Man-skewer Boltboyz are known for using crude crossbows to engage in ranged combat. Their close-combat comrades heckle and scoff at this perceived display of cowardice, but these devious Kruleboyz care not. Instead, they take great pleasure in skewering their foes with two-foot-long bolts, watching their victims scream and squirm as they reload for the killshot.
Miniature Review
I always find with Orc and Goblin armies it's easy to forget to add any range units. They tend to look a bit awkward with bows and never have the best poses. I like the direction they've taken with the Kruleboyz range units though. Crossbows are much cooler than regular bows when it comes to orcs, and as they're much more of a stealthy army it makes sense.
The crossbows themselves are fairly simple, but the wood and other materials link in well with the rest of the armies weapons. The addition of the large belt armour helps with the lack of shields, so once again blend in well.
Painting Techniques
Skin
Ork Flesh is applied 1:1 with Lahmian Medium. Terradon Turquoise is applied in recesses such as the eyes, mouth, hands etc. Ogryn Camo and Krieg Khaki were applied as a glaze. Kislev Flesh is applied as a glaze around the face and hands. Shyish Purple and Volupus Pink was mixed 1:1 and applied as a very thin wash and added to the recesses as a final shade.
Sybarite Green was added as a highlight to the lips, then mixed with Screaming Skull as a final highlight of the lips.
Eyes
Teeth
Cloth
Shyish Purple was applied as a thinned glaze over the top to bring the brightness down. Russ Grey was used to highlight the threads.
Ropes
Gore Grunta Fur and Snakebite Leather were applied 1:1. Tallarn Sand was mixed 1:1 with Corax White as a final highlight.
Leather
Cygor Brown and Basilicanum Grey were applied 1:1. Baneblade Brown was mixed 1:1 with Corax White as a final highlight.
Stone
Space Wolves Grey and Basilicanum Grey were applied 1:1, the shaded with pure Space Wolves Grey.
Wood
Wyldwood and Black Templar were applied 1:1. Stormvermin Fur was mixed 2:1 with Krieg Khaki, then 1:1, then pure Krieg Khaki as a final highlight.
Shield
Flesh Tearers Red and Blood Angels Red were applied 2:1.
Steel
A wash of Wyldwood, Black Templar and Contrast Medium 1:1:2 was applied, then highlighted with Leadbelcher, then a 1:1 of Leadbelcher and Stormhost Silver.
For the weapon tips I added some rust and poison:
Bronze
Base
The bases were applied with some Stirland Mud, then painted with some greys and browns for the dirt and rock. Once painted a number of tufts were applied, then finished off with some water effects.
Gamers Grass
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Finally I painted the outside of the base:
Roundup
It was surprising that I was able to use the same color scheme without any additions from previous units to get these guys done. They look great with the rest of the army and having a bit of space on their quivers for a bit of color helps them stand out a little on the table.
