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In all the years I have been playing Dwarfs, this is one hero that I have never actually had a painted model for, or even used. I honestly don't know why I haven't.<br />
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I have had this model since he came out, back in 7th Ed I think. I am now going through my boxes, and decided I need at least one Master Engineer, as they seem to have some good use.<br />
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Once I get around to playing with them, I'll probably drop a post about how well he faired.<br />
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For now, here is the model, sans base and backpack<br />
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<br />Kuffehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15362276686961154685noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556299501260543912.post-75569962809542459442014-09-08T22:38:00.002+01:002014-09-08T22:38:36.328+01:00Metal Ironbreakers Second rank complete<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The next rank of five old metal Ironbreakers have been completed. <br />
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These guys have been done for a while, just ran out of superglue to finish the bases. Got them fully sorted over the weekend.<br />
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I am really happy with how they have turned out, the blue and yellow look great together, and I think I prefer the silver axe icon to the gold. They don't look amazing as the shields were stripped and I am not sure I got all the paint. But they work.<br />
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Still need to work on making the silver highlights stand out well. You would have thought as a dwarf player I would know how to paint silver metal by now. Oh well.<br />
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A cheeky Bank Holiday off, decided to get those five Ironbreakers sat on my desk sorted. Start to finish, took me from 2pm to about 11pm (including breaks, food and a few distractions). I have the blue trim to do on the bottom, which I'll do with the shields so its all together, and a few minor details on the minis.<br />
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The pictures are really bad as I rushed to get some done before I went to bed. There are highlights and shading. Honest! I'll get better pictures tomorrow, hopefully. <br />
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Will be planning a 1500pt army to add to my existing one. Might not be fully legal, as I have most of my core stuff already, but going through what I have before expanding into more and having to buy stuff. More to follow!Kuffehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15362276686961154685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556299501260543912.post-46747368817915115352014-08-11T23:08:00.000+01:002014-08-11T23:09:59.243+01:00Bugman - Painted<a href="http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa172/Kuffeh/Random%20Minis/bugman1_zps3bbee34a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa172/Kuffeh/Random%20Minis/bugman1_zps3bbee34a.jpg" height="200" width="172" /></a><br /><br />*Blows dust off*<br /><br />*COUGH* <br /><br />Wow, been a while. Anyway, with the Meet getting me playing a couple of games, and enjoying the hobby some more, I figured I'd see if I was still capable of painting with a brush to any degree of success. Turns out, I have done. Posted it via twitter last night, and loads of likes and retweets. So, happy with that. But LO is home, and it needs more beards and ale! <br /><br />So, here is the drunken Bugman model from Bugman's bar.<br /><br />Pretty happy with how he turned out considering I have not painted since May.<br />
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These guys have taken me some time to finally get painted. But I am quite happy with the overall result.<br />
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Kuffehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15362276686961154685noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556299501260543912.post-14018449222412675882014-04-19T03:45:00.000+01:002014-04-19T03:45:31.447+01:00Um... hi. I'm back again.<br />
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Hi there. It has been a very long time since I have used this thing. I did have plans of using a wordpress blog, but it does not get anyway near the traffic that Blogger does. It was being used (and still will be) for more roleplaying stuff.<br />
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I have updated some stuff there, which I didn't include on here. That being a second Grey Hunter pack and a Rune Priest were completed. See below..<br />
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But the true be told, I have barely lifted a paint brush since September. One or two attempts but I just can't bring myself to paint. It doesn't help that I am liking 40k less and less. The new "expansions" offer little except for GW to grab more money and remove any tactical thinking by giving everyone access to things that can cover for inherent problems an army might have. Just doesn't sound fun to me.<br />
