88K0dvmhKrRR3tMvoW182WPfpA2tDpjBTn9qdaV9hUI23vNL9LpuPN_TsGXQFGoIIZvEK/w584-h640/IMG_20200701_085844.jpg" width="584" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is probably the weakest sculpt in the group, but I quite liked his contemplative chin stroking pose. What else could he be contemplating but the genitalia of a Nurgling?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtG_vB-jrEq6z7ZqmZGncrg8p7-5y7f15JacC0vzGAG0GjJGjRBKji1GD3rB7nhYCVBEGXSSTPdcZuJ71F83thnf9OGblcwenYoufve7Z1vAm410zg65kcRtK6VKZV3hQskS3KGomWO8it/s2114/IMG_20200711_221256.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2114" data-original-width="1798" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtG_vB-jrEq6z7ZqmZGncrg8p7-5y7f15JacC0vzGAG0GjJGjRBKji1GD3rB7nhYCVBEGXSSTPdcZuJ71F83thnf9OGblcwenYoufve7Z1vAm410zg65kcRtK6VKZV3hQskS3KGomWO8it/w544-h640/IMG_20200711_221256.jpg" width="544" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And finally a pitchfork wielding, long tentacled tongued plaguebearer. I'm never really a fan of the "wave your weapon in the air" type pose, but made the most of it here, by giving him an interesting choice of arms. The tongue is just a plastic Skaven tail poking out of his gob.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKXWmpHTGLgbywdAq93Fp7zEAD_aooa-lIKUmB1pwvThO3_EA3DGAHNaHSRGtCCSuFCX8zyXM3GcVYlB5_GVx2w3P9TrzkLssWjTDp5pacCABLB06vfanYi1O0_teFHdLYTMguUFq9bgc/s1867/IMG_20200711_221316.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1867" data-original-width="1393" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKXWmpHTGLgbywdAq93Fp7zEAD_aooa-lIKUmB1pwvThO3_EA3DGAHNaHSRGtCCSuFCX8zyXM3GcVYlB5_GVx2w3P9TrzkLssWjTDp5pacCABLB06vfanYi1O0_teFHdLYTMguUFq9bgc/w478-h640/IMG_20200711_221316.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These guys total 1200pts as a unit, which gives a running total of 4355pts. A couple of spawn next...</div>Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-39323987674942856142020-06-22T12:04:00.001+01:002020-06-22T12:04:27.843+01:007 Chaos Warhounds(160pts) <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think these are some cracking sculpts, but having now completed them, I wish I’d thrown in some more conversions to make each one a bit more unique and Nurglesque. Anyway, here’s the unit of 7 on their display tray.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifePG4GwnCRR7Y4cnkcRTKBuU9kEt-1w8b-NWFuDOS09c2b914IY2Rdmq1w6pJZUvL4A9l2m3SsKMvhLK8_gSLb9kOCMTTS3FlGjN0Iqt_FItjbtea_NqD7fv72b1iOnJBoIiDo4XffQ5h/s3648/IMG_20200617_123407.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifePG4GwnCRR7Y4cnkcRTKBuU9kEt-1w8b-NWFuDOS09c2b914IY2Rdmq1w6pJZUvL4A9l2m3SsKMvhLK8_gSLb9kOCMTTS3FlGjN0Iqt_FItjbtea_NqD7fv72b1iOnJBoIiDo4XffQ5h/w640-h480/IMG_20200617_123407.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tried doing a lot of Contrast paint work on these and then highlighing up on the raised areas. These first two are relatively straight forward:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6YQ4TR9JYgFB_jYY2QJtL2-BdIM1TYrqzWfrKSk07Dkl7WPzHUBSgOZiwjZ1mJyh3mk8hBWhwKNplOMK0vAlh99OFBi3QK8ZpKornpvbVPAlJGUc9XhYwQ4dFohAUQ4XJl70YunHDGly/s2682/IMG_20200618_090256_443.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1987" data-original-width="2682" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6YQ4TR9JYgFB_jYY2QJtL2-BdIM1TYrqzWfrKSk07Dkl7WPzHUBSgOZiwjZ1mJyh3mk8hBWhwKNplOMK0vAlh99OFBi3QK8ZpKornpvbVPAlJGUc9XhYwQ4dFohAUQ4XJl70YunHDGly/w640-h474/IMG_20200618_090256_443.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These two I went a bit darker and tried adding a bit of pattern to them as well (again, this is something which I should have explored further)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfXJZdntmJE1P3DyTWgehxD5Q9IfX023Ec3Y4YiAfoI63kbaTXqQQpLFismYjih6pPen4bPags6AvbHzHylOP6ezVV4tWqFuq3liXnCuwVwX3PIw5xzS3k5llOZ7QzaNBdrJy-6szu-S6/s2356/IMG_20200618_121333_714.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="2356" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZfXJZdntmJE1P3DyTWgehxD5Q9IfX023Ec3Y4YiAfoI63kbaTXqQQpLFismYjih6pPen4bPags6AvbHzHylOP6ezVV4tWqFuq3liXnCuwVwX3PIw5xzS3k5llOZ7QzaNBdrJy-6szu-S6/w640-h508/IMG_20200618_121333_714.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The warhound on the left here is the most converted model based on the warhound sculpt. I received it incomplete and so added an extra head, a troll’s back leg and a tyrannid’s arm at the front. The dog on the right was painted using Typhus corrosion, which gave a really interesting effect as the colours separated (I didn’t shake it enough) and then I highlighted up from that base.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sa0HeZMDQVO7SRUo8-eMDYuZpxjsspV1xxe_xaktaAZmz3GhD7xPFC8Ivn8_WF5AaoOt_16LktgITP-fQo24zBmlzfz8ku9bgyCt4iO_EpaVNyXSRZOYCE2M3ukevAn0rTJ8WyQLxK7E/s2579/IMG_20200619_111049_233.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1854" data-original-width="2579" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sa0HeZMDQVO7SRUo8-eMDYuZpxjsspV1xxe_xaktaAZmz3GhD7xPFC8Ivn8_WF5AaoOt_16LktgITP-fQo24zBmlzfz8ku9bgyCt4iO_EpaVNyXSRZOYCE2M3ukevAn0rTJ8WyQLxK7E/w640-h460/IMG_20200619_111049_233.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The leader of the pack is a conversion I had started years ago, based on a metal cold one and with a wolfs head, horns and horses tail added. The base colour for this was also Typhus Corrosion which adds a bit of texture to the model and highlighted up. It’s not a good paint for this technique as it’s quite thick and certainly isn’t great for your brushes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLDC8W1hWnNU5Mq5knr5G2BLwtXN6FHYZu459a5BG4MeaIoOQE3gB-7TRN95KJ-x8Onsh2Zahd-JJOANCYen0AWwjvWdlQBojp6y2tPW4yb7fqqiexnyxOhOvo61oTyUt6JOwAs54QI-0/s1440/IMG_20200619_111401_426.