Jediguru's Riposte: updated 1/12/15
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Damn, those spirits are awesome man!
And nice take on the ghouls, love the bloody stuff :konrad:
And nice take on the ghouls, love the bloody stuff :konrad:
Been a long time since I've updated here. I've said before that it's just very hard to find fantasy players around here and most of my gaming time is eaten up by Warmahordes. I thought it'd be fitting to post these here even though they aren't WHFB. Zombicide is a lot of fun and I highly recommend.
Picked up the board game Zombicide not too long ago and painted up the first batch of zombies. There's 71 miniatures in the game so it's going to take me a little bit of time to get them all done. That being the case the painting will be kept to a minimum with base coats only, wash, matte varnish, and lastly blood and gore.
If you'd like to see more pics take a visit over to by blog linked in my signature.
Picked up the board game Zombicide not too long ago and painted up the first batch of zombies. There's 71 miniatures in the game so it's going to take me a little bit of time to get them all done. That being the case the painting will be kept to a minimum with base coats only, wash, matte varnish, and lastly blood and gore.
If you'd like to see more pics take a visit over to by blog linked in my signature.
I've recently had the opportunity to play some games of Warhammer Fantasy due to a bit of a resurgence of interest at my local game shop. I've had my modest Vampire Counts army sitting around for the last 2 plus years doing nothing while I've enjoyed playing Warmachine/Hordes consistently in that time. I figured it was time for a change of pace and I've been devoting much of my hobby time lately to assembling, converting, and painting my undead army. I picked up the Zombie Dragon/Terrorgheist model last week and have been doing extensive work on it to make it my own.
This model can be built as either a Zombie Dragon or a Terrorgheist. My first thoughts after cutting the pieces off the sprue and cleaning all the mold lines, was that I wanted to make the model use able as either. I spent a considerable amount of time mocking the model up and working out how best to go about it. I ended up doing a lot of work with magnets for swapable heads and removable wings as well as some modifying to the ZD neck/head.
I've got the basic shape of the ruined building and started in modeling the little broken archway that the model has it's front claw resting on. I'll be doing more work to the building and the base as a whole, but for now I've got a good bit done.
There's a full on article/tutorial with a bunch more pictures on my blog if you're interested but for now here's some WIP shots.
This model can be built as either a Zombie Dragon or a Terrorgheist. My first thoughts after cutting the pieces off the sprue and cleaning all the mold lines, was that I wanted to make the model use able as either. I spent a considerable amount of time mocking the model up and working out how best to go about it. I ended up doing a lot of work with magnets for swapable heads and removable wings as well as some modifying to the ZD neck/head.
I've got the basic shape of the ruined building and started in modeling the little broken archway that the model has it's front claw resting on. I'll be doing more work to the building and the base as a whole, but for now I've got a good bit done.
There's a full on article/tutorial with a bunch more pictures on my blog if you're interested but for now here's some WIP shots.
Nice work on posing that TG mate.
I know what a pain they can be and that is a great idea to bring some motion into the army as well.
I know what a pain they can be and that is a great idea to bring some motion into the army as well.
I've had this miniature kicking around for a few years now unpainted that I actually used as my Drow Sorcerer character for DnD. Finally got around to painting it and incorporating it into my Vampire Counts army to use as a Vampire or Necromancer. The miniature used is "Damar, Adventuring Mage" by Reaper and I think it works nicely.
That looks really nice. Love the warm colours on her robes and other clothing. Especially like the poypul and brown on her waist cloth, been wanting to do an army in those colours myself for quite some time now. The pale skin and cold black offers a nice contrast.
Only slight criticism would be that the red looks a bit flat, though at the same time it is really intense so I'm not quite sure what to say.
Only slight criticism would be that the red looks a bit flat, though at the same time it is really intense so I'm not quite sure what to say.
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Hmm, I went back and looked at the model again and while I think the shading on the red shows up a bit more in person, I think you're right. I think another quick final highlight on the sharp raised areas should do the trick.
Had these finished for a little while now but I ran into a pretty bad frosting problem when clear coated them and had to go back and apply a solid coat of gloss by brush followed by a coat of matte by brush. That solved most of the problem and they look okay now. Anyway, nothing crazy going on here. Basecoats and a brown dip applied by brush, then matte finished. I'm using Mantic's Revenant models for my Grave Guard. I'm not in love with the models but they're not bad I have 40 of them so I'm using them.
I also made a banner for the standard bearer. I basically just took an image, in this case from the 7th edition VC army book, changed the size of the image and then printed it out in black and white on regular printer paper. I then painted over the image very carefully, washed it thinly in seraphim sephia, put a couple coats of gloss finish on the front and back followed by matte finish for durability and strength. Finally, I just cut it out with an xacto knife, painted the newly exposed white edges, and glued it to the standard.
