As Promised, here are the Norse!

The Norse are finished!  Well, except for the Yeti.

Linemen:

Linemen are pretty important on Norse teams, because the positionals are expensive and because they're a fantastic bargain.  They start with the Block skill, which is often the first skill of choice for many linemen of other races, so they're a skill ahead for a reasonable price of 50k.  Also, most Norse have lor armor, and every once in a while they'll have "one of those games".  They field loner linemen then, for the next game!

Here's a close-up of the front line:

Wolves:

Norse Werewolves are arguably the best players on the Norse team.  They're strong, Frenzy lets them get in additional hits, and they can develop into fantastic players with their Strength skill access.  Well worth it in spite of not starting with Block, and low agility.  Why carry the ball when you can just hit someone?

Blitzers:

Blitzers (aka Berserkers) are there to kick ass and chew bubble gum, and bubble gum hasn't been invented yet in the Blood Bowl universe.  They hit hard and can skill up to hit even harder.  They start with great skills and are one of the more feared players in the game.

Ball Handlers:

Throwers and Catchers (aka Runners) are kind of a point of contention among Norse coaches.  On one hand, with access to skills like Accurate on the throwers, and Catch and Diving Catch on the catchers, the Norse *can* develop a reasonably effective passing game.
On the other hand, they're AG3 and generally considered to do better in a bashy playstyle.  Plus the Catchers look to me like a poor man's Elf Blitzer, starting with Dauntless and Block, and AG skill access.

Hotties:

Yes I painted up a cheerleader!  See comments from earlier:

Sir Mix-A-Lot approves.

Legacy Lineman

I also painted a lineman for a legacy team in our local Tabletop league.  (For a legacy team, everyone paints one figure, then a raffle is drawn to see who gets the entire team).  I have withdrawn from the raffle, because I already have a Norse team, but then again I didn't pay for the figure:

Yellow and Black look entirely too much like Pittsburgh to me, but I can just pretend it's Bruins colors and I feel better.

Yeah, I got #16 to paint, getting the last slot for the legacy team!
I didn't put any grass on the base, because it's supposed to be yellow grass, and all I have is green.

Dreadball

I'm painting up some Dreadball figures for a friend.  Dreadball teams are smaller (the one I have here has 10 players).  The figures are decently detailed (other than the blockers missing their right arms!) and I'm looking forward to seeing how they turn out.

The Norse are almost done, I'm working on the last four players, then one last Werewolf, then the Yeti.  I'll probably finish the Norse (or at least, everything but the Yeti) this week, leaving me 3 weeks (and a holiday / possible 4 day weekend) to do the Dreadball humans.  Should be fine.

... although the figures are tiny!  Here's a striker, getting totally dominated by two elves (not always the largest of players):

He looks a little smaller than he actually is, because of the base sizes, but still. 

Here's a more even matchup:

Wow, it looks like he could almost take on that Goblin!  Well, except apparently Strikers aren't allowed to hit anyone.  But still!  Goblin!

I'm still trying to figure out what color scheme to go with.  At first I was looking forward to using some green for a change (I don't often use green in Blood Bowl figures, because coupled with the base and the field, it's just too much green.  That's why the Goblins play on sand (see above).  I was thinking green pads on white, which would be an elegant, classy look ...
... until I remembered, that would make them look like the Jets.  For those of you not familiar with the NFL, the Jets are the exact opposite of a classy organization.  The players are thugs and whiners, the coaching staff divides their time between boasting about how great they are, and losing games.  They hired a popular, straighlace, high-class player last season,  then refused to let him play, to the point where they hired extra players at his position to make sure he never had a chance.  I can't stand the Jets and will not let any team I paint be associated with them.
So maybe blue and white, like the Elves above?  Maybe Orange and Red, with stylized flames?  Heck, I have a tube of pink paint which I have yet to even use ... ... :-D