Fever, flames and hell... And zombie bust for sale!

I can smell the flesh burning... 

Oh yeah, there's nothing like a witch-burger with spicy napalm sauce. Emperor's own!

I took a break from painting chaos to work on little something from the exact opposite side of the barricade: Redemptionists.

It was good idea to take a breath of fresh air. Fresh fumes of burning gasoline actually. Still - I am quite satisfied about the first set of painted members of the crusade against The Filth.
At this point I'd like to thank to Ana (Chest of Colors) and Simon (Stone cold lead) for color choice assistance. It's probably the first time I was trying to paint something purple and it turned out unexpectedly fine. If anyone is interested the recipe is really simple:

- bright grey undercoat
- hexed lichen base color

- hexed lichen + warlord purple highlight
- hexed lichen + warlord purple highlight + polished bone
- some final highlights with polished bone
- purple wash

Have to practice it more - I want to see much stronger contrast so each and every heretic on the battlefield can see fury of the Emperor advancing.
I am bit disappointed how the white turned out - no idea why camera didn't catch lots of shades so I think I should either paint them stronger or add another hue (blue?). Don't want to screw it - the crusade must remain pure to deal with heretic scums big style.
So below - 3 amigos from new gang: Serap, Crowley and Bergstrom and on the next pic - all current gang members.

Another news - recently the decision was made to get rid some unused stuff from the shelf, 2 posts back I found new home for some West Wind minis, last weekend chaos knight found the owner so there's only zombie bust left before I choose the next group to send away.
If you think you can find the model useful and would like to adopt it - send the email, comment or whatever. I am sure we can get the agreement.

And for good start of new week - Redemptionists lullaby. 

Stay away from heretics and depravation, some more flamers will be painted shortly!!!

Couple of wips

Hey again,

This time it'ssomething slightly different: wip only post.
I would like to focus painting on these so I can see at least one group finished by the end of the year. It's no painting masterplan, schedule or anything similar for sure: every time I try to organize a bit long term painting nothing works.

So what do we have here?
First: slowly growing Nurgle combat patrol. All models I am going to use are here, except for the last blight. You can see 2 models placed on square bases: they were painted some time ago when I was still hoping for a Mordheim game.
I think I will put these two on round bases and add some sci-fi gear to make them fit better Necromunda, like chainsword for daemon and some grenades for warrior.

Another thing to consider is choosing the pet for gang leader: the candidates are oldie beast of nurgle (right) and metal chaos spawn (back).I want place whole group on the display base so there'll be not enough space for both monsters. The spawn looks better but it has no right arm so I'd have to re-sculpt missing muscle tissue. We'll see.

Now it's time for some sweet stench of burnt heretics!!!
Oh yeah, I've always had warm heart for these frenzied maniacs but hey, how can you resist hoods, chainsaws and gasoline?

Scavvies are more-less finished so I can give a try to these fellas. So far I painted like 3 test Redemptionists but none of them was something worthy keeping. The latest plan is to paint them as Cult Of Purple Hand (you know, The Enemy Within WFRP scenario):
white / bone rags and purple hoods. Rather striking color combo, huh?  

And the last group of old minis: greenskins Mordheim (yeah, right...) band.
Few years back my buddy phoned and said: I am cleaning my old hobby shit, if you don't want what's left from my old orcs and gobbos army - I am throwing them away.

Shortly after several dozens or minis (mostly one pose orcs and goblins) were added to the unpainted pile. I've always loved goblins army: funny rules, cool fluff and fucking sweet sculpts (around Warhammer Fantasy 5th edition that is). As mentioned earlier - don't think I will ever play Mordheim but these models are way too cool just to rest in stringbags so decision was made to choose several representatives of greenskin races and here;s the mob.

Looks like there's a lot to do in 2015!

Laters!

Buboes, phlegm, blood and guts!

Ia! Ia! Ia! Nurgle fhtagn!

Ekhm... Sorry... 

