Here's a little update on what I'm up to at the moment. Have taken a little brake from the Orcs and Goblins and started to paint some more Chaos Stuff. Got some old Chaos things from my brother that I want to do something with, it was some more Marauders with (HW and Shield though) two old 6th (I think it is) Tzeentch Horrors and two Screamers. First thought when I saw the screamers is a Tzeentch Chariot with these two instead of horses, can look pretty neat I think.
But before all of this I have some other projects I'm working on....
Iv'e decided that I want to paint the Marauders in Khorne colours, some of it at least. And the thing that changed my mind was this old Bloodletter I found in my desk. I just needed to put it to some use. So even if I haven't finished my first Marauder test model yet I started working on this unit filler (some of you may know I just love unitfillers, if they add something to the unit). So far my general idea is just this Bloodletter on a pile of skulls and one Marauder as a filler for the unitfiller :S Think it will look pretty cool when it's finished.
Next up is the nine Warhounds I have left to paint, as you can see on the pics above two of them are recently dipped in Quickshade and just needs to dry, get some snow on the base and some finishing touches. I painted one of them as my first test model and the second one in a little bit different colours, will see which one I like the most.
And for last is my repainting of a Spawn, also re did the base for him: not much more to say about it, one thing you don't see much from this pic is that Iv'e sculpted a big eye over the mouth to fit the theme of my army.
I've also finished my Khorne Marauder test model which also dries now from being dipped in Quickshade, will show a pic of it when it's finished. That's all for now, next time I will show some finished minis.
Here's a little conversion project I did some years ago, a Wood Elf Centaur used as Wild Riders. I gave this and his five companions to my little brother for christmas two years ago. And I thought I had taken pictures of it so I could show it here on the blog.
I know some fluff nerds say that these kind of half breeds or mutated thingies are all belonging to Chaos and their gods. But I say no to that! And I think it's only fitting the theme, Wild Riders have the forest kindred spirit something (don't have the book with me) and therefore should be more of one with nature, like Centaurs :) Not the best of paint jobs Iv'e done, but I haven't been painting many elves and I wasn't used to use Quick Shade back then. I really like the conversion though and hope you like it as well.
The conversion is based on Wood Elves Glade Riders horse body, standard, head, cloak and weapons. The torso and arms comes from Beastmen Ungors, then there's some green stuff and leaves from Warhammer Fantasy Basing Kit. The leaves are pink because my brother wanted his WE army to look like they come from a forest with trees looking like the Japanese Cherry Blossom.
The unit is now 23 and counting, need to buy a new box so I can paint a few more of them. Forgot to take pics of the whole unit but will as soon as I can, but do expect an other update soon. Got my hands on one of my brothers converted Wood Elf Wild Riders which I made for him two years ago. haven't showed it here before so you Wood Elf lovers out there check out the blog tomorrow or the day after. Until then look how the last four of the Savage Orcs turned out.
Saw this on Beasts of War, and it's an really impressive looking Pre Heresy Dark Angels Force from Worthy Painting. Just had to show it here even though it's not my army (I wouldn't mind having it though), it's really nicely painting and it really shows how cool the Forge World Pre Heresy bitz makes an army (expensive as hell though). Also the Pre Heresy Dark Angels colour scheme looks totally awesome, check out the video below it's worth your time :).
I know most blogs wait to post pictures until they can show off maybe five or ten men at the time but as my painting is slow going at the moment you have to do with three this time. So it's three new Warriors done, I think I really get the hang on how I want them now and I'm pretty pleased with how these turned out. They have similar but new Shield designs, no shield looks exactly as the others so far. And that's because I want it that way but also because it's easier, I really suck at painting two exactly the same motif, at least free hand. And it's so much more fun to try out different designs, I like two of the new designs but the third don't look like I wanted it to look. So I tried to paint some battle damage on the shield but quickly decided that I won't have battle damage on this unit. I'm not really good at painting damage and I think this particular unit looks better without. So he will be lonely little fellow with an old damaged armour when all the other kids got shiny new ones.
When it comes to the Orcs I'm now done with the last four of the unit, upping the size to twenty-three only need to buy ten more and paint them to pretty much be done with that unit. Only need to make proper bases for these before I take pics of them, but expect to see them tomorrow.
So another WD arrived on Friday last week, have gotten a good read through now and I like this issue more than the last one.
First of all, no major release of any army and such this month which means there's more variety this time. A pretty good mix of Fantasy and 40k and some Lotr, but with most focus on WHFB as the new releases are for the Beastmen army and Orcs and Goblins and some other stuff, and this is the new stuff you can read about in this months issue.
Beastmen
New model dual kit for Cygor and Ghorgon, seen a lot on the web that don't like it but I don't agree with this. I really like both of the models and especially the Cygor which I think looks really nice and is painted really nice. Then there's another Beastmen model which also didn't have a official model before, the Jabberslythe. A quite grotesque sculpt but I like it more and more, this one is in Finecast and the Doom Bull is now also in Finecast.
