All right, my first Leader Month!
Though I did paint enough models to qualify for a Rank and File month as well...
And this time most of the models are proper old METAL, not some fancy printed resin or what have you.
The models
I've been looking forward to painting the Mummies since the start of the challenge. I never had these models as a kid, partly because they disappeared from the Undead range with the first Vampire Counts army book. But now I finally got to paint and play with them!
These were a given a pre-shading with a bone coloured speedpaint, then drybrushed up to white and finally given the good 'ol enamel wash.
I noticed that the enamel had dried glossy on same parts like the weapons handles and corrected that with some matt varnish after the photo shoot. I still don't know why the enamels some time dry matte and some time glossy!
No banner for them because they don't have one in the Army Book and there's no command group models for them. They might get one later though once these arrive.
I noticed that the enamel had dried glossy on same parts like the weapons handles and corrected that with some matt varnish after the photo shoot. I still don't know why the enamels some time dry matte and some time glossy!
No banner for them because they don't have one in the Army Book and there's no command group models for them. They might get one later though once these arrive.
These Wraiths on the other hand are very familiar to me. I think I had most if not all of these sculpts back in the day. Like I said before, nothing was cooler than a Grim Reaper back then.
I painted them like the ones in the army book, though with a bit more muted color palette.
These guys were painted with straight acrylics with drybrushing doing most of the heavy lifting.
I also painted some more skeletons I had laying around. Gotta get some more bones for those Raise the Dead spells! These were painted exactly like the ones on my January post.
And then we get to the main course itself - the Vampire Count. And what a model it is! One of my favorites from the 4th edition Undead.
He was painted with carefully layering and glazing acrylics and finally given a coat of ultra matte varnish for that smooth finish. He initially had normal white eyes with pupils but I decided on evil red eyes in the end.
I repainted that sword multiple times and I'm still not quite satisfied with it, but at least it looks like it belongs in the bold colours of 4th edition Warhammer.
But after a week or the mini comes alive. Well okay, undead but you get it.
Gotta say, I'm pretty proud of the Vampire!
But wait a minute, doesn't an Undead army need a Vampire Lord to be their general, not a measly Count? Well, there might something more powerful still lurking in the shadows...
Terrain
The Mummies and the skeletons were so fast to paint I had time to do a few more hills. To be fair, I can't remember If I started these on March but if I did, the majority of the work was done in April in any case.
Nice big gently sloping hills that don't make old precious metal models fall on their butts. The hills were shaped from a big block of cheap basic styrofoam, coated with a DIY sculptamold and then homemade texture paint. The cliffsides are pieces of dried bark. Everything was painted with browns and greys and then given a liberal coat of flock which was then sealed with diluted PVA. The flock itself is a mix of 5 different premade products (mostly Army Painter's) to give it a more natural look.
I didn't find the time to get a game in this month but hopefully I'll get to try some of my new units in May. Can't wait to field some cavalry and move more that 4 inches a turn!
What do you know, I've painted over 100 hundred models already. I honestly didn't think I had this in me! Phew!
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January |
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25 Skeletons w. Swords&Shields, including Command Group |
214 points |
25 models |
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Wight |
37 points |
1 model |
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Necromancer Champion |
163 points |
1 model |
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2 Skeleton Ogres |
72 points |
4 models |
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2 Mummies w. 2-handed weapons |
90 points |
2 models |
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February |
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2 Wraiths |
150 points |
2 models |
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20 Zombies |
88 points |
20 models |
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Zombie Ogre |
16 points |
2 models |
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Screaming Skull Catapult |
74 points |
5 models |
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March |
904 |
61 |
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Chariot w. Scythed Wheels, |
79 points |
5 models |
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Skeleton Horsemen w. Shields& Light Armor & Command Group |
276 points |
10 models |
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1 Wraith |
75 points |
1 model |
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April |
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8 Mummies w. 2-handed weapons |
360 points |
8 models |
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6 Skeletons w. Swords&Shields |
54 points |
6 models |
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6 Skeletons w. Spears&Shields |
60 points |
6 models |
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3 Wraiths |
225 points |
3 models |
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Vampire Count |
200 points |
1 model |
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Total |
2233 points |
101 models |
For May my goal is to try and replicate the classic Army Book cover art. I've also got a special terrain project in mind...
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