From PhilH: Landfall at Sander’s Dunes (100 points)

Land Ahoy! 

About bloody time, we’re all out of protein shakes. 

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Wait, I thought this was supposed to be an undiscovered island? What are all these people hanging around on this beach for? Looks more like Aya Napa. 
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Ok, Let’s hit the beach. How’s about a game of football?



My debut entry was originally to be some more Rojos from my main Spanish Civil War project. And I have painted some of those, who will follow in another post. But I also took what was supposed to be a short detour to paint up a Human team from Games Workshop’s Blood Bowl 2016 set, and they fit this location too. 

These are also a first dabble in using GW’s contrast paints. In fact, that’s why they are red: I was browsing the new paint racks shortly after they came out, and a friend stepped into the store and clocked what I was looking at. He very generously picked up half a dozen for me for my birthday. Blood Angels red was one of those (mixed with some Snakebite 

Leather here) 

Positional players: Blitzers, Catchers and Throwers

I thought Contrast might be an interesting tool for me to paint faster. It’s a totally different method to my usual, and I’m not sure I have quite got my head around it yet. How did I find them? Mmmm, they certainly do a job of getting colour on fast. I chose to add one or two highlights on most of the colours, and traditionally paint a few bits. So they took a week or so, but that’s a lot faster then my usual ways (looking at the Skaven team from last Challenge, still unfinished...) 

I’m a messy painter, relying on layering to tidy up my errant brushstrokes. That doesn’t work so well for contrast, where one thick coat is the mantra. But to me they’re an interesting tool, particularly for side projects where I’d rather get paint on quick. 

Six linemen

The Wraithbone primer is a cracker though: goes on super-smooth and a really nice off-white base. 

The new GW teams come with two of each sculpt, but you may notice that as with my Skaven last year I’ve converted half of these a little, twisting or swapping arms, mostly. 

So that’s 12x 32mm models at 60 points, plus perhaps 10 in total for the four markers. Then the 30 bonus for Sander’s Dunes. That’s a nice round 100 points.

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Welcome to the island Phil, what a way to make landfall, these are gorgeous!  The red looks great on these and the overall paint job is exceptionally clean looking, especially from someone who describes them self as a messy painter!

I am with you on the messy side as well though, I tend to go back and forth and clean up slips during layering and as such left the contrast paints alone.  I may actually have to try them.

Overall the team looks stunning and I bet you can not wait to get them on the field to play a few games, and what perfect timing with the divisional round of the playoffs for the NFL happening this weekend and the Superbowl in 2 weeks.  Sit down play a game with new figs AND watch the playoffs, perfect!

- ByronM