Ok, working on the pikemen (warriors) and the Goblobber and these guys. These guys got done first, and I am just not happy with the Goblobber, so working on it some more.
So here is a unit of thunderers, mainly blue and red, with the matching colors from the crossbowmen unit. I tried to fit some stripes in there, and used an old banner I had though I added some paint to it as well.
Thunderers - 13 points a model x 16 painted (+ standard and musician for 26 more) = 234 points
Here they are
Wow, after the mulligan, This month sure seemed to go by quick. I'm posting images of my first unit of crossbowmen. I'm on the deadline, so quick and dirty photos. But 24 crossbowmen at 13 points a piece is 312 points.
By the Warhammer Armies Lists these are a required unit, so I'm building towards the full army. I did get some paint on some other figures, the other crossbowmen, the goblobber and I'll be using them month when I get them done.
But here is the 24 dwarfs
Well, this is a real drag. Unfortunately I have spent more time at the doctors office and hospital than I have painting: in like a 60 to 1 ratio this month. I'm tired of tests, to be honest. I did manage to get base paint on a whole unit of crossbows and a whole unit of warriors, but they are not nearly completed. should have concentrated on one unit and I probably could have (Maybe?) made it. But right now in too much pain and bother to get em done.
Hello, well that is one quick month. Had a ton of real world stuff going on. I was able to get my Level 20 hero and the Cannon done. Please forgive the photo- just got a light box and I am trying to figure out how to use it best, and need more lights!
But for first month, 6 figures done.
Hero - Level 20 - Warhammer Armies 168 points (not counting magic items)
Cannon - and crew - 69 points
So whew, one month down, and no mulligan.
Hoping to work on Warriors or crossbowmen next month and do one of the big batch units. Totally amazed by everyone's efforts, I'll have to pick up my game, as my picture clearly shows....
I forgot to take any work in progress shots, but will try to remember next month!
Happy gaming and painting! - Blake
Most of you probably know who Wayne England was...and his army that appeared in White Dwarf 135 launched thousands of dwarf armies upon the world. I always wanted to paint up a unit like the longbeards from that issue. I covered the hardship I had finding Bombo (Or Axe 17 in the catalogues!) (two of which Wayne used - and I could never find).
Then Wayne and I had reconnected, and I had helped get some of his shirts here for Oldhammer USA, and art prints that he sent based on his new gobbo artwork. He was talking about getting them made into miniatures (Earl and the gobbos would have been incredible!). He was kind enough to send me some original artwork, and I was thinking of taking the new minis, painting them up and making a cool triptych with two pieces of art and a box with glass for the extra unit.
When we all heard the news that Wayne had passed, I wanted to do a tribute unit, painted like his WD 135 unit. I thought that could take place of the Earl minis that I had planned to use. He had confided in me that he had sold that unit off to someone at the studio (or at GW I believe, and I don't think he remembered who), and regretted it. When the Old World Army Challenge came up, it was perfect because after a year, thanks to Brian Kirkell, I had finally assembled the entire unit.