Evil Midget Marauder with a Mohawk

Avatars of War's dwarves continue to infatuate me.  They have some really good looking stuff.  This piece happens to the be the standard top.  A very wide pose for rank and file, my plan is to use the miniature on the flank.

Often when I build my fantasy armies I spend extra time with the miniatures on the front rank and also like to make those out on the flanks look just as aggressive.

Still have a bit of gap filling to do on the back, but you get the idea.

WAB News and tidbits....

Haven't felt good for a couple days, Papa Nurgle is visiting me and has this yellowish substance oozing out of my nose...and I think someone is turning the screw on the C-clamp that was accidently put on my head.

So that said, no progress on truck, no progress on the go-kart, no-progress on the Crusaders, no-progress on the chaos midgets to report.  Just sat and slept in the couch in front of the Rolex 24 at Daytonna, and I won't be going to race the kart indoors in Illinois next month, next winter I will be doing that.  My old man has made plenty of progress on his kart and has it about ready to go, we should be faster with the chassis and set-up changes.  And I did invest in a CE Armored leather jacket, tired of banging up my elbows.

Now onto the news, stuff that I'm looking forward to.  My WAB Armies of Antiquity book showed up, didn't expect it for a couple more weeks.  Paged through it and noted a few things.  Think my Romans will be played as Middle Imperials.  Lots of options for the Crusaders to play as knights also...and I like the expansion of the Middle Ages.  Pat at The Historical Wargames Podcast site did a review of the first third of the book, well worth the listen to if you like the greeks and the early stuff.
http://www.historicalwargames.org/

Speaking of Middle Ages....Fire Forge is getting ready to ship their Teutonic Knights.  I just put an advanced order in for two boxes, I'm looking at the AoA book and thinking about Knights and Vikings.  Although, mine won't be Teutonics, they'll be more of a western variety.  Once I receive the boxes, I'll definitely do a review of them.

Victrix is getting into the Ancients game, they made an announcement that their greeks will be coming out soon.  I'm really looking forward to that, once I see them, that will determine if I ever do any greeks.   Not like I need another project, though.

An Obnoxious Midgetgor....

Well the little rune things can be covered easily with chaos bits.  I knew that I had to use the screaming gor head with the #1 salute, it was just too obvious.  I do like Avatars of War's sense of humor.

Using up some of the Procreate with these models.  I've decided I like GS and Brownstuff much more.  Very subtle differences, but noticeable to me.

So if that works, then I know of something else that works.

Yep....Midgetgor's....Avatars of War Dwarves Work Well.....

Having done lots and lots of beastmen, I have tons of beast stuff in my bitz boxes.  So this is a good use for them.  Very simple conversions sometimes are just what is ordered.

Eventually, I think some with hooves will be in order.

Midgetgor!!! Tainted Avatars of War Dwarf

Fusing a beastmen gor head to an Avatars of War Dwarf berserker, is a pretty simple conversion.  And if you like mutant marauders like I do.  It gives you even more variety.

Not all of my beast-mutants have horns.  So this one did not get any.  Next one probably will.

The Butcher's Bill ... A Converters Encyclopedia

I would like to point everyone's attention to a brand spanking new blog that I have linked up in my blog roll. And I do mean everyone. Doesn't matter if you are into 40k, Fantasy, Steampunk, Warhammer Ancients, or Historical gaming. That blog is the Mike Butcher's: The Butcher's Bill, found at the following link: http://mikebutcher-thebutchersbill.blogspot.com/

I've known Mike for quite awhile, we bounce ideas back and forth often, and attend a lot of tournaments together. I've been after him for a long time to start up a blog, so if you don't like it you can certainly blame me for it.   Mike has been painting, collecting and playing with 28mm miniatures for over 25 years, and is in my opinion for us who love to game with massively cool armies is one of the premiere converters / modifiers of miniatures out there. There are alot of people that can concentrate efforts on building pretty one-off display pieces, but its hard in my opinion to make huge themed and unique armies, and Mike is one of those rare people with that ability.

He has countless awards over the years a Silver in Golden Demon competition, a WH40K GT, numerous best painted, players choice, and best army awards over the years as well as being featured in White Dwarf several times , and twice Citadel Journal. Most recently he has won the WAB singles title at Adepticon (2010 and 2011) and his Greek City States Army was featured in Wargames Illustrated the magazine.

So as a sampling for those of you, if its 40k that you like, check out my Old Stuff Decemeber post showcases one of his armies against my army:
http://psychosispc-themadhouseworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/12/old-stuff-wednesday-december-cerulean.html
or Check out his post converting a chimera to carry Ogryn.
http://mikebutcher-thebutchersbill.blogspot.com/2012/01/orgyn-sized-chimera-circa-2009-wh40k.html

Or if you like Ancients checkout his post on his Greek Army that was featured in Wargames Illustrated:
http://mikebutcher-thebutchersbill.blogspot.com/2012/01/greek-city-states.html
Or if you like Fantasy and Chaos like I do checkout his conversions of standard ogres into Khorne Ogres:
http://mikebutcher-thebutchersbill.blogspot.com/2012/01/olde-stuffkhone-ogres-circa-2008-9-whfb.html
This is all just a sampling of some his work. I'm sure there is more to come in the future, and if not I'll pester him some more and force him to go go-karting with me.

Slaanesh Standardbearer Mutant....

Somehow while building all of my marauders I forgot to build some standard bears.  So I'll be building a few more mutant marauders.  This is the first one.

Not an "ungor", but a mutant marauder with a small amount of armor and conversion.   I do love the Flagellant heads.  They are very cool looking pieces.

Slaanesh banner from the demonettes.  The arm with the mace is a Flagellant.

Not much on the back, but the overlapping scale armor on the shoulder has a bit of mail modeled in.

More to follow, I have some Avatars of War - Dwarf berserkers that need to feel the taint of chaos and mutation.