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Instead I have just been bumming about. Not doing too much. I have started to do Roleplaying, I have completed a One Ring campaign, and now find myself in a Shadowrun campaign. I am also running Rise of the Runelords for Pathfinder with some of my friends online. Having a whale of a time trying that out and stuff. There might be posts about that when I get around to it.<br />
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Also, the dwarf book has brought be to the paint desk once again. If I am going to paint anything and get into it again, it'll probably be those guys. <br />
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From my previous dwarf stuff I have decided to go for a new scheme (see below for pictures). The reason being that I found the grey and turquoise I was using to be quite dull and lack any... pop. So I have this time decided to try and push myself by picking two colours that I have never really used before. Blue and Yellow. I like the scheme, and think it works really well.<br />
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I am not going to get the bulk of warriors done first, so I'm going to do some of the stuff I have and then more special units, and fill in the rest when need be. My aim is to have another 2500pts done by the end of the year.<br />
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A while ago I decided that I needed another 40k army, this time something with armour. And, being a lover of Anglo-Saxon and Viking history, I felt nothing sounded better than - VIKINGS IN SPACE. Aka, the Space Wolves. I have had a couple of boxes of stuff sat here since they came out, and just before the lamp went I converted (only very slightly) and prepared my first squad of Grey Hunters.<br />
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I love the Wolf fluff, and feel to the army (although I'm not a fan of the idea of marines riding giant wolves). But I am not a fan of the colour scheme. For a chapter famed for its berserker nature, I found the scheme GW gave them to be unsuitable. I don't understand the light blue armour, it just doesn't feel right with the background of the army. So, I decided to make mine less blue and more grey. I didn't want the old Pre-heresy scheme, but when it came down to it, I think I might have just gotten that anyway. I think he needs perhaps a little more blue into his armour - but overall I am really happy with him.<br />
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As you can see, he is quite grey, although these pictures might not be the best and the lighting may have let it down a little. :S The shoulder pad you can see here, is empty as I'm yet to decide what Great Company I want to run. I plan to stay clear of the usual - Ragnar and Grimnar - ones, but I don't know which I like the best yet.<br />
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You'll also see my attempt at battle damage. I think it looks OK, but needs work. I'm not entirely happy with its placement or look. I need to find a decent guide, and practice at this.<br />
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The other pad has a squad marking on it. This is dags, these turned out to be really hard as they had to be long and awkward to paint. I think it turned out fine in the end, if a little odd at the lengths.<br />
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This will be on the whole pack, and other packs will just be variants - either different colours or patterns. It's a good way for the Wolves to be different, rather than the usual arrow or icon, it's just a pattern. And it'll be easier for me to spot who belongs in what squad.<br />
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It is a little hard to see, but on the picture below the pelt over his groin took a while to do. I wanted to do a sort of sandy wolf pelt, and overall I think it turned out OK but next time I might try and blend the colour more towards the centre. <br />
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This will be odd, but I think that aside from the actual armour I spent the most of my time on the backpack. The little extra detail made it fun to paint. I spent a lot of time highlighting up the grenades and the blade sheaths. <br />
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Once again, I fell back on my favourite colour - turquoise as a spot colour. The ribbon and the icon here and on his forehead just work really well.<br />
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The bone also took a good while to sort out, so overall as a test model this guy took longer than I expected but I like the quality of him. I have a full squad of ten waiting - and another squad or two that I can make. Along with some terminators and characters.<br />
