PanzerKaput’s Slow Descent Into Madness and The Age Of Sigmar Spearhead

This is my final unit for my Nighthaunt Slasher Host, these are the second unit of Grimgast Reapers. I have actually painted the glowy robes a little different that the first unit as I can see the difference between them. For this unit I have used a paint called Nighthaunt Gloom, which is a dark, dusty turquoise and before I used Nihilakh Oxide, simple names for paints, but understand why.

Again I have enjoyed paint the rust effects on the metals and weapons, and added a little splatter of blood on there, I so love Blood for the Blood God paint.

This is the second unit of Chainrasps, the cannon fodder of my force. These I didn’t use the crackle spray primer on these, just old regular primer, lol, but they have come out for the better, in my opinion.

Again I have been following the Warhammer painting guides and videos and I normally paint is a different manner, I use the Triad System normally, but using the Workshops, base, wash and highlight has been refreshing.

This is my third unit and the first of two Grimgast Reaper units. I have a fun time painting these, from doing the ghostly robes and the fade on it to the rusty weapons and the blood effects on the weapons. I have really enjoyed playing them and I think they have the ghosty look.

This is my actually second proper unit finished and I rather enjoyed painting these guys. Again I followed the painting guide videos from GW and basically washes and drybrushes and it worked so well to give that ghostly look.

The nice thing with these and in fact the whole Nighthaunt force, is it can be used as ghosts in Devilry Afoot game too, result.

The next unit in line is a unit of 5 Grimgast Reapers, well I thought they where, it actually turned out that it was 3 Grimgast Reapers, 1 unknown command with a bell and 1 Cairn Wraith.

They was a problem as I thought I will proxy them in as Grimgasts anyway but then found out I have ten Grimgast reapers anyway, so a bonus unit for me. I really should of checked before painting them though, lol, and it meant I had some practice painting the ghostly effects.

I have always liked the Nighthaunt models and had a ton of them from lockdown as I collected the Age of Sigmar Mortal Realms magazine and they have really just sat there waiting on my pile of shame. As this edition of AoS has Spearhead forces and that is the game that I am interested in playing I have a look through the forces and in particular the Nighthaunt Slasher Host and realised I have the models for these.

From Shyish, the Realm of Death, come the ethereal Nighthaunt – incorporeal spirits driven to murder by their bitter hatred for the living. These spectres are the terror weapon of the Great Necromancer, united under the cruellest and most tortured rulers ever to die. At the command of a wretched Knight of Shrouds, swirling hordes of vicious Chainrasps drag down enemies for the cold scythes of maddened Grimghast Reapers, while Spirit Hosts of damned souls turn blood to ice with a touch.

Seeing what I needed, a Knight of Shrouds on foot, 3 Spirithost stands, 2 units of 10 Chainrasps and 2 units of Grimgast Reapers, and having these I start of assemble and prep for them.

I started with a unit of Chainrasps, to get the feel of them and did a test one and painted the whole unit.

But I made a mistake and instead of picking up the white primer I stupidly picked on a white spray crackle paint and thought, well feck it, lets try and look what it looks like, and I was rather pleased but I decided that I am not painting the whole force that way as it blocks some of the details.

So here is my first unit of Chainrasps. I painted them using washes and drybrushes, really simple, but quite effective and followed some of the painting video on the Warhammer YouTube channels.

I have always had a soft spot for fantasy, as this was for me where my wargaming journey with Warhammer Fantasy Battle. So after going to the Old World Launch event early this year, seeing all the lovely painted figures on display, etc, I though, hmm this is really not for me.

However, I am not a Middle Earth style of fantasy fan, I like my fantasy to be swords and sandals and or high, and Age of Sigmar to me had that feel. I love the models, I think they are some of the best that GW do and when 4th ed of AoS came out and saw the Spearhead style of game I was sold.

This project is my slow journey into the game.