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicLDC8W1hWnNU5Mq5knr5G2BLwtXN6FHYZu459a5BG4MeaIoOQE3gB-7TRN95KJ-x8Onsh2Zahd-JJOANCYen0AWwjvWdlQBojp6y2tPW4yb7fqqiexnyxOhOvo61oTyUt6JOwAs54QI-0/w640-h640/IMG_20200619_111401_426.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoO_48nqerCxPLnROENuZfWmHtvQkZAb_Wkw6ow9f2Q8khFPVF-rpxYeybhnKJ5HRAcA4Sy8wKoHSbcW0LUqLh1ucdN6YVKNoyK3wi7Wgw4z-3iCJrLvFG8tlRHzLLAkgbTkhvyuFO3CA/s2616/IMG_20200618_085837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2245" data-original-width="2616" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhoO_48nqerCxPLnROENuZfWmHtvQkZAb_Wkw6ow9f2Q8khFPVF-rpxYeybhnKJ5HRAcA4Sy8wKoHSbcW0LUqLh1ucdN6YVKNoyK3wi7Wgw4z-3iCJrLvFG8tlRHzLLAkgbTkhvyuFO3CA/w640-h550/IMG_20200618_085837.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So that brings the tally up to 3155 points. I’ve got some spawn and plaguebearers on the painting table at the moment. More of that next. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-51662435122486668482020-06-16T21:30:00.001+01:002020-06-16T21:30:37.691+01:00The Great Lord of Decay <div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">"<i>What is the response of living men to the undeniable and inevitable futility of life? Is it to lie down and accept death and the coming to naught of their every endeavour? No it is not! Faced with the inevitably of death what answer can there be but to run through life at a great and unstoppable pace, cramming each day with hope, laughter, noise and bustle. Thus, happiness and human endeavour are sired by a coming to terms with decay and futility. This realisation is the key to understanding the Great Lord of Decay and his worshippers."</i></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">At the moment it feels like my hobby output is gathering pace, but it is, from past experience, very stoppable. However having this hobby does provide some relief from the futility of life, it gives me something relatively private to think about, to plan, to execute and the hope is always there that I can realise my intentions and make my hobby as good as it can be. So here is my latest endeavour, keeping the real decay and futility of life at bay, renewing an old miniature with inspiration from another old source and enjoying the process of making. Thus I am a worshipper of the Great Lord of Decay.</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">The quote above is from the same page of the Lost and the Damned as the Tony Hough illustration which my latest model is based upon, and reminds me of why I was drawn to Nurgle originally, many years ago. Not the contemporary bloated, pus filled, superficially plague ridden approach but the idea that in addition to this, in the face of death and decay there can be joviality; a carnival attitude, hustle and bustle. </div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;">Here's my homage to that era of Games Workshop writing, illustration and model-making:</div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><br /></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmPKEZLie8tzuhJzycVjA-FdrUlNI-AMaDyMBcN7x8FP6XoruAf3C3xXNXAbxW3KzxKte3QSAp4EouUtcSrPfV8_JrRxGDE7XSE3lGPaisJu37ovL1kbytUOedNAfwRxSX3TvlQEwqhiq/s2736/IMG_20200615_163740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmPKEZLie8tzuhJzycVjA-FdrUlNI-AMaDyMBcN7x8FP6XoruAf3C3xXNXAbxW3KzxKte3QSAp4EouUtcSrPfV8_JrRxGDE7XSE3lGPaisJu37ovL1kbytUOedNAfwRxSX3TvlQEwqhiq/w594-h640/IMG_20200615_163740.jpg" width="594" /></span></a></blockquote><div><br /></div><div> </div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CbmvG_5BdRz39r_3A86tbUZnIx9FpAqINzzkToFoaQrw7sICxRkz7d6Lncmp7oMc_yBjyTHbZqZEfJCduEA-iIDJ8Fi3mrASrb4tteJBE3IYQkHuF9MnV3gGCUo53oH32haHBFIdCygU/s3127/IMG_20200615_164055.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3127" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CbmvG_5BdRz39r_3A86tbUZnIx9FpAqINzzkToFoaQrw7sICxRkz7d6Lncmp7oMc_yBjyTHbZqZEfJCduEA-iIDJ8Fi3mrASrb4tteJBE3IYQkHuF9MnV3gGCUo53oH32haHBFIdCygU/w640-h560/IMG_20200615_164055.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmPKEZLie8tzuhJzycVjA-FdrUlNI-AMaDyMBcN7x8FP6XoruAf3C3xXNXAbxW3KzxKte3QSAp4EouUtcSrPfV8_JrRxGDE7XSE3lGPaisJu37ovL1kbytUOedNAfwRxSX3TvlQEwqhiq/s2736/IMG_20200615_163740.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLOlX-wgpdCfdWCgre5uekqps6nVhg0Ak1tDVRtFMjTS62fyGcVXRDmFm4HrponAe-7-MJoQyP54Lryv9-SVKoaypxTFueVmsofbQrw1lZ_OOH3U7jpGwnNEWcXqQT1OQRCKZ01npNa-U/s3057/IMG_20200615_163903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2501" data-original-width="3057" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHLOlX-wgpdCfdWCgre5uekqps6nVhg0Ak1tDVRtFMjTS62fyGcVXRDmFm4HrponAe-7-MJoQyP54Lryv9-SVKoaypxTFueVmsofbQrw1lZ_OOH3U7jpGwnNEWcXqQT1OQRCKZ01npNa-U/w640-h524/IMG_20200615_163903.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's a couple of edited images of the above photographs, which make it appear even more illustrative looking, with an exaggerated contrast and brightness. 