Skaven Update #19 and a half

Didn't have much time over the weekend but it's getting there.

 

I'm pretty much done with the first rat ogre- maybe a couple details. The second rat ogre is about halfway through and I've just started to basecoat the base.

Next time I post I should be done. I might even show a sneak peek of what's next! Until then, thanks for looking!

Skaven Update #19

Even though there is a large amount of Island of Blood talk now more than ever I've been recently inspired from threads on Underempire that featured old skaven minis. So from the stuff I listed on things to do I've decided to work on a couple of vintage rat ogres (which would have been part of #2 on the list).

 

et me introduce you to Riff and Raff. I'll be using them as either one rat ogre unit or a unit filler for my vintage clanrats.

 

And here's my progress from last night. It's not much but I think it's coming along.

Looking at these minis makes me want to take size comparison pictures of all the rat ogres I have. My, have the ogres grown!

Skaven Update #18

Whew!!! I didn't think I was going to finish this weekend but in the wee hours of Sunday night/ Monday morning I finally finished my entry for this month's painting competition. What is my entry you say? Well you'll have to check out the competition to see what I did. But, will you be able to guess which one is mine?

In the meantime I've been trying to decide on what to do next:

1a) Convert a Warp Grinder weapon team. I have a pretty solid idea on what to do. But, that would mean I'll need to whip up a unit of Night Runners to accompany them.

1b) Whip up Night Runner unit. Not really in the mood to do these dudes but they should paint quite easy considering they will be mostly black.

2) Convert unit fillers(x2). I have a couple of older models that I can use to make 2 unit fillers: one specifically for my night runner unit (ugh, them again) and the other is more generic maybe for a unit of clanrats.

3) War-litter or Bonebreaker? I sort of have an idea for a war-litter conversion but would a Bonebreaker be a better direction?

4) I could also try for the next painting competition which will be warmachines. No plans for conversions though just a straight up paint job.

5) Update my 6th edition Screaming Bell. Maybe touch up the paint and base it on the larger 60x100.

There are ton more I can do but these are on top of the list at the moment. Any suggestions?

All FAQ'ed Up!

Man, first it was the much needed Jeremy Vetock FAQ for his wonderful job on the Skaven rulebook (being sarcastic here). Then there was the FAQ to update all the armies for 8th edition. Now, there's FAQ for the 8th edition rulebook!!! Talk about FAQ overload. FAQ! FAQ! FAQ!

I had other titles...
"Oh, FAQ me another FAQ?!"
"FAQ you and your Erratas!"
"Un-FAQ'in believable!"

ok I got one more...

"Meet the FAQ'ers"

Hmmm...

I guess I caved. I'll have to set aside some time over the weekend and peruse this impulse buy and see if it was worth it. First quick impressions: although nice and shiny, my college text books were also nice and shiny and just as expensive. Will I need to take a lecture class along with this? Should a hobby ever need a book this big?!

Skaven Update #17

Well things are going pretty smoothly with my Single Character entry. I'm done with the base somewhat and most of the mini has paint on it- certain areas more finished than others. I don't want to jinx myself but I think it's coming along rather nicely!

Onto other things...

These guys have been pretty much done for awhile, I just didn't have the time to take pics and post them. So here they are! The newer PCB mini kind of stands out from the unit as I only have 1 (side note: came from a bits bag I bought from a local auction). I guess I can count him as a champion for now. In the future I plan to pick up more of the newer PCBs and eventually convert a champion out of the plague monk box. Well that's the plan anyway. In any case, I hope you like them!

Change of Plans

Well I was planning on making a Skaven War litter conversion for Underempire's upcoming Single Character Painting Competition but as I started the project I was not liking how it was coming together. Plus I started getting other ideas in my head and began to second guess the entire project. I guess I didn't think it through well enough. Oh well, I'll have to wait on this until I'm happy with one good idea.

Good news is I've replaced it with another project. Fortunately, this time around there weren't any converting involved. Thanks to no converting I've started painting it already. Yay! Now let's hope I don't procrastinate and end up not finishing on time!