Ripper Bolgrot WIP

I have started work on Ripper Bolgrot and would like to share with you what i have done already. As i was unsure how to paint the troll straight away i got a 40mm round base that i had spare knocked up for him first.

As you can see from the base i decided to put a rather unfortunate player on his base. I wanted it to have the impression he died in a game long ago and instead of bothering to take him off the pitch, he has over time been trampled into the ground and even painted over. What do you think of the result?

As for Ripper himself, i have started with a gray skin and dark blue scales, both washed with a blue wash. This way i hope it all ties together. Next i will dry brush some lighter colours on him and see what happens. The only thing i am still unsure about is what colours to paint his armor. Do i give him his own unique set as after all he is a star player? or do i give him the same as my Orc team (to be fair, they aren't exactly painted atm). So what do you guys think? what colours should i paint his Armour/protective gear?

An Unexpected Gift - Ripper Bolgrot

Last week i received a gift from a friend of mine as a late birthday present. It was a massive surprise and it was the star player Ripper Bolgrot. This has made me want to play blood bowl again, as it has been a long time since i last played it.

I know i said the next thing that i would paint would be the war walkers (they are getting painted, i promise) but this guy has just had to jump the Que. Its been ages since i last painted a troll, let alone a blood bowl player. And my friend has demanded to see him painted. So my hands are tied really. What more can i say?

Weekly Round up

The weekly round up is a collection of articles that i have found through out the week that i believe are worthy of being collected into one place for you all to view again. This week we have a little more than usual. Which is a good thing, i assure you.

Night Raid... Dark Eldar vs Chaos space marines 1500

Once again my Dark Eldar get sick of playing second fiddle and take to the stage solo, this time against Typhus and his chaos space marines in a 1500 point game of Emperors will, with Vanguard strike deployment. 

Old school Arbite Judge

Some models just don't seem to age, yet they are sometimes the ones that disappear from the rules. This little guys is one such example, the detail is fantastic and the model just looks amazing. I got him cheap off ebay and he has just arrived. So i though i would share him with you all... hes next on the paint list after the war walkers... promise.

For those of you who don't know what he is, he is a Judge from the Adeptus Arbites. The Arbitrators (also called enforcers) are the police of the imperium so to speak, they have precincts on each world and punish those who brake the imperial law. However they are not forced to just look after one planet, they have their own ships and transports allowing them to punish the guilty no matter who they are, where they are, or their rank.

The judges command forces of enforcers and can call upon the full resources of the imperium. They often fight the first flames of rebellion and heresy and then get supported by the guard or space marines. They are pretty important guys, like a mini inquisitors but in a uniform.

I don't know why but the arbites have always fascinated me, and i don't have much fluff for them bar whats mentioned in necromunda and 2nd edition. Anyway i hope this little lesson has been as interesting for you as i find the subject.

Evolution Vs Revolution: Army list building

Over the course of this blog I have been slowly playing with my army and changing the aspects of it that don’t quite flow or do what I desire for my army. This very slow process has lead to some victories and many defeats. Now is that the best way of going about improving your army?

Weekly Round Up

The weekly round up is a collection of articles that i have found through out the week that i beleive are worthy of being collected into one place for you all to view again. Last week i called this little article the weekly Re-visit but i didn't like the name so its gone back to basics and i have stolen this name from mercer over at I.D. Also i have moved it to Sunday.