The Beastmen Cometh.... Warmaster Beastmen

It's been a while since I worked on my Warmaster Beastmen army. One of my many projects that was half way completed when I got distracted by something else. You know how it is.

Anyway, I have recently been inspired to get back to it in preparation for an upcoming game based on a scenario in an old White Dwarf Magazine. To motivate me to get back into the project, I thought I would post a few photos of the Beastmen hoard. Kick me into action to get some more units done before the game. Don't want to be short on units when it comes to facing off against the combined might of the Empire and Bretonnians.

Here's a shot of the hoard so far.

A close-up of the left flank.

The centre.

Right flank.

Close up of the Pendraken Mini's "Jim" as a Beastlord and a Minotaur Shaman.

Two other commanders, the Doombull and Warhoof.

Some of the Ungor Raider units. I haven't decided if I should rebase them to be four models per base rather than the three I currently have. A unit of Razorgor (mini's from Reaper Mini's) can be seen in the back.

Two units of Minotaur's and three of Centigors.

Currently I have five units of Gors. I've used Warmaster Khorne units as these not only look excellent but painted up the right way they look very much like the new GW Beastmen Gors.

The Warhounds were based the long way as per the original Warmaster rulebook. However, I'm thinking of rebasing them lengthways like the Battle of Five Armies wargs and other wolf units. If I base them three mini's to a stand, I will gain and extra unit, making a total of four units. Need to decide this soon before the game.

Another close-up of the Warhounds and Centigors.

 

So need to rebase some of these units and flock the bases. Also need to churn out a few units of Bestigor, a Gor Shaman or two, and a Beastlord mounted on a Tuskgor Chariot.

 

Time to get cracking!

Klingon Task Force - Star Trek A Call to Arms

Finished my first Klingon Task Force for Star Trek, A Call to Arms.

The Task Force consists of two Birds of Prey, one Destroyer, one Light Cruiser and a D4 Cruiser.

I used the following painting process for these:

• Basecoat in Chaos Black spray,
• Wetbrush is Straker Green being careful not to paint over the depressed areas of the model so that the underlying Chaos Black basecoat remains visible in the recesses,
• Wash heavily in Badab Black ink,
• Drybrush in Straker Green,
• Paint warp engines in Ice Blue,
• Paint Impulse Engines in Evil Sunz Scarlet,
• Paint bridge window in Evil Sunz Scarlet,
• Paint raised areas in Warpstone Glow,
• Do some highlights in Straken Green again

Star Trek - the Official Starships Magazine - Deep Space Nine (DS9)

Whilst searching through eBay, I came across the Star Trek the Official Starships Magazine. Looking at the models I saw one for DS9.

I already have a Furuta DS9 model that I intend to use as a smaller Cardassian base station and battle station. But I wanted something larger that I could use for a Cardassian starbase and the actual DS9. I wasn't too sure of the size of the Star Trek the Official Starships Magazine in comparison to MicroMachines, Starline 2400 and Bergstrom models but I took the plunge anyway and bought one.

Turns out its darn near perfect for what I am after. Here are some shots of the model with MicroMachines, Attack Wing, Bergstrom and the Furuta DS9 alongside for comparison.

Its metal, cleanly sculpted and well painted. You can take it out of the box and use it right away.

 

Its worth noting that if you just place the model on the table, the other mini's on their stands sit at the right height to look like they are docked at the station.

Nice!



Klingon D4

I finally got some time to catch up on some painting. So I decided to paint up one of Studio Bergstrom's excellent D4 cruisers.

These ships fall naturally into the Klingon style of ship building and have a sleek look and feel to them. The size of the miniature fits nicely with MicroMachines and the Starline 2400 series. They are an excellent addition to my A Call to Arms take on the new J.J. Abrams Star Trek reboot. Here are some more shots of the completed mini.

Burke Class FFG - Star Trek A Call to Arms

Had to post some photos of the Burke Class FFG that I got around to painting recently. This is from the Starline 2400 series.

Painting process was simple too:

• Basecoat in Administratum Grey
• Wash in Badab Black Wash
• Lightly wetbrush (almost a heavy drybrush) in Ulthuan Grey
• Highlight parts of the model in Ulthuan Grey
• Highlight engine intake and outlets in Ice Blue, with a highlight afterwards of Skink Blue
• Paint the Impulse Engine in Mephiston Red, with a highlight afterwards in Evil Sunz Scarlet
• Paint navigation beacons in (port) Evil Sunz Scarlet and (starboard) Snot Green

A few more pic's (some a little out of focus sorry) of the model.

 

It's a small model and a nice fit for the J.J. Abrams interpretation of Star Trek

 

Star Trek A Call To Arms Faction Fleets

I'm a late comer to Star Trek - A Call To Arms. As such, I have been busy lately building the Star Fleets of the various factions in the Star Fleet Universe.

 

Hunting around for the various models to represent the key ships of the Next Generation era and the new J.J. Abrams interpretation of the original Star Trek, I decided that the most appropriate models, in a manageable size, were the MicroMachines, Heroclix and Starline 2400 ranges.

 

Thought I would post a few images to show the size comparison between MicroMachines, Heroclix and Starline 2400 minis.

 

Some of these ships are also from Shapeways and Studio Bergstrom. Bergstrom makes some excellent ship models compatible with Starline 2400, MicroMachines and Heroclix.

 

I showed the next series of models in another post. These can all be found on Shapeways.

 

Romulans and Klingons - Star Trek: A Call to Arms

Just a quick post of some Romulan and Klingon vessels. The Romulan's in the foreground are from Shapeways. The others in the background are WizKids.

The Fleet Repair Dock is also from Shapeways, and a damn fine mini if you want my opinion.

My Star Trek: A Call to Arms fleets are underway!