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There is definitely some likeness and I hope I've caught the spirit of the art, but overall I'm well happy with how it turned out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWB9igXQBXqTy6Gmv3wykQ9GbuqsfaVtxQxy4mAH1LPzTwzTeo-LPdzgG5_edS1D6vAfDj9MlzvFdSjWYnlPejhpiKKtyuZ8Ozs-cP_sFZ5FclaiCU3bku3hkQ0CkQX6QCU_0yCMhjheks/s2736/IMG_20200615_163550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="2486" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWB9igXQBXqTy6Gmv3wykQ9GbuqsfaVtxQxy4mAH1LPzTwzTeo-LPdzgG5_edS1D6vAfDj9MlzvFdSjWYnlPejhpiKKtyuZ8Ozs-cP_sFZ5FclaiCU3bku3hkQ0CkQX6QCU_0yCMhjheks/w582-h640/IMG_20200615_163550.jpg" width="582" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's some WIP photos and a breakdown of the painting process</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">1. Zenithal primed undercoat, grey followed by a white misting coat from diagonally above. This helped create an exaggeration of the shadows and highlights. (this photo is quite over-exposed so looks lighter than it actually was.)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihE-nQ-VcOIBKJCtCV340808Ydwr7vR8rrQSww-ewBOj4sLSuzTLQi7njoFVw7tZsEmO5jur0e1JdhsQGx-pFkOJwLj4IitShUNjqyv_k7jDTLeRwNNbTYSHga1PMhtxwHltfRcwzjqKr2/s3648/IMG_20200608_204604.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihE-nQ-VcOIBKJCtCV340808Ydwr7vR8rrQSww-ewBOj4sLSuzTLQi7njoFVw7tZsEmO5jur0e1JdhsQGx-pFkOJwLj4IitShUNjqyv_k7jDTLeRwNNbTYSHga1PMhtxwHltfRcwzjqKr2/w640-h480/IMG_20200608_204604.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2. A very dilute wash of a black Contrast paint (with a touch of washing up liquid) over the entire model. This unifies the undercoat, deepens the shadows and makes the detail so much clearer to paint.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA_rjDW-2juTHUdoo-zVntBh-ryVLEKWtDrOdlednEAMQzwYLc1MdQ1WUXboQ_uVxVrH-jaIFKTsv2OIJmwbbPz32mELJLJ4wDcCW_yVPOwgsrzZfSB3wW42bgkAcBF6svL17JIXiCxzl/s3648/IMG_20200608_210504.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLA_rjDW-2juTHUdoo-zVntBh-ryVLEKWtDrOdlednEAMQzwYLc1MdQ1WUXboQ_uVxVrH-jaIFKTsv2OIJmwbbPz32mELJLJ4wDcCW_yVPOwgsrzZfSB3wW42bgkAcBF6svL17JIXiCxzl/w640-h480/IMG_20200608_210504.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">3. A further, darker wash was applied just to the areas of shadow. 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Here you can see the steady build up of layered highlights, starting with a pale grey and adding subsequent quantities of white.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyb8wikrBA1V3U0eO7WrBSgar9lKv85fGrjTXsyMHGfN_oeIDPmUyS-5nxc2vttrs6uC6VesZ9bpHVD7vKhLwc1OIm00jiO2CZydkoLjhnzr8rA1i9rlrG5d1QA4TKqIZ2k0VIUpYdZqN/s3648/IMG_20200612_105228.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3648" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHyb8wikrBA1V3U0eO7WrBSgar9lKv85fGrjTXsyMHGfN_oeIDPmUyS-5nxc2vttrs6uC6VesZ9bpHVD7vKhLwc1OIm00jiO2CZydkoLjhnzr8rA1i9rlrG5d1QA4TKqIZ2k0VIUpYdZqN/w640-h480/IMG_20200612_105228.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5. The final highlights were pure white, again to create that illustrative stark contrast. The plinth was painted last and deliberately left dark, highlighting up from black, to ensure attention wasn't drawn away from the model. It also meant that the black lip of the model's base blended in more with the outer plinth. Here I haven't started painting the elements on the plinth.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6ntmGx8cQagGPiS5Wc6G5rjHVnmv3tWyGDNlxPOHudF17LnznxAqPG6qG4g9MHE-M_0gwLQeMcxp919MRebQZZu3fNv_AmOaX_3GRtX33XYCF6q0ttqJjlLF6lcZm4g1joDcYL7ykl8F/s2538/IMG_20200614_224650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2538" data-original-width="2172" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6ntmGx8cQagGPiS5Wc6G5rjHVnmv3tWyGDNlxPOHudF17LnznxAqPG6qG4g9MHE-M_0gwLQeMcxp919MRebQZZu3fNv_AmOaX_3GRtX33XYCF6q0ttqJjlLF6lcZm4g1joDcYL7ykl8F/w548-h640/IMG_20200614_224650.jpg" width="548" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So that challenge, to recreate a Tony Hough illustration is done, I know there will be some amazing entries and I am very much looking forward to seeing what others do. For this blog, I'll be returning to the completion of my LostandtheDamned army; some colour and some warhounds next....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-1050135119503286872020-06-07T19:32:00.000+01:002020-06-07T19:32:24.523+01:00A Great Unclean One (based on the LatD illustration) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There's an Oldhammer project happening at the moment which is to create something from one of Tony Hough's amazing illustrations. Now a lot of his work is 40K based and therefore not for me, but having scanned the wonderful images in the Lost and the Damned, I came across one of his illustrations of a Great Unclean One, on page 12. It's certainly an illustration which I'd seen before but it's not until I have a ulterior purpose that I actually stopped and studied it properly, even more the case when I'm about to create a sculpted version of it. </div>
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Now I'm not usually one to post wip photos, but I'm particularly happy with this as it's taken a fair amount of work, thought and observation. </div>
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Part of the thought process for this type of project, is about what materials, parts, bits, models etc to use. I already owned an incomplete classic, 3rd edition Citadel GUO and I had the head of one of the more recent ones (from some old project many years ago). Now it's a head I don't usually like but I could see a resemblance to Tony Hough's drawing, both in terms of the wide shape of the head, the wide, toothy grin and the shape of the horns. Hopefully you can see that here:</div>
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To complete the scene I needed a couple of naked admirers and found these courtesy of Hasslefree miniatures. Both have had head swaps, the female heads being snipped away and a skull and a Tyrannid(?) head replacing them.</div>
