Sam's All Star Blood Bowl League - The Final Whistle

So its that’s time of year again where we put a wrap on the challenge. This year was really formative for me as a painter. Painting the classic vibrant BB teams really helped me understand how I want my models to look and where I want to be as a painter. I was always a little afraid of going all in on a vibrant 90s style paintjob and went 80% in or the like. Well, this year I threw caution to the wind and made everything eye wateringly vibrant from top to bottom. I also tried my hand at free handing all the numbers on every team, which was a lot of fun. And from my own perspective they’re some of the best paintjobs I’ve ever done, so really very happy with how things turned out.

And that’s about all I’ve got to say, so on to the pictures:

Don't mind Dave he's passed out on the couch again

My fav team, love how they turned out

Second fav, dwarfs are such fun to paint

The team I had the most trouble with, but beautiful sculpts

Least fav but still real happy with how they turned out

Finally for next year, I’m eyeing up either taking a break or getting some paint on the massive WHF pile of shame I seemed to have accumulated out of nowhere… I mean it’s not like I’ve been buying more miniatures or anything, I would surely never do that!... would I?

Peace out

Sam

Nathan’ Leader month - Star Players for the Mongrel Horde

The title says it all really - for m6 final month I painted up three star players for my Mongrel Horde team plus a skaven linerat. In addition to those three I also painted up the Astro granite pitch that came in second edition blood bowl which was one of the coolest thing about that version (the end zones were also really cool). Finally I also painted a couple of dark elf figures for teams that are mentioned in the second edition rule book, namely Kain’s Killers and the Dark Renegades. Here they are:

The famed astrogranite pitch

Slarga Foulstrike, Dieter Hammerslash, Lewdgrip Whiparm and a skaven linerat.

Dark Renegades line elf and Kain’s Killers kicker.

For the final post I will have pics of the big guys I am painting up for the Mongrel Horde; got close to finishing them this month but ran out of time.

AdamH’s OWAC VI June Post – The Grey Mountain Vermin

Month six, my “WildCard” month.

Boom! Challenge complete!

I have saved the best (figures at least) for last, I don’t think anyone really expected me to do Blood Bowl without Skaven, well here they are. I picked up at least one model of each sculpt, as well as enough models to fill every potential spot in the team:

These were painted in the same scheme as my Skaven army featured in previous OWACs, so feel free to check back if you haven’t seen that already. 😊

First up here are the Linerats, nothing too special here.

Gutterrunners, I like that the darker blues on these guys break up the brown over the whole team.

The only rats that are smart enough to take care of their armour.

He has a ball!

Various mutants, I think I like the crab claw guy the best myself, although the leggie boi is pretty funny.

Finally, we have Hakflem Skuttlespike, the Skaven Star Player.

Overall there are a few bits I will probably go back over with these lot as I ran out of time to finish them quite to the standard I would have liked but I am happy to have them to a playable state at least.

Well, that concludes the challenge for me this year, I will save my final thoughts for the wrap-up post but I am looking forward to seeing everyone’s final posts over the coming weeks.

Sam's All Star BloodBowl League - The Star Players

The last few months have been pretty hectic with work but I was determined to stay in the challenge and finish my BB quest. Last month saw me have to throw down the mulligan and this month was a down to the wire kind of situation. So, with the limited time I had I though that the Star Player month would be the best way to go. Low model count and each one being individual so better to paint one by one in a start to finish approach for some definitive progress each time.

Star Players really were the lynchpin of the characterful atmosphere of 3^rd Ed. BB and they really gave each team a centerpiece model to work around from an aesthetic perspective. All of them have such amazing sculpts and associated artwork. And as I’m aiming to have a complete set of everything for my All-Star League, they really are the center of the concept.

During this challenge I will be painting Chaos, Dwarf, Human and Undead teams so the Star Players I focused on were those that fit those teams. The only missing one that I’m still hoping to find (for a reasonable price) is the Death Roller.

Enter the Players:

First up the infamous Lord Borak the Despoiler

 

Next up the unstoppable Grim Ironjaw

 

The undeniable Count Luthor von Drakenborg

The unparalleled Griff Oberwald

The Might Zug

And finally, no All-Star BB league would be complete without the iconic Morg ’n’ Thorg

Peace Out

Sam

Lissanne's Tigers of Scourge -March Ogre team (monster/leader month)

 

Clump clump, clump..."Hey, we wants to play.  We're da Big Guys!"  "Just you five? Here to play ball?"   "We no need ball!"  It was hard to argue with them, but Skye Pilot did get them to change their name to the Tigers of Scourge, and accept some small guys.  Which they happily did when they found they could toss them!

This month, Ogres!  There are a couple of Bloodbowl ogres, a couple of  metal Bloodbowl Orcs which due to scale creep are way too big for orcs, but just right as Ogres, so Ogres they became.  And one more.   Variety is good!
Here are the big guys!

Studs, who decorates himself by driving nails into his body

Spike- Wears a lot of armor.  No one wants to tell them to take off the armor...

Back side shot

 

This one is half orc half ogre, He calls himself Tiger Eye, the others call him Pee Wee.

Morg n Thorg- Since I have a Morg on the Human team, I can only assume he's playing for both!

And a back shot

Lucky- Ogre blessed by Jubilex and altered somewhat... ok, altered a lot!  He is even dumber than before, and tends to take a bite out of whatever he picks up, snotling, gameball or in this case the ref!  He sure keeps the clerics busy!

 I had actually started modifying this troll for the first team I built,  my Orc team, Duri's Hooligans.  but ended up with a better fiigure.  Now this fellow will finally see play!

And 11 Snotlings plus

   The Snotlings are all modified to have no weapons and are wearing Bloodbowl gear.  This gives me 11 unique models!   Here are this season's victims...err....recruits.

I also painted an Apothecary

A Cheerleader,

and took the opportunity to paint the drunken fans passed out in their own vomit! 

 And since Goblin Star Players are allowed, I added Boomer Dribblesnot and Hobbla Blackwort to the roster.

And this is everything

This is probably the most figures I am going to get done in a month this OWAC.   As much as I want to play with my new teams, Battle Reports must go by the wayside, as I picked up a big job (which I love!) and am working hard at that.  Since I paint figs to relax after painting, finishing the OWAC is not an issue, and I have already made progress on April!  We'll see if I can do one or two games for Wildcard month, but sometimes life intervenes.  
 Til next month!