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 JoshInJapan wrote:
I have a dozen of those guys! I got them to use in a Forces of Law WHFB army that I never got around to building.

Is the other model a crossbowman?

We'll go with definitely maybe had to convert him into a standard bearer though and I'm hoping it looks alright when everything is said and done.

Welp, I finally did it, I finished the regiment! and it only took me 6 months Starting off with the standard bearer.



Wilhelm Strauss the Eye of Doom! This is the other half of the black prince's guard pack that I used for a standard bearer. He had a feather but it snapped off so a battle damaged helmet will do. just pretend the rock has the magical property to move with him lol.
I attempted the "lidless eye" as was tradition for anything evil related at least according to ye olde tabletop hero articles from early white dwarfs.

Next up is the first vintage Chaos Warrior I ever painted that inspired me to do the whole regiment,



Dar the Face of Doom. From the original C series line and probably my favorite Chaos Warrior of all time!(minus Harry of course...)

I painted this guy up last year but wasn't happy with the cloak and visor so I redid it. Unfortunately when I got him he was in a pretty sorry state so some detail has been worn off through age, but hey! that gives him character 👌

And finally...



The Legion of Doom (tm) is assembled! If you're wondering why there's a lot of wiggle room in the tray it's because I hand cut all the bases so the inside is like 105.8x79.8mm instead of 100x75mm for a 4x3 25mm tray.
This was also the best angle I could get and maybe I'll retake this picture when I learn better photography 🤔

I thank everyone who stopped by and joined me in my overly long journey to get 12 minis painted Either I'll be taking a break from vintage minis or I'll be doing something small instead.

Thanks for stopping by!

That's a sweet unit. I love that every model is unique-- very Chaosy!

 JoshInJapan wrote:
That's a sweet unit. I love that every model is unique-- very Chaosy!

Just gotta do it two more times and I'll have 1/4 of the army done. It still astounds me from the book of battalions and 2nd ed
army lists that 4000 points was the "standard" points game size. Was it really back in the day or was that so Bryan Ansell and Co could sell more minis? Edit: Sorry it was 3000 points but still lol.

Great looking unit! NIce job on the standard bearer. I love the idea of the lidless eye. You should definately continue

Very inspiring! I hope to have some similar units painted up one day.

Welp my break is over Switching up genres though and heading to the far future...



Sergeant Krod of the...er uhm er...Omega Troopers This guy is an Imperial Space Marine from the 1984 Traveller minis series by Grenadier.

It's been forever since I've painted the ultradork scheme but remember how much I liked it lol. If these guys were about 15% bigger they'd make pretty great Gue'Vesa stand ins 🤔

Poor mini had a really bad mold slip but eh, I'll call it battle damage!. May return to fantasy after this or work on a little side project that is vintage adjacent.

Thanks for stopping by!

Well I had another mini lined up but after recent events I felt the urge to paint this guy lol





The Broo Gladiator from the 1984 Runequest Monster Coliseum by Ral Partha.

Poor beasties, they've been with Warhammer from the start but always seem to get neglected lol.

I got a regiment planned out for these guys for the forces of evil army I just need to cobble enough vintage beastmen to get it done.

Thanks for stopping by and hold your beastmen minis close!

Been a bit eh? I got some more stuff prepared for friday but will just post this in the mean time. Behold!



The first skaven...In my mind atleast lol. 1982 Wererat from the Fiend Factory line sculpted by uhhhhhh, I'm gonna guess one of the perry twins 🤔 Feel free to correct me on that!

I do wonder if Jes Goodwin had any hand in this or if it was just a coincidence. Just need about 79 more of these and I'll have a tide ready

Thanks for stopping by!

 bong264 wrote:
Welp my break is over Switching up genres though and heading to the far future...



Sergeant Krod of the...er uhm er...Omega Troopers This guy is an Imperial Space Marine from the 1984 Traveller minis series by Grenadier.

It's been forever since I've painted the ultradork scheme but remember how much I liked it lol. If these guys were about 15% bigger they'd make pretty great Gue'Vesa stand ins 🤔

Poor mini had a really bad mold slip but eh, I'll call it battle damage!. May return to fantasy after this or work on a little side project that is vintage adjacent.

Thanks for stopping by!

Beautiful.

Been kinda out of it for awhile but return with some rarities atleast in my area...




One NIght Goblin Spearman and one Night Goblin Fanatic! Recently got a hold of a couple of night gobbos from the c13 line and they are all so full of character! and lanky

If anyone has any tips on better flocking let me know so I can redo it on these lads as it kinda looks pretty lame lol.

Also Thank You RapturousRex!, I too love the grenadier marines and have more planned 👌

Thanks for stopping by!

I love that old preslotta fanatic. I need to get one for my orc horde.

A quick one for this week, but I did find one of my holy grails early this month and will be getting that ready for next friday. In the mean time...



The first daemon for the my 1.5/2nd ed chaos army! This lad is a 1984 Mi-Go from the Call of Cthulhu line by Grenadier. If you've seen the rest of that line you'll know what to expect lol.

