Three Blasts...

....for White Walkers!

Finally got to posting this guy. Been done with him for a bit and even get a little game time in with him! Very fun piece to work on. The eyes became a bit of a pain, but Im very satisfied with this one, especially his icy sword and rotted hand.

Lord of the Feast

While I've been painting away at my Bloodtrackers, I picked up a few more models, one of which being the oh so good Lord of the Feast.

He was initially one of the first models I wanted to do for this list, but was not the best choice for a 15pt game with the beasts I chose. However, now that I've moved past that 15pt mark, I happily started my White Walker themed Lord of the Feast! (sans crow at the moment)

 

I added some more hair so he didnt have his little mohawk/plume thing going on and gave him his little beard, much like this horrifying gent:

 

 I decided to forgo the antlers and make him a bit less busy. After making my modifcations, I tagged on the usually stick to give it a bit of framing and scenery. Very excited to finish this one!

Bloodtrackers

All assembled (and now currently primed and basecoated as I type this) are my unit of Tharn Bloodtrackers.

Originally I wanted to bundle these ladies up in furs and hides much like the Wildlings, but after looking over the models with all their straps and bands and various acessories, filing, shaving and cutting each model would be far too time consuming and now provide results I wanted.

That still didnt stop me from lopping off the big hair and horns of the leader and giving her a fur lined hood and fur half cape.

One thing I really wanted to convey with this unit was there hunter aspects, notably the fact they have pathfinder. So I loaded up the bases with various twigs and rocks (again branches of a Rhododendron plant and regular rocks.)

The second row is a few close up of my favorite models of the bunch. I will say this to anyone looking to work on Bloodtrackers: pin the arms. Like a lot of Privateer Press' models, some of the arm connection nubs are quite small and don't provide much in terms of surface area.

Gripes aside, loved working on them and how they are coming out. Look for the painted ones soon!

Circle Group Shot

Ice, Sleet and Snow

A long ways overdue, but here is my current project: my winter themed Circle of Orboros force.

The driving inspiration for the theme and color pallete was the Wildings from Game of Thrones and the whole North of the Wall aspects of the story.

"You know nothing Jon Snow..."

In addition, I really wanted to try out a new color scheme, away from the browns and greens of my swampy Cryx and Gatormen and my desert scheme of Menoth.

The first model was Mohsar the Desertwalker (yes, a snow themed Mohsar)

I would say hes the least Wildling-esque, but I wanted him to stand out as he is the warlock of the group, that and he is far more ornate and fancy than the others. The rock was just a rock...yep. And the snow was a mixture of powder snow basing, white glue and a bit of white paint to punch up the color when it dries. I had to paint the basing underneath white as well to retain a bright white color.

 Next up, the Abominable Gorax.

I absolutely love the Gorax model. The face, the pose, everything. However, he needed some insulation to stay in that color weather so I gave him a nice big bear and some more hair on the sides of his head. With this model, I cemented my color scheme and process. My main colors were P3 Frostbite, White and Brass Balls., along with Vallejo's Dark Rubber.

In addition a common basing element. The gnarled stumps/trees are from the ends of a Rhododendron tree (I didn't buy the plant, but they were in my backyard.) They were simply primed along with the model and then painted.

Next, The Scarsfell Griffon. Another favorite. He may not pack a big wallop, but he sure is purdy!

A few Shifting Stones, using the same process and colors as the armor on the Gorax.

 

Next, my new pride and joy, the wooly Shadowhorn Satyr.

 

Reposed with a bit of chopping and greenstuff work, I think I've done the Shadowhorn some justice. To go along with the wintery theme. I sculpted on some layers of fur, notable the beard along with some on the back and in the armpit. The horns were uncurled a bit and cut down in length to resemble the book's artwork more.

And of course, my favorite part of this model, the splashing water effect on the base, following the tutorial ala: http://fantasygames.com.pl/blog/how-to-make-splashing-water

Very fun, very easy and great results. I would of love to have some work in progress/ unpainted shots of this guy, but alas, I am lazy.

Last in my lineup (for now) is the Blackclad Wayfarer.

With this one, I got to show off a little more of the Wildling look (although keep the color pallete closer to his namsake). and really went all out on the water effects on this guy, using the basics of the tutorial before. Much like the branches on the bases of the models, I kept the wood of the axe a frostbite/white color, and the blade blackish obsidian like color to resemble the Dragonglass material in GoT. The shine was done with a bit of watered down water effects as I didn't have any varnish.

Thats it for now, coming soon...or whenever; Tharn Bloodtrackers!