The tree was made from sculpey, and the branches were created with dried foliage The miniatures were painted and then attacxhed to the diorama base.
Now for the work in progress images:
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Druid's Stone sculpted diorama
Here is something a bit different. Between 2004 and 2006, I did a number of dioramas such as this. They were based mostly on Larry Elmore paintings (the inspiration for many Dar Sword miniatures). This one is called Druid's Stone.
The tree was made from sculpey, and the branches were created with dried foliage The miniatures were painted and then attacxhed to the diorama base.
Now for the work in progress images:
The tree was made from sculpey, and the branches were created with dried foliage The miniatures were painted and then attacxhed to the diorama base.
Now for the work in progress images:
Dark Elf Hydra on sculpted bases
While it was not so much fun assembling the old style hydra and all its metal parts, I really enjoyed painting this piece. The marble base was done during the height of my "Marble Phase".
Unidentified Painted Miniatures... who made these?
Here is a gallery of minis I painted 7-8 years ago. I think one of them is a Heresy mini, and an orc belongs to the Rackham line. Aside from that, I have no idea who made the rest.
My apologies for the small size of the images! After all, it was many years and a few cameras ago!
I liked the Fomorians... I thought they were fun.
My apologies for the small size of the images! After all, it was many years and a few cameras ago!
I liked the Fomorians... I thought they were fun.
Adepticon Team Tournament army: Civil War Dwarfs!! Bull Centaurs
All right. As promised, the gallery of Bull Centaur WIP's!
On Sunday, Marty and I played a quick test game in which we discovered that the bull centaurs were nothing like previous incarnations. Had we played them like the dragon ogres that they are, our game would have been much different! Three wounds at T5 with the 3+ save is pretty nifty, and explained the vast points sink.
They hit pretty hard as it was, so we are looking forward to one more test game.
I did realize, however, that my current conversion of the old metal bull centaurs would just not cut it. They would look too puny on 40mm bases. My new versions are pretty huge in comparison, but they look much more cohesive with the rest of the army, as seen in the original post.
The next day after the crazy test game, my wife and I hit a hobby store on the way home and bought 6 plastic toy cows. It was difficult to judge the size in the store with no other miniatures to go by, and no bases (this was all very spontaneous!). Knowing that I was going to use ogre bodies which we had been saving to make dragon ogre conversions, we went with a slightly bigger version.
The toys were a bit rubbery, but at least it made them easy to cut!
The heads were lopped off, and I started gluing ogre torsos onto them. I had to fill some large gaps with Apoxy sculpt, which is the grey material that you see in the photos. The weapons had to be fudged a bit, so that they looked a little but like sabres. Plus, there are no left handed swords for the ogres. More conversion.
I did the assembly knowing that they would be wearing field coats, sashes and cartridge cases, etc. These images show the figures right before the addition of those coats and gloves. The bases are also in the beginning stages. Onto the pictures!
This is JEB Stuart's unit:
And now for the other unit...
I certainly had to learn some new sculpting techniques in a hurry! I am now very adepts at sculpting hats. The Apoxy sculpt can hold an amazing edge, even when it is paper thin. So different from green & brown stuff. However, it does not stick to other materials as well.
That's it for now. Stay tuned for much more!!
On Sunday, Marty and I played a quick test game in which we discovered that the bull centaurs were nothing like previous incarnations. Had we played them like the dragon ogres that they are, our game would have been much different! Three wounds at T5 with the 3+ save is pretty nifty, and explained the vast points sink.
They hit pretty hard as it was, so we are looking forward to one more test game.
I did realize, however, that my current conversion of the old metal bull centaurs would just not cut it. They would look too puny on 40mm bases. My new versions are pretty huge in comparison, but they look much more cohesive with the rest of the army, as seen in the original post.
The next day after the crazy test game, my wife and I hit a hobby store on the way home and bought 6 plastic toy cows. It was difficult to judge the size in the store with no other miniatures to go by, and no bases (this was all very spontaneous!). Knowing that I was going to use ogre bodies which we had been saving to make dragon ogre conversions, we went with a slightly bigger version.
The toys were a bit rubbery, but at least it made them easy to cut!
The heads were lopped off, and I started gluing ogre torsos onto them. I had to fill some large gaps with Apoxy sculpt, which is the grey material that you see in the photos. The weapons had to be fudged a bit, so that they looked a little but like sabres. Plus, there are no left handed swords for the ogres. More conversion.
I did the assembly knowing that they would be wearing field coats, sashes and cartridge cases, etc. These images show the figures right before the addition of those coats and gloves. The bases are also in the beginning stages. Onto the pictures!
This is JEB Stuart's unit:
And now for the other unit...
