It's getting Dark out there... Dark Age Forsaken

Here's another batch that I painted for Dark Age.  These are a variety of Forsaken minis.  Some are St. Luke faction, some are St. Johns, etc.

Converted Saurus Hero

Sorry, no puns tonight folks!  Way too tired to even think straight.

Here is a fun saurus hero that was done as a Christmas present for a fellow lizardman player.  It was made from a basic plastic saurus, some green stuff and brown stuff, and a little plasticard.  If I can find the original artwork that inspired it, I will include it here.

Every so often...

Every once in a while, I end up having to use metallic paints.  All the Ultramarine stuff I did in the case of this army required metallic paints to match what had already been done by another painter.  It is definitely not my preferred medium, but every so often, it does provide some interesting perspective on my usual NMM style.

Since the lightest metallic paints are a dingy gray, that can wreak some havoc with the usual contrasts that I look for in my painting.  I only found this out recently, during another metallic experiment.  I had it on my white paper palette, and I was shocked at how dark it appeared!  I guess it is all about the light refractions to give it the lighter appearance.

Vegetarian diorama

This diorama was done towards the end of the "Golden Age of Dioramas".  For the most part, this was an experimentation in vegetation.  It was one of my more extensive uses of the Woodland Scenics ivy, which I thought was a great product.  First you put down the vines, and then you add the leaves. 

You will end up with lots of gunk glued to your fingers, but it does create a very nice effect!

The other trees were dried flowers from Michael's craft stores.













And now for the mini, which is one of my favorites from Reaper:

Out for a ride... Eldar jetbike

Here's a little something I did to match a Wave Serpent color scheme:



Back to the jetbike:

An Ironclad alibi... An Angels Solarus dreadnought

This was probably the most elaborate of all the Solarus dreadnoughts.  The weapon arms were something I had never done before, which is saying something.  I have painted 4 or 5 dozen different arms in my day :-)

Here are some more images, with a variety of arms...









Magnetizing these arms (and all of the Blood Angels dreadnought arms), present a challenge with the 'hollow' nature of the shoulder housing.  It took some engineering to get that done.

Look at the Birdie! Tomb Kings Armies on Parade

For those of you familiar with the story of the Silver Pharaoh, you have been expecting to see the two headed tropical bird carrion!  So, here are the first few just completed:









In case you have not seen the story concerning these birds, here is the paragraph describing them:

Far from restoring the glory of my kingdom, its cities fell into further ruin. Even my own Tomb City was not to be spared, though it suffered from a different manner of violation. Once a shining city of gold, almost none was to be found. These treasures had not been stolen away by looters, but instead had transformed into what looked like silver. It was not any form of silver familiar to me. Rather, it would constantly change in color and even in form, as if it were quicksilver. The braziers in the temples and tombs now glowed in strange colors of azure, green and even purple. The flames would seem to burn blue hot, yet they cast no warmth. Instead, the coldest chill I could imagine emanated from them. Even the carrion were different. Their feathers had turned the shades of exotic birds that I used to keep in my palace. Some now had a second head, mirroring the God.

Here are some WIP images of the birds:







The pillars were made from sculpey, with all the designs carved in once it had been baked.  That was some seriously hard work!  Wrapping the carving around the curve of the pillars was excruciating.