I decided to make this all a little more organized, so I'm editing the first post a bit (thankfully I doubleposted ;) ) and make an index here. Furthermore, I was reading End Times book recently and I really liked these little bits of backstory for every small unit mentioned - so I wrote my own backstories, exploring the relationships between the characters in this small story of mine. Every finished model will get at least a few sentences. Maybe it's weird to put such thought into these small pieces of plastic, but that's a big part of the appeal for me ;) Every backstory will be hidden in the spoilers, so it should be easy to avoid for people that aren't interested in that ;)
BORGNINE'S LOG - INDEX
General Backstory for the whole army:
CHARACTERS:
Von Greifen vampires:
Constantin von Greifen / GW Vlad Von Carstein + WIP SCARYGUY
Lucan von Greifen / Samurai Vampire from West Wind Vampire Wars + WIP
Sorin von Greifen / Dark Vlad from Enigma Miniatures + WIP
Ioana von Greifen / Monique Denoir from Reaper Miniatures
Abelard von Greifen / GW Blood Dragon Vampire (BSB) + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3
Von Greifen's vampire allies:
Eshnuu / GW Necrarch + WIP
Necromancers:
Alexander Hautfell / GW Heinrich Kemmler
Rado Krebs / GW Plastic Necromancer
Haughr of Förghann / GW mounted Chaos Sorcerer converted into a necromancer + WIP
Ancient Varsavians:
Avatar of the Death God / GW Nagash + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 WIP6 WIP7 WIP8
Kiril the Woodsman / GW Krell the Lord of Undead + WIP
Zlyshko the Spider King / GW Plastic Wight King
Daremnych the Grand Liche Priest / Converted Avatars of War 'Necromancer Lord' + WIP
Lady Sokolov's Court:
Ecaterina Sokolov / Converted GW Coven Throne + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5
Vaclav the Red / GW Vampire Lord on converted Imrik's dragon + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 WIP6 WIP7
Dwellers of the Bog:
Haralamb Gudvanger / Converted GW Nurgle Lord + WIP
Gavros the Strigoi Brother / Converted GW Terrorgheist Strigoi Ghoul King + WIP
Serrana the Strigoi Sister / Gamezone's 'The Harpy's Embrace' + WIP
Spectres:
Doina the Forsaken / Reaper Bones Ghost
Wraith Swordsman / Spectral Minion from Reaper
Ghost of the Ice Witch / GW Cairn Wraith + WIP
Berthild & Erentraud Hautfell / Two old GW Banshees
CORE UNITS:
The Zombie Legion / 400-wound strong unit of various converted zombies from various manufacturers
Hautfell's Skeletal Regiment / GW Skeleton Warriors + WIP
Varsavian Wretches / GW and Mantic Ghouls
Vilks / GW Dire Wolves
Sorin's Wolf Pack / Zombie Wolves from Gamezone Miniatures
SPECIAL UNITS:
Wight Infantry / GW Grave Guard + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3 WIP4
Wight Cavalry / GW Black Knights + WIP1 WIP2
Fluttering Beasts / Bloodthirsty Bats from Mirliton S.G (Bat Swarm)
Monsters from the East / GW Vargheists + WIP
Livio Heim / GW Corpse Cart
Restless Spirits / GW LOTR Warriors of the Dead (Spirit Hosts)
The Green Hunt / GW Hexwraiths with GW Chaos Marauder Horses + WIP1 WIP2
Alkonosts / Converted Mirliton's Eagles (Fell Bats) + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3
Sirins / Converted GW Wood Elf Warhawks (Fell Bats) + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3
Gudvanger's Monsters / Converted GW Ogres (Crypt Horrors) + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3
Gudvanger's Flying Horrors / Converted GW Carrion + WIP
The Deadminder / Gamezone's 'The Chariot of the Harvester'
Varsavian Hermits / Converted old GW Spirit Hosts
RARE UNITS:
Fledermaus / GW Varghulf
The Prenzlauer Guard / Converted GW Chaos Knights (Blood Knights) + WIP1 WIP2
Netherpyr / GW Terrorgheist + WIP
The Effigy of Death / Converted GW Necrosphinx + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 WIP6
Gatzek / Converted Wolfbomination from Zombicide + WIP
THE KINGDOM OF KISLEV
Sir Baranowski / GW Kislev Boyar
OTHER STUFF:
Tutorials:
Borgnine's Verdigris Tutorial
Borgnine's Verdigris Tutorial with pictures
Instruction on painting rust on my skeletons
Swamp base tutorial
Blood Bowl:
The Badlands Badbuttz / Orc team from the 2016 box + WIP
The Carcassonne Cavaliers / Standard human team converted into a Bretonnian one + WIP
Group shots:
Army Shot 1
Army Shot 2
"Rebasing" of old minis
Berlin Collection Shot
Miscellaneous:
Blutmane von Nachthoof, the Blood Dragon horse
Christmas Present for my GF
Slavic wooden sculpture flyer bases
My first mini ever
Minis for my wedding
BORGNINE'S LOG - INDEX
General Backstory for the whole army:
This is mainly a story of three vampire brothers - Constantin, Lucan and Sorin, all hailing from house von Greifen. It all began with their sire - Laurentin von Greifen. He was once a lord in a small county south of Kislev called Varsavia. From there he was driven away - and then found safe haven further west, close to the Empire border with Bretonnia. He managed to take over a small noble family of von Greifen there and changed his name accordingly. How he was called before, was lost to history. There he spawned his get - the three mentioned brothers - and managed to create an unstable, but own realm. That continued for many decades, during which brothers were often fed stories about Varsavia. Stories of great power hidden in the forest and marshes, both awe-inspiring and terrifying. Despite longing which he felt for that land, Laurentin became slothful, completely unmotivated to get Varsavia back, his progressing derangement wasn't helping anything and dangerous neighbors were just a looming nail to the coffin. Seeing this situation inescapable, with their 'father' still ruling, Constantin von Greifen, along with his two brothers and some others organized a rebellion. They instigated a war with bretonnian house Sagremor and then, during the ensuing chaos, killed their father and ran away into Varsavia, looking to take back the land they heard so much before, find and then harness mysterious powers lurking within.
