And that's my first instalment of 'A regiment a month' over with and I can honestly say it was great fun.
In hindsight I could've done things differently, loosing that ACW infantry for a while was a bit of a blow but then again I'd never have finished those Khadorians or that Gundam.
So is this the end you might ask?
Surely not!!!
Crisis is fast approaching ( http://www.tsoa.be/crisis_general.html ), orders have been made and plans set in motion, my brushes won't have much rest I can guarantee you all.
You can expect me to continue where I left off, those Confederate Cavalerists are just begging for a lick of paint and my deamons are eager for my divine attention.
I will also make my return to the 6mm department : PacFed for Future War Commander, French for WWII Blitzkrieg Commander and maybe some more Huns for Warmaster Ancients.
Some VicSciFi will make an appearance to, I've ordered some ACW sailors to crew a small aeroneff I bought second hand from Tomsche.
I also have some 6mm scenery projects in mind but those wont count for any ARAM projects, they'll be just little fun stuff I'll do inbetween.
So on to ARAM2 for me and I hope more will follow, This will last untill Salute 2012 wich I'll hopefully attend again.
In the meanwhile: keep those brushes wet with paint and ink lads!!!!
zondag 30 oktober 2011
A regiment a month part 6: The Heralds calling
I sort of crashed and burned allthough not entirly by my fault.
Normally it should have had the title of 'Thundering of hooves' or someting similar, featuring my usual chatter about the miniatures and pictures of 24 Confederate cavalerists but it was not to be.
This month started with some very high workpressure since the plant where I work had a part of it shut down for a 3 week huge maintance and so we had to build scaffolds left right and center even on saturdays and in overtime, needless to say this left me with very little spare time to paint said 24 horsemen from scratch.
Maybe I should've been less lazy and started working on them in advance, I could've come out triumphant after all.
Luckily faith intervined in another way, Games Workshop has wormed it's way back into The Far Side and since I still had a fairly amount of deamons lying around my butt was saved due to a 'regiment's' ability to consist of 1 model if need be.
I painted up my Herald of Nurgle, he's a failry old GW model of a Chaos sorceror with a fly face but I think he's just ideal as a fully fledged deamon.
Anybody who's a bit familliar with The Plaguelord know that his followers don't take personal hygiene very serious so no clean robes or shiny weapons for this dude, you can practically fry chips in the grease on his clothes and all the metal is corroded beyond hope.
I've attempted to paint his skin the same way as my favorite fly: the common green bottle.
No springy meadows for Nurgle's Children either, no flowers or green grass, no fertile earth and shiny pebbles.. he's standing in bubbling ooze where all the shiny-winy, ding-dong-Disney crap used to be.
I hope you like him because I surly do.
Normally it should have had the title of 'Thundering of hooves' or someting similar, featuring my usual chatter about the miniatures and pictures of 24 Confederate cavalerists but it was not to be.
This month started with some very high workpressure since the plant where I work had a part of it shut down for a 3 week huge maintance and so we had to build scaffolds left right and center even on saturdays and in overtime, needless to say this left me with very little spare time to paint said 24 horsemen from scratch.
Maybe I should've been less lazy and started working on them in advance, I could've come out triumphant after all.
Luckily faith intervined in another way, Games Workshop has wormed it's way back into The Far Side and since I still had a fairly amount of deamons lying around my butt was saved due to a 'regiment's' ability to consist of 1 model if need be.
I painted up my Herald of Nurgle, he's a failry old GW model of a Chaos sorceror with a fly face but I think he's just ideal as a fully fledged deamon.
Anybody who's a bit familliar with The Plaguelord know that his followers don't take personal hygiene very serious so no clean robes or shiny weapons for this dude, you can practically fry chips in the grease on his clothes and all the metal is corroded beyond hope.
I've attempted to paint his skin the same way as my favorite fly: the common green bottle.
No springy meadows for Nurgle's Children either, no flowers or green grass, no fertile earth and shiny pebbles.. he's standing in bubbling ooze where all the shiny-winy, ding-dong-Disney crap used to be.
I hope you like him because I surly do.
vrijdag 14 oktober 2011
I knew it!!!!!
