The Darksunz: Hobgoblin tribe of the Dark Lands

I have always had a soft spot in my heart for Goblins and Orcs.  After reading many fantasy books in my youth I thought the idea of little green men riding wolves and terrorizing human kind was seriously cool.  Later on, I stumbled on chaos-dwarfs.com, where I instantly fell in love with Chaos Dwarfs, their Hobgoblin slaves, and their purposefully bred Black Orcs.  This hobgoblin tribe is the first part of my Dark Land armies.  The Chaos Dwarfs will come later.

 I used Warhammer 40k rippers for my squigs.  They look more sinister and are cheaper.

 Custom built chariots.  Supposedly steam powered.

 Harpoon Launchers

 Suicide bombers...

 Sneaky gits

Over all I think this is the best looking army that I've painted.  All the colors go well together, and the theme is powerful (in my humble opinion).

Snow Face Tribe

Here is an army-shot of the Snow Face Tribe that I promised back in August.

 A notable change is how i repainted the Sabretusks... Way better if you ask me.

The province of Velorenstadt

Well, it's been too long since I've posted anything.  In reality I have lots to post too.  So hopefully with a few extra hours this week I can get this thing kick-started for real.

The next army I completed was a force that could double for a Bretonnia or Empire army.  I wanted to paint the smooth surfaces of shields and heraldry as I've long been a fan of medieval history.  On to the pictures.

 The main idea behind the army is that it is situated close to Stirland (of the Empire) hence the green colors.  But since it is rarely paid attention to in the Empire it has taken up some practices of Bretonnia.  Knights are land owners and 'the Lady' is the focus of their religion.  The army still has old contraptions of the Empire as well including smaller cannons/mortars, a few handguns, and an early wooden steam-tank.

 General/Captain on Pegasus.  One of my favorite models I've ever painted.

Old Chaos Marauders filling in as Flagellants.

 Custom built wooden steam-tank.  It took me a long time to fit it together, and although it isn't the prettiest, it still gets the job done.

Thanks to Milton Bradley and Games Workshop for making the game Battle Masters...which provided most of the figures at an extremely affordable price.  I can't wait to get back to these guys and redo some of my older work.

Ogres

The first lot of miniatures that caught my eye were Ogre Kingdoms.  I thought that by starting off with an army that had fewer models and were larger and therefore easier to paint, would make it a good introduction into the hobby.  I liked the idea that during the 7th edition rules Ogres were the lowest of the low when it came to power-gaming.  I thought that if I wanted to be good at the game it would be in my best interest to learn with one of the most difficult armies to win with.  If I could be good with Ogres I could be good with any of the armies.  These were among the first models I ever painted.  I thought I did a pretty good job, but now as I look at them and await the new Ogre models in September, I am anxious to redo some of the painting and converting work.

 I have 16 Bulls

 9 Ironguts

 Slave Giant: accompanied with Gnoblar Handlers

 4 Yhetees (broken one not shown)

 2 Converted Rhinox Riders

 4 Leadbelchers

 4 Butchers (Two Converted ones not shown)

 Jhared the Red

 Empire Maneater and Bruiser

 Ssog No Face Wyrm-Smasher

 Hunter with 4 Sabretusks (2 unpainted not shown)

 Custom Scraplauncher... ingenious design...but really ugly too

And a good ol' friend from Battle Masters...

I also have somewhere around 60 Gnoblars, 2 awfully converted gorgers, and a converted Skragg the Slaughterer.  If I can get a whole army shot together I'll post it.  Everything is painted except the two Sabretusks.  Not too bad for a first army and a first time painter.  All in all I spent a little over $200 dollars in minis.