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Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« on: January 06, 2009, 01:32:07 PM »
This is sort of a blog I suspect, and where I put up my work as time goes by. Gone is the O&G project, the Ogre fling, the High Elf madness, the Necrons, the Orks, the Bretonnians, and the Skavens. I am stuck with the two armies that I like, and the ones that will get my fullest attention...

... Empire and Imperial Guard!

I know that the latter is not really for this site, but there is no other army that looks like Empire is terms of style and similarity even if it is set in a much grimmer future. You may also see a few terrain pieces that I intend to paint (GW plastic all the way) but in the end, it is about ordinary humans.

The "blog" will not contain a lot of mass pics of minis like ordinary troopers, but focus more on the main points and centerpieces of the armies. I will not add pics of the stuff I am doing for friends (like the Dark Elf stuff I have painted) but only stuff for those two armies above.

As usual most of the minis are painted to my army standard but now and then, I will add some of my better painted minis like the upcoming Ludwig Schwartzhelm and, gasp, the clock horse Engineer.  :icon_cool:

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Over the Christmas weekends I managed to get a Stank (one out of three) and 6 Ogryns painted.











Besides the Hydra, and some other DE stuff I am doing, I converted the following Halberdiers out of two units mostly (6th ed. Soldiers with halberds and other stuff from the Militia box). The banner was done by an artist who owes me a few more (so expect some goodies in the future), who is also a friend (with a huge Averland army and a mega-huge 40K Ork force). The 29 halberdiers have different heads (metal heads from older minis) and some ornaments from various newer sets. I greenstuffed some hair and minor things on these to make them all individual.

This unit is my main unit for my General (the Lion shield).





More later as I finish it!  :happy:
« Last Edit: February 28, 2009, 06:35:16 PM by Shadowlord »
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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2009, 02:08:36 PM »
 :eusa_clap: :eusa_clap: :eusa_clap:

You have some sweet models there and the paint job is very well done! :::cheers:::
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« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2009, 02:37:39 PM »
I agree with with Peram, those are sweet!  :eusa_clap:

Nice use of that 'wounded Guardsman' on the Ogryn base too.

Lord knows why GW wasted their time with that model.  :roll:

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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2009, 03:34:19 PM »
Great work Shadowlord, any chance of a better pic of the standard :engel:

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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2009, 03:48:02 PM »
Great work Shadowlord, any chance of a better pic of the standard :engel:

Will come when I finish the unit this month or the next.

Thanks folks.  :icon_cool:
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« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2009, 04:23:51 PM »
Excellent modelling and painting.

Keep being awesome...  :icon_wink:
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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2009, 04:29:18 PM »
I agree with with Peram, those are sweet!  :eusa_clap:

Nice use of that 'wounded Guardsman' on the Ogryn base too.

Lord knows why GW wasted their time with that model.  :roll:

I thought a wounded guardsman was a dead guardsman........ :icon_biggrin:

Great job... I love that standard.
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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2009, 05:40:59 PM »
very good, love the stank and the variety in the halbadiers. steveb

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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2009, 07:29:08 PM »
Excellent work on the halberdiers . :eusa_clap:

Looking forward to seeing the unit painted up .

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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #9 on: January 07, 2009, 03:36:47 AM »
Looks great.  I like the Stank.  But I have to say that the mould line in the first pic on the steam gun/turret sticks out like a sore thumb to my critical eye.
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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2009, 06:13:55 AM »
Looks great.  I like the Stank.  But I have to say that the mould line in the first pic on the steam gun/turret sticks out like a sore thumb to my critical eye.

No shit!  :eusa_wall:

I noticed the darn thing when I took the pic but since this won't be my main Stank, I'll let it slide.

But thanks.  :icon_cool:
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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #11 on: January 07, 2009, 10:03:40 AM »
Wow, it looks fantastic!

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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #12 on: January 07, 2009, 12:09:57 PM »
Off topic here but just saw your roughriders on photobucket, any more progress on them?

ANd now back to topic, that giant that you have is hilarious, nice work.

