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Chaos Dwarfs - Bull Centaurs

Here they are completed after the repaint and color scheme redesign.  My new attempt at lava bases using cork board. 

 

before pic (this was the only one I had painted)

With the new look, I wanted to get away from bright colors and lots of red and do something totally different. 

I like how the armor and weapons came out,

though I'm not super thrilled with the way the skin came out on the body. I might need to actually blend this to make it look more natural.

Chaos Dwarfs - the Before pics!

Disclaimer - I painted all of these in the early Nineties.

 Well, I've un-boxed them and decided it's time for a Chaos Dwarf Makeover. I'll be giving them the Dawn paint strip treatment, and completely re-base and re-paint the entire army. I figured it would be kind of fun to put out some pics of these guys and reminise about my old paint style.

For some reason I thought I needed to use every color of the rainbow. To be fair the examples in the army book are pretty darn bright! 

Colorful, but not too bad. Banners cut strait out of the armybook, For shame!!!!

Purple! It's the new black. 

Earthshaka!!!

I actually really like how the shield came out on this one. 

This one really cracks me up. One of my early conversion efforts, it's supposed to be the high priest Astragoth, before a miniature came out for him. Turns out my imagining was way off.

Here's a tease of the new look. This is just a test.....

My first attempt at source lighting (eh..needs a little work) Bronzed armour and rusty weapons will be the theme trough out. 

COC Results

I had a great time yesterday playing in the Great Escape Games - Contest of Champions. All 3 of my opponents were very cool and fun to play with. All of them just great games! My Game scores were:
vs. Eldar - Objectives, Eldar won
vs. Space Wolves - Capture and control, Draw
vs. Imperial Guard - Annihilation, My Wolves won.

There were some great looking armys on display yesterday.
I took home 2nd place for best over-all paint job!
Thank you to all of the very kind words by everyone on my Army, It's very appreciated.
See you in July!!!!

Space Wolves - 1750 - COC - Done!

Believe it or not, This is my very first completely painted army! I'm very proud of this accomplishment. In the past I always get bored or sidetracked into working on another army and never complete anything. Those days are over! All ready for the Contest of Champions this weekend.

1750 Pts - Space Wolves Roster - CoC 1750

HQ: Logan Grimnar, The Great Wolf (1#, 275 pts)
   1 Logan Grimnar, The Great Wolf @ 275 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Belt of Russ; Terminator Armour; Wolf Tail Talisman; Wolftooth Necklace; Storm Bolter; The Axe Morkai; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack; Eternal Warrior; Independent Character; Living Legend; Stubborn; The High King; Saga of Majesty)

HQ: Rune Priest (1#, 130 pts)
   1 Rune Priest @ 130 pts (...in Power Armour)
      1 Rune Priest in Power Armour (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Chooser of the Slain; Runic Armour; Bolt Pistol x1; Runic Weapon x1; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack; Independent Character; Psyker; Living Lightning; Storm Caller)

HQ: Wolf Lord (3#, 245 pts)
   1 Wolf Lord @ 245 pts (...in Power Armour)
      1 Wolf Lord in Power Armour (Unit Type: Cavalry; Krak Grenades; Runic Armour; Thunderwolf Mount; Fenrisian Wolf; Bolt Pistol; Frost Weapon x1; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack; Independent Character; Rending in CC only; Saga of the Warrior Born)
         2 Fenrisian Wolf (Unit Type: Beasts; Vicious claws and fangs; Counter-attack)

Troops: Wolf Guard Pack (7#, 236 pts)
   1 Wolf Guard Pack @ 236 pts (Wolf Guard in Power Armour; Wolf Guard in Power Armour; Wolf Guard in Power Armour; Wolf Guard in Terminator Armour; Razorback)
      1 Wolf Guard in Power Armour (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Close Combat Weapon; Storm Bolter x1; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack)
      1 Wolf Guard in Power Armour (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Close Combat Weapon; Combi-Plasmagun x1; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack)
      3 Wolf Guard in Power Armour (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Bolt Pistol; Close Combat Weapon; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack)
      1 Wolf Guard in Terminator Armour (Unit Type: Infantry; Terminator Armour; Power Weapon x1; Storm Bolter x1; Cyclone Missile Launcher; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack)
      1 Razorback (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank); Transport Capacity: 6 models; Access Points: 3; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Twin Linked Lascannon)

