Blood Bowl is back!

[VanorDM 11,599]

I like the white line on the base.  It's nicely subtle yet really works for a blood bowl model.  I'm going to totally steal that for my bases.  

[Iceeagle85 495]

@AdmiralDeathrain

 

The eyes really look good, orc eyes are a little bit easier because they are bigger and only one layer of red makes them look quite ok, but adding a second layer/pupil is always good. Now you could do that on every miniature except the Blitzer perhaps.

But with a good brush and patience you can also paint eyes on 28/32 non heroic scale miniatures quite easily.

[VanorDM 11,599]

Was watching the MiniWarGaming blood bowl league videos and I noticed that they put magnets in the base of each of their players then one in the ball, so the ball would stick to the base.  Something I fully plan on stealing.

 

My LGS mentioned using a washer, which I thought should work, but when I tested it quickly this morning the arm from one of my Warjacks wouldn't stick to the base with a washer under it.  Maybe too weak to attract though the plastic... And the base wasn't even flocked or anything just bare plastic.

 

I suppose you could glue the washer to the top of the base, but you'd have to that first before flocking of any sort.  I'd assume the magnet would be strong enough to get through any paint/ballast/flocking.

 

Myself I think I'm just going to use two magnets, drill out the base a bit if needed, depending on how big that hole in the base is, and cover it with ballast/flocking.  

[Iceeagle85 495]

Why use magnets? The new bases have holes for the balls and as long as you are not doing extraordinary bases that should be enough, at least I think so cause I haven't even started painting so much other stuff that I should finish before starting something new, but knowing myself I will probably start painting my Skaven before the rest is finished

[VanorDM 11,599]

Why use magnets? The new bases have holes for the balls

Because then you don't have to try and push the peg into that hole, just drop the ball on the magnet and be done. Plus you take a risk of scraping off the ballast and flocking trying to fit that peg into the hole.

It would take minute or two to drill out the base for each model, and a minute or two to do the ball, but having done that will make it much quicker, easier and safer than using the peg.

[Iceeagle85 495]

FW will release Mighty Zug on February the third, i thnk he is okay, nothing special but not bad either.

Some older news, pics of the Skaven/Dwarf Playmat, looks nice but it will surely cost the same as the snow mat and i think that's too expensive, it is the playing field for the teams I like most though. And a picture of the Dwarven Deathroller, I really  like him, and they released a FAQ.

Edited January 29, 2017 by Iceeagle85

[Admiral Deathrain 5,232]

Blitzmania looks like a fun thing.

Our league is soon kicking off, I expanded my Orc team with a Troll (Willy miniatures) and a Goblin (Impact miniatures). Screwed up some of the yellow, but for now they are fine. Hope I make enough money to use them soon!

[Lord Ashram 988]

I'll,be painting a human team.  If anyone wants to buy it, lemme know:)

[Iceeagle85 495]

Varag Ghoul-Chewer, i'm not sure if I like this or the old one more.

But the important question is, is goul-chewing a healthy occupation for a orc? You never know where they were and what they were doing and do ghouls provide all the nutritions a grown up and strong orc needs?

[FTS Gecko 24,135]

Just now, Iceeagle85 said:

But the important question is, is goul-chewing a healthy occupation for a orc? You never know where they were and what they were doing and do ghouls provide all the nutritions a grown up and strong orc needs?

...like orcs have ever worried about things like that before!

[Velvetelvis 3,739]

Painting mine now. But I have an issue..

 

Static grass? 

 

Is that just fine flocking? My hobby stores here don't seem to have anything called " static grass" 

 

Maybe it's the metric system or something.

[Iceeagle85 495]

I think flock would be alright, here is the Wikipedia link to static grass, don't know if all grass flock is static or not.

[Admiral Deathrain 5,232]

11 hours ago, Velvetelvis said:

Painting mine now. But I have an issue..

 

Static grass? 

 

Is that just fine flocking? My hobby stores here don't seem to have anything called " static grass" 

 

Maybe it's the metric system or something.

Pretty sure there is no difference, what I got just says battlefield grass and seems to have the static "flick it and it stands up" effect. But I am no hobby expert, so take that with a grain of salt.

I am working on some conversions right now, turning some of my human linemen into Blitzers and later on creating a Khemri team from some Necron kits.

Our league is on its way and I have had my first game and level up (the new MVP rule is just great, I always hated playing and then not having a level up post game early on) giving a Blitzer Mighty Blow, which would have helped him making at least 3 armour breaks against my Skaven opponent. The result was 2:2, nothing too shabby considering I went against the most experienced coach around here.

[VanorDM 11,599]

I use both so I can answer to the differences.  

