Warhammer Fantasy - Chaos Warriors, Blood for the Blood God



Part Two of my Warhammer Fantasy Collection: The Legions of Khorne.

When significant force is needed on the battlefield I usually go to my Khorne toolbox.  Unfortunately, all he has is hammers.  There is nothing subtle about this force.  Much of it was built for Warhammer 3rd edition I mind, with Chaos Dwarf Bazooka teams!

When faced with my local foes back in the day,  Elves and Dwarves, I found the best solution to magic and gunfire was to simply not worry about it and bury my axe in their heads.

It usually worked. 

 

 

 

 

Warhammer Fantasy Battles - Vampire Counts

I normally don't assemble all my miniatures for a particular force in one place very often. My Undead forces at the largest single army that I still have left for Fantasy.  500+ strong.  Took years to assemble and paint.


Enjoy.

15mm Sci Fi - Alternative Armies Rad Zombies

Every Sci-Fi game needs zombies.  It is a must.  For my 15mm far future battlefield I found Alternative Armies Rad Zombies were a perfect fir for my needs.

Each pack comes with five models in five poses.  There was considerable flash to clean up on each figure, taking a few minutes each.  This is typical of models which have thinner limbs, regardless of the manufacturer.  The models are comparable size with GZG figures.

Painting these monstrosities was very simple: I decided on a base coat of Tamiya Grey Green, which looks like sickly greenish skin (good for aliens too).  I then used a series of GW washes to tint the green to various shades: sepia, flesh shade, green, athonian camoshade and drakenhof blue (which is perfect for a waterlogged corpse).  This gave an excellent zombie appearance for a horde without becoming redundant.

I then applied Reaper blood via a wetbrush to various areas randomly and picked out various raw bone areas with Reaper Graveyard bone.  I wash of Delvan Mud was then applied across all figures as well as Army Painter Red Wash to various random areas.  Once this was dry I added some final blood and bone highlights along with a light dry brush of Vallejo Dead Flesh to random areas.

At 1:100 scale highlights need to be bold, no subtle bending here.  High contrast is needed for any details to show beyond a foot or so.  As usual, my photography makes the actual product look like crap.  I NEED to make a lightbox or something for taking proper photos.

Again, I am not disappointed by these figures from Alternative Armies.  They have a very distinct Fallout theme which I love.  They fit perfectly into my Alien Squad Leader forces as either Thralls for Enslaver armies or as Beasts for any number of factions which can field them.

15mm Sci Fi - Alternative Armies Laserburn Demonic Warriors

Alternative Armies never fails to provide me with interesting things to paint.  Behold: Demonic Warriors, from the 15mm Laserburn range.  When I saw these guys I knew I needed to paint them.  They are big, furry and look both playful and mean. 

The color patterns for these guys needed to be vibrant - fitting for their whimsical feel.  So I used a method that is especially fast and effective: inking.  To start off with I gave each model a coat of Tamiya Flat White.  I then used a series of Games Work Shop washes to create the color patterns.  Washes were sometimes applied over each other and blended to create different effects.  Each model took perhaps 15 minutes to paint from start to finish.

Alternative Armies 15mm Laserburn Demonic Warriors

The big four legged furball was especially fun to paint.  He looks like he is dancing just before he makes a meal of you.

The green demon did not come with bad breath.  I added that myself by drilling a small hole in the rather large smiling mouth, adding a small paperclip and some cotten that I sprayed in a flame pattern.  His nose is quite large so I imagine he sneezes a lot with dangerous results.

The fat demon on the left reminds me of an old demonic monster from 1st edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons.

Size comparison.  The demons are larger than man sized and well nourished.  I always base models singly; in games which use group basing, such as Alien Squad Leader, I use white tac to attach them to the base.

Again, Alternative Armies has a fantastic model range with a definite old school feel.  These can be used in Alien Squad Leader as either Beasts or Winged Flyers, or for smaller sci fi skirmish games.

15mm Sci Fi - Ground Zero Games (GZG) Xenomorphs

Recently I added several packs of 15mm GZG Xenomorphs to my Alien horde.  I had no particular reason for doing so, other than a desire to paint things that Jon sculpts.

GZG Xenomorphs

These were quite simple to paint: Tamiya German Grey; drybrushed in Reaper Snow Shadow; washed with thinned Army Painter Dark Tone wash (applied a second time after the first coat dried).

Size comparison below.

Laserburn Imperial Trooper, GZG UNSC Light Infantry, GZG Tomorrow's War US Marine, GZG Xenomorph

Eack pack contains six models, two sculpts total.  These are not the dynamic Xenomorphs from Khurasan (from the Aliens movie), but are a tribute to the first film of that franchise, Alien.  It is the classic guy in a rubber suit.

GZG Xenomorphs (rear)

The models are larger than man-size, just like the original alien.  The sculpting is nice with suitable details.  The only criticism is the lack of poses.  These figures are not designed to be used as an army (the units would get redundant in appearance quickly), but more for sci fi RPG games and perhaps small skirmish scenarios.  Personally I prefer the sculpts of Khurasan.  They are more dynamic and the Xeno range is huge.  These models would be good heroes or leader figures for that army though.

These guys will be used sparingly in Gruntz, Tomorrow's War and as Beasts in Alien Squad leader.  

15mm Sci Fi Alternative Armies - Imperial War Crabs

Alternative Armies produces some very unique sculpts for 15mm Sci Fi.  When I need something "unusual" I typically go to their store and almost always find what I need.

On this occasion I was in the market for "Crabwalkers" for my Alien Squad Leader Tripod Army.  My initial thought was to use old metal 40K Necron Tomb Spyders.  But those were rather expensive for an auxiliary unit for a niche army.  Luckily Alternative Armies had just what I needed.

Alternative Armies Imperial War Crabs

 Assembly of the five units was quite simple.  Minimal flash on the legs, which apart from the claws were all that required fitting.  The models were airbrushed (at 45 degree angles to try to achieve a color modulation effect) in my standard alien scheme: Tamiya NATO Black, followed by Vallejo Model Air Black Metal, Gunmetal and a Steel highlight.  I followed up the airbrushing with a coat of Future Floor Finish and then hit the models with targeted Vallejo Grey Wash.  A gloss coat is important since it prevents staining of flat areas and makes the wash goes where I want it to.

Here is a scale comparison.  The models are roughly the size of medium size BattleTech mechs.

Another scale comparison shot.

Rebel Minis Martian Soldier Tripod, GZG Crusty Mech, Alternative Armies Imperial War Crab, Battletech Mech & GZG Crusty Battlesuit

 Finally, an overhead scale shot, with a large Martian Tripod in the background.

I am pleased with my purchase.  The units were reasonably priced (discounted no less) and fit the bill perfectly for my Martians (or any other alien army really).