Sunday, 14 March 2021

From ReillyOG: Spider-riffic!(187 points)

Its been a hot minute since my last entry but for good reason, the Drakwald's spider breeding pits have been busy and are proud to present an Arachnarock and Da Deff Creepas. Leonidas decided to crash the party as well.

First up, Da Deff Creepers. Led by Snagla Grobspit, these are the most elite Spider Riders out there. Snagla being a master ambusher himself, he has led this spindly sqwad to many successes around Karak Eight Peaks when Skarsnik called his very own Waaagh. Now back home in the Drakwald, they continue to serve the Spider Kult.
Da Deff Creepas!

Next up, the greatest offering to the Spider God that the Forest Goblins of the Drakwald could create, the Arachnarock. This monstrosity is the entire reason I started this project and I'm super happy with how it came out, but it might be a while before I attempt my second and third due to the sheer amount of effort it required.

"The Arachnarok is a nigh-unstoppable predator bigger than an Empire townhouse. In the depths of the forest where the light of the sun never penetrates, the gargantuan eight-legged monstrosity stalks and entraps whole Beastmen herds as well as larger prey such as Giants or Cygors. After incapacitating larger creatures with flesh-dissolving venom, an Arachnarok Spider will drink up the liquefied innards of its paralysed, but still living quarry." 

The Creature in its entirety.

The Howdah crew of goblins manning the Web Slinging Catapult mounted on its gigantic abdomen.
This fella is hard at work spinning the ammo for the catapult

Size comparison of the Arachnarock to the Spider Riders


Last but not least is Leonidas. Not exactly staying on theme but this was a project I planned to do last year as a tribute to the 2,500th anniversary of the Battle of Thermopylae and our visit to Greece the year before. This was my first time trying to put my all into a single model and i'm incredibly proud of the result. Soon his cohort of spartans will join him(though they are sporting a more tradtitional garb rather than the 300ish style seen here.)

All up should be somewhat in the ballpark of 187 points
10x Spider Riders = 100 points
Leonidas = 5 points
Arachnarock Howdah: 6 x 5 = 30 points
Arachnarock = 45 points(will need verification, though the model is quite literally over twice the size of a 28mm Panzer)
Webbed up Goblin on the Base = 5 points
Large Web Spinning Spider on the Howdah = 2 points

29 Skullz in total for this entry.

Happy Painting All!
 

9 comments:

  1. Great work Reilly! That Archnarock is truly a beast!

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  2. Great painting Reilly. I do like the Leonidas figure.

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  3. Very impressive work, the big spider is a real centrepiece!

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  4. Really colourful work. I particularly like Leonidas.

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  5. That’s a huge spider! Great stuff all arounf

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  6. A giant spider that eats beastmen? Sounds like it'll come in handy.
    Nice work on Leonidas. 1 down, 299 to go.

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  7. Stunning work there Reilly!

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  8. Fantastic work mate - looking forward to seeing those Spiders up against my Beastmen :-)

    And as for Leonidas - awesome work. Maybe its time for me to do that Theban lochagos!

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  9. Awesome goblin spiders and Leonidas is ace!
    Best Iain

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