I knew this would come back to haunt me, once one swears loyalty to the Ruinous Powers there's no going back.
A long time ago when I was young and foolish I swore an oath to Father Nurgle, Lord of Flies and Decay and purchased several units for a mixed mortals, deamons and beasts army.
The Eternal Enemy from Nottingham (nope, NOT the Sheriff you clowns) however used His foul magicks and separated the 3 armies, never to be joined again and so I walked away in disgust and dissapointment vowing never to return and playing to their terms.
For years I was happy and feeling free, I even started a family and carved out a living for myself and my loved ones knowing that time itself would eventually break The False Ones hold over the gamingcommunity since they've always insisted on flooding the world with overly expencive miniatures.
But all that wasn't meant to last, when I checked our forum today I saw a sign that drove all the air from my lungs.
The Dawi Zarr, or Chaos Dwarfs, are returning and with them they try to drag as much souls as they possibly can into the maelstrom called Warhammer.
I cannot stand idle, my warrior's soul wich I tought dormant for all these years is stirring and in the back of my mind I can hear the Plague Lord's siren song.
I bow my head in obediance and renew my fealty to Father Nurgle....
The Deamons are on the march.....
What you kids can see here is the beginning of my Nurgle Force and those with large eyes and even larger brains will notice that very few models are GW's, I do have some pride left you know.
(Fromleft to right and bottom to top)
The Greater Deamon is an old Confrontation model, The Herald is a Classic Games Workshop Chaos Champion with fly-head, The Plaguebearers are from Heresy Miniatures and the commandgroup is in the mail, The Nurglings are a mix of GW and Heresy miniatures and the Beast of Nurgle is a scratchbuild of a real sea shell and whatever crosses my path in the Dungheap.
To be continuid....
A long time ago when I was young and foolish I swore an oath to Father Nurgle, Lord of Flies and Decay and purchased several units for a mixed mortals, deamons and beasts army.
The Eternal Enemy from Nottingham (nope, NOT the Sheriff you clowns) however used His foul magicks and separated the 3 armies, never to be joined again and so I walked away in disgust and dissapointment vowing never to return and playing to their terms.
For years I was happy and feeling free, I even started a family and carved out a living for myself and my loved ones knowing that time itself would eventually break The False Ones hold over the gamingcommunity since they've always insisted on flooding the world with overly expencive miniatures.
But all that wasn't meant to last, when I checked our forum today I saw a sign that drove all the air from my lungs.
The Dawi Zarr, or Chaos Dwarfs, are returning and with them they try to drag as much souls as they possibly can into the maelstrom called Warhammer.
I cannot stand idle, my warrior's soul wich I tought dormant for all these years is stirring and in the back of my mind I can hear the Plague Lord's siren song.
I bow my head in obediance and renew my fealty to Father Nurgle....
The Deamons are on the march.....
(Fromleft to right and bottom to top)
The Greater Deamon is an old Confrontation model, The Herald is a Classic Games Workshop Chaos Champion with fly-head, The Plaguebearers are from Heresy Miniatures and the commandgroup is in the mail, The Nurglings are a mix of GW and Heresy miniatures and the Beast of Nurgle is a scratchbuild of a real sea shell and whatever crosses my path in the Dungheap.
To be continuid....
donderdag 29 september 2011
Super Sidekick
Doomsayer, my Evilmindpowerwielding Supernastie, needed a Supersidekick.
My gang has some muscle but they wont always be around to protect Doomies scrawny ass so a more permanent bodyguard was called for.
A 5 minute quest trough 'The Dungheap' was enough to provide 3 lying around Soultokens from Privateer Press, they fit the picture just nicely being spectral and all.
I've painted them in the same colours as Doomsayer's flames to tie them together and using the reversed highlighting as before.
It's a technique I still have to master a bit but wich is quickly becoming a favorite of mine.
Master and servant
My gang has some muscle but they wont always be around to protect Doomies scrawny ass so a more permanent bodyguard was called for.
A 5 minute quest trough 'The Dungheap' was enough to provide 3 lying around Soultokens from Privateer Press, they fit the picture just nicely being spectral and all.
I've painted them in the same colours as Doomsayer's flames to tie them together and using the reversed highlighting as before.
