The Averland Swans - An Homage to Swansea F.C

A vanity project for myself after becoming hooked on the iPad version of Blood Bowl. Listening to 3 die block podcast kept the enthusiasm and before I knew it I'd painted a team! The colour palette was pre-determined by my local football team; Swansea City F.C. Each team member was painted to represent a member of the current football team or legends of the club's history. 

This version of the human team is my favourite in Citadel's catalogue. It has a dynamism and elegance that is lacking in other versions. 

Because of the large amounts of white I decided early on to use a blue undertone for the armour parts and a beige undertone for the cloth. I also painted up a Dark Elf Team alongside the Swans and I made the concusses decision to make the humans look worn and weathered. I used Wilder products (mud, brown filter etc) as well as oil washes to give a grimy appearance to the players. 

A few of the players have some rather fetching footwear. What professional footballer would go on the field without wearing the latest sponsored, super engineered luminous turquoise boot? 

Team Roster

Ogre 

Thrower 

Blitzer 

Blitzer

Blitzer

Blitzer

Catcher

Catcher

Lineman

LinemanLineman

Lineman

Lineman

Lineman

Re-roll x2

Excess 30,000 coin.

Paints used: Vallejo, Reaper Master Series, Games Workshop Washes, Com Art Medea Airbrush

Airbrush: Iwata CR Plus High Line

Paint Brushes: Rosemary & Co. Raphael 8040, Broken Toad Brushes