Clan Rictus Rising. Skaven done well-good-bad.

[unwanted]

Ok, so I've been an avid Skaven fan for the last decade or so, and I actually built up an army ages ago.

That got sold off several years ago, but I decided to restart my Skaven this spring, in a much darker scheme that the old snot green/vermin fur/dwarf flesh.

Progress has been slow, but here's a few teasers before a bigger update later tonight.

Chieftain:


Gutter Runner(s):


Warpfire Thrower:


Rat Ogre:

[Voronwe[MQ]]

The cheiftain's skin-tone is perfect; excellent for skaven supposedly living the majority of their lives beneath ground.

[unwanted]

@ Voronwe[MQ]: Thanks, I was actually aiming for a pale, greyish skintone, as a contrast to the black fur that all my leaders will have. Here's a few more pictures.

Clanrats. I just finished their movement-tray:

Maybe a bit blurry...

Champion of same regiment:


WIP Warlord:


There's another Clanrat Regiment sitting undercoated on my table, and just about two dozen stormvermin in pristine condition.

[mrtn]

Looking cool!

The pic of the "WIP Warlord" shows the Rat Ogre from the first post.

[Angus]

Ohhh, thats how a bunch of skaven should look like! you have painted the most skaven looking skaven i have ever seen! Good work!

Is that WIP pickture warlord? not a rat ogre right?

[unwanted]

I was going to present you with the front rank of the second Clanrat regiment, but my camera died on me... Hopefully I'll have an update tomorrow, and I vow to have another unit of 24 Clanrats finished come wednesday!

[Zodiac]

You got some cool conversion on skaven stormvermin or are you using the metal ones? Either way, thats the part I wanna see! I dig stormvermin .

[Warwolt the skaven]

Very nice looking skaven army there mate, would love the see a 3000pts horde painted like this. Wonderfull dark scheme and evil-looking feeling

[unwanted]

You got some cool conversion on skaven stormvermin or are you using the metal ones? Either way, thats the part I wanna see! I dig stormvermin .

I'll be using Stormvermin for my unit champions. I already converted one for the next regiment, which'll be painted in the next day or two.

Then it's on to the Stormvermin. I'll have 24 at first, which I'll expand to 28 eventually. I'm also mixing in a few of the old Marauder ones, as I have some of those lying about.

@Warwolt the Skaven: Thanks. I'm aiming for 2000 over the next couple of months, but I'll eventually up it to 3000 and beyond!

[unwanted]

Ok, so here's the promised pic of the front rank of the next unit of Clanrats.
Only thing missing is the Champion, and basing, but I'm saving the Champion as a reward for when I've finished another rank.



Oh yeah, this Regiment will accompany the Chieftain posted in the first post, hence the red cloth and banner-decoration.

[Zodiac]

I love them! Great use of different bodies etc, ( the right one is originally a plague bearer right? ) The standard bearer looks the job. Need basing though. Very cool miniatures. I like the "worn" look of the standard bearer's sword.

[unwanted]

I mix in Plague Monk bodies with added armour here and there, as they're closer to the images in the Armybook(s) than the current Clanrats. There's also Packmaster-bits in the mix, particularly the helmeted heads.

I've just finished the first layer of drybrushing for the armour of the unit, but I won't do anything else on them today/tonight as I have to rehearse with my band tonight.

Tomorrow will hopefully see a fully painted and based regiment, though I have some other stuff to do too

Unwanted signing off.

Edit: That's actually the Musicians sword, you can see his bells behind the sword

[Voronwe[MQ]]

Very nice warlord. I'm sure your army looks completely excellent when gathered together.

[The boyz]

Nice start to your Skaven army, Unwanted. They certainly look very dark and sinister. The WIP warlord, is looking good so far, the greenstuffing looks very nice. Looking forward to seeing more.

[Zodiac]

Edit: That's actually the Musicians sword, you can see his bells behind the sword

Lol I thought it was the standard bearer's . Now I can see it. Gotta love it though.

[unwanted]

So, I didn't manage to finish the second regiment of Clanrats, but I did manage to paint their champion, rear rank and bash together a movement tray, as I'm fielding my Skaven 6-wide, and that's not accomodated by the GW ones.

Clanrats:


Champion, also based on a Stormvermin, including the Stormvermin-champions sword (Wait 'till you see why it had to go ) :


Ok, that's it for pictures for the next few days, but I'll get back to work sometime this weekend.

[Zodiac]

I really like this thread, Are you planning a giant? That would be SO cool, I love the idea of the stormvermin models as champions. I wonder though, are you going to convert your stormvermin from plastic or use the original ones?

[unwanted]

I don't think a Giant would sit well with me right now, as I don't really know what I'd do to make it fit in.

I'll be using the regular metal-Stormvermin, with a few of the Old-school ones mixed in.

As for more special projects, I was thinking of making a "counts as" Screaming bell to be the peronal transport for Lord of Decay Kratch Doomclaw, with an attendant Grey Seer cowering before the most-mighty, all-noble excellency Lord Doomclaw (long may He reign)...

[Hideous Loon]

For the Giant: Sculpt fur all over his body and make him a tail, and call him a Moulder experiment sold to the Rictus. Warpstone bits all over, of course.

[unwanted]

For the Giant: Sculpt fur all over his body and make him a tail, and call him a Moulder experiment sold to the Rictus. Warpstone bits all over, of course.

I thought of doing something like that, but I'm actually not that hyped on fielding a giant any time soon (of course, this has nothing to do with the over-advertising of that plastic kit and its blessings )...

I'll keep it in mind, but for now were sticking to Skaven.