Side Project - Chess Set - Conversions and Final set up

Update

Its been several months since my last post due to most of my time being spent trying to sort out the new house.

However, I have been working away on my chess set side project in the odd hour I get spare. I now have all the pieces required to build both sets of pieces and have built most of them. There are a few models for each side that require a bit of converting which is what I have been slowly doing. The models I built previously have been spray painted and the base coats nearly completed.

I also made a bit of a start on the three Nurgle figures shown in the last post but nothing worth photoing. I bought some liquid green stuff and have been slowly experimenting with that. I'm not 100% convinced of it yet but I can see potential.

My wife took a trip to England and managed to find both 'realistic water' & 'water effects' so I can finally finish the base for the Maggoth Lord. I have started a test base to see how it works and will post the finished result once I have applied the Nurgles Rot slime paint to it. Fingers crossed it looks good when finished.

Photos to come in the near(ish) future of how the chess board will look with all characters lined up.

Side Project - Chess set

I have started a new side project to create a chess set using Warhammer models. The set is designed with reasonable use in mind. My most likely opponent at chess would be my wife, so I asked her which theme she would like for her side of the board. She chose a 'light blue, female elf army', so to contrast I thought I would go with a Beastmen of Khorne army. Red vs Blue should look good.

The idea is to have standard warriors for pawns, large units for rooks, cavalry for knights, wizards for bishops, and appropriate characters for the king / queen.

Its still early doors as yet but I got a few models up and running, with an early paint test in mind for one of the pawns.

Beastmen Pawns:

Beastmen Bishops: