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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: stone-cold-lead on July 21, 2021, 10:25:45 PM

Title: Beastman warband
Post by: stone-cold-lead on July 21, 2021, 10:25:45 PM: This is a commission I finished recently and I believe it's intended for Mordheim. Citadel and Marauder miniatures. Always fun painting up old Citadel stuff.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gRaylpg2h0c/YEfh3P6zblI/AAAAAAAABVU/ENdphq20sf4-SEK0J7Zn7QOpTw5ffOVDwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/gw%2Bminotaur%2Bband%2Bsmall.JPG)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C89DmFn8lnQ/YH6gtV8XmwI/AAAAAAAABWA/36OvWZS2yv0bzDeV5JzC3uBtuCAT4RnKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s900/beastman%2Bshaman%2Bsmall.JPG)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nGkH8hrwtn0/YH6iaAyeqXI/AAAAAAAABWI/o14qQelowv8bnh82CWDckfLDLyaw6maYACLcBGAsYHQ/s950/beastmen%2Band%2Bhound%2Bsmall.JPG)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CMAMUeMIJZM/YH6ic6NUa4I/AAAAAAAABWM/k7hMMRx96rk22hinrY-8NhxZmB4IkZC4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s950/beastmen%2Barchers%2Bsmall.JPG)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8__dF39nGw8/YH6jmUHX-vI/AAAAAAAABWY/lzqGBfRZQwowvXnHCbUsmArnmuUfOZlsQCLcBGAsYHQ/s900/chaos%2Bcentaur%2Band%2Bhounds%2Bsmall.JPG)

The sheep is the warband mascot or something.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U-LD_-o5KHw/YH6kIdFn7CI/AAAAAAAABWg/EEGdEdreemcYR3wwHblYTd6oHD67Wi4LwCLcBGAsYHQ/s450/chaos%2Bsheep%2Bsmall.JPG)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OJSZndqLMzs/YOtEuNseNYI/AAAAAAAABao/nQIU9BWPzusvWYITR5qVAg5u64qctrwagCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/gw%2Bbeastmen%2Bgroup%2B1%2Bsmall.JPG)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wZUIDzX1fy4/YOtEuN0UscI/AAAAAAAABas/EMKyT8oNH7k7VgwCs98DGQjS3AM2LCkPACLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/gw%2Bbeastmen%2Bgroup%2B2%2Bsmall.JPG)

Objective markers and I'm not sure whether the dog was intended for this warband or not but it got painted anyway.

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-phCoeUNy1OQ/YOtFr9veyXI/AAAAAAAABa4/1XkXP4EwO9AIpDGd5rUct4SXuOP5wtPtwCLcBGAsYHQ/s1000/markers%2Band%2Btokens%2Bsmall.JPG)
Title: Re: Beastman warband
Post by: Hobgoblin on July 21, 2021, 10:46:52 PM: Gorgeous!

That old Trish Carden sabretooth-man looks particularly amazing!
Title: Re: Beastman warband
Post by: marianas_gamer on July 21, 2021, 10:54:04 PM: Great work! Love the dog.
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Post by: sir_shvantselot on July 21, 2021, 11:00:29 PM: Wow.
Title: Re: Beastman warband
Post by: beefcake on July 22, 2021, 03:12:19 AM: Cool. Love the old ones that aren't all just goats. Although I do like how you've painted the goatmen ones too.
Title: Re: Beastman warband
Post by: Vanvlak on July 22, 2021, 06:00:23 AM: Great stuff, does those old miniatures justice. The sheep is the leader of the warband, obviously.
And the black patch around the dog's eye is perfect!
Title: Re: Beastman warband
Post by: Nicklas P on July 22, 2021, 07:55:24 AM: Gorgeous (as always)!
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Post by: squeaky on July 22, 2021, 08:53:18 AM: Stonking :-*
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Post by: Mason on July 22, 2021, 10:33:56 AM: Lovely work, as usual.
Gotta love those old Citadel beasties, especially those early minotaurs.
:-* :-*
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Post by: aircav on July 22, 2021, 10:41:06 AM: These are truly superb 8) :-* 8) :-* 8) :-* 8)
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Post by: Keith on July 22, 2021, 10:41:52 AM: Absolutely first class and I love the 'old skool' nod with the basng too.
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Post by: BZ on July 22, 2021, 12:26:14 PM: Awesome!
Title: Re: Beastman warband
Post by: Chief Lackey Rich on July 22, 2021, 12:55:21 PM: Quote from: Vanvlak on July 22, 2021, 06:00:23 AM
Great stuff, does those old miniatures justice. The sheep is the leader of the warband, obviously.
And the black patch around the dog's eye is perfect!

