This article will take novice Warhammer gamers through the basics of collecting, building and painting a Vampire Counts army. Raising an army of the dead couldn’t be easier
Starting a new army in Warhammer can seem a bit daunting even for experienced players and for new comers it can be completely baffling. But have no fear, this guide is packed full of helpful tips to guide you on the first steps toward building a Vampire Counts army that will be ready to take on all comers. We’ll cover how to assemble your models and then give them a simple but visually pleasing paint job using a small number of different paints.
This guide assumes that you have the following modeling equipment; plastic cutters, a craft knife, plastic glue & paints.
When building any Warhammer army, the best place to begin is the Army book for the particular army. You will find that you constantly refer back to this book, as they not only provide you with the rules and army lists for your Vampire Counts army, but the hobby section contains loads of tips on painting, assembling, and selecting your army. In fact if you have the book I suggest you have a look at the hobby pages of the army book right now, go on…
Right, finished perusing the army book? OK we’ll continue…
To get your army of the ground we’ll start by getting your first unit assembled and painted, for this tutorial we’ll focus on one of the core units of a Vampire Counts army, skeletons.
Games Workshop skeleton models come in the form of a plastic kit and with all plastic models the first thing you have to do is cut them from the frames that they come supplied on. To do this use your plastic cutters and when cutting try not to cut too close to the model parts themselves as this may damage the model, leave a small (less than 1mm) stub attached to the model and use your craft knife to trim this off. Remember; when using a craft knife you should always cut away from yourself.
Once you have your skeleton parts free of their frames you just need to clean up any mold lines or remaining frame stubs (as mentioned above). Cutting off frame stubs is just a matter of slicing them off (once again cutting away from you), you can also use your craft knife to scrape off mold lines by holding the blade across a mold line and dragging the blade along it.
Your models are now ready for assembly, this is where the plastic glue comes in, a simple infantry trooper like a skeleton is pretty easy to assemble and I’ll not go into how to do this in any length, I suggest looking in the army book for inspiration on poses.
Once your models have been built they are ready for painting, the technique below will .
Step 1: First you should undercoat you skeleton model white, this creates a good surface on which to apply the rest of paint job.
Step 2: Once this is done apply watered-down brown paint to all the exposed bone or wood areas. Be careful to get the brown paint mix in all the cracks as this layer forms the foundation for all the following steps.
Step 3: “Wet” drybrush all the bone areas light brown with an old brush. Drybrushing is a technique where you load your brush with a small amount of paint (so that it is almost dry) and brush it across the raised surfaces of a model, leaving the recesses unpainted. A “wet” drybrush requires more paint to be used and will consequentially colour more of the model .
Step 4: With a normal brush, paint the axe handle dark brown. Paint the area that need to look metallic black.
Step 5: We will now add another drybrush layer, this layer needs to be much “dryer” than the last, but is still not a true drybrush. Apply a 1:1 mix of light brown and cream with this technique in mind. Now, drybrush the axe handle with light brown. Be sure to leave some of the darker brown showing near the hand and the axe head.
Step 6: Paint the metallic areas silver; you can also paint the trim on the metallic areas gold.
Step 7: The first true drybrush now needs to be applied to the bone areas, this dry brush should be a mix of 3:1 cream to light brown. You should brush in a downward motion only at first, to catch the ribs, knee caps, and joints. Next, paint sideways over the major leg and arm bones to get better coverage in these areas. Drybrush the axe handle lightly with a mix of 9:1 light brown and white.
Step 8: Apply a black wash over the silver areas and brown wash over the gold trim. A wash is a technique where watered down paint is used to paint (usually darken) recesses, paint should be watered down with at least 3 parts water to 1 part paint.
Step 9: Now, do a final cream drybrush, making sure to brush downwards only. Drybrush a 1:1 mix of light brown and white onto the axe handle. Drybrush silver onto the metal areas (make sure the washes have dried first). Re-apply gold paint to the gold areas, leaving the wash near the rivets.
