Author Topic: A Delivery of Bugmans (Read 5421 times)

aiteal · « **on:** September 15, 2015, 12:29:02 AM »

For the Oldhammer Ireland day I plan on hosting a game of Saga with my own custom battleboards for Dwarfs and Skaven.
The scenario is essentially an escort duty mission where Joe Bugman and a band of his rangers attempt to escort a delivery of Bugman's finest to a dwarf mining outpost. Unbeknownst to Joe and the miners a contingent of Skavan led by Gnawdoom the grey seer and Throt the Unclean are attempting to intercept this delivery believing the barrels to contain a magical potion that gives Dwarfs long life and courage. The mining outpost will have an inn and a single gyrocopter landing pad, the road to the mine is dangerous, and populated with all manner of creatures that will happily eat bearded or whiskered players alike.

The project gives me the opportunity to paint lots of little fellows as well as a bugman's cart, some other baggage markers and build a model of a dwarf mine and inn, so plenty to keep me occupied.
So I thought I would post up my progress with the Skaven forces so far. In total there will be 8 seers/plague monks/magicians, a unit of eight clan rats, 4 storm vermin, 8 giant rats/handlers, a unit of 8 jezzail troops and Throt with his rat ogre bodyguard.

So far we have, Gnawdoom and his fellow magicians.

A unit of clan rats, and one storm vermin leader

A giant rat handler and his pack (one left to source and paint)

And the start of the skaven sniper team.

For the Dwarves there will be Joe and his rangers, the bugmans baggage train, a unit of miners, a unit of alcoholic berserkers, a gyrocopter and the slayer leader of the mining outpost. More pics to follow.

mweaver · « **Reply #1 on:** September 15, 2015, 01:37:47 AM »

Gorgeous job on those classic skaven figures (of which I am quite fond). I look forward to seeing the burly opponents.

-Michael

Lovejoy · « **Reply #2 on:** September 15, 2015, 07:19:31 AM »

I absolutely love those original Skaven models, and that's the best I've ever seen them painted... fantastic job!

OSHIROmodels · « **Reply #3 on:** September 15, 2015, 07:27:59 AM »

Lovely paint work

cheers

James

ZeroTwentythree · « **Reply #4 on:** September 15, 2015, 07:47:56 PM »

Beautiful painting! I really like that you've got a variety of color, but the tone remains unified. Skaven were/are my first WFB love. Looking forward to seeing more -- and the dwarfs.

Faber · « **Reply #5 on:** September 15, 2015, 08:36:17 PM »

what a fascinating project! Oldhammer + saga is a wonderful combo. Very nice fluff to, I'd really like to play such a game! It would be cool if share your house rules...
Lovely paintjob on those oldschool rats too!

I love those models. Hope to see more coming! And I'm eagerly awaiting for the bugman's cart and fellows dwarfves painted at that level!

thanks for sharing!

DeafNala · « **Reply #6 on:** September 15, 2015, 10:33:50 PM »

FANTASTIC! Your Rat Guys are WONDERFULLY painted creations. I love the striking colors you chose. EXCEPTIONALLY WELL DONE

**GS** · « **Reply #7 on:** September 16, 2015, 08:35:19 AM »

Quote from: aiteal on September 15, 2015, 12:29:02 AM

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A unit of clan rats, and one storm vermin leader

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Nice to see some of the old skaven I have com to love and fear in the old times of warhammer 3 and 4.

But: Don't some of them deserve some shields?

The picture makes them scream "I feel naked without some piece of wood to duck behind - squeak!"

btw: Great painting!!!

Cheers
GS

rufus sparkfire · « **Reply #8 on:** September 16, 2015, 12:30:11 PM »

Amazing! I still think these are the best skaven models.

Elbows · « **Reply #9 on:** September 16, 2015, 12:35:04 PM »

Gorgeous...are these OOP Citadel or do I see some Black Tree figures? I'm trying to find a company whose ratmen I can cope with.

Juan · « **Reply #10 on:** September 16, 2015, 05:31:50 PM »

Wonderful painting work, wonderful, of these old timers.

aiteal · « **Reply #11 on:** September 16, 2015, 08:06:55 PM »

Thanks very much for the kind words guys.
They are all early citadel Skaven by Jes Goodwin, Elbows. Some C47 Chaos Ratmen and other early Skaven releases, I don't really like the later Skaven models. Only Jes got them 'right' in my mind.

Shields will be added after gloss/matt varnishing GS.

I have a few Dwarves done, some dwarves from the mine

And the start of the Bugmans unit and two berserkers

Elbows · « **Reply #12 on:** September 16, 2015, 11:08:21 PM »

Beautiful stuff, heaps of character in the faces of those short fellas.

ZeroTwentythree · « **Reply #13 on:** September 17, 2015, 01:03:36 AM »

Quote from: aiteal on September 16, 2015, 08:06:55 PM

I don't really like the later Skaven models. Only Jes got them 'right' in my mind.

I like a few of the newer ones, but generally agree with you. His original figures really set the character for Skaven, and I don't think any of the competition, nor even most of the later GW sculpts, quite compare.

Great work on the dwarfs as well!

Duncan McDane · « **Reply #14 on:** September 17, 2015, 01:17:42 AM »

Awesome, just awesome.
The colouring, great, "realistic moody" on both Dwarfs and Ratmen, grim faces on the Dwarfs, it just can't get any better in my book.

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