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With the miniatures all gathered it was time to do some cutting and sculpting. The classic GUO legs section was far too narrow for what I had in mind, so I sawed through it, off centre in an area lacking in details, in order to space and then bulk out the gap between. I then wanted to change the pose of his left arm so made a snip at the wrist, so as to reposition it. I didn’t own a right arm and looked briefly on eBay but wasn’t willing to pay £15 for one, so decided to fully sculpt that appendage. As always Nurgle sculpting, thankfully, is quite forgiving!</div>
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The next stage was to start to put it all together, to see whether I could actually realise my intentions and keep it as close as possible to the illustration. This involved a fair amount of careful drilling and pinning to join respective parts together and to make a solid base for all the sculpting to follow. Here you can see that I chopped off the original horns and inverted them so that their shape was more reminiscent of Hough’s illustration and removed his goofy bottom jaw so the head sat more comfortably on the torso without any sign of a neck. You can also see the armature for the right hand here. I had the torso of the GUO ready to go without any changes (yet). The left leg had to be substantially repositioned, so an admirer could fit on his thigh, this created quite the gap and quite the forward step, but I figured I could reduce the space by extending the belly outwards to fill the gap.</div>
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Thus began the process of sculpting. I started off with milliput to bulk out the model and fill all the gaps (sorry no photo here, I was in a sculpting frenzy and didn’t want to stop the flow) and then green stuff for the details and texture. You can see that I’ve added a plastic tongue (from the Giant set?) and lots of postules made from dried seeds, pushed straight into the wet green stuff. At this stage I had to make a crucial decision - do I sculpt over the lovely mouth belly to maintain the Hough homage or do I keep it exposed for nostalgia sake? Obviously the former won out. Here you can also see me experimenting with the GreenstuffWorld green stuff roller to create some of the ribbed intestines protruding from his open belly.</div>
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There are lots of little details in the illustration that I wanted to include in the sculpt, so I will share those here too, as these are intrinsic to trying to capture Hough’s style of work. When an earlier wip photo was shared on the Oldhammer Facebook page, it highlighted that the illustration seems to be quite renowned for the uzi toting Nurgling that hovers in the top left corner of the picture. So I found an old spore (?) model and sculpted over it to create the Nurgling. The top hat is made from a plastic tube off cut and a circular bit of plasticard for the brim. The uzi is the nozzle from a gun off the Gaslands sprue and a snip off a cable tie:</div>
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Here you can see, in more detail, the lounging admirer. A greenstuff tongue was added as if to lick the man breast and some hair and spikes adorn her head. Her left leg also had to be snipped and repositioned at the knee to both fit on and to represent the illustration. You can also see a tendril wrapping itself around her other knee and the completed belly, sans mouth.</div>
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A close up of the head shows some tiny rolled maggots infesting his horns as well as a four legged, hairy skull creature on top. I was really pleased with the sculpting of the GUO’s head, I think I hid the goofy, quizzical look of the original sculpt and created a more sneering, malevolent look of the illustration. You can also see the sculpted bile coming from his mouth, this will be added to with some stringy UHU glue after painting. </div>
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I had to think carefully about how to create all the webs and strands of organic goo that drape off the GUO. I had a eureka moment when the vacuum cleaner got clogged with a long, thin piece of string, so used it here, soaked in pva to make it solid. I also found some tiny roots from some moss that I had in a baggie and used them to dangle from his right hand. </div>
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The last part was the base. Now this is me breaking my own rule (to a degree). I’ve never really appreciated display plinths, much preferring models to be properly based, but I was given this wooden one and decided to use it here. I’ve compromised by also basing the model on a round 60mm base and then magnetising both so that he can be separated from the plinth. It seems to be a sound solution...</div>
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Both bases required some added detail and interest, so I got to work with the greenstuff roller and made some more worms to scavenge around in the foreground and hit the bits box for a range of organic looking bits. In fact I delved to the very.p bottom of the box and pulled out some interesting shapes of off cuts and unwanted pieces, including bits of horn, a pouch, some sort of lip thing and bits of resin skull. On the left is part of a GW familiar, on the right a resin chap with gas mark that I was given at a meet up, sorry I can’t remember who. Obviously there is an old Nurgling at the forefront because it’s just too cool and a mistake of Tony Hough’s not to include one there!</div>
