@Mad 'At Ok so I've finally gotten around to thoroughly looking through your whole plog instead of just browsing random parts of it (c'mon, it's massive!)
A picture is worth a thousand words and you have a shed load of pictures here (all worth that much), so I thought I'd share my opinions and ask a few questions about your
VC army.
So from oldest to most recent, your countess is awesome, scary and seductive (I'd like to see you do a mounted version of her)
I started some
VC a few years back and chose dark blue as the colour scheme to break the standard red most people like to use, and you've pulled it off really well. Especially incorporating the orange rust effect which contrasts the blue beautifully.
Your banners turned out really well, awesome design work and nicely painted too (what a shame about your spelling mistake, probably one of the worst times to make one!)
Ghouls are great. I've recently picked up 4 boxes and am considering some comical unit fillers. Yours give a lot of inspiration, I love the ghoul dangling from the half-eaten body! That zombie prey in the ghoul crowd is hilarious too, it's like a horror movie for zombies (however the zombie still seems to be cheerful and smiling, excellent!)
I'm pretty sure you've gone and made GW jealous with your spirit hosts, they're truly creative and the bodiless hooded entities idea works perfectly.
Your dreg looks so funny, it's like an overweight Igor who's just had sex. The vampire thrall girl is really cool too, she looks so fragile yet creepy and menacing at the same time. Looks a bit like that girl out of the movie 'Ring'.
The grave guard blades have been pulled off beautifully and look like fantasy force weapons. The vampire in the coffin being carried by these guys is cool too, I like the skin tone you've used and it has made me realize I'd prefer a greyish tone when I get to doing mine in the summer time. This GG unit is definitely worthy of the awards you've won for it. Top man!
Your Mr. Happyface is pretty funny and cool, it reminds me of the killer in 'Scream', but cartoonized. The Vampire lord with the mace looks awesome too. I like how your army doesn't look like it's real life but something out of a video game which enjoys a more vivid pallette, excellent use of colours throughout.
Great job on your necromancers too, I especially like the guy raising the dead under his feet (consider this idea stolen). By the way that zombie's eyes looks as blood shot as a stoner's!
Your zombies definitely steal the glory in your army, it's great how you've taken a 'canon-fodder' unit which offers so much potential for diversity (which a lot of people don't use to it's full extent, including myself) and totally gone to the limits to create a giant shambling
horde of corpses from a variety of the Warhammer armies. (I wish my bitz box was that expansive!).
The reposing of the vargheists' wings has paid off perfectly, they look totally menacing and predatory. I might have to pick your brains on how you did that. I have that same banshee which you have too which I ended up layering from blue up to white, but the colours you've gone for a sweet.
Your BSB's banner; nice work as with the others. The face of your countess on the standard looks very striking. I also love your version of the casket of souls, I think that's one of the best ideas I've seen yet. (I might have to 'borrow' this idea too if I ever get my hands on the smoking brazier part).
That said; here are a few questions if you don't mind answering them:
-What parts did you use to make your bodiless spirit hosts?
-Where's the male vampire lord's mace from?
-How did you achieve the paintjob on the Vargheists' wings' membranes?
All in all, top work and astounding creativity. Keep your undead coming!
-F
But in either case, there are not many to go now and that feels really good. 