Undead - Jarl the Gatekeeper

Leaving the gleaming spires of the neon future, it's now time for something more... autumnal. Heading back to my first love, the undead, I give you Jarl the Gatekeeper, Seneschal of the Order of Dust, formerly the Knights Hellion.

Jarl was a wight champion in my old Warhammer Fantasy Battle army, and fought over several editions. Having recently painted a new version of his master, Stephane Dreux, I decided to add a new take on Jarl to lead the wights of the Order of Dust in my little Soulblight Gravelord Spearhead force.

Sculpted by Alessio Cisbani as part of his undead Mordheim range, I was very taken with this mini as soon as I saw the green. It's a lovely sculpt. Painting-wise, I updated my black iron armour recipe a little, adding more reds and brown, and another layer or so of highlights. On the advice of a friend I used Cadian Fleshtone to highlight Barak-Nar Burgundy on his surcoat, and I'm glad I did, it sits nicely into my colour scheme for the army.

I'm feeling the undead mojo right now, so I think a few more members of the Spearhead might be in the offing. As nights draw in and Halloween approaches, it's only right, don't you think? Here's Jarl with the nascent but revitalised Order of Dust. More Gary Morley wights on the way I reckon.

Cyberpunk Red: Combat Zone - Lawmen 5 - 'And hey! Let's be careful out there.'

After finally graduating from the academy, officer Neo Reeves is ready to dispense justice, one electrified daystick bludgeoning at a time.

Officer Reeves is my second rookie, this time equipped with riot gear and a love of shouting 'DISPERSE!' while laying about him with that electro-baton.

Reeves was painted unassembled so I could get at that shield and helmet properly. The trick is to cover the contact points (Blutack is my buddy here) so no paint gets on them. Even primer can make a part not fit snug, and of course, you're just sticking paint to paint.

For Cyberpunk, these guys are pretty weathered. I like to think of them a bit like the put-upon cops of old Detroit in Robocop, hard-pressed and somewhat under-resourced.

That finishes my squad for now. I've enjoyed these guys, with some colours out of my comfort zone. There are eight members now, and as always, I'd love to add a few more. There are a couple more expansion boxes out there. But that's always the way, isn't it? No project is ever really finished. They'll be getting a run out in a couple of weeks with a group of good buddies.

After the brave souls of precinct 260, I'll be moving on to something a little more in line with the darkening days and the onset of Autumn. The knights are drawing in...