category: Tabletop
tags: Miniatures Fantasy Undead
The undead are my largest army so far (and the one with the most painted models).
I started collecting them in 2005 and played Warhammer Fantasy with them for about 10 years, spanning multiple rules editions and multiple Vampire Counts army books.
During that time, I built/converted some models that never had any official rules in Warhammer, like the cannon and the werewolves.
Initially I did it just for fun, but when Warhammer was discontinued and my gaming group switched to Kings of War, I was pleased to find out that the Undead in KoW actually have rules for werewolves and catapults.
Later my gaming group switched again to Saga: Age of Magic, and I played my undead army there as Undead Legions.
Used Colors
In case you're interested (but mainly as a reference for my future self), here are the colors I used:
Shields:
- black primer
- GW Shadow Grey / Vallejo Sombre Grey
- GW Red Gore / Vallejo Gory Red
Bones:
- white primer
- GW Brown Ink
- Note: The skeleton archers look different, because I painted them years later and used Vallejo Sepia Shade instead
- drybrush with GW Bleached Bone / Vallejo Bonewhite
Zombie/Ghoul skin:
- black primer
- GW Fortress Grey / Vallejo Stonewall Grey
- GW Black ink (thinned)
“Ghostly” models (Wraiths, Banshees, etc):
- white primer
- GW Ice Blue? (not 100% sure, I painted all of them too long ago)
- drybrush white
Fur (Wolves, Varghulf):
- black primer
- drybrush with GW Shadow Grey / Vallejo Sombre Grey
- light drybrush with GW Fortress Grey / Vallejo Stonewall Grey
Bases:
- black primer
- drybrush sand with GW Codex Grey / Vallejo Cold Grey
- light drybrush with GW Fortress Grey / Vallejo Stonewall Grey
