Weekly Update - 3rd Week of January - Choosing Colors

For inspiration for my wood elf team I scanned the interwebs.  I saw a lot of green and yellow, green and blue, and green and brown teams out there.  I didn't care for them.  I saw some green and red schemes that attracted me more but they still weren't right.  Then I remembered a video Les Bursley at Awesome Paint Job did a while ago and decided to watch it again.  It doesn't feature Blood Bowl but I liked the scheme.  He went with a reddish brown, orange, a greenish khaki, and gold metallic.  I decided to go with a variation of these colors, sort of a fall theme.

I often work up a drawing to out color schemes and this was no exception:

So I put this together and did a quick and dirty test figure:

I didn't like it.  I went back to the video and saw my colors were off.  So here is another markup:

So I gave that one a shot, used same model since it was just increasing contrast:

Better and truer to the scheme I wanted.  I brightened the orange and darkened the pajama brown.  I also gave the cloth a greenish tint.  Little pop of bright from the feather too. 

By next week I'd like to have the team done.  Hopefully, I can find time for a couple hour block to hammer a big chunk of it out with the airbrush.  I decided to paint the pajamas with that to speed it up, if I can.

Slow Week

I took the small sections of time I had this past week to do some basecoats and jazz on some things.

I painted some skintones (natural and non) on my gryph charger thingies:

The darker one only has one layer of Rakarth Flesh, it got another coat later.  The other one has two layers and a wash layer I didn't like so later I added a layer of VMC Ger. Camo Beige.

I like this color a lot.  It looks like lion coloring.

I did a couple layers of The Fang and had some left on the pallet so I put a couple layers on a troll.

Then I added different levels of VMC Off-White and did dry-brushing in multiple levels.

Then I added a glaze of VMC Dark Sea Blue to the scale and some VMC Uniform Green on his loin cloth.

I am very poor at dry-brushing, guess I need more practice.

Skinks!

Under World Cup 2017; Make Blood Bowl Great Again and KUBBL Season X1 were the impetus of getting this team going.  The team theme is the movie, Office Space.  My original intent was to make each player resemble their namesake.  However, I'm not good enough at modeling to make all that happen.  I did any bit to make them look interesting with paint only, no modeling.

Here is the first team member as they stand now:

The pic makes it difficult to see but he does have a painted of fu manchu.  He's not totally finished and will be transferred to a round more "themed" base in the future.  Unforetunarely, this wont be done in time for UWC 2017.

Inspiration

I will provide a more proper introduction when the team is finished.

Chaos Cup Legacy 2017

I painted up a troll for the team.  Blues and Purples for the skin; green and orange for the "uniform."

Done in two hours including drying time.  Not terrible.  Getting quicker.

Warpfire Wanderers Dugout and A Room for 12 Plus - Part 1

I'm trying to come up with some extra "flair" for my Blood Bowl Legends Cup team.  I think I finally have my team colors down so now onto some extras.

3D dugout ideas:

Items used:  shoe box, paper towel roll, toilet paper rolls, doll house brick sheets, foam core, mdf board, glue, two sided tape, and a blade.

Nothing is glued down.  I only used the blue tack so the walls would stand for the picture.  The plan is for the counter area to be on the top.

Locker room/Carry case

One of my ideas is to create and carry case that will double as a locker room of sorts for the Wanderers.  I often draw up my ideas on ms paint, yeah I know classy, but this project is more stream of consciousness.  regardless, here's a starter drawing.

You can really see it right?  Anyhow, I've got some ideas for the inside too.  Here it is now.

I used this for the Dwarfs of Anarchy team I made a while ago.  I sold that team so I'm reusing the case.

Warpfire Wanderers Basecoat and Shade

I finally got some time to put toward my team.  I did the basecoat and washes on Snachit Quikk, number 1 thrower with agility 4 and big hand.

This miniature is painted a lot like my test model that I didn't care for.  The small things that made the difference for me was muting the flesh and fur a little and the orange areas change.

