This is the most stupidly busy time of the school year as all the students' coursework etc. is being collated and double-marked, but I really needed a night off last night, so I actually got the paints out for an hour or so.
I've been painting up 12 traitor guard mortar teams for my pal Zzzzzz, and these aren't the ones I worked on last night, but a trio I'd already finished. The ones I'm working on currently are far more...turned. Still, it might serve as proof that (a) I am still alive, (b) I am still working on them (sorry for the time it takes me, Zzzzzz - only 4 teams left now!) and (c) when absolutely necessary, even I will put a brush to filthy traitor scum.
Never thought they'd see light on this blog, though. I enjoyed painting some of the tatoos - see if you can spot them:
- D.
Yay traitor guard!
ReplyDeleteTWELVE mortar teams? Yeesh.
They look good and the tattoos are a nice touch. They're there, but not in your face. It's one of those things you see as you're going over the model which is nice.
ReplyDeleteRon, FTW
I like 'em. Look like they have only just started down their dark path to damnation. Hope you can find time for more.
ReplyDelete>sonsoftaurus: yes - it took me somewhat by surprise, too! Still, they were swiftly followed by a medusa on - I believe - indefinite loan to the Cadian 24th. So I certainly won't complain!
ReplyDelete>Ron: Cheers! Like with the painting of flesh tones, it's forcing me to paint stuff I wouldn't usually attempt. Painted a nice (nice?) Nurgle trefoil last night, too!
>Dai: Thanks...and I'm pretty sure that's the route Zzzzzz's taking with them - his head for fluff is great; as is the scale of his IG collection.
Naturally, the cruddy photos (taken swiftly, inside, during a gale) don[t do the models justice, but in order to differentiate each squad of three I've given their bases a motif. In this case, it's bits of purple-hued rubbble.
After that tournament last month, where my single mortar team was the only unit that really achieved anything, I have to say I wish I had more of them in my force! Maybe in the future.
ReplyDeleteHurrah ! Bombs on the heads of the minions of the false emperor !
ReplyDeleteI love the tattoos--as Ron says, they're subtle enough not to overwhelm the models, but stark enough to catch my eye. Honestly, I'd like to see a little more on them to stand out as tratior guard though. Is it just the tats and the helmets that make them stand out as traitors?
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