Look who's coming to dinner...

Here are the images of the completed Abbadon and Loken!  All together on their base.

For those of you who may not have seen them, there are two other posts that show various stages of the painting.  I posted them earlier this week.

This was an interesting piece to paint.  I do wish that they would not have the bases interact with the 'main' base in the manner they have been doing.  I had to cut away parts of the figures bases to be at the correct angle, and so on.

At least they are all finished!

Quite a duel!

Hey, how ya been doin'?  Whoa, watch where you point that thing...

Meatloaf again?

What's wrong with my meatloaf?

I told you that I hate onions!

Sorry about that, guys!  Very little sleep.  Anyway, I have top views coming next...

Brunhilde for the Gold!

Here she is!  The mounted Brunhilde figure for the Painting Gold NMM video.  As I thought, the multitude of surfaces provided me with lots of ways to illustrate the layout of colors, lights and darks, etc.

There were also many nice detailed bits to work with, so I could maximize the reflections of one surface on another.

As you can see by the base, the horse is no whimpy little pony!  This makes one heck of an Empire hero/general. :-)

I used the alternate version of this figure (shield instead of banner), since that one fit much better with my camera and lighting set up!

Loken!

Yes, I am now using his correct name!  Dave Taylor was nice enough to inform me that I was having a memory lapse :-)  I thought something was amiss, but my mind has been pulled in so many directions, there is very little 'hold' left in the blue tac which is my brain!

Here is the finished mini.  I took many shots of the whole set together, which will actually take two posts!

I also had some fun with the cloak :-)

Next up is the Brunhilde on horseback!

"Shading" the shaded basecoat with glazes...

OK folks!  A little more fun with glazing.  As always, the idea is not only to darken down the colors to create shadows... it is also about tinting your colors.  The metals in particular, since they are reflective.

I painted all the cloth surfaces red, so that this reflectivity would be easier to demonstrate.  This will also enhance the cooler colors in the areas where I would prefer it to be brass (more greenish).  The horse was painted as a dapple grey to add to that "warm vs cool" contrast.

I tried to continue this theme, even on the banner.

I will post the finished images soon!!  Stay tuned.  In the meantime, I enjoyed this new image from the Raging Heroes kickstarter.  This 'gas mask' faction will be perfect for the gals who will be outside the hive city defending the walls!!

Addadon in action!

Time to start posting the pictures of the completed minis from the Forgeworld set!

We begin with Abbadon.  It's been a while since I had a chance to do black armor.  I think it's been years, in fact!

I was tempted to do more weathering on him, but I decided to keep that at a minimum this time.  There were hints of battle damage and weathering that were sculpted in...

Loken is next!

Mounted Brunhilde shaded basecoat.

Well, this figure is actually finished now, but I will be showing a few phases of the painting.  Here we have the Shaded Basecoat step.  As usual, setting up all the glazes and shading that will come later!

Speaking of Raging Heroes, the pledges have been coming in fast and furious!  Please be patient with them, as they are already exhausted... and that was before they pressed that start button...

I will post the glazing images next!

Sorry to be so brief tonight, folks, but I have lots of painting to do.  Stay tuned for finished images of the Abbadon and Loken set as well!

The Raging Heroes kickstarter begins!!!!!

All right!  The Toughest Girls of the Galaxy are HERE!  As you already know, I have been waiting on this moment, and now it has arrived.  The fantastic new range of miniatures is on its way.

We will be looking at nearly 150 unique sculpts, with all sorts of goodies!!

I have included this example to give you an idea of how magnificent these are.  This is the Kurganova Sisters set, including their loyal companion Charlie.

I have many more posts on the blog showing numerous figures from the range, all located in the Raging Heroes area.  You will love how easy these figures are to deal with!

I have put together many resin figures, and these are the only ones that I don't even need to prime, much less struggle to wash without breaking or losing parts.  So much easier!  I have no idea why other companies can't do the same :-)

I think you will love these minis just as much as I do, especially when you see how easy they are to deal with.

Get in fast... I think it will be crazy!!!!

So, here is the link!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/loudnraging/raging-heroes-the-toughest-girls-of-the-galaxy