I have posted a new tutorial on how to make scenic bases for large numbers of miniatures. Check it out and tell me what you think!
Archive for January, 2008
Hasadi cult sorcerers – work in progress
Here are the minis that represent the Hasadi cult members who control the undead army of Araby. They count as Liche priests of various rank. These models are based off of the excellent Empire wizard kit, and use a bunch of different bits including heads of some metal ghoul models. The head scarves are made from greenstuff. The distressing on their cloaks and tunics was done with x-acto knife and a heated pin to melt holes in the plastic.
Armored undead & new tutorial
While doing some research on armor worn by Muslim warriors during the Medieval period, I saw a lot of scale and lamellar components in different configurations. This was mostly worn by horsemen, but also by infantry in some occasions. In any case, I think it looks pretty cool and tied in with a very middle-eastern look in my opinion.
Be sure to check out my tutorial on making armor like this for minis!
Here are some shots of my undead warrior unit with this style of armor. I am in the process of adding areas of lamellar armor to the thighs of select members of the unit to help represent the light armor that they wear.
Here is a shot of the full unit work in progress:
Undead work in progress
Not too long ago I started an army for Warhammer Fantasy Battle that represents an undead legion raised from the decimated remains of an army of Araby. A sultan of Araby was betrayed by members of the Hasadi Death cult, who with the aid of evil spirits know as Ifrit cursed the Sultan’s grand army to serve the cult’s will after death. The army is a ‘counts as’ project based on the Tomb Kings army book. This ties in nicely with my back story, as the Hasadi cult are essentially secretive, contemporary followers of the necromancer Nagash.
The first unit that I am making for the army is a 25 model block of undead warriors (TK : skeleton warriors) with shields and hand weapons. Right now, I have the members of this unit up to a basic level of conversion, primarily focusing on giving them tunics, armor, and robes. Following that will be to add resin cast helmets, shields, and a final layer of greenstuff detail. Here are some images of the work in progress on this unit.
All of the units in this army are based on an amalgamation of Muslim & Arabic folklore, and historical military formations from around the 12th century. I’m really looking forward to creating the Ifrit Djinn (TK: Ushabti), and an undead cyclops (TK: Bone Giant).
