Jungle Warrior

Let's take another look at the new Salamander figures from Mantic Games!  As I build up the brand new army for Kings of War, I'll be exploring a few different color schemes.

The first was a more standard warm green, but I thought I would try out something in the deep red range.

The Salamander fluff stresses fire... fire breathing dragons, etc.  I wanted to contrast those deep reds with a blueish gray obsidian blade.

As with the first figure, the foliage is from a set of paper jungle foliage.

Stay tuned for more examples of the two handed Salamanders, followed by a unit (horde on a multibase) of single handed weapons!

A horse of a different color

As I have mentioned before, I really enjoyed playing my Galadrhim cavalry.  They were fast, agile, and the high fight skill was just the trick to take advantage of more heavily armored Orcs and other baddies.

The basing for all the elves and the Easterlings was meant to reflect the terrain of the display board, which was called Fortress Falls.

 Here's a peek at the completed army board:

http://wappellious.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-battle-of-fortress-falls-minis-on.html

Powering Up!

Next up from Twisted Game is Tesla, ready to light up your life with power!

He's yet another of the fantastic miniatures which are part of the Twisted Game kickstarter campaign.

I thought that I would do some glow on the staff, and not too much on his suit.

Just like Nightengale, I was able to reflect that glow onto the base (from Secret Weapon Miniatures).

Stay tuned, more to come!

Here's a link to the campaign:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1884748152/twisted-a-steampunk-miniatures-game

Jurassic Park

Yes, they play Blood Bowl in the jungle too!  This time around, we see one of the Saurus.

All the fine details cast so perfectly, it makes these guys a blast to paint!!

I continued with the same swamp style of basing, which lets me combine the bright colors with the subtle browns and tans.

For the rest of the players, I will continue with the reddish tones on any cloth or metal/armor surfaces.

I have a size comparison with one of the skins in this image...

Here's a link to the Lizard team, and many others!

http://www.rnestudio.com/apps/webstore/products/category/1369763?page=1

Wolf's Bane

Here's the first of the incredible new Wereshewolf figures from Raging Heroes!  They are very dynamic, obviously, and more than a match for most critters on the table :-)

This one is on a 60mm base, for scale reference.

I added my usual bark and branch to the base, incorporating the rock which is under the left hand.

I wanted to create a moonlight kind of atmosphere, carrying many of the same blueish gray tones from the base into the figure as well.  To add a little color interest, I worked in some pink and purple colors into this blue/gray/teal mix.  

Some of the tans and sienna colors were also mirrored on the base, by painting in some reddish mud colors between the rocks, and the color of the grass tufts.

The long sleek lines are really nice to paint, as I could use the larger #8 rounds nearly the entire time, following along the flow of the tail, etc.

I thought that taking some pictures on a different color backdrop would be a good way to show these tones, as they won't blend into the background as much.  It also tones down the warmer colors, so the blues stand out even more!

The wereshewolves are available on the Raging Heroes webstore, along with dozens of other amazing fantasy and sci-fi figures!

Snow Bound

Here we have a larger scale figure from Albino Raven Miniatures, loaded with detail as usual :-)

It was very easy to get all kinds of interesting subtle color transitions in the darker areas, as those were very carefully sculpted and finely rendered,

The penny is for scale (he's on a 50mm base)

Now for some close ups!!

Visit their site to see more fantastic fantasy, sci-fi and historical miniatures!!

http://www.albinoravenmini.com/#!copy-of-miniatures/c1q65

Fire and Ice

The final day has arrived!  

This is the final day of the Parallax campaign, and the last chance to make sure fantastic figures such as these are created!

Some of you might be familiar with my "Katmandu", which won a gold at Reapercon last year.

I have been waiting quite a while to see both of these "Bark and Branch" bases next to each other!

Each has a very different color scheme, as well as freehand designs.  These were dictated by the two effects that I wanted to create.  One emphasized saturated warm colors, the other diminished and grayed down tones.

However, war and cool colors were needed in both figures, which helps to provide that "Contrast Triad" that I refer to so often.

Contrast is not just light vs dark.   It is also warm vs cool, and saturated vs grayed down colors.

This view shows how the exact same materials and construction technique on a base can be radically different in final appearance when the flock is varied.

One last link!  Go check it out:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/272734025/parallax-warband?ref=project_link