Bloodbound Skullreapers

I've been doing some work on my personal projects over the last few weeks, and slowly but surely, my Bloodbound are coming together for the Holy Wars GT in February.  My color scheme is a mix of the Iron Horde scheme, which is all raw metal, and the Flayed, which have the red trim on the armor panels.  So, the end scheme is raw iron plates with red trim.  I think it's a great scheme that gives room for lots of variation in shading and intensity in the colors.

Trollkin Scouts

The Trollkin Scouts bring that comedic element that PP is so good at delivering.  From the guy holding a full on pig to the smoked ham on a hook for the leader, these guys are barrels of fun.  Because they are scouts, I kept the pallette muted to represent them blending into there environment.  No flashy kilts or bright colors.  These boys are designed to hide...except for that squealing piggie!

Slag Troll

The Slag Troll is the king of understated beauty.  I kept him nearly monochrome, drybrushing from a dark grey up to nearly white.  He gets a bit of color in his mouth and on the metallic plates around his waste.

Dire Troll Mauler

These metal warbeasts are absolutely a joy to work on.  This mauler has had a tush knocked out in a good brawl.  I love the way the skin turned out.

Age of the Hammer Podcast: Episode 9

Recently, the guru of my local gaming club asked me to cohost Age of the Hammer.  It's a podcast dealing with all things Age of Sigmar.  Of course, I jumped at the opportunity to talk hobby, especially for a game that is so amazing.  Since I am cohosting, I told Mike that I would link the podcast here, as well.  Enjoy our AoS banter!

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The Drunken Troll

Rok was a really fun model to paint.  I got to use some fun drybrushing for his hair, and I did some big highlights for his face and skin.  He is pinned out the wazoo, so he isn't coming apart, despite that huge axe.

Rok; front view

Rok; side view

Krielstone Bearer and Stone Scribes

After some time away from the Trolls, we're back.  This time, it's the Krielstone Bearer and the Stone Scribes.  I went for some very dynamic shading of the skin on these guys, and brought it all back together with some green glaze.  The kilts are a simple yet dramatic red with black and white.

Krielstone Bearer and Stone Scribes

Trollkin Champions

The Trollkin Champions are done. These guys have a ton of little fiddly details, making them take a long time. More kilts and more learned. I like the way these turned out. I'll definitely be using this kilt look more on the army.

Trollkin Champions

First group of Kriel Warriors done.  I'm really happy with how the kilts turned out.  I'm learning more with each group how to get the kilts to look right. 

Kriel Warriors

Trollkin Runeshapers

The Trollkin Runeshapers are a very cool looking unit.  One think I have learned when painting trolls is that they have TONS of little fiddly details.  Leather straps, buckles, armor studs, and more.  These guys have lots of glowing blue on them in the runes and eyes.  I'm missing the rock piece on the leader, and I will add it once I find it.

Runeshapers

WIP: Kriel Warriors

Here are a few Kriel Warriors, a weapon attachment, and the piper from the UA.  I decided to give them a very plain and drab color scheme to accent that they are just the rank and file trollkin warriors.  Their kilts will bring some color with red and blue.

Kriel Warriors

Big Angry Troll

The Earthborn Dire Troll.  Such an angry troll.  I tried to capture the pissed off feel of the sculpt by going with a very bloody mouth and red glowing eyes.  Lots of drybrushing to get the gradients in the skin.  I think he looks decidedly pissed off.

Earthborn Dire Troll

Skaldi Bonehammer and Grim Angus

Over the last couple of days, I have slowly working up these two characters.  These were my first attempts at the kilt line work, and I am pretty pleased with the initial results.

Skaldi came together pretty easily.  He has a pretty washed out palette, so I did the runes on his vest in a vibrant blue.  He also has blue gems on his hammer.  A red, green, and black kilt finishes him off.

Skaldi Bonehammer - Front

Skaldi Bonehammer - Back

Grim Angus was a fun challenge.  I deviated heavily from the studio concept, giving him a desaturated green skin tone, striped trousers, and blue, red, and black kilt.  I think he is a nice mix of dusky woodsman colors and bright, in-your-face blues.  His runes are also a bright blue.  I think that concept will carry through the army.

Grim Angus - Front

Grim Angus - Back

The Summer of Trollbloods

Geno's Trollbloods

Earlier this year, a friend from my local gaming group came to me with a request to paint up his Trollbloods.  Having wanted to paint Trolls for a while, I jumped at the opportunity.  Little did I know just how many Trolls he had.  So, this has become the Summer of Trollbloods.  He wanted them painted up in an Orky style, so we are going with green skin and lots of metal armor.  So far I am enjoying the project and having lots of fun.