My Chaos Dwarfs - Spring is coming to Uzkulak (Nov 2 -11)

[Slackjaw]

Heya, got inspired by dines thread and concidering my orcs are completed and im sick of green in general, I decided to whip out the short guys and see what can be done with em..

I had the idea from the start of them living in the cold, harsh north being general badasses playing on icefields. On the image attached the base isn't done, but it turned out pretty neat in the end, think I'm gonna stick with it.

Still toying with the idea os adding fur under their shoulder armor, hanging down on their upper arms, but I might be blocking out too much contrast color if I do that, not sure.

Let me know what you think, 2 more guys are on the painting table with magnetized arms, waiting for custom made claw-goodness.

Cheers!

[inkpwn]

Awesome results as allways slackjaw
I was begining to wonder when you would finally start this thread.

[Slackjaw]

Thanks mate!
Blame those damn Orcs and the league finally starting

[Elyoukey]

they look very good, but the pictures are a bit burned so it is not easy to see the bases.

[Heff]

Very very very nice, and as they are chaos dwarves I will not even be snide about them

[pressie]

Nice wish I could get my colours as crisp.

[Norse]

nice paint work, but too much white.. the base needs to be rocky with patches of snow, rather than "iceberg" I think...

[Pitch Invader]

They look nice! I've been wanting to do a team with a black & white uniform for awhile: nice to see it looks good.

Are you going to get an Ice field pitch for them? If so, the base rings might be better in a blue-grey? I tend to like black base edges regardless, but if the bases & field are stark ice, and the uniform has a lot of black, the base edges being black would visually compete against the black of the uniform.

[Dr. Von Richten]

Cool! (pun intended )

Looking forward to see the whole team finished.

[Slackjaw]

On the image attached the base isn't done

So yeah, it wasnt done, but I agree with mr pitchy 100%, the base DOES compete with the minis black, trying a "whole" base color first thing in the morning when the beer wears off. Even if I make a pitch or not, the base looks like it's part of the uiform, I see that now.

AND, Norsy, I think your point is valid, but I don't see much other options, I've never liked the "patchy" ice bases some people make, and I wouldn't know how to achieve that anyway... should I scrap the ice altogether and just try some pale grassy stuff? Tundra something? And how about the fur coming under the shoulder? good or bad?

Heff: Glad you can shift your pow when the chaos part is involved

Thanks, Dr V!

Very happy about all the replies, that's why I love this forum, can't do it without you guys! (beer talking again eh?!)

Getting a night sleep and I'll get back to this, your input is invaluable.


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[Norse]

fur under the pads could work, but:

a) what colour would you paint it? and

b) doesn't that just mean more work for you? could be good for filling joins, but seems extra work for no real benefit.

as for Norsy bases, how about the one my avatar is on.. do you like it?

[Slackjaw]

I figured some fur would give them more of a frosty look, wich I think they lack a bit atm.
Colors I had in mind, brown with kinda light highlights, or white with a blueish wash. Something like that.

And I do like your base, what's the secret?

the base needs to be rocky with patches of snow, rather than "iceberg" I think...

This ^^ Appeals to me more and more.

[Norse]

no secret as such, just sand and gravel painted up like regular soil, then small patches of green flock and static grass, then finally a few patches of white flock (or whatever the hell GW calls that stuff)... in some places I did that two or three times so the snow looked deep and was very white, in others I only did a light dusting to make the green flock underneath slightly more visible.. kind of like tundra I guess..

I did wonder what it would look like if I just mixed up my own batch of 50% snow, 30% flock and 20% grass and save some time, but never got around to doing it...

I only finished 3 members of the team before the Norse roster was changed anyway..

[dines]

I'm glad my post inspired you to work on those chaos dwarves! They sure look really cool, love your colorscheme.

[Slackjaw]

I've been reluctant to post since I still only have my phone to take pictures with, but what the hell.

Decided on a "Spring in Uzkulak" basing theme, with melting ice showing the fresh grass and some berries underneath, I think it works.

Also, team name: Uzkulak White Death


First, three CD's done, still haven't painted their megnetized arms and claws, getting there.