Barbarus' Brutal Barbarians

[Askellad]

Love the Idea of using toys ! Great job

[Barbarus]

Thanks.
With a bit of effort toys can be a good basis for some cool conversions.

Here are some WIP shots of the boar rider:

[Mad Lord Snapcase]

Superb work!   

[tikitang]

Another Schleich beast!

I used to collect Schleich and Papo figures for years (and made some rather blunderous attempts to wargame with them in 90mm scale). Repurposing them as 28mm giant mounts is a much better idea.

[Barbarus]

Agreed. They're pretty much perfect as monstrous mounts in 28mm scale.


I will continue with some WIP shots of one of my chariots:
















Cheers, guys!

[Pattus Magnus]

That looks intimidating as hell, which is saying something after seeing the other cavalry in that army! Great job patching that together! I’m curious which kits the various parts were sourced from.

[dwbullock]

See? That's something one can avoid with sticking to themes. I have friends who "fall" for a new game basically every week.
It's no wonder they never finish a project...

If you like gorey horror stuff, just do gorey horror stuff and then find a ruleset for them...

Don't let yourself be tempted by the manufacturers
All they want is your money ^^

I have a goblin pirate army.  Various manufacturers, some orcs, squids, octopi, etc.  They show up in Frostgrave, few other skirmish games.  End of the day, I love goblin pirates.  I'm going to collect and paint goblin pirates.  I will find a way to shoe horn them into any game system that I decide I like, because ... goblin pirates.

I love the barbarians, by the way.  Are the sabertooths (sabreteeth?) toys also, or from another model?

[Barbarus]

That looks intimidating as hell, which is saying something after seeing the other cavalry in that army! Great job patching that together! I’m curious which kits the various parts were sourced from.

You should see the other one!
It's even more intimidating. I'll post pics tomorrow.

The parts list is long... way too long. That champ with axe on the chariot is e Warhammer Underworlds, that Khorne team.
The other guy is made from Beastmen part, mounted marauders, parts from GW's Warcry... those skinny sado-maso dudes with masks. (sorry, can't remember the names of the new GW stuff... they're all too dumb and complicated.... )

I guess you recognize most parts for the chariot... mounted marauders horses, orc chariot side walls... bit of wood for the undercarriage... wheels from the Vampire Counts death cart... skulls from the GW skull box... shields from Beastmen and various Chaos sets

I have a goblin pirate army.  Various manufacturers, some orcs, squids, octopi, etc.  They show up in Frostgrave, few other skirmish games.  End of the day, I love goblin pirates.  I'm going to collect and paint goblin pirates.  I will find a way to shoe horn them into any game system that I decide I like, because ... goblin pirates.

I love the barbarians, by the way.  Are the sabertooths (sabreteeth?) toys also, or from another model?

Go goblin pirates!
That's the correct approach.

The sabretooths are from Mirliton's Barbarian range. They have sabretooth riders. I took those and some old metal GW marauders and converted them with bits from several kits.

[Barbarus]

Here it is, the other chariot.






Photos aren't the best, but I think you can see what's going on. It's massive. As are those horses (I think they're from the Celtos range)

[killshot]

Absolutely love this project!  Great conversions and painting, top notch all around

[Barbarus]

Absolutely love this project!  Great conversions and painting, top notch all around

Thank you! I'd like to return the compliment. I have come across your blog a few times and your stuff is great!



I'll continue with my second chaos spawn..."The Goat of Menders", short summary on its background:
during a dark, stormy night, green lightning flashing in the sky, a child was born to a peasant couple in the small village Menders, part of the empire.
The child was disfigured and had a goat's head. Shocked and disgusted the parents brought the newborn out into the woods and left it there to die.
But die it did not, instead it grew, feasting on the villagers' chicken first and cattle later.
And as soon as it was big enough it came for the villagers...
After enacting terrible revenge on its people it found its way into the "Valley of the Beasts" where Barbarus' tribe is located.















In case you were wondering: yes, that indeed is the lower body of an old Dragon Ogre. Though almost completely covered with fur.


Cheers, guys!

[Pattus Magnus]

That is one of the creepier miniatures I’ve seen (but in a good way)! It totally fits with a chaos collection. Very cool conversion work and painting, too.

[Little Odo]

That is truly the stuff of nightmares - well done! A great miniature with an excellent paint job. Will fit in nicely with any fairy tale/chaos themed setting.

[peleset]

That is truly the stuff of nightmares - well done!

Very much agree! Painted with such excruciating detail that I wonder which end is the most dangerous.

[Barbarus]

Very much agree! Painted with such excruciating detail that I wonder which end is the most dangerous.

 

Not only did I paint it, first I had to sculpt it!

The inspiration was my cat. While I was working on this mini she walked by, all swagger, tail held high, presenting her butt to the world and I was like "Yeah, this creature has to be realistic, it needs a visible butthole!"