Agreed on all counts. Really does justice to some lovely old sculpts. The minotaurs in particular make GW's current offerings just embarrassing to look at.

Never trust a sheep, as anyone who's played FMA scenarios at the Ground Zero Games con will surely agree.
Title: Re: Beastman warband
Post by: Sir_Theo on July 22, 2021, 01:16:54 PM: Those are fantastic.

There is a Mervyn Peake novella called 'Boy in Darkness' which has a Lamb as its antagonist. One of the creepiest things I've ever read, never looked at a sheep in the same way! in particular the mental image of the "yielding, horrible mollience of endless wool”.
Title: Re: Beastman warband
Post by: Chief Lackey Rich on July 22, 2021, 02:42:22 PM: Quote from: Sir_Theo on July 22, 2021, 01:16:54 PM
Those are fantastic.

There is a Mervyn Peake novella called 'Boy in Darkness' which has a Lamb as its antagonist. One of the creepiest things I've ever read, never looked at a sheep in the same way! in particular the mental image of the "yielding, horrible mollience of endless wool”.

Even worse when they're the flying variety. Monty Python knew what they were on about. :)
Title: Re: Beastman warband
Post by: Mudstone Miniatures on July 22, 2021, 09:53:15 PM: Those are incredible paint jobs.
Nice and bright with a great palette.
Thanks for sharing!
Title: Re: Beastman warband
Post by: pacarat on July 23, 2021, 03:25:58 PM: Excellent shading and color selections.

Those minotaurs could lighten up on the situps, though... ;)
Title: Re: Beastman warband
Post by: Cubs on July 23, 2021, 04:11:45 PM: Gorgeous, smooth like cream on silk.

The dog is from the old Bretonnian Men-at-Arms plastics I think. As for the sheep, in Runequest lore, the Broo (beastmen) would mostly mate with herd animals to reproduce, resulting in weird chaos hybrid thingies (hence the profusion of goats and other livestock). The sheep is clearly unmutated on the outside, but possessed of an evil intelligence on the inside!
Title: Re: Beastman warband
Post by: Citizen Sade on July 23, 2021, 04:22:53 PM: Both the dog and the sheep are from Citadel’s C46 townsfolk range. They're quite collectable and were going for silly money at one stage.
Title: Re: Beastman warband
Post by: stone-cold-lead on July 23, 2021, 04:34:54 PM: Quote from: Cubs on July 23, 2021, 04:11:45 PM
As for the sheep, in Runequest lore, the Broo (beastmen) would mostly mate with herd animals to reproduce, resulting in weird chaos hybrid thingies (hence the profusion of goats and other livestock). The sheep is clearly unmutated on the outside, but possessed of an evil intelligence on the inside!

I did call it the CHAOS SHEEP OF DOOM!!! So that fits perfectly. :D
Title: Re: Beastman warband
Post by: stone-cold-lead on July 23, 2021, 04:39:03 PM: Quote from: Citizen Sade on July 23, 2021, 04:22:53 PM
Both the dog and the sheep are from Citadel’s C46 townsfolk range. They're quite collectable and were going for silly money at one stage.

Didn't know they were on the more collectable side.
Title: Re: Beastman warband
Post by: Citizen Sade on July 23, 2021, 04:54:50 PM: Yes and still in some demand, it seems:

(https://i.postimg.cc/Kz0J51q0/C46-townsfolk-sheep-Ebay.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/JDBNrzWX)

(https://i.postimg.cc/C1hcDGNZ/C46-townsfolk-ratter-e-Bay.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/t1cdGV8y)

Back in the day, I sometimes saw £100 for the sheep and £50 for the bull terrier.