TristanGray Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Hi everybody! My name's Tristan and after many years away from the hobby I've picked table top wargaming back up in a big way. My local scene is small and new. Our local gaming store dropped GW about a decade ago and only in the past 5 months started stocking and a dedicated group started building up the community again. After getting back into 40k, some of my newfound pals talked me into giving Sigmar a shot. Billing it as a quick game to get into, I gave it a shot and was hooked. Realizing that I could finally play with the Tomb Kings that I've always wanted was a big draw too. Then the other shoe dropped. "Oh they cancelled the entire line""...****** it" So I've picked up a decent chunk of Tomb Kings, but I'm still looking for more if you know anyone. I'm going to use this space as a way to document my progress, make some fun backstory in the Endless Deserts for Tomb King Ahomtep and his city, and hopefully have some fun back and forth with y'all about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristanGray Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 Ps. Shouts to Tyler Mengel and also Ben at the Bad Dice podcast for being the inspirations for my army and this plog. Pictures to follow soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristanGray Posted April 4, 2017 Author Share Posted April 4, 2017 Colour scheme test! Now only... 60 more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ademo Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Looks great - the blues you've used across the mini tie it all together nicely and your gold is nice and rich! The red spear is fairly 'old school gw' which tends to have a marmite effect but overall looking great! Any plans to add tufts to the bases at all?Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristanGray Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 None right now, I decided to add a yellow glaze to the "sand" to warm it up a little. I'm trying to work off the idea that my tomb is near a sea, so I might be adding a dark blue, coral looking tuft to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristanGray Posted April 7, 2017 Author Share Posted April 7, 2017 Working on my tomb king Ahomtep. Most base coats and a first wash down. Digging it so far. My favourite thing I've done is the scarabs, oddly. Hopefully I can get this done for the Mengel Minis contest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristanGray Posted April 8, 2017 Author Share Posted April 8, 2017 Clicking along with my king. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Alec Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Always glad to see more Tomb Kings! Will be watching intently.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavy Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Looking great so far. Do you have any lists in the works? I'll be following with interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristanGray Posted April 12, 2017 Author Share Posted April 12, 2017 Got my first ten skeletons almost complete! A few simple conversions thrown in there, mostly bit box diving. Still thinking about using the blue corral. I'll have to do a tester up. Oh and started work on a few big boysNot 100% sure what I'll do with the stone skin, but we'll see!Thanks for the great response guys. It's been pretty wild on twitter. In related news, I'm worried I won't be getting it all done in time. My lady and I decided to go on a short trip this weekend and I don't know if I'll be getting any meaningful painting done before the 23rd. Might have to shift my goals. We shall see.Fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ademo Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Blimey, you sir, are on a roll! These look great! Those skelly sculpts are actually quite dynamic - you know, for dead guys! Interested to see the stone skin - could look cool as jade or some kind of ornate stone?Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristanGray Posted April 17, 2017 Author Share Posted April 17, 2017 Blimey, you sir, are on a roll! These look great! Those skelly sculpts are actually quite dynamic - you know, for dead guys! Interested to see the stone skin - could look cool as jade or some kind of ornate stone?Sent from my SM-G920F using TapatalkDecided to give the jade a tryNot positive that it's a keeper, but worth a shot at least. Might try a variety of different stone types to see what I like best. Slapped down some base coats and a little bit of washing. Need to pick out a better colour for the cloth strips and decide if I'm going to pick out all the triangles or not. After I took the photo I washed the gold with some Reikland fleshshade gloss, & oh man, that stuff is pure magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristanGray Posted April 19, 2017 Author Share Posted April 19, 2017 Worked on the ushabti a bit more. Digging how it's turning out, I wasn't sure about how the green would play with the two cooler colours I have, but using a warmer shade of green for the extreme highlights tied it in well. Kind of cartoony, but I think that goes well with my "Rad Surfer" vibe that comes off the rest of the pallet. Needs clean up, and the other two in the unit. Hoping I can get them finished for the 23rd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristanGray Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 Progress! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristanGray Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 A biiiiiit more clean up and some highlights and some base work and we are there! Getting hyped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristanGray Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 Finished up my guys!Here's some background I wrote on Ahomtep's Necropolis!The Necropolis of King Ahomtep is one of wonder and no fixed point. Placed upon the floating desert spire known and the Spear Kahtep, its largess and glimmering towers are known to slacken the jaw of even the most hardened Duardin. It's Pyramids, obelisks and streets woven into the great rock's surface, busy with activity. It is known to mostly drift between the edges of the Sour Sea and the Carrion Isles, but it has been spotted near the bastion of Bétone. The great spire blotting out the sun as it passes. Only the liche priests of The Spear truly understand how it traverses the deserts wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sception Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Looking good. I'm super jealous of you actually owning ushabti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristanGray Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Looking good. I'm super jealous of you actually owning ushabti. [emoji14]Still have three more bow weilders. I'm hoping to eBay snipe a few of the two handers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ademo Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 Great looking force, really enjoyed reading the background too! Must get some written for my own death armySent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristanGray Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 Few more shots. I was really pleased to be mentioned in the post by Tyler Mengel for the BattleTome contest. Hope to get a few more guys basecoated tomorrow. Hoping to have another 20 warriors done soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TristanGray Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Shifting my Plog over to the painting sub forum. I never noticed it until now [emoji13] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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