Another Age of Sigmar Soul Wars Project

So I based and primed my converted Evocators. Been running out of scenic bases (and they weren’t cheap when I got them!) so I put what looks like extra scenic terrain that comes with the scenic bases on the regular bases and primed them all black.

Also finally started work on the git in the top hat from Kharadron Overloads… Which my brother got for me as a Christmas gift… maybe two years ago, maybe three…

Well, except for the two new models I got to convert into extra Evocators. But the rest of the robes are done.

Also I greenstuffed the second Evocator’s arm last night. Will prime him and his buddy tomorrow.

OK, long story shot. Stormcast Eternal army book says Evocators come in groups of five. Soul Wars box set came in groups of three, apparently to make me buy the Tempest of Souls wossname. Thing is,  I got insurance payments in November, Christmas presents for my family (including two nieces) in December, I have to get my assistance unfrozen tomorrow, and I don’t bloody want to buy another flipping box set full of Stormcast and nighthaunts! I barely got half the Soul Wars box set assembled, let alone painted and you want me to pay $100 Canadian for another one? I’d say what I’m thinking but I don’t want to get banned.

Point is, I’ve been paying points for evocators I don’t have and I found a solution, if not necessarily a good one. A GW store had what looked like WD mags (except not, they were kind of weird) that came with a model for $10.00 each. I bought 2, and now I had two models to convert to Evocators.

Her’s the first one, that went pretty well. I took off the top of the staff (and the bottom, which I regret but whatever, too late) and pinned a staff top from the Empire Wizard (I do something for the bottom, maybe a bead.) Then I swapped a head and bobs your uncle.

The second one isn’t doing so well. I Took off the spiky halo on the staff but left the rest untouched. My big mistake here was trying to reposition the arm. I shaved the plastic off the wrong side so now I have a gap I’m going to greenstuff once I let the glue dry.

Being pulled at a few different ends here. I wanted to get some painting done for tonight in case tomorrow had a hobby hangout (my luck, it probably won’t).

At the same time, I needed to do some late summer cleaning before I needed Indiana Jones to find anything. Also at the same time, I’m trying to get one lousy book written so I can get some bloody income and maybe afford to keep doing this hobby and because I’ve been trying to get something written I’ve been up late and sleeping until noon…

Bottom line, I’ve only got some painting done. Putting Celestial grey over the Mechanicus Grey and doing the little scrolls in Ushabti Bone, I think?

Lately, as I’ve been looking at my models, I’ve been thinking. I’ve painted the cloth Standard Mechanicus grey because when I start highlighting (and I will) I was planning to do stark highlights that look better on the table than up close.

You can see in some older pictures I tried that with my Lord Arcanum, I based him SMGrey and highlighted Celestial Grey, It’s supposed to loke white with grey shading, but really, it looks grey with weird white streaks.

So now I’m making more bloody work for me, base coating the cloth CG. Highlighting is a bridge I’ll just have to burn when I get there.

Basecoating the sword blades and some other bits and pieces with the steel/silver colour (Tinny Tin for AV, actually).

Starting to do the basecoating for my metals. Using Vallejo Hammered Copper for the gold, which may not be the best choice.

Please bear in mind this is not completed yet, I just wanted to upload some pictures before, you guessed it, the Hobby Hangout (Hopefully, there is one).

New photos of my guys with their robes base coated.

My Sequitors.

Will start doing metals next, then some highlighting.