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7 minutes ago, Gitzdee said:

I dont know who painted these. I want to paint an army in this style some day. Dont know what other army would fit such a paint scheme though.

Geen fotobeschrijving beschikbaar.

Geen fotobeschrijving beschikbaar.

 

There's a similar style I'm in love with that I keep saying if I ever repainted my army this would be what I'd do. I just haven't been crazy enough to do it, though.

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I'd just do a blue in the same vibrance as the green here.

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8 minutes ago, EnixLHQ said:

There's a similar style I'm in love with that I keep saying if I ever repainted my army this would be what I'd do. I just haven't been crazy enough to do it, though.

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I'd just do a blue in the same vibrance as the green here.

These look similar in style to the following: 

I considered this as, as you rightly say, it looks awesome. 

Regarding repainting... go for it!

 

 

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On 8/4/2022 at 2:52 AM, Gitzdee said:

I dont know who painted these. I want to paint an army in this style some day. Dont know what other army would fit such a paint scheme though.

Geen fotobeschrijving beschikbaar.

Geen fotobeschrijving beschikbaar.

 

 

On 8/4/2022 at 3:02 AM, EnixLHQ said:

There's a similar style I'm in love with that I keep saying if I ever repainted my army this would be what I'd do. I just haven't been crazy enough to do it, though.

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I'd just do a blue in the same vibrance as the green here.

I’m hoping to repaint my army and do a haunted forest basing. These schemes would be great… I wonder how they’re done and if I could pull it off.

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6 hours ago, dmorley21 said:

 

I’m hoping to repaint my army and do a haunted forest basing. These schemes would be great… I wonder how they’re done and if I could pull it off.

The one I linked is very easy. I reached out to the painter and this is what they said.

Models

1. Spray Primer: Chaos Black

2. Spray Primer, Zenithal method - Gray Seer (this means pick a point that a light source would be and spray only from that direction)

3. Layer Paint: Corax White over edges and flames

4. Contrast Paint: Aethermatic Blue or Hexwraith Flame (if green is desired) over some edges and all flames

5. Shade Paint: Nuln Oil Gloss over the Aethermatic Blue or Hexwraith Flame

 

Bases

1. Astrogranite Debris Texture

2. Nuln Oil or Black Templar Contrast

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So which one of you is this?

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg7u4NqNRTO/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Absolutely beautiful take on the grim bloody motif that looks easy to do.

EDIT: Here's how to do it. I think I can just do the oil and blood steps to my existing scheme to great effect. I'll have to test it and see.

EDIT 2: I've taken the liberty to write out the steps used in the video. I converted any non-Citadel paints to Citadel as close as I could color-wise, in case one cannot or wishes not to find the alternatives listed.

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Models

1. Spray Primer: a matt black like Chaos Black

2. Spray Primer, Zenithal method - a bone color like Wraithbone

3. Contrast Paint: Skeletal Horde over bones and limbs

 

Accent - Plants

4. Contrast Paint: Blood Angels Red for all roses and gravethorn blooms

5. Contrast Paint: Militarum Green for vines and leaves

 

Accent - Wood

6. Contrast Paint: Snakebite Leather (1:1 with water) over any wood and vines

7. Contrast Paint: Plaguebreaker Flesh for edges and bolts of the wood

8. Contrast Paint: Militarum Green over bits of wood and flesh for a decayed look

 

Accent - Leather

9. Contrast Paint: Wyldwood

 

Accent - Metal and Bases

10. Dark earth terrain paint or Astrogranite Debris Texture on outer weapon edges and entire bases

11. Layer Paint: any metal paint like Grey Knight's Steel or Leadbelcher over all metal, with gold like Retributer Armour reserved for heroes' accents and trim

12. Technical Paint: Nihilakh Oxide or Dry Paint: Ryza Rust (mix dry paints with Lahmian Medium to get a wet pigment) over any metal bits you want to show rust or corrosion

 

Accent - Miscellaneous

12. Contrast Paint: Basilicanum Grey for all hair, tails, and gravestones

 

Varnish (Optional, to protect your base before moving on)

 

Oils

13. Shade Paint: Nuln Oil or similar over entire models and bases. Wick away excess. Two coats if desired.

14. Once dry, cotton buff over the oil to increase contrast on raised edges

15. Contrast Paint: (White Spirit is a paint thinner. Maybe Lahmian or Contrast Medium is similar) to lessen oil, if desired

 

Blood

16. Technical Paint: Blood for the Blood God, 1:1 with water, load on to a wide brush and flick onto models (it'll get everywhere, so be careful) and a few swipes