What most people do is coat the base in sand or some other grit, it helps add texture to the base, you cover the base with glue then dip it in the sand/ballast, then paint it dirt color.  I use model railroad ballast myself, but just sand works too.  Then when the model is done (but some people do it first) I'll cover some/most/all of the base with glue then dip it in Turf, that gives it a nice base texture/color.  For Bloodbowl I've been covering between 60% and 40% of the base with turf so it has a nice dug up look to it rather then just all green.

Then I dab some more glue on it after it's dry and apply static grass, which unlike turf is thin fibers.  The trick to using static grass is to put a Huge clump of it on the spot you want it on, I will put the model over the cup it comes in and grab a pinch of grass then push it on the base, give in a sec then turn it over and dump the excess into the cup.  A lot of it should be standing up now but you can blow on it to stand the rest up.  Doing it that way has given me some really great results.  I get a nice blended grass look from it.  Myself I don't cover all the turf with grass, just a few spots to give it a blended look.

I'll try and grab a decent picture of one of my finished models and post it tonight.

This is Turf

 

 

This is Static Grass

 

Edited February 13, 2017 by VanorDM

[Velvetelvis 3,739]

Thankyou Captain!

[Iceeagle85 495]

Morg'N'Thorg, I quite like him.

[Admiral Deathrain 5,232]

Here is a Lineman for the Khemri team I am working on. Ignore the right leg, I screwed up there and didn't want to 'verschlimmbesser'* it any further. The left hand is really blocky as I had to cut that from the weapon. For the other linemen I will go for more static poses, this one is probably more apropriate for a Blitz-Ra. Bases I am not sure about, yet. They will be colour-coded, but I don't know if I should go for a grass-pitch or something desert-y.

 

*the act of making something worse while try to make it better

Edited February 24, 2017 by Admiral Deathrain

[Robin Graves 6,054]

56 minutes ago, Admiral Deathrain said:

Here is a Lineman for the Khemri team I am working on. Ignore the right leg, I screwed up there and didn't want to 'verschlimmbesser'* it any further. The left hand is really blocky as I had to cut that from the weapon. For the other linemen I will go for more static poses, this one is probably more apropriate for a Blitz-Ra. Bases I am not sure about, yet. They will be colour-coded, but I don't know if I should go for a grass-pitch or something desert-y.

*the act of making something worth while try to make it better

How about some of that cracked earth stuff with a few flocks of grass? Like it's still a pitch, but just very unkempt and dried out.

What team colours are you gonna use? Red?

[Admiral Deathrain 5,232]

3 hours ago, Robin Graves said:

How about some of that cracked earth stuff with a few flocks of grass? Like it's still a pitch, but just very unkempt and dried out.

What team colours are you gonna use? Red?

The colour-scheme is bone and red. On the back he has a red number (16, because he probably won't be used). The cracked earth stuff sounds great, maybe I can even get by without any grass when I put them on the orcs pitch. Do you think I should have made the shoulder pads red, too, so they have a bit more of a team colour theme going on? I have a second linemen basecoated, I should probably try it out with him.

[Robin Graves 6,054]

1 hour ago, Admiral Deathrain said:

The colour-scheme is bone and red. On the back he has a red number (16, because he probably won't be used). The cracked earth stuff sounds great, maybe I can even get by without any grass when I put them on the orcs pitch. Do you think I should have made the shoulder pads red, too, so they have a bit more of a team colour theme going on? I have a second linemen basecoated, I should probably try it out with him.

Oh good idea, definatly do that.

 

 

 

[Robin Graves 6,054]

What are you gonna use for blockers/blitzers? Necron praetorians look nice...

[Admiral Deathrain 5,232]

I will get the Praetorian kit, actually, but I'll probably use the Lychguard stuff, mostly. I will take the Praetorian heads, though, and put them on Warrior bodies for Thro-Ras, while using some of the Lychguard heads for the Blitz-Ras.

[Velvetelvis 3,739]

Sooo...what's a forum for blood bowl?

 

I'm looking for modelling and team building information.

 

I can't tell if a storm vermin on the computer game is the same as a Blitzer on the table? I also need to figure out buying or converting some additional gutter runners,black orcs and other bricks a bracks.

[Admiral Deathrain 5,232]

26 minutes ago, Velvetelvis said:

Sooo...what's a forum for blood bowl?

 

I'm looking for modelling and team building information.

 

I can't tell if a storm vermin on the computer game is the same as a Blitzer on the table? I also need to figure out buying or converting some additional gutter runners,black orcs and other bricks a bracks.

Yes, Stormvermin have been renamed to Blitzers to fit in better with the other rosters. Talk Fantasy Football is a fairly large community, althogh it tends to have slow days.

http://talkfantasyfootball.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=43417

Thats a thread about the new Skaven team. I have a friend that also did some conversions to bolster up his Skaven team. He used a fantasy Gutter Runner and sculpted a cape for one of the Throwers.

http://talkfantasyfootball.org/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=43769

This thread is interesting for Orcs, although he did shift around some of the sculpts.

[Velvetelvis 3,739]

Thank you sir!