Epic Progress

The Epic project is coming along nicley. I've got a Land Raider company done now and am about to go into construction mode to get a heap of stuff ready to air brush red.

The Land Raider company

I've also had a chance to take some better pictures of the the other stuff.

Space Marine Commander

Marine Battle company

Whirlwinds

The army so far. Just under 2000pt, I think

I've also been doing some sculpting. My plan is to do a full step-by-step blog post on it. This is just a teaser. Not sure when it will be done though ;-)

-- Richard

A Change Of Scale

I've always loved Epic. It was the first real table top game I played and I collected a good sized army in the '90s. I didn't paint any of it though. Now I'm going to slowly rectify that.

So, after 15 years in a box here is my newly painted Blood Angels Battle Company (with bonus Whilrwinds and a Space Marine Commander)

Next, Land Raiders.

And now for a little blood on the streets.

So due to my somewhat rampant love of all things converting and a rather timely campaign at my local Gee Dub store, I've gone and made myself a few warbands and have had a hell of a lot of fun doing it.

My Norse band.

 There's a certain happiness that comes along with a FREAKING WEREWOLF!!!!! I love the idea of Wulfen, they're seen as crazy bastards, but revered at the same time. Kind of like a warning as to what can happen, but something they all REALLY want to achieve.

I'm actually a little confused about the ogre in the background, he looks a little too Tomb Kings to be hanging out with the Norse!

 There's my Jarl, Karl Karlson (though now it's Karl Karlson the third, he died A LOT!)

Also is my Tilean Marksman (just a quick FYI for anyone who isn't too familiar with Mordheim, GET A MARKSMAN! He just snipes people left right and centre.) and one of my berserkers, one of the Norse Dwarves. (An excuse to use that awesome new clam pack!)

I had a few great games with the North men, but they were followed by a few terrible ones, games that left my warband without leadership, furry friends and in the second case, one blind Berserker and one with only one arm left.

RESTART!

Played a few games this last weekend and even after a few really crappy losses, (due to my game play and terrible tactics, not my opponents, who are all great guys!!) Managed to get a few great shots during one game where we needed to capture a lost prince. The silly bugger runs in a random direction, often into the waiting arms of something that wants to eat/murder/torture him.

My Wulfen just wanted a hug and that Cold One is just trying to lick his face!

Who wouldn't want to cuddle this?

Though I haven't stopped there, I've thrown my hand at a few hired swords and put together some other guys for me to (hopefully) bring into a few games soon.

 There is a Witch Hunter completely single mini, Johann Van Hal, an Araby Pirate, though he is almost 100% High Elf Archer and a kit bashed Bounty Hunter.

 
                  


Well that's me for the night everyone.

Methinks that a few more minis are on the cards, maybe a Priest of Morr, maybe Sigmar too.

Servitor.

WIP: Centurion 2

Making progress. Almost done, just need to bake him, do a few details, his eyes and maybe a bad-arse scar and the jobs a good 'un. Maybe...

Coments and opinions are always welcome: you do these things in a vacuum and start focus on the tiny problems and then see the whole thing as shit. I think it's going ok ;-)

WIP: Centurion and Legionnaire

Sometimes things just click and look right from the off. Other times not so much....

The last couple of weeks I've been wrestling with two models that I'm not all that happy with. Your opinions would be appreciated.

 First a Black Legionnaire that is too dark and has no life. Not sure what todo. Lighter loincloth thingo? More red? Less black?

 And then a late Roman republican centurion that is all kinds of "not quite right".

HELP!

Belegar Ironhammer

I've got a Dwarf army. They have always been my favorite fantasy army so the last few weeks have been good for me. This is the first addition to the throng.

Belegar Ironhammer in all his glory

It's a great little (pun!) model with plenty of conversion potential as the shield and head are separate and the body has all the detail under his beard. I'm thinking some hammers and a gyrobomber would be nice too but they may not be the next project. Stay tuned for my plans :-)

--Richard

Brave New... Errr, Desk

Not much of a post, I'm afraid. Just a bit of an up-date to where I'm at.

I was out early this morning to pick this old roll top desk up and sat down a did a little painting at it tonight. For the last year I've been relegated to hobbying in the the back room but with this new set up I'm back with the rest of the family. I hope that I won't feel as guilty spending all my nights toy-soldiering now. I hope.

The last few weeks it's either been too hot or I've been too tired to get anything much done. Last week I started on the wonderful new Belegar Ironhammer and I should have him done by the end of this week. Pictures soon thereafter. It's nice to add such a great model to my old dwarf army.

Not exactly sure what after that. I've some more terrain that needs to be done and I'm beginning to think about starting on a full sized army again. Oh, and there is the new Imperial Knight kit. WOW!

Like I said: not much of a post. Sorry.