Step 10: Carefully apply a 1:1 wash of brown paint and water around the knee caps, over the toe and knuckle joints, under the shoulder blades, between legs bones, and into the eye sockets. Apply a bit more silver to the top of the axe and the crown of the helmet. Mix a some silver with gold and edge the top of the gold trim. To pick up the gold in the helmet, you can edge the shield with a similar gold effect.
And that’s it…. That was pretty easy wasn’t it? All you need to do now is paint the rest of the models you got in your first box and you’ve completed your first Vampire Counts unit.
Where do you go from here? Well now that your first unit is almost ready for the tabletop, what do you do next? Well for a start there are a whole host of other unit types that can form part of a Vampire Counts army you should study the army book careful when selecting these and when you do these will be these will also need assembly and painting. Finally, of course, you’ll need an opponent to obliterate with your newly built Vampire Counts army…
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Twilight New Moon Take Vampire Saga To New Heights
The Twilight Saga first wowed audiences in book format, as teenagers were enthralled by the dark romance in Stephanie Meyer’s vampire novels. However, as the fang-fever spread and the popularity of the stories became apparent, the decision was made – much to the delight of the books’ many fans – that they would also be made into motion pictures. The first Twilight film hit the screens in 2008 and its fabulous reception ensured that a sequel would follow. Luckily, Meyer has four novels in the series, so film producers didn’t have to look far for a way to replicate the success of the first film.
And so the Twilight Saga: New Moon film went into production. Eagerly awaited by fans, the New Moon instalment in the Twilight tale opened in cinemas at the end of 2009. The film includes many of the same characters that made so many fall in love with the first film, including Bella Swan and her vampire boyfriend Edward Cullen.
However, it also sees the further introduction of her friendship with Jacob Black, who she discovers to be a werewolf. The rivalry between the two characters split the affections of fans and created a fad for taking the side of one over the other. Many Twilight fans will defend their positions passionately and it’s possible to buy Team Edward or Team Jacob T-shirts so fans can show which side they are on.
The leading actors Robert Pattinson as Edward, Kirsten Stewart as Bella and Taylor Lautner as Jacob returned for the second film in the saga and have been propelled into the spotlight on the back of the popular franchise. The franchise has proved very popular indeed, the midnight opening of the film set records as the biggest in Canadian and American history and knocked other popular teen film Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince off the top spot.
New Moon, as the second film in the saga, sets up a cliff-hanger for the next, while providing many thrills and spills of its own. The drama largely centres on the relationship between Bella and Edward, but supernatural elements and dark forces ensure it’s far from the average teenage romance. The next film in the series – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – will arrive in the summer of 2010 while the Twilight New Moon DVD is set to hit the shelves this spring to slake the thirst of vampire-hungry fans the world over.
Vampires The Masquerade Bloodlines Cheats VtM Bloodlines OST – The Asylum
Vampire Questions:
Is there a trick to using cheats on a pc game?
I got some cheats off the internet for two games: Vampire, the masquerade- redemption & bloodlines. I’ve tried several a couple of times. I can’t get them to work.
I need it dumbed down for me, I’ve never used cheats before.
Firstly, activate the console by going to the game shortcut and adding -console after the vampire.exe” (it must go AFTER the quotation marks).
Then, while in game, hit the ”~” key to bring up the console.
What this means is right click on the icon on your desktop choose properties after the quotation mark type -console
load the game, then while in game press the ~ tilde key
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Vampiress Costume Girl Fun House Theatrical Halloween Costumes Part 7
Vampire Questions:
HALLOWEEN COSTUME HELP please!!?
so, my fiance and i have been invited to a halloween party and we are either going as sailor-girl and captain or vampiress and vampire. i can’t decide which costume is better for the two. also, if u guys have any unique ideas for costumes for us it’d be awesome. we’re in our early twenties so nothing too babyish. thanks
thanks so much u guys! 10 points for most unique ideas
well, im 5′ 5″ and 108 pounds so im sure ill look good in them both. the main thing is u have to feel good/sexy urself in order to actually portray that to others.
