From BenitoM: An Hecatomb of Humans to Teutates at Cooke's Crevase (50 Points)

Having being roughly dispatched off the Balloon's basket with a faulty parachute, I landed in the mysterious lands of the Path of Forgotten in a place called Cooke's Crevase. This is a very rocky place and the challengers can only escape from there presenting "something on a rock" (!?) 

After much thinking, I found my inspiration while deciding what to do with an old (in all senses of the word) Wargames Foundry druid model. What about a shrine or even better, a sacred place where human sacrifices were undertaken?

So here it is: my entry represents a hard day's of hecatomb work for our great druid and his host. They are caught  offering a tribute of blood (somewhat gory) to Teutates the God of War, requesting his help to defeat the almighty Caesar's Roman legions.

I bulit from scratch this rock outcrop. I started with a simple scheme, having in mind a small vignette with three height levels.

The foundations were some old plastic roundbases found in my box of gaming accesories.

The final shape of the rock was made with kitchen paper wetted with a mix of water and white glue.

 

I let it dry for 24 hours and then the models were glued to the base. The final part of the construction was to cover the whole base with a layer of plaster to provide the texture of a bare rock.

In the painting phase I struggled to decided how much "gory" I wanted to make the vignette. I found totally unrealistic some models seen in Internet that looked coming straight from a "chainsaw" movie decorated with generous doses of McDonald's ketchup.

Therefore I went for yes, some blood with a restraint.

The vignette will be used in my games with Infamy! Infamy! the skirmish ancients rules by Too Fat Lardies to be released next April. This would work as a jump-off point, a command base, Also a druid base (a character used in the rules) or else as an objective marker.

The final part of the project was to add some green turfs. Initially I was planning to let the bare stone, but it was too dull to my eye. Some contrasting green color would actually help the rock to stand out.

In conclusion, milestone achieved and 45 points to be added to my Challenge scoring ( 3 x 28mm models @5 points + 30 extra points). Next stop will be the Snow Lord's Peak... now I have to decide whether catching another ride in Sarah's Balloon or go the longer way through Hawkins' Hill.

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Another fine entry Benito - and, of course, more great advance-buzz-style advertising for "Infamy! Infamy!" (did I spell it correctly? :) Not only is there some excellent painting work on display here - in particular the tattoos on the, er, "lead spiritualist" on the rock - but also some great craft skills in building the rocky outcrop. I agree, the tufts of grass help the special rock stand out even more - and that only makes sense, as the God of War is not going to help you unless you use an appropriate rock location for your ceremonies. 

I am adding five bonus points for all around quality and execution (cough).  Nice work Benito, we are all really enjoying your progress across Challenge Island. And I feel like I have already ordered a copy of "Infamy! Infamy!"...

GregB