Cauldron of Blood #2

The new (or current) DE army book with the new base and new rules lead to the need for a new cauldron of blood mini. I loved my existing one with the charming bathing girl (see the old cauldron ) and I didn’t want to dissemble it. So I needed a new one. The current discostair-mini wasn’t to my taste but I always wanted to use the WoC Warshrine kit in some way. So I decided to take it as the base for my conversion. I don’t know if I’m satisfied with the painting, especially the color scheme, maybe you’ve got an idea how to alter it. Feel free to leave a comment.

 

Hag Battle Standard Bearer

 

 

On the workbench: Witch BSB conversion

It has been a long time since I first thought about converting a BSB based on the wargods o hyperborea ice witch.

I used my first ice witch mini for a sorceress on foot, because I didn’t want to accidentally damage the model during the conversion process (and the mini was rarely available because of some reason in Germany at the time I bought my first one; so I didn’t know if I would get another one so easily). So I decided to paint her straight out of the blister.

But for the second one I wanted to create my intended conversion.

 

 

 

The model ist still WIP. I will add some small details later, but the main conversion is done:

I experimented with different possibilties to pin the body to the base. In the original version, the body is to be assembled to the cloak which is the link to the base. I decided to drill into the left foot which is higher than th right one (which is too sophisticated to drill a hole into it). The problem was to hide the pin, so I decided to have the witch positioned on a little steep slope.

The left hand with the chill blade has been exchanged with a left hand of an old hagashin.

 

For the banner I used a bit from the chaos marauder sprue which I made more darkelvish with thorns from the old DE warriors sprue and a blade from some old beastmaster.

Dreadlady/Sorceress on Cold One

Scourgerunner Chariots

The Force of The North

From left behind (last row) :

– 32 Dark Corsairs, Cauldron of Blood #2 (also used as unit filler),  behind 40 Dreadspears, 3 Repeater Bolt Thrower

– 13 Warlocks, Avatar of Khaine (Unitfiller), 40 Dreadspears, 18 Witch Elves #1, 5 Dark Riders #1, 5 Dark Riders #2, Master on Dark Pegasus

– 11 Shades/Menghil Manhides Manflayers, Hydra #1, Hydra #2, Cold One Chariot #1 (also used as Kharybdiss like the other Carnoaurs), Cold One Chariot #2, Cold One Chariot #3, Dreadlord on Black Dragon, 20 Witch Elves #2,

– 22 Dark Shards, 29 Black Guardians, Cauldron of Blood #1, 10 Cold One Knights

– 5 Harpies #2, Master on Dark Steed, BSB on Dark Steed, Master on Cold One, BSB on Cold One, Supreme Sorceress on Dark Steed, Dreadlord on Dark Steed, BSB on Dark Pegasus, 33 Executioners

– Homunculus (Owl), Sorceress, Sorceress, Assassin, Supreme Sorceress, BSB, Dread Lord with great weapon, Malus Darkblade on foot

Fotos made at March, 16th 2014.

Army to be continued…

Supreme Sorceress

Dreadlord and BSB on Dark Steed

Master on Cold One with hand weapon

Master on Dark Steed

A boost for the Black Guard

Two weeks ago I finished some extra dudes to support my Black Guard. Now I’ve 28 painted minis, but I will paint 2 more for a unit of 30.

Note that the Champion (“Kouran”) wields the Crimson Death while the standard bearer carries the banner of murder.

Assassins

Malus Darkblade on foot

Warlocks

After some busy days of painting I finally managed to finish my warlocks – just in time for the BULA (German Federal Cup).

And the trouble was really worth it. I made the second place in the “best painted contest”. Thanks to all of you guys who voted for me. ;)

WIP – Warlocks, Exes, Dark Riders…

Hey folks,

this new article is about no project in particular. I just want to show you some expressions of my progress with some of my wip minis.

First I managed to finish some Executioners. I don’t have to use the altar as placeholder anymore.

Instead the model will serve as a second cauldron…

I ordered two Bases and used magnets to convert my cauldrons for the new rules and official base size.

My Dark Riders got new comrades, but I still have to paint one horse…

Then I went on with my first unit of warlocks:

… and assembled the horses for the second unit…

And finally I made efforts with my Kharybdiss. I didn’t make friends with the new model, so I decided just to use my converted chariots as Kharybdiss. I don’t make much use of the Cold One Chariots with the new book. The chariot crew is exchangeable through the use of magnets. So I will take a Corsair standard bearer with a kraken symbol and a beastmaster guy with a trident to represent the sea-associated charakter of the monster: