Mordheim project, part 6: More feline furs

As the title suggests, More feline furs, I really have a predilection for warriors in fur.

After I don't know how many eons I finished the painting of Ulfhdhnar the Destroyer (restoration& conversion) (I believe this old Citadel Fighter is the best Chaos Warrior, he is an improved Heroquest Chaos Warrior):

In practice he had been lying in the drawer for months, almost painted, but on two occasions I added a dagger to his waist, improved the leather protections, dented the edge of the shield and now I can feel satisfied.

Does the saber-toothed tiger have a spotted / brindle coat? I asked myself, so I investigated and the Smilodons depicted are all artistic licenses, so I avoided complicating my life further. With the brush I tried to paint a semblance of eyes, nose and mouth in the slit of the helmet (I try to give humanity to my Chaos Warriors, they are not conventional). 

While I was there, I did some upgrades to the Bretonnian Questing Knight: the frills of the helmet, the frills of the sword, but above all the shield (I applied the Quenelles unicorn) and the battle axe below (I improve it, as far as you can see).

Returning to the topic of the felines, I wanted to arm one of the Leopold's Leopards with a broadsword to be a "double-pay man" that engages the pikes of the opposing phalanx:

The origins of the broadsword are mysterious, someone murmurs Nehekhara, the fact is that the Tilean Swordsmiths installed in the blade an adjustable counterweight, in the shape of a leopard's muzzle, to adjust the balance. This Leopard has muscular arms free from the armour. 

 Pictures of the unpainted miniatures:

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Catachan Land Sharks 4: officers and radio operators

Finally, after few years, the Squali Terrae Catachan Company have some operative officers: one Colonel e two Lieutenants (deployed as Veteran Sergeants with the new codex): 

The following collage help to explain the genesys (it's better write evolution) of these Catachan conversion. Yeah, it's fault of Games-Workshop rumour engines!

Where Cadian plate armours go? It's an Adeputs Munitorum secret for now...

Before painting:

I've also upgraded some infantrymen to radio operators. Vox-casters are selfmade and there are a Veteran Sergeant, Mechanized infantry and a Grenadier, too. The password is always make uniform (the bases, the red-bandana, the colour scheme):

PART 3 - CATACHAN LAND SHARKS - PART 5

HeroQuest Barbarian Mission 4: restoring the Greenskins

I've restored all the Heroquest Greenskins I have: one Fimir, three Orks and four Goblins. I've also update the weaponry (I think these Goblins have stolen the Skeletons' scythes...)




Fimir looks like a lizardman with all that gold he carries, I could consider him the champion of Greenskins:

Orcs and Goblins have a variety of melee and shooting weapons. Scythes cripple Heroes legs, club smashes them, the giant moth I don't know what it can do. (Crossbow is build with a piece of the balance.)

Before painting:

Lastly a Heroquest draw I've started. I was searching for a Heroquest Chaos Warrior without head for a conversion and this quest has inspired me:

PART 3 - HEROQUEST BARBARIAN MISSION - PART 5

Shadow wars project, part 4: Mkoll and Rawne

After more than two years, I've completed these two selfmade Ghosts of Tanith: Scout Sergeant Mkoll and Major Rawne. With the Phantine Paratrooper they are the core of my Shadow Wars Armageddon team.

Then I find out that Major Rawne has a sharpened face and my officer hasn't (anyway, this Missionary head is the one I prefer). I also realize that Rawne miniature already exists, he's the Tanith Ghost with Plasmagun because of his starburst tattoo on the right eye... Well, may my conversion represent Gol Kolea? No, because he's not from Tanith and so he has no tattoos.
(Like) Rawne, he carries an explosive charge.

Mkoll looks better, he has short hair (the only thing I know from the Gaunt Ghosts books), Auspex and a comlink microphone.
Before painting:

PART 3 - SHADOW WARS PROJECT - PART 5

Squires for the Shield Captain, part 1

I don't love Astra Militarum Scions as much as I love Imperial Guard Stormtroopers, but I need two Squires for my Custodes Shield Captain. I don't love Scions for the new lore (they are lobotomized) and for the armour, better for fantasy conversions but that's fine with Custodes' armour. They look like small Custodes.

First try:

Mine are more Squires than Armoury Thralls (I've found a picture of one on the Custodes codex, spider legs for high mobility, reinforced arms and... wings!). I've modified the guardian spear, too, I dislike the original one. Two Servo-skulls must carry the sentinel blade, another weapon I deeply dislike... 

 

 

 

Second try:

 

I love the pose of the Squire with the sentinel blade, less the other one that has to carry the heavy storm shield. Maybe the Servo-skulls may help him? I've improved the Scion officer coats, to look like more cloaks.

Squires for the Shield Captain - part 2

Mordheim project, part 5: Leopold's Leopards face a Chaos Warrior

Perilous encounter in Mordheim. A Tilean band face a brass-armoured Chaos Warrior:

His name is Raoul, I was inspired by the famous one... The helms and the faces are pretty the same.
On the wake of Warhammer The Old World announcement, I purchase one of these marching warriors (more iconic than the Stormcasts I think), giving to him some humanity. Maybe he comes from those regions of Norsca that don't succumb entirely to Chaos powers.

In addition I do another conversion to the third Leopold's Leopard pikeman (a coat on his back) and I renovate some details of Leopold with green stuff, too.

This Leopold's Leopard pikeman is a tiny man, the comparison with the Chaos Warrior is eloquent.

I think in Mordheim Raoul Chaos Warrior may be played as a big Gladiator.

PART 4 - MORDHEIM PROJECT - PART 6

HeroQuest Barbarian Mission 3: restoring the Barbarian

I would introduce this update with a tribute of the magnificent pc game made by Lurchbrick, Isometric HeroQuest:

It's free, it's absolutely the same of the tabletop game, there are the mythical combat dice that rolls, two expansions are included, it's a .exe software that you can run everywhere... You can download it from the author website.


FiInally I want to share my small steps restoring the Heroquest Barbarian.

He can stand by his own, it's a good sign! Sword blade and the top of the head come from old Louen Leoncoeur.

The first face, a Mordheim starting set one, comes from the Erithacus pilot.

I don't like so much, so I find another one (a Chaos Marauder's one), from Black Termite pilot (the firts face goes to a Tanith Ghost). Death Guards from Conquest magazine donate their chainmail, so I can build a... chainmail kilt! This HeroQuest Barbarian might be Bran Mak Morn...


Meanwhile, some years ago, I started encarving the Dwarf, because of the colour and many other issues:

PART 2 - HEROQUEST BARBARIAN MISSION - PART 4

Titanicus project, part 3: selfmade Reaver Titan

Nearly a year ago I needed a Reaver Titan to deploy a Venator Light Maniple, then I started to build one. Now I'm listening Mechanicum audiobook and I must finish the model, the loyal Legio Tempestus is heroic (and Taranis Knights too).
In the photo the latest update.






In the begininning I've started with pieces from 1:72 tanks, helicopter and guns (and a skeleton of wire):

If without legs it looks like a space ship, then it's all ok... Maybe is a bit too high.
So, I shorten the legs:

This Reaver head looks like to a Transformer's one, so I try to build new eyes-sensors and I change the shape, before too much squared. The flexible metal hoses are made with springs and wire:

The Apocalypse Missile Launcher raises the Titan Reaver too much, again...
I have to improve it, to shorten its neck maybe.

PART 2 - PROJECT TITANICUS - PART 4