From ChrisF - Chamber of Challenge Shrine 15mm (28pts)

 A serpent priest has managed to waylay some lovelies from the nearby village.

Hopefully, they can break free from his magical sermon before becoming part of his permanent "congregation"!

The snake is from Son of Snakes (Splintered Light minis), and the ladies are Egyptian villagers from Blue Moon.

Minor chores this weekend, so should be able to get some more minis done quickly. 

On to the next room in the Challenge.

From MikeF - The Shrine - 40k Imperial Preacher - 25 points

 After skipping the Orc Pit, I've landed at the Shrine. This requires I paint a cleric or similar. Continuing with the Inquisitor warband theme, I've completed an Imperial preacher. Everything in 40k is over the top and the Ecclesiarchy is no exception. This model is holding a staff with a burning brazier on top connected by hoses to a backpack gas container. I suppose this is to provide adequate lighting while reading verses from his holy tome, but I suspect that it doubles as a flame thrower for use against heretics, non-believers and people needing the 'Emperor's Peace.' When painting the model I was initially confused by the over coat. I thought it was armor at first, but after painting it I realized that it flowed seamlessly into the sleeves of the model. Turns out its a large padded coat and likely heat resistant. Sorta like an asbestos coat. |Additional protection comes in the form of welders goggles and oven mitts! This was my first attempt at a painting fire and moderately happy with the result. I'd put it in the 'good enough' category.

Best way to turn pages when wearing oven mitts.

From Mike W: {Shrine] Ork Gorka Morka Totem (25 Points)

First of hopefully two or three posts this week as I continue to work through the challenge and juggle different project themes and real world work.

Gorka Morka Shrine, skulls and entrance

Having completed four Chambers on Level One of the dungeon, I have now descended to level two.

For the Shrine special chamber I present just that - an Orc Gorka-Morka shrine, from the Games Workshop old Gorka Morka boxed set, if I remember correctly!

Slightly different angle

As a terrain piece or maybe an objective marker, this piece was moulded in two parts, I glued them together and spray painted black, before highlighting with a light grey spray paint and then a top highlight of white spray paint.

Gorka Morka Shrine, side view, wood panels

I painted the wooden frame and support planks brown, with metal work picked out in a steel colour. Around the base is a pile of skulls, painted a skull white colour, there is also a large greenskin face stretched between poles on the frame that makes an entrance to the shrine...

Back door!

I then spent way too much time coming back to this piece to add in the details. But, the fun in this piece was all the detail! This included what seemed like dozens of toadstools, all painted red with white spots, shields, skulls etc and the marvellous Moon Face icon on the top of the shrine 

Another side view

Everything was given washes and then matt varnished.

Lots of toadstools

POINTS

Shrine                5 Pts   

Bonus                20 Pts

TOTAL              25 Points 

That does look rather spiffing. And 25 points for you.

Tamsin

AdamC: The Shrine Dark Age Nun

 This figure is from the Gripping Beast women pack.

He hood and shawl suggested a nun's habit to me. 

Her clothes are simple natural linen and wool in hues of gray. The shawl and hood are "German Grey" just a bit lighter than black. 

There is a broach holding her shawl closed its triangler possibly an emblem of the Trinity.  Points wise she's a 25mm figure worth 5 points and her religious vocation should get me another 20 points for the room.