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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Evil Bob on July 30, 2012, 09:07:06 PM

Title: Vampire Counts Mortis Engine/ Coven Throne
Post by: Evil Bob on July 30, 2012, 09:07:06 PM

Allison posted some blog entries of a GW Coven Throne and a GW Mortis Engine for their Vampire Counts army that we recently did for a customer. There are two blog entries since there is a pretty lengthy painting tutorial and quite a few pics:

http://evilbobs.blogspot.com/2012/07/coven-throne-and-mortis-engine.html

http://evilbobs.blogspot.com/2012/07/painting-host-for-mortis-enginecoven.html

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-MOdRsrnBo0U/UBbRNzyiLDI/AAAAAAAACSk/LjaLYeJWJDc/s1600/DSCF6063.JPG)

(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-De0FFvnCjqQ/UBbRfkkhYzI/AAAAAAAACTU/6GOeNKegTls/s1600/DSCF6069.JPG)

Title: Re: Vampire Counts Mortis Engine/ Coven Throne
Post by: Johnno on July 30, 2012, 10:02:16 PM

Brilliant work
I like the detailed photos and mini-tutorials on your blog!

Title: Re: Vampire Counts Mortis Engine/ Coven Throne
Post by: DowVooVoo on July 31, 2012, 01:28:26 AM

WOW! not bad at all! :o :o

Title: Re: Vampire Counts Mortis Engine/ Coven Throne
Post by: Slayer on July 31, 2012, 01:40:55 AM

fantastic paint jobs  :-*. not a big fan of the models tho, to much going on imo

Title: Re: Vampire Counts Mortis Engine/ Coven Throne
Post by: hjorhrafn on July 31, 2012, 04:25:06 AM

This is gorgeous.  I'm sorry if I missed it on the blog, but is there a tutorial on how she did the skin for the vampires, especially the red-head.  I've been looking for a good deathly pallor that isn't rotting green, and she is perfect. 

Title: Re: Vampire Counts Mortis Engine/ Coven Throne
Post by: beefcake on July 31, 2012, 04:57:15 AM

Great job painting that. I'm not a fan of GW's new Big Guy things. Too much to go wrong in storing and moving about. Although when you paint things that well they look just great.

Title: Re: Vampire Counts Mortis Engine/ Coven Throne
Post by: Dr. The Viking on July 31, 2012, 08:24:20 AM

Impossible creation!

Nice painting though.

Title: Re: Vampire Counts Mortis Engine/ Coven Throne
Post by: **GS** on July 31, 2012, 08:38:34 AM

Though I'm generally not fond of new GW plastics, I like this one, as it's possibly the only way to make a deranged mini like this.

Nice paintjob, pal!

Cheers
GS

Title: Re: Vampire Counts Mortis Engine/ Coven Throne
Post by: Evil Bob on July 31, 2012, 11:25:25 AM

Thanks guys. I'm with Beefacke in that I feel these bigger models are more display pieces than gaming pieces. I can't see how well they'd stand up to being moved around and taken to and from games.

I'll see if I can Allison hop on and give some pointers on how she did the flesh, or add a section to the blog.

Title: Re: Vampire Counts Mortis Engine/ Coven Throne
Post by: Doomhippie on July 31, 2012, 11:37:59 AM

The painting is way better than the model. What the heck is this supposed to be? A flying coach of rediculous proportions. I really don't care too much for those GW models that are supposedly great engines of war but are really not up to the task. Nothing against being slightly unrealistic (it is fantasy after all) but this one goes in the same direction as the stupid griffon the emperor is riding - how on earth can people armed with melee weapons hope to hit anything from 20 feet above the ground? And in this case: is the vampire queen going to sprinkle a little blood around and hope everybody is going "Eeeewwgh!" and running away?

Rant over - I do appreciate the painting and modelling aspects. That's a job well done.

Title: Re: Vampire Counts Mortis Engine/ Coven Throne
Post by: Evil Bob on July 31, 2012, 03:41:29 PM

 lol

Thanks Doomhippe! That made my day!      :)

Title: Re: Vampire Counts Mortis Engine/ Coven Throne
Post by: DeafNala on July 31, 2012, 09:05:13 PM

The step-by-step tutorial was WONDERFUL, & the model is BEAUTIFULLY painted. VERY WELL DONE!