Tuesday 24 January 2017

From Barks- Blood Bowl casualties (30 points)

A break from Star Wars this Tuesday as I get ready for CanCon and the Aussie Bloggers' Meet-up.

I'll be taking my newly painted Norse team to compete in the Blood Bowl competition. The team (by Roll Jordan) comes with three figures for use as casualty markers for when (not if) my Snow Troll plans go pear-shaped. Here's the Snow Troll (not an AHPC entry)- he's big, on a 40mm base.


And here he is when he's Really Stupid:


And knocked down:

And Stunned:

These fun figures are quite practical- they save me having to lie my painted figure down in a square that is too small for him!

Alan and Paul: Ha! - these figures are heaps of fun. I've never played Blood Bowl, but looking at figures like this makes me want to give it a go. Good luck at Cancon, and may you never have to use the Troll Being Stupid. That's 15 points, with a couple more for the size of the beasts.

 EDIT: Having seen the size of these figures, we have adjusted the points to reflect how massive they are. 
Posted by Barks at 3:00 am
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37 comments:

  1. TamsinP24 January 2017 at 03:47

    Fab casualty markers Barks! :)

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  2. caveadsum147124 January 2017 at 04:19

    Lovely looking trolls!
    Best Iain

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  3. JamieM24 January 2017 at 06:07

    Smashing paint job! With the re-release of Bloodbowl have plans/rules changed for those who kept playing in the interim or are they broadly ignoring the new rules?

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    1. Barks25 January 2017 at 06:02

      Thanks, Jamie! The new rules are (thankfully) not dissimilar to the previous ones, so there is yet to be a schism between two camps. I'm happy with the new rules so far, but I am concerned they will bring out 'kewl' new teams or players that will upset the careful balance established over he past few decades.

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  4. DaveD24 January 2017 at 06:51

    Sorry I thought that was Ray Roussell for a second....

    Cracking stuff

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  5. Mad Padre24 January 2017 at 07:52

    Fabulous work on some charming minis. The second photo is how my boss sees me, I am sure.

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  6. Evan Hughes24 January 2017 at 07:55

    Terrific fun submission, Barks - sorry I can't make Cancon, but at least you'll get the better half of the C&G team!

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  7. Greg B24 January 2017 at 12:05

    Hilarious, great work.

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  8. Curt24 January 2017 at 12:47

    Very cool minis, well done Barks!

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  9. Iannick24 January 2017 at 15:37

    Lovely work on that white, those gems and the edge highlights!

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    1. Barks25 January 2017 at 06:05

      Thanks- I felt I skimped on these a bit as they are only casualty figures!

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  10. Ian24 January 2017 at 15:51

    Great looking figs and a great idea to boot

    Ian

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  11. The Kiwi24 January 2017 at 18:08

    Nice minatures and great painting. cheers

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  12. Rod24 January 2017 at 19:17

    Really well done, and fun for the gaming table.

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  13. Bill24 January 2017 at 20:09

    How fun! Lovely skin tones!

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    1. Barks25 January 2017 at 06:06

      Cheers, Bill! It is simply Vallejo Iraqi Sand and Army Painter soft tone, highlighted with the Iraqi Sand again.

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  14. Samuli25 January 2017 at 00:19

    Great looking stuff! And pretty darn brilliant that they actually make different minis for the different status that the mini can have! It's sometimes a real pain to try to fit a mini on it's back especially in a crowded line.

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  15. Clint25 January 2017 at 02:11

    Norse BB what is there not to like. Excellent painting

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  16. Sander25 January 2017 at 04:17

    The way you've managed to enhance the emotion on his face is brilliant!

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  17. Moiterei_198425 January 2017 at 15:38

    Very nice work on these trolls! Made me almost forgive you for not continuing with the Star Wars theme... almost. ;-)

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    1. Barks25 January 2017 at 17:37

      And here I was worried that I was oversaturating the market! Okay, I'll do more Star Wars just for you next time!

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  18. david bromley27 January 2017 at 06:27

    Nice work, Barks! Those are very nice markers, I like the anima/cartoon nod with that goose egg! ;)

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    1. Barks30 January 2017 at 02:42

      Thanks, David, they are fun and I think Blood Bowl benefits from a cartoon style.

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