I really like the knight conversions and painting. Perfectly fit the theme. Thanks for the battle shots -- awesome looking game!
wow, looks good
Pointers:
Use a large brush ...
Seriously, I'm not sure what kind of pointers you mean considering your excellent paint jobs in this blog.
Excellent work on those knights BTW!
They do indeed look good. Anything that breaks up the look of the basic plastic Empire knights is a good thing, really.
thanks for taking the time to comment, guys! and yes on top of my GW grievance list is that they never updated the knights. They had the technology... Also, 'large brush' check!
Oh my Khorne...
This is awesome, brutal, fantastic... No words, just
I've been reading the entire blog and clearly there some people here who enjoy the hobby in the same way: epic battles, historical background, lagre painted armies and awesome scenery. Congratulations for your efforts. Keep it on!
If you need some scenery ideas to buit Volganof, here maybe I can help you: http://thefallofaltdorf.blogspot.com.es/p/blog-page.html
May I ask what the model for this giant Krankarok the Black? He clearly ridicules my Kholek Suneater...!
Don't take it personal, he ridicules everyone. See the guy to the right of the tape measure? That's a regular dragon ogre. I think at this point the shaggoth had already left the field with an inferiority complex.
Legend says Krakanrok is the size of the mountain and when he wakes it would be the end of the world. so, they only exaggerated the mountain part, and not by much. The model is based on something from here:
http://www.resin-kit.com/ but then rather extensively converted. ...and I had nothing to do with it.
I've looked at your Altdorf blog before, and now am following the Kislev effort. Great stuff, you are well on your way to making it into my personal hall of hobby fame!
Dear Naitsabes,
I have been looking to that unit for 10 or 15 minutes it is a real joy to look at. The conversion work done on the horses is small but effective, choice of models is excellent, paintjob is superb although the lance pole with the stripes looks a bit hurried. Still overall impression is: that was enjoyable.
The mordheim warband picture is not big enough. I demand close-ups
Pointers:
https://manorhouseworkshop.com/assembly-instructions/how-to-paint-the-wood-and-stone-house/
https://www.miniaturescenery.com/PaintingGuides.asp
Comment on the Knightly order unit:
There is a lot to see on that unit. Each knight, although in the same colours has a different colour scheme. The only thing binding them as a unit are the shields. I would expect from a knightly order that at least the weapons handed out to them would be uniform.
In the knightly order set there is a possibility to add small streamers (little triangle shaped banners) to the lance poles. I think a smalll touch to improve might be painting the lances in one colour scheme and the streamer on the lance could be the bright red?
-First thought on the lances: the horizontal stripes? I like the stripes because they remind me of the black and white checker motiv all over the unit. These stripes should although be on all lances equal in shape/width.
-second thought on the lances: The overall black and white checkers and the metall colour of the armour could make the overall look off the unit turn into one white/grey/blackish blurr. Maybe doing the lances in a warm wooden colour would be more effective to let the Lances stand out, together with a red streamer.
I hope me being direct does not bother you to much dear Sir.
Thanks for posting Naitsabes!
Cheers,
Henerius
wow, thanks Henerius for sharing your thoughts. I will check out the building links. And NOT provide close ups of the Mordheim gang. They wouldn't stand up to it, just a quick and dirty job to have a gang to play with.
Now regarding the lances. I really didn't know what to do with them. As I was painting up the models I tested different patterns. Not too excited about any of them. So, in the end I just left them all as is and thought I could get away with it. But, you won't let me. Thanks for keeping me honest. So, what to do now. The streamers are a great idea but, since my models by and large come from bargain bins and ebay lots I am chronically short on those, few people seem to bother sticking them on...or they fall off before I get my hands on the models. All streamers I have in my bits box are earmarked for the upcoming unit of Reiksguard (The Reiksguard style manual, 18th edition, Altdorf Press 2367 clearly states that every knight needs to affix a gleaming red pennant before the first charge). I guess I could still incorporate some red into the lance or make them brown but, I want to make sure there is enough black-white in the models to make them recognizably Ostland. Anybody want to weigh in (preferably with a strong opinion)?
Excellent stuff going on here!
I see one of the lances painted in black and white length wise. That is thge only other one I've noticed done that way, outside of an older general on a griffon that I gave a lance to in making him. His lance is painted black and yellow along its length, and my figure represents one of my Averland characters, a mercenary commander named Heinrich von Furstenburg.
Thanks. Again the lances. The length-wise pattern was one I tried but I wasn't convinced. I think overall the pattern I like best is the broad stripes on the front right guy (note that lance is regular size and straight as evidenced by the next picture...lens distortion you won this one
). Ah, the fun of procrastinating. Help me out here