Tuesday 20 March 2018

From PeterD: Argyle Gargoyles for My CurtGeld (30 Points)



Well I had a gigantic challenge fade at the end and so there are several projects in various states of completion that will be finished afterwards.  Included in the mix is my Curtgeld, all done but the bases.  However IIRC, the Challenge rules state that I can leave the bases unfinished for Curt so that's where we'll leave things.



I am a historical gamer so I don't do monsters as a rule, but I picked up theses 28mm D&D plastic gargoyles from the local game shop and I reckon they'll do as Curtgeld.  I tried to do them to match the greyscale effects that Curt gets, which I figured would suit the gargoyles.






The challenge fade mostly had to do with the final 8 Royal Welsh Fusiliers which include two standard bearers and two musicians.  These gave me many headaches - false starts, dropped paint sticks, do overs the whole shooting match.  I've finally broken the back on them but they'll have to wait till after the challenge.  Also in the background is the start of a Hessian unit, which I began after much frustration on the Fusiliers.







As for the title, I know Curt is a fan of the Muppets and this is one of my favourite Muppet Shticks - Angus McGonagle the Argyle Gargoyle Gargling Gershwin!  With the Snowlord being a traitorous, murdering, scheming bastard who sold his country out for Dutch and German kings Campbell, it seemed appropriate.   Plus it includes Mark Hamill in an argyle sweater.




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'...being a traitorous, murdering, scheming bastard who sold his country out to Dutch and German kings Campbell. '

Ahem, right. Well, let's just abbreviate all that to 'astute, morally flexible opportunist' and call it square shall we? ;)

Wonderful work Peter, thank you! As you well know, we often delve into the eldritch horror side of things, so these two fellows will see great service either perched on cathedrals, or on poor unsuspecting heroes.  Thank you very much again!

The video is great as well - You gotta love the Muppets and that sweater is just ace.
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11 comments:

  1. Nice work on the gargoyles Peter :)

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  2. Nice gargoyles, they work really well!
    Best Iain

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    1. Cheers Iain - I'm hoping that they can see uses on table.

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  3. Thansk Curt, truth be told the Douglas Clan had a similar relationship with the Stewarts as the Campbells, just 200 odd years earlier. Rebellions, assassinations, defenestrations - the whole shooting match. I was hoping they could fit into an Eldritch some thing or other.

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    1. This is why we intrinsically get along. Well, until one has to stab the other in the back, but that's just a quibble. :)

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  4. Awesome post Peter! As one who's country is also "conquered by a Dutch king" I sympathise with you but we cannot hold Curt responsible for the actions of his forebears, for moving so far away to Knanadadada, that's something else all together ;-)

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    1. Thanks Sander. Good luck overthrowing your foreign occupiers!

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  5. Great looking Gargoyles Peter! Defenestration... what a great word.

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    1. Thanks very much. It does have a nice ring to it. Apparantly there is a Douglas Garden in Stirling Castle marking the spot where he fell post defenestration.

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