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I think my aim for this year is to slowly work through my unpainted pile. I still have a bunch of dwarfs to paint and some ideas for them, and finally might get that Orc and Goblin army off the floor and start on a new Ork army. So, hopefully it'll be a busy year of painting. And who knows, I might even get some games in and start winning. ;)Kuffehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15362276686961154685noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556299501260543912.post-85002767828746767692013-01-15T23:17:00.001+00:002013-01-15T23:17:59.689+00:00My Lamp Died!Simply as said my hobby lamp has died. It just flickers now. I'm looking for a replacement lamp, it must be daylight and it must be cheapish. Anyone got any ideas?Kuffehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15362276686961154685noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556299501260543912.post-21622884684450525642013-01-03T12:48:00.000+00:002013-01-06T19:27:40.016+00:00A decade of Beards and Ale<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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As you might have guessed from the multitude of posts with them in, I am a dwarf player. I have been one just just over a decade, they were my very first army and introduction into the Warhammer hobby. I am looking to expand my army this year, but I thought I'd have a look back at why I started them and where I intend to go from here. So if you dislike ale and beards (GODS FORBID IT!), you might not like to read on.<br />
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Dwarfs were my first army for Warhammer they were a Christmas present from my dad after I saw my first ever WHFB game being played. I should first explain this. I had gotten a hold of a copy of Heroquest from somewhere (I still have no idea where), and really wanted to play. My dad knew someone he was currently working with who did something similar, ie WHFB. And so we go to his and play. What I was presented with is still quite vivid in my mind. It was a battle of Orcs and Goblins against the old style Undead (when they were all one army). I was hooked. And thus got the Dwarfs for Christmas.<br />
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As anyone who has ever been given a second hand anything knows, it is sometimes just not for you. However, it wasn't the case with myself and the dwarfs. The more of their army book I read, the more and more I began to love their culture, the models and history [fluff]. It is this reason why I have never even considered getting rid of the Dwarfs, they were my first and will be my last and oldest army.<br />
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My army hasn't always looked the same, not at all. I have so far had no less than four different looking dwarf armies. The first dwarf army I received was when I was twelve or thirteen, and was painted by someone else. But slowly over time, I began to amass my own army, painted by my own [not so] fair hand. <br />
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The second one was born at the point of the old 6th edition army book. So, obviously my chosen scheme was the same as everyone else's. Brown and green, the colours of the Dwarf hold of Karak Hirn [The Horn Hold]. I owned [and still do] somewhere in the region of one hundred of the then new dwarfs. It was quite an army, but as the scheme was the same as the 'official' one from the army book I felt a little upset. Nothing stood as it being different and MY army. So then came another change.<br />
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This army came about towards beginning of 7th edition of WHFB right at the end of 6th edition.. New, plastic models came out. None of which suffered the horrendous disease that swept the previous models of... giant hand syndrome [instead some have 'stupidly-long-arm-itous']. The third reinvention of my dwarfs were in a dark blue and cream scheme. The problem was the bases just had some small basalt stuck to them, parts of which hid some of the model itself. And it was a common scheme, so again the army never really seemed to be my own and special.<br />
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The final change to my army is the fourth and<a href="http://thegrumpystunty.blogspot.com/2012/12/display-time.html"> current look</a>. This is a turquoise and grey scheme, something a little different to the usual dwarf scheme and does make them stand out a little bit more. I am currently really happy with the scheme and so I'm looking forward to expanding the army in the future.<br />
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So, after all that history into my dwarfs, what does the future hold for them? (Hopefully no colour changes). I mainly want to try an paint up some of the stuff I have, without going any buying more models unless I need them. I do want to expand and convert up some units such as Hammerers, Rangers and Quarrellers but I have others to paint first. <br />
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I have a lot of characters which I want to get painted up nicely, and in many cases converted. Perhaps the biggest model I want to do, as it is a sort of display piece, is the Anvil of Doom. I don't like the current model, as it makes no sense. How does it get to the battlefield without wheels? And do the guards carry a special piece of floor for it to sit on in battle? I want something special as it is a kind of centrepiece in the army, however as it stands I haven't come up with a decent enough idea that I like and is workable. <br />
