Hordes Warbeasts

   I recently finished painting these two Warmachines/Hordes Heavy Warbeasts. I purchased both at Historicon's Wally's Basement flea market. Both were painted already, to one degree or another.

   The first is from the Minions faction - one of the very few I own from this faction and the first I have finished. He's the Blackhide Wrastler. He was pretty much finished when I bought him. I just had to do some touchups and a bit more shading and highlighting on him to get him good to go. Also, three coats of clear coat - the raised scales on his back have some serious paint loss issues.

Love his base. Part of why I bought him.

I think he also fits in with Dr. Vardu's Genetic Experiments in VSF. Don't you?

   The second one is for the Orboros faction, one of the golem-like wolds. In this case, it's the Wold Guardian. Those big ol' pistons of his, all rune-carved - oh yeah! He was primed in gloss brown spray when I got him, so this is very much my own paint job. I'm really happy how the stonework came out, a little less so with the 'glow' of the green runes. They got a bit too muted, I think. Still visible, though.

Armored Bear?

   I have to admit a fascination with bears. I just think they are awesome creatures. They are part of the reason I keep wanting to add a Kislevite faction to my Warhammer forces, or a Russian faction to VSF or Weird War forces. Anyway, I found a new one today while strolling the electronic goody aisles of Privateer Press.

   Now, forgetting the handler, if you like, that is one massive, mean, armored bear. The handler is Brun Cragback, and the bear is named Lug. They are Minions for the Hordes game - I am building a slow Circle Orboros force. I'll post pictures later of the two pieces I have so far.

   If you are interested, you can find more information about them on Privateer's website, here. As usual, the image is theirs, I mean no challenge to their copyright, I have no idea who painted it, I'll remove the photo if asked, but I consider this positive advertising  on a small and yet totally free scale.