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Dem bones #2

02 Friday Sep 2016

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Hello folks, quick Friday post for you – I finished up the second half of the skellies from the Dungeon Monster Kickstarter from Johnny Lauck. Same as last post, they are all done with washes & drybrushing – almost speedpainted.

First up we have ‘Orc Skeleton’ by Mate Lavotha. He’s a real bruiser, (the mini, not the sculptor), and I quite like him:

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Next up we have the ‘Lizardman Skeleton’ by Jason Weibe. Quite a substantial piece, and one of the stand-out minis from the set for me:

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Thirdly we have the ‘Halfling Skeleton’ by Brian Cooke. Short, no shoes… yep, it’s a Halfling! Not much else to say here – I think I would’ve liked to see this guy with a bow:

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Finally we have the ‘Ratman Skeleton’ by Behrle Hubbuch. An odd little sculpt, but strangely appealing – not entirely sure what he/she/it is wearing though:

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And here we have the full double set of eight!

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On a slight side note, I got my new-old-new White Dwarf through the post this week. I won’t waste your time by going over the contents – it’s all over the internet and I’m sure you’re up to speed on that. Suffice to say that, in my humble opinion, it is a pretty darn good magazine and is worth picking up. It comes with a free variant Slaughter Priest mini, so I may well use mine to do a pit-slave pal for by other SP conversion… If I make a start then I’ll do some WIP shots for you in my next post, otherwise I’ll be cracking on with the other half of my undead adventures – the same races in zombie form!!! See you from the crypt!

Dem bones #1

30 Tuesday Aug 2016

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Hello folks, I have a little post to share with you today – I haven’t had too much hobby time lately what with one thing or another, but I did manage to make a start on the recent Dungeon Monster Kickstarter from Johnny Lauck. The KS was to produce a range of undead (both skellibobs & zombies) from different fantasy races – each race covered by a different sculptor. I got a double batch of each, very much with Frostgrave in mind, and got cracking with my first eight. Paint-wise, they are all mostly painted with various washes, followed by drybrushing – nothing fancy or demanding here :-)

First up we have ‘Dead Sonja’ by Faron Betchley. She’s a lovely little sculpt, one of the best of the bunch, and I could have gone in to much more detail here if I wasn’t pushed for time:

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Next up we have the ‘Ranger Skeleton’ by Nadrav Igra. Again, this is one of the best of the bunch, with a nice pose & detail. I’m reading this as an Elf:

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Thirdly we have the ‘Goblin Skeleton’ by Leandro Ventic. This is probably one of the more bizarre sculpts in the set – light on detail, and why would a skeleton have ears and a nose?? Still, he’s good fun and quick to paint:

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Finally we have the ‘Dwarf Skeleton’ by Bob Olley. This is classic Bob – big head, and loads of detail should you want to spend the time on it. This guy also comes up a bit big within the context of the group, if you care about such things:

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And here we have the four plus their dupes – quite the group I hope you will agree!

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Next time I’ll share the other half of the Skeletons with you – a lot of the ink washing is already done on them in a batch-paint stylee, so hopefully not too long to wait. Catch you from the graveside!

Two portions of fish, and a huge bag of chips please

22 Monday Aug 2016

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Greetings Earthlings! I come in peace, and have a quick post for you today – I’ve had a bit of a monster painting session over the weekend, and have no fewer than 18 painted models to show for it! First up are a couple of fishmen that I picked up at BOYL – quirky little sculpts, nice and easy to paint up:

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They were fun to paint, mostly done with washes and a quick drybrush, so nothing too demanding. I have no specific plan for them, so they can just hang with the rest of my galactic scum. My league of Xeno adventurers is growing!

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Secondly, I have a bumper haul of 16 Johnny Lauck droids to share, (you can see details about Johnny in my last post), hence the post title. Droids… chips… computer chips…? oh, never mind :-/      Anyway, I speedpainted them up with no great attention to detail – simple colour blocks, wash, drybrush, weathering, done. I plan to use them as scenery items or plot points rather than characters in their own right, so I treated them as such. I painted five up each in blue, red and yellow, and I singled out one chap to be some sort of protocol droid ;-)

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Here, protocol droid ‘AR53’ attempts to diffuse a tense situation between Hraxi Jonas and a couple of fishy customers… apparently only one of the aliens appreciates Mum jokes!

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I love these little critters, and was instantly hooked on these when I saw them available on the undead kickstarter. I really like the idea of little civilianised droids bumbling around the place… probably something to do with growing up a long time ago, with my head stuck in a galaxy far far away :-)   Some of these guys do look weaponised, but they can equally be drinks dispensers, fire extinguishers, hoovers, fumigators, etc.  I’ll go back and add fine detail as and when the mood takes me, but I’m calling them done for now.

So that’s it for the time being – what a productive weekend! I have an assignment to write over the next couple of weeks, so painting time is going to somewhat limited for a while. That said, I’m sure I’ll manage a bit of painting here and there ;-)   Catch you sucker DJs on the B side