Saturday, 16 March 2019

From Barks: Curtgeld and other madness (95 points)

My Curtgeld this year is Tolkien's go-to monster: a giant spider. I did the beady eyes gloss, but it doesn't really show as well as I would like. This is a metal Reaper miniature on a 60mm base. I've left the base simple for Curt's flocking pleasure.


I'm also happy to have knocked out some more figures for Mansions of Madness:

Spy, jazz musician, sailor, waitress

Warlocks

Dimensional Shamblers

The Formless Spawn is supposed to be a protoplasmic tarry black blob. I painted it dark grey with a rattle can overspray in grey and white, then a black ink. I wasn't sure how to do the eyes, but they came out OK. I'm thinking about giving them a gloss coat. It is on an 80mm base.

Formless Spawn


I should also gloss coat these Deep Ones. They're a bit larger and on 30mm bases.


So, I'm claiming:

Spider 25 points incl. Curtgeld
Formless Spawn 12 points
Deep Ones 12 points
Everyone else 40 points

Total 89 points

Tamsin:

Whewie! That's some great painting Barks! I love the black on those two warlocks.

Thanks for your suggested scoring, but we'll have to agree to disagree. I'm scoring the formless spawn as a 28mm vehicle and the deep ones as 40mm foot. Add on the Curtgeld points and that's 94 points, not 89. And because I don't like seeing totals indivisible by 5 I'll add another point. And I won't brook any dissent from you, so there!

22 comments:

  1. "Barks has painted two male witches!"
    "Warlocks."
    "It's true I tell you Sir!"
    ; )
    Great work on these figs Barks, really lovely stuff!

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  2. Tamsin, you’re crazed with power! The altitude has gone to your head!

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  3. Wow those are really nice. Where are the figures from as I am not sure if they are from the MoM sets. The Deep Ones which look great are different than the ones I have. Love the Formless Spawn.

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    1. Thanks, John! They’re all from the latest MoM expansion, ‘Horrific Journeys’.

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  4. I really like all this painting work shown here. The Deep Ones specially, fantastic green tones

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    1. Thanks, Benito! I’m quite happy with them, too.

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  5. Cracking stuff. Your work this year has been proper eye candy

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  6. Really great work Barks. I second Dave’s comments on the quality of your output this year.

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  7. Fantastic work! Love the deep ones,t th characters are all excellent!
    Best Iain

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  8. These are really very good, very atmospheric. The four civilians and the two warlocks especially are fantastic! And then that jazz musician!

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  9. Fantastic! Thanks so much for the Giant Spider Barks (BTW, the beastie arrived a few days ago). Also loving those MoM figures. Just picked up Horrific Journeys and am looking forward to giving it a go.

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    1. A little reminder of our furry friends Down Under.

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  10. Wonderfully horrific variety here. I think you should be especially pleased with the warlocks.

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    1. Thanks, Noel- they’re not the most evil looking figures.

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  11. Well done Barks! Those Dimensional Shamblers and the Deep Ones are my favourites of the bunch.

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    1. Thanks, Moiterei! They certainly grew on me as I painted them.

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