Friday, June 2, 2023

Jaeckel's Castle Wittgenstein - Leader month - Shif Doppler and more


Well well well... can't say ending this OWAC is easy. I'm still struggling to find a model for Lady Margritte von Wittgenstein, and I am less and less confident to succeed by the end of the challenge. All I could do this month was the lieutenant of the guards, Shif Doppler, one ogre, and... more guards! At least, I can pretend the "Leader" month is done 😜

Shif Doppler has been heavily tainted by Chaos: he can turn his head and arms by 360 degrees, and his face is so corrupted that he's hiding it under a silver mask depicting a handsome youngman. 

In terms of miniature, I have used the model proposed in the original scenario pack to depict this character, but carved the helmet to replace the head by an AOS Stormcast face, and equipped it with a Warcry miniature flail (part of his equipment in the scenario).


Another character of interest, Slagdarg is the official torturer of Castle Wittgenstein: not particularly bright, this mutant ogre is fully dedicated to his job, and keeps questioning his guests... without listening to their answers.

To build this one, I have modified the Gutlagg Executioner model designed by Jes Goodwin by separating the head from the body, trimming down the shoulders, then lenghtening the torso by adding the upper armour piece of a Kruleboyz boss. I thought the chains, locks and keys would fit nicely with the honorable profession of Mr. Slagdarg.

Besides his final odd proportions (cough cough), Slagdarg's mutations consist in a bright green skin with orange hairs on his arms. Not exactly my comfort zone... In the end, way too much time spent on this model.

 

As for the guards, they are based on the imperial halberdiers designed by the Perry brothers in the 90s: I have either swapped the heads, or trimmed down the fancy feathers to give the original helmets a more severe look. I have also replaced two halberds by man catchers, very useful to capture new subjects for Lady Margritte's experiments 💀





The whole rank:


And the whole month:

See you in June with what's left to paint 😜

22 comments:

  1. what a retinue !!!! impressive. The torturer is amazing, I love his back icon ! What about the others... they are all different but also very close to each other. Impressive conversion and painting work. What are your plans for the next month ?

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    1. Thanks! the conversion of doctor Rousseaux is ready, I should start with him. I have then a few peasants and cannibals left, the Wittgenstein monster of course, and at least another NPC... but still no plan for Lady Margritte.

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  2. Incredible work as always - I love the conversion work on Shif Doppler especially, great use of the Stormcast head.

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    1. Glad you like him! Took some time, but all in all, a fairly simple conversion.

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  3. This is an awesome theme. I really like how the guards came out. Margritte is tricky....Foundry has some possibilities if you search for civilians. MED209 has a promising lady in blue. MED401 the lady in pink. ECW036 the lady in purple. All would need some green stuff to give the princess leia buns, but that shouldn't be too demanding. Good luck!

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    1. I had looked through the Foundry ranges, but not carefuly enough obviously. I think I'll give a try to the lady in blue. Thanks a lot for your help! (even if you're overestimating my sculpting/conversion skills :))

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    2. No problem. It's such a cool project I felt inspired to hunt. I look forward to seeing how the rest of the project continues.

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  4. Once again, this is a great project. I love the theme of this evil Empire. The choice of miniatures is perfect. Can't wait to see the cannibals.

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    1. thanks! can't guarantee that i'll be able to paint more of them. At least, you can check the ones painted in April.

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  5. Awesome work again! I like especially Slardagh and Shif

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  6. Mancatchers FTW! Looking fantastic, and good luck with next month and the Hunt for The Lady. 👊

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    1. Lady found. Painting... errr... just started :|

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  7. Glorious, particularly that clever Stormcast conversion (finally AoS is useful for something! :D) and the big fella.

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    1. agreed. never thought that one day I would paint one some stormcast warrior (or at least a bit of him).

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  8. Slagdarg is magnificent! That's a really eye-catching addition to the force, and another great unit!
    So impressed by what you've done so far! Can't wait to see the final results!

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    1. the funny thing with the OWACs is that new ideas keep coming after the challenge has started... can be frustrating, as I already know that i won't be able to paint all the models bought for this army.

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  9. As usual your progress for the month is excellent, love your conversion work!

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  10. The extra time spent on the ogre really paid off! Excellent work on the conversion of the chaos tainted guard lieutenant too!

    Beautiful painting as always!

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