"Who's" there?

Well, all three of the "Big Birds" are just about wrapped up.  Here is the first... the Snowy Owl from CoolMiniorNot!

I have to admit, I do enjoy these big birds.  The faces are especially fun to paint.

Yes, doing all the markings on the wings incredibly tedious, but it is worth it in the end :-)

I be tormenting you on the video with each little wing tip marking, since I almost went insane myself as I was painting it!

The base is a 50mm, in case people were wondering about size and scale.

The Griffon will be next, followed by the Great Osprey!

They might be giants... something from Ultraforge

Today was another day of bouncing back and forth between prepping and painting.  As paint was drying, out came the files and carving tools!  Those were focused on 3 Ultraforge big guys, including this giant.

The image from the Ultraforge site above gives you an idea of how big he is.., truly living up to the label "giant". :-)

Here are the parts of the kit.  Not a lot of pieces to worry about here...

Once the mould lines had been filed down and hacked away, out came the glue and green stuff.

While the pieces fit together pretty well, I always like to sandwich green stuff in between those layers of glue for extra stability.  It automatically fills in those inevitable gaps, which means I don't have to fill in more later!

Head, torso and legs all set...

Then add the hands and club.

There were not many places to fill in with the green stuff later, which was nice, given how huge this is.  I will probably use the base that comes with this, in case Ultraforge wants to use the images on their website.

Some of the painting on this will be included in the "Using Powdered Pigments" video.  I had envisioned the powders as an ideal way to paint large creatures such as this, so I will be filming most of the painting of this giant, if not all of it.

More bases... and more bases

Here are some shots from a few days ago.  If you remember the post from earlier in the week, there was a lot of sculpey baking going on. :-)

I needed several batches so that there was enough to go around for all the different videos.  Not just to make the bases themselves, but to show lots of other techniques as well as how the clay reacts to different situations

When we did our in person basing classes, I found that I needed many pieces on hand just to show how the clay breaks (intentionally and otherwise!), and it's various properties.

Some new Apoxy sculpt also came in, which is good.  I had really depleted my stocks, and I wanted people to see what the original packaging looked like.

These kinds of bases are very fun to sculpt.  There is a pattern of sculpting that makes them much easier to create.  At least you won't have to learn that the hard way, as I did. :-)

I made a colossal version on the crystals base so that it would show up on camera even better!

Several different types of painted bases for the Painting Marble & Tile video...

Lots of big critters coming next!

Another Forgeworld Character

Here's one of the latest FW kits, this time joining the rest of the Imperial Fists!

I had to create a handle for the sword, as the original one was non-existent.  That was a good thing in the end, since this one will be much stronger and durable! :-)

Next up... more basing!

Side by Side...

As I was working on some other stuff, like the painting green video and gold/brass, I did a few strokes of paint on the Sisters.  Here is another color test figure!

This time around, I did the freehand designs as well, along with some blue woad on the face.

Here is a size comparison with the Raging Heroes Kurgonava Sisters which are part of  my combined I.G./S.O.B army.

The base is roughly the same height here...

Obviously, the GW figure is more bulky, but that is how all GW figures are when compared to everything else.

The Uglies throwing a Birthday party for me yesterday!

World War Z? Using your corpses for Zombicide

Attention all you Zombicide lovers!  Secret Weapon is releasing something you will love!

Yes, that new sack 'o corpses is just the trick to make your fatties, walkers and runners the bomb.

I had some fun here adding a few of the corpse bits to this Zombicide test figure.  It was a practice session for the Raging Heroes Gluttony that I posted the other day.

It really makes the base pop.  I think these will be fantastic as objective markers as well, or to scatter around on your Zombicide boards...

They don't sell this at Home Depot...

Time for some Demonic Marble!  This would make a lovely addition to any kitchen area...

It's also pretty handy for miniatures!

Skulls everywhere... lots of fun!

It was interesting doing this on a base that was not meant for a chariot, or some other member of my Tomb Kings army!

I have always liked this color scheme.  If there is time, I will try to add a second smaller base with a different color set. :-)

What do Uglies want on their birthday?  CAKE!  And so do I.  I cannot wait for my cake a few hours from now.  No candle wax, though!