Hi everybody,

My name is Tibo. I signed a while back and I was mostly lurking so far. You can find few posts of mine here and there but nothing really consistent.
Few month ago we started a blog with some friend s and after a long starting I try now to post regularly. My main army being TK I will also post here all the entry related to our shared interest.
I am looking for any feedback: positive or negative. So please share everything that crosses your mind.
Generally speaking I am bad at planning, euphemism for damn’lazy. However there is a palette I try to stick with across the army: red, black and gold. As you can see I did not reinvent the wheel, but I find that trio very suited and efficient.
I am crazy about magnet and I usually try to make the best out of each kit. My sphinxes are interchangeable, my Necroknights are removable from there snake and half are interchangeable with Stalkers.
So here you go.

Necroknight un jour, Necroknight Toujours

Hi Everybody,

I haven't posted for a while. I moved to Baltimore, MD.
But the past few evening I finally tackle the task to finish up my first Necroknight unit of 4... why 4, well why not!
Here they are!



Here is a close upon the champion.



The left flanker, clearly indicated he will not surrender... anyway they can't flee those b***



I am working on a second unit.. because they rule on the battlefield. But my first unit being fairly GW-fan-boy-I-want-the-same-than-in-the-book, I wanted a different feel to them. On the other hand I am lazy...
Moreover I did not want to completely close the door to the Stalkers. So I literally built Knight out of the kit and no snake surfers II ( the return of the strike back). Here you go, let me know what you think.





As you can see I magnetize them (wait to see my sphinxes... oh well that one came out wrong... i meant my necrosphinxes/warsphinxes). This way I can still field Stalkers for EBTS build. Just cut one protuberant spine bit of the spine of the stalkers to sit the knight comfortably.




Ok guys now your turn, please some feedback, good/bad I take everything .

What's up gang!

mmmh.. maybe I spent too much time painting listening to the Pointhammered Handsome boyz... but really is there such a thing as too much time spending listening to their sweet honey voices.

Well bottom line I painted a lot lately. One the project I have been working on is a Light Liche Wizard. I usually field one a support wizard (lvl 2) or even more recently as a lvl 3 or 4 also as a support but of Arkhan the black (so no Nehekara caster). I loved the idea of Mark the Beastman from Bad Dice. I think his list is too optimize for the game I play, but I liked that aspect of no Nehekara and Heavy Construct. Basically I tweaked his idea to make it my own version of it.

Anyway,The TK range is really good arccording to me so far you stay away from their casters. It took me a little while but I came up with the idea to use a 40K model from the Tau range. With very minor tweak (such as filling his frontal vagina with green stuff) and it was very suitable. I also like the idea of my casters controlling the sand element, so with some bits I kit-bashed a hand lifting him from the ground to stand out of the unit. Easy trick and nice effect. I find hard with all the scheme of my army to have my caracther really showing off. A pedestal of a sort is always a nice twist.

So here is the bad boy




I tried some wet layering... alright for a first trial but a lot of practice ahead if I want it to significantly differ from standard layering.




You can see the face is a bit "chalky"; I used an old GW white can to prime it and it came a bit sandy/chalky... but not so bad that I would have to scrap it.



And of course cause I am an uber nerd, i need to scene my new toy.
So here is Tommy (I named him after Tommy Lee Jones, cause they have the same smile) in his summer house.



and here is Tommy dancing for the solstice....



Ok so that was my first Finecast full experience. I assembled some other before but they all broke... This one redeem a bit the material to my eyes.

As usual, please let me know what you think.

Cheers,

Da Rooster

Very nice work on the Liche o.o I love how you created and painted him ^^

Okay, those are magnificent!

Funny thing, you having the Necroknights riding on the Stalkers- I was just thinking about putting the Necroserpent hoods on my own Stalkers.

And an awesome job with the priest. Is that a Tau conversion? And how did you do the sand?

Brilliant bone, by the way- I may actually have to steal that look for myself.

That's quite a good start! I like your "by the book" Necroknights, and the Stalkers Rider are cool too, if a bit odd :P

I've seen the suggestion of using Tau Characters for Liches often, but I think it's the first time I see someone actually doing it. Quite fitting I must say, and much better the full range of Liche we have ;)

That Tau guy always did scream "Liche Priest" at me. I like the magnificent snakes too! Great work, thanks for showing it :D

Did you try using magnets to be able to keep stalkers while using necro knights? The body of the snake is the same till the neck, i'd use a couple of magnets to get this done, something like this one:

http://www.emperorschildren.net/wiki/index...delling:Magnets

Thank you for the feedback!

For the Snakes I just want a different look when played as NK and the fact I can field them as Stalker (I won't do the acronym with these one, it may be badly interpreted). But thanks for the link I am always looking for new magnets in any way shape and form.

I magnetized the riders for my painted NK also but that job is not great I have to say. I played few games with it and they fall regularly. Interestingly enough the stalker knight never lock out of place. I am dying to paint them.. but that will the icing on the cake... first I finish my 50 skull unit. More picture soon.

Blanchitude!
So Like most of us I got fairly exposed to John Blanche paintings. I am not a real fan boy even though I really appreciate the simple palette that is so characteristic to his influence on Warhammer Fantasy Battle imagery.

I have seen with more or less success over the internet hobbyist like I am trying to translate that into model painting. I thought it was a good way to close my WE to try it for myself

So here we go and as always please let me know what you think:







So it is not a finished job. I think I am gonna push a bit the gore color and deepen (if it i a word) the red tone using brown purple shade. But overall it came out alright.

It is out of the theme of my TK so it is refreshing. I have an entire batch of old and new VC character which I think will follow the same treatment. I am thinking of Kemmler especially maybe with more bluish and greenish tone.

Next post will be an update on my TK (SSC and CoS, which I am not proud of but hehe... it is done and it is in 95% of my list)

Cheers,

Da Rooster

So here is a quick update on my TK

Screaming Skull Catapult #1






So I try this bad boy with his unpainted twin today and I have to say I am not convinced. You have to build a very defensive list to make it fit in the army. It does not really fit my play style (like I have one... ha!).

Next come the casket of soul and I feel my paint job is an insult to this model and concept. I don't really knwo why I rushed to finish this model. It shall be an awesome center piece, but I have to say that TK player are spoiled we have a load of possible centerpieces... I will have to make it up with awesome Shpynxes.

Anyway Here you go




And to finish today I will show you the first batch of my skeletons. I went for lazy approach and mix of spear and hand weapon shield. I usually field them by 50 or 60 if they see the battlefield and the first rank indicate their current equipment for the battle. That may be shady, but so far no complain.





Cheers,

Da rooster