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mrtn's skaven| mrtn |
Posted: Aug 8 2008, 10:44 PM
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 Retrophrenologist  Group: Admins Posts: 8,361 Member No.: 1,341 Joined: 28-August 06  |
I have recently bought a number of skaven models on Swedish ebay, and have started to paint some of them.
  I'm very happy with the "peek hole" here:  My goblinoid skaven slaves:    An amusing diorama, "Where did that cannon ball come from?"    Another dwarf slave, and a giant rat:   Part of the unpainted horde:  I now have two(!?) OOP Screaming Bells, one Doomwheel, about 50 plaguemonks, about 30 night runners (some of these will probably be converted to clanrats), 20 clanrats, ten packmasters, maybe 30-40 rats, a couple of rat swarms, 5 rat ogres, four jezzails, a ratling gun, two warpfire throwers, ten globadiers, and a bunch of characters. I'd better get cracking...  -------------------- Eight Chicky Bits, is that a Chicky Byte?
Warhammer Fantasy Mod 2.5 for Civilization III Conquests My Southland Beastmen and Mortals Fingers are like onions, if you cut them, you cry Living by Stockholm Rude Time (GMT +1) My Skaven My Nurglings mrtn's dirty rotters (Plague Marines) mrtn's terrain Dwarves and Goblins My Thirty Years of War |
  
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| daftgor |
Posted: Aug 8 2008, 10:50 PM
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 Wargor 206 Group: Members Posts: 3,347 Member No.: 2,022 Joined: 26-October 07 |
cripes! thats a lot of work mrtn!
I'll be following your progress (and cracking the whip if you slack!) -------------------- ¯\(°_o)/¯ -Braaaaains!
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| Garganthor |
Posted: Aug 8 2008, 10:56 PM
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 Almost as Ghorgony as Sherlocko, but WAAAAY more Beasty! Group: Members Posts: 1,308 Member No.: 1,453 Joined: 17-November 06 |
It'll be nice to follow this progress... You are certainly up for a good start.
I had a Skaven army of my own once, but gave around 4000p worth of stuff away many years ago... Now, I miss them. A lot more fun than the boring Daemons... Will probably start the rats again soon, but may have to go for the WoC first... And finish my other stuff... -------------------- Garganthors Beasts vs. Sherlockos Beasts - 12-8
Firestorm Daemons of Tzeentch (sold) Best Painted -10 Warriors and Beasts galore Best Painted Army at III V-11, RTKM-09, Battle Royal-09, Slättaslaget -10, 2nd Best at Swedish Championship -10, BSB Best Painted Model at Hammered 2010, 2nd Best Painted Tag Team-11 The Legend of the Cannibals VC? Empire? Yet another Beast army? Can't decide, and don't want to... Dwarfs of Khazad Grimaz Best Painted Army Fantasy Bash-09 Jake's a spook! Troll, demon, a ghoul! Strange, weird - but so cool! |
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| mrtn |
Posted: Aug 9 2008, 08:35 AM
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Retrophrenologist Group: Admins Posts: 8,361 Member No.: 1,341 Joined: 28-August 06 |
Thanks mates.
 Here is a couple of possible clanrat configurations: Night Runner body and Plague Monk arms to the left. Plague Monk body, helmeted clanrat head and Middenheim arms to the right. Both are made to try to get away from the "monkey hands" of the clanrat and night runner sprues. They'll obviously get shields in the end.  Do they work? This post has been edited by mrtn on Aug 9 2008, 08:37 AM -------------------- Eight Chicky Bits, is that a Chicky Byte?
Warhammer Fantasy Mod 2.5 for Civilization III Conquests My Southland Beastmen and Mortals Fingers are like onions, if you cut them, you cry Living by Stockholm Rude Time (GMT +1) My Skaven My Nurglings mrtn's dirty rotters (Plague Marines) mrtn's terrain Dwarves and Goblins My Thirty Years of War |
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| daftgor |
Posted: Aug 9 2008, 09:52 AM
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Wargor 206 Group: Members Posts: 3,347 Member No.: 2,022 Joined: 26-October 07 |
nice work mrtn, they look sick!
-------------------- ¯\(°_o)/¯ -Braaaaains!
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| banedrom |
Posted: Aug 9 2008, 04:48 PM
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 Beastlord Group: Members Posts: 543 Member No.: 1,655 Joined: 5-April 07 |
I have two units of monkey hands and boy do they look silly. I like what you have done. Good Stuff. They both look really cool. Way better than clanrats box.
-------------------- Keeping the faith.... in Chaos.
Beastmen, Warriors, and Daemons for life. |
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| TraitorKing |
Posted: Aug 9 2008, 08:58 PM
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 So damn classy! Group: Members Posts: 1,690 Member No.: 1,213 Joined: 28-May 06 |
Thats quite a few rats you got yourself there...
Doomwheel, eh? -------------------- Blood on the Stone - New Herdstone mafia game, now running!
