I see your point

Yes indeed, more Elves with pointy sticks!

As I have mentioned before, these spear toting elves were essential backup for the swordsmen in front of them.  I ended up spending a few extra points on most of them to give them shields, in case they ended up being too outnumbered to offer just that extra attack.

I didn't face too many horde armies, so that sort of outnumbering didn't really take place.

A Sweet Ride

Some new looks at some old Venoms.  I had to put some trophies on the hull, because that's how I roll :-)

It was really fun to translate the freehand pattern from the smaller infantry style figures to the vehicles.

I think the extra slave girl figures came from Bronze Age miniatures.

The base was fashioned from an unused Forgeworld doorway for a Storm Eagle.

The extra weight of the base acted as a perfect counterweight to the figure itself!

Just cruisin' along the webway!  Stay tuned for more Venoms!!

Jungle Warrior

Let's take another look at the new Salamander figures from Mantic Games!  As I build up the brand new army for Kings of War, I'll be exploring a few different color schemes.

The first was a more standard warm green, but I thought I would try out something in the deep red range.

The Salamander fluff stresses fire... fire breathing dragons, etc.  I wanted to contrast those deep reds with a blueish gray obsidian blade.

As with the first figure, the foliage is from a set of paper jungle foliage.

Stay tuned for more examples of the two handed Salamanders, followed by a unit (horde on a multibase) of single handed weapons!

A horse of a different color

As I have mentioned before, I really enjoyed playing my Galadrhim cavalry.  They were fast, agile, and the high fight skill was just the trick to take advantage of more heavily armored Orcs and other baddies.

The basing for all the elves and the Easterlings was meant to reflect the terrain of the display board, which was called Fortress Falls.

 Here's a peek at the completed army board:

http://wappellious.blogspot.com/2012/11/the-battle-of-fortress-falls-minis-on.html

Powering Up!

Next up from Twisted Game is Tesla, ready to light up your life with power!

He's yet another of the fantastic miniatures which are part of the Twisted Game kickstarter campaign.

I thought that I would do some glow on the staff, and not too much on his suit.

Just like Nightengale, I was able to reflect that glow onto the base (from Secret Weapon Miniatures).

Stay tuned, more to come!

Here's a link to the campaign:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1884748152/twisted-a-steampunk-miniatures-game

Jurassic Park

Yes, they play Blood Bowl in the jungle too!  This time around, we see one of the Saurus.

All the fine details cast so perfectly, it makes these guys a blast to paint!!

I continued with the same swamp style of basing, which lets me combine the bright colors with the subtle browns and tans.

For the rest of the players, I will continue with the reddish tones on any cloth or metal/armor surfaces.

I have a size comparison with one of the skins in this image...

Here's a link to the Lizard team, and many others!

http://www.rnestudio.com/apps/webstore/products/category/1369763?page=1

Wolf's Bane

Here's the first of the incredible new Wereshewolf figures from Raging Heroes!  They are very dynamic, obviously, and more than a match for most critters on the table :-)

This one is on a 60mm base, for scale reference.

I added my usual bark and branch to the base, incorporating the rock which is under the left hand.

I wanted to create a moonlight kind of atmosphere, carrying many of the same blueish gray tones from the base into the figure as well.  To add a little color interest, I worked in some pink and purple colors into this blue/gray/teal mix.  

Some of the tans and sienna colors were also mirrored on the base, by painting in some reddish mud colors between the rocks, and the color of the grass tufts.

The long sleek lines are really nice to paint, as I could use the larger #8 rounds nearly the entire time, following along the flow of the tail, etc.

I thought that taking some pictures on a different color backdrop would be a good way to show these tones, as they won't blend into the background as much.  It also tones down the warmer colors, so the blues stand out even more!

The wereshewolves are available on the Raging Heroes webstore, along with dozens of other amazing fantasy and sci-fi figures!