Vampire Counts Enchantment Spell Tokens

The first of my end-of-year projects is finished– The bat-themed enchantment tokens for my Vampire Counts:

 

Performing Micro Surgery

I've had my eye on this model of Sekhar from the Soulblight Gravelords– Her Lahmian aesthetic fits right in with the Tomb Kings, so I grabbed one to convert into a Royal Herald. I figured it would only be a matter of sculpting some bandages and removing the vampiric blood-drop iconography, but the project quickly became more complicated... 

 

Modeling Vampire Counts Enchantment Spell Tokens

In addition to the Necromancy spell effects, there are enchantment spells like Van Hels Danse Macabre, and magic items like the Helm of Commandment, which can increase characteristics like Movement, Initiative, or Weapon Skill from 1-3 points. Here's my process for making some Vampire Counts-themed tokens to track these variable bonuses:

Modeling Necromancy Spell Counters

I try to avoid putting cards or dice on the board to represent spells or persistent effects, preferring instead to model a counter of some kind that won't break the immersion of the game aesthetic. Here's a look at how I made some spell counters for the Necromancy spell lore in Warhammer: The Old World.

 

Vampire Counts Objective Markers (and Bats)

I'm gearing up for the new Old World Matched Play format. Here's a guide for how I made some army-themed objective markers.

Graveyard Walls, Painting

In this post, I finish up my collection of graveyard walls:

 

Graveyard Walls, Assembling

It's been a while since I've posted anything. I had my hands full with a scenery commission, but now that it is finished, I can return to the blog with... More scenery! Time to build some graveyard walls for my battlefield.

Minor Progress and a Look at the New Soulblight Undead

January has kept me pretty busy, so I didn’t have much time to work on personal projects. Still, I can’t let the month go by without posting anything, so here’s a quick look at what’s on my painting table. 

 

Taking Stock for 2025

Now that 2024 is over, I'm taking stock all the projects I didn't get to, which turns into my to-do list for next year...

Making a Trophy Banner

Before our game, Jay and I made a deal that the loser would make a banner go give out as a trophy for winning the game. I lost, so here's a look at how I made my trophy banner.

Video Tour of My Vampire Counts Army

To accompany the Legion of the Infernal Skull's lore post, I've created a video tour of the entire army.

 

The Legion of the Infernal Skull: Death Eternal

As long as I've been playing Warhammer, I've been creating backstories for my characters and updating the lore as significant events happen in games I've played or in the evolution of the rules.

It has been eight years since my previous army showcase: A Legacy of Death. During that time, I have added several new units and characters, and the Legion's story has progressed through the Age of Sigmar. Now, we have come full circle back to The Old World. The benefit of Vampire Counts is that the undead characters can essentially live forever, so the necromancer Nieman Kimmel and the von Koss vampires would have been around during the year 2276. In fact, as you will read below, my vampires had their origins during Walach's reign at Blood Keep in 1887!

This post is a collection of all the lore I've presented in the past, with updates to incorporate new units and characters, and carry their narrative beyond the End Times into the Age of Sigmar. 

 

Gearing up for Armies on Parade

This week I finished up my Armies on Parade entry:

Onika Kriege

The Necromantic Witch joins the Barrow Watch:

Modeling Tutorial: Zombie Coffin Lids

In this tutorial, I'll show you how to make coffin lids and grave markers for your zombies:

Paintin' Zombies!

Here's a look at the first ten zombies of my (slowly) growing horde, and how I painted them:

End of the Year Wrap Up (2023)

Some thoughts about this year's hobby projects, Flesh Eater Courts, and the Old World...

Kitbashing a Necromantic Witch

The conversion I've been slowly chipping away at since October is finally complete!

Housekeeping

Taking a moment to make some scenery repairs...

Olivia Von Koss and the Barrow Watch

If you've been following my #HobbyStreak on Twitter and Instagram, you'll have seen some of the progress I've been making on my Soulblight Gravelords army led by Olivia. Here's a look at everything I've finished, and a continuation of Olivia's narrative following her resurrection: