Gnawholes and Nighthaunts

It's been a long week, but I've finally finished painting my set of Skaven Gnawholes:

 

Last time, I discussed the versatility of the Gnawhole kit, and my assembly process. If you've been following me on Twitter @RobHawkinsHobby you'll have seen my painting progress as part of my daily #HobbyStreak. Despite their simplicity, these things took longer than I expected, mainly because there's a lot of parts to paint. I got hung up on ALL that scaffolding with the multitude of ties, ropes, metal plates, chains, and rats all over them. Once I had them out of the way, it was a breeze to finish the portals and rocks.

 

To add the green glow inside the rock circles, I masked off the outer edges, and sprayed white primer from the bottom, into the center of the rings. This added a slight white "glow" which I tinted green with a mix of drybrushing and glazing.

 

I realized that I would need to paint the glow on one of the scaffolding legs as well, so I drybrushed a matching green from dark to light onto the wood.

 

After that, it was a simple matter of attaching all the parts. I left the censors for last so they wouldn't be in the way when attaching the scaffolding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My next project for the Skaven is to get Thanquol put together so I can use him in a game. His new rules are too good to not try out, and the fact that you can mix and match the loadout on Boneripper is an interesting change.

 

I'm working on a sort of "howda" for Thanquol to ride when he's atop Boneripper. (Those railings are from the front of a Screaming Bell.) It will allow me to have a sturdier attachment point for him so I can still opt to field Boneripper without him, as a Hell pit Abomination.

 

I haven't had much time to work on my Nighthaunt army. I did, however, manage to get the Chainrasp Horde primed and ready for painting. I also painted the resculpted attachment point for Korak so he can fit on his new bases.

 

 

He and the Banshees are the first models Officially™ finished for my Nighthaunt force!

 

'Til next time!