Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Red Box Barbarians


It's been a while since the Red Box barbarians have been on the blog, so a few will make an appearance.


Just like all the other figures of this type, I had to match previously painted versions.  The one way to try to match color schemes across multiple figure lines is to have as much color harmony as possible within each individual figure.


I attempted to spread around as much of the warm, muted greens as possible... in the skin color, furs, and even the sword blade.


Monday, November 2, 2015

Prey of the Mantis


I have but a few of these Raging Heroes ladies remaining from the video project.  Each video took several figures, as I had to see if it would work for the lesson I wanted to teach, could it be finished in less than 88 minutes, color tests, practice figures, opening credits photos, and so on!


These were such fantastic miniatures, I used this as the subject of the Painting Purple/Demonette skin tones as part of the Painting Pyramid series.  This video, and all the other skin color videos are available at Kings Hobbies and Games:



She's also here:


The Dark Nation begins


Time for another sprue set from the Unfinished Business kickstarter!

This ten man sprue contains the line troops (hired hands) from the Dark Nation, one of four new factions which will be introduced to the Wild West Exodus list quite soon.

As with all of the ten man hired hands boxes, each pose is completely unique, and the various pieces are carefully marked so that you can identify them.


And, as usual, you have five close combat hired hands, ready to mix it up with their larger combat halos.  The combat halo mechanic makes each game very dramatic, and makes each player have to deal with tough tactical choices.


The long range fill out the rest of the hired hands.


Here are some individual shots...


I have not determined how I wanted to base these yet, but I will probably go with a more basic landscape.  Perhaps there will be some burned out building remnants as well!


The Dark Nation have broken with the rest of the Free People, and chosen to use the dreaded RJ-1027 weapons.  This influence of the Dark Council has lead to their ultimate corruption.


Unlike the Warrior Nation, these RJ-1027 powered weapons will glow red, with the unnatural energy of the mysterious power source.


They are led by the now corrupted Walks Looking, and they also pack some serious light support weaponry.  The Heavy supports are truly colossal in size!!!


Stay tuned for the next batch of hired hands...


Sunday, November 1, 2015

Blades and Babes


From Bomshell Miniatures, we have Nowada.


It was great to get a chance to use another one of the mulch bases!!


Shes's also here:



Riders of Darkness: Part One


Well, there are now some amazing new art pieces from Raging Heroes that my brushes are already clamoring to paint!  This is a set of six amazing sculpts that combine amazing dynamism and incredible details.

This is a supplemental add on to the original campaign, which I believe is now open for new pledges.  These would go toward the production of these various rider sets.

I will attempt to show as many images here as I can, so that you get a sense of what they are.


These Fantasy version Stingray Riders could look spectacular in just about any color scheme, or basing setup.


As usual, I would be tempted to set up some kind of OSL, either with reflected lava colors contrasting with deep shades of cool blues, grays, and so on.


As for the riders, I think I might be more inclined to go with the classic skin colors that I did for the Dark Elf painting video, as opposed to the dark Drow skin.


Of course some kind of Underdark Ocean setting could be quite interesting, using some new gel materials which I have discovered.  This stuff makes incredible waves and splashes, so I will probably have to conduct some early tests now to see which might be more interesting!


The other advantage of the splashing water would be to heighten the movement of the poses, making it seem as if the creature itself was causing the water to splash...


There could still be some kind of glow, almost like the kind of underwater glow that you see in movie settings in caverns.


One thing's for sure... any choice should look fantastic, as this is your starting point.  Stay tuned for one more Stingray rider post, followed by the Sci-fi versions.  After that, I will cover another kind of ridden creature that is every bit as special!!


Saturday, October 31, 2015

This is MY rock!!


One more Reaper barbarian lady for you!


She's standing on one of the mulch bases, which is very cool :-)


She's also here:



A little off the top


The Scalper unit of the Warrior Nation gets a new recruit!


I am still trying to decide on exactly what sort of markings and colors to put on the Scalpers.  In the story of Wild West Exodus, the Warrior Nation is a vast alliance of tribes from all across the west, so I keep thinking that some variations are called for.


I thought that I might create several different sets of markings... tattoos, warpaint, clothing and so on, which I could also reflect on the tepees which I will create for the terrain boards,


So, stay tuned for much more!!  A preview of the Dark Nation line troop sprue is coming!!