Topic: Warhammer Empire - Painting Support Group

[Albrecht Hexenjaeger]

Why am I reading this? I should be painting! I gotta go...NOW!!!

[Ashford]

Hi, I am Ashford and I am a slack painter...

As a former HE player I own a 2500 -3000 points HE army, but only half of it is painted yet. My goal when starting empire is to make an army from the ground up, building it in steps of around 500 points each. My first goal is this list:

Warrior priest
23 swordsmen
9 halberdiers
6 handgunners
5 knights

Further down the line is the following
AL on waralter
BSB
33 swordsmen
9 halberdiers
6 handgunners
17 greatswords
5 knights
2 cannons
10 DOW fast cav

This is meant to be an army of justice, and the AL is representing the high judge of Nuln. For more on fluff and the armylist, please take a look at http://www.warhammer-empire.com/theforum/index.php?topic=14982.0

PS! I really like the idea of posting pictures as we advances. My WP could verry well be the first one. However, I do not understand how to paste the picture into the forum. I am not too good at such computer-stuff, so some advices would be really helpfull..

Ashford

[Mystic Force]

I am at Mat and I have a wife and kids...

24 swordsmen
1 spearmen
4 halberdiers
1 wizard
2 Warrior Priests


9 spearmen
18 halberdiers
1 Free company

56 Free company
36 swordsmen
24 crossbowmen
20 archers
20 spearmen
6 knights
3 captains
1 cannon
9 flagelants


I have a 2000pt undead army all painted, I just need to find the time to do this but my wife always has something else for me to do and my baby steals my brushes and paint pots

[Hamenopi]

I have none unpainted, buit then again, I don't have any that I think are 'finished'

TT Quality
Total - That I recall offhand
12 knights
5 outriders
50 halberdiers
50 spearmen
25 swordsmen
40 Xbows
30 Archers
45 FC
3 Cannon/Mortars
1 HVG
Luthor
3 Wizards
1 Mounted Wizard
3 WP
1 Mounted WP
2 Caps
1 Mounted Cap
18 GWS
25 Handgunners


25 halbs
25 spears
20 swords
18 Gws
6 knights (reiksguard)
5 pistoliers
3 cannon/morter diaramas
1 HVB diarama
23 Hangunners
45 FC


The rest is in the yellow.

[BK]

Finished painting (some bases are not done however):
6 x Wizards on foot
1 x Wizard on horse
3 x Captasus
1 x BSB on foot
1 x Seneschal of the White Wolves on horse
1 x Seneschal of the White Wolves on foot
1 x General on Griffon
2 x General on Foot
1 x Grand Master (White Wolf)
1 x priest of ulric on foot
1 x Ludwig Swartzhelm (old one)
1 x Luthor Huss
2 x Master Engineer on foot (repeater handgun and HLR)

15 x archers
8 x crossbowmen
18 x flagelants
20 x free comany (various models)
40 x handgunners including champions with HLRs (20 GWs, 20 Foundry Cossacs)
10 x Reiksquard knights
10 x KotWW
6 x Morr Knights
6 x other knights
25 x swordsmen

4 x great cannons
1 x mortar
10 x pistoliers
1 x helblaster
3 x steam tank
4 x ogre bulls*
4 x ironguts*
5 x maneaters*
4 x leadbelchers*
1 x giant*



Partialy painted:
1 x Arch lector on war altar
3 x wizards on foot
1 x captain on horse
2 x Grand Master (Panther and WW)
1 x priest of ulric on horse
2 x engineer (HLR and repeater pistol)
2 x Warrior priest of Sigmar on foot
1 x Warrior priest of Sigmar on horse
1 x wizard lord on pegasus

6 x archers
2 x crossbowmen
7 x flagelants
15 x free company (various figures)
10 x halberdiers
20 x handgunners (Foundry Cossacs)
4 x other knights
5 x outriders
5 x pistoliers
10 x greatswords
30 x pikemen
2 x Bronzino galoper guns