It's a technique I still have to master a bit but wich is quickly becoming a favorite of mine.
Master and servant
dinsdag 27 september 2011
And again...
I've managed to paint yet another mini for my Supervillains, The Forces of Midnight.
It's a brightly coloured lang range cuty named Crosshair.
She comes from Infinity's Haqqislam range , Ive never had so many different manufacturers in 1 gamesystem.
She's the latest but by far not the last in my collection of superbaddies (another has it's basecoat drying as we speak, sidekick for a super) cause I have my eye on at least 2 more miniatures.
It's a brightly coloured lang range cuty named Crosshair.
She comes from Infinity's Haqqislam range , Ive never had so many different manufacturers in 1 gamesystem.
She's the latest but by far not the last in my collection of superbaddies (another has it's basecoat drying as we speak, sidekick for a super) cause I have my eye on at least 2 more miniatures.
maandag 26 september 2011
Taking a break: SUPER(B) !!!!!
As I said before: I need a break from all the grey.
And every cloud has a silver lining, I got called back from work today cause my youngest son got ill (nothing serious, just a heavy cold) so that gave me the opportunity to finish off my model of my next super villain.
Friday'll be D-day for my nasties and they will be joined by Doomsayer, a super with evil mindpowers.
He's one of Gamezone's Chaos Sorcerers but I tought he was suiting as an asset for my troupe.
I chose dark robes with bony armourplates for him ( evil mindpower wielding supervillains do NOT wear bright and shiny spandex as far as I know) and gave him icy blue flames.
I tried to paint some backlighting effect, or whatever it's called, on his robes and hands to some succes.
I hope you like him.
And every cloud has a silver lining, I got called back from work today cause my youngest son got ill (nothing serious, just a heavy cold) so that gave me the opportunity to finish off my model of my next super villain.
Friday'll be D-day for my nasties and they will be joined by Doomsayer, a super with evil mindpowers.
He's one of Gamezone's Chaos Sorcerers but I tought he was suiting as an asset for my troupe.
I chose dark robes with bony armourplates for him ( evil mindpower wielding supervillains do NOT wear bright and shiny spandex as far as I know) and gave him icy blue flames.
I tried to paint some backlighting effect, or whatever it's called, on his robes and hands to some succes.
I hope you like him.
zaterdag 24 september 2011
A regiment a month part 5: Confederate infantery
Today I've realised I bought these miniatures at Crisis 2008, when I finish my cavalery next month (wich were purchased at the same time) there will be a 3 year gap inbetween....
I got my first ECW miniatures in 2009 so I recon the marquis of Montrose will command his troops somewhere between 2012-2013 :-p
All jokings aside, I had to struggle to finish them due to a fragging cold (it's better now thank you very much) and a lack of enthousiasm on my part.
I enjoy painting minis and the testinggame between Tomsche and me was fun indeed, I love the ACW but I'm growing a bit tired of painting grey most of the time so I'll be happy when it's over with.
I recon it's time for a small break before I roll in the cavalery in october.
This 33 man regiment is flying the Louisiana colours and is painted in a more rag-tag look wich is what I like so much about the Confederates.
The banner was ordered at Redoubt and is of the 3th Louisiana.
Why Louisiana you might ask? Why not Virginia? The reason is simple: I've got a fondness for Cajun cooking.... from Louisiana :-)))
I got my first ECW miniatures in 2009 so I recon the marquis of Montrose will command his troops somewhere between 2012-2013 :-p
All jokings aside, I had to struggle to finish them due to a fragging cold (it's better now thank you very much) and a lack of enthousiasm on my part.
I enjoy painting minis and the testinggame between Tomsche and me was fun indeed, I love the ACW but I'm growing a bit tired of painting grey most of the time so I'll be happy when it's over with.
I recon it's time for a small break before I roll in the cavalery in october.
This 33 man regiment is flying the Louisiana colours and is painted in a more rag-tag look wich is what I like so much about the Confederates.
The banner was ordered at Redoubt and is of the 3th Louisiana.
Why Louisiana you might ask? Why not Virginia? The reason is simple: I've got a fondness for Cajun cooking.... from Louisiana :-)))
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