Decker's Beast Blog, Finally some pics!

He's a Banelegions model by Maelstrom Games:

http://banelegions.maelstromgames.co.uk/?tag=bnl-001

Available here:

http://www.maelstromgames.co.uk/index.php?...bnl_cha_001_000

Quick warning - it's a resin model (real resin, not finecast), so there's some additional care required in cleaning up the model, and the small bits are pretty fragile (though I found them to be placed in such a way that it won't be an issue).

Thanks for the info Decker. I have to get one.

Nice Mino BSB and our rare monsters available from them too. Check them out to see if they're your cup of tea.

Your Brunchaath model inspired me to go buy one myself...looking very good!!

Glad to inspire anyone.

Finally got my last movement trays finished and bases magnetized for a 2500 pt army I'm taking this weekend. Here's what it's looking like:



A few extra models in there, but that's basically what the army is looking like. Only restriction that mattered to me was that you can't have more than 900 pts of characters, which means no minobuses.

edit: I also managed to cut out the BSB from the corner of the gor horde. He's slightly off to the edge.

This post has been edited by decker_cky on Sep 5 2011, 02:21 AM

That is one nice looking army, Decker! Congrats on being the proud owner!

Tell us more about what is going on for you this weekend and how you were able to prepare you models!

This post has been edited by Beastlord Karankawa on Sep 5 2011, 03:43 AM

Preparing the models for this army:

During the move a bit, but particularly over the past two years where I've been playing an average of a game per 2 weeks plus tournaments, my army's gotten dinged up. I've been adding models, but hadn't cleaned up much of the chipped paint on horns, etc.. The centigors and my metal hounds (used as unit fillers) were terrible in this regard, so I'm glad to have gone back over them.

For actual painting, tough to describe since I've got it down to pretty much a mindless task.
-Necron abyss/midnight blue->regal blue->enchanted blue (sometimes with a slightly whitened top highlight) for flesh
-Scorched brown -> bestial/calhan brown (sometimes with a slightly whitened top highlight) for the fur
-Boltgun metal and some inks for the metal
-Khemri brown gradually mixed with white for horns and hooves
-Various yellows, gryphone sepia and occasionally white for the yellow (used on various parts). I'm shockingly inconsistent with the yellow on the army, but it works.
-Snot Green for eyes
-Scorched brown -> graveyard earth for bases AND for wood (yes.....they're the same colour )
-Other than those, there's a few other details in various colours that are tough to describe.

Because of the comp restrictions, I needed to add more rank and file, and couldn't fit in a minobus. That meant paint my new harpies and finishing a few extra gors, ungors and bestigors. I added Brunchaath because I felt like painting him. I also rebased a spawn to try as my first ever razorgor.

I also had gotten my gors and bestigors 85% magnetized over the last month or so, but I had to add extra models to each unit. Greenstuff + magnetic tape under the bases for all models and I'm good to go. I actually had to use a scrap of spare sheet metal for one tray since I don't know where to get it in this city, but I did have enough to make it work (and to easily add the rest once I get more).

The herdstone is another model that's new. It's just carved out styrene based on a 50mm base (so it can be used as a unit filler sometimes) and painted grey. I'll sometime add some painted on dark tongue, but I like how it looks now. I made a herdstone as my first styrene model, then kept going back to correct it by trimming a bit more off until I had ruined it. After doing a whole whack of new terrain, I went back and made this proper one - though I feel it's a bit undersized.

I also carved off a few mold lines and repainted, just to make mrtn happy.

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Tournament details:

Completely new group (just moved cities). So really no idea what I'll be facing.


I won't post a detailed list until after the tourney (next Sat), but the new things I'm trying are a second harpy unit and a razorgor. From the pic, you should be able to figure out 90% of the list (can't go too far from the basic beastmen tourney list with the tourney restrictions). I just have a fundamentally strong list. 3 big blocks (35-40 models each), strong general and BSB, and wizards with 3 extra power dice. Add in 9 support/chaff units and I'm comfortable against any foe.

Both chariots are just tuskgor chariots for this tournament - I just wanted to use my nicely painted models so I used my 'razorgor' chariot model with a beastlord on it. Big scary things attract shooting though, so maybe that'll work out.

I like the scenarios for this tourney - quite different with one needing a strong central unit, and 2/3 throwing some curveballs at many lists.

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BTW, might be a few weeks, but expect the Banelords Mino BSB to be my next painted model in this army. I just cleaned, assembled, based and magnetized the model. Beautiful sculpt - Maelstrom have really spoiled us with their releases.

The army is looking great all painted up like that.

Really impressive seeing your army fully painted and ready to go.

It's really given me the inspiration to get my herd finished.

amazing harpies!

Been planning to do a flying doombull for a while, and I realized that the Mierce Miniatures doombull in resin would be perfect for what I was planning:







Needed to reposition one leg, and he's currently just pinned in place, but I'm really happy. Being resin means it's not going to be too top heavy, and with the slight adjustment he's actually standing decently on the disc. Need to find a plastic tab for it too obviously, but that can wait until it's painted.

That should turn out cool. The axe handle looks bent though...

That's cuz resin is awesome!! Oh, wait....

To be fair, it would probably be bent on a traditional, superior metal model too

I'd snip it off and replace it with brass rod, like I do almost all standard poles now.

Oh, I do like the nice simple model concept though. I could do that with my nominally Tzeentchist Beastmen, hmm... anyone ever tried GBS + Carpet + Skin of Man?Actually I guess that is illegal

This post has been edited by Shadespyre on Nov 18 2012, 04:44 PM