(Sort of battle report p.9) Warhammer assorted-ness.

[beefcake]

I assumed that, but the colour you have used works well. Gives it a mystical look

[AKULA]

Nice work mate - particularly like the Dino 

[voltan]

I assumed that, but the colour you have used works well. Gives it a mystical look

yeah it turned out rather well considering I only did it to hide the bits the contrast paint hadn't filled properly.

Nice work mate - particularly like the Dino 

Thanks, it is the best of the kits for the lizardmen and does give you the excuse to hum the Jurassic park theme.

[voltan]

Got the crew added finally and the first of the cold one riders, bit of a test piece and I just the mould line on the head, which you can't see in real life.

[voltan]

Continuing my inability to stay focused, I present some reasonably hygienic hobbits, I mean halflings.

A unit of battle ram riders (mantic on fireforge rams) and half of a pantry guard (all from Midlam).

The ram riders were an interesting conversion job as I didn't realise at first that the mantic riders had different amounts of saddle attached to them, an utter pain in the arse to sort out, but I think it worked.

[voltan]

The Halflings now have a leader, not armed with anything but he looked so characterful just had to get him.
And I've got the rest of the pantry guard finished, so it'll be a quick varnishing session and just the bases to do, then I can start building the next unit, with a converted command group, coz the mantic figures don't come with one.

[OSHIROmodels]

Brill 

[fred]

Those are very cool. Love the optimism of the tea-pot helmet!

What kit do the fire forge rams come from - they are very nice models?

[voltan]

Cheers.

The rams are from the dwarf cavalry set, Rambukk raiders.

And looking up the name of that set has given me an idea, wonder where I put the box.

[fred]

Ta

[Grumpy Gnome]

Great work throughout your thread. I particularly like the more muted palette on the Lizardmen.

[voltan]

Thanks, not the scheme I was originally intending, but I changed my mind at the last minute and it seems to have worked out. I do that a lot. 

[voltan]

So I've thought a bout doing a Dwarf army using the oathmark kits, but, the kits don't have the options for crossbows or handguns.
Getting a sprue off the auction site of many things I thought I'd try some conversions with some bits I had stashed for who knows what, though I'm unsure how well it's worked, not just from the fact I did the chainmail shoulders in the wrong direction, need more practice or just to pay attention. What do people think has it worked or not?

[FreakyFenton]

I think you did the classic "mistake" of making your sculpted chainmail look better than the chainmail on the base model. I think the figures look great. I wouldn't care too much what others say and if you like them, use them. 

[voltan]

I'm really undecided on it at the moment, might have to paint them up before making a decision, going on the theory that if it's too depressing painting two an entire army's never going to happen.