Screaming Skull Catapult Kitbash, Final

After about a month of work, the Screaming Skull Catapult is finished. Here's a look at the painted war machine:

 

Screaming Skull Catapult Kitbash, Part 4

With a final bit of sculpting, I finish up the catapult this week:

 

Screaming Skull Catapult Kitbash, Part 3

In this week's post, I tackle the basing and crew for the catapult (and a few other details).

 

Screaming Skull Catapult Kitbash, Part 2

Last time, I tackled the basic construction of the machine. Now it's time to address the mechanical details of the winch and modular assembly.

 

Screaming Skull Catapult Kitbash, Part 1

For this project, I'm combining the Ossiarch Bonereapers Mortek Crawler with parts from the Tomb Kings Screaming Skull Catapult to create a better-looking war machine. 

 

Minor Progress and a Look at the New Soulblight Undead

January has kept me pretty busy, so I didn’t have much time to work on personal projects. Still, I can’t let the month go by without posting anything, so here’s a quick look at what’s on my painting table. 

 

Taking Stock for 2025

Now that 2024 is over, I'm taking stock all the projects I didn't get to, which turns into my to-do list for next year...

Making a Trophy Banner

Before our game, Jay and I made a deal that the loser would make a banner go give out as a trophy for winning the game. I lost, so here's a look at how I made my trophy banner.

Video Tour of My Vampire Counts Army

To accompany the Legion of the Infernal Skull's lore post, I've created a video tour of the entire army.

 

The Legion of the Infernal Skull: Death Eternal

As long as I've been playing Warhammer, I've been creating backstories for my characters and updating the lore as significant events happen in games I've played or in the evolution of the rules.

It has been eight years since my previous army showcase: A Legacy of Death. During that time, I have added several new units and characters, and the Legion's story has progressed through the Age of Sigmar. Now, we have come full circle back to The Old World. The benefit of Vampire Counts is that the undead characters can essentially live forever, so the necromancer Nieman Kimmel and the von Koss vampires would have been around during the year 2276. In fact, as you will read below, my vampires had their origins during Walach's reign at Blood Keep in 1887!

This post is a collection of all the lore I've presented in the past, with updates to incorporate new units and characters, and carry their narrative beyond the End Times into the Age of Sigmar. 

 

Gearing up for Armies on Parade

This week I finished up my Armies on Parade entry:

Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower Painting Journal, Part 4

As part of a friendly scenery challenge with my friend Ron Kruzie, I had given myself about two weeks to complete all the painting and assembly on the Warp-Skryre Tower. The idea was to put a deadline on our projects as a motivation to get them finished. After grinding away at this monstrosity of stone, wood, and metal, it's come down to the last few days...

 

 

Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower Painting Journal, Part 3

I've been making a big dent in this scenery project. Here's how things have been shaping up...

Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower Painting Journal, Part 2

After falling behind in my painting challenge, I attempt to get things back on track...

 

Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower Painting Journal, Part 1

My friend Ron Kruzie (@i_ron_painter on Instagram– Check out his gorgeous work!) and I entered into a friendly challenge to complete our scenery projects. He's working on a batch of post-apocalyptic terrain that he wants to get finished in two weeks, and I decided to see if I can finish painting my Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower in the same amount of time.

 

Modeling Tutorial: Zombie Coffin Lids

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to make coffin lids and grave markers for your zombies:

Project Log: Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower, Final Assembly

This is my final form!

 

Paintin' Zombies!

Here's a look at the first ten zombies of my (slowly) growing horde, and how I painted them:

Project Log: Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower, Part 15

In this installment, I tackle the final bit of construction: The tower's base.

Project Log: Skaven Warp-Skryre Tower, Part 14

With one final bit of detail, the top of the tower is, at long last, complete.