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.

PS The two Slann Mage Priests from below are nearing completion, photos pending!

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.