3/16/13: Lost Souls 2013; Day One

Hey guys!

So as I'm sure most of you are aware, today and tomorrow is our two day Warhammer Fantasy tournament Lost Souls 2013, run by our very own RTGamer! The event is in full swing, and we've had 12 players show up, most of them Fantasy players from the Denver area!

Anyways, just figured I'd show off the finished tables, as well as the event in full swing!

I'll be taking more pictures over the course of the weekend and, being the painting judge for the event, should have results of the event posted tomorrow! Stay tuned to the Facebook and Twitter pages too for lots of updates!

Granesh

1/31/2013 Their evil twins, Dark Elf Black Guard and some rotten goodness

Hello Folks,

Ryan here.

So my first commission for Smells Like Wargaming is done! 20 Black Guard made from High Elf Phoenix Guard. I'd say that this unit was fun to complete but lets face it after painting 20 Phoenix guard just before Christmas I have to admit that this was a little bit of a slog. However after taking a quick break to paint some of my Blood Bowl team I had renewed enthusiasm and got these guys done!

The use of Wych heads adds to the dark elf nature of the unit. The conversion wasn't that hard either. So, without further ado, I present The Black Guard of Naggarond!

The bases aren't finished because the client is unsure where to go with them. They will be cleaned up before sending though.

So here is what is next on the painting block. A Hellcannon for Warriors of Chaos. Beautiful sculpt. And a quick personal project. Some Nurgle love on my own hero model. Then it is back to more Elves (shudder).

Thanks

RTGamer

1/16/2013 - The New Guy!

Hello folks,

RTGamer here. Thought I'd give you a little background. I've been in the hobby for almost 15 years and love painting miniatures. Over my time I have played mostly fantasy and only recently started looking out to the round based games.

I enjoy long walks on the beach...  Ermmm ignore that last bit. I am Scottish and I came over to Durango, CO in 2010. In 2013 I am please to be joining with Granesh and providing this service!

In 2013 I will be attending Ghengiscon (in Denver) and in true style I need to build and paint an army for it. So you will see them on here until February. After that it will be mostly elves (seems like I have painted nothing but High or Dark Elves for the past couple of months.) and any commissions I take on from here. You will also see some Warmachine, Wyrd and maybe just maybe some 40K models from me as the year goes on. Anyway I have rambled enough. To the pictures!

Here are some of my more recent commissions and also pieces of the two armies I completed in less than a month for a personal tournament in 2011 and 2010. I will let the pictures do the talking (sorry some of them are a little rough around the edges as the pictures were taken a while ago before I learned to take decent pictures)



Please leave comments and tell me what you think.

Also a sneak peek below are the 120 Marauders that will be painted in the next month! Got love a tournament deadline.



Thanks for looking!
RTGamer

1/14/13: Finished: Ivanka Coteaz; Lets all Welcome SLW's newest Painter!

Hey guys!

So I've got some pictures to show off, and some big news to drop for you all! Lets start with the news though, then work my way into the pictures.

As many of you know, I'm a senior art student in Durango, Colorado, meaning that I tend to be a fairly busy person. During the summer or holidays, my painting productivity increases but, when school starts up, I've tended to be fairly slow at getting commissions finished. Coupled with work (I'll be managing the FLGS in April), painting time seems to disintegrate. Not a good thing. 

So, in order to get my speed back up to where I want it, I've brought on another painter: my buddy RTGamer aka Ryan. I trust this man to do a good job and, if I was to commission a painter to get some pieces done, I'd go through him 100%. So expect his work to show up on the blog, he's a full-on member of Smells Like Wargaming now! I told him to do a post this week, so his work will begin to show up soon!

Speaking of work, though, I've finished Ivanka Coteaz and some more of her Warrior Acolytes. I should have all the Warrior Acolytes done tonight, and have some axe heads on their way from Ryan so I can do the Death Cultists. If it stops snowing here, I'll get some priming done too!

'On to glory me.....women!'

I also got in a game of 40k yesterday, pitting my nefarious Alpha Legion against the Hammer of the Imperium. Forgot how scary stock Leman Russ tanks were! My Combi-Meltas were on fire, and my Khorne Berserkers, Khorne Lord, and Sorcerer failed miserably against a building full of Imperial Guard. But it was good to get a game in against a friend of mine! Hopefully he's feeling better now, especially with his victory!

Alrighty, two goals for this week. First, to finish the Warrior Acolytes. Second, to finish that accursed Imperial Strongpoint I've had for way too long. My sincerest apologies to Corey and Sam, it'll be done this week!

Tally ho!

Granesh