As I near the end of my Warhammer Fantasy Battle project building my Savage Orc and Goblin army I'm getting to units I've kind of been avoiding. I much prefer painting rank and file so things like monsters and such tend to get pushed aside until I absolutely can't avoid them any more.
That's exactly what happened with this beasty - a shaman mounted on a wyvern. Anyway, now I've extracted my digit and finally gotten around to painting Shaman Muranduh and his faithful steed. The wyvern is a kind of weapon of mass destruction, or a "Deff Star wiff Teef" if you will...
Even after I got started it still took a fair bit of time to complete simply through complexity and size. The wyvern alone comes in half a dozen parts and needed to be pinned together as well as pinned to the base. The gaps where parts joined were quite substantial in some places and had to be filled, including the sculpting of additional scales. Even I can't see the joins now so I must have made a fair fist of it.
Shaman Muranduh was also pinned onto the neck and his fur loin cloth extended to hide where he was attached. In retrospect not the smartest thing to do as painting him was a right bugger as the wings were constantly getting in the way of the brush or casting shadows over the area being painted.
You can't tell now but at one point the wyvern was about 80% painted (red body, grey wings and black scales), however it just didn't look right so I backed up and started again. I'm much happier with the green and cream scheme he has now even if it is a bit run-of-the-mill.
The shaman is something of an orc-about-town and is sporting a rather natty "Cloak of Many Dead Things", lovingly crafted by the latest in hip orc fashion designers Killit Deadygone.
I've no idea what this is worth so I'm throwing myself on the tender mercies of the Snow Lord and hoping for the best. Surely it'll be worth closer to 1,000 points than not...
Cheers,
Millsy
Fantastic work Millsy. You've done a stupendous job on this beastie and its rider. I've seen this model close-up several times and know what kind of a challenge it is to do properly. I quite like the cream and green wings, but what really seals it for me is the slate grey dorsal scales. That colour combination looks very, very sharp.
With it's mass and the attendant build, I'm going to score this as two 28mm vehicles, a rider, plus a few more pips to top it up. Well done Mr. Mills!
That is knock out brilliant mate...
ReplyDeletegreat choice of colors! well done !
ReplyDeleteI really like the nasty faces of this two figures;-)
Back when I had a fire in my belly to play Warhammer, I always coveted this model. I'm kind of glad I didn't get it then, because I would have been utterly useless at assembling it!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful work, love the highlighting on the scales especially!
Very nice work!
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That is a pearler mate.
ReplyDeleteSuperb work Millsy :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice wee beastie! These probably still exist somewhere in the outback!
ReplyDeleteGood work Millsy. The colours mightn't have been your first choice but they work well together.
ReplyDeleteFabulous work Millsy. I have this exact model in a box and I have never known how to quite approach painting it. Inspiring stuff.
ReplyDeleteFabulous work Millsy. I have this exact model in a box and I have never known how to quite approach painting it. Inspiring stuff.
ReplyDeleteFantastic work Mr Millsy - the color pattern came of brilliantly.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning greenie!
ReplyDeleteWell done Millsy!
ReplyDeletethat is really superb, i love the wings
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful beast!!!
ReplyDeleteExceptional work! The wings are ace and the skin tone just superb. Unlike you I'm always painting the extra ordinary stuff first though. I always get bored painting rank and file and therefore try to avoid it as long as possible... which leaves me with lots of half finished projects.
ReplyDeleteVery nice work Millsy! The wyvern sculpt is really one of my favorites from the older Warhammer orcs! I remember eyeing that in the store as a kid.
ReplyDeleteGreat job Millsy. I cringed as you described the steps needed to get this beast assembled, as it brought many memories of similar efforts with these kits (many of which ended up in the bin). Congrats on sticking with it, and the results are excellent. This monster is a real beauty!
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone! It seems I'm not the only one who coveted this model for some time. Hopefully it repays my efforts when it hits the table at last :-)
ReplyDeleteLovely work on the rider and monster, they look superb!
ReplyDeleteAmazing work, Michael - I dare say he weighs a ton!
ReplyDeleteThe hide and scales have been especially well-painted, while the Shaman Muranduh (groan) is as ugly an SOB as one could wish for. In a good way, of course...!
Hold the mayo-this is fantastic! The way you did the webbing on those wings is a perfect contrast to the green skin. Also I like the blue up his back-really pops. Let's face it, this whole piece really is a stand out.
ReplyDeleteBravo!
Beautifully done! The wyvern looks really good in green and cream and his back plates have a hard metal look which looks really good on him....the rider is quite nice too!
ReplyDeleteI have both orc wyvern in my pile of neglect...I haven't even removed the cellophane yet. I AM going to steal your color combo when I do as it looks very orky. ;)
Go for it David. I tried a different palette as you've seen above and it just didn't look right. Some things are just meant to be green :-)
DeleteReally good work. Been putting off larger projects like this as well. Will I get to them in this challenge? Not sure?
ReplyDeleteIt can be a big effort to pin a beast like this and tidy the joins. Excellent colour scheme and once again nice basing. cheers
Cracking stuff Millsy!
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