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So there we go, the model is made. I’ve just undercoated him today with a zenithal undercoat of grey and white and my intention is to monochrome him (adding a dark wash for shadows first) then with just some washes of very subtle colour, in an almost illustrative style. Hopefully my skills are up to the job, we shall see!</div>
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I've jumped between Warhammer Armies and the Lost and the Damned here, choosing a Level 15 sorcerer profile (155) from the former and giving him the palanquin (50) a free (ridiculously) Staff of Nurgle from the latter. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBynsZ5b5pRWUtYn_sUNMUaw_VTXAQNf6-Q-AiWzMY1YpKq1cctAD3RMwzS_CvX-aDhnFMuPqjl3gY_UEqQMO7J9ydSv4sRTIbXjQRzt_2LeHvDBpTPOBTt1lZ7xtOIVVddFUMSeAKLM12/s2640/IMG_20200523_122056.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2640" data-original-width="2446" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBynsZ5b5pRWUtYn_sUNMUaw_VTXAQNf6-Q-AiWzMY1YpKq1cctAD3RMwzS_CvX-aDhnFMuPqjl3gY_UEqQMO7J9ydSv4sRTIbXjQRzt_2LeHvDBpTPOBTt1lZ7xtOIVVddFUMSeAKLM12/w592-h640/IMG_20200523_122056.jpg" width="592" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The main part of the model, the palanquin, is of course the classic Citadel version, unadulterated, but I didn't really like any of the riders that came with it (I have him going spare) so created my own from some plastic zombie and chaos bits and greenstuff for the cloth. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The staff of Nurgle uses one of those Beastmen heads from the sprue on a plastic spear. 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There was no option for one of these in Warhammer 3rd Edition Armies and I think it was several editions of Warhammer later that he was an option for Chaos forces, which must have coincided with the release of the model upon which my conversion was made. But of course the Lost and the Damned book had the option to field one, so here’s my Nurglified version:<br />
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The majority of these 19 options have been absorbed into my <a href="https://thelostandtheverydamned.blogspot.com/2018/09/3rd-edition-chaos-allied-contingent.html?m=1">Chaos Allies project</a> or my Orc Allies project, but the remaining models (and a few other Nurgle side-projects) can now be absorbed into my main Lost and the Damned army by way of a cool mechanism in said book which allows for new and/or existing warbands to be part of the larger army.<br /><div>So here is my warband as a unit in the army, led by a Mighty Champion (further on the path to Chaos then an Aspiring champion and less so than an Exalted champion - 200 and 600 points respectively), my Mighty Warband is worth 400pts and the equivalent of D4+4 rewards, so about right in terms of followers from the Retinue table. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQygXL0ReL3RQTbwIp7s4MPIuBtpCQuDE6-8k5VoByoC85L8F02VpOUCwPqSo4P9YxVFAK2nwxa-UrLxAwg8jTGicx5EXuM9hhuEkLsntZoqPFXIVasIYXWEZ0HVcnD0vmtoMzJaSAepwN/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="3648" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQygXL0ReL3RQTbwIp7s4MPIuBtpCQuDE6-8k5VoByoC85L8F02VpOUCwPqSo4P9YxVFAK2nwxa-UrLxAwg8jTGicx5EXuM9hhuEkLsntZoqPFXIVasIYXWEZ0HVcnD0vmtoMzJaSAepwN/d/IMG_20200523_121952.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI5oDYHiQOvn8rWq9BUDltG0M3mrbrptM6gRZjGjb0456vJjNbA0Ehf48kr953SaWkls68mtP4weAIsI2yaVYrRad8Fatwe9JMVuvsVN48IAaVoISIu9if6sFZduk7YlmQWwIB9Wasm3w/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2456" data-original-width="3347" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUI5oDYHiQOvn8rWq9BUDltG0M3mrbrptM6gRZjGjb0456vJjNbA0Ehf48kr953SaWkls68mtP4weAIsI2yaVYrRad8Fatwe9JMVuvsVN48IAaVoISIu9if6sFZduk7YlmQWwIB9Wasm3w/d/IMG_20200523_122009.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So amongst this chaotic rabble (just how it should be), you may be able to make out a Troll, a maggotty spawn, 6 Dark Elves, 4 Cultists and a Chaos Magus and Warior, an Undead Chaos champion and the mounted Mighty Champion himself. I really like the eclectic mix of models, races and characters in the same unit and one day I'll write up a backstory for this lot, how they came together and how they have fought their way along the path to damnation. The idea behind an undead chaos champion and a spawn and the path they took to get there are just too tantalising... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So there we go, a 400 point unit taking the tally so far up to 2455pts of rank and file... 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I'm not a fan of any of the GW zombies, whether lead or plastic, past or present, but I am a massive fan of the Mantic variety and about 5 years ago I bought a load of them and skeletons in some deal. <div>They really are a very good plastic kit, the multi part element gives lots of options and with a little imagination in reposing you can easily create that wandering, shambling horde look as the zombies stumble towards their prey enmasse. I'd painted about 10 of them back then and now 5 years later, I've finished the other 17, the Sorcerer and the movement tray. The painting was over the top of a white undercoat and was comprised of a succession of washes and glazes of yellows, browns and greens and then for blood, purples, browns, blacks and reds. