Mousekiller Works in Progress: Armies of Death

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Mousekiller Works in Progress: Armies of Death

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Across the arid desert a warm wind made its way, sometimes blowing pockets of sand and ancient debris with it. And with it also comes the smell of something long dead, of ancient battles and a once great civilization that is now one with the dust and sand of the desert. In many parts of this great barren nothingness, the curse of ever life still plagues the bones of the restless dead, stirring the spirit of Nehekhara into being.

COMPLETED SO FAR:

TOMB KINGS:
MAGOG, BONE GIANT

VAMPIRE COUNTS:
Pieter Von Carstein
20 Zombies
20 Skeletal Spearmen
The Crypt Bats (Vargheist)

DARK ELVES:
Nothing complete.



UPDATES:

TOMB KINGS:

NEB'NESEW

Manufacturer: Reaper Miniatures Warlord 14236, Neb'nesew Nefsokar Warlord
Sculptor: Tim Prow

Got quite a bit done on Neb'nesew this week. The robes, skin, some base work, metal work... Would have finished but I ran out of time... had to choose between him and the bone giant. Need to finish up the wood staff and some final highlights in places. Any other tweeks that you see? What would you do to elevate him?

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COLOSSAL SKELETON
Completed this week!

You can find him on CMON: MAGOG, BONE GIANT

You can also find him at Mousekillers Tomb Kings Army thread!

TOMB KINGS SKELETAL WARRIORS

Manufacturer: Games Workshop 7th Edition
Sculptor: Colin Grayson

Worked the bones a bit and changed the shield color to stripes. Is it working?

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VAMPIRE COUNTS:

CALLUS DARKLORE

Manufacturer: Reaper Dark Heaven 02449 Callus Darklore, Necromancer
Sculptor: Jim Johnson

Another one that I could have possibly finished this week, but chose to spend the time with the Bone Giant. I did add scrollwork to the scroll, went back into the purple, and decided to go back in and do some more work to the face (I went very light on the face early on, and with the highlights and washes to the hair it got very muddy looking).

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ARRIUS THE BLACK

Manufacturer: Reaper Dark Heaven 02766 Arrius the Black, Skeletal Champion
Sculptor: Bob Ridolfi

Just started this guy this week. Worked the bone a little, armour, and the red parts of the armour. Cape is based.

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SKELETON WARRIORS

Manufacturer: Games Workshop 8th edition, unsure what company manufactured the unit leader
Sculptors: Aly Morrison, Brian Nelson, and Mike Anderson, unsure who sculpted the unit leader

Some bone work, base metal, and reds.

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DARK ELVES:

DARK ELF SORCERESS

Manufacturer: Games Workshop 4th/5th edition
Sculptor: Chris Fitzpatrick

Well, I opted to go with green for the other color instead of red... green, orange, and purple are triadic colors so hoping that they work together. I know the trim is more of a yellow than orange.... Also went in and worked the trim and purple a little more.

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DARK ELF CROSSBOW REGIMENT

Manufacturer: Games Workshop 6th edition
Sculptors: Aly Morrison, Chris Fitzpatrick, and Mark Bedford

Worked the purple a bit, still a few highlights to go. Metal is base coat.

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Re: Mousekiller Works in Progress: Armies of Death

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mousekiller wrote:Got quite a bit done on Neb'nesew this week. The robes, skin, some base work, metal work... Would have finished but I ran out of time... had to choose between him and the bone giant. Need to finish up the wood staff and some final highlights in places. Any other tweeks that you see? What would you do to elevate him?
Love this guy, especially the intricate work up front. Maybe make the crown a little brighter at the front?
mousekiller wrote:Worked the bones a bit and changed the shield color to stripes. Is it working?
I fear this is the kind of thing that depends on mass effect in a unit to judge.
mousekiller wrote:Manufacturer: Reaper Dark Heaven 02449 Callus Darklore, Necromancer
Sculptor: Jim Johnson
Old School model! Could be Grenadier from 1980!
mousekiller wrote:Well, I opted to go with green for the other color instead of red... green, orange, and purple are triadic colors so hoping that they work together. I know the trim is more of a yellow than orange.... Also went in and worked the trim and purple a little more.
Like the guy above, the colour scheme is Old School to me. I like the ambition.
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