Warhammer - The Stonecast Eternals

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**Dysartes**

I've said it before, and I'll no doubt say it again - best interpretation of the Stormcast stuff I've seen.

**Proiteus**

LEAFING A TUTORIAL HERE!

Just like the stone effect, I get a lot of requests on how I create the bases for my Stonecast, so here's a link to a tutorial on my Facebook page on how to create nice warm Autumn themed bases; https://www.facebook.com/GrotskullsWorkshop/photos/a.468997040222579.1073741852.282222515566700/468997056889244/?type=3&theater

**lipsdapips**

How did I not see this before! I have to echo all the other comments; this blog is fantastic. Awe-inspiring work. I imagine the chipping work that you do on the miniatures prior to painting must take some time? Would love to see you take on a star-drake

**Proiteus**

LONGSTRIKE REPLACEMENT?
Wasn't too keen on the Longstrike Crossbows so decided to convert two alternatives and I'm eager for feedback on which one is better?
The 1st is converting it to be a little shorter, 2nd is turning it into a rifle weapon.

So far I'm leaning towards the former as I think it would look better with the Stonecast Theme, if this was a standard Stormcast army I would go for the Rifle without a second thought.

**Ilgoth**

My eyes say one on the left is more appealing.

**Skalk Bloodaxe**

Oh happy day! Love seeing this project updated.

First impression- brilliant work as always.

Vine- agree that it would look better as a contiguous growth

Crossbow- definitely left.

I'd ask what's next but was so happy to see this at the top of my subbed list that I'd rather just look forward to being surprised.

**Lorax**

maybe I am the minority, I actually like the right better.

**Proiteus**

Skalk Bloodaxe wrote:
I'd ask what's next but was so happy to see this at the top of my subbed list that I'd rather just look forward to being surprised.

Here you go; Since I can't afford a Stardrake at the moment I decided on the next best thing.

**Da Boss**

This is pure awesome. I had never considered that I would want to paint Stormcast until I saw this blog. Stormcast as magically empowered stone golems is wonderful, and the execution here is just unbelievable. Their weird lizard-dragon mounts, when done in stone colour and texture, look like a sort of "grimdarked" up version of heraldic beasts you'd see in old carvings and statues around europe. Well done!

**Proiteus**

STONE BLING!
Can't afford a Stonecast StarDrake at the moment so settled for a Dracoth Lord.
What do you think? Thought I'd add some gold detailing to the statue to make him stand out.

**Dysartes**

That guys is really impressive, Proiteus - great work.

**Ouze**

Proiteus wrote:

INTRODUCTION
With the sudden rise of Age Of Sigmar in my community I've been eager to start work on an army, but I wasn't really sure where to start. Then it all changed when I saw a Stormcast Eternal painted with stone armour! Funny story I really don't like the concept of the Sigmar Startes but make them animated stone statues and suddenly it's awesome!

THE FIRST STONECAST
I've been experimenting with techniques since the start of this month and this guy is the results of my labour so far...

The moss was created mixing fine turf with matt varnish, I think I may have been a bit heavy handed?
Things I've changed with the next lot of models was to drybrush some areas with a bit of green on the first brown basecoat and use a mix of 50/50 brown and green for the wash.

So what do you think to my completed Stonecast Eternal?

I thought storm marines or whatever were lame AF but this version is beyond cool. Really well done.

**monkeytroll**

These are very cool, great idea for them.

**Rogerio134134**

Really nice

**Kepora**

Add a little bit of a green wash to the gold to make it look tarnished, man. That'd be sweet.

**CommissarKhaine**

Impressive as always

**Skalk Bloodaxe**

10 days to finish the Dracoth Lord. Incredible. You style has changed a bit since the first models, really like where you've gone. The vines and leaves are excellent embellishments. I need to stop there before I start sounding like a fanboy.

**Proiteus**

LONGSTRIKE STONE
Here there are the Stonecast Vanguard-Raptors...

Regarding the Longstrike Crossbow, I decided to go with this design as the other one look to high tech. & as someone pointed out these guys are supposed to be an ancient army.
Had this been a standard Stormcast Army I would have done it that way.

**youwashock**

Love that bird. This army has such a great character, it really stands out in my mind as an awesome idea and an amazing execution.

**Ynneadwraith**

Oh man the birb is cool

These are still my favourite Stormcast

**McMagnus Mindbullets**

I love these. That lord on dracoth is amazing.

Here's a question: are you going to get the new box? I feel like they would look amazing, but be difficult to pull off with all the movement in the fabric.
I think if you really went to town on tears in the cloth it could work- like on the lord celestar on dracoth.

I would just love to see the new stuff being turned to stone.

**Proiteus**

THE STONELORDS!
With all the new techniques and changes made to the Stonecast throught the project such as glowing blades and gold detailing on characters I thought it best to redo my Lord Castellant and his dog pebbles, and here they are new and improved...

Alongside the Castellant I also painted up the Lord Relictor, taking advantage of the stone golem theme to make him a literal walking tomb of bad ass!

**Proiteus**

STONE WIZARDS!
FINALLY 2000PTS COMPLETE!!!

My Stonecast Evocators, looking more mysterious with the hooded Deathwing heads.
I look forward to building another patch of them when I return to this army in a few months.

**Boss Salvage**

Magical glowing intensifies!

Love the hoods and chest runes, and actually all the glow looks quite nice and cranked up a notch. Perfect for lightning arcing

- Salvage

**youwashock**

The hooded guys look great, but the Lord Relictor is an absolutely stunning bit of work. Really something to be proud of.

**Snrub**

Truly fantastic work here, Proiteus.

The effort you've put into this force has paid off in spades. A properly unique army you have here.

**insaniak**

Lovely stuff. Great work on the stone.