Theme/look for my Vamps

[Tall]

I've put this in here as I couldn't think of anywhere better to put it.

I've been thinking a lot about how I'm going to make my army. I really want to theme it around something but I've to many ideas for units running around my head.
The main concept that I want to run with is a Countess (Bella Lugosi) and her daughter/get using the rules for Vlad and Isabella. But the rest of the army I'm struggling with, I've seen an idea for using Furies as Gargoyles (counts as Fell Bats) and a couple of other idea's but it's getting them to look like a coherent force rather than a mis-match of models.

Any help will be gratefully received as I need a direction for these ideas to go in.

Cheers
TP

 

[The Dark Sheep]

It all boils down to how you want the army to be; a small elite force with lots of heavy armour, something based on summoning (hence the gargoyles), or alternatively a climate theme like snow, swamp, desert etc. You'll have to elaborate a bit more I think.

 

[Buck Dog]

If you are going for lots of lady-vamps, then another option on the fell bats would be to use winged daemonettes... they had an example on GW the other week (although I think they were being used as Harpies), but I think they looked great.

 

[Tall]

I think the idea I'd envisioned was some sort of gothic city militia, with the Gargoyles being summoned from the buildings themselves. Something like that anyway.

 

[The Dark Sheep]

A few suggestions then:
- Cobblestone bases and perhaps some urban ruins on for example flyers and other monsters's bases.
- Gargoyles (as you suggested yourself).
- lots of flagelanty bitz throughout the army.
- Predominantly black as a colour scheme.

 

[Sanai]

When looking for minis/bits dont forget to look at mordheim stuff in the specialist games section.

 

[Mr Nightwere]

A few more suggestion's
Have a Grey/ Black color scheme basically really dark looking foot soldiers and pail colored heroes and lords with stand out and blend well with the rest of the army.

Having fast infantry and heavy special and rare choices would be a nice touch too the elite protecting their lords as bats and gargoyles attack there flanks and cause havoc through the doomed mortals to me suites city vampires. while ethereal's don't seem to fit.

 

[Tall]

I was thinking about converting some Brettonian knights as black knights, using the Rotting head from the old mounted Necrach Vampire (I've seen it in a gallery photo) which I thought was really cool. But it's getting hold of the heads. I started on a Chaos Knight for a Blood Knight which I may post as a WIP for some further ideas.
The other idea I was mulling over was to paint everything up as if it was a fallen city. For example Bella just walked in and started turning/raising the township, so the colour scheme could be a rotting version of the city colours. It's all fairly standard ideas but from the stuff I've already seen on the boards here I'm liking the idea's more and more.

 

[theclash24]

i have a female vampire army, check out my latest vamp video on youtube. Maybe you'll get some ideas from some of my suggestions there.

bella lagosi...are you saying HE is a SHE? Or are you Using HIS name as a PUN for your FEMALE vamp?

 

[Tall]

I'm using it as a pun for a female vamp, I was listening to "Bela Lugosi's Dead" and was struck by inspiration. I actually sat chuckling to myself for a good five minutes.

Have you got a link to your video?

 

[Johnny B]

Regarding the whole gothic city look, it could work nicely I think. You would have to have a black coach, surely? Every noblewoman needs her transportation

I was looking at the plastic Tyranid Gargoyles, (I'm not sure if you were being literal when you said gargoyles) their wings are very, very nice. Perhaps a giant gargoyle Varghulf to join them? Or a flying thrall perhaps?

Is she raising up a long abandoned city, or is she raising up a city that she herself has recently slaughtered/poisoned/died of plague? My friend did an army themed in Brettonia after the Red Pox, so he had loads of plague victim zombies and plague carts as his Black Coaches for example. Maybe you should look through the fluff for an interesting story arc?

 

[Tall]

I'd not thought about the abandoned city idea to be honest, mmmm may have to work on that. With the Gargoyles, at the minute I'm going to use my Chaos Furies as I'd started painting them up as stone anyway. In the long run I thing I'll convert some "Garghouls" a la Fumico83 (fantastic little tutorial). I did have a Black Coach but at the time I wasn't doing anything with it so I converted it to my WoC War Shrine
I have seen this one though,

Which I think will look spot on.
Someone has suggested a Corpse Cart built around a Screaming Bell conversion, which I'm tempted by as it goes with the whole ruined city (which goes into the abandoned city idea)

I don't know if I've put them up yet but these are the models I'm using for Bella and Genevieve.

Countess Bella Lugosi

Genevieve Lugosi

I do however, feel that I've another Vampire model to use, it's a Freebooter model and I think it's quite cool.

The next question is, would these two ladies work as Necromancers do you think?

I would appear that I've got a "Sisters of Darkness" thing going on here.........:devil2:

 

[The Dark Sheep]

Those are some nice miniature choices; the ladies should work well together I think. Though the first of your necromancers looks a little bit out of place perhaps? It's just so anime-like, and I don't think that fits well.

 

[Tall]

I dunno, I quite liked her she has an air of innocence about her. I've had another look and thought this one would be another contender.

 

[The Dark Sheep]

Yes that's more like it. I think it fits better in with that witch as well; it has the same "creepy" feel.

 

[Disciple of Nagash]

That second vampire model - where can I get it? It's superb!!

I like the last choice for a necro as well (one with the witch hat) - who is she?

 

[Djou]

If I'm not mistaken, the 2nd Vamp is the Gamezone Vamp, Leonora.

Those Freebooter are outstanding, can't wait to see you starting to work on them!!

 

[Tall]

Yes indeed, the second Vampire is Leonora from Gamezone.
The second Necromancer is called The Time Witch and is from Freebooters Steam punk range as is the last Necromancer in the green dress.

 

[Tall]

Ok, so I know this is a double post and I should be flogged but I'm coming up empty for a good mounted female Vamp. The only one I have found is GW's Lahmian one and I'm not overly keen on it. Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative?

 

[Tall]

Ok so I'm getting to a point where I need to pick a colour scheme for the stuff I've painted so far.
I can't make my mind up if I want something ethereal or a city type scheme, if that makes sense.