Normally i only watch the awesome stuff you guys and girls here on the site present and during the last months i got a lot of inspirations for my one project on the chaos dwarfs. And - as my first post ever on this site - i would like to present you the start of my very one army!
I used to play skaven for about 6 years and i always thought, that CD would perfectly fit my playing style, but due to the difficulties to collect an army i never really tasted the feeling to command a CD-army. But after i found xanders gorgeous video about converting the BFSP dwarfes, i decided to get started…:mask
Now i´ve collected and converted enough minis to play and test and after the first 8 games i´m still happy, that i found this site, because it showed me, that an CD army is possible, even for me
So, less talk, more pictures :cheers
The first unit i converted was this one: 6 Bull-Centaurs. Made out of imperial Horses and Blorcs…quite simply but they still need some green stuff:
These are just plain Warriors with hand weapon and shield…the backbone of every army: Infantry, two units: Solide!
I also converted some blunderbusses…although i don´t use these guys in games any more, they never do something worth except fleeing of the table…(the standardbearer and musician are now proud members of warrior-regiment Nr.2)
First painted unit, hobgoblin-bowmen
best regards
melcher
PS:
I´ve cleaned up this first post, because some pics are missing. Feel free to check the whole blog…this is a little appetizer-pic to show you what i´ve achieved until 27th june 09:
I see influences from my own work, Angryboy, and Snotling!
Xander
Exactly…honestly i stole a lot of the ideas you guys had. And blackgonzo was the inspiration for the skine-tone.
Welcome - and that’s a great start of an army :hat off
clam
Thanks…to be honest, i have a lot more stuff waiting for some paint, attention, green stuff and and and…
A third warrior-unit is missing on that picture and the minis in boxes of course (about 12 Blorcs, 25 Orcs, and a handfull of hobbos…).
I managed to finish this cute vegetarian this evening (my girlfriend isn´t at home, thats time for the dolls ). Sorry for the somehow large pic…but so you can see every mistake and fingerprint on the GS:
Thanks Kera…and as they say: Everthing is better with pirates :hat off
After two more hours of work instead of sleeping i can present my first 9 painted Chaos-dwarf warriors, very quick to paint, so hopefully this army will be painted in the next 3 years
First of all - it is always good to see some new faces in here, and when they bring with them there minis - is it just a big plus I like you concept for the CDs. But I really like to see an upclose picture of the big 3 minis in the background of your large picture (the one with the 12 Blorcs, 25 Orcs, and a handfull of hobbos in it)
But I really like to see an upclose picture of the big 3 minis in the background of your large picture (the one with the 12 Blorcs, 25 Orcs, and a handfull of hobbos in it)
Merchant
The mentioned Blorcs, Orcs and hobbos are still lurking in a dark box. On the large pic you can see my Earthshaker-Canon (build from Hellcanon-parts...VERY innovative... ;)) and my very very WIP Taurus (based on a Balrog and a boar-head from the beastman chariot). I promise, you´ll see more of my stuff soon :cheers
I do like what you did for the Bull Centaurs, though I must I admit I winced at seeing a big hat cut off!
I’m really like how that will turn out as they will look big and beefy like they should. The beards also give them the Chaos Dwarf feel as well. Nice work!
I´m happy, that you like the bulls, although the conversions itself where quite simpel…except for the hero one, of course. I´ll make a few more pics of them, so you can see the downsides of the models.
My goal was to make them look mean and strong (And what is stronger/tougher than a black orc?? …ok, a lot of creatures are…) :mask Not like the old hat-grandpas…:hat off But hats will play a bigger role in the future of this army!
Stay tuned!
@Zanko: Oldenburg, city of science 2009 Its nice to see people from so many different countries around here!
@zanko: Don´t get me wrong, i´m happy to see other people from germany here, especially because we don´t have a good german website for the chaos-dwarfs And as you said…this is a very good way to improve or just “use” english!
@Ogranoth: No, normally i don´t use varnish, mainly because most of my minis are plastics and they don´t tend do chip (new word learned!). But you´re right, i should varnish my metal-minis…mental notice
@all: Small update…just to keep you informed. I finished a unit of wolfriders, but they are still WIP: i plan to give them kind of backbanners like the samurai used to have and i´ll try myself on nice little mustaches…Mongo-Style And they´ll receive more armor on the thigh (second word learned thanks to leo.org).
The green areas are marked for base-design purposes (swamp/marsh style for the slaves).
And an older pic from my three converted sorcerers (lazy guys, but don´t tell them i told you…they´ll kill me :o):
Don´t ask me, which company made the two tin-guys…i can´t remember, i guess reaper? The third is the very common conversion from the BFSP canon-crewman.
Don´t ask me, which company made the two tin-guys...i can´t remember, i guess reaper? The third is the very common conversion from the BFSP canon-crewman.
melcher
I also think the lead boy in the middle is a reaper one.
The left one ... I don´t know
In the german forum, where i posted these guys, most people don´t like them, due to their orcish look. So i wonder, wheter i should sculpt the bullcentaurs in the whole unit beards as i did for the champion…any suggestions?
). Sorry for the somehow large pic…but so you can see every mistake and fingerprint on the GS:
Its nice to see people from so many different countries around here!
