Thoughts on Estalia, Khorne miniatures and more!

Hello one and all!

Some of you may have been intrigued to know the reason for my absence from the old school scene, well I have been on my holidays (with wife, kids and in-laws) to Spain and have had not touched base with this blog, my Facebook group or the Bloodforum for many days. Having a bit of time away from work and hobby is always a good thing as it gives you the time to reflect on how things are going with your collecting and painting. I spent a week or so in Jaeva (or Xabia in Catalan) pondering how best to draw my Khorne army to a close, what to do next and if the many people I met or walked past, or sat next to, were secret Oldhammer fans. Perhaps I should have worn one of my t-shirts?

I didn't do any hobby. Though I did toy with the idea of taking some paints and miniatures with me, though the hassle of shifting the basics across the world was too great. I did read Zaragoz though, which was quite apt as the story was set in Estalia. I intend to do a post about the novel in the near future.

However, I was quite busy up to the point of holidaying and thought you might be interested to see what I have been working on. Namely, the final unit for my Khorne army, a monster of an eBay steal and a shield or two. So without much of a furtherado, let's have a look!

The Citadel Spider! An 1985 sculpt I think. This was a real steal on eBay and cost me a couple of quid. It was broken but was a fairly routine fix. Lots of washes and drybrushing produced a rather realistic, for a gigantic spider, look. I made the base by sticking two 40mms together.

Four thugs. All Khorne!

More thugs. More Khorne!

This was my first Fraser Grey inspired shield. I used the boss to form the nose though I shied away from enamels!

As I was saying earlier, I spent quite a bit of time toying with the idea of what to do next. The challenge of working on the giant spider was a real eye-opener for me, so I thought about painting up a menagarie of monsters as a next step. Off the top of my head, I own a giant bat, a chimera and a manticore. All interesting pieces to work on. Then there is the 25th anniversary of Slaves to Darkness. I've just spent six months with a mortal Khorne force and fancy a daemonic Slanneshi legion. Or there is the human army I was contemplating, probably an Imperial one.

Choices.

To help with this I am after some specific models. After my first tumble with the world of trading, I've got loads of wonderful miniatures but nothing I can make a decent unit out of. These are what I am after. I am open to trades but would prefer to buy outright. This is what I am after, can anyone help?

Cheers,

Orlygg.