17. Go over the beads of blood with a brush lightly loaded with White Spirit (again, maybe Lahmian or Contrast Medium) to break up the globs into more realistic sizes and congealment

18. Bloody up the weapons and smear away from the cutting edges

 

Object Source Lighting

19. Airbrush Paint: Phalanx Yellow on and around any light sources in any way that light would spill onto the model from the light source as it radiates out (if, like me, you have no airbrush try Contrast Paint: Bad Moon Yellow and be careful not to allow pooling)

20. Airbrush Paint: Troll Slayer Orange (or, Contrast Paint: Magmadroth Flame) over the yellow on the edges and lengths of flames

 

Final Model Touches

21. Contrast Paint: Black Templar on edges, spirit whisps, outer-most flame edges

 

Final Base Touches

22. Contrast Paints: Iyanden Yellow, Gryph Hound Orange, and Blood Angels Red. Paint a piece of paper fading from light to dark on both sides, matching, and let dry. Use a leaf texture hole cutter to punch out Autumn leaves. Glue them down, and then oil wash them when dry

 

I think the Oils, Blood, and Final Model Touches steps can be used over existing paint jobs to quick-and-dirty up some grimdark models. That's what I'll be testing some time in the future, and if it works out I've got an answer to my grimdark cravings.

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18 minutes ago, EnixLHQ said:

Those Longstrikes. I have yet to face them, but I want to.

Best of luck to you sir and Nagash be with you 

on a more serious note thay hit like a train and my friend scrend them well so i didn't get to them in time

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Longstrike are still rock hard. Even more so now that GW tried to nerf them. Previously I'd run a block of 6, which was susceptible to being wiped out in one go. Now, 2x3 is defensively a lot better and can really create some crossfire. They're a priority target. 

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Nate Trentanelli won Best Overall at Season of War GT this past weekend.

He won on a combo of Sportsmanship, and his beautiful hobby skills. His conversions were really well done and the whole army theme is incredible. It was certainly a pleasure to see.

Here is his list:

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Allegiance: Nighthaunt
- Procession: Scarlet Doom
- Grand Strategy: Fright or Flight
- Triumphs: Inspired
Krulghast Cruciator (150)*
Guardian of Souls (150)*
- Artefact: Midnight Tome
- Lore of the Underworlds: Seal of Shyish
Spirit Torment (115)*
Spirit Torment (115)
- General
- Command Trait: Master of Magic
- Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact)
- Lore of the Underworlds: Shademist
9 x Spirit Hosts (375)**
- Reinforced x 2
10 x Chainrasps (110)**
10 x Chainrasps (110)**
20 x Bladegheist Revenants (350)***
- Reinforced x 1
20 x Bladegheist Revenants (350)***
- Reinforced x 1
4 x Myrmourn Banshees (105)***
Purple Sun of Shyish (70)
*Command Entourage - Magnificent
**Expert Conquerors
***Bounty Hunters

Total: 2000 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 4 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 112
Drops: 10

 

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Here are some more Nighthaunt armies that were in contention for Best Hobby and or Player's Choice.

Except for mine! Because I'm too lazy to make a display board! And also too lazy to pack my models nicely, they just sit on the car seat like that.

The hobby skills out there is amazing!

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20 hours ago, EnixLHQ said:

I'm loving this new age of Nighthaunt!

Definitely. And not because of the win-rate. Its the whole aesthetic.

I'm about to make 5 videos batreps of my games this weekend. Before I do I'll mention some changes I think I need to make before my next games.

2x20 Bounty Hunter BGR in Scarlett Doom is very strong. These are almost auto-include for my lists.

I really liked the unit of 10 Dreadscythes. Lots of attacks and aren't GV so don't melt to Bounty Hunters.

Lady O hasn't been performing well for me.  At 340pts that is the same as 2 x Spirit Torment and a unit of 10 Chainrasps. I think I'll take the latter next time and see how it goes. Her Lifting the Veil and Mortarch of Grief abilities did nothing. No Rest of the Wicked never returned more than 3 models.

Myrmourn Banshees are also auto-include.

I'm still not taking the Purple Sun. Even though it is clearly an advantage to have in my list.

