Man, It's been a slow year for minis so far! I never seem to have any time to paint, but I have managed to finish out the balance of my Clan Moulder forces! I now have as many Clan Moulder Beastmasters as the army list allows together with thirty giant rats and eight rat ogres!
In addition to the latest packs of beasties and handlers here is Beastmaster Thrattle, who commands all the Clan Moulder contingents in The Flea Fell. I intend to field him as an independent lvl 20 hero...armed with an ensorcelled goodie or two...
Rat Ogres are one of the meanest things going in the Skaven army, and they gobble up a lot of points, which is helpful when you're trying to get an army together.
Grrr…
I already have another two of each of these models in the horde...GW only produced two rat ogre castings...
...so to add a splash of variety I went with these fellows for Rat Ogres #s 7 & 8. They are old Grenadier models, sold as "Giant Wererats" and sculpted by Julie Guthrie, I think.
They have a slightly more refined, sophisticated air about them but I suppose we can forgive them for that. They are just the right size, and I think they fit in nicely.
Ack! More giant rats! I always loved the look of enormous Andy Chambers' giant rat pack and wanted one of my own. A great swarm of thirty of the little devils should be fun to field.
Plus the models have a lot of character and are fun to paint.
Eek! Eek!
"Willard! There's rats in the basement!"
Last three beastmasters I'll ever paint. Makes me a little misty, as I've always enjoyed working on them. I do have a couple of others that I use as drivers for my skaven slave regiments....
I think I'll call this one...Socrates!
I had aspirations to have a hoard of giant rats too...alas never realized. I really like the extra 'rat ogres' you slipped into the traditional sculpts. I think they fit in quite nicely.
ReplyDeleteIt took a long time to assemble the rat horde. It was worth it. Unfortunately it took such a long time that the various groups of rats and rat people I've painted over the last few years have a rather varied appearance as my basing method seems to be changing all the time. I'll have to get the whole collection out and start trying to standardize them at some point. I like the Grenadier rat ogres too. One of the big issues with the old Skaven line was a lack of variation. A lot of the character classes and elite troop types had only one or two poses, so at some point you've got to do something to try and spice things up. I think the 'giant wererats' work pretty well.
DeleteAh yes, basing is tricky. I have a few techniques I've used over time. I look at some of my dwindling stocks and realize I won't be able to match additions to some of the other stuff eventually.
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