AHPC XVI: From Mike W: More 28mm Skaven Plague Monks (55 Points)

 As mentioned on Monday here is my follow-up post showing the balance of the GW Plague Monk Unit that I was working on, trying to get it finished by the Challenge Deadline...

The completed batch of 10 x GW Plague Monks

There are 10 x figures in this batch, half of them being 'regular' Plague Monks whilst the other 5 are a little more exotic - being leaders, musicians & Champions etc!

A view from the left of the line...

Again the recipe I used to paint these has been laid out elsewhere in my posts, I wanted to take more time getting the banners just right for these little guys - trying to balance the look an feel in other units in my collection and reflect the rough and ready 'scrawl' that these rat men might use to daub their banners....

And a slightly different head on view

The 5 x 'Regular' Plague Monks, showing their right hand side

So I still have a few odds and ends left on my workbench, so we'll see what I'm able to get completed for  final post on Friday night (UK time) hopefully still within challenge deadlines!

And their left hand side, each is armed with two hand weapons

A close-up on the Plague Monk's unit banner

A close-up on another of their banners

And finally their musician and a couple of guys carrying scrolls and bells!

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SKULLS

+9 Skulls

POINTS

10 x 28mm Skaven Plague Monks  @ 5 Pts ea.            50 Points

AHPC XVI: From Mike W - 13 x Skaven Infantry (65 Points)

 Well we're now into the Free Fire section of this year's challenge - I can't believe how quickly the time has passed!

In this post I am presenting 13 x Warhammer Fantasy Skaven figures, 10 x Plague Monks and 3 x Clan Rats, I have 10 or so more Plague Monks to complete as well as some other odds and ends but decided to submit these figures as I complete them as I remember being too late on a posting either last year or the year before and missing out on the points! Sorry if this is creating extra work for our beloved minions....

So these guys follow my existing recipe for Skaven, as previous discussed but they are bigger and slightly better attired than their Clan Rat brothers, that said they are still pretty scruffy & dirty!    

Completed group of 13 x Skaven

To maintain the look and feel of the army, they have the same dirty green & rat grime robes, the distinction of being Plague Monks comes in their decoration by bells, religious scripts and rather nasty boils on their bodies....

Another view of the group

...and another!

Amongst the Plague Monks are also to be found a couple of Clan Rats that I missed for the last post and a venerable old Rat from the first edition of GW plastic Fantasy figures!

You can see the boils on the right hand figure,
painted in light flesh with a red ink wash and then highlighted yellow.

More boils on the middle figure here

Hopefully I can get the second batch of these guys completed in the next 3 days - these will have many more bells & whistles on them and hopefully give the whole unit some additional visual umph!

The 2 x Clan Rats leftover from the last submission

'Old Ratty', found in the depths of my spares box!

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POINTS

13 x 28mm Skaven Infantry @ 5 Pts ea.                                                65 Points

AHPC XVI: From Mike W, 27mm Skaven Clan Rats (115 Points)

 This week I have returned to another Warhammer Fantasy subject, namely Skaven, as I still have a bunch of figures needing painting.

The completed group of 23 x Skaven Clan Rats

There are 23 of these little guys in this batch and I have painted them in the same manner as the last batch of Skaven that I posted at the beginning of this challenge.

A side on view of the little guys

They have the same dirty light green rags as their previous comrades and dinghy Rat Grime all over....

With the end of this year's challenge, I am scrambling to get another batch of 22 Skaven Plague Monks completed by the cut-off date!!!

Close up of 4 of the little guys

A task made a little harder as I have to assemble these guys as I go, which is a surprisingly time consuming task. So I may do 2 mini batches to ensure at least some are completed by the deadline.

A mix of Pole Arms and Hand Weapons,
these guys will be split into regiments in due course according to weapons

Another four of the Ratmen!

I have left the bases clear of vegitation to try and give these figures a little different look and feel.

Final four figures...

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POINTS

23 x 23mm Skaven Clan Rats @ 5 Pts ea.          115 Points

AHPC XV: From MikeW - Warhammer Fantasy Goblin Wolf Riders and 28mm Arthurians Skullz Squirrell (150 Points)

 This week sees me finish my last of my current supply of Arthurians  I'm already planning for a number of new units but I'm unlikely to get hold of these before the close of this year's challenge. 

Temporarily the last batch of Arthurian Infantry

The batch includes 10 close order Medium Infantry  all spear armed and including an officer, mustard standard Bearer with added cloak, these are all Gripping Beast Late Romans, with Victrix head swaps.

