From StuartL - A Spooktacular Entry - 40 Points

Hello again fellow challengers.

My second post today is a set of GW Nighthaunt minis. I got them as part of a starter set for Age of Sigmar that I picked up cheap a few years back. I have no intention of playing AoS, but I figured I could always use the models for something else. I painted up the Stormcast half of the box ages ago, but I have had these ghostly types sitting in my box ever since. Recently I have been watching some Youtube videos about painting minis in a more grimdark/Blanchitsu/'28' style. One of the common points for most of the tutorials was using a smaller colour palette to create a more unified look, so this was the challenge I set myself when painting these spooks. Take a look and see if you can guess how many colours were used in the painting of these minis and their bases.

If you guessed 4 colours, you are correct. All of these models were painted in the entirety in various blends of Vallejo Ivory, Hull Red, Heavy Goldbrown and Black Grey. At times I mixed in some Matt Medium to get a bit of transparency, but there are no other paints used here. It was certainly a fun little challenge to try, figuring out how to make different shades and colours with a very limited set of original paints took some doing. The bulk of the ghosts was done by drybrushing a mix of Heavy Goldbrown and Ivory over the top of the figures, adding more and more ivory until the top of the mini got a pure Ivory drybrush. 

So, for 8x 28mm minis, I am going to ask my minion for 40 points for my score.

The models and the bases have a fair number of skulls between them, 26 by my count, so those will be added to my Skull Duel total.

Skullz Total: 104

Your minimalist pallet paid off handsomely on these horrors Stuart.  I don't speak GW, but the flying ghost things in the first pictures look like something that I could use in my RPGs.  And the hunchback dead horse thingy playing at the drum is the stuff of nightmares.  Once again I will delegate the Skull inventory.

From DrQ: Myrmourn Banshees at Graveyard Beach (40 points)

I painted up the rest of my Nighthaunt from the Storm Strike starter box for the Graveyard Beach. I would have included more picks, but most of them were rubbish—totally washed out and hard to see the models. This is the best that my limited photoshop skills could pull off.

Not much to say on these ladies. I tried to keep to the same paints as the Nighthaunt Glaivewraith Stalkers from the Tomb area earlier. Most of the models are painted using Citadel Technicals: Hexwraith Flame for the body with Nighthaunt Gloom for their bodices and weapons (and a few other miscellaneous colours to help round out the effects). I decided not to paint the roses or skulls in separate colours like I did on the Glaivewraiths, but rather to extent the eerily glow to the entire base. I think it works better, but won't know until I get them in a real battle.

As far as points: the four 28mm models come to 20 points with another 20 points for the challenge area for a total of 40. Oh, and there's a total of six skulls lurking on those bases as well. 

From DrQ: Glaivewraith Stalkers in the Tomb (40 points)

 A few months back I picked up the Age of Sigmar: Storm Strike box, and for the Tomb I decided to paint up the Nighthaunt Glaivewraith Stalkers in the box. These are simple push-fit models, but good enough for the theme and an attempt at a new paint scheme.

They were painted up using some techniques I found on an old Warhammer TV episode—two coats of Citadel Hexwraith Flame, followed by two coats of Nighthaunt Gloom on the sheets, a quick drybrush with an off white, and then finish the owl. 

Personally, I'm not so sure about the end result. The drybrush feels a bit too imprecise for these fellows. But, the two technical paints were really interesting to use. Nighthaunt Gloom is likewise great for an ethereal grave shroud vibe—especially when used after the Hexwraith. I'll definitely be using this combination again. I might try using the Hexwraith for the glow on my next Kharadron model and see if it works better than my current recipe. 

As for points: four models are 20 points, and then another 20 points for the challenge area.

Additionally, these things models have a lot of skulls—the one on the right having fourteen alone! So, 18 more skulls for the skull throne!

This was the last room to clear out on level two, so from here I'm heading down the stair to the Knights Solar, where I plan on painting up some of the other half of the Storm Strike box...

From JamieM - More ghostly going’s on (150 points)

Nice and quick this post, 30 more chainrasps for Age of Sigmar.

I needed more of these for reinforcements as my son managed to paint up his stormcast force and they smashed me in the games we've played so far.

Sadly, this lot didn't help me much and they were properly duffed up in the first game we played with them!

Normal ghostly colours and rusty weapons.

I must admit that I'm not entirely sure whether these are the 30 I most recently painted, as having had a game they got mixed in with the 10 I'd already painted, but you can trust me that I've painted 30 more :)

Nice and easy, 30 28mm figures for 150 points.

I need to now get a move on with My snowlord's peak submission before time runs out!

From DaveD - Nice a simple does the trick - 150 pts to the good!

571 pts for the day - i so need to crack the whip!! call yourselves painters .. 

From JamieM - ghouls and ghosts (122 points)

Anyone else remember that classic arcade game ghouls and ghosts? Boy, was it tough..... designed to get you spending lots and lots of ten pence pieces and no mistake.

Anyway, February has seen me start about 5 projects, faffing about doing bits on each and finishing absolutely nothing. Until now that is! Herewith find some ghouls and ghosts from GW’s Nighthaunt range.  Why did I start a new army? Well, my son has been dead keen to play miniatures games and we've bought a few GW ones to play.  He also started badgering me about Age of Sigmar and so I caved in and bought the mid level starter set GW does for it, which is ridiculous value for what you get.  And this way I can say that my spending is so I can spend more time with him.... and it has nothing at all to do ith my lack of willpower..... honest

These first chaps are Grimghast reapers.  I went for ghostly paint for everything except weapons.  i figure that the unquiet spirits dredge up the memory of clothes, chains, etc. but the evil necromancer keeps a supply of rusty weapons that they all pick up when summoned.....

Next up are the Glaivewraith Stalkers.  Wouldn't fancy meeting them in a dark alley.

These are Myrmourn Banshees.  I actually bought these in addition to the starter box (see: lack of willpower above) as GW are doing one of these partworks magazines for AoS and for £6 I got these, a pot of white paint and a starter brush for my son to use.

The sculpts are amazing, whatever you think of GW and their practices, they are absolutely at the cutting edge of plastic miniature technology.

These poor souls are Chainrasps.

The next one is the leader, a Lord Executioner.  True to GW form, he's somewhat over the top and carries around stuff for two different forms of execution.

Lovely sculpt though.

And here is a family photo (except for the banshees, who I forgot to put in there)

Right, I'm off to work some more on my coliseum (I had to look up the correct spelling of that) as random ideas for extra stuff to add to it keep running through my head!

There are 23 28mm figures and 1 40mm figure for a total of 122 points I think?

I absolutely love these, the colour is spot on. Your son will love playing with them

Martin