Undercoated only:
1 x captain on foot
1 x Thyrus Gorman
1 x Valmir von Raukov
11 x greatswords
1 x mortar
25 x DOW dwarfs
5 x Gryphon legion
4 x halflings
10 x Braganza besiegers
4 x long drong slayer pirates
3 x Alcatany felowship


Also to be aquired (till the end of March):
Karl Franz
Kurt Helborg
Marius Leitdorf
Spearmen

*Thanks to my brothers ogre army. Those are done in Imperial stile (eg. Ironguts have red/black as a Caraburg greatswords, Maneaters all come from diferent provinces/nerby regions (Marienburg, Averland, Reikland, Bogenhafen, Kislev), two Leadbelchers are in nordland uniforms (former marines), two leadbelchers are from ostland, bulls have red/blue of Altdorf. Giant is old Marauder one.

[duckman]

Well, I'm utterly freaked out!! Last night I not only assembled a heap of minis, I managed to do the test scheme for my marauders and chaos warriors!! 2 painted minis!! Which not only look great, but were very quick to do. Oh, and started to paint 5 more swordies...metal and the base coats for red and white only, but it's a start.
Somehow I can see my Chaos army being done before the Empire....oops! Mind you, I sometimes wish my chaos warriors were new and not 5th ed, there's a stupid amount of bits that need to be done in brass...fiddly bits, too.
I feel strangely motivated....but it's ok, it won't last!

cheers
duckman

[Elves=Bad]

Great Cannon
Helblaster
Dwarf(Mercenary)Cannon
Belthaser Gelt
Luthor Huss
1 Mounted Captain
2 Mages
6 Ogre Bulls
8 Knights
8 Free Commpany
1 Engineer
10 Archers

Steam Tank
18 Hangqunners
18 Spearmen
19 Sworsmen
1 Mounted Wizard

8 Knights
Kislev Ice Queen
5 Gryphon Legionaire
13 Teutogon Guards
Karl Franz on Deathclaw
12 Dwark Warriors
1 Dwarf Hero
1 Dwarf Slayer
10 Dwarf Handgunners
1 Captain on Pegasus

[xerasi]

Hmm about time I got into this thread... I'm so behind in my painting schedual, so here it goes:

DoW, finnished:
3x8 duelists
Paymaster
2 wizards
General on carpet
21 pikemen
21 Dwarfs
10 Heavy cav
10 light cav (not horses)
3 Ogres
15 Norse marauders
16 Paymasters Body guards
10 x-bowmen
1 Giant
Bronzino + gallopper gun (not Bronzinos horse)

There are two kinds of WIP for this army, the almost done (eyes, one piece of cloth etc, and those that have recieved only a couple of layers)
WIP almost:
10 Horses
30 shields


Add in the primed:
11 horses

Currently my ultimate deadline is 19th march, and I also need to base all entires (completed first out of a 2 or 3 step base on 18 minis)

According to my callender I should everything by now, but i havent... The dwarfs Dwarfs, light cav and pikemen, giant and xbows are now completed, but it still feels like there is a long way to go (if there is just one horse, it's a long way... just hate painting them.
Still so much left to do... Guess it's back to the board

Xerasi

[Captain Tineal]

So how are my fellow slackers doing?

I've updated my list some... sadly, I've mostly added more stuff needing to be done lol.

[dWhisper]

I have two separate lists to maintain here, because I have a unique situation going on. I needed some more people to play Warhammer with around here, so I drug in some friends. One of them is absolutely abysmal at all things requiring creativity (such as painting), so he and I have a deal going on. He keeps me in supplies, I've been painting his Dark Elves. I got back in mainly because I wanted to paint, so it worked out well for me. I also have my own empire army to keep painted, but both of them suffer from my other addiction, World of Warcraft. I don't like getting paint on my mouse and keyboard. I have very few things assembled and unpainted, since I prefer to paint the bits and then assemble the buggers, but that's just me.