10 x Gripping Beast figures (with some head swaps) painted up with tan tunics, green trim and white/red shields. I need to look for some white/green white/blue transfers to get some more variety.

Rear rank brought to the front

Close-up on the command figures, not very clear in the photo but he standard bearer has had a Victrix cloak added, the musiciuan's horn is, I believe, from the Conquest Figures Norman set.

There are also 5 little guys with chainmail, including a standard Bearer, painted to join an earlier group of similarly painted guys to make up numbers of another unit.

Again these guys are all Gripping Beast with head swaps, I still need to source a suitable transfer for the standard.

Again rear rank to the front!

Next to the Greenskins, 4 x bases of Snotlings, these are mostly old metal figures, though there is the odd plastic guy mixed in with them.

Completed Snotling bases, (with 8, 7, 7, & 6 figures on each)

They were undercoated black  with Goblin Green added as a base coat before being drybrushed with a light tan colour.

Close-up on the left of the unit, I wanted the skin tones to be significantly lighter than the Goblins and Orcs in my army, I'll now have to retro-fit this skin tone tyo my two Snotling Pump Wagon Crews - but that is for another time.....

 

Skin was then given a coat of Army Painter Ghillie Green, leather / cloth with Nazdreg Yellow and wood with Gore Grunta Fur. Metal was done in Leadbeltcher Silver before mouths, teeth and other details added.

I have scored them at 1 point each as they are all about 10mm tall.

And the right end of the line.

I have also painted up  two Bolt Chukkas to give some long range heavy support,  each with a crew of 3 goblins. These were old eBay purchases that have floundered in the loft for many years, finally ready for the tabletop.

Goblin Bold Chukka battery

Close up of one of the Bolt Chukkas

And the other one! Note skull on this weapon.

To this is added a few Goblin odds and end infantry that I dragged from the bits and spares boxes, to add to the ranks of existing units.

5 Goblin odds and ends, painted to fill out the ranks of exiting units that have had real life casualties (well 2 were broken and 3 went AWOL!)

Another view

And another

Finally for this week's Greenskins are 10 more Wolf Rider, having enjoyed painting last weeks unit, it was a simple decision to paint up another unit in the same vein.

Completed unit with 2 Skullz on the standard!

Another view

I tried to give this unit much darker wolves,
this was only partially successful as the drybrushing ended up lightening a number of these beasties.

Final view

AHPC VX: From Mike W - Warhammer Fantasy Goblin Wolf Riders and 28mm Arthurians Skullz Squirrell

 When your Greenskin army already has 40 or so Goblin Wolf Riders the question is do you need another 10 of the little guys!

Completed unit, wolves were undercoated grey, drybrushed white and then give a coat of Army Painter Rune Grey to give them some depth.

The answer is No! I don't need them but I do want them! And I have more to get painted...

Another view of the unit focusing on the command group, in my opinion focusing painting time on some obvous details such as the wolves' mouths, teeth and tongues distracts the viewers eyes away form the less detailed parts!

Over the last few months I have been pulling together Goblin and Wolf parts from eBay and combined with old spares sprues in the loft and garage  I have been able to put together a new unit for the Wolf Rider wing of my army.

And another view, note two skulls on the banner.

Here is that new unit, 10 x Wolf Riders, in the past I have armed my Wolf Rider units with spear and shield and shunned their lighter bow armed brethren. This unit has been given a bow as well as spear and shield, so I can field them as either type. 

The Command group - musician, standard bearer and boss.

Three of the unit, close up

I'm also looking to raise a purely bow armed unit as well if the spare parts allow me to put enough suitable figures together but at present I'm short of what is needed.

The remaining four goblins, you can clearly see they are armed with both Spear and Bow.

Next up is a unit of 10 x 28mm Arthurian Archers, constructed from the Gripping Beast Late Roman Infantry kit.

The completed group of 10 figures

Another view, from the left

And from the right!

I have fixed things up by swapping out some of the Gripping Beast Heads for Victrix counterparts as well as adding a couple of shields to vary the look and feel.

I'm not sure if it is accurate to show the archers placing arrows in the ground ready to fire, but I had some of the Perry arrows in my bits box - so used them

Another close up of three archers.

And the last four.

I painted these figures in grey tunics with blue trim to allow me to add a couple of figures I had painted earlier in this Challenge to give a tabletop strength of 12. Next week more Arthurian Infantry and more Greenskin Odds & Ends and maybe a surprise item, if I have time.