Pre realms of chaos demons were pretty sparse in terms of how to get a force of em assembled so expect a bunch of random mish mashes!

Thanks for stopping by!

 Pariah Press wrote:
I love that old preslotta fanatic. I need to get one for my orc horde.

1st ed orcs and gobbos are some of the loveliest minis imo Still got a pile of em I gotta sort out and prep...

Got another classic for today! Been on the search for this mini and finally obtained him...



1983 C02 The Young Wizard. Fun Fact, this is like the only good angle on him Facing him head on shows his weird muppet face lol. My paint also isn't that thick the mini was just that rough!

I went looking around at other copies and every single one has the weirdest mangled hands. Wish I could find the original mold and attempt some sorta remaster 🤔

This is also the first time I've done a jewel i'm semi happy with Still need to practice that, maybe with the next wizard I got planned down the line.

Thanks for stopping by!

That's a great paint job on a sketchy mini. I kinda want to see his muppet face, though.

Been awhile eh? Combination of the damned heat and summer laziness has made me lethargic and the painting room uncomfortable. I persisted today though and painted this lad...



A Broo, from the 1986 Runequest line from Ral Partha. A little late for my 2nd ed army but considering how rare the citadel broo are here in the states I'm gonna have to make an exception lol.

Main bulk of the Broo regiment will probably be made up of these guys and will try to see how many different schemes I can get away with.

Thanks for stopping by and hopefully the next mini is due soon...



Also Goat Butt

Ooh, I think I have some of those guys! They're teeny-tiny, especially compared to Citadel Beastmen of the same vintage. I'm impressed that you were able to pick out the details so well.

Just read this thread and its very entertaining. Its interesting seeing these old sculpts how many ideas GW has maintained into today.

I really like the Broo minis too, would be fun (and I assume expensive) project to make a unit of pygmy beastmen.

Heya! Back again finally lol. The universe decided to line up and I got around to painting something.



Viktor Thulmann, The Witch Hunter... This fine lad is from the 1982 Fighters line. Cap'n Facebeard mentioned how GW kept alot of ideas to modern day designs and this was where my first thought went to

Here's a less flattering angle, poor guy doesnt really have any eyes only sockets but the shadow brim kinda disguises that thankfully. Also tried something different for the base, although sculpting cobblestone on a tab that thick was a pain.



I did manage to amass a pile of old lead these past few weeks and have prepared a giant batch ready to paint. If the weather and my mood cooperate I'll be able to post more frequently

Thanks for stopping by!


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 Cap'n Facebeard wrote:
Just read this thread and its very entertaining. Its interesting seeing these old sculpts how many ideas GW has maintained into today.

I really like the Broo minis too, would be fun (and I assume expensive) project to make a unit of pygmy beastmen.

I am scared to calculate how much i've spent ever since I've started this endeavor Broo are some of my most sought after minis at the moment, tempted to sell all my primaris stuff just to be able to afford the regiment lol.

 bong264 wrote:
I am scared to calculate how much i've spent ever since I've started this endeavor

As someone who collects old Chaos, I feel your pain

Guess who? Back again with some more old gak lol.



Baron Von Spidershield from the 1982 fighters advert. A resculpt of Belmoth Blacksword from the 2nd chaos warrior box they released. Really like the look of this guy, very proto norscan 👍

I shall be calling mine Albert Spinnenschild though because it sounds slightly less lazy I've got alot more chaos lads coming so stay tuned!

Thanks for stopping by!


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 Cap'n Facebeard wrote:

 bong264 wrote:
I am scared to calculate how much i've spent ever since I've started this endeavor

As someone who collects old Chaos, I feel your pain

I've managed to acquire a ton of reinforcements to the 1.5/ 2nd ed chaos army and some of it was surprisingly cheap lol. Although it did take alot of scrubbing Always wonder if the molds are just away at some attic somewhere...

 bong264 wrote:
Always wonder if the molds are just away at some attic somewhere...

Considering the stuff coming back for TOW, it does make you wonder.

 Cap'n Facebeard wrote:

 bong264 wrote:
Always wonder if the molds are just away at some attic somewhere...

Considering the stuff coming back for TOW, it does make you wonder.

It'd be a dangerous proposition to try to remaster those molds Maybe Ansell had it in is will to be buried with them 🤔

Personally I think Ansell is still around, waiting to lead humanity in the Unification Wars

Alright I'm back with more guff to trot around



Num-Tim The Giant Hobgoblin Champion. This lad is from the 1983 Chaos Marauder box. For my purposes this Orctober he has been repurposed into an orc warboss

It may be a bit heretical to say but I do love this era of orc for the variety of skin tones available that aren't green. May try a classic brown orc next...

Got him in a lot with a pile of other minis and his poor axe was snapped off. Did the best I could to kitbash another one so don't look too closely at it lol.

Thanks again for stopping by!

Yeah, brown, yellow, blue, and pink orcs! Get some variety in there!

Looks good, the varied Orcs are more in line with Tolkien's? Can't remember if that was in the books or just the films.