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPxGnAylPyXYRLCKxaNABkzIesXHa5N_v6mVK7wNrV28ltmQ6OPb_KS3_1a-bz0oVRaaJXRDeHLd1YqPSUVMzktJHpZnBdX3D7s97u7W0bFhDTlwji1EbWO5B7cEopGfYHjDBA6dF56sk/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2102" data-original-width="3648" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPxGnAylPyXYRLCKxaNABkzIesXHa5N_v6mVK7wNrV28ltmQ6OPb_KS3_1a-bz0oVRaaJXRDeHLd1YqPSUVMzktJHpZnBdX3D7s97u7W0bFhDTlwji1EbWO5B7cEopGfYHjDBA6dF56sk/d/IMG_20200523_121842.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdmlP0bAad8nVVR65K5HTMZV9xVVwvfjSXFNh73yWr9_lgroRkvAMyDWQ3mtnSsfOT5721_mZ6blRgeLaPrZeVI4_rae_eNA7iaMTmCEuGdl3hhoIdl1QqqbV98qZQhU1y4oGT5IPaP1M/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2094" data-original-width="3648" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGdmlP0bAad8nVVR65K5HTMZV9xVVwvfjSXFNh73yWr9_lgroRkvAMyDWQ3mtnSsfOT5721_mZ6blRgeLaPrZeVI4_rae_eNA7iaMTmCEuGdl3hhoIdl1QqqbV98qZQhU1y4oGT5IPaP1M/s320/IMG_20200523_121822.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here you can see a wip photo of the painting process, as well as the variety of shambling poses:</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LH5J9VYKF_gz6qa1jD21s0NOFwmIt5lM9MQHNOsixncymPs4dpAWLrrK0i2aQDUSbrbbJRrvguvgbbuYsVfpMCzyIWqglHGQ3xOUSNpm-psY74s2fa4ZQr7_jkGHHQjLMXulhOPpe66Q/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1659" data-original-width="3169" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_LH5J9VYKF_gz6qa1jD21s0NOFwmIt5lM9MQHNOsixncymPs4dpAWLrrK0i2aQDUSbrbbJRrvguvgbbuYsVfpMCzyIWqglHGQ3xOUSNpm-psY74s2fa4ZQr7_jkGHHQjLMXulhOPpe66Q/w640-h336/IMG_20200519_154213_832.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Zombies generally need a Necromancer to animate them so I've included the option for a level 10 Undead Hero, which in this case, for narrative reasons, is an Undead Nurgle Sorcerer.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjISIXLuUHxydMPg0hCqI9Cok3tDSW-8259iZ-lAOm3zymTFEE9_KhGkH8EFFp1HRYYg0py2ZFeLY0t2Rdb9MHPTIFk7pV2Qh0aIKn3YpJtOg7h-rfOhOPcUlzi8T49DmrCg-Ea-EzwDn/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2667" data-original-width="2063" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDjISIXLuUHxydMPg0hCqI9Cok3tDSW-8259iZ-lAOm3zymTFEE9_KhGkH8EFFp1HRYYg0py2ZFeLY0t2Rdb9MHPTIFk7pV2Qh0aIKn3YpJtOg7h-rfOhOPcUlzi8T49DmrCg-Ea-EzwDn/s320/IMG_20200523_121714.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Now this is far from my favourite ever Nurgle model, but I had it for some reason in my bitz box and decided to try and improve it. Off went the silly, crooked hood and over the top staff and a horn and skull were added respectively. </div><div><br /></div><div><div>The Lost and the Damned also allows for skeletons, but I'm not keen to include them, I don't want this to be too similar to an undead army, however it does allow for a Plague Cart, for free (!) which of course is very NURGLESQUE and can be part of the Calvalcade that I have in mind later for this army. This was painted a few years ago for the annual Deadcember competition and I was lucky enough then to win a prize for it, a Zombie dragon. 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Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-69805989766171681672020-05-10T15:31:00.002+01:002020-05-18T12:50:19.232+01:00Classic Chaos Beastmen (150pts).This blog was originally set up, some years ago, to chart my progress in creating a Nurgle army from the classic Lost and the Damned tome. Along the way I have been easily, inevitably and enjoyably sidetracked by a plethora of new ideas, miniatures, games systems and competitions, but for now I've decided to come back to the project and try and complete it! Ive finished my Warhammer 3rd Edition <a href="https://thelostandtheverydamned.blogspot.com/2018/09/3rd-edition-chaos-allied-contingent.html">Chaos Allies Contingent</a>, which have the same basing, so I looked back at my many incomplete Lost and the Damned units and decided to tackle the unit which needed the least amount of work.<br />
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I had painted half of these classic Chaos Beastmen some time ago, and I remembered collecting them so that they were a disparate, ragtag bunch (certainly not just goats), of different shapes, sizes and races and of course choosing some of my favourite sculpts from this era along the way.<br />
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I've painted their skin with a variety of tones, trying to unify them slighlty by keeping the colours slightly drab and pastel like, and as always allowing the basing to tie them together further. </div>
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The banner is painted from an image in Fighting Fantasy's Army of Death and is held by a Beastman that was regularly headswapped in Dale Hurst's iconic Tzeentch warband from White Dwarf 135, something I had always wanted to do since I first saw the article in 1991 and here I've done so with a new, plastic plaguebearer head added to the Citadel lead body. </div>
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Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-30243494632909395062020-04-20T15:23:00.001+01:002020-04-20T15:23:27.456+01:00A classic Blood Bowl Elf team.This project has been trundling along in the background for a while, mostly because the sculptor of these wonderful 80s Citadel Bloodbowl Elves, Jes Goodwin, decided to sculpt a whole load of tiny studs on their outfits. It’s hard enough to paint them all red, I wonder how frustrating it was to sculpt them all with green stuff. At some point he must have regretted doing it as the range grew. However I’m thankful now, because it adds to the character of the team, even if it was a chore at the time.<br />
