Hi everyone,
I am just wondering if people can help throw some ideas into a pot that's been bubbling in my mind for a while.
I have been trying to get the inspiration together to actually paint and model a vampire counts army for ages. I came across some pictures of medieval plague doctors recently and wondered if I could use a similar theme for a VC army, without going too far towards Chaos Nurgle or Skaven. Maybe keep the models gaunt and emaciated, rather than bloated like nurgle?
There is a mention of one of the main von Carsteins, Konrad I think, using plague zombies to spread havoc and disease, and the corpse carts work. how else to work the theme though?
Possible ideas already:
1) Ghouls - model them up with some clear green stuff plague boils and kit bash them with something like dark elf legs - they are being specially tended by the vampires to stay "alive" and act as carriers?
2) Crypt horrors - instead of the current models, model them up as carcass hulks - literally fused golems of plagued flesh that stumble forwards and absorb everything they encounter? Zombie bits and ogres perhaps, lots of writing limbs like the corpse carts?
3) Necromancers with plague doctor masks? they won't heal this plague, but spread it?
4) Zombies - nothing more than painting them up with plague style colours - discoloured veins and green shading perhaps, as well as carrying old banners with the plague X's? Literally, do not approach?
5) Black Knights - instead of Knights, they are more like corpses reanimated and strapped to poor dying horses and driven into battle - lots of chain weapons to drag their prey down and will-o-the whisp lights?
6) The vampires themselves? I don't want to use necrachs or strigoi personally, so a more upperclass, noble vampire with appropriate vials of potions and plague, and lots of source lighting?
Any more ideas or thoughts always welcome - thanks in advance for the help! Just as I am writing this plague undead brettonian's spring to mind as another possible idea.
I am just wondering if people can help throw some ideas into a pot that's been bubbling in my mind for a while.
I have been trying to get the inspiration together to actually paint and model a vampire counts army for ages. I came across some pictures of medieval plague doctors recently and wondered if I could use a similar theme for a VC army, without going too far towards Chaos Nurgle or Skaven. Maybe keep the models gaunt and emaciated, rather than bloated like nurgle?
There is a mention of one of the main von Carsteins, Konrad I think, using plague zombies to spread havoc and disease, and the corpse carts work. how else to work the theme though?
Possible ideas already:
1) Ghouls - model them up with some clear green stuff plague boils and kit bash them with something like dark elf legs - they are being specially tended by the vampires to stay "alive" and act as carriers?
2) Crypt horrors - instead of the current models, model them up as carcass hulks - literally fused golems of plagued flesh that stumble forwards and absorb everything they encounter? Zombie bits and ogres perhaps, lots of writing limbs like the corpse carts?
3) Necromancers with plague doctor masks? they won't heal this plague, but spread it?
4) Zombies - nothing more than painting them up with plague style colours - discoloured veins and green shading perhaps, as well as carrying old banners with the plague X's? Literally, do not approach?
5) Black Knights - instead of Knights, they are more like corpses reanimated and strapped to poor dying horses and driven into battle - lots of chain weapons to drag their prey down and will-o-the whisp lights?
6) The vampires themselves? I don't want to use necrachs or strigoi personally, so a more upperclass, noble vampire with appropriate vials of potions and plague, and lots of source lighting?
Any more ideas or thoughts always welcome - thanks in advance for the help! Just as I am writing this plague undead brettonian's spring to mind as another possible idea.
