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Hobby Goals - March 26

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Jon Grant Miniatures March 26 Hobby Update Painting The first painting priority this month was to finish Blood of the Bull . This was easily achieved as most of the work had already been done in February. I only needed to complete Hogrot, Grisk and the bases on the Helsmiths to finish the warband. My Blood of the Bull After that, hobby time was limited for most of March due to other commitments. Toward the end of the month, I was able to make a start on Thanatek’s Tithe , the latest warband for Warhammer Underworlds. I have been meaning to write a “How I Paint” article for the Ossiarch Bonereapers for a while, and this warband will help move that forward. Painting Stats Miniatures painted this month: 5 Warhammer Underworlds warbands painted this year: 3 Miniatures painted this year: 18 Gaming Following on from the tournament at the end of February, I wanted to find a new deck pairing for Blackpowder’s Buccaneers. The aim was to try a range of different pairings to see what did an...
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Lurkers in the Dark

How I Paint - Terrain - Ancient Bronze

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  How I Paint Ancient Bronze Bells are found throughout the lore of the Age of Sigmar. Whether it is the Bell of Lamentation in Azyr, the Screaming Bells of the Skaven, or the Sonorous Tocsins of Nurgle, they always seem to be present. One of my favourite pieces of scenery from Warcry is the bell tower. I like the rickety wooden platforms, stairs, and ladder. I also like that the bell is still suspended in its original stone tower, which was clearly ruined at some point in time. The bell tower always makes me think that there are Skaven nearby, and that if the bell begins tolling, then trouble is close at hand. As it is such a favourite piece, I wanted to give the bell a paint job that reflected the age I was trying to convey. Paints Required: Chaos Black spray Balthasar Gold Agrax Earthshade Hashut Copper Sycorax Bronze Lahmian Medium Stormhost Silver Ahriman Blue Temple Guard Blue Baharroth Blue Kabalite Green Sybarite Green The bell was initially undercoated with Chaos Black s...
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Rippa's Snarlfang - Warband Review

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  Rippa's Snarlfang - A Warhammer Underworlds Warband Review Introduction The Spitewood loomed ahead, its twisted boughs choking the light into a murky gloom. The air was thick with the scent of loam and fear, a place where even beasts might hesitate. Rippa Narkbad [1] did not. With a savage cry, he drove his Snarlfang into the forest, his pack racing at his heels. At his side, Stabbit [2] and Mean-Eye [3] whooped and yelled, urging their mounts onward as the beasts snapped at the undergrowth, noses low as they caught the scent of something worth hunting. The Spitewood lashed out with clawing branches and shifting roots, but the Snarlfangs bit back, tearing through briar and bramble without pause. A howl rang out as the pack found a trail. In an instant they surged as one, riders cackling as they gave chase into the deepening gloom. Rippa grinned wide. Whatever lurked in the Spitewood, it was prey now. Fighter Characteristics Rippa’s Snarlfangs are a three fighter warband wit...
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How I Paint - Terrain - White Marble

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How I Paint - White Marble I’ve returned to my painting guides for terrain with a look at how to paint white marble. I use this technique when painting statues so they stand out from the darker stone I normally use for ruins and buildings. I imagine that the people of the Mortal Realms would carve their gods and heroes from a shining white stone rather than a dark, brooding material. More of my  How to paint... articles  can be found here. Paints Required: Grey Seer Spray Chaos Black spray Athonian Camoshade Ulthuan Grey White Scar Lahmian Medium Administratum Grey Sybarite Green Kabalite Green Balthasar Gold Mechanicum Standard Grey Dawnstone Agrax Earthshade Nihilakh Oxide Hashut Copper Runefang Steel (or Stormhost Silver) 'Ardcoat Elysian Green Zandri Dust Morghast Bone Skeleton Horde Seraphim Sepia Karak Stone Screaming Skull Pallid Wych Flesh I began by sub-assembling the statue of Sigmar. The plinth was kept separate from the main body, and I also kept the halo and the h...
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Thricefold Discord - Warband Review

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  Thricefold Discord - A Warhammer Underworlds Warband Review Introduction The Spitewood loomed ahead, its tangled boughs blocking what little light tried to pierce the shadows of the undergrowth. Even in Ghyran, this was a place where life had festered into bitterness. If there were whispers of secrets buried deep, they might linger here. A cloud of cloying perfume filled the air as the Thricefold Discord entered the forest, drawn by that possibility. In their endless quest to find their lost master, they sought sensation, rumour, and echo in all its forms. Even here, in this hateful wood, there might be a trace of Slaanesh. Vexmor the Excessively Indolent [1] lumbered forward, his sheer presence pressing down on the forest around him. At his side, Vashtiss the Coiled [2] wove subtle sorceries, drawing out the forest’s ancient malice and testing it for meaning and memory. Lascivyr, the Bladed Blessing [3], surged ahead in ecstatic violence, carving through root and branch for the ...
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