Week 4: I finish a unit of crypt ghouls!

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<h3 class="post-title entry-title"><div class="post-header-line-1"><div class="post-body entry-content"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">Week four has come to an end and I've just about managed to complete my first unit of Crpyt ghouls.</font></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hm14yeuXwm8/S2GNQqYEMcI/AAAAAAAAADs/IkWVstusSPA/s1600-h/crypt+ghoul+front+1.JPG"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hm14yeuXwm8/S2GNQqYEMcI/AAAAAAAAADs/IkWVstusSPA/s320/crypt+ghoul+front+1.JPG" border="0" /></font></span></a><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">I have not yet assembled a ghast, but that will come&nbsp;how I've decided I want to model the blighter. I've been playing with ideas around some of the old Mordheim figures, or following </font></span><a href="http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/blogPost.jsp?aId=7100005a"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font color="#aa77aa" size="2">Games Workshops lead</font></span></a><font size="2"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> and converting up a empire flagellant. I have a few from my empire army.</span><br /></font><div class="separator"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hm14yeuXwm8/S2GNmhwgo1I/AAAAAAAAAEM/AKKWau6sIFQ/s1600-h/Crypt+ghoul+14-17.JPG"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hm14yeuXwm8/S2GNmhwgo1I/AAAAAAAAAEM/AKKWau6sIFQ/s320/Crypt+ghoul+14-17.JPG" border="0" /></font></span></a><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Hm14yeuXwm8/S2GNcBUnByI/AAAAAAAAAD0/84kkfBB4RJo/s1600-h/Crypt+ghoul+11.JPG"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Hm14yeuXwm8/S2GNcBUnByI/AAAAAAAAAD0/84kkfBB4RJo/s320/Crypt+ghoul+11.JPG" border="0" /></font></span></a><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">I have tried to combine a few on this base to make casualty removal a bit easier. The rock is just a bit of foam cut to shape. I experienced problems with the GW undercoat melting the foam, but overcame this with a layer of PVA. Now I just need to work out a resilient way of gluing the figures onto these rocks. The idea behind he rocks is that they will try to tie the various units together visually.</font></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2" /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">In total I need to bang together about seventy of these chaps, but I think it might be an idea to return to these in a bit otherwise I might just run out of enthusiasm.</font></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2" /></span></div><div><font size="2"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif">All of the unit are mounted on magnetic strips to make carrying easier.</span><br /></font></div><div><font size="2"><br /></font></div><div class="separator"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hm14yeuXwm8/S2GNoysbFPI/AAAAAAAAAEU/gep3bpRrVIU/s1600-h/Crypt+ghoul+18.JPG"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hm14yeuXwm8/S2GNoysbFPI/AAAAAAAAAEU/gep3bpRrVIU/s320/Crypt+ghoul+18.JPG" border="0" /></font></span></a><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">As regards progress, I promised myself that I would complete 16 painting points per week (each model is worth his units strength squared in painting points). This is now the end of week 4 so I should be upto 64 and I've only done 60. Ooops. Lets see if I can try and catch up a little next week.</font></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Hm14yeuXwm8/S2GNjgoW-pI/AAAAAAAAAEE/8F-GKAH16Aw/s1600-h/Crypt+ghoul+13.JPG"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Hm14yeuXwm8/S2GNjgoW-pI/AAAAAAAAAEE/8F-GKAH16Aw/s320/Crypt+ghoul+13.JPG" border="0" /></font></span></a><br /></div><div><font size="2"><br /></font></div><div class="separator"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hm14yeuXwm8/S2GNrewJWtI/AAAAAAAAAEc/Xb_KvfP_pu4/s1600-h/Crypt+ghoul+19.JPG"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Hm14yeuXwm8/S2GNrewJWtI/AAAAAAAAAEc/Xb_KvfP_pu4/s320/Crypt+ghoul+19.JPG" border="0" /></font></span></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Hm14yeuXwm8/S2GNuM8TBLI/AAAAAAAAAEk/UmGJGJdYhoQ/s1600-h/Crypt+ghoul+20.JPG"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Hm14yeuXwm8/S2GNuM8TBLI/AAAAAAAAAEk/UmGJGJdYhoQ/s320/Crypt+ghoul+20.JPG" border="0" /></font></span></a><br /></div><div><font size="2"><br /></font></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="2">The ghouls have been quite fun, but to be honest its now time to switch to something with a bit of colour in it. next week I plan to have a go at the Chaos marauder horsemen. 4 of these will stop me slipping further behind.</font></span> </div></div></h3>