Anyway, Dark Elves

4 Cold One Knights
40 (yes, 40) Dark Elf Warriors
10 Witches or whatever they're called

10 Dark Elf Warriors (Archers)

10 Dark Elf Warriors (Spearmen), and full command

And my pride and joy-ish, the Empire

Great Cannon and Crew
12 Handgunners
Warrior Priest (infantry)
Empire General (though I recently pulled off the poor sap's arm to replace his lance)
10 Knights Panther
10 Greatswords

BSB (infantry)
Engineer on Mechanical Steed
Celestial Wizard (infantry)
Celestial Wizard (Mounted)
20-some Halbrediers
10 or so Spearmen

Engineer with Hockland
20 Handgunners
10 Crossbowmen
10 Halbrediers
10 Knights
20 Spearmen
5 Greatswords

[Tostig]

At the moment I'm trying to get a 700pts force together and painted for Monday, for the usual battle against an Ogre collecting friend. I'm pretty much resigned to not having the swordsmen done on time, given that I also need to draft a 4k word essay by then. At the moment I have:

• Finished
• 20x Swordsmen

• Painted, but not based.
• 5x Knights
• Various characters
• 8x Halberdiers
• 10x Free Company
• 5x Handgunners
• 2x Great cannon, with 4/6 crew
• 7x Duellists

• WIP
• 1x Halberdier
• 2x Cannon crew
• 5x Swordsmen
• 1x Duellist

And, not for my 700pts force but still awaiting paint:

• Unpainted at all.
• 5x Handgunners
• 5x Archers
• 10x Crossbowmen
• 15x Swordsmen
• 5x Outriders

[mormeguil]

I don't know if some of you ever visit the underempire, but each month they're is a painting vow. everyone post what he vows to do that month and write about it's progress.

It's a greater incentive since you have a time limit. logical that the idea started in a skaven forum...soo many model to paint.

[Archaon]

46 Swordsmen
40 Halberdiers
5 Knights
5 Outriders
10 Handgunners
Cannon
Mortar
Helblaster
Assorted Characters

10 Crossbowmen
A bunch more state troops lying around

Captasus
Stank

As you can see, I'm not really a slack painter. If I had the funds, I'd probably buy myself a couple more empire armies and have them painted in a month or two.

[catbarf]

Leman Russ
32 Genswick Troopers
20 Cadian Conscripts

20 Hormagaunts
50 Termagants
9 Warriors
Zoanthrope
2 Carnifexes
Malanthrope
Hive Tyrant
Ravener
16 Gargoyles

10 Handgunners (or maybe sell, IDK)

56 Chaos Dwarf Warriors (I still need to convert them from normal Dwarfs)
60 Hobgoblins (still need to convert from Night Goblins)
2 Death Rockets
Sorcerer
More crap I'm forgetting

[Jerok]

My name is Jared, and I.A.M.C.A.N.A.D.I.A.N.

er... and a slacker....

Finished (Based and All)
20 Spearmen (w/ supply rack and Marco Columbo)
14 Handgunners
40 Halberdiers (The really Ancient ones, single pose etc.)
2 Greatswords
21 Archers (Old Bretts)
1 Mortar
1 Canon
6 Crewmen

Started (From Basecoatto Unpainted Bases)
1 Random Mounted Hero
1 Mortar

Unstarted (Unbuilt to Built)
1 Exalted Valten on Horse
1 Exalted Valten on Foot
1 Chosen Valted
16 Handgunners
19 Spearmen
1 Canon
1 Makeshift Canon
6 Crew

On the Way (Being Shipped)
33 Handgunner
33 Spearmen
26 Halberdiers (Same Ancient Ones)
3 Canons
2 Mortar Pieces
13 Crewmen (ish)
3 Old Knights
1 'Mounted General'

Future Plans (Thought only)
Karl Franz on FW Fire Dragon (Centerpiece, not for Gaming unless VERY special event)
20 Pistoliers
More Spearmen and Handgunners
As many Ancient Halberds and Old Brett Archers as I can lay my paws on
Random Stuff


I also have shelves full of more Warhammer, 40k and LotR stuff, as well as a smaller couple of containers of Necromunda and Inquistor..... oh, and 1/2 an Orc and a whole Human Blood Bowl Team. Maybe i'll post pictures of the shelves and stuff, I mean its a FULL closet of stuff.

