My Army Blog

[Finnboy101]

Hey people, I have been out of the game for nearly 8 years....wow that's a long time thinking about it. So I walked into one of my local GW shops (Maidstone) and I remembered my days of Warhammer, and got hooked again so I brought a pack of saurus warriors and decided I would start again an go all the way.

Mind you I never actually got round to playing the game when I first started, so this time round instead of going all out, I'm going to get bit by bit and learn. Hopefully you guys can help me out. So first Step Painting I have some rough ideas on what I would like to use but I'm open to suggestions and criticism.

So for my saurus warriors I got a colour scheme from this idea:


For the Skinks I got this scheme (with some variation):



So what do you guys think and ill get painting them an show you some pictures as soon as I can

 

[Finnboy101]

Re: Bringing Back Some Memories And Hopefully The Lizards!

Here's the tree frog skink (only one so far as I don't have much time to myself) so what do you think guys? i know im quite rusty at the painting but practice makes perfect right???

 

[Skinquisitor]

Re: Bringing Back Some Memories And Hopefully The Lizards!

Hey dude!

Glad to see fellow painter Here is what helped me at skinks:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYodFF87Ruw
I found this video really helpful, the guy explained a lot to me, really worth watching it.
The colors are up to you, I opened a chart and planned what will I do on each part, like this:

base color l shade l highlight1 l highlight2 l glaze
body part1
body part2 color1 shade1 color2 color3 glaze1
weapon
etc
etc

I hope this will be usefull for you. Cheers!

 

[Finnboy101]

Re: Bringing Back Some Memories And Hopefully The Lizards!

thank you for the tip gladly use it I will. Thanks for looking, more to come hopefully

 

[Finnboy101]

Re: Bringing Back Some Memories And Hopefully The Lizards!

Well had some time to myself this weekend so managed to get some models done. So here we go without further a do.... my tree frog skink Scouting group:

 

[NexS1]

Re: So The Army Begins....

It's a good start
I'm not a fan of the green tips, myself, but that's a personal taste thing. You will need to get some shields on those bad boys though!

 

[Skinquisitor]

Re: So The Army Begins....

It's a good start
I'm not a fan of the green tips, myself, but that's a personal taste thing. You will need to get some shields on those bad boys though!

I think it represents venom, and i like the idea

 

[Kblock]

Re: So The Army Begins....

Nice start on the Skinks! Mine are green too, but not with the other colors for the hands and crests.

 

[Slanputin]

Re: So The Army Begins....

I do like those Skinks. I look forward to the red-blue ones

 

[Finnboy101]

Re: So The Army Begins....

It's a good start
I'm not a fan of the green tips, myself, but that's a personal taste thing. You will need to get some shields on those bad boys though!

I suppose it is a personal taste, I didn't last time I collected them but it is meant to be a poison javelin so I thought I might as well show it is, and to the shields I don't think I will put shields on they didn't look so great with them so leave them as a scout party I suppose.

I do like those Skinks. I look forward to the red-blue ones

Me either, I haven't go the paints I need for them yet so with my next set I might get some and when I get time paint some up then post them on here soon as I get chance.

It's a good start
I'm not a fan of the green tips, myself, but that's a personal taste thing. You will need to get some shields on those bad boys though!

Thank you, I've had mixed reviews/opinions on them but I like them too

 

[Finnboy101]

Re: So The Army Begins....

So I haven't had much time off recently, so hopefully ill be able to finish some more skinks off, I might post them all finished I'm not sure yet as you have an idea what they will look like, although I wont be starting the saurus warriors until i finish the skinks, so might be a while yet but I will keep you posted.

 

[Finnboy101]

Re: So The Army Begins....

I'm Back as I said I have been busy with work among other things, although I have been working on some projects and finishing off the skinks. Here let me show you:

here are some more skinks:


and here is my first two saurus legions one h/s the other spears (the banners are conversions I will show when painted and the champions):


and here is the dark elf cold one with lizardmen:


so more will be done but in due time.

 

[NexS1]

I see alot of people use the dark elf codies for their CoR and many of them do what you've done with simply plonking the saurus on top.
What I have done, and recommend, is to angle the leg pieces more inward snugly against the cold one and cut the protruding plastic down. I find that it looks more natural and less like the ogre mournfang cavalry seat.

Happy converting