Ravens II
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 11:19 am
Hi all
A bit of history...
Waaaaay back in the late 90s I got in to Blood Bowl. A few mates used to play and humans were my staple team. I had a couple during that time - the Hochland (and eventually Soaring) Hawks, the Araby Scimitars - but eventually I converted a human team that was named the Drakwald Ravens. Playing in black and bone, this team followed me through the next decade and I developed a stable of players like Jock "the Hammer" Hammerstein, Helmut Wissen (the most incompetent thrower ever) and Felix Jaeger. In the early 2000s they became the Marienburg Ravens after a big move into the city...
Fast forward to 2008 and I started playing again after a break. My painting was improving and I had a few teams on the go. I created a Bretonnian team called "Le Coq" that became my first SSB team. But the real reason I went with a Bretonnian theme is that I have never really found a human team in the traditional style that I like.
Now, finally, I am finally starting to have a crack at a new team.
The Ravens II will be a generational team, including many of the children of the original team, including Jaqueline "the Jackhammer" Hammerstein and her twin sister Sloan "the Sledgehammer" Hammerstein. Steele Lindenbaum is new blood to the team, but is the first to be painted.
The figure is from the Pulp City range, "Deadeye". It is slightly large for a BB figure, but it is of absolutely lovely quality. I am still very unsure how the rest of the team will be sourced, but I am hoping that Hero Forge (when it starts up properly) will provide at least a template from which further conversion can be done. I really want the traditional clothed feel with the subtle shoulder pads. It might be a while before I can actually get to that point, but hey, I have 18 months or so...
Anyway, here he is, I hope you like him...
C&C welcome, I'd love to know what you think.
A bit of history...
Waaaaay back in the late 90s I got in to Blood Bowl. A few mates used to play and humans were my staple team. I had a couple during that time - the Hochland (and eventually Soaring) Hawks, the Araby Scimitars - but eventually I converted a human team that was named the Drakwald Ravens. Playing in black and bone, this team followed me through the next decade and I developed a stable of players like Jock "the Hammer" Hammerstein, Helmut Wissen (the most incompetent thrower ever) and Felix Jaeger. In the early 2000s they became the Marienburg Ravens after a big move into the city...
Fast forward to 2008 and I started playing again after a break. My painting was improving and I had a few teams on the go. I created a Bretonnian team called "Le Coq" that became my first SSB team. But the real reason I went with a Bretonnian theme is that I have never really found a human team in the traditional style that I like.
Now, finally, I am finally starting to have a crack at a new team.
The Ravens II will be a generational team, including many of the children of the original team, including Jaqueline "the Jackhammer" Hammerstein and her twin sister Sloan "the Sledgehammer" Hammerstein. Steele Lindenbaum is new blood to the team, but is the first to be painted.
The figure is from the Pulp City range, "Deadeye". It is slightly large for a BB figure, but it is of absolutely lovely quality. I am still very unsure how the rest of the team will be sourced, but I am hoping that Hero Forge (when it starts up properly) will provide at least a template from which further conversion can be done. I really want the traditional clothed feel with the subtle shoulder pads. It might be a while before I can actually get to that point, but hey, I have 18 months or so...
Anyway, here he is, I hope you like him...
C&C welcome, I'd love to know what you think.