Updated list here:

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Allegiance: Nighthaunt
- Procession: Scarlet Doom
- Mortal Realm: Chamon
- Grand Strategy: Fright or Flight
- Triumphs: Inspired

Leaders
Guardian of Souls (150)***
- General
- Command Trait: Master of Magic
- Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact)
- Lore of the Underworlds: Seal of Shyish
Krulghast Cruciator (150)****
- Artefact: Pendant of the Fell Wind
Spirit Torment (115)***
Spirit Torment (115)***

Battleline
20 x Bladegheist Revenants (350)*
- Reinforced x 1
20 x Bladegheist Revenants (350)*
- Reinforced x 1
3 x Spirit Hosts (125)**
10 x Chainrasps (110)**
10 x Chainrasps (110)**
5 x Hexwraiths (160)****
5 x Hexwraiths (160)****

Units
4 x Myrmourn Banshees (105)****

Core Battalions
*Bounty Hunters
**Expert Conquerors
***Command Entourage - Magnificent
****Battle Regiment

Additional Enhancements
Artefact

Total: 2000 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 2 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 114
Drops: 9
 

 

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1 hour ago, Boggler said:

Lady O

She's such a funny one. She's an auto-include for me and does wonders. I try writing lists without her but always think I'd miss her and revert. I get the impression she's very much love her or hate her. 

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On 8/8/2022 at 7:16 AM, Boggler said:

Here are some more Nighthaunt armies that were in contention for Best Hobby and or Player's Choice.

Except for mine! Because I'm too lazy to make a display board! And also too lazy to pack my models nicely, they just sit on the car seat like that.

The hobby skills out there is amazing!

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Love the look of that first army. Inspiration as I continue to plan out my repaint of my ghosts to a hunted forest theme.

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Been inspired to share some of my nighthaunt. The idea behind the theme is they're meant to be in sunrise colors. I call them the dawn haunt legion and even wrote up some really nerdy backstory for them.

I kinda wish I had gone with the monochromatic scheme with the one pop color though. That scheme just looks so good.

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On 8/9/2022 at 3:57 PM, lare2 said:

She's such a funny one. She's an auto-include for me and does wonders. I try writing lists without her but always think I'd miss her and revert. I get the impression she's very much love her or hate her. 

I played a couple of games with her and I am not really impressed. My opponent I play against regularly is already ignoring her and tries to shot / reach my small support heroes. I think I replace her with either Kurdoss + Spirit Torment or 2 Spirit Torments + Chain Ghasts:

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Allegiance: Nighthaunt
- Procession: Scarlet Doom
- Grand Strategy: Hold the Line
- Triumphs: Bloodthirsty

Leaders
Knight of Shrouds on Ethereal Steed (155)*
- General
- Command Trait: Spiteful Spirit
- Artefact: Soulfire Ring
Guardian of Souls (150)*
- Artefact: Pendant of the Fell Wind
Spirit Torment (115)*
Spirit Torment (115)**

Battleline
20 x Bladegheist Revenants (350)*
- Reinforced x 1
20 x Bladegheist Revenants (350)**
- Reinforced x 1
20 x Grimghast Reapers (330)**
- Reinforced x 1
30 x Chainrasps (330)*
- Reinforced x 2

Units
2 x Chainghasts (95)**

Core Battalions
*Warlord
**Vanguard

Total: 1990 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 5 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 115
Drops: 9
 

 

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On 8/8/2022 at 9:08 AM, Boggler said:

Nate Trentanelli won Best Overall at Season of War GT this past weekend.

He won on a combo of Sportsmanship, and his beautiful hobby skills. His conversions were really well done and the whole army theme is incredible. It was certainly a pleasure to see.

Here is his list:

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Allegiance: Nighthaunt
- Procession: Scarlet Doom
- Grand Strategy: Fright or Flight
- Triumphs: Inspired
Krulghast Cruciator (150)*
Guardian of Souls (150)*
- Artefact: Midnight Tome
- Lore of the Underworlds: Seal of Shyish
Spirit Torment (115)*
Spirit Torment (115)
- General
- Command Trait: Master of Magic
- Artefact: Arcane Tome (Universal Artefact)
- Lore of the Underworlds: Shademist
9 x Spirit Hosts (375)**
- Reinforced x 2
10 x Chainrasps (110)**
10 x Chainrasps (110)**
20 x Bladegheist Revenants (350)***
- Reinforced x 1
20 x Bladegheist Revenants (350)***
- Reinforced x 1
4 x Myrmourn Banshees (105)***
Purple Sun of Shyish (70)
*Command Entourage - Magnificent
**Expert Conquerors
***Bounty Hunters

Total: 2000 / 2000
Reinforced Units: 4 / 4
Allies: 0 / 400
Wounds: 112
Drops: 10

 

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Anyone here have experience playing with 9x Spirit Hosts? Is it about they tankiness of the unit and effectiveness of returning them?

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