Arkhan the Black Mortarch of Sacrement. Commission

Arkhan paused and pondered the question. He had died and been reborn, reshaped by the Dark Lord. But how much of himself crossed back over from the void? What memories, if any, remained dead, lost in time like so many sand grains passing through death's bony fingers? 

That was what he did. Nagash hollowed out his wards replacing whatever they once had been with his own dark, vital will. Was he Arkhan or Nagash's memory of Arkhan? 

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Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush

Airbrush: Iwata CR Plus High Line

Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes

My first memory of Arkhan is of a mad smiling skull dressed in papal attire astride a bone chariot. He represented the quintessential archetype for what the undead were - a collection of gothic horrors in a fantasy universe.

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Vlad Von Carstein Commission Painting

Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush

Airbrush: Iwata CR Plus High Line

Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes

"Surrender and serve me in life or die and slave for me in death" - Vlad Von Carsiien.

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Shaven Grey Seer Commission

Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush

Airbrush: Iwata CR Plus High Line

Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes

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Stormfiends Rat Ogre Terminators Commission

Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush

Airbrush: Iwata CR Plus High Line

Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes

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Vlad Von Carstein Mortarch of Shadows. End of Times Nagash

“I have lost the faculty of enjoying their destruction, and I am too idle to destroy for nothing.” 

Emile Bronte Wuthering Heights 

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Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush

Airbrush: Iwata CR Plus High Line

Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes

This model has been on my hit list since it was first released. I like to view this model as a two dimensional piece akin to the early casts GW made where they were only able to produce two mould sets for their models (think of the original Njal Stormbringer, Ragnar Blackmane, or the original Vlad). Vlad heralded a new look for the Vampire range, moving away from the frilly, flouncy attired gothic horror to something all together more unique to suit the look of the warhammer world. 

I went for the classic combination of red, gold and black. Sometimes it pays to do things simply and I didn't want to over complicate the look of the model with an unusual paint scheme. The armour was blended up from pure black with Com Art Medea grey, then white, washed with turquoise and finally re-applying these layers for a high sheen finish. 

The cloak on the other hand had a very dull gradual blend as if the faces inside were writhing slowly in agony. 

Myles

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Nagash Supreme Lord of Undeath

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“The dead do not squabble as this land’s rulers do. The dead do not fight one another. The dead have no desires, no petty jealousies or ambitions. A world of the dead is a world at peace…” 

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Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush

Airbrush: Iwata CR Plus High Line

Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes

Nagash, supreme bad mudda of the Warhammer Fantasy universe is back! And it looks like he's brough all hell with him. There are few moments as momentous as the return of Nagash and this model is a fitting end level boss character for the Fantasy universe. 

The kit itself is a little tricky to put together. I normally assemble big models like his in parts, paint them and glue everything at the end. Because the cloak and spirally spirit things need plastic putty to smooth the joins everything needs to be glued together at the start of the project. apart from holding your brush at angles you'll find holding the model to paint quite difficult. Do no let these frustrations get the better of you. Take a breath, and look at the model as a whole and know this will be the centerpiece of your collection. 

As for painting I took the 'Eavy Metal scheme and added my own twist to it. For example the armour is blended from dark purple into blue instead of straight transition from black to blue. The intermediary colour adds more interest that simply shading from black to white. I've recorded the process of painting Nagash and I hope to make him my first video tutorial on youtube. 

In the mean time enjoy the Nagash and the ending of the Warhammer world. 

Myles

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