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This is my new WHFB project. Having played for years with Dwarves, I figured a fast, hit and run, high magic list would be a nice 180 degree change up.

I'll skip the list for now, since the new WoC book is about to drop, and just go on to the first unit:

As the list currently stands, there are 40 marauder cav models. Breaking that into 8 sets of 5, they each pair nicely with one other "item", be it a character a set of 5 warhounds, a chariot, or knights. The plan is to do at least one set of 5 marauder cav, and one other "item" each month, getting done in August. That leaves the possibility that the army will be ready in time for Alamo (or Northstar), with some flex time, and extra ability to put together a display board.

At the beginning of the year, I'd only painted the first cav model (whose flesh tones don't quite match his comrades). I didn't take any before pictures, so I'll be skipping this month's challenge, but I'm not really in it for the prizes.

First models:



I'd forgotten how humbling it is to look at zoomed in pictures of your models! It definitely gives me a lot more respect for the other things I see around and about.

Here's another angle:



There's some basing cleanup yet to be done.

I tried more freehand on this unit than I'd ever really tried before. It wasn't perfect, but I learned as I went, and hope to continue to improve. As always, I can easily see all the things I missed, but for my ability level, I'm pretty happy for now.

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Namely, I left some flat spaces using green stuff for placing the tufts so they'd go on easier. I also realized that there needed to be some more variety of textures and added some flat stones, while making the surface grain a little more uniform.

Despite an attempt to greenstuff the join on the models, its still pretty apparent on a couple. I'm planning on two more packs of five, so may experiment with liquid greenstuff to address the issue.




And after painting:





Having some trouble getting the white to come out smoothly, but was happy with the overall color scheme and how the army stays tied together thus far. Thanks for any comments!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/503065/5288595.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/503065/5288595.page GMT

Cant wait to see more]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/503065/5290514.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/503065/5290514.page GMT
Next up is a character model, pics soon.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/503065/5290831.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/503065/5290831.page GMT CSM sprue, the body from the Slaanesh lord on Daemonic steed, and a steed of slaanesh stripped from the daemonic chariot model.



Hard to cast spells when your lips are sewn shut, but whatevs.



The wonderful moment before I try to apply paint, and my vision fails to become reality!

This model required quite a bit of filing and finagling to get him to fit on top of the steed proper. I opted for the steed from the chariot because it included a little bit more in the way of armor plates than the other options available.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/503065/5330421.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/503065/5330421.page GMT ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/503065/5330690.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/503065/5330690.page GMT