From Mike W: More 28mm Skaven Plague Monks (55 Points)

As mentioned on Monday here is my follow-up post showing the balance of the GW Plague Monk Unit that I was working on, trying to get it finished by the Challenge Deadline...

The completed batch of 10 x GW Plague Monks

There are 10 x figures in this batch, half of them being 'regular' Plague Monks whilst the other 5 are a little more exotic - being leaders, musicians & Champions etc!

A view from the left of the line...

Again the recipe I used to paint these has been laid out elsewhere in my posts, I wanted to take more time getting the banners just right for these little guys - trying to balance the look an feel in other units in my collection and reflect the rough and ready 'scrawl' that thes rat men might use to daub their banners....

And a slightly different head on view

The 5 x 'Regular' Plague Monks, showing their right hand side

So I still have a few odds and ends left on my workbench, so we'll see what I'm able to get completed for  final post on Friday night (UK tim) hopefully still within challenge deadlines!

And their left hand side, each is armed with two hand weapons

A close-up on the Plague Monk's unit banner

A close-up on another of their banners

And finally their musician and a couple of guys carrying scrolls and bells!

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SKULLS

+9 Skulls

POINTS

10 x 28mm Skaven Plague Monks  @ 5 Pts ea.            50 Points

 

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Sylvain: I really like the palette you used for this bunch of giant rats. They look dirty and unkept. They will make a great addition to your army. I will add 5 points for the big banner. Great job! Bravissimo!

 

 

From Mike W - 13 x Skaven Infantry (65 Points)

Well we're now into the Free Fire section of this year's challenge - I can't believe how quickly the time has passed!

In this post I am presenting 13 x Warhammer Fantasy Skaven figures, 10 x Plague Monks and 3 x Clan Rats, I have 10 or so more Plague Monks to complete as well as some other odds and ends but decided to submit these figures as I complete them as I remember being too late on a posting either last year or the year before and missing out on the points! Sorry if this is creating extra work for our beloved minions....

So these guys follow my existing recipe for Skaven, as previous discussed but they are bigger and slightly better attired than their Clan Rat brothers, that said they are still pretty scruffy & dirty!    

Completed group of 13 x Skaven

To maintain the look and feel of the army, they have the same dirty green & rat grime robes, the distinction of being Plague Monks comes in their decoration by bells, religious scripts and rather nasty boils on their bodies....

Another view of the group

...and another!

Amongst the Plague Monks are also to be found a couple of Clan Rats that I missed for the last post and a venerable old Rat from the first edition of GW plastic Fantasy figures!

You can see the boils on the right hand figure,
painted in light flesh with a red ink wash and then highlighted yellow.

More boils on the middle figure here

Hopefully I can get the second batch of these guys completed in the next 3 days - these will have many more bells & whistles on them and hopefully give the whole unit some additional visual umph!

The 2 x Clan Rats leftover from the last submission

'Old Ratty', found in the depths of my spares box!

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POINTS

13 x 28mm Skaven Infantry @ 5 Pts ea.                                                65 Points

What a disgusting bunch of Rat things Mike, and I mean that in the nicest possible way.  I love that you included that OS veteran.  Great work and 65 points it is.  Peterd

From Mike W, 27mm Skaven Clan Rats (115 Points)

This week I have returned to another Warhammer Fantasy subject, namely Skaven, as I still have a bunch of figures needing painting.

The completed group of 23 x Skaven Clan Rats

There are 23 of these little guys in this batch and I have painted them in the same manner as the last batch of Skaven that I posted at the beginning of this challenge.

A side on view of the little guys

They have the same dirty light green rags as their previous comrades and dinghy Rat Grime all over....

With the end of this year's challenge, I am scrambling to get another batch of 22 Skaven Plague Monks completed by the cut-off date!!!

Close up of 4 of the little guys

A task made a little harder as I have to assemble these guys as I go, which is a surprisingly time consuming task. So I may do 2 mini batches to ensure at least some are completed by the deadline.

A mix of Pole Arms and Hand Weapons,
these guys will be split into regiments in due course according to weapons

Another four of the Ratmen!

I have left the bases clear of vegitation to try and give these figures a little different look and feel.

Final four figures...

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POINTS

23 x 23mm Skaven Clan Rats @ 5 Pts ea.          115 Points

From DaveD - nice ratty things there Mike .115 points it is .i think the bases left how they are looks just right for these . Good job .