As I steam (or limp) towards the end of my collection of metal slayers, we have two of the last four Marauder ones – unless I find more in a baggie or box that have been there for years or buy some more off eBay in that never-ending search for “at least one of each sculpt”.
I think I might have gone a little too faded on the tattoos on this pair, particularly Mr.Redstripes.
The second model seems a little goofy to me. Goofier than normal, then. Or worse proportions than normal. Still, put him in a crowd or view him from standing-gamer height and he looks fine.
I gave his kilt (or short skirt) the same tartan that Rowdy Roddy Piper used in his heel heyday against Hulk Hogan during the first Wrestlemania. I’ve used it before on a WarZone figure that I evidently never photographed – I’ll have to fix that shortly. Anyway, it’s simple and effective from a distance. Probably the reason that Hot Rod used it back in the day.
And here’s the pair of them. One more pair to go and the Marauder Slayers are done! Then it’s full-pelt into the ’93-94 Giant Slayers, then the character models, then the AoW characters, then…. well, that’s still to be decided…
Azazel's Bitz Box. 
Haha fantastic! What mad little bastards they are.
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Cheers mate! That’s certainly what they are!
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Lovely job mate – nice tats!
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Thanks Alex. The tats are starting to wear on me a little now. Not quite enough empty space to really go to town on them, but enough so that it looks empty when I skip them occasionally.
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Yeah, I know what you mean mate, I had the same dilemma on my space pirates
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Excellent work and I find the tattoos subtle enough to read as such and not as warpaint. Thus I would just leave them as is. The one with the kilt looks a bit like the Hulkster, must be the hair colour ;).
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haha thanks. You’re right – as long as the tattoos read as such, it’s fine to have some variation in them from model to model.
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Mad props for the Rowdy Roddy Piper reference! I don’t think you went overboard with the tattoo fading, they look nice and subtle.
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Thanks Mikko. I’m planning to throw in a few more wrestling references into future models. Even if I have to throw in some comparison pictures to prove it!
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A really great job on both. The tattoos are perfect – what colors did you use for them?
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Thank you Mark. For awhile I was using Vallejo Game Air Imperial Blue for that really dark blue, and then applying thinned Vallejo Model Air Sand over the top to “embed” it into the skin. For the last few figures including these, I’ve just mixed the two together and then applied it really thinly.
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Hi mate. What are your thoughts on the dwarf warriors from the LOTR range from GW? You seem to be the authority on Dwarves hehe. I’m not massively into them and want something reasonably affordable.
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Well, it depends on what you want them for? They’re nice enough models, though they’re true-scaled and single-piece models, so they’ll be tiny compared to your Warhammer models.
Avatars of War make several kits – most are restic, but their Dwarf Berserkers are a very nice kit, and is tooled in HIPS – the same plastic as the GW kits. (Apparently they’re calling them Dwarf Seekers now?)
http://www.avatars-of-war.com/eng/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&prodcode=pl01&prodname=Dwarf+Seekers&id=118&Itemid=53
Of course, they’re half-naked berserker types, rather than traditional dwarves. Otherwise I’d recommend any of the regular GW kits if you want to use them alongside your Warhammer models, based on your aesthetic choices – and converting needs!
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Thanks man. Are the avatars expensive? It’s just an idea I had for the Mortem Queen. Won’t be using them for gaming really.
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They’re not bad. About $30-40 and you get a ton of models with a ton of parts.
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