From BruceR; Warmaster Vampire Counts continued; pts 127

The Warmaster saga continues on my paint front.  Weather has been conducive to staying indoors and painting.  We leave for warmer a climate next week so painting will be slowed.  

The fast movers:

First up is the Black Knights.  I really like these models with the armored skeletons mounted on skeleton steeds.  I primed black and went to work hitting the bone-colored items first and then washing them with a mix of blue wash, medium, soft tone at a 1-1-3 ratio.  Might not  be needed with leaving the black in areas to show definition.  Red cloth highlighted with a orangish red. I painted all metal with airbrush silver and then went and tried to get a rust effect using a rust powder with a sepia wash.  This did tone down the silver and leave some rust areas on the figures.  Again, so small when on the table not really noticeable.  

This was the favorite unit for the week.

Black Knights

 Next up was the Blood knights.  I decided to try and use speed paints with these figures as they are encased in armor.  So black prime and then a slap chop of white.  I used blood red speed paint and they were too dark for my taste, so I did go back and hit them with the orange/red acrylic on the edges.  Grey/black for the horse's skirts, with a light highlight of grey.

Blood Knights

The flankers were up next.  Dire Wolves.  I again decided to speed paint these using medium to thin down the speed paint.  Used two tones for head and body.  I next hit what looks like open wounds with a pinkish/meat acrylic.  I tried to pick out some bone and added a wash of watered down red to try and show them as not just wolves.  

Dire Wolves

The  last unit in the force I purchased were the fell bats.  Black primed.  I hit the body with a dark brown and two shades lighter with a slight dry brush.  I used black/grey to highlight the wings, added some bone to the wing struts.  Grey for the stones that give the bats height.  

Fell Bats

The army purchases come with a number of hero type models.  So, I decided I would paint up another vampire for a game this past weekend.  

Count Chocula (looks to be raising dead)

Thanks for looking all.  I now have approximately a 1000 pts for VC to add to the battlefield, as one half of an evil force or a standalone undead army. 

For my ante I pledged to Doctors without Borders as I did last year.  

39 Skulls

On to the points and DaveD taking on the minion duties while Sylvain takes a break.  

24 Cavalry 10mm @ 3                =        72

12 Dire Wolves 10mm @2            =      24

(not sure as no rider so I scored @2, feel free to reduce if there is a going rate for animal types)

 25 fell bats 10mm @1                 =        25

Count Chocula    @1                    =         1

Total                                                      122

From DaveD . Now that’s a fine collection of Warmaster items indeed .i am struggling to pick a favourite between Black &  Blood Knights - I think the Bloods just edge it for me .You have got some great colour into all of them so I’m making that up to,127pts.