I also made a banner for the standard bearer. I basically just took an image, in this case from the 7th edition VC army book, changed the size of the image and then printed it out in black and white on regular printer paper. I then painted over the image very carefully, washed it thinly in seraphim sephia, put a couple coats of gloss finish on the front and back followed by matte finish for durability and strength. Finally, I just cut it out with an xacto knife, painted the newly exposed white edges, and glued it to the standard.
Been making progress on this model very slowly. It's a big model and I just haven't had the time lately to put much time into finishing it. Decided I needed a milestone in the process so I finished up a section of the model, the Zombie Dragon head/neck. I wanted to go with something other than black for the crumbling, rotting skin and I thought the blue would look different and stand out a bit. Once the entire model is finished I'll be adding some blood and gore to spice things up a bit but otherwise this is what the entire model will look like. For those that read the previous WIP post on this model, I did considerable amount of cutting and modifying on the ZD head/neck which consisted of removing the entire original saddle and 3 or 4 rows of spine. The saddle you see on this piece was added, sculpted, and made entirely of milliput. Hope to get some time to finish this model in a couple weeks after midterms are over.
John Rainbow
Crypt Horror
benvoliothefirst
Grave Guard
Wow! The bone and horns look like they're right out of an anatomy textbook. Well done! You went above and beyond with your conversion. Nice work!
John Rainbow
Crypt Horror
I'm really liking the banner too. Are you painting with acrylics here? What is the paper? It looks nicer than average printer paper.
Great work on the bones and the flesh so far.
Going to look great when its done, just unfortunately one of those models that will take a long time to finish.
Going to look great when its done, just unfortunately one of those models that will take a long time to finish.
I'll eventually finish this model. Getting closer. I finished the base for it this week and will hopefully finish painting the model soon.
Thanks guys! That foam is nothing special. It's just 1/4" foam core with the paper torn off. You can get it at staples or walmart. I usually use 1" blue insulating foam for stuff like this but needed something firm and rigid to attach the TG/ZD to. You can see in a previous post further up the page that I built a plastic structure and just covered it with the 1/4" foam.
Sorry, realized I never responded to your question. For the banner, yes it's just acrylics. Same paint I use on my models. The paper is just regular old printer paper. I make it a bit thicker and more durable with a few coats of varnish.
Emicrania
Wight King
All us Vampire Counts players now how awesome Crypt Horrors are in game but they are seriously expensive models. A box of 3 models will run you $50 and that's getting them on ebay for much cheaper than retail. I just cannot justify that kind of expense for only a few models and I would want to field them in units of 6-10 so that's looking at $150. Um, no thanks. A lot of people use Ogre models and other solutions for their Crypt Horrors and like many others I had planned on going with Ogre models myself as you can get a box of 6 for about $30 - $35 on ebay. Then it occurred to me, Ogres!, Ogrun! as in Ogrun Warspears from the Hordes 2 player battle box. They are about the right size, are awesome models, and are dirt cheap.
Here's a WIP shot of the 5 CH I'm working on at the moment. I think they work nicely as Crypt Horrors with the spears removed and a few "accessories".
I actually already had a unit for my Legion of Everblight army that I got when I bought the 2 player battle box last year but they are painted and being used as intended.
Now, you could buy the warspears models for about $20- $25 by themselves but with a little bit of buying and reselling you can get them for next to nothing.
Hordes 2 Player Battle Box $70 on Ebay
Sell the mini rulebook for $15
the Circle and Legion battlegroups for $20 each
The Skinwalkers for $20
That's $75 and after ebay/paypal fees taken out the warspears I've kept cost about $5. I'll be getting another 2 player battle box at some point solely for another 5 of these models.
Here's a WIP shot of the 5 CH I'm working on at the moment. I think they work nicely as Crypt Horrors with the spears removed and a few "accessories".
I actually already had a unit for my Legion of Everblight army that I got when I bought the 2 player battle box last year but they are painted and being used as intended.
Now, you could buy the warspears models for about $20- $25 by themselves but with a little bit of buying and reselling you can get them for next to nothing.
Hordes 2 Player Battle Box $70 on Ebay
Sell the mini rulebook for $15
the Circle and Legion battlegroups for $20 each
The Skinwalkers for $20
That's $75 and after ebay/paypal fees taken out the warspears I've kept cost about $5. I'll be getting another 2 player battle box at some point solely for another 5 of these models.
This model has taken me forever to get finished. I think I first purchased and began work on it back in August of 2014! I spent a lot of time initially working on the magnetizing and alterations to make both heads work and the wings be removable. I also spent quite a bit of time on the base construction. Painting for Warmachine/Hordes leagues are to blame as well for taking so long to finish this model. However, it is finally finished and I'm very pleased with how it has turned out. Here are a few pics and you can see a whole bunch more here.
