Spiky Bits, So Many Spiky Bits.

The first of my Talos Pain Engines is now complete. There are so many spiky bits on there! All in all though, an awesome model to paint and relatively quick to complete as well.

On the table top this guy will mainly be used as he looks now - chain flails, extra close combat weapon and twin-linked heat lances.

Next up are the two Grotesque conversions I posted up a couple of weeks back, which I am hoping will not take me too long and then its on to the Beastmaster/Clawed Fiend then Lelith.

Also have to base coat all remaining uncoated models before the cold weather starts setting in, so it is going to be a busy couple of weeks over here.

Anyway, here are the rest of the pictures of the Talos:

With those bottom two pictures I have tried to show the little detail of the flesh hooks I spoke about in my last post. Sick, twisted but brilliant detail to a model I like alot. Hope you enjoy the pictures, I will be back with new updates in the near future.

Talos Pain Engine - The Progress So Far

A couple of pictures of the Talos Pain Engine I am currently working on, who has also been, so far, a pretty fun model to paint.

I had never noticed before, but just under the carapace at the back of the model are four flesh hooks dangling down and hooking through the skin of the Talos. I love noticing little details like that, details you have never seen before, while painting up the models. Great stuff.

With a bit of luck, I am hoping to have this chap finished off toward the end of next week so I can spend the weekend with a pair of lovely Grotesques.

Here are the rest of the pictures -

Trollkin Hero and Stone Scribe Chronicler

Two more units complete for my Trollbloods, this time the Trollkin Hero and the Stone Scribe Chronicler.

This army is really starting to come along now and at some point in the near future I will have to put up a group shot off all the models I have painted for them.

In regards of what I have left to paint in Troll, it is just a unit of Pyg Burrowers and the Blitzer/Bomber/Mauler model which I am looking to try and magnetise so I can use any of the three variations.

Anyway, here are the remaining pictures I have of these two guys -

And now to crack on with the Talos Pain Engine, of which I have a slight update coming very soon!

On the Painting Table... Coming Up Soon (I Hope!)

A quick look ahead at what appears to be a very Dark Eldar orientated autumn period for me.

Starting with Talos Pain Engine I will also be aiming to completely paint the Beastmaster with Clawed Fiend, Lelith Hesperax and the two freshly converted Grotesques by the end of October.

Challenge accepted.

While, initially at least, it may not sound like too much of a challenge (6 models in just over 8 weeks), a lot of that time will either be spent in work or travelling around the country so I will have to pull my finger out to get as much done in the evenings as I can. I will also have to stop myself getting too involved in all the new Chaos gear coming out, well, after Saturday anyway, once I have been through Dark Vengeance and put all the new Chaos models together from it.

Here are the rest of the guys to be completed:

I will keep the blog updated with the progress I make as often as I can

Grotesque Conversions

Another quick post today to show you a couple of the Grotesques I have converted for my Dark Eldar army, having been inspired from what I have seen on other blogs and in general around the internet. It is also a much cheaper alternative than buying a new Grotesque each time I want to expand the unit.

Both of these two are from the Island of Blood Skaven Rat Ogre set, with the chap on the right just taking a mask from the Talos/Cronos kit, while the beast on the right gets a new hand, some armour and a mask from the same kit.

Very much looking forward to getting these guys (and the three other regular Grotesques) painted up through the rest of the year.