Enter those who dare, the Masque of the Dreaming Shadow

[Dread]

Well my first few games after kt dropped was against ad mech, ultras, blood angels and death guard. The long range charge move without Los, which prevents over watch, was my main tactic. Fast and in their face, especially when I got the low initiative roll.

 

And don't get to play tonight, my buddy wore himself out today. Oh well, I'll get to finish painting them.

Edited April 4, 2020 by Dread

[Axineton]

Finished all 6 now so may I present Kill Team Lizarb 

 

 

And the gang all here 

 

 

I’m going to keep this as a kill team exclusively I think and build a different coloured Harlequin army when I can get my hands on more after the lockdown and when life returns to normal. 

[Dread]

It's a great kt for sure. I'm glad that I got to see them and be inspired. Thanks for sharing.

[Axineton]

Cheers Dread! You gave me the will to carry on mate. I usually get fed up painting but you inspired me to knuckle down and get on with it. 

[Dread]

Glad to be of assistance. I had plans of working on my truck today today but mother nature has changed that, raining. So Im planning a sit down to work on my guys as well as some of my chaos Dudes. Give the air brush another work out. Thanks

[Axineton]

I did mess around with a spare harlequin I have floating around and came up with this monstrosity!  Airbrush was sputtering too so I got fed up and packed it away. 
 

 

Oh and the latest Troupe I bought never turned up due to the ebayer being out of stock. Quick enough to take my money though! Got a refund today on it so I’ll get another troupe probably when the lockdown is over. 

[Axineton]

Just bought the Harlequin half of Death Masque on Facebook and on ebay I just purchased a Troupe, Starweaver and a box of Skyweavers and a Shadowseer.

 

Once it all arrives not including the troupe I built for Kill Team I'll have: 3 Troupes, 2 Starweavers, 4 Skyweavers, a Solitaire,  2 Death Jesters and a Shadowseer. That should take me up in points value. I'll have to work it out on battlescribe. Oh and Eldrad whatsisname is there too but not sure I want him in the army I'm building.

[Axineton]

I’ve just managed to swap a load of unbuilt GSC and Primaris stuff for 3 Harlequin halves of the death masque boxes tonight on a Facebook warhammer trading group. We’re both posting our stuff tomorrow. That should give me around 2000 points I’d imagine now. 
 

Edit:

 

Four halves of death masque will give me around 1044 points in total give or take weapon choices. Not a bad start. And enough to keep me busy building and painting. I’m actually looking forward to painting these when I get them. 

Edited April 19, 2020 by Axineton

[Dread]

That's awesome! Glad your army is growing, well worth it. With your paint jobs, really will be an awesome site to behold.

[Axineton]

Cheers Dread. Definitely going Masque of the Dreaming Shadow but may go with the traditional green and red with yellow in small places. 

[Dwango]

Sorry, I should've commented earlier but I'm really liking what you've done so far. Looking forward to seeing more!

[Axineton]

Cheers Dwango. Going to go with their more traditional look of red and green I think. You don’t see it very often if ever so why not. Hoping to start next week. Just waiting on the Skyweavers to turn up after the bloke forgot to pack them and I’ve asked him for the instructions for the death masque box so I know what I’m building. 

[Dwango]

Let me know if you struggle. I bought a couple of death masque boxes when they came out so I may have the instructions somewhere. What I've found is that, for the Starweavers, you should leave the main canopy/hull thing off and paint them separately especially if using an airbrush. I obviously got giddy at the time and glued everything together. I think it's going to prove tricky to paint now.

[Axineton]

2 of the Starweavers are assembled so it’s going to be a bugger to paint them already. I may use them as test subjects. 
 

Ok cheers mate if this guy gives me the fun around I’ll reach out to you for the instructions. 

[Axineton]

Started on the Starweavers today. Got 2 of them basecoated. Need to tidy them up though 

 

[Dread]

Oh, I like that. The soft blend over the top, smooth. I like the no solid line work. I'll be getting back to mine soon.

[Axineton]

I need to tidy up the fade on the left one and get it central but I’ll get some more done tomorrow I think. I may even buy 2 more and just have these as test subjects but undecided as of just yet. 

[Dwango]

Looking good. I too like the fade. I especially like how the inside of the front prongs?? alternate.

[Axineton]

That wasn’t intentional that was just me getting the paint onto the model with the airbrush. I was going to clean it up and paint them the correct colours. 

[Dwango]

Ah, fair enough. I quite like the effect!

[Axineton]

Made a start on the fins at the back with a few bits of averland sunset. The fade at the front is driving me crazy where it’s not lining up in the middle!! 
 

[Dread]

I actually think it has character like that, but it's your call. You could but a decal in that area or instead of centering a decal you could put it off more in the green a little off center. That's just personality.

[Axineton]

Cheers Dread I’m going to leave it otherwise I’ll go insane 

[Axineton]

So the bloke that I exchanged a load of stuff with for three halves of death masque harlequins never added the Skyweavers. He apparently forgot to pack them etc etc. I’ve been in contact with him these last 2 weeks but now he’s stopped replying to my messages on messenger. Now with the current situation in the country it’s entirely plausible he’s ill but on Sunday he replied saying he’d post Monday but I’ve had nothing in the post and as I said no reply from him. 
 

I’ve ordered 2 boxes of Skyweavers from GW this morning but I’m annoyed that I’ve had to as I planned on buying other stuff. I suppose it’s the risk you take when you trade on Facebook and other marketplaces online. 
 

I’m in two minds if I should name and shame the bloke on Facebook as it could all be him not being well but then again I’m pretty much £75 down if I don’t receive the Skyweavers we agreed on. 
 

Rant over. 
 

For the 12 months of hobby I’m going to build and paint my Solitaire next starting tomorrow I think. 
 

Edit: well after putting a post up asking if I should name and shame the sender, he’s reached out saying he’ll post today and lots of apologies etc etc. Anyway that’s enough about first world problems. Back to Harlequins. 
 

Edited May 1, 2020 by Axineton

[Axineton]

Was going to start this tomorrow but was bored so built him in sub-assemblies and primed and basecoated him with an averland sunset base. The leggings will be Khorne red and the inside of the coat will be black. Face is going to be white with a reddish wash in the recesses. Going for the official GW colour scheme from the Warriors of the laughing god painting guide. 
 

 

And this is what I’m going for and basing it on: 

 

Edited May 1, 2020 by Axineton