And the Siren sounds!

Hey folks!  Here's my version of a Siren Miniature, which is a line of action packed and finely sculpted figures.

I left off the ponytail on my version, since it was going to match another character.  There are lots of fun little details on all of the Siren line.

As you can see, I went with a very limited palette here.  That was partially due to all the other colors that were already out there, as I worked on a number of different projects all at once.  Some of those were even going on 1/100 scale tanks at the time. :-)

Gotta keep that line moving!

I have a number of the dwarves, but I am also looking forward to some of the female characters and demonettes!

Be sure to check out their website, and like their facebook page!  Stay tuned for much more.

Upon this rock...

Since this seems to be group shot day, I thought you might like these!

Here's a collection of figures that are all part of the same project.

I just had to place these guys into the terrain pieces you saw me working on a while back.

However, bigger group shots are coming using some new larger Hangar 18 backdrops!

The action, or 'glory' shots, are something that I have tried to do more of recently.  Not only are they very fun, but it allows me to see the figures in an entirely different setting.

That can be helpful for many reasons.  You get to see how the overall composition and color choices which you have been making from a distance, but with an extra flavor that simple group shots don't provide.

The greyish backdrop which I will be using is going to be quite striking with all this snow!!!

I have some foam hills and rocks which I'm working on that will go along with these tree and rock stands.

So, keep an eye out for the Great Frozen Hordes!!!

There's an "App" for that...

I thought you might like to see the 'regular' Apparition and War Priest alongside Chief Raven Spirit of the Warrior Nation.

You can see that all the same principles applied to both the smaller Apparition and the larger summoned monster.  I worked the effect from the inside out.

I also attempted to vary the colors a bit, with some parts being more of a reddish, or purple blue.  To contrast that, I also made an effort to get some teal green in there too.

The bigger Apparition had more of an angular sculpt, which made a big difference in my approach to shading it.

The smaller, more rounded Apparition could not have as many dark shades to it.

I am looking forward to seeing how these both play out in the game!

The two summoned beasts side by side...

The Energy of the Great Spirit resides within them, making them indestructible.

Chief Raven Spirit can call up to two of these Apparitions at one time, so it looks like I have to make another one!

Stay tuned to the eventual first fight of the Free Peoples!!

Mean doggy...

The pack of red doggies continues!

I don't know if I have ever painted armored hounds before.  If you count the Raging Heroes Thunderwolves... then yes :-)

I have a huge 'champion' version of one of these coming, so stay tuned!

Who let these dogs out?

As night turns into day, we have a nice group of Tharn cavalry from Privateer Press.

These metal sculpts can be a challenge to handle, but you also get some interesting results!

These are not actually intended for use in a WarmaHordes game, but in concert with figures from other companies.

Some more Tharn Cavalry will be joining these, creating quite a pack!!

One of the challenging elements of all the Tharn... on foot or mounted, are the spear quivers.

I have painted so many of those over the last 16 months or so, it feels like deja vu all over again each time :-)

The dramatic view from above gives a better sense of how that dark coloration of the wolves plays out against the white snow.

Also, there are just enough warm tones on these gals to create just a bit more color and temperature contrast.  Stay tuned for more!!

The Bombshell Babes

With the completion of the latest Bombshell campaign, I thought it was time for as new set of group shots.

This collection of Babes gives a nice sense of all the fun character types available.

Each figure has a distinct personality, and I am looking forward to using them as character pieces in a number of different game systems.

I really enjoyed the steampunk theme gals.  I had some bases ready for other figures in that genre, and these were perfect for them!

Here's a quick view of some of those bases.

The paper foliage and object source lighting were fun touches which I couldn't resist.

But this is not the end folks, as many more Bombshell Babes are on the way!!!  As always, stay tuned.

Two heads are better than one?

I've thought about painting some Circle Oboros for myself for a while, but in the meantime, here are some Oboros hounds that are part of the massive project including all the Red Box and Mierce miniatures.  Thus, you will see this sort of Hellhound type of color scheme.

There will be a number of these included in this project.

Stay tuned for more!!