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Title: Diakons Fantasy Warbands - Multi-Racial Followers Of The Dark Gods (31/05/14)
Post by: Diakon on August 14, 2013, 10:43:57 AM
Some okay-ish camera phone shots of a skeleton warband I've been working on. Plan to use them for a skirmish game but haven't decided on, or bought, a ruleset for it yet. The models are mainly 80's/90's citadel with a few others that I've seen on e-bay. The Two scythe wielders are Citadel C series, The archer is a bit newer, late 80's/early 90's I think. The Liche though I have no idea??? Picked it up on e-bay 'cos I liked it so if anyone can identify it I'd be pleased.

In the pipeline I have two citadel Fantasy Tribes skellies: One is tiny with a spear, the other is a Skeleton Lord with a sword and cape. And a skeleton horseman wearing pretty ornate armour. Pics posted when painted.

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/17793_638019109549576_1421315661_n.jpg)

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1170694_638019099549577_1420723031_n.jpg)

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/548968_638019159549571_708436449_n.jpg)

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-d-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/1176368_638019166216237_1615074443_n.jpg)

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/1175335_638019106216243_1293847318_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband for as yet undecided fantasy skirmish
Post by: JollyBob on August 14, 2013, 11:03:09 AM
Nice, proper grubby skeletons.  8)  I think the archer was a Marauder sculpt, always liked that one.
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband for as yet undecided fantasy skirmish
Post by: Chico on August 14, 2013, 01:20:06 PM
The archer is indeed a Marauder sculpt, MM50/6 A, The Liche looks like a Grenadier sculpt, but could be Ral Partha.

Either way as already stated before these are great :)
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband for as yet undecided fantasy skirmish
Post by: DeafNala on August 14, 2013, 04:07:54 PM
The Old Bones never looked better. It's good to see the Guys get BEAUTIFUL paint jobs & bases. The color choices give them a suitably, long dead look. VERY WELL DONE!
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband for as yet undecided fantasy skirmish
Post by: Brummie Thug on August 14, 2013, 04:58:32 PM
Nice job really like them. Quite like the mage
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband for as yet undecided fantasy skirmish
Post by: Diakon on August 15, 2013, 09:52:57 AM
Cheers guys. High praise indeed DeafNala. I'm working on the skeleton horseman today. If I get it finished while there's still daylight then I'll get some pics. If not then tomorrow.

Also my friend took some photo's of my skellies with his camera. To be honest I don't think they came out that much better than the phone pics so I won't bother posting them here but here's a link to the Imgur page http://imgur.com/a/932zh (http://imgur.com/a/932zh)
A few pics of my sci-fi stuff there too.
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband for as yet undecided fantasy skirmish
Post by: Funghy-Fipps on August 15, 2013, 12:43:01 PM
Really like these. Really characterful models with matching paintjobs.
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband - New Members 16/04/14
Post by: Diakon on April 16, 2014, 04:23:33 PM
Couple of new additions to the warband. First up a Citadel Fantasy Tribes Skeleton Lord from 1982 (The year I was born  :D).
(http://i.imgur.com/CqmByLN.jpg)

Secondly this is The Haunter from the early 90's board game, Dark World. Thought this guy would fit into this warband well.
(http://i.imgur.com/N5QNhg2.jpg)

Here's an updated group shot.
(http://i.imgur.com/My483h7.jpg)

Finally, my girlfriend and I made these Plaster Of Paris tentacles. They're eventually going to be a big scenery piece, a mass of writhing tentacles. These were made from a cast of a toy dinosaurs tail. Cast made of Liquid Latex. Pretty pleased with them. The colours were a white undercoat followed by a load of coats of various green and brown washes. At one point I drybrushed some light green onto them between washes. Finally there were some irregularities in the casting which I thought looked like wounds so I used a little GW Bloodletter (glaze) in them to make them look bloody. Finally a coat of gloss varnish to make them appear wet and slimy (although this made them really difficult to photo). I might try and dull it down a bit with another wash and then re-photo them.
(http://i.imgur.com/HOv9u7U.jpg)
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband - New Members 16/04/14
Post by: Elbows on April 17, 2014, 09:10:22 AM
Lovely stuff...nice little warband!
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband - New Members 16/04/14
Post by: affun on April 17, 2014, 10:32:15 AM
I really enjoy these old citadel skeletons. Its great to see them with a paintjob and a proper base.

This dude in particular:

(https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/548968_638019159549571_708436449_n.jpg)

I think I might need to get one of those for my self.
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband - New Members 16/04/14
Post by: Diakon on April 26, 2014, 04:48:07 PM
My girlfriend and I have been working on some fantasy terrain over the last week or so. The trees are made from pipe cleaners coated with modrok (plaster coated bandage type stuff) and the foliage is Woodland Scenics lichen. The mushrooms are made from Miliput, using Whiskey bottle corks as armatures. The other various bits of odd fungus (inspired by Nausicaa) are just random objects or balls of leftover Miliput coated with GW textured paint.
I rebased the hasslefree demonette on altar for this project but she's pretty badly painted (years ago) so I won't be taking any close ups  :D.
And that's a Warhammer Quest doorway in the back there.