[Veldemere]

I am trying, but life gets in the way!

Finished
6 knights with command
9 Swordsmen
9 halberdiers
5 handgunners
10 Archers
Mortar and crew
Cannon and crew
GotE
CotE
Warrior priest
3 flagellants

WiP
5 hunters of Sigmar

Not Done
20 swordsmen
20 handgunners
2 Wizards
6 knights
6 Pistoliers
6 outriders
10 militia
12 Greatswords
mortar and crew
HBVG
15 spearmen

Still to buy
crossbowmen
Flagellants
Wizards
swordsmen
new knights (yeah right)

One day they will be done (foundation pains on the way so heres hopeful!)

[engirneer_matt]

I'm a really slack painter

1 cannon+crew

1 Engirneer

20 swordsmen

20 Handgunners

I know its not a lot but i cant seem to sit still and paint for more then 15 minutes, it drives me crazy
I need some support guys

[Schmeag]

I'm Schmeag, and I haven't touched a single Warhammer model since last September. I don't care about basing; I just want to get the models painted first before I start moving out of the phase of painting-for-the-sake-of-it. Now I just have to try to remember what I have:

Wood Elves
Finished
1 Highborn w/ Great Weapon (Needs repainting.)
1 Spellisinger (If anything needs repainting, this does.)
21 Glade Guard (approximately)

In Progress
5 Glade Guard (approximately)
7 Glade Riders

Stagnating
14 Eternal Guard
15 Wardancers (approximately)
1 Wardancer Lord
1 Lord with Bow
1 Spellsinger (not sure if I have this)
1 Glade Rider
14 Glade Guard (approximately)

Eldar (Lost cause.)
Orks (Lost cause.)

In other words, I don't want to think about them lest I become so demoralised that I am forever turned off by Games Workshop products. Also, unfortunately, I've got a few Games Workshop vouchers that I've been meaning to put off, but the expiry date is approaching. More models! And more painting... Maybe I should spend it on something else.

[Tostig]

Back on the 20th of April I had this much painted. In the meantime I've finished painting, but haven't yet based, the rest of the halberdiers, duellists and cannon crew, as well as the rest of my old handgunners. I've also re-undercoated the five swordsmen I had started on because I wasn't happy with them. I tried to make a start on the crossbowmen, but after painting one guy's jump-suit and fugly head combo I lost the will to live. Where's my puff 'n' slash? 

To be perfect honest I've been being pretty slack. Other things like exams, course-work, girlfriends and good weather have rather taken over, and yesterday I finally bit the bullet and packed away my painting stuff to make room for revision. To top it off a friend of mine is trying to tempt me into collecting 40K, offering cheap Grey Knights - I'm planning on using the discount to buy some of those pretty Forge-World DKoK grenadiers to use as stormtroopers. My plan to get some free flock off the same guy has fallen through though, so basing will have to wait.

To, at the moment I have:

• Finished
• 20x Swordsmen

• Painted, but not based.
• 5x Knights
• Various characters
• 9x Halberdiers
• 10x Free Company
• 10x Handgunners
• 2x Great cannon, with crew./color]
• 8x Duellists

And, not for my 700pts force but still awaiting paint:

• Unpainted at all.
• 5x Archers
• 10x Crossbowmen
• 20x Swordsmen
• 5x Pistoleers

The next thing I paint will probably be the Pistoleers. They're quite characterful, unlike the state-troops, and I remember horses being a breeze when I did my knights.

