Blood Bowl: Repainted and Re-based 3rd Edition Dwarf Grudgebearers from Ebay (with Zara the Slayer Added)

I recently touched-up and re-based some 3rd edition Blood Bowl Dwarfs that I bought off of Ebay.  I also re-painted the Troll Slayer's beard (to the traditional orange color), and gave him some blue tattoos.

I supplemented the team with a Zara the Slayer model.  The Zara the Slayer is a "Fantasy Football Female" sculpted by Pierre Francois Jacquet, from Impact! Miniatures Middle Kingdoms team range.  For just $2.80, the price was right - especially compared with other available Zara miniatures.  I painted her up simply and quickly in blue and white.

The entire Dwarf Grudgebearers team were then dipped, re-based, and flocked.  It was an easy way of getting a painted team on the table for a pretty low cost.  The original painter did a great job on these and I think they really shine for the limited additional time and effort I spent on them to add some finishing touches.

These models have a recent, storied Ebay history.  I bought them from a buyer in Terre Haute, Indiana for $40 (plus $5 shipping) on March 30th.  You can see the original color of the Dwarf Slayer's beard (green) - a bold and creative choice!  They also were painted up to have Minnesota Viking color scheme, (complete with some with horns painted on their helmets).  I repainted the helmets white for a more traditional Blood Bowl look.

While browsing the completed Ebay auctions, I noticed that the very same team that I had bought was previously sold on Ebay a few weeks prior to my purchase.  The original seller was from Selden, New York (in Long Island).  The auction winner paid just $20 (plus $9.60 for shipping), which was an amazing steal for these models and also included an unpainted Deathroller.  He obviously took the Deathroller from the lot and flipped the remaining models.  Not only did he get a free Deathroller, but also made a slight profit on the remaining team!  Well played, Ebay master!

One negative from the experience is that I've now been obsessively searching Ebay for similar steals on well-painted Blood Bowl miniatures.  So far, I've come across nothing close.  Although I will likely use the models mostly for playing games of Blitz Bowl, I'd like to have a complete Blood Bowl team that includes a Deathroller.  They are expensive on Ebay and so I'm totally jealous that the original buyer got such a great deal on one!