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Along side the anvil conversion, I would love to add a whole bunch more dwarfs to my army. More <a href="http://thegrumpystunty.blogspot.com/2012/04/runelord-completed.html">converted</a> <a href="http://thegrumpystunty.blogspot.com/2012/04/runesmith-completed.html">heroes</a>, units and <a href="http://thegrumpystunty.blogspot.co.uk/2011/05/fantasy-dwarfs-tale-stone-thrower-iii.html">war machines a</a>re the way forward, to making the army stand out and look unique. I've also go a lot of older dwarf special character models, in fact I own almost all the special character models from 6th edition to the current edition [except the newest Thorgrim Grudgebearer] . I'd like to get these guys painted up, especially with some having multiple versions such as Gotrek and Felix (I have two, plus the shieldbearer version). I would also like to convert up 'priests' of the three main gods, like warrior priests. Maybe.<br />
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I think the last thing I would do is get some actual fluff down for the army. It is something I attempted for my previous version, but it never really got anywhere. It would be fun to have a history with the army, so rather it being a generic dwarf lord fighting, it is in fact King Ulrik Flambeard if the XX hold in a battle to defend his kingdom/farms. I would just like to do this, as I have yet to really stick my nose into the pages of my army's annuals and remember certain deeds or grudges.<br />
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So, I'll said it again this is over a decade of beards and ale for me. Raise an ale to the beards?Kuffehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15362276686961154685noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556299501260543912.post-36178286733537701272012-12-30T00:39:00.001+00:002012-12-30T00:39:13.729+00:00Secret Santa Project complete. All that was required was a base, but this guy is done. Just awaiting a package and the New Year.<br />
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Another year has slowly sailed on by, leaving us to do the
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off of the computer. Myself and a couple
of friends have been blasting our way through World of Warcraft trying to get a
character to level 90 with the new expansion – Mists of Panderia. This has been great fun, and has led to me
spending more time on the game, burning time on it. In fact, too much time. This is one of those things I’m going to make
a resolution to, but fail at within the first week, so let’s not do that. Aside from WOW I have discovered my love for
the Civilisation games and completed two of them this Christmas (achievement
hunting, as I love it). And the steam
holidays sale has found me buying Blood Bowl, Oblivion and Mass Effect
1&2. Need to keep away from that
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mostly 7Wonders, and quite a few when friends are about. All worth their money, as I love evenings
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This isn't something that I have chatted on extensively on my blog, it has usually been exclusively for my miniature gaming hobby (or in my case, painting). However, I am a HUGE boardgaming fan. I love boardgames, in many cases if offered play one with my friends or doing almost anything else, the games win it each time.<br />
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I wasn't always a huge fan, until university I never played them with my family. Then one year, just after Christmas a housemate turned up with one of my favourite games (even though it hates me*), Talisman. I think it is one of those games many older GW gamers will be familiar with. The newer version, produced by Fantasy Flight, is great and keeps getting more expansions each year. And gets mental. After this, the boardgame bug sunk its teeth into me. I started with basic games which everyone can enjoy - Articulate, Trivial Pursuit and Risk. </div>
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It's not only these things that has gotten me really wanting to play board games, there is also a awesome youtube channel that started up earlier this year. Under the group of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/geekandsundry">Geek and Sundry</a>, the channel is Tabletop. In this, Will Wheaton plays a selection of boardgames with people from the world of geekery. Not only has this show given me a great number of games I want to own, but I also have a little man crush on Will Wheaton. No idea what it is, but the man is awesome.<br />
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So, now you know my brief history with board gaming and coming into it. I briefly wanted to chat about why I love them. The kind of game I enjoy playing do tend to get labelled as being Geeky games, probably because of the topic but also due to them complexity (or perceived complexity). Not that I mind this. Now, I know I have rambled about me and my history with boardgames but now I'm going to ramble some more. <br />
