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Warhammer 40k – A Growing Wraithhost

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I’ve always wanted a Wraith army and that’s something that was lacking in army choices last time I was playing, but not anymore.

With so many new options, and the Apapocalypse Vanguard box being available I jumped right in.

First up is a conversion of one of the 2 Wraithlords…

This is my custom Wraithseer, who’s already seen a few games and has been reliably stompy. I mostly used the Wraithlord kit with the attition of some plastic tubing and a d-cannon from a weapons platform.

I also converted the Spiritseer with some Harlequin feet. It’s a simple conveversion but one I think really chages the dynamic. It also sticks to the ‘floor is lava’ theme.

And this is the first batch of Wraiths. I’ve gone a similar root to the rest of the force by taking them off ground level as I wanted them to almost be imitating thier Harlequin allies.

Next time I’ll be taking as look at some plastic Rangers…

Warhammer 40k – Aeldari Rangers

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Starting off with Craftworlds I knew I wanted some rangers. I was put off by the single sculpt squad, especially since its only available in finecast, so needed to work out an alternative that would fit my idea of rangers better. I’ve always felt that Rangers should be a bit more exodite like, with a more exotic and less uniform look.

What I came up with came from a combination of Shadow Warriors from the AoS range, Guardians and some Drukhari weapons…

As you can see I used the guardian legs, arms, heads and Shuriken base, the Shadow Warrior torso and Dark Lance barrels.

The other five worked with the same base combo but I used unhelmeted heads and Heat Lance barrels.

I plan on working on some more using something other than the Shadow Warriors, likely the Wildwood Rangers and yet more different gun barrels.

Warhammer 40k – WIP Harlequins

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Having recently got back into playing 40k, I started work on the first part of my army, Murder Clowns! Harlequins were never a fully fledged faction when I was last playing, and that new shiny factor plus the painting opportunities sealed the deal.

I’ve been working on converting up a selection of characters, starting with a couple of Troupe Masters…

This will be my Grand Avatar, likely armed with the Storied Sword from now on. I used the Nomad Prince from the AoS range, with a few parts from a Troupe box, the torso, head, feet and blade.

Another AoS model, this time an Assassin. This was built to be a Troupe Master with the Starmist Raiment. I’ve tried to create a diamond effect on the cloak similar to the Solitaire.

I’m also working on a Shadowseer and peeking into the realm of Craftworlds. Always wanted as Wraith army…

Star Wars – Spectre Cell

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A recent commission involving the stars of Rebels, the crew of the Ghost, Spectre Cell.

Always a fan of Star Wars projects, especially consisting of so many awesome characters. I worked with the Imperial Assault minis for the most part, with the Legion Sabine being the only alt model.

Took a lot of scouring reference pictures, but I’m very happy with the way they turned out…

Looking to get you’re models painted, get in touch at deathwatchstudios@gmail.com

Middle Earth SBG – Iron Hills Dwarf Army Commission

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I’ve been working on and off on these guys for a while now and it was finally time to pull everything together and add the final touches.

I’m happy with the result, especially the purple and the bases, a great way to tie everything together, that was requested by the client.

If you’re looking to get you’re army painted, pop me an email at deathwatchstudios@gmail.com

Necromunda – Oops, I Did It Again!

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No it’s not a Britney Spears themed gang, but it is yet another one! How did this happen? I wasn’t planning an Escher force! Damn models just lying about waiting to be built!

Inspiration struck again and I couldn’t stop building until they were finished, and as such the Hive Angels were born…

This lovely leader will serve as my Leader, the Prophet of the Angels, she who preaches the true path.

I’m counting the Drukhari blade as duel stiletto swords and still need to figure out a way to model a shotgun on there.

She’ll be backed up by her champions, the icon bearer…

And the Crusader…

Then there are all these lovely ladies to help out…

As you can see I’ve gone heavy on the wych weapons. I have a hefty amount of Druhkari bits, and I really love all thier weapons. It also fits the aesthetic I was going for perfectly.

The wings are from a few different sources, but mainly the aquilla icons from the Imperial vehicle upgrade sprue.

I’m going to pop these to the side for a bit though, lots of projects to be working on and nothing left lying about to build!

Necromunda – Oops, I made a Goliath Gang!

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Things took a bit of a turn with my Necromunda projects. The Van Saar hangers-on are under coated and ready for paint, I even got a couple of bounty hunters prepped. But then the Underhive box arrived.

I ordered it mainly for the Zone Mortalis tiles, for playing this version of the game but also to use for backdrops for some photos. I was going to sell the rest off to recoup a bit, but a seed had been planted. ‘Why not just build a new gang? It will be good to have two.’ Said that voice in my head. All it took was a quick look at their options to cement the idea…and thus the Vatforged were born…

This is Arn, the leader, and his pet croc, alongside his twin brother Vito.

Both birthed from the same gene-vat, they were born into the Goliath way of life. Arn took to it like a fish to water, rising swiftly. Vito struggled to begin but with the help of his brother, he has fought a hard and bloody path to earn his place.

Still a bit of green stuff work to do on these to polish them off but what you see here is pretty much how they’ll look.

Next up is the rest of the gangers…

I went for a bit of a mix with these and still want to add a bit more, especially the tank tread armour as I’m especially pleased with how that looks. I’m thinking of continuing that theme to Arn, and replacing the crotch chains with treads.

But then that voice spoke up again, ‘Why not do an Escher gang as well?’. Well, I might as well…