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Hobby progress... or a realisation ?
sainted75 posted a blog entry in A Journey into the everwinter and maybe more.
So I have made abit more progress on the beastclaws, but I have been a hobby butterfly due to getting a set of the Series D brushes for christmas and, they are fantastic for drybrushing. I thought I was making a good dent in my models to paint list including some terrain, a stompa for my 40k orcs. The one thing I forgot about was my last 2, maybe 3 months worth of the mortal realms subscription. Anyway, hope you enjoy some pictures of my progress or lack there of...... My Jacob Bugmanson that im tempted to use a Gotrek in my KO army, need to finish some high lighting on him yet. The Beastclaw The terrain from mortal realms And Finally the mortal realms backlog, the Incantor, Lord Arcanum and a few of the other SCE with end up on an army's on parade board im planning for october this year. -
Back to bases, mistakes were made
sainted75 posted a blog entry in A Journey into the everwinter and maybe more.
well, its not been to productive of late, but more progress has been made on the as of yet un-named Beastclaw raiders warband, and mistakes were made...... So, I went to get the bases from the cupboard as I wanted to get them done so I could start attaching the stonehorns as they are a pain in the butt due to them being front heavy. Upon placing them on the table I noticed a bit of an issue with the filler I used. All apart from 2 bases had large cracks and gaps in them, I presume it was because the bark, even though i dried it in the oven was still not 100% dry and as it has dried further over the weeks it just pulled the filler away and left cracks an gaps.🤬 Fustratedly , I put them back in the cupboard so I could sulk for a few days. When I decided to sort them it got some acrylic caulking from the local shop and set to work just filling in the gaps, some bases i completely removed from the plastic as the gaps were HUGE and then put a layer of caulking around the edges to fill the gaps and glue them back down and they were set aside to dry and cure. Couple of days later it was time to get them sorted, a layer of black primer went on the caulking first and I just blending the Dryad Bark and Steel legion Drab over the top to make it all seem like 1 and a quick dry bruch of zandri dust, exactly the same as before. I added skulls in various spots and viola.... mistake fixed!! So, now was my first attempt at snow and rather than cleverly testing the mix first on a spare bases or such, I just ploughed on in. I mixed a cheap white acrylic paint, PVA glue, Bicarbonate of soda ( make sure you dont use baking powder) and water into a fairly wet paste. and started to apply it to the bases. I found the trickiest part was trying to make it look natural as I didnt want to just cover all of my previous work with snow. It does look a bit grainy from close up but to be honest, I dont think its too bad of a job. If anyone thinks they have any improvements I can make, feel free to let me know but in the mean time........ Remember to fully dry your bark!!! -
beastclawraiders Onwards and Upwards
sainted75 posted a blog entry in A Journey into the everwinter and maybe more.
So, been a busy week with hobby progress, got quite a bit done, nothing completed but progress made. Hope you all enjoy. First off, my other two boxes arrived from just play games, I would highly recommend them for purchases, Great prices, fast delivery and fantastic communication. Couldnt resist the chance to take a full army picture. After it was all built and sprayed black. Bases Sprayed and ready for paint The rocks were painted using mechanicum standard grey, and while the grey was still wet some skrag brown and iyanden darksun was kind of smushed around in spots to give a bit of variation in the colour. next up, a coat of dryad bark, then the high spots hit with some steel legion drab and then drybrushed with zandri dust. The last to go was a liberal coat of cheap art acrylic black wash, I used a drop of washing up liquid to break the surface tension so it sat in recesses rather than darken the grey. I left bases for a couple of days and turned my attention to the flesh of the ogors, A very simple recipie for this, Based with Bugmans, dry brushed with cadian fleshtone, washed with reikland fleshshade, and then drydrushed bck up with cadian fleshtone and finally kislev flesh. quite please with the overall finished look of the skin, quick and very easy to do. I have started the Stonehorns and will post some progress in the next update. If anyone feels they have some good advice for colours etc, please dont be shy, I am badly colour blind so I tend to paint by numbers so to speak so any advice for good contrasts would be greatly appreciated. -
beastclaw raiders The first steps
sainted75 posted a blog entry in A Journey into the everwinter and maybe more.
So, A few months ago I was listening to the Just play podcast when Ian was talking about his heat 1 mawtribes army, and the idea of a small model count army appealed to me. I currently have a Legions of Nagash army which includes Nagash and 80 skeletons, A stormcast army including many wings, Nighthaunt and my pride and joy, the Kharadron Overlords. So fast forward a few months and I decided to bite the bullet, I got 1 start collecting box from a friend when he had only used a couple of the gargant hackers from it ( some minor conversions needed) and assembled the frostlord on stonehorn. My plan was to use the gargant hackers on the mournfang as I just think they're cooler, big ogres with big weapons!! I managed to pick up a second start collecting from my local gaming store and the project began. With the Gargant Hackers that had been used by the previous owner for his genesteeler cult, I had to make some minor conversions so all of the Mournfang riders had the hackers. I used the prey hackers and attached cotton bud or Q tip tubes to make them the required length and added a randon horn or spike from the kit to the end. I think they have come out quite well. I know that the command count as having the same weapon as the unit but to me, they need to actually look like it. With the both sets fully assembled, my mind moved onto the bases, I was going to try lava style bases but couldn't find a result I like to off to the woods I went. And came back with a carrier bag full of tree bark, and some creepy crawlies to boot! After drying the bark out in the oven I used Hot glue and wood filler to assemble the bases. The next job was to start on the mournfang, I decided on a brown fur. A base of funnily enough, Mournfang Brown, Drybrushed up with skrag brown, zandri dust and the ushabti bone. , For a wash, Snakebite Leather Contrast paint. more to follow soon.......... -
One of my friends is starting out by playing beast claw Raiders, and he is asking me if the bees call writers huge general guys can be built as a thunderhusk, or is it just a stonehorn.
