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Title: More undead
Post by: Bloodysword on June 14, 2011, 01:04:47 AM

I just finished these skeletons.  They are some old citadel and some old either harliquin or heart breaker, I'm not sure.  The Undead army was the first I painted when I got back into the hobby about 14 years ago. I never really had enough skeletons and the ones I had were the old plastics.  At the time I thought the paint jobs were ok. Now I hate them so I decided to upgrade them to metal and only citadel to boot (thanks phil and phreedh). Unfortunately I keep losing all of those bids on evilbay so I settled for the old harliquin metal figs.  I like them they have character. Here are the Citadel first:

I love this guy.
(http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/bloodysword1/Bloodyswords%20Undead%20Horde/100_0247.jpg)

(http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/bloodysword1/Bloodyswords%20Undead%20Horde/100_0251.jpg)

(http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/bloodysword1/Bloodyswords%20Undead%20Horde/100_0252.jpg)

(http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/bloodysword1/Bloodyswords%20Undead%20Horde/100_0250.jpg)

(http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/bloodysword1/Bloodyswords%20Undead%20Horde/100_0246.jpg)

Here are the Harliquin:

(http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/bloodysword1/Bloodyswords%20Undead%20Horde/100_0241.jpg)

(http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/bloodysword1/Bloodyswords%20Undead%20Horde/100_0242.jpg)

(http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/bloodysword1/Bloodyswords%20Undead%20Horde/100_0239-Copy-Copy.jpg)

(http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/bloodysword1/Bloodyswords%20Undead%20Horde/100_0243.jpg)

(http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/bloodysword1/Bloodyswords%20Undead%20Horde/100_0245.jpg)

Here is the whole unit so far:

(http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/bloodysword1/Bloodyswords%20Undead%20Horde/100_0253.jpg)

I have the old citadel warmachine undead chariot still in its box, unpainted with all the figures. I want to paint it badly but I almost hate to wreck it's virgin nature. Maybe that will be next.  On another note, does anyone have any pictures of a old school citadel dark elf figs. I picked some up recently and I need some inspiration.

Thanks for looking :)

Title: Re: More undead
Post by: Pil on June 14, 2011, 07:39:29 AM

Very nice work on those skeletons, I always love to see them and it's also good to see those Harlequin skeletons with a good paint job! I have to say I have a load of the old plastics and if you want to play Warhammer in this edition it's hard to do without them. They still look good in large numbers I think but of course not as good as the metal models :)

Concerning Dark Elves, I'm painting up the old Mengil Manhides Manflayers for Phreedh. I will post them here when they're finished and approved 8)

Title: Re: More undead
Post by: phreedh on June 14, 2011, 08:08:05 AM

Great models, BloodySword.  That harlequin skeleton with the horned helm is great! Looking forward to see your dark elves when that time comes. I have some pics but am at work, can't help you right now.

Pil: Get to work you lazy git! ;)

Title: Re: More undead
Post by: Dr. The Viking on June 14, 2011, 08:29:31 AM

I love them bones!

Very well executed.

Title: Re: More undead
Post by: Erny on June 14, 2011, 08:58:07 AM

Quote from: Bloodysword on June 14, 2011, 01:04:47 AM

I have the old citadel warmachine undead chariot still in its box, unpainted with all the figures. I want to paint it badly but I almost hate to wreck it's virgin nature. Maybe that will be next.  On another note, does anyone have any pictures of a old school citadel dark elf figs. I picked some up recently and I need some inspiration.

Thanks for looking :)

Nice undead, quite a temporal mix you got going there but it works nice.

As to dark elfs page 5 of this thread has a few citadel and marauder ones, with a very few on the first page also. http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=17354.60 (http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=17354.60)

Quite appropriate to revive this old thread on another about the undead  ;).

Title: Re: More undead
Post by: Pil on June 14, 2011, 11:35:24 AM

Quote from: phreedh on June 14, 2011, 08:08:05 AM

Pil: Get to work you lazy git! ;)

Guilty as charged, check your mail 8)

Thanks for the link Bloodysword, I never did see many of those old Dark Elves painted 8)

Title: Re: More undead
Post by: Little Odo on June 14, 2011, 10:43:52 PM

Fantastic work on those boney bonced ones. Undead is one army I have never really attempted. I never really bought any in the past either. I think I now need to look out on EvilBay for some old skool ones, or maybe I will chance my arm with Mantic's placcy ones for bulk units? Are they any good and how do they scale up with old skool metal stuff?

Title: Re: More undead
Post by: Thantsants on June 14, 2011, 11:30:31 PM

Great stuff - thanks to you Pil, and a few others I keep looking over wistfully at my old citadel plastic skellies...

Title: Re: More undead
Post by: Bloodysword on June 18, 2011, 06:29:15 PM

Here is my first dark elf.  I couldn't help painting at least one.  This an old citadel wizard.


(http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/bloodysword1/100_0259.jpg)

Nice details on the back

(http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/bloodysword1/100_0260.jpg)

I'm planning on painting a unit of crossbows for him to hide in next.

Title: Re: More undead
Post by: DeafNala on June 19, 2011, 12:31:15 PM

LOVE THE OLD SKELETONS! You did a GREAT job bringing them to life...in a manner of speaking. The Banshee is especially COOL! The flowers make an interesting, contrasting background for the Living Impaired.
I like your color choices on the Dark Elf Guy; the Dwarfish face on his cloak is a very in character touch to the mini. ALL VERY WELL DONE!