I certainly had to learn some new sculpting techniques in a hurry! I am now very adepts at sculpting hats. The Apoxy sculpt can hold an amazing edge, even when it is paper thin. So different from green & brown stuff. However, it does not stick to other materials as well.
That's it for now. Stay tuned for much more!!
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Adepticon Team Tournament army: Civil War Dwarfs!!
OK, I have done some wild things with blood bowl teams, and even my WFB armies, but this adventure is going to be the most 'interesting' yet!!!
This series of posts will show the progress of my team tournament army for Adepticon this year. The theme is "The Wretched Alliance of Appomattox".
My Chaos Dwarf army (representing the Confederacy) and Marty's Dwarf army (the Union), find themselves forced to either ally with each other or face certain destruction! While our respective nations have been slugging it out, hordes of foul creatures have inundated the land... skaven, beastmen, orcs, and the like. Of course, we will blame each other for this predicament. They now surround both of our forces gathered at Appomattox Court House.
To get in the appropriate mood, we will be in costume, and in character. I already have all my disparaging impersonations of Union generals ready to go! We may even be compelled to fire at each other...
Anyway, I have been trying to get the army built so that we can at least play a practice game or two. The first brief test match was quite revealing, as we discovered that Bull Centaurs are now effectively dragon ogres. Sadly, that meant I had to scrap everything I had done, and completely redo them, starting yesterday. More on that later.
These first images show the main unit's banner:
And now for the unit. I think you can see Gen. Lee himself off to the right, with Traveller right behind him. I used all sorts of dwarves donated by Marty... Skull pass, etc. The idea was to have each one be unique, with a different rifle, hat, bedroll, canteen, etc., as it was with the more homespun equipped Rebels.
There is still more sculpting work to be done on these, and puptting sand & gravel on the base
The bull centaurs will be shown in another post in a few hours, since there are lots more pictures. You will see how toy cows and ogre minis can combine with various sculpting substances to create something strange yet sublime. :-)
This series of posts will show the progress of my team tournament army for Adepticon this year. The theme is "The Wretched Alliance of Appomattox".
My Chaos Dwarf army (representing the Confederacy) and Marty's Dwarf army (the Union), find themselves forced to either ally with each other or face certain destruction! While our respective nations have been slugging it out, hordes of foul creatures have inundated the land... skaven, beastmen, orcs, and the like. Of course, we will blame each other for this predicament. They now surround both of our forces gathered at Appomattox Court House.
To get in the appropriate mood, we will be in costume, and in character. I already have all my disparaging impersonations of Union generals ready to go! We may even be compelled to fire at each other...
Anyway, I have been trying to get the army built so that we can at least play a practice game or two. The first brief test match was quite revealing, as we discovered that Bull Centaurs are now effectively dragon ogres. Sadly, that meant I had to scrap everything I had done, and completely redo them, starting yesterday. More on that later.
These first images show the main unit's banner:
And now for the unit. I think you can see Gen. Lee himself off to the right, with Traveller right behind him. I used all sorts of dwarves donated by Marty... Skull pass, etc. The idea was to have each one be unique, with a different rifle, hat, bedroll, canteen, etc., as it was with the more homespun equipped Rebels.
There is still more sculpting work to be done on these, and puptting sand & gravel on the base
The bull centaurs will be shown in another post in a few hours, since there are lots more pictures. You will see how toy cows and ogre minis can combine with various sculpting substances to create something strange yet sublime. :-)
Ral Partha centaurs
Over the years I have painted numerous Ral Partha minis. I believe that Ral Partha was actually bought up by Iron Wind Metals, but, in any event, here are a few very different centaurs.
The hoplite centaur was my favorite. I really had fun making the mosaic tile base. Well, it was not quite so fun carving each tiny piece out of the sculpey!
The hoplite centaur was my favorite. I really had fun making the mosaic tile base. Well, it was not quite so fun carving each tiny piece out of the sculpey!
World Eaters Soul Grinder
This figure was part of a very large 40k army which was based on a 'tainted' World Eater theme, hence the white colors for the flesh. Obviously, you can see how this ties into the Ultraforge demon posted a few days ago.
Many of the vehicles have World Eater insignias that are corrupted. Any Aquila symbols also have scarring on them. The addition of the piles of skulls was also very fun.
All that extra metal certainly increased the weight on the vehicles, though! :-) This was an Apoc sized army, so look for tons more in the future!
More pictures are on my CoolMini post at http://www.coolminiornot.com/301447, so please vote on him!
Many of the vehicles have World Eater insignias that are corrupted. Any Aquila symbols also have scarring on them. The addition of the piles of skulls was also very fun.
All that extra metal certainly increased the weight on the vehicles, though! :-) This was an Apoc sized army, so look for tons more in the future!
More pictures are on my CoolMini post at http://www.coolminiornot.com/301447, so please vote on him!
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