The Red Eye Tribe

Ages ago I started a new army during a summer in London. I bought the tyrant, a basic ogres unit and cannon ogres. I only got the basic ones painted. This is the result.

I don't rememeber much about their creation. I remember painting the skin was major pain in the ass, and I remember didn't even had the tool for the basing, but the final result was not that bad in the end.

This army was ment to have every ogre named after a philosopher. The basic unit was named after pre-socratic guys, with Tales as Sergeant.

 Besing was also to use a new technique with cork, giving them a rocky looking more suited to their background.

 In painting techniques the main step forward was the use of an extensive skin tone, something completely new for the time. The faces were also painted half red and the weapons were to be orange-rusted. I expected all these techniques combined to look absolutely awesome when finished but in the end the overall looking is good but not so good.

In the end they are a nice unit. Nothing eye-catching, but up to the quality standards. Back in the days my main force were old and outdated dwarfs, so this unit really improved the overall looking of my troops.

This is a detail of the rust, a really easy technique with great effects. It is a pity that the contrasts used were so light for the whole group would had been astonishing. A nice one anyway

Karak Coors - Characters

Well, it is time for the special characters at last. Let's get this over with and finish the dwarfs cycle.

The first one is, as it should ever bee, the main general. The very owner of the Inn is the standard hero of the Games-Workshop range. Painted in the yellow and blue colours of the army, the overall figure is nothing special: a lot of metallic metal, plain textures, and a horrible yellow hair. Not a great start, but let's say it was a long time ago.

Another old one is my first runesmith. I remember the colour scheme selection was a pain in the ass, and in the end the result was not that brilliant. I had the idea of the green marble and blue cape, but the final result was not the expected. I like the miniature though, but I keep thinking it was a wasted chance. 

And before finishing the 'oldies' section, a trio of ancient ironbreakers, painted when I was living in London. So many years ago and these models still rock, waaaay better than the new ones. A pity I only bought three.

Well, here comes the new stuff. As I said in other posts, this past year I started a brand new rearming program for my dwarfs. I painted a new basic unit and a few characters: a master engineer, a hero, a runesmith and a miner officer.

The first one is my engineer. I like this one, with the nmm in grey and gold, some even crystalline textures and an overall good looking that I really appreciate. I think this miniature has some solidness, some coherence that gives a really cool look to the miniature. A really good one.

This might be my favourite dwarf. Incredible pose, amazing face, pose, hair...wow, I like it so much that I was scared to paint it but in the end I think it has come as one of my best shots.

Wake up and walk. Amazing.

My second runemaster is a special story. The miniature has been moving from box to box for around 15 years and I had lost all hope of painting it. The miniature itself is really ancient, with the cape and the weapons details, and of course the banner, which are details from the miniatures of the 90's. This is a truly for the collectors, and I am so glad that I could had painted it.

And why not saying it, the painting looks really cool. The scheme and technique are the same as the previous, and the execution is more than decent. A nice one for my front line.

I also completed a few thing I had pending from a long ago. I had a miner command group, without the officer, and I decided to give it a chance.

The result is, again, quite similar to the previous: a nicely blend nmm miniature. It is small, without many details, but the small things sum to the hero. The gloves, the leather, the golden nmm...I don't know but I am really happy with this one. One of my favourites, no doubt. I'll have to give it a whole regiment to celebrate!

These ones are much older, like ten years ago at least, so they are no big deal.

And finally, a really special one for me. This is from the ancient range on rangers command, painted like 20 years ago, and I am in love with it. The paint is plain, the metal doesn't even have shadows, but I don't know, it is something I can not explain. I simply love it and it my favourite hero so far. So much for painting techniques... hehehe