With the dust settling on the holidays I finally had time to complete a project I've been working on for the last couple of months, and with that completion comes my first blog post in...a long time. Space Wolves have always been one of my favorite chapters, and when the wolf-scouts came out I was excited to paint up more sons of Russ.

I wanted the "lore" behind this pack to be that they were Primaris marines that had drunk from the Cup of Wulfen and had begun to exhibit signs of the curse. They were given Wulfen Shoulder pads to signify their change, but with the help of their Rune Priest managed to keep the curse at bay. 

The stock models are cool, and they have a decent amount of "wolfy" bits on them, but not nearly enough for my tastes. I like my space wolves to be dripping in totems and furs, fortunately I got a box of the old wolf-guard as a gift from a friend a while back and was able to put them to ample use. I started with pulling out all the first born heads that felt like they fit, and then began adding various other bits to give them a more unique feel.

After adding bits I started in on the green-stuff work. I bought a texture plate from GSW a while back, and put it to ample use. Its a pretty solid product, able to re-produce the "old" style fur very well, though the results don't read as well next to the newer/sharper fur sculpts, I'm still a fan. 



I used the fur to create pelts to cover the pack shoulderpad as my lore for the scouts is they serve Logar, but are loaned out to other packs as needed (and I didn't want to mess with transfers or use Ragnar's pads) as well as convert the Rune Priest into something significantly more shamanistic. 
As for the Rune Priest I managed to get a space wolf from the kit from a friend, this particular wolf model's head comes in two parts, and with a little modification makes for a great Wolf Hat. 

 I had to add a lot more greenstuff fur to blend it more appropriately, including some Blue-Stuff clones of the existing wolf-fur to make the transition a bit more smooth, but overall I'm happy with the end result (above second picture isn't quite the end, result but its close)
After the greenstuff dried it was onto painting. In retrospect I probably rushed this a bit, but after all the time I'd spent on kit-bashing and working with Greenstuff I was eager to get these models on the table. That didn't stop me from taking the time to pick out some of the fun details on the models though, I'm always a sucker for wrist computers. 


Once I had them suitably painted up I moved onto the bases. I've done a fair few snow/ice bases with Space Wolves but due tot he abundance of blue on the models I tend not to like them as much. I have two of the GSW texture rollers that are perfect for Space Wolves (Runic and Nordic) and put them to work creating bases for the pack.
 
The textures are much thinner than I would typically like, but that is because this project finally used up the last of my 3' green stuff tape I'd bought ages ago. Since I was already planning on adding moss on top of them (and several of the models have tactical rocks) It didnt' end up mattering, but don't let some of the lack of detail/smudges in the above picture turn  you off of the product, that's an application error and not a reflection on the rollers themselves (see my Deathwatch post for a better version of them)
All in all I'm very happy with the end result. I finished them last week and am looking forward to getting them on the table soon. 

(Apparently I hit the upload image max on this post, so I can't post individual shots of the team though they should be in the linked album.)