Friday, April 17, 2015

How do I look now?


This completes the third set of Myrmidons.


The first group of this type had red robes... it was very interesting trying them out in white!


This leaves a set of group shots... first these guys, then the entire group of nine!


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The dead seem to have risen... only in Wappelville!

Yes, the Preacher and his lovely wife are alive and well once again in town.  They are here for the official unveiling of the completed church!


I have been very eager to see the Church get its final coats of paint, along with some weathering.


As most of you already know, I had glued some cereal box shingles on the roof for some added texture/


I have surrounded the magnificent Church with a variety of Burn In Designs terrain.  Boardwalks, the Jail, the small gallows, the wagon, and even the Train Station!


You can see that it is scaled to work with all kind of figures.  Here we have a variety of Wild West Exodus, Reaper, and Deadlands figures.

The building is designed to have lots of sight lines, and the windows are a perfect height for figures to see out into the street.


The feared Lawmen still control the streets...


Hopefully lots of new followers are going to be arriving via the Wappelville Express.  The Church is certainly ready to receive visitors now.


The view from above shows that it has a nice footprint, and will block line of sight very well.  You can check out some of our latest Wild West Exodus battle reports to see this in action:



When you assemble yours, you can also leave the steeple roof unattached and place a floor inside, so that you can place some sharpshooters up there.


I forgot to take some interior photos.  There is a lot of nice texture inside.

Here's a post showing the painting process:



So, another iconic structure takes its proper place in the growing metropolis of Wappeville!!

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Thursday, April 16, 2015

Valves and pipes and rivets


The Tide of Iron continues with some large bases for my Union light supports.  These are for Iron Horses and a Locust.

They are made from a variety of materials... plasticard, left over pieces of Burn in Designs buildings, sprues, plastic gears, and even glue caps!


The red material is the Oxide Paste, as usual.  That was used to seal off a few gaps or crazy areas.


I even included a few shell casings and tiny rivets for some extra details.


I want my Union force to look highly mechanized, so every figure is on a base of this type.  I already showed the smaller bases in a previous set of posts using the Burn in Designs scraps.


I will be painting these up over the weekend, so pics coming soon!


Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Geronimoooooo!


Hey, my Warrior Nation posse finally has a boss!  It's Geronimo!!

I knew from the moment I started filing mould lines that I wanted him to be a black bear.


Not only would that make it different from the standard bear scheme (and the official version), but it would offer all kinds of opportunity to do some fun color variations.

I mixed a number of subtle grays... in some places it was more of a tan, others more blue, and in other locations it was even pink.


When viewed as a whole, you get yourself a black bear.

The surrounding landscape was also a big part of this, as I painted the tree a much warmer (and lighter) shade of tan in order to make the bear look cooler and darker.


The ground was painted in cooler tones, not only to match some of the bear, but also create a contrast with the bleached skeleton (from Secret Weapon miniatures) and the bloody severed head.


I had a lot of fun painting this mini, and now he joins the Energy Beast and the Great Elk in the formation of my Warrior Nation!


All shapes and sizes...


With all the robots done, I was very curious to see some scale comparison shots.


The smallest base in this set if 40mm, so that gives you a pretty good idea of how colossal the Thanatars are!


Just like the Myrmidons and other related figures, the backs of each robot had a similar look.


I did have to ditch the wiring on the Thallax guys, since heating that up still didn't do any good.  At least the ammo feeds were large enough to let me melt them down with the hair drier and twist them in place.


Big brother and his siblings!!


It was pretty fun to carry the markings from one type to the next!


I believe more Thralls will be in the next Mechanicum set.


Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Magos Dominus


This is the first set of images of a very odd miniature indeed... the Magos Dominus (with Rad-Cleanser)


Everything about this was unusual, although there were common elements to some of the Myrmidons.


The next set of images will be from above and from a much lower angle, that will give you an even better idea of the approach required.


Never such a pair of sisters.


The Yi Sisters together at last!


These shots got lost in all the post Adepticon mayhem, but I finally remembered to process them :-)


So, in the coming weeks, get ready for much more from the Wild West!!