Digging Up My Old Vampire Counts

[Sharkbelly]

Twelve years ago I started playing warhammer. A large necrodrake model that I had bought on impulse at Gen Con steered me toward the Vampire Counts. I evetually built up 5000 points or so, mostly painted, and played them quite a bit for many years.

Over the last few years, though, I started other projects. I have just recently finished 3.5K Ogre Pirate and Empire Marienburg armies, and with the new release of the VC, it's now time to dig up--pun intended--my old VC models and blow the dust off of them. I'll post lots of pictures as I go of the models in their current state and any retouching I do, as well as any new models I add in.

Here is a teaser pic:

This is a werewolf (counts as Varghulf) that I did after the clawed fiend came out for 40K.

 

[Garb]

i like the were wolf!!!!!!! i think the vmapires need them i was eut everuthing tells that nopexpecting they added in the new book b

 

[Sharkbelly]

Here is a list of models in the old army. You can see I've added a few along the way. Some of the models have been painted recently, and I'll post these as I go, but the rest will require some TLC.

Lords
Mannfred von Carstein
Ethereal Vampire
Mordheim Vampire
Vampire on Zombie Dragon
Sartosan Vampire
Heinrich Kemmler

Heroes
Konrad von Carstein
Wolf Vampire
Necromancer w/ corpse cart
Wight King BSB
Mtd. Wight King
Mtd. Vampire BSB
Sartosan Vampire
Chaos Lord Krell
Several more vampires

Core Units
60 Skeleton Warriors w/ cmd.
30 Zombies w/ cmd.
--or 2x30 Skeletons
30 Zombies w/ cmd.
25 Skeletons w/ cmd.
20 Ghouls w/ ghast
6 Dire Wolves
6 Dire Wolves
8 Dire Wolves

Special Units
6 Bat Swarms
6 Spirit Hosts
4 Fell Bats
4 Fell Bats
9 Black Knights
30 Grave Guard

Rare Units
Black Coach
Banshee & 4 Wraiths
Werewolf (Varghulf)
Terrorgheist

 

[Santawraith]

The werewolf looks great.

I plan to dig up some more of my figures too. I just hope I dont chop off any zombie's heads with the shovels tip.

So with your recent digging up of your models I wanted to let you now about the monthly challenge we do each month where we convert a model of the old world into the undead. This month is a necromancer made out of the empire wizard kit. If you wish to know more please check out this link.

Empire wizard into Necromancer challenge

 

[Mannerheim27]

Great to see you're back into the hobby. It looks like you've got quite a collection there and more work to get going on! Let's see some more pictures

Keep it up!

Jake

 

[Sharkbelly]

Great to see you're back into the hobby.

Hadn't left the hobby; I'd just been working on other armies. Having just finished Empire and Ogres, I'm ready to go back to my old VC.

First up will be 25 zombies and a Sartosan Pirate. I'm working on finishing my undead pirates contingent.

 

[Mannerheim27]

Haha, I love that army!! What is that large piece in the back with the big wheels?

Jake

 

[Sanai]

Thats a FW Marienburg landship.

 

[Sharkbelly]

Here are a few more. First, an ethereal vampire and an old wolf-form vamp (sadly, no longer an option).

Banshee and Wraiths

 

[Sharkbelly]

Here are a few more units for the undead pirates portion of the army, based on the old story of Mannfred von Carstein assaulting Marienburg with a navy of Imperial barges and their former crews.

Spirit Hosts--the four in the back middle double as a banshee and three wraiths.

Skeleton Crew

The Ghouls

Sartosan Pirate, Mordheim Vampire, Sartosan Prince, and Necromancer

Once I finish my 25 zombies, the pirate crew will be done and I can get to work on their ship.

 

[Sharkbelly]

This will be their ship, the MegaBloks Flying Dutchmen. Note the captain on the foredeck for scale.

 

[Sanai]

Nice. Is that a Mega Blocks Dragons range Ship?

 

[Sharkbelly]

It is megabloks, but it's the Flying Dutchman from Pirates of the Carribean.

 

[Santawraith]

that is just awesome I have to go look for it now I found one that zeveda did but its in 1/72 scale.


So did you paint this that color or is that how it came.


Your other pirates as the crew look smashing.

 

[untitled_musketeer]

What character! I love how this army feels really unique. While every piece has a distinctive feel you've really managed to pull off a sense of cohesion!

u_m

 

[Jacques Dauger De Cavoye]

That ship is the bomb. I can tell this is going to be a characterful army (my favorite kind) Please keep them coming.

 

[Sharkbelly]

Thanks, all. The ship comes that color. I plan to prime and paint it and add a few bits and bobs as well. The zombies are almost done!

 

[Sharkbelly]

Here are the finished zombie pirates:

They are part of a large horde of zombies:

A horde of skeletons:

Finally, 3 vargheists and a flying strigoi ghoul king:

This last group specializes in assaulting walls in siege battles, but have many other uses.

 

[YoungOlo]

I like how you used the new plastic Nurgle Hero model as a zombie! Great idea!

 

[Sharkbelly]

Thanks! It was to "gutsy" not to use, plus makes a nice filler model.

Next up is the ghost ship, except I've been hijacked at the moment by some dwarf pirates.

 

[Sharkbelly]

I've been slowly working away at this. GW pulled a fast one and released the new empire book--another army I play--so I have been juggling the two. I decided to sell off half of this army and cap it at a tidy 3000 points. A tough decision, but I just don't have the time to focus on it right now.

Anyway, the big ship is almost done. I have some detail work to do, but it did make it into a big game the other day:

I'm also working on a ghost-ship coven throne, although seeing pics of Devo's puts mine to shame...

 

[Count Lasombra]

Simply awesome,love the ship..probably gonna buy one thanks to you :tongue:.
+1 rep from me..for having vision.

 

[Santawraith]

your ship is looking great I think I might break down and order one now I just ordered enough zombie bits to do a crew for it.

 

[Sharkbelly]

Nice! We could use more zombie pirates. Here is my new coven throne:

 

[Santawraith]

Argh matey

She looks a bit light to weather the stormy sea's but I guess that is why ye have that black magic eh. Looks good she does.