CCLXIX. AoS28: Sunhold Ghosts

Today I have a whole bunch of ghostly figures to show off. Many of these waited for their turn since the time Soul Wars was released. The almost monochrome colour scheme I used is really simple to do. I can whip up a step-by-step tutorial if there's enough interest.

The Graveyard Spirit.
This model was built by @ingrimmson, and I liked it so much I bought it off him. 

The Executioner.
Lord Executioner from the Souls Wars box. I only removed the jaws from the ghostly skulls, the rest is out of the box.

The Jailor.
Spirit Torment from the Souls Wars box. I replaced the original head with a Flagellant head, and removed the chain and keys originally trailing behind the figure.

A group of Spectres.
Converted Chainrasps from the Souls Wars box and the Thorns of the Briar Queen WHU warband. I got rid of all their faces to make them more eerie and mysterious. An empty nothing is scarier than a screaming skull, looks like. There were also some hand swaps.

A bigger group of Spectres.

A few more Spectres.
These differ from the standard hooded head profile of the rest. They could be interesting from the narrative perspective. The models are originally from the Thorns of the Briar Queen set. I got rid of their weapons to make them look ambiguous in terms of their intentions - are they enemies or NPCs in need of help?

CCLXIII. Bone Gheist and Deadwalkers

A few more additions to the ranks of common enemies in the city of Sunhold.

Bone Gheists. These eerie levitating craniums were built using Alien Lab Miniatures large skulls, paperclips and PVA glue.

Added four more Deadwalkers vulgaris to the crowd, bringing their numbers up to nine. The newcomers were converted from a mix of Mantic Ghoul and Zombie parts.

Two more Deadwalker Crossbowmen. Converted from Perry HYW plastics, just like the original one.

Two more Deadwalker Footsoldiers. Same thing; converted from Perry medieval plastics.

And one more Deadwalker Knight, here with the earlier two.

CCLXI. AoS28: Sunhold Chaos Cultists

A happy family...

You will recognise models from my Mordheim MMXIX warband. They have now been rebased and repurposed for the future, and I added two new minis which will open interesting narrative opportunities.

 The new arrivals are this mother and child cultists. They were both converted from Heresy Miniatures ghouls.

 Deranged Cultists with sticks.

  Deranged Cultists with stones.

 The Possessed. A cultist possessed by a Daemon, given superhuman strength, speed and ferocity.

 A Madman. A cultist who believes they are possessed by a Daemon.

Chaos Cultist Priest. Chanting and blood sacrifice galore.

 Feral Mongrel. There are packs of these roaming the ruins.

They are all enemies commonly encountered in Sunhold, and we made them Fabula profiles so we can use them in our games:

Even though the Sunhold: the First Triumvirate event had to be postponed indefinitely due to the overall plague and the earthquakes that devastated Zagreb in March, participants are still creating amazing stuff. Check the newest updates from @vmkuriljov (dwarf warband sculpted from scratch), @totally_not_panicking (the Princeling's adventuring party) and @lazaraie (bell ringer).

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As for the Amfast Campaign, the votes have been counted here and on Instagram. The next place Loriana and Gordon are liberating is... the well. Thanks to everyone who voted. It was an extremely close race. I am currently making the required scenery piece, and I'm hoping we will play our next game next week.

 

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In other news, I was the guest artist in the online Warhammer-themed comic Mortel Realms run by my friend Pierre.

That's all for this week. Run along.

CCLVI. Gryph Hounds and Trench Pilgrim

Bloodhound and Warhound are the final two Companion types that were missing for me to complete the entire Companion list from the Rangers of Shadow Deep core rulebook. They will get Fabula profiles, too, of course. 

Gryph Bloodhounds. Warlord Games hounds with heads sculpted from scratch. I wanted them to evoke trained falcons, hence the hoods.

Gryph Warhounds. Warlor Games mastiffs with heads from GW Aetherwings. 

The huge Celestial Gryph Hound is a model that will debut in the Amfast campaign as a pet for Gordon and Loriana. 

Celestial Gryph Hound. Reaper Direwolf with a GW Gryph Hound head.

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The Trench Pilgrim is a commission based on a concept art by Mike Franchina. The model was built using plastic Perry and Victrix bits, as well as a fair amount of puttywork. Franchina's atmospheric artwork was fantastic to work from, as the aesthetic is right up my alley. Check out the rest of his stuff if you haven't already; plenty of delicious inspiration to be found in his gallery.

CCLIV. AoS28: Deadwalker Paragons and Hounds

Deadwalker Paragons

 

Deadwalker Paragons are reanimated remains of great heroes from Sunhold's history.

The models are 40mm resin knights from V&V Miniatures. They're fantastic sculpts and casts; I will surely be purchasing more models from them in the future. In my usual fashion, I converted the minis: most notably replaced their original heads with death's head helmets sculpted from scratch. 

Paragons tower over lesser men.

Deadwalker Hounds

Warlord Games and North Star doggos. Drilled out their eye holes and gave them an appropriately filthy, dusty paintjob.

And here are their Fabula profiles:

Take care, everyone.

CCLIII. AoS28: Ogre Mercenaries and Deadwalker Knights

A few more models for AoS28 this week.

Ogre Mercenaries

Till and Kazmer, Ogre Mercenaries in Sunhold.

Till is a converted Gulgoch from the Beastgrave Wurmspat box (I love all three of those models), and Kazmer is a repurposed and reworked old mini of mine (a Lord of Blights conversion).

Size comparison with a human soldier.

These are downsized ogres, converted from Blightkings. I harbour a dislike towards Warhammer Ogor minis. Their proportions, especially the size ratio between their heads and bodies, makes them look less brutal and more goofy. The poses are stiff and wooden, and the models are a pain to convert into new poses. I used to have an Ogre army back when they first came out as a faction in WHFB, and I liked the artwork I found in the Armybook.  Always wished the minis would reflect that artwork better. I wanted to take a step in that direction with my new Ogre Mercs.

Cover of the first WHFB Ogre Kingdoms Armybook.

Deadwalker Knights

Expanding my Deadwalker roster with some stronger troops. These guys are hard to take down, but are painfully slow. Probably better avoided or distracted than engaged into melee. The models are once again Perry medieval knights with resculpted faces and shambling poses.

As with the last batch, Ivan and I made Fabula profiles for them right away: