A Realmgate Too Far

 Another day, another group of models finished off and ready for battle. I've managed to clear two small groups of models off my painting table in the last couple of days. The first are the Nighthaunt miniatures from the first two issues of the Mortal Realms magazine. The first issue provides you with 10 Chainrasps, and the second with 4 Myrmourn Banshees. Spooky ghosts, haunting some ancient ruins. While I could have gone for one of the suggested ways to paint ghosts, starting with a light base coat, and following up with washes or glazes of things like Nihilakh Oxide, or the ghost themed technical paints (or contrast), I instead decided to start with a black undercoat, and build up the colours quickly by drybrushing Incubi Darkness, Kabalite Green and Sybarite Green, with the lighter colours being focused slightly more towards the bottom of the models. An edge highlight of Sybarite green was used to bring the colours together. The "skin" was painted by ...

In one of my previous posts, I mentioned that I'd subscribed to the Mortal Realms magazine. Not that I needed to, to be honest - I know how to play Age of Sigmar, I've got tons of Stormcasts sitting around unpainted, and my partner has a bunch of spooky ghosts (Nighthaunt). But apparently I've got poor impulse control (who knew?), and I like the idea of models turning up every now and then through the door, in a possibly manageable fashion (painting wise). It also gave me an opportunity to do YET ANOTHER Stormhost. To add to the two I have on the go already. Because that's not insane in any way, shape or form! So, the first three models for the Anvils of the Heldenhammer are completed. I went for these for two reasons: Firstly, it fits the narrative of the Soul Wars setting of AoS II (fighting against the Nighthaunt in Shyish). Not that I expect we'll play any games in the Soul Wars for a while, mind! Secondly - skulls on Stormcasts look cool....