From TashaH: Ferocious Dragons [Glorantha] (33 points)

 Glorantha - Planet of Quests, Runes and Heroes.

At the core of many a quest is a dragon. Residing on Glorantha are the Meadow Dragon, the Forest Dragon and the Snowy Mountain Dragon, all obtained from Dracokiro on MiniFactory As you will see, they are ferocious and should instill fear in every hero's heart at the prospect of engaging them. 

 

The Meadow Dragon embraces darkness and dread. Very fearsome.

Gloranthan dragons like to pose on rocks - we don't question it.

I used acrylic craft paints for the Meadow Dragon. I used a new one to me, a Colour Shift paint from Folk Art. I added a couple drops of Flow-Aid from Liquitex and that made it much easier to work with.

The Forest Dragon is a lively one and is known to attack with furor and frenzy. 

I used earth tone Citadel Contrast Paints for the Forest Dragon. After several layers and some blending, I dry-brushed Molten Bronze and Brass Balls to the dragon's wings and chest plate. I glued real crystals around the base of the dragon to cover up my poor attempt at removing a puddle base.

Lastly, the Snowy Mountain Dragon is the most fierce of all. Being trapped on the cold mountain has made him cranky and unapproachable. Oh wait, that's every person in Saskatchewan right now!

I got the idea for this base from a YouTube video. I apologize for not having the link. I was half paying attention and couldn't find it again. My lack of attention also means that my process is not the same as in the video. I'm certain theirs is much easier ha ha. I used white craft Gorilla glue on the stone, with just a touch of Talassar Blue Contrast Paint stirred in, sprinkled it with a hefty dose of baking soda and left if for about half an hour. When I came back, it was very puffy (like a cloud). I was a bit concerned and moved the mound around a bit, to make it look a little 'drifty'. I placed the dragon in the center of the mound, sprinkled it with more baking soda and left it for several hours. The white craft Gorilla Glue is not quick setting like the Gorilla Glue Super Glue. 

After a few hours, the mound was about 3/4 set. I decided I wanted to add some more snowy detail to the base and added a much thinner layer of the glue below the current layer and followed the same steps, minus adding the blue tint. 

The next day, I painted white accents into the snow and added a couple paw prints to mimic the pattern that is imprinted in the original base.

The dragon is painted using 4 shades of blue and purple Contrast paints, with a hint of Vallejo chrome as an accent. 

Points

2 x 20 mm figure - 8 points

1 x  28 mm figure - 5 points

1 x planet bonus = 20 points

Total - 33 points

If Tamsin would be so kind as to drop me into the Warp Maelstrom adjacent to this planet, I'd like a surprise landing please.

Those dragons certainly look cute, sweet and...errrmmm....that is to say, extremely ferocious! These very, very scary beasts will see you sail through the 50 points of figures for you "Chocolate Cake Duel" alongside Sarah. I guess you both have to bake each other a chocolate cake and then share them! You have my jealo...errmm...sympathies! 

I think I'll warp you to the Vogsphere, so something bureaucratic or blackly comedic next week please!

Tamsin