Army list for playing Tom

Right at some point in the next couple of weeks I will be playing against Tom and his new Khador. I am assuming that we are going to play 15 points and so am thinking of running something like this -

Army Name: Vs Tom
Circle Orboros
15+6 points, 10 models

Morvahna the Autumnblade +6 points
* Feral Warpwolf 9 points
* Woldwyrd 5 points
* Druid Wilder 2 points

Blackclad Wayfarer 2 points
Shifting Stones 2 points
Swamp Gobber Bellows Crew 1 point

What do you think?

Snow Basing

I have finally gotten around to writing this -

You will need –

GW snow mix

A tea strainer or small sieve.

PVA glue

Clean water.

Starting with a base I have already painting and added a bit of static grass too (coming soon – basing with weathering pigments).

 The first step is to liberally apply some watered down PVA glue to the top areas of the base.

Next take your tea strainer and gently apply a layer of snow to the base

It should be a fairly heavy coating, something like this.

Tap off the excess snow, leaving you with this.

This lays down a coat of thin snow that looks like it is slightly frosted.

Next mix up some snow mix with PVA glue and water it down a little, make sure you are using clean water otherwise it will stain the mix and not in a good way.

The mix should have the constituency of thick cream and is applied to the upper areas of the base and areas where snow would collect.

Once this is done give the base another dusting of snow mix, this is very important otherwise the top layer will end up looking like a sludge rather than snow fall.

And it should look like this.

Snow 8

Happy snow basing.

An update, sort of!

Sorry for the lack of updates lately.

My parents stole there camera back leaving me without a camera capable of macro photography, which sucks!

Have finished the Lord of the Feast and the Shifting stones and have now moved on to a Woldwatcher and a Woldwyrd.

Wip

After doing the Snow bases last night I did a little work on the Shifting stones.

Finished Swamp Gobbers

Finished them.

There is no highlighting on the model, it is all washes and glazes but it works really well and I am happy with them.

Coming soon, A real tutorial

I have had a request for a snow basing tutorial!

Sorry for the lack of an update last night!

Didn't really do much anyway.

Well I did a bit really! Assembled, primed and started painting the Shifting stones.

I think that they are going to be fairly quick and easy to paint and so should finish them tonight hopefully.

Swamp Gobber Bellows crew

Currently WiP -

Although I am nearly ready to call them done!

Completed Legion of Everblight Warpack

Actually taken some photos of my Legion Warpack -

Paint Stripping - A sort of guide - Part 2

And this is how they come out, with a little gentle work with a toothbrush.

Good as new!

Paint Stripping - A sort of guide.

Right I will start this off by say that I forgot to take before photos and so have pulled them from eBay (as that is where I got the models from).

I brought 4 models that where not painted to my taste or even very well!

I have removed the bases, ending up only destroying 1 to get it off without breaking the model!

These have been left to soak in Superdrug own brand acetone free nail varnish remover. You may be asking why acetone free is important, well this can also be used for removing paint on plastic models without damaging them! I guess any brand of acetone free nail varnish remover would work, I have only used Superdrug as that is what the girlfiend had in the flat.

After they have soaked for a good amount of time, I like to leave metal models overnight you need to attack them with an old toothbrush to remove any paint from the detail areas. 

After that rinse them throughly in cold water to remove any trace of the stripping and you should have a good as new model.

I will post up photos of the 4 models I have soaking at the moment later when I get home.

Swamp Gobbers

I only picked these up as they where cheap on eBay and looked fun to paint.

It also helped that I watched Labyrinth the other day and with that in mind started to paint and this is what I have got so far -

Finished Carnivean

As promised photos of my finished Carnivean

What do you think?

Win, slightly!

Just got home to discover my eBay purchases had arrived, which is good.

However there are 2 problems, first they are really badly painted and just wouldn't fit in with my current stuff and second it means more stuff to paint!

With this in mind I am putting the Malifaux models to the back and am going to work on the Hordes stuff.

Oh and I ordered some more bits from Maelstrom, Morhvanna, a Blackclad and a unit of shifting stones so they will end up in the pile of stuff to paint!

Will post some before and after photos of the paint stripping process.

Tonight

Hopefully I will get some photos of the finished Carnivean.

I may even do a little more on the swamp gobbers!

Fail!

Batteries have just died in my camera!

I have finished the Carnivean, meaning now I have two fully painted Warpacks!

Feeling quite proud of my self at the moment.

Currently on the painting desk -
Swamp Gobbers x 2 - Started
Lord of the feast - Primed
Stinger - Started
Stinger - Still in pieces

I have also ordered some models from Maelstrom - A unit of Shifting stones, A blackclad wayfairer and Mohvanna all for my circle. This along with my eBay purchases (when they finally get here) of a Sheppard and 3 Spell Martyrs for my Legion should keep me painting for a little while.

Almost finished.

Done a little painting today and almost finished the Carnivean, just need to matte everything down and reapply gross to the base.

Also started on the Swamp Gobbers but no photos yet.

Actually done some painting today.

Sorry for the lack of updates lately.

Been doing a bit of painting.

The Shredders are done now and the Carnivean shouldn't take much more.

Won a couple of auction from ebait and now own a Swamp Gobber bellows crew, a Nyss Shappard and 3 Spell Martyrs.

Have also ordered a couple of bits for my Circle army.

Trying to grow a Warmahordes community

Started on my my next step of getting a Warmanchine / Hordes community going in Harlow last night by teaching Lenny the basics of the game.

We played a very basic game Legion vs Circle with a battlebox each and a couple of coasters on the coffee table as scenery.

And I think he liked it and may well take it up rather than 40k.

Really thinking about going for Press Ganger now, as soon as I finish the Legion battlebox.

eBay - Last chance!

The first of my auctions are ending in a couple of hours, if you havent already please check out my stuff.

Here

Mega Draconic Horror

Base coated and done the first wash on the Carnivean.

I think I have figured out the camera now as well!

Shredders Wip

Started on the Shredders again today just waiting for the wash on the scales to dry so I can highlight them and do the base.

Also base coated the flesh on the Carnivean, but havent taken any photos of it yet.

Finished Circle battlebox

Finally finished my Circle battlebox, next up either the Legion battlebox or Lady justice and friends.

By the may the marks on the bases are for detirmining facing and front arc.

I give up

I give up and am calling this done!

Slightly more progress

Done a bit more on Kaya, just need to tart up the base a bit and I am almost ready to call it done.

Better?

I Like the hair colour a lot more now, also painted the metal on the weapon and washed it.

Just the face to do some more work on and the weapon highlights and then I will have finished my Circle Battlebox!

Not so sure

Done a little work on Kaya this morning although I am not so sure about the base hair colour, I may try to dull it down a bit with a couple of brown wash`s

What do you lot think?

Tonights painting

Only done a little on Kaya tonight but I did finish the Argus last night in the end.

Tonights painting 3

Almost finished the Argus, just need to do the base and varnish it.

Tonights painting 2

Finished the base coat and washed all the armour, leather and cloth.

Tonights painting 1

Done a little bit on the shredders, still not happy with the colour. I just can not match it with the 2 other Shredders I have painted.