Sunday, December 24, 2017

Brennan's Bilebreffs Line Breakers (231pts)

Bilebreffs Line Breakers, a blog entry for December...

Snailbreff's lads had camped by the track that led to the camp of the growing hoard.  One of the lads, Bill, was watching sentry and called out...
"Oi Snaily-sir, I fink we gots a new regiment comin' in an its a good un'!  It's Rugland's!."
"Na, it's not dem.  It's just Bilebreff's lads." Snailbreff retorted.
"Ya sure sir?  They gots lots cans and and stuff..."
"Ya, ya, we wuz told at the meetin' o' capins.  New lads, but they just wants ta look nasty like Ruglands, but they's in a ooniform and, er well, they aven't see as much action as Rugland and 'is lads."
"So we couldn't get Rugland's eigh, Boss?" - a large whacking sound was all that came as a reply and the sentry had to be revived with some suspicious spore by one of the other troopers.

This month I add Bilebreff's Line Breakers to the hoard!  It's a box of Rugland's with a few other lads added into make it the over the 200 point and twenty model mark.  My favorite part was doing the darker armor.  I have painted lots of elves and dwarves and they can get pretty shiny....




 The banner is really just two linen streamers in regimental colors.  I am one of those very strange people who doesn't like the large banners...

and the shields...


 20 Boys w/ Halberd, Musician and Standard for 231 points.


Happy Holidays!

14 comments:

  1. Great looking bunch! The shields are a great touch; elaborate but still very orcish in their simplicity.

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    1. Thanks the shields were kinda developed as I went. Simplicity works for orcs...

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  2. Really cool. Big fan
    of the dark skin

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    1. Me too. I like my orcs really dark. I dunno, maybe it's a hold over from Tolkien.

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  3. Waaaagh! Terrific unit, love the armor; I always struggle to get black to look right.

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    1. I think blacked armor is hard too. I got a lot of practice with some blackened armor for the ECW and a few tips from a friend who paints stuff like that really welll. Thanks!

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  4. Very nice indeed! I have a set of these put away for another day but you are NOT helping my focus with work like this...

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    1. Thank you! I'm having the same issues with every dark elf post....

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    1. Thanks! I was pleased with how they came ou.

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  6. Fantastic! I love me some orcs. Nice shield designs. I tend to over compensate with banner size.

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    1. Don't get me wrong. Those big banners are impressive and when done well are really great. I can't paint that well freehand so I keep things simple.

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