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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #13 on: January 07, 2009, 12:13:29 PM »
I am working on my Steamtank to, and I also play Bogenhafen. You just gave me the last little push to finish it! Thanks a lot! I like the little details you changed.
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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #14 on: January 07, 2009, 12:43:49 PM »
Off topic here but just saw your roughriders on photobucket, any more progress on them?

Yes but not by me, a young unemployed local fellow who have painted a large portion of my IG army is being commissioned to finish those with the Ogryn tank (I focus on the troopers and characters) and another Leman Russ. Don't want to paint many more tanks considering the new sprue etc. will be released in may.

My own goal will be to remake my AL, the Halberdiers and their swordmen detachment, three characters, and priests for 40K IG.

Thanks.

@Jodocus: Yeah I swapped one of the scrolls, used another smoke stack, and took the little angel from my Volkmar banner. I also changed Engineer to a more normal sized human instead of a basketball player (even if he is a great sculpt). 
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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #15 on: January 25, 2009, 12:53:55 AM »
So time for another update...

I HATE YOU LUDWIG SCHWARTZHELM!

With that out of my chest I have managed to "finish" painting the Emperor's Champion on his white steed.

Unlike the Swedish/Nordland looking Kurt from the GW site, and indeed our book, I decided to make him more Reiklandish by the look of it. I used black and gold barding (I hate painting gold), and a creamy white flag. I was adviced against painting the griffon with some wings whiteish because it would look odd with the flag, I ignored such debauchery and went with my favorite province colors.

I could easily spend a few hours more to finish this BSB but since I am off to fight in a big Legendary Battles tomorrow he has to do. The cherub, the base, and some touching up is still to be done but other than that he is completely finished. I love this model but it was a pain in the ass to paint. He is not my best paintjob (my Averlander Ogre still holds that title) but he will have to do as a SC.

Too bad most of the blending is destroyed by the camera.  :icon_frown:









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Next will be the Halberdiers and their swordsmen detachment.  :smile2:
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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #16 on: January 25, 2009, 10:27:36 AM »
Next will be the Halberdiers and their swordsmen detachment.  :smile2:

Erm..wrong way round, surely?  :wink:

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« Reply #17 on: January 25, 2009, 12:09:10 PM »
Erm..wrong way round, surely?  :wink:

Only those stuck in 6th ed. believes that a unit of swordsmen have a higher survival rate than halberdiers when faced with the elite of the 7th ed.

Besides halberdiers are cool.  :happy:
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« Reply #18 on: January 25, 2009, 12:16:52 PM »
Erm..wrong way round, surely?  :wink:

Only those stuck in 6th ed. believes that a unit of swordsmen have a higher survival rate than halberdiers when faced with the elite of the 7th ed.

Besides halberdiers are cool.  :happy:

I wasn't even playing Warhammer during 6th edition.  :roll:

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« Reply #19 on: January 25, 2009, 02:26:28 PM »
He is not my best paintjob (my Averlander Ogre still holds that title)
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That's one of the best Schwartzhelms I've ever seen. Keep it up! :::cheers:::
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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #20 on: January 25, 2009, 06:25:06 PM »
Am I the only one who thinks the middle Rider has rather fat legs?

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« Reply #21 on: January 25, 2009, 06:43:09 PM »
Am I the only one who thinks the middle Rider has rather fat legs?

Much like the bulge in your pants, it's the camera angle that make it so...

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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #22 on: January 25, 2009, 07:07:11 PM »
Am I the only one who thinks the middle Rider has rather fat legs?

Much like the bulge in your pants, it's the camera angle that make it so...

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I can assue you, my bulges are not anything to do with the camera angle.

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Re: Shadowlord's Boulevard of Painted Nerdiness
« Reply #23 on: January 25, 2009, 09:23:34 PM »
Erm..wrong way round, surely?  :wink:

Only those stuck in 6th ed. believes that a unit of swordsmen have a higher survival rate than halberdiers when faced with the elite of the 7th ed.

Besides halberdiers are cool.  :happy:


Halberdiers suck....

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« Reply #24 on: January 26, 2009, 02:39:38 AM »
Outstanding!

Ludwig in particular is a gem.

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