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| Warhound of Chaos |
Posted: Aug 10 2008, 04:57 PM
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 Doombull Group: Members Posts: 606 Member No.: 1,432 Joined: 29-October 06 |
I like your painting very much!
Now hurry up and paint the Doomwheel! Not seen one of those in ages... |
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| khorne worny |
Posted: Aug 10 2008, 08:35 PM
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 Hot Chilli Sauce Goes With Everything Group: Members Posts: 2,435 Member No.: 1,536 Joined: 13-January 07 |
I really dig all of this I love skaven. Well painted and as for the skaven models (unpainted plastic ones) I can see doing very well now they look better then normal untampered skaven keep up the work.
An more updates  -------------------- [
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| Exeter |
Posted: Aug 11 2008, 01:05 PM
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 Doombull Group: Members Posts: 980 Member No.: 1,758 Joined: 30-May 07 |
Wow!! Thats a monsterous horde you have there. Your slaves looks really cool. I like the bleasched bone colour that is interspersed in there. Your skaven are pretty colourful for my tastes. The REd, green, and blue are too much for me, btu the painting is well done. Your diorama is humorous. Did you convert that dwarf model or was that the stock piece?
The alternative skaven look cool too. They look natural. Just out of curiousity, do goblin hands fit the skaven arms? Might be a cheap source of hands... -------------------- Exeter's Bouyant Beastmen: The Painting Log
Abandoned Dark Elves PLog Live to CRUSH.net - the source of awesome |
 
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| mrtn |
Posted: Aug 12 2008, 09:41 PM
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Retrophrenologist Group: Admins Posts: 8,361 Member No.: 1,341 Joined: 28-August 06 |
@daftgor, khorne worny & banedrom: Thanks.
@Warhound of Chaos & TraitorKing: The Doomwheel will have to wait, I'd prefer a playable army first.  @Exeter: Thanks. The dwarf is an old stock Marauder slayer. As to the hands the old goblin hands are as big as the clanrat hands, and the new goblin arms are too skinny. I've painted a few skaven, and also a few goblins more: A couple of jezzails, two censer bearers, an old plastic clanrat and Veskit, High Executioner of clan Eshin.  -------------------- Eight Chicky Bits, is that a Chicky Byte?
Warhammer Fantasy Mod 2.5 for Civilization III Conquests My Southland Beastmen and Mortals Fingers are like onions, if you cut them, you cry Living by Stockholm Rude Time (GMT +1) My Skaven My Nurglings mrtn's dirty rotters (Plague Marines) mrtn's terrain Dwarves and Goblins My Thirty Years of War |
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| daftgor |
Posted: Aug 12 2008, 10:02 PM
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Wargor 206 Group: Members Posts: 3,347 Member No.: 2,022 Joined: 26-October 07 |
I like the old monopose skaven plastic... you should use a single one in your entire army just to do it most justice
-------------------- ¯\(°_o)/¯ -Braaaaains!
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| banedrom |
Posted: Aug 12 2008, 11:26 PM
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Beastlord Group: Members Posts: 543 Member No.: 1,655 Joined: 5-April 07 |
I think some of the mordheim skaven look really wicked, if we are talking about cool rat models. I am a sucker for the old school feel and these rats reek of it. Those jezzails look particularly nice.
-------------------- Keeping the faith.... in Chaos.
Beastmen, Warriors, and Daemons for life. |
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| Exeter |
Posted: Aug 13 2008, 01:09 PM
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Doombull Group: Members Posts: 980 Member No.: 1,758 Joined: 30-May 07 |
More nice stuff. How long on average is it taking you on average to paint a skaven? It seems like your getting a lot done in short order. I envy you
 -------------------- Exeter's Bouyant Beastmen: The Painting Log
Abandoned Dark Elves PLog Live to CRUSH.net - the source of awesome |
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| mrtn |
Posted: Aug 13 2008, 09:28 PM
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Retrophrenologist Group: Admins Posts: 8,361 Member No.: 1,341 Joined: 28-August 06 |
@daftgor: I'll probably use all eight (?) I have, especially if I find a good way to strip them, with stuff available in Sweden.
@banedrom: Agreed, and thanks. @Exeterggg: Thanks. On average it takes me a very short time to paint them; I'm speedpainting this army and making heavy use of the new washes. Most colour fields are just a base colour and a wash... Besides, I have a job where I work my ass off every other week (15 hours tomorrow  ), and then I'm free the next week.Here's a better pic of the gobbos, you may find it interesting that a plastic snotling has a bigger hand than a gor. I don't envy the guy in the middle...  This post has been edited by mrtn on Aug 13 2008, 09:30 PM -------------------- Eight Chicky Bits, is that a Chicky Byte?
Warhammer Fantasy Mod 2.5 for Civilization III Conquests My Southland Beastmen and Mortals Fingers are like onions, if you cut them, you cry Living by Stockholm Rude Time (GMT +1) My Skaven My Nurglings mrtn's dirty rotters (Plague Marines) mrtn's terrain Dwarves and Goblins My Thirty Years of War |
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