Hope you like.

PS. Please ignore the dusty table  :D

(http://i.imgur.com/clYY2s6.jpg?1)

(http://i.imgur.com/b2iVYDF.jpg?1)

(http://i.imgur.com/wfxsTWm.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/I9HdMDB.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/BMjU0Bk.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/sW8bEqY.jpg)
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband - Now with Terrain (26/04/2014)
Post by: Elbows on April 26, 2014, 09:20:21 PM
I spotted the Warhammer Quest doorway immediately.  lol
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband - Now with Terrain (26/04/2014)
Post by: Diakon on April 27, 2014, 10:59:08 AM
I spotted the Warhammer Quest doorway immediately.  lol

They're really useful. Needless to say I got a load more kicking about that I'm planning to use at some point. It's a sunny day today so I might try to take some pictures of the bits with mini's on them today (and dust the table  lol)
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband - Now with Terrain (26/04/2014)
Post by: Elbows on April 27, 2014, 05:11:14 PM
I wonder if they're worth a lot - since WHQ has such a following.  Make sure you can't sell them off on ebay for a good chunk before you start using them.  :)
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband - Now with Terrain (26/04/2014)
Post by: Diakon on April 27, 2014, 06:31:55 PM
I wonder if they're worth a lot - since WHQ has such a following.  Make sure you can't sell them off on ebay for a good chunk before you start using them.  :)

To be fair man they were given to me by a friend to use with this project 'cos he lost the dungeon tiles in a move at some point over the last 10-15 years or so. It'd be a bit tight on him if I sold them on.

My earlier comment about it been a sunny day was ill advised. Grey and miserable since about 2 minutes after I hit send. Maybe tomorrow for new pics.  :D
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband - Now with Terrain (26/04/2014)
Post by: Elbows on April 27, 2014, 07:11:46 PM
Pfftt...if you make some money just buy him a steak and beer.  lol  Either way, lovely progress on the project.
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband - Now with Terrain (26/04/2014)
Post by: affun on April 27, 2014, 07:31:31 PM
Terrain looks great :) The shrooms are really nice, and I totally dig the WHQ door. And thats some great trees too!

Good stuff! Make sure to get a pick with lil' dudes (skellies) in it as well.
Title: Re: Skeleton Warband - Now with Terrain (26/04/2014)
Post by: Jevenkah on April 28, 2014, 06:20:28 PM
I love the shape of the large trees with the lichen! Nice pieces!

Jevenkah
Title: Re: Diakons Fantasy Warbands - Multi-Racial Followers Of The Dark Gods (31/05/14)
Post by: Diakon on May 31, 2014, 05:46:00 PM
Just finished a new Warband for Chico's Chaos Week competition over on the Oldhammer facebook page. The Multi-Racial Followers Of The Dark Gods are composed of a Serpentman (from the Dark World Boardgame, I replaced his crappy little potato masher weapon with a spare Bloodletter sword), a Winged Demonette (Hasslefree) and three Chaos Dwarfs (the 90's mono-pose Citadel plastics. One of them had lost his hat spike so I replace it with the pommel of a spare chaos Daemon Prince sword). Hope you enjoy.  :D

(http://i.imgur.com/1kZUiPP.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/ACeRAfK.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/YTt58IR.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/T3Mrgm2.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/aaM440s.jpg)
Title: Re: Diakons Fantasy Warbands - Multi-Racial Followers Of The Dark Gods (31/05/14)
Post by: DeafNala on May 31, 2014, 05:50:09 PM
The Devotees of Unpleasantness may be an appropriately diverse group, but they do share the common trait of being BEAUTIFULLY painted. VERY WELL DONE!
Title: Re: Diakons Fantasy Warbands - Multi-Racial Followers Of The Dark Gods (31/05/14)
Post by: Diakon on June 02, 2014, 11:35:09 AM
The Devotees of Unpleasantness may be an appropriately diverse group, but they do share the common trait of being BEAUTIFULLY painted. VERY WELL DONE!

Thanks DeafNala. It's especially encouraging receiving compliments from you. Your Last Hurrah thread/project is just beautiful.  :D
Title: Re: Diakons Fantasy Warbands - Multi-Racial Followers Of The Dark Gods (31/05/14)
Post by: DeafNala on June 02, 2014, 02:28:13 PM
Thanks DeafNala. It's especially encouraging receiving compliments from you. Your Last Hurrah thread/project is just beautiful.  :D

I'm delighted you are enjoying The Project. Drawing inspiration from each others work is one of the finest parts of this forum.
Title: Re: Diakons Fantasy Warbands - Multi-Racial Followers Of The Dark Gods (31/05/14)
Post by: Garanhir on June 03, 2014, 10:03:51 PM
Love that scenery. BTW, your lich is an Asgard one.
Title: Re: Diakons Fantasy Warbands - Multi-Racial Followers Of The Dark Gods (31/05/14)
Post by: Diakon on June 03, 2014, 10:23:42 PM
Cheers man. Thanks for the tip off, I found him on the lostmini's wikia.

http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Image:Asgard-fmonsters-fm55.jpg (http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=Image:Asgard-fmonsters-fm55.jpg)