So this is where the fun begins, I actually started putting together my warband! I’ve included a few pictures of two Gor models I’ve been working on.

I figured Beastmen mostly live in the woods so I wanted to give them forest related bases. I’m not sure about my Warbands Chaos affiliation and which God they worship yet. I am thinking of either Nurgle or Slaanesh. This will also dictate my painting colour scheme so it’s something I have to decide on soon. Perhaps you can help me out here since I’m somewhat new to the whole world of Warhammer / tabletop wargaming.

Investments for this project:

• Green stuff (Kneadite) £4,8 (around €5,5) for 18” on Ebay
• Some pieces of wood
• Some filler
• A spatula for applying the filler
• Super glue
• Modelling (PVC) glue
• A toothpick or another sharp, pointy utensil for making grooves into the greenstuff
• Pliers for cutting the plastic and aluminum
• Some paperclips
• A file
• Optional: tweezers

I started out by filling the slits in the bases of the models with filler. Then I removed the support beam from the feet of the models using pliers. I then used a file to buff out some of the production irregularities like excess plastic. (I still have to fill in some of the gaps with a bit of green stuff though)

I have to say that I bought my beastmen models second hand so they where already assembled when I received them. This actually turned out to be kind of a pain in the ass since their previous owner drowned them in PVC glue, so some of the detail is lost on the models. Also, I had to remove the limbs of a lot of models since they where stuck on in rather awkward positions. I guess it’s my reward for being a cheap-ass.

I glued the piece of wood to the base using super glue. I then cut some pieces of the paperclips to make the stems of the ’shrooms and glued them to the base, again using super glue. After that I made little ’shroom hoods from small cone shaped pieces of green stuff and stuck them on the ’shroom stems. At this point I also glued the stones and decorative sand to the bases.

After the preparation of the bases I cut of the head, leg and arms of the models and reattached them using greenstuff. I then very gently put them in a pose I liked. I used the toothpick to create a furry texture in the green stuff.

That’s it basically, not at all that much work. I still need to decide on my Chaos affiliation though. Tough choice :/

Tags: beastmen, beasts of chaos, miniatures, Warband

28 Sep 2009
Tags: beastmen, beasts of chaos, miniatures, Warband
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