Well I don't think I can keep the secret anymore: this time it's about Nurgle once again. But not only about it. So let's start with the other thing, which is bunch of very cool sculpts from West Wind miniatures.

I got those several years ago, those times I still had enough time for Call of Cthulhu (well at least in theory: during studies my players used to spend most of spare time drinking, and I was way too stoned to do anything productive), so my idea was to add some miniatures to RPG sessions. West Wind sells lots of models perfect for CoC 1920s, I remember it was very hard to resist getting much more of them, so all in all I got dozen or so minis.

Those below are from "evil cultists" set + a detective from other blister. They were painted and based to fit a scenario I was preparing. It's just sad but the only thing left from big game plans was this mini-drioama. Since that time models were locked in the glass case, getting dust and nothing more. I was sure models were very sad to be hibernated for Nurgle knows how long, so last week I decided to find them new home.
It was a success thank to Lead Adventures Forum - absolutely the very best place for such type of toys. Just like 3 days after advert was placed it turned out models will have to cross and ocean (very cthulhish) and get to the land of OZ. Deeply hope the buyer will like them and of course - that models will like the new master.

I think I will be selling some other spare and unused models shortly so if you are interested in some painted goodies - stay tuned. And in the meantime...   

Rot time!

Since the last post I got seriously hooked by paining Nurgle stuff, I think when it's done coming back to Necromunda will be pure pleasure. This time my chaos patrol has been supported by 2 more daemons: additional Heresy blight and oldie plaguebearer - I got this one slightly damaged so the upper arm has beed re-pinned and the plague blade was replaced with placcy cleaver.

I gave a try to some brighter flesh tones - my 3 years old kid suggested I should paint the last one black. I must say that is actually a challenge but the final effect may be worth whole effort.I am pretty happy of the blight's final look (will probably add some darklining around guts to separate it stronger from the flesh) but screwed a bit highlighting on plaguebearer.
Again.

It's actually not about painting which was acceptable until the varnish dried. Revell varnish. Revell super matt varnish which always reminds you to paint  strong highlights before sealing your models. I forgot about it so my glazing work was mostly wiped off.
Oh, well, shit happens in toy soliders business. I am leavining this rotting cyclops as it is so it reminds be about perils of the sealing phase.

Fhtagn once again!

More Nurgle! More Scavvy!

Welcome back!

Hope you are all fine, also hope your pets survived somehow those fuuked up fireworks during new year's eve. My poor cats were freaking out during the bombardment. Again.
I wasn't freaking out though, as for me - new year started pretty fine for the hobby.

First of all I added the first Heresy blight to the painted side. Really cool sculpt - perfect replacement for original plaguebearer - the sculptor had great idea with top of heads blown off. The one here will be part of small Nurgle force, NPC characters I mantioned earlier. His fellas will be paler - pale olive and white / pink, which should fit these disguisting (in positive, nurgly way ov course) sculpts perfectly.

The other thing campaign - related: we've already managed to have Necromunda opening match! It was cool game involving 3 gangs: my Scavvies, my old opponen't Pit Slaves and new player's small Goliath patrol force. 

The fresman apparently liked the game 'cause te next day after the slaughter he ordered own gang. From what I know these are some 3D renders but better this than nothing.

As for the game itself - the scenario played was Loot and Pillage (something) from Outlanders book. All loot counters were placed in the central area guarded by the slaves, so that was place where most of action happened.

I was desperated to scavange as many loots as possible to feed all rotting mouths in the gang so scavvies were storming fast (most of my gang members have developed sprint skill, ha!). Unfortunately one of the guardians was the boss of opposing gang - total badass in melee. I saw it coming so the idea was to pacify him him with several tox bombs and them finish off with gun salvo at close distance.

Yeah, right... That bloody bastard shrug off all radioactive clouds he was hit with and charged Reznik and Smoothskin inflicting a wound on second one*. No idea how but he screwed rolls for wounding Reznik which gave me 'nuff time to get there with 3 more gangers, but the killing wasn't easy: ordinary scavvies were just unable even to scratch Mr Bruce Fuckin' Commando Lee, so one of scalies had to do the job. And did it well.

