Thursday, 12 May 2016
Ork Kill Team update: Bacon Ear and chums
Nowt really to say, other than the big 'uns are all now completed. A mere 3 grots to follow...
Wednesday, 11 May 2016
Bonny Prince Billy: Ork Kill Team revisited...
A goodly while ago I started work on an Ork Kill Team with the old 4th ed rules in mind. As is usual for many of us, this turned out to be a project that got 60% completed and then forgotten about.
Over the last few days, I felt oddly compelled to paint up the remaining orks. For this post, I'll give you the notorious freebooter, Bonny Prince Billy.
I had the idea for Bonny Prince Billy quite some time ago. I'd felt inspired to paint him up in a way that was influenced by (as well as by general piratical garb) C17th European aristocrats, with their tendency to cover up smallpox scarring with white powder make-up, and use spots of black velvet to cover particularly deep pock marks (yep, that's what those artificial beauty spots were all about). I also thought that this kind of stylistic ethos might fit quite well with the fashion whims amongst the aristocracy of the wider 40k era Imperium. So I've given this guy a very light shade of green overlaying his face to try and show this. I did draw the line at giving him a fake beauty spot though. I dunno, though, maybe I should add one.
I haven't converted this model at all. It seemed to capture what I wanted already. He looks like he's striking a victorious pose for a portrait or some-such, which I thought was a suitably pompous look for a 'oomie imitating tough, roaming and looting on the galactic tides.
Other members of the team can be viewed at the links below:
Spag Bol
Dutch
Dokta Heimlich
Komrad Blenski
Silent
Gnasha
There is also another one known as Bacon Ear, but I think I neglected to blog about him. I'll look into it...
Over the last few days, I felt oddly compelled to paint up the remaining orks. For this post, I'll give you the notorious freebooter, Bonny Prince Billy.
I had the idea for Bonny Prince Billy quite some time ago. I'd felt inspired to paint him up in a way that was influenced by (as well as by general piratical garb) C17th European aristocrats, with their tendency to cover up smallpox scarring with white powder make-up, and use spots of black velvet to cover particularly deep pock marks (yep, that's what those artificial beauty spots were all about). I also thought that this kind of stylistic ethos might fit quite well with the fashion whims amongst the aristocracy of the wider 40k era Imperium. So I've given this guy a very light shade of green overlaying his face to try and show this. I did draw the line at giving him a fake beauty spot though. I dunno, though, maybe I should add one.
I haven't converted this model at all. It seemed to capture what I wanted already. He looks like he's striking a victorious pose for a portrait or some-such, which I thought was a suitably pompous look for a 'oomie imitating tough, roaming and looting on the galactic tides.
Other members of the team can be viewed at the links below:
Spag Bol
Dutch
Dokta Heimlich
Komrad Blenski
Silent
Gnasha
There is also another one known as Bacon Ear, but I think I neglected to blog about him. I'll look into it...
WIP - Genestealer cultist from Deathwatch: Overkill
Bon soir or other (probably) mispelt and incorrectly time-framed French greeting.
Here are a couple of pics of my test (and no doubt final) scheme for my Genestealer cultists.
Not really too much to add is there? I've gone for a dull green / grey scheme with purple spot colour.
Undecided on the colour for the bases at this point though.
Here are a couple of pics of my test (and no doubt final) scheme for my Genestealer cultists.
Not really too much to add is there? I've gone for a dull green / grey scheme with purple spot colour.
Undecided on the colour for the bases at this point though.
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
Terrain build for INQ28 / WH40K
Recently, myself and Wace picked up and split the Renegade boxed game recently released by Games Workshop, both wanting to have a Knight Titan each. After a £30 discount courtesy of Dark Sphere, this meant that we each had a Knight for a mere £45 each.
However, the box contained a building too. So, given that I have plenty of terrain at my place, and that the stuff at Wace's could do with bolstering, I volunteered to put something together, incorporating some parts I had left over from my own terrain builds.
I wanted this to be a bit ramshackle (which is lucky!), and to have a decent playable area, whilst not being totally run of the mill. Judge for yourselves:
However, the box contained a building too. So, given that I have plenty of terrain at my place, and that the stuff at Wace's could do with bolstering, I volunteered to put something together, incorporating some parts I had left over from my own terrain builds.
I wanted this to be a bit ramshackle (which is lucky!), and to have a decent playable area, whilst not being totally run of the mill. Judge for yourselves:
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