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I think perhaps my biggest love of boardgames is the social aspect. Playing games with a bunch of friends is very sociable, you get to hang out with friends and win at shit. How is that no sociable? As I mentioned above, I play with my fiancée's family more than anything else and it's great. It is also a great way to get to know someone - and when it's a game between friends, then it is usually a nice relaxed atmosphere Unless you're playing Munchkin. Then it's each player for themselves. <br />
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In addition to this, it's a cheap night. Rather than going out and paying prices for drinks, you crash round someone's house for a few hours and all it'll cost you is a few snacks and some drink. Sorted! And some games get very fun when everyone is a little inebriated. ;) Admittedly you have to have the right group and not get smashed while playing unless everyone else is. <br />
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I love games, lots of them and I'll briefly cover my favourite few...<br />
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7wonders. A wonderful game, with simple to understand rules. Anyone can quickly jump into a game and pick it up, it also has lots of different strategies for victory. Has yet to loose it's interest.<br />
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Pandemic. A co-op game where you will never win unless you actually do work together. I've had a number of games, and so far have only won three times. And that is on the easy setting. :O<br />
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Talisman. A loooooong game, can easily take a good three hours (minimum) but is loads of fun. A favourite among old GW gamers and myself. I will win. Does take a lot of room also, if you have the expansions. All of them. Getting there!<br />
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Munchkin. A great game where everyone just wants a bit of fun. It can take a long time to win with groups just screwing each other over, but at the same time can be mental and loads of fun.<br />
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Kuffehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15362276686961154685noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556299501260543912.post-26167259818327850262012-12-19T20:46:00.004+00:002012-12-19T20:46:54.099+00:00Secret Santa: Necromancer<a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A-cBs3gCYAIc6oM.jpg:large" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A-cBs3gCYAIc6oM.jpg:large" width="240" /></a><br />
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So, entering into the later stages of December I have had to push myself to finish this guy off. I just have the base to complete now and he is ready to be sent off to a fellow forum member. <br />
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The book I really happy with, perhaps the little sketches could have been done a little better but the worn look I think works really well. You can see it better in the second photo. <br />
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The skull top does look a little bland but is better in person. It's an old GW skull and seems to lack much definition. <br />
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<br />Kuffehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15362276686961154685noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556299501260543912.post-2216438751283563722012-12-05T01:14:00.001+00:002012-12-05T01:14:53.842+00:00Display time!<br />
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A nice close up of the centre here. Yes, that marine (a Howling Griffon) has lost his hand. It was originally holding a combat shield, just awaiting a freehand symbol of a Griffon - like his shoulder pad. I wasn't brave enough to freehand at all really then. <br />
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The necron is what I received last year as a secret santa project I hold each year on <a href="http://librarium-online.com/">Librarium-Online.com</a>. We're in the process of this now, so more on that later. The Chaplain is from my original space marine chapter, the Scions of Ra. He has a freehanded symbol on his shoulder but my proudest part about him, is that I managed to lay some greenstuff over his eye to make it looked raked. And next to him is Grimgor Ironhide.<br />
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And now, my <a href="http://thegrumpystunty.blogspot.co.uk/2011/08/dwarf-army-collection.html">dwarf army</a>. I apparently misjudged just how many dwarfs I have for this army. There are 3 20 strong units with great weapons, plus another 18. One unit of 20 with hand weapons. 20 quarrellers, 10 thunderers and 20 metal <a href="http://thegrumpystunty.blogspot.com/2011/07/fantasy-dwarfs-tale-longbeards.html">longbeards</a>. Two war machines (<a href="http://thegrumpystunty.blogspot.com/2011/05/fantasy-dwarfs-tale-stone-thrower-iii.html">stone thrower</a> converted into a mortar) and five heroes. In all, a good haul!<br />
