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Very WIP Vampire Coast Zombie Pirates

Posted: 04 Jul 2006, 20:13
by Deathwing
yarrrrr, here are the first, very WIP, pictures!

I´m sorry if the pics are bad, this was the first time I made pics with a digi-cam...ahem.


Druchii Zombie Pirate
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/Ram...biepiraten6.jpg

Zombie Pirate (human)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/Ram...biepiraten5.jpg

Druchii Zombie Pirate 2
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/Ram...biepiraten4.jpg

Rising Zombie Pirates
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/Ram...biepiraten3.jpg

Zombie Pirates assembled
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/Ram...biepiraten7.jpg

"Terrain", warning
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/Ram...atesterrain.jpg

again, sorry for the pics...

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newer pics...

Nearly finished Human Zombie
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/Ram...es/Bild006a.jpg

Same nearly finished Human Zombie 2
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/Ram.../Bild008a-1.jpg

Brown skinned Zombie front
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/Ram...es/Bild001a.jpg

Brown skinned Zombie side
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/Ram...es/Bild024a.jpg

Nearly finished Druchii Zombie
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/Ram...es/Bild003a.jpg

Same nearly finished Druchii Zombie 2
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i252/Ram...es/Bild026a.jpg

more pics to come.

comments are, as always, welcome!:)

Posted: 04 Jul 2006, 20:53
by Amarel
None of your links work. Makes it a little tricky to pass comment ;).

Posted: 04 Jul 2006, 20:55
by Deathwing
:D ok, 10 hours at work is not so good...thanks for the hint.;)
pics edited.

Posted: 05 Jul 2006, 02:00
by Deathwing

Posted: 05 Jul 2006, 03:33
by davidvc04
Cool conversions. I like all the different races. Very well done!

Posted: 05 Jul 2006, 11:21
by Deathwing
thank you, davidvc04!:) there´re still some races missing as I´d like to include Dwarves, Lizzies and Skaven aswell.:)

Posted: 05 Jul 2006, 20:00
by Johnny_m
Some of the old cursed company models might be appropriate. Theres like Orc skeletons and skaven ones and suchlike. Also the Mordheim range has various racial zombies.

Posted: 05 Jul 2006, 20:39
by Deathwing
hey Johnny, yes, I know...I´ve ordered a Mordheim dwarf zombie and I´ll get me some models of the Cursed Company.

Posted: 05 Jul 2006, 22:23
by hal
I would file the mold lines off the models, it's a bit more work but it deffo pays off and the models will look much better.

I don't know if you've considered some of the following conversions which I think would be very typical of our our 'idealistic' image of a pirate:
peg-legs,
parrots,
pistols (forget about WYSIWYG and consider the modelling possibilities),
stylized base, like planks of wood forexample, representing their ship,
knives in mouth,
bandanas,
those scars that go across their eyes, you know the ones!

Anyway I hope that my advice has helped you in some way, love to see more pics , this army obviously has great potential.
Good luck!

Posted: 06 Jul 2006, 13:19
by Deathwing
hey hal! thanks for your comments mate.:)

yep, peg legs and parrots will be included, no worries.;) pistols aswell.
I thought about the bases as you´ve described them, but I think I´ll keep them beach-like.

and the mold-lines,...yes, I know. :cry: I always forget them. :angry:

off topic: you´re from Ireland, great. I´ll be in Ireland in septembre for a week, yay.

Posted: 06 Jul 2006, 21:01
by hal
Failte roite! (welcome)

You'll be just in time for rain season then.

I did see your sea-type bases but I didn't realise that that you were going for a beach theme, very nice :D

Posted: 06 Jul 2006, 21:41
by Deathwing
a bhuí le! (I think that´s spelled right... :D )

no worries, I´ve been about 7 times to Eire, I like it, come rain or sun.

the plan is to make the first 3 rows/ranks "on the beach", the 4th coming out of the earth and the 5th "out of the sea". hope it will work.

Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 16:09
by Deathwing

Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 16:12
by davidvc04
I love the one with the tentacles. That should look really cool with a good paint job.

Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 16:15
by Deathwing
davidvc04 wrote:I love the one with the tentacles. That should look really cool with a good paint job.
thank you! and yeah, the good paintjob is my main prob... :D

Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 20:32
by Enendill
Very nice Deathwing! For the Rat Ogre one, I would try to make him look more Undead, maybe by adding some big scars and fatal wounds with a hobby nife and some moss that indicate decay. These can also be extended to the Ogre ones and it will make them look more unified.

Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 20:36
by Unholy_Samurai
davidvc04 wrote:I love the one with the tentacles. That should look really cool with a good paint job.
'Tis Davey Jones I tell ye!

Posted: 17 Jul 2006, 17:35
by Deathwing
@ Enendill: thank you! yeah, I think that´s all I´ll do with the Rat Ogre...maybe add some seaweed and stuff. :D

@ Unholy_Samurai: aye. B)

Posted: 17 Jul 2006, 19:20
by Tethlis
I absolutely loved that article when I saw it in White Dwarf, and I love seeing someone take the time to execute it. Would you be willing to post your army list in this thread? I would be interested to see what it is.

Posted: 18 Jul 2006, 08:22
by Deathwing
hello Tethlis, yes sure, here you are:

Lords:

Grand Commodore Luthor Harkon
Fleet Captain, 2 pistols, Mad Mullet´s Spyin´ Glass
Fleet Captain, Slann Gold

Core:

Deckhand´s Mob, 24x Zombies, Standard Bearer
Deckhand´s Mob, 24x Zombies, Standard Bearer
Deckhand´s Mob, 24x Zombies, Standard Bearer
Deckhand´s Mob, 30x Zombies, Standard Bearer
Gunnery Mob, 10x Zombies, Brace of Pistols
Bloated Corpse
5x Scurvy Dogs

Special:

Carronade
3x Deck Gunners
3x Animated Hulks
3x Deck Droppers

Rare:

Queen Bess
Rotting Leviathan

I´ll add some more Bloated Corpses and a Banshee (converted of either a Reaper Mermaid or something else by Reaper Minis.)
I´ll also do some razortooth rats, though only for a diorama or something like that.
I´m sure the list is not perfect, but I´d love to give it a try.

Posted: 25 Jul 2006, 20:59
by Deathwing

Posted: 25 Jul 2006, 22:01
by davidvc04
Very cool! It looks like it just clambered up from the sea floor.

Can't wait to see more...

Posted: 26 Jul 2006, 17:21
by Deathwing
cheerz man!
next up is another of these big guys and a cannon. plus loads of zombies. wah.

Posted: 26 Jul 2006, 19:02
by davidvc04
You know what'd be cool...if you spruced up the base. Added some sea-type things...sculpt a fish skeleton or some rusted loot or something.

Posted: 26 Jul 2006, 19:23
by Deathwing
yeah!:)
I´m already looking for some mini mussels and starfishes and stuff...