Orcs And Goblins
A official model for the Manger Squigs! This one is also in Finecast and therefore expensive as hell as it its quite a large model, I don't really know what to think about it actually. The Squigs looks alright but they are to big for my taste and because they are so big they can't fit the on base next to each other and therefore the sculptor made an unusual pose with one squig on top of the other. And I don't really like this pose and the fact that for LOS reasons it gets to big of a target and for what I can imagine brake very easily. Some people on web suggests to make into two Mangler squigs with one squig on each base or make one into a Warboss/Big boss ridning a Giant cave Squig. And I think I might do this as well.
Other realeses where for LOTR with the Dragon and the Witch king of Angmar getting Finecasted.
Other than that there's the usual stuff, a Battle Report this time Storm of Chaos with Warriors of chaos and Deamon facing off against Orcs and Goblins and Ogres, a really nice Battle with a lot of stuff going on and different units such as the new Cygor, Ghorgon and Jabberslythe with rules for them to be used in Storm of Chaos games. There's also a Battle Report with Dwarfs VS Goblins but this time in LOTR.
There's also some stuff about making scenarios and bigger campaigns and rules for Siege games, this is pretty much taken a new book which will arrive in December, Blood in the Badlands. This will be a Campaign book showing staff members armies clashing in the Badlands, with extended rules for Campaign making and as I wrote Sieges. This book looks like a really nice addition to the book collection and will probably buy it in the near future.
Then there's some painting tips for different things one is the brand new Tower, Skullvane Manse and for the Ogre Thundertusk. That was pretty much all, but you also got a little book/magazine alongside the WD called Into the mealstrom. Its fifteen pages and is about a Dreadfleet campaign played by the GW staff, with Battle Reports and how the they did in the campaign. A nice read and good addition to the original magazine.
Some rumours regarding the next three armies that apperas to be Vampire counts in Jan, then Empire and then in Q4 2012 Warriors of Chaos, the last one according to 75hastings69 over at Warseer which is one of the best and most reliable rumour sources on the forum. Sadly he also says this will be his final rumour post.
Here's his post, the original post and the rest of the thread can be found here.
Looks like there won't come a new Warrior kit in the near future, I would have liked to see a upgrade sprue of some sorts as the models looks good, but it need more weapons options like Halberds.
Well you'll be seeing these guys sooner than a lot of people think
So I thought I'd give you a heads up on what to expect and when to expect them.
plastic chariot/warshrine
plastic forsaken
plastic Dragon Ogres
a Large plastic kit (that I'll leave as a surprise )
Finecrap Characters
At the moment WoC are due toward Q4 2012 (after VC, Empire and some random WFB models & waves).
This is my final rumour post as I'm hanging up my rumouring
gloves/boots/other equipment. So please enjoy discussing WoC and the
above kits.
Comment: Awesome stuff! Would had really liked to see a new kit for Marauders and Chaos Trolls as welland Plastic Hell Cannon and New warriors kit/upgrade kit and... well we can't get all it seems but nothing says it won't come other stuff in a wave later on. Really excited of what kind of model the Large Platic kit is, and plastic Dragon Ogres is great!
And next is VC, which got a nice summary on the first post in this thread at Warseer. The summary and some of the rumours is from one most reliable rumour posters, Harry. This post is just copy/pasted from the first post.
Will it be Skeletons or Ghouls (or both?!) as the main Core choice in the next Army Book? Here's some of my Mantic minis.
Vampire Counts
Originally Posted by Harry
I said : I had VC, Empire and Dwarves in the frame.
Originally Posted by ihavetoomuchminis
And VC come in January. Believe it or not.
Originally Posted by 75hastings69
The WD VC article should be viewed as a stop gap between books,
terrorgheist will be in proper print much quicker than some people may
imagine
Hastings also mentioned new Krell mini coming:
Originally Posted by 75hastings69
Wait till you see the other new vc stuff new krell anyone?
some time ago flesh golems and black coach appeared in the rumour-mill:
Originally Posted by Harry
Yeah but you wouldn't say no to a plastic black coach and some flesh Golems would you.
Originally Posted by Tonny
Ah yes, I think Hastings mentioned the Flesh Golems.
I am quite exited about a new VC book
Originally Posted by Harry
He did. The concept art for them is very cool. Half way between a big zombie and a ghoul with lots of stitching,
Originally Posted by Harry (in reply to Huan Qu'itt post ... 'unless I
am reading to much into Harry post about a new black coach kit')
Nope, you are reading fine.
Originally Posted by ihavetoomuchminis
It seems that the Black Coach will be a dual kit.
Originally Posted by ihavetoomuchminis
About the Monstruous infantry unit, i've been told that they are more of
Big ghouls than big zombies. Oh, and the models can have something no
MI in the game have yet..... maybe something like the terrorgheist, but
smaller? Don't know, just guessing.