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Event Title: Start Collecting! The Battle of Ghur at Warhammer World Event Author: graemelyon Calendar: Events UK Event Date: 10/23/2016 10:00 AM to 10/23/2016 05:00 PM Warhammer World is proud to announce the second in our line of events dedicated to the fantastic Start Collecting box sets. Buy a Warhammer Age if Sigmar Start Collecting box set in-store at Warhammer World, then play five great games over the day with custom-written scenarios, using just the finished contents of your Start Collecting box. This is a great chance for you to start a new army and play some small, fun games with it against like-minded folks. Entry is totally free to anyone who buys a Start Collecting box set in-store at Warhammer World from 3rd September; you’ll be given your ticket by the staff there and then. Don’t miss this chance to take part in a free event! Please Note: To take part in this event, you’ll need to buy your Start Collecting box at Warhammer World on or after 3rd September, and get your ticket at the same time. Staff will take your details at the time of your purchase and add them to the event list. Prior purchases, or ones made elsewhere, aren’t eligible for tickets. THE BATTLE OF GHUR The mighty war hosts of Sigmar’s greatest warriors, the Stormcast Eternals have at long last entered the fray, and a new age of bloodshed and conquest has descended upon the mortal realms. Rumours of derelict Dragonfate dais, Realm Gates and Arcane ruins , long since abandoned or crippled by war beyond use begin to once again thrum with power. As word of these phenomena spread, the eyes of Generals, Barbarian chieftains and Sorcerous lords alike turn towards these mythic locations, ripe with envy. Small parties of their finest warriors are sent deeper into the monstrous habitats of Ghur in search of these priceless relics. Guttural howls echo and lightning splits the skies…. Ghur, the Realm of Beasts has awoken, and it hungers for war…. This event will provide a great chance for your new force to see battle on the tabletop, and meet lots of like minded hobbyists who also wanted to a challenge over the summer to try something new with their collections. EVENT ESSENTIALS Date: Sunday 23rd October Venue: Warhammer World, Nottingham Times: 10:00am-5:00pm Number of games: 5 Army Size: Consists solely of the miniatures from your Start Collecting boxed set. Scenarios in use: Special! (See pack) Publications in use: All current Warhammer Age of Sigmar publications from Games Workshop, including Black Library, Forge World, the Games Workshop website, White Dwarf and warscroll battalions from your Start Collecting boxed set. AoS-pack-Sept-2016.pdf Start Collecting! The Battle of Ghur at Warhammer World
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untilWarhammer World is proud to announce the second in our line of events dedicated to the fantastic Start Collecting box sets. Buy a Warhammer Age if Sigmar Start Collecting box set in-store at Warhammer World, then play five great games over the day with custom-written scenarios, using just the finished contents of your Start Collecting box. This is a great chance for you to start a new army and play some small, fun games with it against like-minded folks. Entry is totally free to anyone who buys a Start Collecting box set in-store at Warhammer World from 3rd September; you’ll be given your ticket by the staff there and then. Don’t miss this chance to take part in a free event! Please Note: To take part in this event, you’ll need to buy your Start Collecting box at Warhammer World on or after 3rd September, and get your ticket at the same time. Staff will take your details at the time of your purchase and add them to the event list. Prior purchases, or ones made elsewhere, aren’t eligible for tickets. THE BATTLE OF GHUR The mighty war hosts of Sigmar’s greatest warriors, the Stormcast Eternals have at long last entered the fray, and a new age of bloodshed and conquest has descended upon the mortal realms. Rumours of derelict Dragonfate dais, Realm Gates and Arcane ruins , long since abandoned or crippled by war beyond use begin to once again thrum with power. As word of these phenomena spread, the eyes of Generals, Barbarian chieftains and Sorcerous lords alike turn towards these mythic locations, ripe with envy. Small parties of their finest warriors are sent deeper into the monstrous habitats of Ghur in search of these priceless relics. Guttural howls echo and lightning splits the skies…. Ghur, the Realm of Beasts has awoken, and it hungers for war…. This event will provide a great chance for your new force to see battle on the tabletop, and meet lots of like minded hobbyists who also wanted to a challenge over the summer to try something new with their collections. EVENT ESSENTIALS Date: Sunday 23rd October Venue: Warhammer World, Nottingham Times: 10:00am-5:00pm Number of games: 5 Army Size: Consists solely of the miniatures from your Start Collecting boxed set. Scenarios in use: Special! (See pack) Publications in use: All current Warhammer Age of Sigmar publications from Games Workshop, including Black Library, Forge World, the Games Workshop website, White Dwarf and warscroll battalions from your Start Collecting boxed set. AoS-pack-Sept-2016.pdf
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Hi all! I wrote a Getting Started in the Age of Sigmar page a while ago and recieved some very positive feedback. In an effort to keep lowering that barrier to entry and help new guys out, I've written an overview and review of each and every Start Collecting box. If you have opinions about teh boxes, hop on the blog and leave a comment. I'll update teh page right away! My site is ad free, I do this just because I love the community and want it t grow Thank you all for your support and happy wargaming Start Collecting Boxes Contents and Review
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