Paint on a base

Remember the huge plaque base for the greater demon?  Yes, it's about time it got some paint!

The primed base, which already looks very different from the original kaleidoscope. 

Normally, I would 'primer paint' this using blacks, greens and reds, but we shall see what we can do with the white primer.

To the right, we have some of the #8 rounds, and to the left is a set of cheap synthetics that were on clearance.

It's a collection of flats, filberts, fans, and so on.  They will be mostly used for terrain and other large scale projects.

An array of colors out on the palette, specifically designed to create warmer and cooler grays by mixing them with black.

Here's one mix in action... reddish brown and black.  Notice that I am employing the "negative painting" approach, which means painting darker areas around the light colors that I want to save for later.

As I move around this area, you can see that I am altering the colors, switching from more of a greenish look back to the brown, and so on.  This gets a lot more interesting variety in those darker areas.

I don't even mix the colors entirely, opting for "marbelization".  I will allow these swirls of colors to flow randomly across the surface. 

Another look at establishing that all important value pattern.  If I plan out the darker areas quickly, I will actually be able to mix my lighter colors with them!

Here's a nice close up example of this on site mixing.  You can see the greenish colors to the left, and the reddish browns to the right... blending freely on their own.

As you can see, it's just a matter of working my way around the base, leaving the lighter areas for later.

At this point, I start to pull some of those darker colors onto the upper surfaces of the stone, so that I can do some wet into wet blending!

Some cerulean, or sky blue, is mixed in with the original black/brown colors.  Once again, it is allowed to have the marble effect.

Moving fast and furious, mixing and scumbling the paint together.

This final image gives you a hint of what's to come... more blending as I work on those upper surfaces.  Stay tuned for the next episode!!!

Welcome to the Big House

Everyone's favorite UR-31 Lawbot invites you to step inside the Alcatraz of Wappelville.

Should you find yourself a guest of this particular institution, you will be processed quickly, and shown some of the other attractions on the grounds.

The Copelie Sisters are frequently found at the Law Chateau these days...

Their little pups are never far behind!

It looks like I will be using the Copelie Sisters and the dogs as my Crystal Brush fantasy/steampunk unit.  I figured... why not?

Anyway, the Jail was provided by Burn in Designs.  Check out the blog post series on how it was painted!  Three episodes of goodies!

Adepticon draws ever closer.  That will be the final week of the Wild West Exodus kickstarter.  Jump on in!!

Here there be Drago(ons)

Yes folks, they come in green too!  Same guys, a little different set of colors.  Apparently this set of colors indicates Dragoons.

It's the Christmas Cavalry!

Not in my sky...

It has been determined that the very skies of Wappelville should be free of crime, free of mayhem.

Therefore, the Law Enforcement Ageny of Wappelville has created a new weapon to fight such activities... the dreaded Gyrocopter!

No criminal can escape its grasp as it deals death from above.  To protect the town even further, it can drop mines in a shield of iron... a bulwark against the Outlaws and the abominations of Carpathian.

This device uses some of the most sophisticated control mechanisms ever developed, as you can see in these images.  Only the most intelligent of Lawmen are allowed to attempt flight.

More recruits are needed to guard the streets on the ground.  Do you have what it takes to be a Lawman?  Check out the Wild West Exodus kickstarter now, or a UR-30 Bot might just pay you a visit...

Headed for destruction?

Back to the Mechanicum, and the land of the very strange.

These are really unusual miniatures for me, and that's impressive given the vast amounts I have painted in the last 15 years!

I had to hack the bottoms of the figures off with a razor saw in order to get them to go on these Dragon Forge bases. They are standing on large piles of rubble. The base size is 40mm, by the way.

More of these guys headed your way...

The Enlightened One

We lead off today with something truly epic for the Enlightened.  This is the new Legendary Carpathian miniature(s) from Wild West Exodus!

While Carpathian himself is a very neat figure, you have to love the rather unfortunate victim, as well as his cowering buddy!

You can tell that Carpathian has become rather monstrous in size thanks to the constant infusions of RJ-1027 and his own bizarre modifications and augmentations.

Which has given him the strength to create quite a mess on the battlefield!

Be sure to check out the kickstarter, because some amazing stretch goals have been added.  Also, WWX has been posting the beta cards for a number of characters, hired hands, and so on.  This means that you can playtest and theorize about possible faction choices well in advance.

This is a lot of extra work, but it definitely helps in making any budgeting choices.  Rather than pure speculation and guesswork, you can go ahead, proxy some stuff, and duke it out!

You might eve see some test skirmishes here involving a certain Bayou Queen and her snake...

Stay tuned!!!!

Another member of the family

A Lawman family, that is!  Warren Earp joins his brothers in the quest to rid the town of Wappeville of its criminal element.

He is the only Lawman character that can shoot smoke grenades, so I think he will be fun to use along with Doc Holliday!

We shall see if he can get into the action at Adepticon, when we try to get in as many games of Wild West Exodus as possible in the open gaming area!!