Undead Werewolves / Ghasts

Hello everyone. A small novelty today that will change from a world I know well. A little adventure towards a less familiar world, where shapes, colors, packaging are similar but not the same. I love Coca and I tasted Pepsi ... Well I have to tell you that I liked Pepsi .

I was trying to boost my vampire counts army with shock troops, preferably monstrous infantry that would complete my cannon fodder and cavalry. So I opted for Vargheists (renamed Ghasts in the ninth age). However, even if the GW Vargheists figurines are pretty cool, I wanted to change and try something else. By doing a little research on the web, I stumbled upon a werewolf unit from GW's main competitor, Mantic, who markets the miniatures for their Kings of War game. And I was not disappointed. Not only do the miniatures cost much less than those of GW, but in addition they come well-packaged in a box that resembles a VHS box. The figurines are molded in a hard enough resin which makes them solid and easy to work on. They require a little more work, including a bit of green stuff to fill in two or three holes, but the overall quality is very good.

And especially, once painted, they are very cool:

Salamanders Lieutenant Rogue Trader OOP

Hello everyone, I am coming back today with a little wonder that will get some people twenty years back. This figurine was offered to me by my friend Thomas before I left for London and still smells like lead! It is a Space Marine lieutenant from the time when Warhammer 40k was still called Rogue Trader, with the so recognizable beakie. Even if the sculpture has nothing to do with the finesse of the current models, painting it was a real dive into a distant world and plunges you into a certain nostalgia.

This little guy will come to boost the ranks of my Salamanders army:

Vampire Counts Necromancer

Hi everybody, small break from Warhammer 40000. I present to you today a very singular miniature because it is really vintage and uncovered completely by chance. In my bitz box, I had a small metal figure that I thought was a mercenary wizard or something else, completely forgotten for years and missing the left arm. After some research on the Internet to determine where this little guy came from, I realized that I had in my hands a necromancer for Mordheim, which explained why I could not identify it from the Warhammer catalogue... Let me just say this is the perfect fit for my last fantasy army in date. The only challenge was finding an arm to our friend. It was done with my inexhaustible empire bitz reserve: a militia arm of the empire would do.

The paint job was rather quick and easy: base coat and highlights with the airbrush, followed by a quick but effective painting in only one evening. Cherry on the cake: a "black magic" effect on the eyes. I wanted to give the impression of a look full of magic to contrast with the human aspect in the middle of an army of undead. To achieve this, I first basecoated the eyes in white, followed by a very thin and well diluted layer of Moot Green. I then performed a "glaze" which consists of several very diluted layers around the eyes. And here is the final work:

Salamanders Drop Pod

Finally back. And with a lot of good news and pictures. Let's start with a piece that was very nice to paint but not necessarily easy to assemble: a drop pod for my Salamanders army. I made the decision to paint each piece separately and all with the airbrush, which greatly facilitates the work for such imposing models. I was also able to put into practice the masking work, which also caused me some problems. Indeed, the first step was to create the flames on the sides. After a good coat of gloss varnish, I applied masking tape on the whole to be able to paint the rest green. And when came the time of taking the tape off, everything went well except for one of the sides that was completely peeled off... Rather than doing all the work again, I just repainted the black side and applied decals to cut a bit with the monotony of the monochrome side (photos 3 and 4).

Another problem with this miniature: assembling it. The problem of painting everything separately is that with the different layers of paint and the varnish to protect the miniature, the pieces have had a little trouble fitting together, Despite the magnetization of the doors (photo 5), two have trouble to close completely. But hey, we're not going to dramatize, I'm pretty happy with the final result: