Fantastic Fantasy Part 1

The Melnibone Stormers have actually been finished for a while. I just need to get some decent photos of them.

Right now I’ve got 2 projects on the go. Both are - no prizes for guessing here - fantasy subjects, both for the rules set De Bellis Fantaisae (DBF). The Dragon has been slightly converted, by adding a rider, to fit in with an Elric of Melnibone theme. It's a repaint.

The Slann Mage Priest is back on the table, there's a picture somewhere way below that shows it in the beginning stages of the project. It's my way of using a spare model from my Pile Of Shame that doesn’t have the usually palanquin and carriers. There are some

Evil Elves Part 8

Yellow Trim Stage 5: For this final stage, I used various mixes of Matisse Yellow Deep and Naples Yellow light to add highlights to the yellow trims. As has been pointed out (thanks Mark!) anything Melnibonean wouldn’t be complete without an Elric figure. So it’s on to painting Elric and his distinctively pale skin!

Evil Elves Part 7

Yellow Trim Stage 4: I’ve used an artist’s acrylic for this stage. It’s Yellow Deep from the Matisse Flow range. This is a rich, golden yellow that will give the trims a vibrant edge.

Evil Elves Part 6

Yellow Trim Stage 3: I’ve washed the Averland yellow trims with a very diluted coat of Liquitex Transparent Raw Sienna ink. This gives to give the yellow a dark, slightly orange tone that should work well with the shade of yellow I’m using for the next step.

Evil Elves Part 5

Here’s Stages 1 & 2 of painting the yellow trim on the helmet, shoulders, gloves, belts etc. The base colour, which you could see in the previous photos, is GW Skrag Brown. In these photos, I’ve applied a solid layer of GW Averland Yellow.

Evil Elves Part 4

I’ve completed the blue shoulder pads and helmets. It took a lot of glazing coats but I’m happy with the results.

I’m starting to see the finish line with this project so it’s onto the yellow trim for the shoulders and helmets, followed by general tizzying-up and basing.

Evil Elves Part 3

The Melnibone Stormers are coming along nicely. I’m up to the very important shoulder pads and helmets. They’re a focal point of the models so they need to stand out…in a good way, that is.

These pictures show an intermediate phase of the paint job for these areas and, as you’ve no doubt noticed, make the model look…er..funky. Have no fear, all will soon come good, honest.

Evil Elves Part 2

The painting of my Melnibone Stormers Dark Elf Blood Bowl team is coming along apace, and that pace would be glacial.

Nonetheless, there has been progress and here’s the proof. I’ll eventually adjust the skin tone of the thrower model to make him an albino. Wouldn’t be Melnibonean without Elric, would it?

Evil Elves Part 1

I've been inspired! I’ve been playing SuperCoach NFL Fantasy Football (Go the Currazona Cards!) which has prompted me to resurect a project that was begun nearly 30 years ago but has been in...er…lost in the megaflow of the multiverse. I give you the Melnibone Stormers! (a tip of the hat to the Elric series of stories and the Melbourne Storm).

The figures are the 3rd edition Dark Elf team for Blood Bowl (for those unfamiliar think NFL meets Rugby Union meets fantasy meets ultra-violence). Anyway, they're back on the painting table and I'll keep you posted as the team takes shape.

Leaping Lizardmen

Part 1

I haven’t posted in a while but I’ve been pretty busy on these Lizardmen figures. I’m re-touching my Warhammer Fantasy figures prior to selling them on plus expanding my old Hordes of the Things (HOTT) Lizardman army to be large enough for the new De Bellis Fantasiae (DBF) rules.

I’ve got these two Slann Mage Priests under way. The first I’m returning to its original Warhammer style, with a couple of tweaks. With the second model,I’ve only got the Slann sitting on his throne so I’ve got a plan for him.

Terrible Tyranids

Part 1

I acquired a Warhammer 40K Tyranid army (think the Aliens film franchise) many moons ago. Most of the models were painted quite well but I wanted to add a bit of colour to their carapaces.

I only got around to doing a test model and then I never completed it properly. I'm going to sell off the army but first I wanted to complete that one unit. So, here are my nearly finished Termagants.