Moving Forward with the Nomads

It's been a long few months, with work and illness. I haven't posted as much as I wanted to, but I have been working on converting my Nomad gang for Confrontation.

Nomadic Youth

Since time is at a premium and I like to take time over painting, I have started the second member of my Nomad gang - the raw recruit. 

He is based on the Ratskins brave with a handbow:

So far I've clipped off his skull pendant, topknot and club, as well as giving him a hand transplant. 

The next step will be to start wrapping him up in clothes suitable for the Ash Wastes. 

Leading the Nomadic Crusade

Well, I have finished converting my Nomad leader!

Here he is - just some basing to do before primer is applied:

Nomadic Fashions

First post of 2015 and I've made progress! Not much, but still progress!

Just a small bit of modelling today. I added the Inca Shawl and Pin to my Nomad leader. The pin is big, but after looking at some pics of the Peruvian inspiration for this cloak I'm happy with it.

Front view:

Small Nomadic movements

Well the holiday season has not proved as productive from a painting and modelling perpesctive as I had hoped, but I did get to play a very fun game with Whiskey Priest and also jumped up into the loft and found the models that I will use for the other members of my starting Nomad gang.

But first an update on the small amount of progress on my leader:

He now has the central (tall) part of his hat and I have filled the gap at the join of the sword hand. Next decision is whether to give him an Inca style shawl or a fur lined cloak. Opinions welcome!

Now for the remaining gang members:

The brave will be my 'raw recruit' - armed with just a handbow. The other two will be 'Hardened Fighters' - both armed with sword, stub gun (from the sprue of weapons at their feet) and shield (I aim to make riot shields from plasticard). All three will be heavily converted (the Tallarn less so) to be wrapped up with headscarfs etc.

Well, that's my mini update and my last post of 2014. I intend 2015 to see weekly posts, which means weekly progress on something. 

Happy New Year one and all!

Nomadic Meanderings

Well, I've been away from the hobby for too long! A new job in a challenging school has left no time to attend to my Oldhammer projects.

So what do I do when I get a second to pursue my hobby? Start a new project of course!

Inspired by the fun I had playing confrontation at BOYL2014 and miniatures converted and painted by Whiskey Priest and Axiom, I'm making a Nomad Gang.