It has taken a few months, but I've finally come to the end of my Abyssal Warband for Kings of War Vanguard.
I saved the best for last... The Abyssal Warlock was the last model of the project and looks great. I'm pleased with the results and this thing is a great center piece for the warband.
I hope you have enjoyed following along with me as I worked through this project. Please let me know what you think.
With this project finished, I'll be on to the next project. I have a couple of smaller things I'm going to work on before I start the next big project, but I'm looking forward to some naval work in the very near future.
I'm nearing the end of my Abyssal Warband project. I finished an Abyssal Despoiler for the warband and it is a real beast.
This model counts as "large" so I won't be able to use many in the army, but he looks to be strong enough that his presence will be noticed even if he is alone.
I'm pleased with how this model turned out and look forward to seeing how he works out on the table.
This is my 26th model for the warband and I only have 2 models left to paint.
Any warband could benefit from some cavalry units in their group. I painted some Hellequin models to add some strength to my warband and a Hellequin Blood-masque to serve as a mounted command unit.
The Hellequins are support units, so as with the gargoyles and lukers, I can only use a couple of these in my warband.
I didn't really care for the look of the paint job suggested, so I went with a little different look. I like what I came up with and think these will look nice with the rest of the warband.
These bring my total to 25 models completed for Nick's New Year Painting Challenge. I only have 3 more models to paint for the project.
With the warband nearly finished, I'm looking forward to actually getting a game played soon.
I continue to work on my Kings of War Vanguard Abyssal Warband. This week I put the finishing touches on a group of Succubus Lurker models.
These are another support option for the warband, so I won't be able to include a lot of these, but they will give me a little more variety in army selection.
I like the look of these models, but I'm not 100% happy with how they turned out. They are a little darker than the other models from the warband. I'm not certain why that is, but since these are supposed to be sneaking around in the shadows, I just go with them.
I've now finished 22 models of the warband and have only 6 more to go. Among the remaining models are several characters and a "monster" so they should go quickly and be fun to paint.
I've added some Gargoyle models to my Kings of War Vanguard Abyssal Warband.
These models are support models so I can only include a limited number in my warband. They have fly which will give them a fair amount of mobility on the table. Their regeneration should also help to keep them alive.
These models only have a single pose and I wish they some variation, but I like the way they look.
I've finished some Abyssal Guard models to add to my Abyssal Warband for Kings of War Vanguard.
These are classed as warriors in the game and will add some additional combat strength to the warband. These also have regeneration, so that should help to keep them going in battle even after they have taken some damage.
I wish these models had a little more variety in their poses, but I still like the look of them.
A batch of Succubus models have found their way to my paint table. These are the next models for my Kings of War Vanguard Abyssal Warband.
These models are classed the the warriors in the rules and will give my warband a little more combat prowess. They also have stealth, so hopefully they can get into combat without suffering too much from ranged attacks.
The models look good and I like the variety of weapon combinations on these models.
I've shown off the models I got from the recent Kings of War Vanguard Kickstarter and now I want to actually paint some of them.
A fellow YouTuber that I watch, IDICBeer 40K, has a painting challenge going on that I will use to keep me motivated on this project. I don't really have a deadline to finish, but I plan to work on the models from the Abyssal Warband until I get them all painted. I might take a week or two for other projects, but I'll keep plugging away at these until they are finished.
First up for this project are the Lower Abyssal models. These serve as grunts in this warband and will serve as cheap cannon fodder. They were also test models for the color scheme. I like the look and will use this color scheme throughout the warband.
What do you think of the skin tone? That is kind of the defining attribute of these models.
Terrain is an important aspect of any miniature game. I have a reasonable collection of 28mm models and I'm always looking for things to add to my terrain collection.
Several months ago, Mantic Games had a kickstarter for several Terrain Crates. Each option gave you terrain for a different table top theme. I went in with a friend and we got 3 of the crates.
The first models from these crates to hit my paint table are these stone walls. Linear terrain is great because is breaks up line of sight and movement without taking up a big footprint on the table. It can also provide models a defensive location (maybe with some bonuses) depending on the scenario being played.
These models are well detailed (if a little bent) and will work for a variety of games.
General and wizard models that I painted a long time ago, but have been based to match this army.
I have completed painting all the goblins I set out to paint at the beginning of this challenge. I can now feild a full 2,000 point army for Kings of War. These models can also be used for Dragon Rampant and Age of Sigmar. It is always nice to have options for your models.
With the goblins finished I will be working on the Firestorm Armada models I'm painting for the Toys for Tots auction.
I have not posted an undate for a while, but I've got quite a bit done.
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I've almost completed all the models I set out to paint in this project. I'm very pleased with the looks of the models and can't wait to finish.
I'm kind of getting burned out with painting goblins, but since I'm almost done, I don't feel so bad about it.
After I finish the last batch of these goblins, I will be working on the Firestorm Armada models that I agreed to paint for a Toys for Tots auction. Those should be a good break from the goblins even though they are green as well.
I didn't get a ton done today, but even little bits add up over time.
I added talus to the bases of the models I had painted and I attached the bases to the rest of the gnoblars.
I love the look of a well painted model with highlights and shading, but I also really like painting models very quickly. The rabble is going to get painted quickly without much in the way of highlighting. A wash with agrax earthshade will do all the highlighting and shading on these models.
I made a lot of progress over the past few days of the challenge.
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The trolls, spear chukkas, and giant are all completely painted and and based. I'm happy with how they turned out and I am pleased they painted up more quickly than I thought they would.
I started on the gnoblars. I've decided on a very simple paint scheme for these guys. They will be a rabble unit so it is going to be a large group of poorly equipped troops so don't feel like they need much detail. I sprayed them with a Krylon (camo) flat light brown. I then picked out the skin in green and the wood and metal on the models. After that I washed the whole model with agrax earthshade. The results look nice and fit well with the army. I still need to base these. This is only about half of this unit. I've got several more models that I need to get bases for before I can get started on them.
Using JB Weld to attach these models to the base. The fancy cloths pins are decorations from my daughters graduation party, but they work.
I used lots of cloths pins so the base is seated well with the wooden base.
