[WM] Helge's Warmaster Log

[Aquahog]

Exciting!

[Gun_wun]

I went to quickly check out your Epic stuff and lost most of the night to being in a trance.............  I really can't say anything that hasn't already been said.  Most excellent on so many levels.  Creative, precise, great choice of colors the only thing I'd knock you on is you did not represent me Orks!  It's good that they are on the internet as those models should live forever!

[Helge]

Thanks Gun_Wun, but the Orks are actually there (http://wargamingworkshop.wordpress.com/games-armies/epic-armageddon/epicorks/). It's just their ToEG thread that got wiped out by a forum redesign at some point. Right now, I only have two armies left in the Epic universe to complete: Tyranids and Titans/AdMech/Knights. I guess Tau are missing too, but I hate that pseudo-manga newcomer to the 40k canon .

My LotR models arrived today. This is what "four of everything" of the Copplestone minis looks like . Now I actually have to paint all that stuff...

[Aquahog]

I love the CC stuff. It looks good even in your pile of bags, can't wait to see you paint them.

[Togashijake]

That is seriously awesome!  I have been wanting to do some ME armies for awhile now.

[Stormwind]

*Desire to see more intensifies*

[Helge]

Alright, I am finally set up and good to go. Everything is de-flashed, glued down and undercoated. Time to paint.

My first (self-assigned) task was to clean up the models for the existing armies that never really got down. During this process, I also discovered that my Dwarves are short quite a few points to hit 2000 points. So a few more units were ordered for them and, because the old paint job sucked, some Troll Slayers were thrown into the stripping fluid. I guess I like making my life difficult...

But here we go with the reinforcements:






The Tomb Scorpions are some soft plastic models that I bought opportunistically from Reaper when I ordered some other stuff. The models are photographed with their historical existing forces (2002 paint job). If you can't spot the new additions then I did a decent job blending in to the old paint job despite new paints/washes.

[jchaos79]

9 unit, that is pretty awesome. And the paint is excellent. Good job, thanks for sharing

[Aldhick]

Nice stuff there!

[Stormwind]

Really great work!

I had my eye on the new Reaper Bones miniatures as they have some excellent spiders to use as Shelob and Mirkwood Spiders for 10mm Tolkien.

[Helge]

That's actually exactly what I bought at Reaper. The soft plastic models are a bit soft and rubbery, but ok overall. The bigger problem is the size. I bought all three types and none of them really fit:

Big Spider: Way too big for Shelob or any kind of Warmaster base. It's maybe 6cm by 6cm. With some bending of legs it might fit onto a 40mmx60mm base like a Stegadon but even that's pushing it. I don't think I will use this one, or maybe turn it into a Giant Spider with howdah for the Goblins (matching the new Warhammer model).

Medium Spiders: These are about the right size for Shelob, but just too big to fit onto a 20x40mm Warmaster base (too wide). I bought six, hoping to make them units, but I guess I will just use one of them as Shelob.

Spider Swarms: These are too small to match the GW models individually but too big to fit onto a Warmaster base as a group model (the model is a rough 30mm circle).


So I am tempted to use just one medium spider as Shelob on a character base, and buy some other models for the spider unit. Any ideas?

[Stormwind]

Really? Damn!

http://hetairoiwargames.blogspot.com.es/2013/09/shelob-10mm-lotr.html

I was looking at this and thought it was smaller than that, and that it would fit on a "boss" base or 40mm round, perhaps.

Pendraken's stuff is a bit squished looking but would do for a Mirkwood spider swarm I thought?
http://www.pendraken.co.uk/AC15-p5135/

[marell le fou]

I do prefer the hetairoi wargame one.

Your army is great, Helge ! Your orcs seem to be luminous, and it's rare. I don't like dark figs with the warmaster range.

[Gun_wun]

Ok, so much for the knock for not having Orks.................  You're the man, that's all I can say.  I sit breathless and more drawn to epic.  I'm really trying to resist the urge of epic so please don't show me anymore

[Helge]

Gun_Wun, there are lots more Epic Orks here: http://wargamingworkshop.wordpress.com/games-armies/epic-armageddon/epicorks/

Stormwind, the big spider is definitely too big for a 40mm base. See quick pic taken next to a 40mm round base from GW. The body might fit, but you would really have to bend in the legs.