World's Edge Wyverns - 05

After a truly awful photo that I inflicted on the Blood Bowl FB group, I thought I'd better get a more representative and less Monet-like image of the newest recruits to the Wyverns.

First, two blitzers - getting in to the eyes was pretty awkward with these but I rather like the pose, it fits with my idea of them barging their way through an opposing set of linemen on their way to the end zone.

I also had time to paint up the rather lovely Bob Olley sculpt, Grogrut Crunchskull. Initially I was a little overwhelmed by the level of surface detail to his skin - creases, muscles, curled lips, eyelids, warts. As soon as I got started, though, I rather fell in love with Olley's style and found it hugely rewarding (and surprisingly rapid) to paint

World's Edge Wyverns - 04

Yesterday, after the migraine, and post-migraine exhausted sleep, had passed, I used my sick day afternoon wisely - by painting!

Here are the three new recruits to the team, blockers. At the moment there are only three because I'm hunitng down the final sculpt (I have trades - contact me!) but, like with the line-orcs, I'm pleased with how they've turned out. I could do better, but only if I spent an unreasonably long time on them, and I'm happy with the effort/outcome balance of these.  Ready to bash heads....

World's Edge Wyverns - 03

Happy May Day/Beltane/Bank Holiday Weekend/Rogation Sunday* (*delete as applicable)!

Being in something of an unexpected sulk that I'm not off playing pretendy-fun-toy-soldier games this weekend with all the cool nerds, either in Nottingham or in Ireland, I got on with some painting instead. I think this is probably a good measure of what I'm able to achieve with a 25/28mm figure for gaming purposes, so I'm happy to share these three line orcs for my emerging bloodbowl team. In keeping with my hardcore Oldhammer online-cred (like street-cred, but even more ultimately meaningless), these are all from 1988-ish.

Close-ups after the break...

World's Edge Wyverns - 02

Still an early WIP, but the colour scheme for this team seems to be coming together nicely.

I've gone for an off-white (the Canvas triad from Foundry) and dusky red (Foundry's British Redcoat triad) for the kit. I'm using Foundry's Moss Green triad for the orcs' skin and plan to use their Spearshaft triad with a spot of chestnut ink for the leather. Other spiky bits will be a dull steel/silver, and I'll use black for anything left over to avoid introducing another colour.

Any suggestions before I crack on with them and then apply it to the rest of the team?

Rab