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I’ve long admired these sculpts, from when I was a kid, as for me they could not be more Elven; their sense of grace combined with prowess through the poses of the sculpts. There is a dynamic feel to the speed and agility of the catchers and yet the blitzers have enough intimidation in their coiled spring and clenched fist pose to do some damage. Then there’s their sense of superiority (we don’t need armour) and their slightly flamboyant and superfluous uniform; long boots, extravagant hairstyles, stockings with studs etc.<br />
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With this in mind I went for the most ridiculous and impractical colour scheme; white. Imagine all those grass, mud and blood stains. Who washes the kit? To keep a uniform look to the team, I decided that all the players should have the same blonde hair colour, as the <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/world-cup-2014-countdown-romania-go-blonde-in-1998-9262852.html">Romanian football team did in 1998</a> and added touches of red to the cool blues and whites.<br />
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Here’s the StarPlayer, Elril Sidewinder, a classic! I spent a little more time on him and decided that he should have a green hairstyle to set him apart from the team.</div>
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And finally a Treeman. I can’t even remember whether Elves/Wood Elves can hire a treeman but the model is so cool and I’ve wanted to own/paint one from whenever, that I don’t care. I went for an old wood feel in the paint job, for two reasons, one he looks old and wooden and two a pale, silver grey would tie him in to the uniform of the Elves. A few brown and green glazes were added and of course he retained the team colours on his helmet and shoulder pad.</div>
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Here you can see the small roots I added to his base.</div>
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And the two of them together, about to dodge and bludgeon respectively.</div>
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The approach to basing also helps unify a team and for these guys I decided upon a cracked earth base with tufts of static grass and a few white line markings on the pitch to provide the bloodbowl context and not just another battlefield base. A few birch seeds for leaves to finish.<br />
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Oh and I like the Elves style of play (and the contrast with my <a href="https://thelostandtheverydamned.blogspot.com/2015/08/blood-bowl-brutal-deluxe-orc-team.html">Orc team</a>) so I can now play a game against my kids with two painted teams at some point over the lockdown. Yay!<br />
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With some time on my hands (and trying to keep the kids occupied), I organised a more complicated version of our family gaming, in that the kids chose their own adventuring parties, with different characteristics for different races and a more in-depth combat sequence.<br />
Basically their hero (a model representing them) had superior stats that were representative of their character. Ie youngest son was a Fighter, so had better combat stats, but was small so had the ability to dodge 1 attack. Eldest wanted to be a sorceress so had access to more spells but had weaker stats. The equipment and magic was based upon Heroquest cards, all dice rolls on 2d6, heroes could take any two actions (from movement, to conversing, to searching, to spell casting) and all others had one action. Their retinue were made up of 1 human, 1 dwarf, 1 barbarian, 1 attack animal and 1 pack animal (purely because these were the only models painted!) Each of which had slightly different characteristics. Some pictures may help explain. The enlisting of an adventuring party:<br />
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Here are the chosen adventuring parties with heros:</div>
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<i>The three children had been isolating at home, the parents had gone shopping for food, so would be a long time queuing. The kids played hide and seek and the youngest hid in an old wardrobe in his parents room, squishing in amongst the coats, onesies and musty cardigans that hadn't been worn in an age. He could hear his sisters getting closer and as the wardrobe door opened he leaned fully against the back of the wardrobe hoping to not be found. Expecting resistance, he was surprised to fall out through the back of the wardrobe... The girls knew he was in there, they had heard him wriggling around. They opened the door and rummaged inside, but he could not be found, so they emptied out the entire clothing range but there was nothing. The eldest had read the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe recently, so checked the back, wooden panels and her hand disappeared through! She called her sister and they both tentatively squished through, calling out for their brother.... </i></div>
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<i>All three were greeted by a bald man in what looked like bathrobes. In a quiet voice he told them that he was Bayaz, the Mage and he had called them forth in a time of need. His son, Edwin, had been captured in the town of Rensburg, a town where night had permanently descended and a suffocating fog remained. The residents had locked themselves away, scared of the rumours and noises of the night. The brave adventurers were to enlist a team and go find the boy. </i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Exploring the caravan, the sorceress found some gold, a potion and an orb. She looked into the orb and saw the crying face of a boy. When she returned her gaze she was surrounded by three ghosts. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boy searched the towns statue, reading the inscription on the plinth. As he did so the words lit up and a hole appeared. He put his hand in, took a wound but found a powerful potion of strength. Unfortunately the statue came alive and attacked!</td></tr>
