Don't curse the Raven

The these wee hours of the morning, we have something from Albino Raven Miniatures!  This ork figure is one of many very unique and diverse designs they have created.

Here's a link to the facebook page, which will show you some of the newest creations that are under way:

https://www.facebook.com/AlbinoRavenMini/?fref=ts

I had a lot of fun painting this guy!  The figures are cast in very solid resin, with not a lot of tiny pieces to worry about.  There was a sculpted base that came with the figure, but I wanted to make a different base for him.

Check out their webstore to see the kind of variety that I'm talking about.  There are sci-fi and fantasy figures of various scales.  I am working on more of these figures, as well as a fun conversion project!  So, as always, stay tuned!!

http://www.albinoravenmini.com/#!copy-of-miniatures/c1q65

Land of the Coyotes

Here we have the fourth installment of the Coyote Assault Troopers from Massive Awesome.

The campaign draws ever closer, so look for the Shattered Earth kickstarter in early February!

Once again, I tried to stay as close to the concept art as possible.  You can choose to go the Camo route if you want... I think these would be outstanding in digital or desert fatigues too!

Jungle setting might also be interesting.  With so many fantastic paper plants out there these days, you don't have to rely on those troublesome plastic aquarium plants!!

Tiny Tanks

We return to the tiny realm of Flames of War, with the third Hotchkiss.

Since at least half of my French units will be done in a desert color scheme, I thought I might try that out on this vehicle.  Once again, it is the interesting horizontal bands which you see so often on French vehicles.  In this case, a Souma 35.

It had been a while since I was able to take a brush to one of the vehicles, so I had forgotten how small these are!  1/100 scale is small enough, but the medium and light tanks of the French are barely larger than a quarter in some cases!

The view from above gives a better sense of the desert shades.

These ground level images make it look almost like a 1/35 or bigger size kit :-)

Here's a comparison to one of the previously painted "France '40" themed vehicles.  I'm looking forward to trying out this split unit scheme on some mobile AA and the regular artillery pieces.

One more shot of the three Hotchkiss together!

The Blade and the Bow

Some of you might remember the step by step tutorial that I made using the unit of Red Box Games Archers.  Now it is time to see the finished pictures!

I hope the step by step images showed just how much fun it was to paint the blood effects on the snow!

Quite the bloody mess!  More to come!

Grey Matter

The date draws near... the minis are cast, and boxes being prepared.  That would be the four new factions for Wild West Exodus, and a whole lot more!

Of course, the Watchers will be among those factions heading to human habitats around the globe.

Just as with the previous Greys, I have had a lot of fun playing the warmer tones of the base (even the grass tufts from Kings Hobbies and Games), against the cooler and more neutral tones of the figure.

I think you can see some of that a little better in these views.

You can visit Outlaw Miniatures to order your own, supplement what rewards you may have on the way, or simply download the free rules PDF.  In addition, the cards for every character, unit and vehicle in the game are also available for download.

http://www.wildwestexodus.com/

The Earth Shatters

We visit the Shattered Earth once again from Massive Awesome.  As with the previous characters, this figure had a few different head options.

You can see some of the other figures that they have created on their facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/massiveawesome/?fref=ts

While this set of figures has more of a 21st century military feel, there are also some more fantasy oriented figures that are pretty fun as well!

There is one more figure in the set, so stay tuned!

I tried to stay in keeping with the concept art as much as possible.

The Azure Sorceress

Since I had a few other "glowy" figures out on the table, I thought I would finish off this figure which had been started a long time ago as a possible test piece for the Object Source Lighting video.

Here's a link to the preview video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXqIo-UMSr8

As many of you know, this is one of the primary ways that I gain more efficiency in the painting process.  If I am working on something that involves the same skin color, armor, etc., I will try to cluster those together, even if they are not part of a specific unit from one manufacturer.

You can get the Object Source Lighting video, and many others in USB form here:

http://www.kingshobbiesandgames.com/James-Wappel-s-Object-Source-Lighting-p/jwpp4.htm

She's also here:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/-/222006565886?