Quar: Crusader Officer

 At Salute I bought the six blister packs of resin Quar figures. This included the Crusader Officers.

He is armed with a Grifkis double barrelled shotgun and a hand axe.

The figure was undercoated with Citadel Chaos Black, followed by Citadel SnotWomble Green.
The skin was painted with Citadel Averland Sunset.

The Grifkis shotgun and the helmet are Vallejo Black Grey, as is the belt buckle, first coat on the buttons, the canister and the webbing fittings.

The trousers are Citadel Steel Legion Drab as are the pouches.

The boots are Citadel Dryad Bark.

The wood stock on the shotgun and the handle of the axe are Citadel Catachan Flesh.

The shotgun cartridge bodies are Citadel Mechrite Red and the bases, buttons and the Crusader "Flying Squirrel" logo are Army Painter Stone Golem.

The belt and helmet strap is Citadel Mornfang Brown.

When DEEP SEVEN come

 Many and varied are the horrors that lurk in the shadows.

These diminutive creepy crawlies pack a mighty punch, and these are just hatchlings.

These are Crooked Dice Cthonic Hatchlings.

The figures were glued to Renedra 25mm diameter bases. Once Woodland Scenics' cinder fine ballast had been glued to the base it was undercoated with Citadel Chaos Black spray.

Vallejo Flat Earth was used for the base.

The body was painted with Vallejo Grey Blue.

The head is Army Painter Oozing Purple.

The eyes were first painted with Army Painter Stone Golem, followed by Citadel Mephiston Red.

The beak is Citadel Morghast Bone.

The whole thing was shaded with Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade.

Finally it was drybrushed with Citadel Terminatus Stone.

Three done, seven to go.

When Nightmares Come and turn the world Upside Down - Horde

 This is the next level of Dark Spawn - Horde.

They are more dangerous than Vermin, but as Hunters gain experience (and upgraded toys) they become less of a threat.

Crooked Dice Ahnenerbe Mutated Experiments provide the figures.

Undercoat is Citadel Chaos Black.

Skin is Citadel Rarkath Flesh.

Mouth is Citadel Mephiston Red, the teeth are Citadel Morghast Bone. This is then washed with Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade.

The skin is then washed with Citadel Carronburg Crimson (including the mouth).

Kate faces off against one of the horde.

She needs to watch her flank.

Wargames Atlantic Skeleton Cavalry

 Wargames Atlantic released the Skeleton Cavalry box set a while ago.

As it says on the tin box, there are ten horses, two chariots and twenty five skeletons.

The twenty five skeletons include the riders and crew of the horses and chariots, but can be built in a number of combinations (see the box text above).

The skeletons are of the Ray Harryhausen style with Ancient Greek style kit, shields and armour.

There are no instructions, but it appears the chariot can be built either as an open sided or closed sided chariot.

The intention is to build the horses as zombie/revenant style so they will need some internals and skin added. The crew may need kit-bashing with the Oathmark Revenant Infantry to match the more Northern European style,

Crooked Dice Cold War Jeep - UAZ-469

Back in November 2021 I assembled and painted the Crooked Dice "Alien Jeep".

Comparison with other 1/50 scale vehicles showed that it was a bit large to be a proper UAZ-469 (even ignoring the two door design).

At Warfare this year I picked up one of Crooked Dice's new Cold War Jeep.

The kit comes in six pieces: A one piece body, four road wheels and a spare wheel.

The model has a fixed canvas roof.

Basic paint job:

Citadel Chaos Black spray undercoat.

Citadel Snot Womble Green base colour.

Windows are Army Painter Royal Blue.

Canvas is Citadel Death World Forest.

Tyres and windscreen wiper blades are MIG Rubber and Tyres.

As you can see, the Cold War Jeep is smaller than the Alien Jeep.

But scales a lot better with the Crooked Dice Land Rover.

When Nightmares Come and turn the world Upside Down - Vermin

 In When Nightmares Come there are four levels of horror - three minion level and one boss type.

Vermin - dangerous to inexperienced Hunters, uses numbers to wear Hunters down.

Horde - more dangerous, but as Hunters gain experience (and upgraded toys) they become less of a threat.

Terror - Dangerous, encountered as Hunters get closer to the centre of the mystery

Atrocity - The Big Boss. 

So, starting with the Vermin level

This hound like Dark Spawn has the Trait Fast, giving it an extra two inches of movement.

This means it can close to melee range very quickly in the the close urban environment.

The figure requires a 30mm Renedra base.

The figure was undercoated with Citadel Chaos Black spray.

The base was painted with Vallejo Flat Earth.

The figure was base painted with Citadel Rakarh Flesh.

The pustules were painted with Citadel Morghast Bone, then the surroundings washed with Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade.

The mouth was painted with Citadel Mephiston Red, then washed with Citadel Drakenhof Nightshade.

Shaded areas were painted with Citadel Carronburg Crimson.

Finally dry brushed with Citadel Terminatus Stone and the mouth parts again washed with Citadel Carronburg Crimson.

Kate finds out what has been killing the homeless population of the former steel mill,

When Nightmares Come - Portals.

 In When Nightmares Come, the Dark Spawn appear through portals. These are only visible (and can then be closed) after investigating the Points of Interest and finding clues.

At Warfare, I picked up two packs of Litko Large Green Toxic Flame Markers

They look suitable as Portal Markers.