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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: James Holloway on 17 August 2016, 11:13:19 AM
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So I'm doing one of those "paint X points by Y month" challenges with my friend Tim to create Age of Sigmar forces (although I'm using square bases for maximum compatibility with other games). My goal for August is to paint:
1 Chaos sorcerer
2 familiars
and a unit of 10 Marauders
I am also trying to spend as little money on this thing as possible, so everything is gonna be made from models I already own, kitbashed bits or models I can acquire cheaply second-hand. Let's take a look at this month's progress so far:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z44uhNPTv_c/V7GcAdEjLBI/AAAAAAAAUwE/5rBB-Ft8qN8NjlyOV2MAn8S1HPPcGA73gCKgB/s320/20160815_112834.jpg)
The sorcerer and familiars. The sorcerer is the giveaway Morcar model from this year's Oldhammer weekend, and the familiars are Reaper Bones critters I had leftover from the Bones II Kickstarter. Looking at the photo, I see there are some spots I need to touch up.
Here is a closeup of one of the familiars:
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nBXRZwDIIX8/V7As5RD5DtI/AAAAAAAAUtI/S9VtYB4OQGsiJwL04XO1QqCPKiAhSukJQCKgB/s320/20160814_085752.jpg)
This champion leads the unit of marauders. He's a Reaper Bones model and not a fantastic cast, but I bashed him out anyway. These marauders are green-themed, so I gave him some war paint to tie him in.
(https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3BYzkjyUQ40/V7BuPa29rxI/AAAAAAAAUvE/ueiMJZu9TcwHIGkUZm5dIvgUlN1Y8S9rwCKgB/s320/20160814_140801.jpg)
(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xJyRMwASOjg/V7BuPZvk_CI/AAAAAAAAUvE/LDr3fcJfpMEgr30GzvI8bTG7zeQYLSNigCKgB/s320/20160814_140813.jpg)
And here are the marauders so far. They're intended to be wretched, ragged cultists of Nurgle from among barbarian peoples, and they're a mixture of Wargames Factory and Gripping Beast Vikings, Frostgrave cultists, Mordheim militia, Mantic ghouls (I think?) and GW Flagellants plus shields from the ol' bits box.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/Kq_hlLXgSvBL3Vvm0HTAmpDtN9aS_h5dxhZxNi9Ab7664ONFLqaTnmrqAG3YiT3RbmrOCj9rlA=w958-h693-no)
So I just need to do another six marauders and I'm on track for August. I already have them put together, so I just need to get them primed and find some time to paint them.
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Excellent idea to use models you already own to build an army....... My moods change faster than I can paint so I have LOTS of unpainted part armies/faction. I also like the idea of setting goals to keep you on track.
I seriously like those marauders. You have a very good eye for kit-bashing and the different makes work well together.
Regards
PM
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Very nice! I think a Chaos army should be a use-up-the-bits-box exercise. "Uniform chaos" has always seemed a bit absurd to me - as has a clear distinction between beastmen and human followers of chaos. In the source - Moorcock! - there's a spectrum of degeneration from bestial humans to human-like beasts and everything in between. That, it strikes me, is as it should be.
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Great start :D
Sounds like an ambitious project I wish you luck!
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OK, here are some shots of the first month's progress.
(https://gonzohistory.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/20160830_100019.jpg)
A Marauder I'm pleased with, although the base still needs some foliage. It looks a bit rubbish close up.
(https://gonzohistory.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/20160830_095914.jpg?w=680)
The Marauders ranked as a regiment.
(https://gonzohistory.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/20160830_100123.jpg?w=680)
Sorcerer, familiars and Marauders.
Naturally the sorcerer has a backstory, which will be up in tomorrow's blog post.