Verminlord Deceiver

The Verminlord Deceiver !

I always loved that miniature, though, I couldn't see myself buying it due to how fragile it looked...

So, the size was an issue... It might sounds stupid when obviously you want a "big guy".

It was thus, an opportunity to tweak it and find a cool pose and motion while having a coherent base with the rest of the army. Plus I wanted to carry it safely, and thus minimizing the space and volume the miniature may take in my Gw case.

Having processed that, the idea really came quickly with cutting the Verminlord in two... 

Risky bet, but I was convinced that, somehow, he could be pictured as "springing" from the earth and attacking a city; well "THE" cobbled city where my army and story takes life.

I remember cutting it just above both ankles. I had to glue the first part of the tail, and cut the rest. 

Several additional changes crossed my mind like changing the left arm for the pestilens version while keeping the throwing star. 

I first put, on the left hand part, my cobblestone layer, on wich I glued the Verminlord, I then added some green stuff around the now empty ankles to fix him to the base. 

Then started the messy stuff, I added GW sand, and bits of red brick (that you can find from your local Model Shop), and broken part of my cobblestones, to cover the ankles and the tail that are completely cut. It helped me hide part of the miniature, and add a bit of coherence to the fact that he destroyed part of the city and "flies" toward the rest of it.             

 

I added bigger stones that you can find with the GW sands and painted them in green (recipe found in older articles), to represent Warpstones.

I used different colors for my gold, with a base of Retributor Armor, I then added some Nuln Oil to darken it, and went for a second layer of pure Retributor Armor. I then added some Waywatcher Green, quite heavily on the recesses. Then a mix of Retributor and Runefang Steel on some edges. To finish with somes dots of Ryza Rust and Nihilakh Oxide here and there.

I added a bit of "life", using the ruin provided with the Verminlord kit, I also added the jumping rat that comes with the Greey Seer.

        

Cheers

Assassins & Deathrunner

Eshin Hero time !

Well, this assassin is actually THE miniature that triggered enough motivation to start the whole Skaven army project.

I always loved that Greey Seer, but somehow, I was picturing him as an assassin.

I therefore used the following kit:

Screaming Bell: Greey Seer body; Bell

Spirit Hosts: Dague and Hand.

There is not much work here, I made the hoody and the "leather" on the wrist with Greenstuff. I of course had to remove the Greey Seer horns to make the hood fit.

The second assassin received simple modifications, the whole miniature comes from the Silver Tower Box set. Since I really did not like that Deathrunner when I first saw it, the idea of painting two was daunting. (Him + his reflection)

Frankly the concept of that rat, by itself looks far too much "Riktus or Mors" and could easily be converted into a Warlord.

Kristobal helped me overcome that situation and actually made some basic leathery lanyards out of green stuff to give an Eshin feeling to the miniature.

Painting wise there is nothing new, that's the same recipe I described on my first posts.

To finish, I use as my Skaven Deathrunner, the Gutter Runners from the Blood Bowl kit, their motion looks awesome and they look just fine as a representation of a Deathrunner, deadly, swift, plus they fit well in the Eshin range, and they are two of those in a box :D.

Cheers!

Gutter Runners ! Second wave !

Let's keep with the Eshin vibe, just because Ninja rats!

I got a crush on those ones really,
I used the following kits:

Plague Furnace: Skaven crew

Clanrats: 1 skaven bodies, weapons

DoomWheel: Skaven crew

Spirit Host: hands

I guess tackling those 5 guys was a joy, they are amongst the top Skaven made by GW during the past years, and by far the best Pestilens, I would love to see more of those and maybe one day having a wider range!
I mainly got rid of the horns and some bulbs, I used a bit of green stuff to make some more tissues and to lengthen their skirts (a bit unimaginative, but modelling a foot turned to be a disaster)

Even though they look dirty and Quasimodo-like, I really love them !

Putting things into perspective I noticed that they would have been perfect as a base for Skryre Acolyte. But hey, I'll use those to backstab my enemies !!

Cheers !

Gutter Runners ! First wave !

Let's HIDE !

The idea behind the crazily innovative and clumsy Skaven has always been cool, and the clan Skryre represents this concept extremely well. But let's face it... What's better than a NINJA RAT!

Yeah, you got it, I'm a huge fan of the Eshin concept. and I want it to be a core clan in my project. However the range is currently not so well "furbished", to say the least...

What does that mean? I have to use my modelling skills... And frankly, most of the time it's pretty tragic, although In the end I always end up convincing myself that I have to practice or else, get those terrible 30 years old gutter runners.

I think this project started thanks to Max Faleij work.

His step by step is just awesome, and gives a vibe of sneakery and Eshiness that represents perfectly what the Eshin clan is, to me.

http://stockholmwarpaint.com/post/101768931557/eshin-gutter-runners-after-abandoning-my-first

By the way, the whole website is awesome !

I therefore used the following kits:

Plagueclaw Catapult: Rats

Island of Blood: Pack master body and some dagues

Spirit Host: Hands

The painting recipe is the same as usual.

The black is applied the following way: base of Abaddon Black, lining of Sotek Green, I enlighten it with a bit of Celestra Grey and I end up with pure Celestra Grey on the edges. The lighter your paint, the lesser you tend to apply it, as you don't want to cover the previous layer.

 

I tried as much as possible, to give a sneaky vibe just by repositioning the arms, hands and weapons. Most of the time the greenstuff is here to hide the joints between the arms and the hands. It's pretty messy but it looks okish in the end.

Cya rats !