This is... BLOOD BOWL!

It's been over 20 years since a new Blood Bowl game was released in stores, and Games Workshop has finally resurrected this enduring and popular Specialist Game.

Blood Bowl is the game of Fantasy Football where teams of Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, Dark Elves, Skaven and Humans do battle on the pitch - be it grass, Astrogranite, ice or mud.  The goal (if you'll pardon the pun) is to get the ball into the opponent's End Zone by running or passing it down field.

I'll give a brief review of the boxed set and add-ons in an upcoming post, but for now I wanted to share what I've been working on:

These are part of the Dark Elf team known as the
Balmorra Raveners.  The team colors are Black and Purple, suitable for Dark Elves.  I've tried to
keep the skin tones consistent with the color palette and properly cold and pale.  The bright green accents stand out vividly against the purple armor, boots, and gloves.  I used P3 Rhulic Gold to give the golden parts a nice, warm, rich luster.

For the Witch Elves, I decided to go with a sort of "Bride of Frankenstein" look to the hairdo.  It really enhances the savage and manic aspect of these players.  You may notice the face of the Assassin looks a bit different.  He is known as "Vigo Vendetti" and I've painted him up with "V for Vendetta" in mind.

Next up is a concept model for a Dwarven team.  The new Dwarven Blood Bowl models look spectacular but they won't be out for another month or two.  In the meantime, I'm painting up some Dreadball Forge Fathers to serve the purpose.  Meet Johann "The Mountain", Captain of the team known as the Fort Tyr Miners:

I named him in honor of 49ers Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana. He's still not completed in these pictures, but it's sufficient to get the point across.  The team is just being painted to a tabletop standard so I can get them on the field in the next few weeks!

The concept was serendipitous.  I wasn't originally planning on this color scheme - I knew I wanted the gold armor but was originally considering blue and grey clothing.  I opted for red instead, and originally went with white trousers but after some good advice I made them golden yellow instead.  I wanted a name that suggested mining, and the resemblance to the colors of the San Francisco 49ers is readily apparent.  But the year of the California Gold Rush doesn't have much significance in the world of Warhammer, so after a little thought, the name "Fort Tyr Miners" just fell into place.

I'll post pictures of the team once it's finished.

The last little thing I wanted to show off is a decoration for my Skaven team, The Doomtown Rats.  While field goals are not part of the Blood Bowl rules (at least, not currently), I made a goalpost out of sprue and some plastic skeletal horse skulls and Skaven regiment shields.  The symbol of the Horned Rat, turned sideways, makes the "D" that is the team logo.

That's all for now, but stay tuned!  I hope to provide more exciting Blood Bowl content in the weeks to come.