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All bow for Astragoth High Priest of Hasthut!






Had to move the location of his photos, so I re-post all of them here...




Added some more GS. The hat seemed to be too small, so I changed it before painting to a more sutiable one for the High Priest...





Tried to get a "stoneish" tone to his flesh and painted his beard a little bit more grey.

Someone at WoH thought my CDs deserved a whole page last issue, but most of the pics were from our painting area with a cellphone camera. So here are some better ones of my other finished units.

Warriors and hero


Blunderbusses


Bull Centaurs


Hobgoblins



Slaves, count as Hobgoblins


Balistas




Hero




Sorceror

@ jolpis & Kera foehunter: Thanks!

@ Pyro Stick: Hmm, I know what you mean. Thought about it too when I did him, but decided it wasnt really needed since he is still a sorceror and not a fighting machine... And I wanted to show as much flesh as possible to get the "turning to stone" effect.

Thanks! I had never used GS before, other than filling gaps, when I started with my Chaos Dwarfs. Read a tutorial somewhere on fire, but I dont remember where right now... But the basics were, do small cones to get the shape and work from there and remember to keep your tool wet at all time!




I just woke up and dont remember all the names of the paints I use, all GW or Vallejo. But I start with painting all the flames white, and then buld it up form there with sunburst yellow, golden yellow, light orange, blood red, a darker red(gore or something similar I think) and then add hull red on the tip of the flames...

Oh, thanks!

Well since everybody seem to have an opinion on Astragoth not being to old and grumpy looking I might have to redo some of his painting, it'll take some time thou case Ive got loads of other stuff to paint asap.

Sure use whatever ideas you want from this blog thats the reason its here, the best feedback you can get is to see that someone used your ideas in their own work.  Thou direct copys of the same models/convertions is a bit boring.

His hat is made from the top of a pencil...


...the horns are from a Beastmen banner top. The rest is just a plain warhammer skull and Green stuff.

Heh, it was just some random photo I found on the net... Needed a pic at the banner top since I used the horns from it for my hat.

My very much WIP-version of a Colossus, I've had it around for some time but dont think Ive showed any pics yet. I know it differ from how a Colossus is discribed in the fluff. The plan is to use it with the steam tank rules, hence the "steam shooter" on top...

About time for an update here, dont what to feel the wrath of Hashut for been a lazy slave...

My Hobgoblin Wolfriders are FINALLY done, I started to paint these a few months ago. For some reason they were reall boring and I just couldnt finish them. Untill they had stod there on the painting table mocking me for ages and I realised that they would go away by them selfs. Atleast now there is peace in my mind and I might get back to do some more fun and creative stuff for the Chaos Dwarfs.





I also started to add small bits of WFB to my Earthshaker to get the right feeling. Got some good ideas and plans for this peice... But it'll have to wait untill I've painted my GH#9 entry.

No, its parts from a Scotia Grendel War Golem. Not this exact one but something similar...

WIP of my Earthshaker and crew, there will be three Chaos Dwarves. The rest is just there to look good... I have do something about the flames on the Hobgobbo on the barrel, looks more lika a paintbrush than torch as it is.






Since I had these in my phone too I might as well show of another of my retarded projects(wip), maybe I can get some kinda of special treatment by Willmark in his future Empire. We got Deathstar...

@Kera Foehunter: Dont know about iron on tattoos, but it seems painfull...

Some better pics of the Wolfriders

Finished the last CD crew to my Earthshaker Cannon so I guess I have to paint something now...

Hmm, just struck me that none of my CDs have any eyebrows. I might have to add them to the existing models to get them to look even more comic, what do you think? Good or bad idea? They would be mostly on the lower part of the hat, under the pin. Think that Ill have to do a concept to paint before I decide...

You are unanimous, no eyebrows! So Ill leave them as they are for now, might have to try on some future model just to se how it will look thou. Anyway, here is my new Lord painted...






... updated my Astragoth model, now with stony feet and legs and a more ancient look.



Found some really cool lave dice to keep the theme. Hashut bless the dice!

OTT?

Ah, I see. He is the boss, so he should have the biggest horn/hat. Maybe its just the greenskin in me trying to get out.

Thanks all, really get the energy to go back and paint with all this positive feedback!

@Kera Foehunter: They are from a Tzeentch banner top/icon.