Retro Dwarves!

Here's some more of my bargain buys off ebay!

 I think these little bad boys cost me about 10p again and I'm really happy with how they came out!

I continued with my technique of trying to use different shades of the same colour to make highlights and dark spots of the miniatures.

Like i said, I'm really pleased with how they came out. I even added some stones to the archers to make it look like they were taking cover behind some rocks!

I've got some more Dwarves coming in the post from Mantic Wargames. Their models are like the Games Workshop ones but are much cheaper! I'm going to use them as a base to a Fantasy army which I hope to show you the progress of over the next couple of months!

I also have some Roman Auxiliaries to paint in the next couple of days!

Retro Skaven!

Here's some pictures of my latest project. I got these Old School Skaven models off ebay for 10p! Which I thought was a bargain. Unfortunately, they didn't come with shields (hence the big holes in the hands) but I think I'll try and find some more on ebay to complete the models!

I'm really pleased with how the models came out and I even bought some static grass to give them a more realistic look.

But, I will say that painting them was hard! I think it was because of the age of the models. It was hard trying to pick out all the detail such as the hair because the moulding was not that great.

I hope you enjoy these pictures! I should have some more pictures of a group of Dwarves up in a couple of days. Also, I was thinking of painting some historical miniatures. I know that most of you prefer them to Warhammer and was wondering if you could give me any advice on sets/kits that would be good for a beginner like me! Cheers guys!

Look what came in the post today!

They've finally arrived! I won these 18 'old school' Space Orks on ebay the other day for just £2.40! I'm going to use them to practice my painting techniques and to try some of the new acrylic paints that I bought yesterday, I hope they're as good as the ones from Games Workshop!

I should hopefully have some pictures up of a few finished pieces over the weekend, I hope you all enjoy :)

P.S. I didn't paint the painted Orks in the first picture, that's just how they arrived!

High Elf Lothern Sea Guard- First Ever Paint!

I've been wanting to get into painting Warhammer and Miniatures for a while but never knew where to start. I know there is a massive culture behind both of these war games and really wanted to become part of that culture and society (hence, why I started this blog!) So the other day I took myself down to my local Games Workshop and bought a Warhammer starter kit. This kit is of the High Elf Lothern Sea Guard and it came with eight different paints and only cost about £22.00!

Please remember that this is my first effort in painting Warhammer and Miniatures. I know there is some amazing artist out there but at the moment I am not one of them! But I am pleased with how they came out. Here's how I painted them...

Firstly, I painted on the base coat in 'Imperial Primer' and here's how they looked...

Secondly, I started to apply 'Ironbreaker' to the armour, helmets, boots and chainmail.

Then I painted the shields, sleeves and other clothing in 'Ulthuan Grey'.

After painting the clothing 'Ulthuan Grey', I went and painted the strips in the banners, the gloves and the sash over the shoulders 'Caledor Sky'.

Then I went and painted the dragon on the shield, the jewels in the helmets and the highlights around the bottom of the chainmail in 'Mephiston Red'.

And finally I used 'Kabalite Green' on the bottom of the shields and on the remaining flag poles and insignia. Filled in the faces, hair and leather bags with 'Cadian Fleshtone'. And then washed over the hair, helmets, boots and spear tips in 'Nuln Oil' to give the Guards a weathered and worn look.

Then for a little bit extra I painted a back drop for my figures (again, please remember that I'm new to painting lol!)

I hope you all enjoyed my first shot at painting Warhammer. If you have any painting tricks or tips then please let me know about them in the comments below!