What’s this? Only one Skaven this month?! Alas, it is so – despite my plans to get all bar the final centrepiece model completed for the verminous ratmen time simply ran out on me. Rather than concentrating on painting up the last of my Skaven I went out socialising instead when an unexpected opportunity to catch up with some old mates coincided with the window I’d planned to spend finishing up more rats. Time well spent in my opinion, there will always be plenty more time for painting miniatures.
Anyway, despite this I still managed to complete this hulking brute, the third of my four Stormfiends, even if – once again – some hasty late night painting was required to complete him by the end of the month. I adjusted the model slightly, replacing the gun on his chest (which I’ve always thought looked a bit silly) with a Skaven icon.
With him finished there’s just three dirty rats still to go – two of which are at least partly painted. Of course, they’re all big and/or complex models so it won’t be as straightforward as all that, and I’ve only got a month to go before my self-imposed deadline which I’m still determined to meet. Time to crack on!
December 2nd, 2019 at 7:04 am
He looks awesome! And removing that chest gun was a good call. Good luck with the final few rats!
December 2nd, 2019 at 7:49 pm
Thank you! Yeah, I don’t think I’ve ever encountered anyone who liked the chest gun…
December 2nd, 2019 at 3:01 pm
Another great paint job but don’t forget the orks. They need doing too. I can see this going to the wire!
December 2nd, 2019 at 7:52 pm
Cheers mate! Fear not, the orks are underway (in fact if I hadn’t been enthusiastically painting orks I might not have run so low on time for rats). Of course now I’m tempted to run it down to the wire for dramatic effect 😉
December 4th, 2019 at 8:22 am
Nicely done dude, good shout on not including the (dumb-assed) chest gun! Loving those orangy teeth 😉
December 7th, 2019 at 1:57 pm
Cheers! I really don’t get what they were thinking with the chest weapon, it just looks naff and I honestly don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone say they liked it. Luckily its easy just to leave it off and slap a shield over it to cover it up.
December 5th, 2019 at 9:44 am
Oh Mate now I can retire to my bed for the night dreaming of another of your beautiful creatures !!
December 7th, 2019 at 2:05 pm
Haha! Sleep well mate, although if you’re dreaming of things like this beastie you might be better off staying awake 😉
December 9th, 2019 at 10:45 pm
Another great result! Good call on removing the chest gun, but other than that, the Stormfiend is a fantastic sculpt, so you just have to bring that out.
December 10th, 2019 at 2:51 pm
Cheers! Yeah, I remember when I first saw that model and I really didn’t like it. Then I put my thumb over the chest gun on the picture and suddenly I thought “hang about, this model is great!” Shows how a little detail can really mess with an otherwise amazing miniature – luckily that’s what converting things is for 🙂
April 3rd, 2020 at 11:21 pm
Looking really good once again, and add me to the chorus who feels he’s improved greatly with the removal of the chest gun, which looked ridiculous. After all, who did he think he was? Katy Perry?
April 4th, 2020 at 9:55 am
Haha, there’s a conversion idea that probably shouldn’t be pursued! 😀 Glad you like him mate!
April 4th, 2020 at 10:20 am
It’ll be a firework!