Hobby Update: Undead Deathpack

Up now are some long-awaited Deathpack for the Undead!

Two regiments of swarms. 

They caught my eye a long time ago, back in 2023 when Trevor from Data and Dice and I were both dabbling with the Undead as an "extra" army that each of us had around but didn't really play or understand much ourselves. At the time, they struck me as decent chaff for the army, since they didn't Shamble, and a worthwhile delivery system for Soul Reavers, as the Reavers could see over them when it came time for charges.

After my more serious foray with the Undead at the Northwoods GT, I splurged and secured a grouping of older GW Dire Wolves. I had a friend playing Vampire Counts back in the day, and they just looked like such cool models, that decided that I really wanted some of my own for this unit. 

Regiment the first. 

The models were second-hand from ebay, as is a lot of my stuff nowadays. Assembly on a few looks a little off, like they were using the wrong halves, but I think that adds to the disheveled look of the unit. I had cleaned them up and re-primed them long ago, but leisurely hobby time has been in regretfully short supply this summer. 

Things slowed down a bit in late July, allowing me to bring out paints and sit down for a few hours here and there again, and I was able to crank these out in a very productive evening session, since the colors are so basic.

Regiment the second.

I put them on bases long ago, using some Reaper Dire Rats to add a few more minis and points of interest to the unit. Everything was assembled, then primed black, and then with with an overbrush of dark grey Skaven Dinge and then a drybrush of a lighter grey. The mice got fleshy tails, feets and noses, and the wolves got a dark red for exposed muscle, a flesh tone for what I presume is skin, and then tan for bones. I hit the colors with washes, and then the base got all its assorted browns for mud effects. The following morning I added my easy fog effect, and called this finished.

We've only seen these twice on the table. First, as regimental swarm chaff by Trevor in Battle 025, and then as tar-pit hordes about a year later in Battle 105, as part of a significant beast contingent in a wonderfully painted list. The units look ok when combined, but I still think chaff as regiments is the way to go for these, so that's the rout we'll be trying out in the future. Hopefully we'll get them on the table in short order!