Lou Rollins Miniatures
A place for me to share my miniature painting with you... rediscover your inner-geek!
Sunday, October 1, 2023
Lucas "The Ruthless" Reverend
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Bernard “the Beastlord” Ratsunifuchīsukādo
In the world of Blood Bowl rat Doctor Caciocavallo was
developing a new way of transportation. In the year 2060 a meteorite had hit
the old world, inside a strange one-of-a-kind green crystal was extracted from
the meteor and given to the young Doctor. Upon study and development he discovered
the crystal could emit its atoms from one place to another. Dr. Caciocavallo
was pleased with this and began creating a way to emit a person’s atoms from
one place to another, the slow ride on boats would be no more. But the young doctor
miscalculated and ripped a hole in the space time continuum. This is when Bernard
came into play, his fate sealed to be a star player in the old world forever.
Bernard was a young Football captain in the NFL, his team ranking number one in
the world. This particular day Bernards team was one but a few points away from
beating their opponent, Bernard simply had to make a touchdown. It began, Bernard
was handed the ball and he really turned on the jets, running as fast as he could
to the touchdown, he then saw a blue light shine in his eyes, and he dove for
the touchdown. When he stood up he wasn’t in the same world he was before, it
was dark and barren, armor on the floor and hands on the ground. The ground
started shaking with a mighty rage, getting stronger and stronger. Bernard turned
and saw before him a bunch of big mutated, metal plated, screeching rats! He began
to run but then found himself being trampled and clawed by the feet of the
rats, then it went dark. When he woke their stand a young rat, Dr. Caciocavallo,
“Where am I?” Bernard asked. “I seem to have miscalculated, and I brought you to
our dimension, and without another green crystal I can’t send you back to your
world” the young doctor responded. Bernard had so many questions, but his body
was so broken and in pain he could hardly mutter another word. “Your frail
human body will survive here no longer, you have two choices, get injected with
rat genes…or die a painful death” the doctor said. Bernard nodded and upon the
serum entering his body, the human genes and rat genes mixed harshly, his body
stared growing, muscles ripping to become larger, fur growing all over his body,
horns bearing from his head. Bernard roared in pain as Dr. Caciocavallo fell to
the floor in fear… ” I’ve created a star, a monster!…The beast lord of the
rats.”
Bernard's Transformation |
Bernard "the Beastlord" Ratsunifuchīsukādo transformation complete! |
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Ian "The Strong" Ironhands
Ian “the Strong” Ironhands hails from Marienburg, growing up in the shanties near the docks. His father was a deck hand, and Ian would often accompany his dad to work. Ian being large in stature, took to the labor at an early age. Ian was only eleven years old, when he witnessed his father death. His dad was crushed between two ships, when he slipped from a loading platform and fell between a clipper and man-of-war. Being the oldest of his siblings, he indentured himself to a boatswain in order to help take care of his mother. He landed in Eataine, the main port into Ulthwae. He was enamored with the high, glimmering spires of the elven kindgdoms. The elevated lifestyle, and lush richness of the elven tongue. The amazing décor and colorful banners of the Eldar and their citizen soldiery all held sway for Ian in his heart. He spent most of his teen years in the docks at Eataine, saving his money and eventually paying off his indentured debt. Loading all the heavy wares onto the ships, forced Ian’s muscles and stature to grow until he towered over most of the other deckhands in the port. One sunny afternoon, an assistant coach of the famed Elven Giseroux Glade Guardians saw him, and recruited him into the world of blood bowl. Ian, distinguished himself on the pitch; his large hands, large stature and penchance for clobbering the opposition saw him rise through the ranks. Now, a glitzy Star, he is highly sought after by several teams… but still prefers the high society of Ulthwae and presently plays for the Tor Achare Titans.
Thursday, August 18, 2022
Lou Rollins - Salt Lake Open Hobby Track Scoring Rubric
Category 1 – Basic Painting (10 Possible)
· Is the Army painted to at least a battle
ready standard?
· Yes! And I have put in a ton of extra
effort!
Category 2 – Basic Techniques (5 Possible)
· I have a uniform color and them
across my Deathwatch army: Black, Red!
· All my basecoats are applied with a “two
thin coats!”
·
Every unit, and every model are marked with their: kill-team
number, squad marking, and battlefield profile!
· If you look closely, you will see: edging, object source
lighting, and highlights.
Category 3 – Advanced Techniques (8 Possible)
· Everyone of my models has a high level
highlighting and edging.
· More than half of my army and models
has been added in the last several months with advanced highlighting and edging,
as well as OSL techniques!
· Great Attention to detail on highlights, buckles, markings have been
provided to every model in my army—even down to the grenades, scrolls and filigree.
· More than half of my army has been painted in the last year, and has great attention to detail with glazing, washes, feathering and edging.
Category 4 – Expert Techniques (7 Possible)
· All of the miniatures in my army have
custom company markings on their knee-pads and in other obscure places. Any
scrolls have names on them.
· More than half of my army uses
glazing, feathering, edging and masterclass blending techniques to get the “shine”
on the black Deathwatch armor.
· I hope this army leaves you feeling
impassioned with the Hobby of Warhammer 40k!
Category 5 – Basing (5 Possible)
· My army is definitely “Battle Ready!”
· Many of my models not only have
various textured bases, but they also have various xenos parts and appendages
depending on which squad they are!
· There are tiny little details all
over my bases (look closely and see what treasures you can find!)
Category 6 – Conversions (4 Possible)
· My entire army is kit-bashed! Most at
a simple level, but a few at a very high level!
· Every single model has a head-swap,
weapon swap, rotated appendages, etc.
· Several of my key characters and
sergeants have extensive work done including, green-stuff, pinning, appendage
alterations, drilling, sawing and fabrication.
Category 7 – Bonus Points (5 Possible)
· I have a cohesive theme! (You should
read my short story I wrote!)
· My display board functions as a
carrying tray, but also a kewl themed tray!
· (I have painted for Frontline Gaming,
and Warhammer Studio! Shhhh)
Friday, October 15, 2021
Ratsniff Cheesecurd by Noah J
Starting off just as a lineman Ratsniff Cheesecured has become the best Skaven player in history. He is smaller than other rats and so he was picked on every day he went to a game. The other players stated he could not be a player because of his size. One day when he was at a game against the orks, half of his tail was ripped off which is why he has such a small tail. Outraged, Ratsniff was injured and could not play for many months. But, he did not use his time uselessly… no indeed! His burning wheel of firedesire and anger made him train every day. With anger coursing through his veins and fighting through the pain, he became one of the richest and strongest Skaven all star players in the world. Which brings him to where we are now; prepare yourselves because this angry rat is coming for you!
Friday, January 17, 2020
Proper Venerable Chaplain Dreadnought Livery Conversion!!!
Being a dedicated Deathwatch player, and having to be creative with the limited unit choices we have to bring to bare, my fellow Xenos hunters have been aware of the Venerable Chaplain Dreadnought for some time.
With the recent change in the meta to be Space Marine Heavy, it seems that the world-at-large has discovered the Venerable Chaplain Dred... and now they are very difficult to find, and I think Forgeworld might have even discontinued them! Soooo... what is one to do?! Well, here is a suitable conversion that is equitable in size, and (in this hobbyist's opinion) might just fit the bill!
Here is a side-by-side comparison of my conversion on the left, Deathwatch Chaplain Venerable Dreadnought, Gormann the Elder of the Crimson Fists; and the actual Venerable Chaplain Dreadnought borrowed from a friend!