WIP Astartes, #2

Well, it is actually finished, but today only available in small and black and white.

 
The model is for a Danish painting challenge which has the dealine tomorrow so I am saving the full sized images of the paintjob for that. Our biggest national hobby forum has been around for 10 years so there is much celebration... and also some miniature painting. The fun thing in regards to my comtribution is that I have had very little time and therefore I have had to make some very conscious choices in the the process. It also called for some quick decisions with very little time to think. Choosing a Nurgle-like colour scheme was one of the choices. Where to put the effort (and especially the limited time) was another.

Competition entry - background story

To the youngsters the call for arms came as a nice surprise.

Leopold Oakmill was in a great mood having dug out his grandfathers old shield and carried it proudly along with his spear.
Adi, his servant, was less excited. Probably due to his obligations to his master.

However, even as they strode forth to the mustering at the Red Hen Inn the unholy powers had already infested the lands. Thus the sharp-eyed could spot the signs of evil in both beasts and plants. Strange fungus growths with vile scents sprounting from the ground and mutations among the creatures of the soil were obvious marks of discord in the natural order of things.

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A bit of fiction to go with my entry for a Danish painting competition.
I posted a teaser a few weeks back.
The actual model will be revealed one of the next few days...

First bit placed - a competition entry started...

Found use for the first of the newly purchased bitz:

The GK terminator shield fits this little and (for the moment) somewhat secret project nicely. It is a contribution to a local painting competition in Denmark. "Local"... well, it is a arranged on a Danish web-forum and after some pondering I decided to join in and have fun doing an entry, ignoring the risk to get beaten by an up-and-coming painter. But thinking about it I quite like this "risk". Entering a small painting competition might give some encouragement - both because of the support and for the competitors in the same category to give it all their best to beat a Deamon-Slayer. There is an expert level category as well as beginners and average. The topic is "single model" with monstrous mounted characters being the biggest entries allowed. So far the people who have joined in have shown great enthusiasm and skill so I am expecting a good competition and some great miniatures to look when we have reached the deadline in mid July.