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Right. Secret Santa. It works exactly the same as it normally does, but with miniatures. I have run this for the past three or four years now, and have had a whale of a time doing it. Even though I am sure I've only received a single mini. Last year I painted up <a href="http://thegrumpystunty.blogspot.com/2011/01/mannfred-von-carstein-complete.html">Mannfred Von Carstein</a> - one of my favourite vampire minis (I HATE the new 'bald' version. Stupid looking bastard.). This time around I have once again gone down the undead route (I have no idea why...) and going for a converted necromancer. I haven't gotten pictures, as he is in pieces for ease of painting, but hopefully soon. <br />
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So, finally, the slayer is done. I had a ball of a time painting him up, and he made me remember that I love to paint dwarfs and I think I'm quite good at it! This guy was also a reminder to try new stuff - the tattoos and the banner for example - and only with practise will I improve.<br />
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The finished slayer on his base. The axe blade I am still not happy with, I have some real trouble painting silver metallics. I can never seem to get them to look right, the shading and layers are too similar I have found. <br />
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In addition all my stuff sold. Thanks to anyone who bid, and I made a hell of a lot! £298.86 from all my auctions! The Blood Bowl team didn't really go for what I would have truly liked, something for me to work on next time - promote them better and price the start a little higher. In the end it's final price was £48, which still isn't that bad but would have loved to have it sell for more. <br />
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So, I finally got around to posting this on ebay. I am a novice at this, so the description/posting might be a bit lame. I'm hoping it'll go for a decent amount. I have also put some other older stuff up as well. <br />
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<a href="http://r.ebay.com/HHfzM5">http://r.ebay.com/HHfzM5</a> - Warrior Priest with great weapon<br />
<a href="http://r.ebay.com/1Kgwgz">http://r.ebay.com/1Kgwgz</a> - Blood Angel Librarian Conversion<br />
h<a href="ttp://r.ebay.com/LT7rYK">ttp://r.ebay.com/LT7rYK</a> - 2x Old Rhinos<br />
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<a href="http://r.ebay.com/CoCXoR">http://r.ebay.com/CoCXoR</a> - Old Ork vehicles<br />
<a href="http://r.ebay.com/aiMJRm">http://r.ebay.com/aiMJRm</a> - Death Company with Jump Packs<br />
<a href="http://r.ebay.com/BYfYYr">http://r.ebay.com/BYfYYr</a> - Graphics Tablet<br />
<a href="http://r.ebay.com/XPjQyh">http://r.ebay.com/XPjQyh</a> - Graphics Card<br />
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Tonight I started on the slayer for the dwarf contest being held on <a href="http://www.librarium-online.com/forums/forum.php">Librarium Online</a>. I haven't painted such a lot of flesh for some time, so I was practising painting some skin and working on my blending/highlighting. The hair was blocked in to show where it all is and work around it. So here he is when the flesh was started.<br />
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Yes. As you might have guessed over this last month I have been painting up a blood bowl team to be sold off. It has been one hell of a slog. Too much of one really. But they are done and I'm happy to sell them off, and I think I never want to touch yellow paint over again. You have all seen the players before, but I'm going to put up pictures anyway, the thing to show this time are the markers. <br />
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They are nearly done! Finally. I am a bit sick and tired of this team now, but also pretty damn pleased with them. They all have numbers on and completed bases. The bases I took from my dwarf team I have done before, but added some mud patches to make it look like the pitch was well played. I think it turned out really well.<br />
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Kuffehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15362276686961154685noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556299501260543912.post-26000089410016138322012-10-20T22:02:00.000+01:002012-10-20T22:02:08.032+01:00Getting thereIt has been a little while but I've been busy. This week has been the fiancée's birthday, then a gig to see Marcus Brigstock, a gaming night and drinks. All in all a full week. I did find a small amount of time to get some painting done. I now have three quarters of a completed team. So close! Three more to go, then I need to add numbers, bases and doing some markers.<br />
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Kuffehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15362276686961154685noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556299501260543912.post-50740556406950313012012-10-03T22:47:00.001+01:002012-10-03T22:47:18.309+01:00[Blood Bowl] Continuing the Team<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Slowly been working on these guys and now have two more members painted up bringing the total to three. I am really happy with the yellow, it doesn't show in these quick pictures but it is really quite vibrant. The glove and ball has been done red-brown to make them stand out from brown. I'm going to paint numbers on the shoulder pads at a later time, after they are done.</div>
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