Cloth: VMC Royal Purple + VMC Hull Red 1:1, Citadel Druchii Violet Shade

Metal: P3 Khador Red Highlight + VMC Hull Red 3:Tip. Citadel Reikland Flesh Shade

Flesh: VMC Medium Flesh Tone + VMC Dark Sea Blue 3:tip, Citadel Reikland Flesh Shade

Fur:  VMC Flat Brown + VMC Off-White 3:2, Citadel Agrax Earth Shade

Leather and Claws: Citadel Dryad Bark

The little tab on his elbow pad is flash I missed, I'll fix it.

Blood Bowl Legends Cup - Logo Work

Here are some logo designs I made for the Wanderers.  I think throwing a little green to accent the orange and purple helps them pop.

Shield

Skaven Font

Main Logo

The Flame

I intend to work some of these designs into the mobile locker room and/or the 3D dugout I'm making for the team.  I am hoping to have the team prepped for painting by this weekend.  I need to get busy on greenstuff for this team and building my AoS stuff.  My cars have had other ideas though and think I should be working on them instead.

Blood Bowl Legends Cup - The Test

I painted up a test model for the Warpfire Wanderers over the weekend to see if the color scheme I had in my head would work.  The majority of the teams have their team colors laid out in the existing fluff, but I have one of two teams with unknown colors in this tournament.

Through suggestions made by the other coaches in the tourney and thoughts I had, I decided to go with a dark purple and orange scheme.  Fans of American college football think Clemson.  I also tried out zenithal (sp?) priming for the first time.

It really helps the details stand out so I will continue to do it.  I was just putting base colors on for the test so I didn't use this style of priming to its full potential.

Test Model:
Cloth and leather - VMC Hull Red and VMC Royal Violet, 1:1
Metal - Citadel Dwarf Bronze
Skin - Citadel Ratskin Flesh
Fur - VMC Flat Brown

1st test

Verdict?  PPPPPPPPPTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

The skin and fur are much too saturated.  The bronze is meh, not orange enough.  The purple turned out how I wanted it to.  His base broke so the picture isn't very good too.  This is the first time I've done a test model that I was this disappointed with.  Back to the drawing board.  I hope the next test works better.

Blood Bowl Legends Cup

In 2016 Games Workshop re-released Blood Bowl.  Since then they have released a couple supplements describing league play and adding a bit to the fluff of the game.  The supplements included descriptions of 8 classic teams.

Xtreme (Zlurpcast's Other Guy) created an event, that is going to be a series, around these legendary teams.  Eight coaches from around the Midwest have been assigned to each team and will be leading them onto the pitch.  As new teams are introduced they will be created but for this round there are eight.  Each coach is responsible for creating the players as described in the fluff, using proper colors and physical traits, and creating new and interesting fluff about the teams.

The teams are:
Bright Crusaders, Human
Orcland Raiders, Orc
Celestial Comets, Elf
Grudge Bearers, Dwarf
Greenboyz, Goblin
Warpfire Wanderers, Skaven
Chaos All Stars, Chaos Pact
Underworld Creepers, Underworld

I was assigned to the Warpfire Wanderers.  I've not coached a skaven team more than a couple times so I'm looking forward to that aspect.  The first step I'm taking is acquiring miniatures and prepping them to become the Wanderers.  The team has a bit of a warpstone issue.  They like the green and their bodies have the mutations to show for it.  I've chose to use mostly third edition skaven miniatures to make up my team.

Here are some of the metal I've chosen:

Linerats

A lot of the linerats need mutations.  The extra arms is a sculpt, I'll need to make the rest.  There are six linerats on the team so I won't need to use all of these minis.

Blitzers

The one with the claw will have red fur.  The other will have a snake-like tail.

Throwers

 The miniature without the big hand is supposed to be fur-less and covered in sores, should be fun.

Gutter Runners

 There are only two gutter runners on the team but one has very long legs.  I'm trying to decide how I can use the one in the middle (with vll) to make a gutter runner.  Both runners will get weeping daggers.

Extras

Some of these may become sideline figs and some may just be inspirations.  The rat that looks mostly painted has been in break fluid for a total of 72 hours and the paint still won't come off.  I don't know what was used on that model.

