Citadel Runequest Broo/Beastman Regiment Complete!

As planned, along with the chaos warrior regiment, the 20 man broo/beastman regiment has also reached completion.

This rear rank is made up of some particularly unsightly oddities. Firstly we have what I think is the best model from Trish Carden's beastmen, the Bird Woman. Wonderfully grotesque and bloated, she cuts a menacing figure in the ranks. Second from left is from the Runequest broo blister pack range; a classic example of varying statures in these models.

The middle miniature is Two Heads, another classic Trish Carden model and a grotesquely bizarre addition to the regiment. The last pair are from the 1983 Vile Broo boxed set; two recent and unexpected acquisitions. Both came with separate heads and weapons. Heads were supplied randomly.

I've been wanting a finished beastman regiment for more years than I can care to remember now. The plan is to have another regiment for the army in time. I have most of the miniatures to build it but there are two or three I'm still searching for, including something extremely rare. Meanwhile, next up will be something on the large side for the army which hopefully will be finished over the weekend.

Chaos Beastman Update - A Lieutenant for The Beastlord

 I've managed to tidy up a few more loose ends this week and have reached the half way point with my 20 man Beastman unit.

 The two latest additions are a Kev Adams C27 beastman and a pre slotta Chaos Broo. The former is well suited as the Beastlord's Lieutenant, being large in size and heavily armoured.

 I'll tackle the other half of this unit sometime down the line.

There are one or two odds and sods to sort out and then that'll be it for the army for now.

More Beastmen/Broo join the unit

 As with most of you this time of year, painting and blogging can't always be fitted in around the festive nonsense but I have managed to get another three beastmen finished over the last couple of weeks.

  The trio are a mix of pre slotta Runequest  broo and C27 beastmen.

 Known as Blob Head, this guy is one of the more bizarre beastmen. As far as I know it's a Perry Twin/Trish Morrison hybrid sculpt, with the body originally starting life as a pre slotta broo.

 Two Head has to be even more extreme. Another Perry/Trish Morrison hybrid, its body was originally another from the broo range. This is perhaps my favourite of the C27 beastmen.

 The last guy was from the Runequest blister packs; his torso and legs were originally used in The Vile Broo set.

 So that'll be the last paint jobs I produce in 2016 but I'll be continuing with this unit at the beginning of the new year. In the next couple of days I'll be taking a look back over the year at what I've managed to get done.

Broo/Beastman Unit Leader - A Mighty Beastlord

 I wanted something a bit special as my unit leader and originally had settled for a Chaos Champion but realising how I needed an excuse to paint this fellow, I opted to use him as the leader. 

 Now he is in fact a Half Troll Chieftain from Asgard Miniatures but I think he suits the role of a beastlord very well. I think I'm right in saying it's an early Nick Bibby sculpt from his time at Asgard but I may be wrong. In my opinion this miniature is the jewel in the Asgard crown; a lovely sculpt for its time.

I've chucked in a Jes Goodwin sculpt to make it a full front row. 

 He was a bit worn in places (acceptable for his age) and a little miscast here and there but he'll do.

 So it's back to the Broo for the next installment and there should be some ready to post before Christmas . 

Chaos Beastmen/Broo Unit Underway!

 Fancy a Broo? Well how about 3? Actually you could say one is a pre slotta beastman if we're splitting hairs.

 These old pre slotta beastmen and broo have been overlooked by myself in the past, I'm ashamed to say. Before, if I were to think beastmen it would be Jes Goodwin's Realm of Chaos era but I nowadays I feel there's just a bit too much order to them, too symmetrical - if you know what I mean.

 Over the last year I've started to slowly build up a collection of the pre slotta beastmen and I've paid a lot of attention to Bryan Ansell's beastmen from his classic chaos horde as seen on page 75 of Warhammer Armies.

 The plan, in time, is to produce a couple of 20 man units. One will be led by a chaos champion and one by something quite different, which you will be able to see in my next post.

 On the left is the Bird Woman from the C38 beastmen range and two broo from the Vile Broo Runequest box set although the standard bearer was actually released later in blister format with its own head whereas the box guys came with separate ones. The guy on the right looks like he's wearing a Victorian costume jewellery necklace.

 So expect to see more beastmen/broo of various shapes and sizes over the next few weeks plus the mystery unit leader sometime this coming week.