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Specialist Games General Discussion => Modeling & painting => Topic started by: Dobbsy on October 09, 2012, 04:46:40 AM

Title: [WM] Skaven
Post by: Dobbsy on October 09, 2012, 04:46:40 AM
I figured these should be posted where WM players can see them rather than lost in a forum for other games  :) Some folks here will have seen them already.

These are the current completed units. I have a Storm Vermin unit on the go right now so will post them too once they're done.

(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd17/dobbsy_bucket/DSCN0267.jpg)

(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd17/dobbsy_bucket/DSCN0265.jpg)

(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd17/dobbsy_bucket/DSCN0279.jpg)

(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd17/dobbsy_bucket/DSCN0281.jpg)

(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd17/dobbsy_bucket/ClanRats1b.jpg)

and a partial group shot (not the best photo) including the other clan rats and swarm I've done so far
(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd17/dobbsy_bucket/DSCN0158.jpg)

Sorry for all the wierd photo sizes  :-[



Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: jchaos79 on October 09, 2012, 05:01:32 AM
Hi, those rats are great. Rat ogres are impressive. I like the choice of the colours. Looking forward to see more pics :)
Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: Edmund2011 on October 09, 2012, 08:51:33 AM
Very nice
Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: pw on October 09, 2012, 09:58:11 AM
These look great, I also like the colour choice, they'll be a great sight on the battlefield.
Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: Stormwind on October 09, 2012, 03:11:49 PM
The light source on the doomwheel is particularly stunning!
Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: Kesseki on October 09, 2012, 08:30:35 PM
Wow, it's a very good looking army. I have never had the choice to have a skaven oponent, i'd like to see such a cool army as my oponent some day.
Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: TheIronPainter on October 10, 2012, 01:56:48 AM
Someone else with a thing for the good old vile ratkin. Nice job, especially that hunk of warpstone! Glad somebody else is out there doing some rats  ;D
Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: fracas on October 21, 2012, 04:17:06 PM
very well done
Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: Dobbsy on September 17, 2013, 02:30:09 PM
So I have gotten back to doing some more Ratties.

My Council Guard - albino rats!
(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd17/dobbsy_bucket/bf51959a-6264-4c27-96a1-47fbcdba1501_zpscdd03e46.jpg)

(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd17/dobbsy_bucket/e70a994f-9104-4710-83d6-6b09d3abb56e_zpsd7386aa5.jpg)

and the crew as a whole
(http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd17/dobbsy_bucket/755a9b57-0f5d-4373-b9ab-02cbb70a867c_zps130746e3.jpg)
Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: Toon on September 17, 2013, 09:00:50 PM
Really nice work. I like the choice of painting the storm vermin white. It makes them stand out in a cool way.
Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: jchaos79 on September 17, 2013, 10:03:33 PM
oo my goss, those rat men seems really angry! :S

They are superb! thanks for sharing
Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: Stormwind on September 17, 2013, 11:38:57 PM
LOVE the idea of albion Stormvermin
Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: BlackEd on September 18, 2013, 04:58:25 PM
Wow, those look good.  Maybe I'll start painting Skaven instead...
Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: David Wasilewski on September 18, 2013, 09:24:28 PM
Great painting! You don't see Skaven much in warmaster scale, which is a pity as I think they are one of the nicest armies going and if you are true to the skaven background fluff, its the only scale you can do them justice with really - none of this 100 - 200 man army nonsense in 28mm!

Neek neek, the clans are gathering and the Horned Rat is scheming dominion overt he lands of men.......


Dave
Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: Dave on September 18, 2013, 09:36:49 PM
They look great Dobbsy.

What are you thoughts on 6 strips per base? Too much? Can you still make out enough detail after having spent all that time painting it?
Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: Dobbsy on September 19, 2013, 12:34:34 AM
Dave - I had considered 5 per base but I like the 6 per base better. It's not too bad in regards to details and it really gives it a horde feel, especially when you pack all the units together. Plus I don't have to do super details on the strips in the centre.

As it's a little more cramped on the base though I do have to watch where I glue them down and in what order because sometimes they "bump" depending on how each strip is sculpted. I end up having to align each strip first so I know they'll fit side by side.
Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: Lex on September 19, 2013, 08:45:55 AM
Look for pictures of my skaven.

I differentiated with strips and even ratswarm bases an rarogres to create more of a mish-mash feeling for the various clans.

A poor clan will have only "lesser" weapons, banners and incorporate ratswarms to make up numbers, while the richer clans can afford to charter ratogres and jezail and in general have more/larger banners
Title: Re: [WM] Skaven
Post by: marell le fou on September 19, 2013, 11:11:53 PM
Really really nice painting job. I like the white rats unit.