[LochNESS]

It's too much, I can't admit it. Although some of the minis will be for the next army which is Nuln (and which was also my first army) Some pics of my Hochland army can be found in here also. All in all I'm scared with the list. It's bigger then I anticipated and then I have some more armies laying around and waiting for assembly. And I still must buy some extra stuff to put into my Hochland army.


Painted
Aldebrandt Ludendorf (Empire General, Hochland)
Baltasar Gelt
Kurt Hellborg (old model)
Tyrus Gormann (Bright)
Ludwig Schwartzhelm (old model)
Empire Captain (no province)
Empire Captain (Hochland)
Empire BSB (Hochland)
Battlewizard (Bright)
Battlewizard (Bright)
Battlewizard (Amber)
Battlewizard (Jade)
Battlewizard (Light)
Battlewizard, mounted (Celestrial) 
Engineer (Nordland)
16 Swordsmen (Nuln)
20 Spearmen (Hochland)
20 Spearmen (Hochland)
20 Spearmen (Hochland)
25 Halbardiers (Hochland)
14 Archers (Ostermark)
14 Archers (Ostermark)
10 Handgunners (Hochland)
10 Handgunners (Hochland)
10 Handgunners (Nordland)
14 Handgunners (Nuln)
14 Handgunners (Nuln)
1 Cannon (Nuln)
1 Cannon (Nuln)
1 Cannon (Nuln)
1 Cannon (Hochland)
1 Mortar (Nuln)
1 Mortar (Nuln)
5 Pistoliers (Nuln)
1 Pistolier (Nordland)
8 Knights Panther
6 Reiksguard
1 Steamtank



Work in Progress at various stages
1 General of the Empire on Griffin (Nuln)
10 Knights of the Silver Mountain (Hochland - 1 Batch)
20 Greatswords (Hochland - 1 Batch)
20 Archers (Hochland - 2 Batches of 10)
2 Engineers with longrifles (Hochland - count as marksmen with longrifle in regiments)
1 Cannon (Hochland)
1 Mortar (Hochland)
2 Hellblasters (Nuln)



Desperately waiting for a paintjob or even assembly
2 Counts on Griffin (one for Nuln, one for Nordland)
1 Mad count of Averland (Averland, Historic Character)
1 Boris Todbringer (Middenland/Middenheim)
2 von Raukov (Ostland, 1 for conversion to other count)
1 General of the Empire on foot
1 Empire Captain BSB (Middenheim Ld Ed.)
2 Marco Colombo (one for Nordland)
1 Captain of the Empire (Nuln)
1 Valten (Chosen of Sigmar)
1 Valten (Champion of Sigmar)
1 Valten (Exalted of Sigmer on foot)
1 Volkmar the Grim on War Altar
1 Senegal of the White Wolf
1 Luthor Huss
2 Warrior Priests of Sigmar
1 Warrior Priest of Ulric (on foot)
1 Warrior Priest of Ulric (mounted)
5 Wizards (on foot)
2 Wizards (Mounted)
2 Engineers (for Nuln)
12 White Wolves (for Middenheim)
20 Teutogen Guard (for Middenheim)
20 Spearmen (for Nuln)
25 Halbardiers (for Nuln)
30 Swordsmen (for Nuln)
40 Militia (all for Hochland)
20 Knights (12 for Hochland, rest Nuln)
50 Handgunners (35 for Hochland, rest Nuln)
10 Archers (Hochland)
10 Jeager Corps (Hochland Huntsmen)
1 Hellblaster (Nuln)
1 Warwagon



Still to buy
1 Mortar (Hochland)
20 Militia (Hochland)
18 Huntsmasters (A Hunter with cool gun with a troop of various hunting dogs (DoW Light Cav) (Hochland)
20 Flagellants (Hochland)
1 Sigmar Warriorpriest (for Hochland)

[Archaon]

46 Swordsmen
40 Halberdiers
5 Knights
5 Outriders
10 Handgunners
Cannon
Mortar
Helblaster
Assorted Characters
Captasus

10 Crossbowmen
A bunch more state troops lying around
20 Swordsmen (Hybrids of the new models and the old ones)
Cannon

Stank
8 Knights
5 Outriders
Cannon Crew

I won a batallion box at Games Day, so I'm back into the painting/assembling. However I'm focusing on my schooling right now, so I can't paint a terrible load.

