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First set of horses done The second set is almost done, I just have the white highlights on one horse left to do, then it's on to the crew.

I've started painting the horses. I base them, shade them, do a quick drybrush to pick out detail, then go back with the drybrush color and layer. It's all finished off with some line highlights. I thought this was an interesting point to take a picture at. One horse has just been drybrushed, while the other has had the layer step and most of its line highlights. Kind of compares the look of drybrushed bone with carefully painted bone.

The second chariot body is now done. Now I'm moving onto the horses. I'm hoping to have everything but the crew done by Sunday since I am playing in a 1 day tournament. That might be a bit unrealistic, but that's my goal anyway.

Thanks! I primed the models white, then painted all of the white areas Rakarth Flesh since I want it to be kind of an off white in the end. I then used Agrax Earthshade in all of the crevices. This was followed by several thin coats of white. A little thinner then you think it should be. This way I can build it up. On these guys I usually paint in a streaky patter near the end since I want a weathered look, but for my king on a chariot I used a smoother blend. This is all finished up with a final highlight of pure white. Here's where I'm at on the second chariot. All of the white areas, and wood are completely done, and the gold is done except for the weathering. I think I have two more evenings of work on this. The bronze on the wheels and blade takes a while to build up a solid coat of since I am still using an old pot of Dwarf Bronze. I bought it right before they discontinued the paint and I only use it on this army so I think it will last me for awhile.

I am playing in the Michigan GT at the end of September and want to take my Tomb Kings. With what I have painted now though I don't have enough Battleline units. I could have split my unit of 30 spearmen up, but they really lose effectiveness at smaller numbers. Instead I decided it was time to add more of my favorite TK unit to my army, chariots! I already have 4 chariots painted, so I only need to paint 2 more and a banner to attach to the fourth one I already have (the one at the back of the line in the pic above). I usually paint larger models like this one at a time, and in fact I'm pretty sure that's what I did with the rest of my chariots, it's hard to remember because I started on the unit in 2011. Since I want to get these done in time for the tournament though I decided to paint them together. I still struggle to paint full production line, so instead I do a kind of semi-production line. I do a lot of the main base colors and washes at the same time, but then I focus on one model at a time. Right now I am painting the chariots themselves. One of them is done now, the other is very basic at the moment, but I will finish that one before I move on to the horses. All of the horses will be painted before moving on to the crew, and etc. There's my first newly finished chariot body! Happy with how it turned out and happy to be back to my TK. Fun fact, the wood on all of my TK units are painted slightly differently because I can never remember how I painted it before! Now on to finishing the second chariot body, which will be for the unit champion. Thinking of painting the bones surrounding the skull on the front of that one as actual bone to make it stand out more. Be sure to visit The Endless Deserts website, the home for all things Tomb King in AoS including new lore, rules, maps, and more!

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Welcome everyone to the Endless Deserts subforum within the TGA forums. First off a big thank you to Ben for setting this up for me. I wanted to provide a space for discussion on all things Endless Deserts and hopefully some awesome miniature pictures as well. Do you have an idea for a part of the deserts or want to expand on your own army's place within them? Then this is the perfect spot to do so! I know I will be posting my own progress in here, so keep an eye out because there may be sneak peaks for the main website every now and then. If you have any feedback on how to improve the website as well please let me know. This isn't limited to just Tomb Kings or Death either. Their are numerous forces that call the deserts home, from the Orruks of the Pharaonic Badlands, to the Duardin of the Desert's Spine mountains, the Free Peoples of Bétone, the Chaos tribes of the dunes, and much much more. All are welcome amongst the sands. I hope to do some cool and fun interactive stuff with the community too once the website has been around for a bit, so keep an eye out for that. Remember, we do not serve, we rule.

I'll put it in the post rotation, although I think people may be surprised by the amount I bumble through it

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