Start of an Epic Journey!

Something big is cooking! I'm gonna be building an epic display table which will include all of the current TabletopWorld buildings as well as those released in the future! The idea is to build the board, tile by tile, making each tile a standalone diorama. The board will be designed in a way that it can extend indefinitely, and hopefully one day we at the Tabletop World will need a dedicated room just to display this project. The Town of Altburg will be set in Autumn and will lean toward the grim-dark aesthetics. It will feature both the rural outskirts and the town inside the city walls. The plan is to document this years long project with lots of photos, videos and tutorials on how I build and paint the board. To get a sense of atmosphere we are going for, here is the first building I painted for the board – Townhouse II from the Midgard range.

That said, the two Altburg townhouses I already painted in more of a fantasy style do not fit aesthetically into this project, so I'm gonna repaint some of their parts in the dark medieval style. :)

Landsknecht Zombies ready to join the Horde!

I speedpainted all five Landsknecht zombies and they are ready to join Kain's Zombie Horde! I experimented a bit with skin tones because I want to add more variety to the unit in that regard, to show different stages of decay and decomposition of the flesh.

Looking at the photo I think I'm gonna be adding some blood and dirt on them, because they seem a bit to clean considering they are zombies.

As I said in the previous post these miniatures fit perfectly with oldhammer zombies both in size and style, as you can see on the photo above.

Landsknecht Zombie Miniatures

I had these guys stashed for quite some time now and I finally decided to paint them and add them to my zombie horde. I bought them on eBay, I'm not sure if they are still in production. I know that there was a Kickstarter campaign for these miniatures. They are in 28mm scale and fit perfectly with oldhammer zombies both in style and size.

There is five different sculpts and they are basically empire soldiers risen back to life. I based and undercoated all five of them and finished one.

Other four will follow soon! 🧟🧟🧟🧟

Countess Abigail's Black Coach

When Mortreich was roaming the lands of the old world in search of a magical blade “Nightfang", he never expected to find a partner in his un-life. In one of the temples of Lahmia he encountered Abigail and was instantly stricken by her beauty and charm. Abigail was a Lahmian Vampire and she felt immediate infatuation towards him. Thus Mortreich returned to Sylvania not only with an ancient relic of great power but also an eternal companion. Soon after his return, they became a famous couple, inseparable. Abigail was Mortreich’s most valued confidante, and the only vampire whose advice he trusted. For decades they fought side by side until the fateful day when in the battle at the gates of Wolfenburg, Grandmaster Boris Von Raukow of Ostland decapitated Abigail. Seeing this happen, Mortreich’s eyes became bloodshot and sudden deafness engulfed him. After few moments of disbelief he went into a frenzy, piercing Von Raukow’s full plate with his fist and ripping his heart out. After letting out a terrifying shriek, he ate the Grandmaster’s heart and stomped his head to a pulp. On that day Mortreich swore to kill every member of the Raukow family. Abigail’s loyal Dregs collected the remains of their bellowed mistress and retrieved them to Sylvania. Mortreich ordered the best carpenters in the province to build a magnificent Black Coach which will hold her remains inside the ornamented casket. The Black Coach will serve to transport the remains of Abigail into places of slaughter, for a Vampire can never truly die and can still be resurrected should all his remains be placed in a casket and sent to places saturated with Death Magic. In order to transport Abigail's rejuvenating form to places of slaughter, Black Coach is always present when Mortreich’s Legion marches to war. Driven forward by a pair of Nightmares and a scythe-wielding Wraith, the Black Coach soaks up the dark energies slowly revivifying Countess Abigail.

For me this is one of iconic Warhammer miniatures. The classic Black Coach is just perfect. I decided that my coach will be predominantly made of wood, so I carved the wood grain in the plain surfaces. At one point I was thinking about replacing the skeletal steeds with black horses covered in black cloth, but in the end I decided to keep the original Nightmares. I ditched the impaled skeleton which originally goes behind the wraith. It seamed somehow out of place to me. Overall I am very happy with the result. 

Project Log: Altburg - Townhouse II, Part 6 - Showcase

Time to showcase the painted version of the Timbered House II! I decided to go with the same color scheme as I did on the first one. I think this way they look really nice together. You can see them side by side on the above photo. I had a Kickstarter campaign with Tabletop World for this model and it was quite successful.

Here are the photos of the house from all sides:

The interior is also fully modeled and playable. Each floor can be removed to access the rooms:

I'll be posting a painting tutorial on how I paint dark timber and terracotta plaster very soon. 

Cheers!

Knights of the Putrid Wind

Housed within the stronghold of Vampire Kain, the Knights of the Putrid Wind represent one of the deadliest Vampire Blood Knight orders of the Old World. Known for their unnatural speed and vampiric strength, they cause terror in enemy ranks of any race. Apart from being the fastest armored cavalry unit within the New Night Order, they are also infamous for spreading unbearable stench on the battlefield. The vampires are mounted on decaying zombie steeds who are animated by the dark necro-magic, also responsible for the putrid stench that leaves the enemies nauseated and incapable of fighting back in full effort. The pale riders are clad in full plate armor and draped in black capes that do their deadly dance in the wind when charge commences. 

The leader of the unit, Neghan - the Pale Duke is not your average vampire. Extremely brutal and merciless, he has a habit of decapitating his victims and impaling their heads onto his helm for decoration. When Knights of the Putrid Wind partake in battle, the soil of the battlefield remains dead and infertile for decades, deepening the misery of common man.

The miniatures I've used for this unit are Mournful Knights by Gamezone Miniatures. I always loved the models for they menacing and vicious look but above all, for their poses, they are packed with action. That being said, there is a downside to these old models. The miniatures are metal and there are some gaps that needed to be filled with modeling putty. Also it is sometimes hard to differentiate what is what on the model. Finally, if you are playing WHFB like me, you will struggle to fit all the bases together, side by side. It takes careful planing and positioning of the models to do so. All in all I really like the final result and can't wait to put them on the battlefield! 

To see all the posts concerning Knights of The Putrid Wind follow the blood knights label. 

King's Mausoleum

I've been very busy lately and didn't find time to post anything new. To fill the gap I am posting one of the older works - the Kings Mausoleum which was the final stretch goal in Tabletop World's Graveyard kickstarter. You might recognize the base of the model because I've used it for the tutorial on how I paint stone. :)

And here are some shots of the interior and the sarcophagus. I am very pleased how the sarcophagus turned out. I think it looks very realistic:

Soon I'll be posting photos of the painted Townhouse II!
Cheers guys! ;)