[Dwarflord22]

I have been playing Warhammer Fantasy for four years now.  It took four years to paint a few hundred Dwarfs.  My goal is to have an Empire army "tournament ready" by next February.  Here's where I stand...

Fully painted
25 Spearmen (full command)
35 Swordsmen (full command)

Partially Painted
None

Not Started
Templar Grand Master (Knights Panther)
BSB - primed
General - still in box!
2 Engineers - still in blister packs!
12 Knights Panther (full command)
12 Knightly Orders (full command)
5 Outriders - still in box!
5 Pistoliers - still in box!
38 Empire Soldiers - still in box! (Halberdiers?  More Swordsmen?)
30 Greatswords (full command) - 20 primed
30 Flagellants -10 still in box!
20 Free Militia - primed
32 Handgunners
2 Marksmen
Captain on Pegasus
2 Wizards - primed
2 Warrior Priests
Cannon & crew - primed
Mortar & crew - primed
Helblaster & crew - primed

I need to complete the Templar Grand Master, BSB, Wizard, Engineer, Spearmen, Swordsmen, Knights, Militia, Cannon, Motor & Outriders for my initial army list.

[Lachieo]

Well this is my 3000pts here:
Jade Wizard
2 Warrior Priests
Luthor Huss
25 Swordsmen
18 Spearmen
7 Knights
20 Handgunners
6 Archers
7 Free Company
9 Halberdiers
Cannon + 1 crewman
Mortar + 3 crew
Helblaster + 3 Crew

1 Standard Bearer
4 Flagellants
2 Knights
5 Artilery crew

2 Swordsmen
8 Spearmen
6 Knights
9 Archers
20 Free Company
16 Halberdiers
1 Cannon
12 Flagellants
War Alter

Still to buy
10 Flagellants
Thats about it

[LochNESS]

The armies people have are just sick Happily I'm not the only one with so much unpainted models hehe...

Btw, are pictures also allowed? I have one of my Empire (although sadly it has grown even bigger. But more models are painted also)

[Tostig]

Sorry to drag up this long dead topic, but I think it's a great motivational tool, and one anyone can use. If the moderators disagree then fairie schnuff.

Back on the 14th of May I had this much painted. Surprisingly enough I still haven't tackled those state troops, but on the bright side I've based almost all of my army, and my friend now have about 15 ogres. I got mullered at a doubles tourney with him as my ally, but it provided me with the incentive to get things going. The usual things have come up to stop me, like exams and the pub, and soon I'll have the excuse of three weeks sailing. There are a few other random bits that have been added - the galloper gun, the wizards and  the Hellstrom being the most notable. The HSRL is a converted hellblaster, using a land raider bit and some random cogs, with the barrels re-arranged to resemble three racks of Katyusha rockets ontop of one another. I also now have dice and a tape measure 

To, at the moment I have:

• Finished
• Various Characters (most notably my Warrior Priest)
• 25x Swordsmen + MT
• 5x Knights + MT
• 9x Halberdiers + MT
• 5x Archers
• 10x Handgunners + MT
• 2x Great cannon, with crew.
• 1x HSRL, sans crew.
• 1x Galloper Gun, with crew.
• 8x Duellists
• 5x Pistoleers

• Painted, but not based.
• Various characters
• An unknown amount of free company

• Unpainted at all.
• 10x Crossbowmen
• 20x Swordsmen
• 2x Wizards.

Next it's the wizard, and after him I guess I'll have the bite the bullet and paint that block. That way I can be approaching the 1,500 point mark, and with a regiment of greatswords the 2,000. I suppose I also need more knights as well - if someone wants to send me £150 so I can buy two big boxes I'd be most grateful.