The lords that chased Laurentin away earlier died a long time ago and their living descendants were holding their lands only barely, squabbling with themselves and fending off barbarians and monsters. Putting themselves to rule these families, one by one von Greifens started their new story in the land of Varsavia.
CHARACTERS:
Von Greifen vampires:
Constantin von Greifen / GW Vlad Von Carstein + WIP SCARYGUY
Lucan von Greifen / Samurai Vampire from West Wind Vampire Wars + WIP
Sorin von Greifen / Dark Vlad from Enigma Miniatures + WIP
Ioana von Greifen / Monique Denoir from Reaper Miniatures
Abelard von Greifen / GW Blood Dragon Vampire (BSB) + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3
Von Greifen's vampire allies:
Eshnuu / GW Necrarch + WIP
Necromancers:
Alexander Hautfell / GW Heinrich Kemmler
Rado Krebs / GW Plastic Necromancer
Haughr of Förghann / GW mounted Chaos Sorcerer converted into a necromancer + WIP
Ancient Varsavians:
Avatar of the Death God / GW Nagash + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 WIP6 WIP7 WIP8
Kiril the Woodsman / GW Krell the Lord of Undead + WIP
Zlyshko the Spider King / GW Plastic Wight King
Daremnych the Grand Liche Priest / Converted Avatars of War 'Necromancer Lord' + WIP
Lady Sokolov's Court:
Ecaterina Sokolov / Converted GW Coven Throne + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5
Vaclav the Red / GW Vampire Lord on converted Imrik's dragon + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 WIP6 WIP7
Dwellers of the Bog:
Haralamb Gudvanger / Converted GW Nurgle Lord + WIP
Gavros the Strigoi Brother / Converted GW Terrorgheist Strigoi Ghoul King + WIP
Serrana the Strigoi Sister / Gamezone's 'The Harpy's Embrace' + WIP
Spectres:
Doina the Forsaken / Reaper Bones Ghost
Wraith Swordsman / Spectral Minion from Reaper
Ghost of the Ice Witch / GW Cairn Wraith + WIP
Berthild & Erentraud Hautfell / Two old GW Banshees
CORE UNITS:
The Zombie Legion / 400-wound strong unit of various converted zombies from various manufacturers
Hautfell's Skeletal Regiment / GW Skeleton Warriors + WIP
Varsavian Wretches / GW and Mantic Ghouls
Vilks / GW Dire Wolves
Sorin's Wolf Pack / Zombie Wolves from Gamezone Miniatures
SPECIAL UNITS:
Wight Infantry / GW Grave Guard + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3 WIP4
Wight Cavalry / GW Black Knights + WIP1 WIP2
Fluttering Beasts / Bloodthirsty Bats from Mirliton S.G (Bat Swarm)
Monsters from the East / GW Vargheists + WIP
Livio Heim / GW Corpse Cart
Restless Spirits / GW LOTR Warriors of the Dead (Spirit Hosts)
The Green Hunt / GW Hexwraiths with GW Chaos Marauder Horses + WIP1 WIP2
Alkonosts / Converted Mirliton's Eagles (Fell Bats) + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3
Sirins / Converted GW Wood Elf Warhawks (Fell Bats) + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3
Gudvanger's Monsters / Converted GW Ogres (Crypt Horrors) + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3
Gudvanger's Flying Horrors / Converted GW Carrion + WIP
The Deadminder / Gamezone's 'The Chariot of the Harvester'
Varsavian Hermits / Converted old GW Spirit Hosts
RARE UNITS:
Fledermaus / GW Varghulf
The Prenzlauer Guard / Converted GW Chaos Knights (Blood Knights) + WIP1 WIP2
Netherpyr / GW Terrorgheist + WIP
The Effigy of Death / Converted GW Necrosphinx + WIP1 WIP2 WIP3 WIP4 WIP5 WIP6
Gatzek / Converted Wolfbomination from Zombicide + WIP
THE KINGDOM OF KISLEV
Sir Baranowski / GW Kislev Boyar
OTHER STUFF:
Tutorials:
Borgnine's Verdigris Tutorial
Borgnine's Verdigris Tutorial with pictures
Instruction on painting rust on my skeletons
Swamp base tutorial
Blood Bowl:
The Badlands Badbuttz / Orc team from the 2016 box + WIP
The Carcassonne Cavaliers / Standard human team converted into a Bretonnian one + WIP
Group shots:
Army Shot 1
Army Shot 2
"Rebasing" of old minis
Berlin Collection Shot
Miscellaneous:
Blutmane von Nachthoof, the Blood Dragon horse
Christmas Present for my GF
Slavic wooden sculpture flyer bases
My first mini ever
Minis for my wedding
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