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Lack of photos here. But the boy Edwin was found in the house and coaxed out after fighting some more undead. Inexplicably my daughter, slightly peeved that she hadn't found Edwin first, cast a lightning storm on the ghosts. They attacked back and recruited some skeleton warriors. The fighting saw my daughter lose both her beloved wolf and her beautiful pony!<br />
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<br />Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-63331969286495141192020-04-10T11:41:00.000+01:002020-04-10T11:41:31.910+01:00The Buried Giant - Kazuo IshiguroI recently finished reading a wonderful fantasy/historical novel named <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Buried_Giant">The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro.</a> It's a story of an old couple's journey in Saxon England and the characters they meet along the way and my it is so beautifully told by the author. I can't recommend it enough, so read it if you haven't already and I won't go into the plot here. But if course it so inspired the model making part of me and with the characters so fresh in my minds eye, I made a few purchases and found a few old models to represent the characters of Axl and Beatrice (the two elderly main characters), Edwin the boy and Wistan the warrior and Sir Gawain and his steed:<br />
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The first two models I bought were for Axl and Beatrice, they are Reaper models (part of a villagers set) and when they arrived they were quite a bit bigger than I expected. I removed the broom from her and sculpted a hood and scarf over her head:</div>
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Then for Wistan I used an old Citadel warrior, however he looked tiny next to the Reaper models, so I cut his legs and extended them to give him a more heroic size. The boy Edwin is a resin model that I bought direct from ebay:</div>
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Finally, the ageing Sir Gawain is a Citadel paladin I got from an eBay auction, again having to cut his legs and elongate them to give him greater height and his steed is an old, brown plastic steed that I sculpted some extra details on, including a new right, front leg which had snapped off at some point in its long past on my bitz box, as well as some reigns and saddle equipment to show that they have been on a long mission:</div>
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And a few glamour shots on my modular tiles:</div>
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Now I'm tempted to tell the story with my models (I have some painted ogres) and some unpainted monks somewhere, as well as some female plastic ghosts, but it would involve me building and painting my Great Spined Dragon and I'm not sure I'm ready for that just yet... We'll see, but in the meantime, read the book! </div>
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<br />Stuart Bannisterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17021594664352012069noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4863444772016507806.post-3682189552243877112020-03-31T17:18:00.001+01:002020-03-31T17:18:17.670+01:00Gaslands! part 3Another day another couple of Gaslanded toy cars. These two are actually old Matchbox cars from when I was a boy, so there's a bit of sentiment here... but not enough from me pulling them apart and rebuilding them with weapons and armour:<br />
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In terms of the build, the Corvette was drilled open so a driver could be added (even though you can barely see him on the finished car!), a singular gun mounted on the roof and the white stripe protected by masking tape. </div>
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I painted the interior and driver and then layered up my blues from dark to light. To add a bit of lustre to the colour I used a Tamiya blue over the top, which worked really well to get a bit of that metallic gleam to the body, however it was quite glossy so I had to finish with a bit of matt varnish:</div>
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The Dodge Dakota was built up more substantially with a plough, satelite, roof light, bonnet mounted gun and windshield. On the back I added a harpoon gun with gunner:</div>
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And the painting of the rust done in the <a href="https://thelostandtheverydamned.blogspot.com/2016/06/helsreach-mercenaries-arrabella-peugeot.html?m=1">traditional way</a> with a range of dark browns, to red browns to oranges dabbed on over each other. </div>
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So I'm done for Gaslands for now (apart from playing the game with my kids and on the Hot Wheels track with my son), oh and I want to recreate my <a href="https://thelostandtheverydamned.blogspot.com/2015/09/fighting-fantasy-freeway-fighter.html?m=1">Freeway Fighter</a> on this scale too and maybe one of the Mad Max vehicles too. </div>
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Something literacy inspired next... </div>
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