Troops: Wolf Guard Pack (7#, 238 pts)
   1 Wolf Guard Pack @ 238 pts (Wolf Guard in Power Armour; Wolf Guard in Power Armour; Wolf Guard in Power Armour; Wolf Guard in Terminator Armour; Razorback)
      1 Wolf Guard in Power Armour (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Close Combat Weapon; Combi-Flamer x1; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack)
      1 Wolf Guard in Power Armour (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Close Combat Weapon; Combi-Meltagun x1; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack)
      3 Wolf Guard in Power Armour (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Bolt Pistol; Close Combat Weapon; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack)
      1 Wolf Guard in Terminator Armour (Unit Type: Infantry; Terminator Armour; Power Weapon x1; Storm Bolter x1; Cyclone Missile Launcher; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack)
      1 Razorback (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank); Transport Capacity: 6 models; Access Points: 3; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Twin Linked Lascannon)

Troops: Grey Hunters Pack (6#, 115 pts)
   5 Grey Hunters Pack @ 115 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Bolt Pistol x5; Bolter x4; Close Combat Weapon x5; Meltagun; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack; Rhino)
      1 Rhino (Unit Type: Vehicle (Tank); Transport Capacity: 10 models; Access Points: 3; Fire Points: 1; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers; Storm Bolter; Repair)

Fast Attack: Thunderwolf Cavalry (4#, 230 pts)
   1 Thunderwolf Cavalry @ 230 pts (Unit Type: Cavalry; Thunderwolf Cavalry; Thunderwolf Cavalry; Thunderwolf Cavalry; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack; Rending in CC only; Wolfkin)
      1 Thunderwolf Cavalry (Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Thunderwolf Mount; Bolt Pistol; Power Fist)
      1 Thunderwolf Cavalry (Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Thunderwolf Mount; Close Combat Weapon; Bolter)
      1 Thunderwolf Cavalry (Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Thunderwolf Mount; Bolt Pistol; Close Combat Weapon)
      1 Thunderwolf Cavalry (Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Thunderwolf Mount; Melta Bombs; Bolt Pistol; Close Combat Weapon)

Heavy Support: Long Fangs Pack (6#, 140 pts)
   5 Long Fangs Pack @ 140 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Close Combat Weapon x5; Missile Launcher x5; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack; Fire Control)
      1 Squad Leader (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Bolt Pistol; Close Combat Weapon; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack; Fire Control)

Heavy Support: Long Fangs Pack (6#, 140 pts)
   5 Long Fangs Pack @ 140 pts (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Close Combat Weapon x5; Missile Launcher x5; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack; Fire Control)
      1 Squad Leader (Unit Type: Infantry; Krak Grenades; Power Armour; Bolt Pistol; Close Combat Weapon; Acute Senses; And They Shall Know No Fear; Counter-attack; Fire Control)

Validation Report:
d-1. Formatting: for AB 3.2; c-1. File Version: 1.07b For Bug Reports/www.ab40k.org; b-1. Roster Options: Special Characters; a-1. Scenario: Normal Mission; 1. Chapter: Space Wolves
Roster satisfies all enforced validation rules

Total Roster Cost: 1749

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Barter is good

If you are like me, chances are you have miniatures in every corner of your household. I have miniatures on my dining room table (currently being painted), these are sitting on top of a huge box full of an un-assembled dwarf army. My bedroom has miniatures covering every shelf and dresser top, filling "my side" of the closet and in a wall mounted display case. There are minis outside in a storage closet and down the street in my storage unit. In other words, I have miniatures coming out of my ears.

In an effort to save space / consolidate armies / and.......shhhhh don't tell......buy new armies, I have turned to the online community to swap and sell stuff that I no longer have a need for. So far I have had great results from 3 places:

DakkaDakka swap shop

Rogue-Market

Barter town

Please let me know of any other good ones out there.

So dust off those old minis, get some new ones. Strip off old crappy paint jobs and give them shinny new ones.

The Road to COC

I'm trying like mad to complete my 1750 for the Contest of Champions. Squad of Missile launchers if nearly complete. I have some Thunderwolf cav & wolf guard to go. 5 days left + work + school. Going to cut it close.