Cannot remember 5 gangers engaging a single model in melee but in case of pit slaves it was totally reasonable act.Worthy taking a photo for post card.

And the last for now: another Scavvy joined the gang!

But this one is rather special:

- it's placcy (booo!!!),

- it has no green hair,

- it's based on idea spotted on leadplague bloggy.

Some time ago I gave away almost all spare gnobblars I had therefore I was extremly happy I found slightly damaged one which was great base for the conversion. Apart from gnobblar torso I used some spare bits from WFB and WH40K + Mantic Games head.

Since it's the only placcy model among my Scavvies I gave it different hair color and during paint process it got own RPG background! It's cool enough for becoming NPC or even special character in campaign game. So without more babbling: here's Po Jun!
Yeah, laugh about "Vanquisher of Armies" - that terminator was also laughing until Scavvy-samurai cut his head off**, skinned it and put on the banner taking crux for the trophy. Time to cleanse some pit slaves off the face of Ash Wastes...

 

* Who was definitely killed in the post battle sequence

** The Underhive rumor says that terminator somehow managed to survive the fatal wound*** and one day will appear in our campaign  as another converted model

*** And that's only because his fanatical devotion to Emperor, immediate help of apothecary and techmarine and because termionators have their brains removed and stored in safe place before engaging combat.

One more OOP plague marine, full scavvy gang + bit of summary

New year is coming so it's time for the very last post in 2014.

But first something more interesting: painted stuff!

For starters - my response for Rob Hawkins converted skeleton archers.
This guy definitely saved the model from being forgotten forever in small box in the darkest corner of my cellar, together with some more old and mutilated hobby junk.

Although paintjob is nothing special I am pretty satisfied of the conversion - it was fun and easy. I should check are there any other old undead in the lead pile, maybe it's high time for me to get Mordheim gang? Or I could try to assemble mixed regiment of skellies and zombies - blocks of troopers always look effective, especially dead ones...

Another one is the second classic plague marine model.

I said it before - those old sculpts are just great, full cooperation with painter! 

Bunch of servants of Rotten God will sure look great on the battlefield especially supported by minor demons, spawn of beast of Nurgle. Or all of them!

As for the marine it was painted using more less the same color palette as for the previous one (earlier post) but I tried to achieve stronger contrast. Still not exactly what I wanted so there's another one (the cult leader - mr Fabius B.) to improve. Hopefully.

And the boring part - annual summary.

The chart says most of it - this year I painted 43 models - more than in the year before but on the other hand we played few less games - 17 only.
I want more - both gaming and painting but I also know real life can fuck just everything, especially such a fragile and precious matter as the miniatures hobby.
On the other hand I should be happy I can constantly play with toy soliders: I know some poor souls which cannot get even close my score.
Poor unfulfilled hobby souls - here's the candle for you:

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The reasons remain the same: my family life, some more work to do, my opponent's studies and of course - he got married so now he has to negotiate leaving the nest for quick game every time with his second half. Congrats again, bitch... ;-)

This time I tried to avoid setting some big, long distance goals to achieve to avoid disappointment in the end but if turned out I finally managed to paint all models from the Scavvy family. Sure, some of them were finished few years back but they will be getting fresh paintjob eventually. Probably after acting well on the battlefield. The first candidate is definitely Deadeye - the only scavvy with autogun:
2 games back he managed to deal with 3 pit slaves using only gun's butt and teeth!!!

 

Which reminds me - we managed to find 2 gamer - candidates recently. They seem to be optimistic about whole gaming idea so there's tiny little chance to play BIG match in the coming year. That's what 72" x 72" game table was built for! Fingers crossed for that.

As for any hobby plans for the comig year - not much really.
I hope to finish some models staggering on the desk, build another photo background (the "vault entrance" is cool but I want some change), play more regulary and maybe start another gang - Ratskin Renegades or Redemptionists.

That's it for 2014, seeya next year!