The Ride of the Rohirrim Part Two

"Arise now, arise, Riders of Théoden!

Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter!

Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered,

A sword day, a red day, ere the sun rises!

Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!"

Finished my second batch of Riders of Rohan for my latest project. These 4 (and the last 2) have no conversions done to them, but the rest of my army should have lots of conversions, as I don't want any two models looking the same. Here are the pictures:

The Ride of the Rohirrim Part One

"Arise now, arise, Riders of Théoden!

Fell deeds awake: fire and slaughter!

Spear shall be shaken, shield be splintered,

A sword day, a red day, ere the sun rises!

Ride now, ride now! Ride to Gondor!"

For my next project, I've decided to start an all mounted Rohan army, the opposite of my current army - Dwarves (and yes, I know I haven't finished the Dwarves yet). This will be a challenge for me, as I have painted horses for a long time, since about June last year, and these horses will be done without washes.

So without further ado, the first two Riders of Rohan:

More Morannon Orcs

"The new host that we had tidings of has come first, from the River by the way of Andros, it is said. They are strong, battalions of Orcs of the Eye, and countless companies of Men of a new sort we have not met before."

And a few of my favourites:

Morannon Orcs and Captain

Over the years, new strains of Orcs appeared in the armies of Mordor. Morannon Orcs are just one of many breeds of Orcs. Stronger and more heavily armoured compared to normal Orcs, Morannon Orcs form the bulk of Sauron's army in the Battle of Osgiliath, the Siege of Gondor and the Battle of Pelennor Fields.

Here's how I painted and based them:

Basing:

1) Using Green Stuff, make a tile pattern on the base of the model, leaving a small gap or two on each base.

2) When the Green Stuff has cured, undercoat it with Abaddon Black (Chaos Black).

3) Paint the tiles with Dawnstone (Codex Grey).

4) Apply Astrogranite to the gaps.

5) Drybrush the entire base with Administratum Grey (Fortress Grey)

6) Next, drybrush the base with White Scar (Skull White).

7) Finally, repaint the rim with Abaddon Black (Chaos Black).

Painting:

Armour:

1) After undercoating the model with Abaddon Black (Chaos Black), drybrush the armour, weapons and other metal parts with Leadbelcher (Boltgun Metal).

Cloth:

1) Basecoat with Doombull Brown (Dark Flesh).

2) Paint Khorne Red (Scab Red) over the top, leaving the Dark Flesh in the recesses.

3) Paint Wazdakka Red (Red Gore) over the Khorne Red, leaving some Khorne Red showing.

Leather and Wood:

1) Paint the leather and wood with Rhinox Hide (Scorched Brown), leaving Abaddon Black showing in the recesses.

Red Eye:

1) Paint the red eye with Wazdakka Red (Red Gore).

Skin Tones:

Light Brown:

1) Basecoat the flesh with Balor Brown (Snakebite Leather).

2) Highlight the flesh with a mix of Balor Brown and Rakarth Flesh (Deheb Stone).

Green:

1) Basecoat the flesh with Castellan Green (Catachan Green).

2) Highlight the flesh with a mix of Castellan Green and Elysian Green (Camo Green).

Pale Grey:

1) Basecoat the flesh with Dawnstone (Codex Grey).

2) Highlight the flesh with a mix of Dawnstone and White Scar (Skull White).

Pinky Brown:

1) Basecoat the flesh with Doombull Brown (Dark Flesh).

2) Highlight the flesh with a mix of Doombull Brown and Rakarth Flesh (Deheb Stone).

Murin, Drar, (metal) Dwarf Warriors and Khazad Guard

Here is the last of the Khazad Guard (for now), some metal Dwarf Warriors (they previously had greenstuff "capes" on them which is why a large chunk of detail is missing, but we have to work with the tools we are given), with Murin and Drar.

I probably could have done a better job on them, but got a bit lazy this month (I will try and resume normal service next month, but I have lots of exams so can't guarantee this).

600 Point (Almost Complete!)* Dwarf Army Pictures

"Horsemen, hmph! I wish I could muster a legion of Dwarves, fully armed and filthy."

Here's my 600 Point Dwarf Army**, led by Gimli, Balin and a Dwarf Captain:

Army List:

Warband 1:

Gimli, son of Glóin

6 Dwarf Warriors with Shields

5 Khazad Guard

1 Dwarf Warrior with Banner

Warband 2:

Balin, son of Fundin

6 Dwarf Warriors with Shields

6 Khazad Guard

Warband 3:

Flói (Dwarf Captain with Shield)***

12 Dwarf Warriors with Dwarf Bows

*Two Khazad Guard still need painting from Balin's Warband

**The pictures may be a little blurry as they were taken whilst I was standing up, and had nothing to lean/rest on. 

***I named my Dwarf Captain Floi before Games Workshop released the current Flói Stonehand, so I'm keeping the name.

Ashrâk the Spiderkin

Ashrâk is a Goblin Shaman, bitten by a Venom-back Spider. Somehow, the Goblin managed to survive the encounter, and whenever he leads his Goblin followers into battle, swarms of tiny spiders crawl over him.

I really like this model, just the back story for him seems a little weird, and that, combined with his rules, just makes me think of Spiderman all the time. In games I'll probably just use him as a normal Shaman, except when I want Venom-back Spiders.