Good day all,
I managed to power through and finish three bases of the Wargames Atlantic Boneblades from their "Classic Fantasy Battle" range. I picked these guys up after signing up to the challenge, for the aforementioned reason that I reckoned they could look pretty good with some simple wash and drybrushing. Although this took me slightly longer than planned, I have finished a third of the box.
As per my previous post, having worked on these I think I prefer 3d printed 10mm. The necessities of injection moulding create some rather flat dimensions in plastic. However, for an entry point these are excellent, and provide significant value. There are some individual models along with 2, 3 and 5 skeleton strips, which mean they can be individually based and used for micro-scale skirmishing if desired. And at the end of the day, skeletons are skeletons.
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| Side shot really highlights the lack of depth. |
I tried to give the impression on the shields of a variety of original colours having faded. The weapons got a brown and then orange wash to similarly age them.
I handpainted the banner again. I went back and forth as to what skeletons actually would have on a banner.
The classic skull didn't really appeal to me, and I couldn't get my head around doing a bronze age-esque rune or similar. I eventually alighted on an hourglass, following the imagery associated with death often found in medieval European art. The execution unfortunately went more in the direction of MS Clip Art: in my defence it is a tiny canvas. I'm not going to mess with it now, as from 2-3 feet away it is serviceable.
Points claim:
33x 10mm Infantry: 33 points
Squirrel points: 1 (4 total)
Thanks for reading!
And special thanks to Dave for dealing with my last minute shenanigans.
Killian
From DaveD . No worries , these are worth waiting for .They are impressive en masse , I look forward to seeing the rest of the box completed . Hand painting the banner is still cool and worthy of recognition. Let’s make that 35 points for you .
Not a bad showing Sunday crew !
Nice work on those skeletons
ReplyDeleteNice work, and I like your choice for the banner!
ReplyDeleteI really like these, Killian. Wonderful work on the banner, and I like the varied shields. The injection plastic may be a little disappointing, but they will take more of a bashing than resin (I can tell you this from hard experience).
ReplyDeleteExcellent skeleton horde, Killian. The banner is fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThe skeletons look good painted and the banner is great.
ReplyDeleteNicely done, the orange wash and well executed banner really lift the unit, while preserving the ‘dead’ look.
ReplyDeleteSmartly done Killian, maybe basing them closer together will offset the lack of depth.
ReplyDeleteExcellent unit and great flag
ReplyDeleteOh wow, more fun 10mm stuff! Triggering my own hobby squirrel...
ReplyDeleteI am grappling with some of the Wargames Atlantic 10mm plastics myself right now, with mixed results. Certainly, it's a tricky thing for manufacturers to master. But these look great, and 10mm is ideal for hordes of skellies!
With the mass effect I can assure you that you alone will be bothered by the flatness. They look great!
ReplyDeleteReally nicely painted flag and the skeletons look great the way you have painted them
ReplyDeleteGreat bones Killian. I’ll be interested in your progress. I have a vampire counts printed army to work on.
ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of Skeleton's Killian.
ReplyDelete6 more bases to go!
DeleteGreat looking skeleton horde and nice banner!
ReplyDeleteBest Iain
Nice looking undead horde
ReplyDeleteVery well done, especially considering the scale
ReplyDeleteSo well done, brilliant work on those
ReplyDeleteNice work on these skeletons. Neat banner, too.
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