Basing, rebasing and re-rebasing

 So I painted a Marauder MM42 Minotaur and based him on a 40x40 base as he comes with that round stud instead of a regular slotta tab. Then, looking for more minos on ebay, I saw old Citadel ones (C25s) with a slotta tab and started to wonder if my choise of a base was false a one. I checked the 3rd edition rule book and behold, 25x25 square base. So I gently removed the 40x40 and put the model on a smaller base. A couple of days after that I was looking for something in the WFB: Armies book and there the base size for minos was indeed 40x40. Discussed the matter on Facebook and ended re-rebasing the model back on the original base. Should do ones homework before acting...

So this is how he originally was and again is. After being on 25x25 for a few days.

Skin is very heavily thinned Shyish Purple, hairy parts Volupus Pink, horns Iyanden Yellow and leather parts Black Templar. Metals are regular paints and highlights were mostly painted with a mix of contrast paint and regular white.

I think I actually liked the way he looked on this 25x25. But it could get pretty hard to get a unit of minos to rank up. 

Slaaneshian Chaos Hounds

 In the WD116 there was an example Genestealer cult army in which the Patriarch had been blessed with the Chaos Reward of eight Fleshhounds. Even though the army pic on the back cover of the magazine actually shows eight Chaos Hounds. Not being a very creative person myself I copied the idea for my Cult and added six Chaos Hounds to it´s ranks.

I placed the hounds on square 25x25 bases as I´m thinking about building a small chaos force for 3rd ed. Fantasy Battle and these could be used there too. I´ve written about Chaos Beastmasters here.

Spike back, Flayed dog, Lizard face, Two heads, Another Flayed one and Scorpion tail. All painted with contrasts with some regular paints for higlights and details. Themed to go together with Coven members, Brood Brothers and Beastmen.

A closer look at two face, red flayed one and scorpion tail.

Spike back, purple flyed one and lizard face at detail pic.

If you have an idea on what to use as the beastmaster model/models please comment. Would love to find a whip toting beastman....

Vacation excuse

 Being on a vacation doesn´t seem to mean that one would have more time do hobbying than usually. No, it actually means that your house and garden suddenly turn into something of a labour camp. And eventually, when tou would have time paint models you are so out of steam that you just don´t feel like picking up a brush. So the reason for completing only these three in last two weeks:

Three very slaaneshian beastmen. Unicorn cranhand, masked goathead and

heavily armored goathead with two-handed sword. Mostly contrasts and some regular

paints for metals and additional higlights.

Is this one:

Two weeks of vacation left and most of the ´must do´ things are now done. So hopefully the next posting will be a bit bigger.