I prefer the Sailor because it’s different and often people are vampires are vampiresses. There probably isn’t anyone going to the Halloween party in those costumes because they’re different! Just, whatever you do, don’t go as a hot dog and a hamburger or something… that’d be pretty scary. There’s also these choices:
It’s a cave woman and a cave man and they’re different ones You’ll possibly like them if you like leopard print! Hope I helped!
Halloween is just around the corner and if you are like others, you are now contemplating what costumes you should buy for yourself and your kids. Well, if you wish to have a great costume and wow everyone or ensure you find ones so your children are wearing ones that are popular you had better begin thinking about ordering or buying the costumes early. If you wait until the week of Halloween, you may be too late to find the ones your children desire or that you may want to wear. Nothing is more embarrassing for yourself or your children than to wear a Halloween costume from last year and is no longer considered popular.
Here is a list of the top 10 costumes for baby boys or girls this year. 1. Baby Elephant 2. Baby Lamb 3. Baby Giraffe 4. Baby Kitty 5. Baby Penguin 6. Lil’ Pumkin’ Pie 7. Baby Tootsie 8. Baby Pizza 9. Baby Ice Cream 10. Baby Monkey
Here is a list of the top 10 costumes for toddler boys this year. 1. Pikachu 2. Ash Ketchum 3. Spiderman Fiber Optic Halloween Costume 4. Dash Children’s Halloween Costume 5. Spiderman Halloween Costume 6. Buzz Lightyear Halloween Costume 7. Woody Halloween Costume 8. Bob the Builder Halloween Costume 9. Lightning McQueen Pit Crew Costume 10. Special Ranger Halloween Costume
Here is a list of the top 10 costumes for toddler girls this year. 1. Aurora Prestige Halloween Costume 2. Cinderella Prestige Halloween Costume 3. Snow White Prestige Halloween Costume 4. Belle Prestige Halloween Costume 5. Ariel Children’s Halloween Costume 6. Little Bo Peep Costume 7. Tinker Bell 8. Jesse Children’s Halloween Costume 9. Sock Monkey Costume 10. Minnie Mouse Halloween Costume
Here is a list of the top 10 costumes for girls this year. 1. Girls Gothic Vampira Halloween Costume 2. Chronicles of Narnia Lucy Costume 3. Hannah Montana with Jacket & Wig Costume 4. Snowflake Princess Halloween Costume 5. Bat Chick Halloween Costume 6. Charmed Witch Halloween Costume 7. Sassy Vampiress Halloween Costume 8. Rock Diva Halloween Costume 9. Minnie Mouse Halloween Costume 10. Cinderella Prestige Halloween Costume
Here is a list of the top 10 costumes for boys this year. 1. Naruto Halloween Costume 2. Lil’ Vampire Costume 3. Dash Children’s Halloween Costume 4. Kid’s Ninja Warrior Halloween Costume 5. Child Iron Man Costume 6. Children’s Alien Halloween Costume 7. Children’s Ghost Rider Costume 8. Kakashi Halloween Costume 9. Wolverine Halloween Costume 10. Sailor of Death Halloween Costume
Here is a list of the top 10 costumes for teen girls this year. 1. Juniors Daisy Bug Halloween Costume 2. Elizabeth Empiress Halloween Costume 3. Deluxe Elizabeth Pirate Halloween Costume 4. Devil Fairy Halloween Costume 5. Genie Princess Costume 6. Fembot Costume 7. Juniors Rebel Snow Princess Halloween Costume 8. Juniors Tea Party Hostess Halloween Costume 9. Juniors Miss Alice Halloween Costume 10. Juniors All Star Player Halloween Costume
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