Marienburg, Undeadish, etc! (plague)

Re: Marienburg, Undeadish, etc! (Half-orcs, trolls, skeleton

Thanks!

I'm just not crazy about the color of the cat & think the painting turned out a little more rough looking than the rest of the troops.




I took a break from the half-orcs and jumped ahead to some minis I had prepped for the next theme-month: Deadcember.

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I was too excited to see how they would look, and it was a super quick painting project. I like the idea of light skeletal artillery better than individual skeleton archers. This is an old Grenadier set. More undead fun coming in a few more weeks.


A couple weeks ago I treated myself to a few minis -- namely the pack of Alternative Armies hobgoblins. (I've been trying to keep new purchases to a minimum in 2018, until I paint more of what I already own.) There were two "treats" and the second one just arrived today. Not "oldhammer" to many, but they all fit that spirit in my world...

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Two trolls from Artizan/Mike Owen (via Northstar.) I thought they looked like they would go well with the Satyr Art Studio/Drew Williams trolls. While I'm happy that the sculpting and casting are just as good, I'm a little disappointed that the're a bit smaller. But I'm hoping that after they're painted and based, they'll fit in a bit better.

I'm expecting the third set of 3 Satyr/Drew trolls to arrive any time now. So I'll have a nice small batch of trolls to paint up soon. I should try to find one more to fit in with these, and make it 6 to paint.
 
Re: Marienburg, Undeadish, etc! (Half-orcs, trolls, skeleton

Forgot to post this. Finished this standard for the half-orcs a little while ago. This was an old mini -- one of the first I owned & painted more than 30 years ago -- and recently stripped. An old Grenadier orc. Photo shown with some of the other half-orcs for comparison.

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He's a little larger (and uglier) but that's OK -- the big mean guy gets the honor of carrying the standard. Who's going to argue?

His helmet reminds me of the headgear of a certain Lichemaster...
 
Re: Marienburg, Undeadish, etc! (Half-orcs, trolls, skeleton

As always, really lovely painting and colour choice to to look at. :)
 
Re: Marienburg, Undeadish, etc! (Deadcember!)

Thank you!

Deadcember is upon us. Or me, at least. I cheated and started a couple days early and finished my first batch on Dec. 1. Eight more oldschool skeletons for my mercenary regiment(s). They're the oldschool Citadel plastics, missing the skulls so I used some of my last remaining resin skulls from Secret Weapon.

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Added to the existing...

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Not involving minis, but certainly "Oldhammer" to me... on Thanksgiving evening, I introduced my wife & daughter to Dundeon! I used to play when I was just a little older than my daughter (she's 7), one of the kids down the street had the game. We played the more recent re-publication version.

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Re: Marienburg, Undeadish, etc! (Deadcember!)

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Non-human skeletons are not as common, but I've been collecting a few. I've got a small regiment and have just painted these five for Deadcember '18. The skeledwarf with the round shield is from Citadel's Cursed Company, the remaining four are from Diehard Miniatures.

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One of my favorite undead heroes, from Reaper, also sculpted by Tim Prow. I'm obviously a fan of his undead!

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Re: Marienburg, Undeadish, etc! (Deadcember!)

Painted a few more for Deadcember. One more dead thing I'd like to paint by the end of the 'cember.

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Re: Marienburg, Undeadish, etc! (Deadcember!)

Thank you!



Painted I painted some wheels for the undead. Crewed with Screamer because he had a look that seemed like he would most enjoy it. My last goal for Deadcember is to paint the remaining champions from the set (Reaper, Hellblade, and Longhorn.) Not sure I'll paint Morbius the liche, as I have no use for him and have had a hell of a time stripping the paint off that mini.

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Awkward details on the floor of the chariot...

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Re: Marienburg, Undeadish, etc! (Deadcember!)

Thank you!


Not done yet. Stayed up to stupid o'clock Saturday night drunkenly painting these last two. At least now I have the satisfaction of having the full set of minis from the Skeleton War Machines box painted now that I've completed Morbius (on the right.)

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Happy, healthy, and safe New Year to all!
 
Re: Marienburg, Undeadish, etc! (Old World Army Challenge)

Repaired a broken leg, touched up some badly chipped paint, and based this old Grenadier giant spider.

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Re: Marienburg, Undeadish, etc! (Old World Army Challenge)

Better than new! (Since new there wouldn't have been any paint.) ;)

Sometimes fixer uppers of cherished old miniatures can be the most rewarding. And the spider looks imposing and lovely.
 
Re: Marienburg, Undeadish, etc! (Old World Army Challenge)

Ooh, pretty! I love the last picture especially. So very moody! :) Nicely done!
 
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