I've developed a real appreciation of the Fantasy Lords skeletons sculpted by Andrew Chernak. They have a different feel to the Oldhammer Citadel minis, less chunky, more gracile, but there's nothing wrong with that.
I already had quite a few in my various piles of shame, and one or two job lot purchases has swelled the collection. A good few were damaged, but I've managed to repair most of these.
I already had quite a few in my various piles of shame, and one or two job lot purchases has swelled the collection. A good few were damaged, but I've managed to repair most of these.
Missile Support
The latest unit to get finished is this group of archers (seen doing better than expected in a recent battle report).
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Since the minis are all either bone or equipment, I'm taking the opportunity to show my painting technique for skeletons, expect that post soon.
The minis themselves are four different poses of Grenadier Fantasy Lords archers with a converted plastic Citadel mini thrown in.
The plastic Citadel archer was built up from skeleton bits from the 1996 Skeleton Warriors Regiment. The arms are from the earlier Skeleton Army set, another escapee from my donation of Skeleton Horde/Army bits.
The next batch of skeletons are all from various Grenadier packs; the chap with the crested helmet is from Fantasy Lords First Series 106 Skeleton Cavalry, the smaller skeleton is from Fantasy Lords First Series 109 Undead Orcs. The others are crew for some of the rather impressive Masterpiece Edition models (though the crested helmet chap also appears on some of these), something it would be nice to own, but for now, the archers unit is a good home for them*.
These were fun to do, but there's a limit to the number of skeletons I can do at once, all that bone can get a little tedious.
What Next?
I have a few more undead minis in the process of being painted. I'm hoping to get a force ready for the first game in Bodvoc's campaign.
Beyond that, I think I'll take a break from the boneyard for a while. My Paint What You Got entries will be the next major thing I think. I still haven't decided what I'm going to paint yet, though I am narrowing down the possibilities, but it won't be Undead (other than stuff finished during December of course).
*The joys of random lots of minis, you never know quite where things are from.
Another great batch of skellies. How strong are they proving to be, especially around their legs?
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