Skaven coach

Huh? No, I am not sidetracked and working on a skaven team. I merely fixed some details on this converted fantasy skaven with a playbook so that he may perhaps coach a friend's skaven team to glory.

His hand with a lame staff has been surgically removed and replaced with one that waves the players on, and obviously the grimoire and pointy hat are untouched. One cool detail is the very 'football in the 80s' scarf that he also wears.

Chaos group shot

In case anyone wondered about the relative sizes of the players... They are from three different non-GW manufacturers, but it's hardly an issue here.

All that's missing are numbers on the bases and varnish.

Chaos warriors

These four complete the project dubbed 'The Tzeentch team' when asked what I am currently working on.

They are of course not originally Blood Bowl players, but I think I managed to get them all to look as if they could be out there chasing a pigskin and maiming opponents, rather than looking like someone just snipped their weapons.

I did more or less steal a St. Louis Rams colour scheme, regretting it several times along the way, but I am quite pleased with it here at the end, and in spite og the pains of working with colours that are opposites, the contrast does work, and the blue is dark enough to keep the warriors menacing.

All comments are welcome.

Chaos was the law of nature...

I have completed 12 beastmen and a converted minotaur... for no apparent reason.

Well, the primary reason being experimentation. These were painted rather quickly and with no pressure to deliver. This meant that I stuck with the Rams-colour scheme even if hated it at one point along the way and came close to changing it.

The warriors are 60% done, so they are to follow as soon as work permits me to focus on them.

Trollish randomness

With several other teams to work on, I randomly put together a chaos troll for no good reason. I huess that is why this is a hobby, and not a job. Well, this and the whole paying for stuff to work on and lack of profit made.

So. Trollish fun.

Ogre

This ogre is intended for the human team I did ages ago. He took his time, as my fovus switched to other projects, but I am quite pleased with him now.

He is rather minimally converted, but apparently a gladiator is almost a bb-player anyway. It is not THE nicest sculpt, particularly not the legs, and he rather lacks detail. He is a nice, slim type though, with a good mean face.

Born with a heart of steel... Norse!

I have managed to put together a unique (?) team of norse barbarians, and so far I am quite pleased. They are still glossy, but due for anti-shine soon.

I am not sure I like the tundra tufts from Army Painter, so I may change my mind and do some snow effect. Bases are not completely done.

They are of course conversions. I did the two wolfmen out of gors with converted feet and head swaps, the snow troll is cobbled together from my bit box, and all models are different. I have used hair colour to indicate position, but even with poses to help, it may be too subtle. The blitzers wear head gear to make them stand out, and while they are quite different, and one may seem on the silly side, I did that on purpose (read: on a whim, I threw in a hint of Norway) and I didn't have two bear heads that worked. The catchers are the ones without beards and long, golden hair, and the throwers with their white hair got to look more old and wise and Odin-like.

The snow troll or "giant" is a bit of an experiment. He changed head a few times and originally did not have a claw either. I felt that he had to have one though, and I have had that head for a while without any really obvious mini to use it on. I am sure he'll be one of those "nice enough, but not for me"-guys, and that's fair enough. I just didn't fancy dressing up another big hairy ape man for the part. He got red hair too which I am sure some will not like either, but hey. I thought about doing his skin differently, but I didn't want him to stand out in that way, and he's more of a "touched by the gods"-guy than a "look at this hairy fucker that we've brough along"-guy.

The main "problem" is the lack of stuff to paint. I went with the bold, emerald pads to set off all the earth tones that I had in skin, fur and hair. I guess in retrospect I could have given some of them black hair, but I wanted them to be more "Scandinavian", and I suppose I could have given them grey furs to warm their balls. But I didn't.

I have a coach wip as well. He took a back seat for a moment, though.