Other Plans, these haven't been fully fleshed out:
Cheerleaders - Comixininos pieces, mod some unused linerats
Apoth - Comixininos
Counters - giant rats, Warpstone thingies
3D Dugout - Sewer Themed
Team bus
Locker room/Carrying case - Sewer Themed

The other coaches are all putting their stuff together and are coming up with great and inspiring ideas. This event is gonna be a blast.

...And Done

Finished up the Chaos Warriors

Nurgle Front

Nurgle Back

Skin Highlights: VMC Beige/VMC Uniform Green 4:1
Tentacle Highlights: VMC Car. Red/Citadel The Fang 1:1
Shirt Highlights: VMC Uniform Green
Goo: Citadel Camo Green, VMC Gloss Varnish 1:4


Base: Citadel Dryad Bark
Flock:  Citadel Static Grass
Rims:  VMC Black

Khorne

Highlights: Base Colors
Blood: VMC Hull Red, VMC Car. Red, VMC Gloss Varnish, 1:1:4

Base: Citadel Dryad Bark
Flock:  Citadel Static Grass
Rims:  VMC Black
Skull: (hiding in the back) VMC Beige

These are ready to be used.

Is the Third Post Truly Something Different...

Almost done.

Nurgle

Shade Rust:  Agrax Earthshade
Tentacles: VMC Car Red base
Tentacle Overbrush: VMC Car Red:Citadel The Fang 1:1
Tentacle Shade: Citadel Druchii Violet

Khorne

Armor Shade:  Citadel Nuln Oil
Horn Shade and Metal Shade:  Citadel Agrax Earthshade
Highlight red areas:  VMC Hull Red

Just need to finish up the bases and finish up highlights.  Then I can add my goop and blood ideas and finito.

...And Now for Something Completely Different - Part 2

Time has been short recently but I've been able to get a little more done.  The problem is that things look so much better in my head than on the actual miniature.  I'm a little disheartened by this but motivated at the same time to get better.  Here are some added suckers to the tentacles.

Ideas:

Nurgle colors

Khorne Colors

Base Colors Blocked in (Not all the way):

Some Colors

Armor:  VMC Gunmetal
Shirt:  VMC Uniform Green
Shorts and Socks:  VMC Ger Camo Beige
Skin:  VMC White w/tip of green, Citadel Athonian Camo Shade Glaze
Boots"  Citadel Dryad Bark

Blocked In

Metal:  VMC Bronze
Armor and Pants:  VMC Hull Red
Cloth:  Citadel Dryad Bark
Horns:  VMC Ger Camo Beige

Next Steps:
Finish Blocking in Nurgle, shades, highlights, and bases then done!

...And Now for Something Completely Different - Part 1

Dog Bowl Five is fast approaching.  I've been working on my Stormcast and thought I needed a break or two.  We are organizing a Blood Bowl 7's Game in the Chaotic Realm to be played as a one-off for those getting to town early.  Randroid and I have been running the Dog Bowl since 2013 and we wanted to throw a wrinkle into this one.

We are painting up some old school metal Chaos Warrior models to represent the Chaos Gods.  Randroid is doing Tzeentch and Slaanesh.  I am doing two, Nurgle and Khorne.  These are old models so I had to strip mine first.

We decided to give the miniatures some additional flair so I decided to do some modifications.  The Khorne Warrior will get horns and the Nurgle Warrior will get some tentacles.

Here are some of the steps I took:

Nurgle added tentacles

The yellow protrusions coming out are the thin wires (stripped twist ties) used for support and shaping of the greenstuff.   I used a file to get a texture of sorts on the tentacles but I'm not sure it's enough.  I've seen a comb technique I may try.  We'll see.

Khorne added horns

The horns were from some extra bits I had laying around.  I also added a skull to the base, why not.  I need to do some clean-up on that line on the right horn.  I did some damage to the left horn to hopefully make it look "used".

I will be cleaning up the sculpting and such this is just to get a start on them.  The tentacles are going to get suction cups as well.