Old Skaven Madness - part 35 - Harpies or Beastmen

Hello all,
As I mentioned I really hated the GW-harpies so I grabbed some of my old Beatmen models and granted them a mutation of Wings. They worked brilliantly (although lining them up could be troublesome) as the old Beatmen were some of the best models ever made by GW.
Anyways - here are four of them:

Best regards,
Kasper

Old Skaven Madness - part 34 - Harpies II

Hello all - continuing on with the harpies here are the last of the bad old GW harpies. One has been given an oversized claw which is from an old Ral Partha dragon - he looked very mean, and was usually the last to get removed fromt he unit :-).

 Oversized claw of dooooom! :-).

 Mean looking thing!

All the best,
Kasper

Old Skaven Madness - part 33 - Harpies I

Hello all,

I realize this is not legal anymore but back when I played Skaven one would never, never, go to war without some Harpies. These were almost the only solution to warmachines a Skaven army had and without them the big units would just get shot to pieces. So the trick was to use the cheap Harpies to harass and destroy. I loved them - so diverse.

Anyways - these are the first members of my trusty Harpy unit. Unfortunately GW released these horrible minis and I bought a pack of them before realizing just how horrendous they were. They look ridiculous and trying to rank them up was impossible. On top of that, their wings always fell of during a battle. Always. So after painting these I used some of my old beastmen and gave them wings - worked and looked much better - they will be up next time.

Anyways; allow me to present the first three of the ugliest GW minis ever:

Although bad minis - I still quite like the paintjob :-).

Best regards,
Kasper

New Painting Station - DIY style - Part II

Hello all - finished the painting station /setup that I begun a short while ago: http://warmasterdk.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-painting-station-diy-style-part-i.html

Here is a pictures of the finished thing:

Works like a charm and didnt cost a penny :-).

And the old one, just before it is destroyed:

All the best,
Kasper

Old Skaven Madness - part 32 - Rat Ogre family picture

Hello all - a family shot of all the sweet little rat Ogres waiting to be released and rip the throat out the enemy:

They look so sweet and cuddly - don't they?

Next up will be the harpies.
All the best,
 Kasper

Old Skaven Madness - part 31 - Rat Ogre

Hello all,
the last of the Rat Ogres is today's treat:

All the best,
Kasper

Old Skaven Madness - part 31- Rat Ogre / Headsplitter

Hello all,
Another of the vicious Rat Ogres on todays show-and-tell :-).
Back when I played Warhammer these beasts were overpriced and more or less useless (especially in a horde skaven army as I played) but they seem to be well worth including in ny army today. Makes me happy :-). I used to include a small unit in larger games just for fun. They would never do much but they were painted and looked great.

 If I remember correctly this one is called Headsplitter and was from Blood Bowl. But he is also one of the best Rat Ogres ever made, so he got a chance to show his skills on the field of battle as well :-).

Again, I do wish I had chosen a different colour for the spikes than the red but that was the thing fifteen years ago :-).

All the best,
Kasper

Great free game: World of Tanks

Hello all - just to let you know about a great game I found online: World of Tanks.

This game is by far the best free online MP experience I've ever had.
If you like tanks and to have fun, give this game a try (it was almost bugfree from release and made by Russians - those points alone should make you interested...).
I've been having a blast :-).

All the best,
Kasper

Old Skaven Madness - part 30 - Rat Ogre

Hello all,
another old Rat Ogre from the pack. Two mutations have blessed this one - an old scorpion tail and some kind of Skevn transformer weapon. The last was from my old transistor radio, if I remember correctly...

Looking at these beasts really brought back how much of an improvement they were when they were made. The old ROs are really pale in comparison.

All the best,
Kasper

Old Skaven Madness - part 29 - Rat Ogre

Hello all - nothing fancy, just a fierce Rat Ogre:

This rabid Rat Ogre seems to have stolen the mace from one of the very early and very small Marauder Minotaurs.

Best regards,
Kasper