Elsewhere on the Web - Krull from Maelstrom & some more Ogre Kingdoms

First of all, I'll say it now... I'm speechless... This miniature (well, it's so big I'm not even sure we can call it that) is simply amazing, stunning, beautiful, you name it!!! The pose is great, the looks, everything from the model is just ... Perfect ! Use it as a Bloodthirster and you'll have one really imposing centerpiece for your army. To see more shots of this model and of all the awesome stuff Maelstrom has to offer, click here.

Ogre Kingdoms is an army with so many beautiful models that it's hard not to thinking about picking up some of them for the pure fun of painting them. Looking at what Kay did with his army over at Ogre Stronghold, it's even harder!!!! Pure eye candy! Click here to see more of his impressive work.

 As for my own stuff, I'm working on a unit of Saurus Warriors, I'm making slow progress and I'm hoping to have the completed unit (19 models plus a unit filler of 6) done (with the magnetized movement tray finished) before Christmas. Hopefully, I'll post some updates before that, maybe once I'm done with the command group or the 1st rank. Stay tuned!

Elsewhere on the Web - High Elves & Paintingtabled.com

First of all, let's see some High Elves. On Swordmaster of Hoeth's painting log on the website Ulthuan.net, you'll find some really well painted classic High Elves models.

 I used to own 10 similar archers but I ended up throwing them to the garbage before I learned you could actually remove paint on models... Such a shame since those models are great looking and Swordmaster of Hoeth did a great job on those guys.

I've always been a little pissed at my older brother when he sold his 5 classic Ellyrian Reavers. He also sold a classic Eltharion the Grim on Stormwing, one of my favourite models of all time... Anyways, once again, Swordmaster of Hoeth really did justice to those miniatures by painting them to a very high standard. If you are a High Elves fan or if you appreciate well painted classics, I invite you to check out Swordmaster of Hoeth's plog here.

Paintingtabled.com

I found out about that podcast a couple of month ago and I've been enjoying every minute of it. They have very interesting views on gaming and also provide advice about the hobby. Check out their website to find out more and listen to all their episodes.

Hobby News - Skullvane Manse

In recent years, GW has produced some very interesting pieces of terrain. The newborn of the family, Skullvane Manse, looks awesome and also pretty big. From what I've gathered, we are talking of a price around 80$, which is pretty damn good seeing how big the thing actually is and how many possibilities there with the kit. I'm really looking forward on actually seeing a real one but let's hope GW keeps producing nice looking terrain like this!

Elsewhere on the Web - Ogre Kingdoms & Lizardmen

I found this very cool plog on Ogre Stronghold. This Thunderstusk is really good looking and the painter, dreadboi, has some very cool looking stuff there. Find out more about his work here.

I'm a big fan of that Stegadon painted by Agrem of the Lustria-Online website. He chose a color scheme with rich and warm colors and he really pulled it together!!! Find out more about Agrem's work on his plog here!

Hobby Item Review - Battlefoam 432 Army Case

Here is a Hobby Item Review about the Battlefoam 432 Army Case, a very good product! Let's see why

The good: First of all, the price is really decent at 100$. In this particular model, I can safely pack my 2400 Lizardmen army, including a Stegadon and a Slann Mage-Priest. The 432 offers a very good price/models ratio. Another thing I liked about the 432 is that it comes with 3 modular trays of different thickness ( 1 inch  2 inches and 3 inches respectively). All you need is to pluck out some foam to make properly sized spaces where your miniatures will go. It's almost as much fun as popping bubbles on bubble paper. The 432 also has 3
pockets on the front. The 2 smaller will be useful to carry your dice and the bigger one will let you safely pack your army book and your rulebook (the IoB version, not the regular one).The bandolier lets you carry the case easily and while it's a cheap one, it does what it's supposed to do! Last but not least, the 432 is supposed to be conform to carry on luggage regulation in the US. Very useful if you are traveling with your miniatures.

The bad: There is nothing really bad about the 432 but there are some things worth mentionning. First, when you are plucking the foam out of the trays, TAKE YOUR TIME!!! Sometimes, one piece of foam you didn't want to pluck will come out if you are not careful. Use a hobby knife and be patient. The other thing that bothers me a bit it the color of the model I bought. I usually don't worry about that stuff but Army Olive Green looks pretty bad. Makes me want to puke... But whatever, even though the 432 I bought might look like crap, it certainly isn't!!! I just wished it looked good!




Dimensions: 
Height: 13 inches
Width: 16 1/2 inches
Depth: 8 1/2 inches
Rating: 4,5/5
Final comment: A really really good product that unfortunatly isn't pretty.
Company Link: http://www.battlefoam.com/

Tutorial - Skirmisher movement tray

 Two weeks ago, I posted a picture of these guys, without their finished movement tray. I'm really happy about the result of the movement tray and I think it really gives a good effect to the unit. Since it's fairly easy to make such a movement tray and I think the result is totally worth it, I've decided to add a tutorial of how I made the tray. Enjoy the read and please, feel free to comment my work!

Skirmisher movement tray tutorial with pictures

First of all, let's start with the tools and materials I used to make this movement tray. I used a hobby knife, a pencil, an eraser, a 20 mm base, scissors and a ruler. I also needed a GW movement tray, some white glue and some carboard. Last but not least, I needed a cutting suface so I used a cutting mat.





Step 1:  First of all, in 8th edition of WHFB, skirmishers adopt a loose rank formation where they stand roughly 1/2 inch apart. I considered that a made a bigger than normal movement tray for a unit of 10 20mm based models. I made sure I'd have a gap of roughly 1/2 inch between each model and each rank. I then used my pencil and ruler to draw the surface of my movement tray on the carboard. Then I used the scissors to cut it and made sure it would fit tightly in the movement tray.




Step 2: Using the 20mm base and my ruler, I used my pencil to draw each model's base on my piece of cardboard. I made sure I had roughly 1/2 inch between each base.

Step 3: Using my scissors, I cut each base so I would be left with a piece of carboard looking like the one on the next picture. I had to make 3 such pieces and glue them together to have a thick enough piece of carboard for my movement tray but that really depends on the thickness of your cardboard.

 Step 4: The piece of carboard was then glued to the movement tray and primed black. I then gave a basecoat of Gnarla Green (P3 color) to the piece of cardboard.

 Step 5: Finally, I used some static grass and white glue to completly flock the base. You can see an overview of the finished skirmisher base on the next picture.

 

As you can see, every model fits tightly and you still have lots of place on the base to add to the basing. You could add plants, trees or even make a scenic skirmisher base, depending on how skilled you are! I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial and that it gave you some ideas.

Skink Skirmishers

These guys were the first unit I painted for Lizardmen. I'm very pleased with the way they look considering it had been many years since I had last painted anything. The skin was first given a basecoat of Frostbite (P3 color) before getting some Asurmen Blue wash. The scales were simply given a basecoat of Coal Black (P3 color) before getting an Ironbull Grey (P3 color) drybrush. I really like the crests which was painted first using Scab Red, then a Scab Red/Blood Red mix before adding some Khador Red Highlight (P3 color) into that mix. Other then that, bones were treated in a similar fashion to the Saurus Warrior Test Model of my previous post. I'm planning on making them a real skirmishing base in the next couple of days so you can expect a better picture sometime soon of that unit.