Originally posted by Frgt/10
Heard about this a while ago but wasn't sure what to make of it. Seems there might be something to it though:
The next army to go on stock rundown in GW stores is Vampires.
This is before things like Empire which some people have been whispering
about as well; so my money would be on the toothy ones being released
first.
A summary of the rumours so far:
- VC are next army book to be released (Harry, 75hastings69 Frgt/10), in january (ihavetoomuchminis)
- new unit "flesh golems" - something like a mix of large ghoul and
zombie with a lot of stitches (Harry, 75hastings69, ihavetoomuchminis)
with something no monsterous infantry has had before (ihavetoomuchminis)
- new plastic black coach mini (Harry), dual kit (ihavetoomuchminis, Harry)
- new krell and female vampire minis (75hastings69)
- and some old rumour concerning new plastic black knights - (Riders confirmed by Harry but not "black knights").
Thanks to Huan Qu'itts for pulling all this together.
Some bits from me. The 'black coach kit' is not a straight replacement
(like say the steam tank was for the Empire) and it is a dual kit. Also,
we do get riders ... but they are not straight replacement for the
black knights either.
Some more stuff from this thread from me:
Harry, can you confirm these riders are not surfers?
Yes ... They are not surfing.
There is a black coach that isn't exactly a black coach and it makes something else thats defo not a black coach.
There are riders that are not black knights thats another thing.
Obviously the Terrorgeist will be in.
Hastings said there is a new mini for Krell so he will be in ... so at least one new character.
The female Vampire could be seen as a return to the book of the Lahmian Bloodline.
So Yes I would say there are plenty of rumours for new stuff.
My understanding is the book has five new units + Lords/Heroes.
That is alot of exciting new options/builds.
Posted by NatTreehouse
What I know:
New Black Knights/Some other mounted stuff kit
New Dual Kit makes two war machine things, NEITHER is a Black Coach
Monstrous Infantry Dual Kit
Ghouls up to 10pts
Current Black Coach kit stays and goes finecost
February release.
But opinions vary ....
Posted by frgt/10
What I know:
New Dual Kit makes two war machine things, NEITHER is a Black Coach
Current Black Coach kit stays and goes finecost
February release.
this is all incorrect from what im hearing
Backed up by ihavetoomuchminis:
Frgt 10 is right, that info is all wrong from what i've been told.
But Harry throws his lot in with Nattreehouse:
I think most of what Nattreehouse says sounds about right.
The duel Black Coach kit in which neither is exactly a black coach Check.
The current black coach staying and going finecast. Check ... which
along with the plague cart gives you a fair few 'wagon type war
machines' to go at.
Duel Monsterous infantry. Check
I hadn't considered a duel cavalry kit.
I know about new cavalry ... so assumed no Black Riders ... but a duel kit is doable.
Hastings has posted to say the dual monsterous Infantry kit has the option to make winged mostrosities.
Exciting isn't it?
BRING IT ON!
Comment:Some new info other than the stuff I wrote in the last Roundup. And some really neat things as well, Flesh golems, Warmachines, a new type of cavalry (some rumours say wraith cav, much like the LOTR ringwraiths, ethereal etc. ) Some rumours also says that Bloodlines will get an return and not function as it does today, I personally hope this is right and I also want to see the return of Necromancer Lords and generally better Necromancers.
And for last some rumours about Empire, not much new and I didn't find a great sum up but here's one from Darnok over at Warseer, look at the original thread here.
Will there be a War Altar kit and rules for other deities as well in the next AB? According to rumours there is.
Empire
It seems that even though winter is fast approaching, birds are still singing:
I can't comment on how solid these are. But it's not the first -
and probably not the last - I've heard over the last few weeks. It seems
to me like the Empire is not too far away, meaning somewhere in the
next six months.
Something more: the knight mentioned are supposedly not replacements of the current knights, but demi-gryph knights. See Warhammer Forge for reference.
Something more from 75hastings69, thanks too:
And another birdy sings:
Comment: Yeah pretty much the stuff from the last Roundup, but there's some new stuff as well. One character kit looks to be a plastic griffon with a generic lord and Karl Franz himself! That's all I'm afraid, there's much OT and wishlisting in the thread right now and hopefully new rumours will show up soon.
Edit: Later I saw this post as well on the Empire thread on Warseer;
Comment: Sounds really promising, can't wait for more rumours about the Empire.
Iv'e decided that I want to paint the Marauders in Khorne colours, some of it at least. And the thing that changed my mind was this old Bloodletter I found in my desk. I just needed to put it to some use. So even if I haven't finished my first Marauder test model yet I started working on this unit filler (some of you may know I just love unitfillers, if they add something to the unit). So far my general idea is just this Bloodletter on a pile of skulls and one Marauder as a filler for the unitfiller :S Think it will look pretty cool when it's finished.
Check. 
