From KyleC - Arthouse - (120 points)

So more painting though less than previous weeks.. 

First off the finishing of some D&D bits for the forthcoming game this weekend. 

A pet spider for one of the characters. Needed to be scary and dark so this hit the spot. Model 3d printed from Loot Studios and painted with contrast and wash paints. 

For myself I painted a few variations of what my character would be. Have asked the group advice on which one to take to play with but will put it out to my fellow bloggers here in their thoughts also. 

The DM also requires an arcane object for the mission this weekend.. so I came up with this item from CastnPlay..

Very simple and easy to get done and should do the job there.. 

Then I also painted a small warband of English Civil War models in a test scheme for a London Brigade. 

Received these models last week from a friend alongside a model I bought from him. He figured it would be better in my hands than his as the likelihood of getting paint was higher here.. seems that was correct. I was trialing out a color scheme for my wider ECW army project from years ago that I plan to tackle this year. And I think it came out ok? 

Only issue here was no pike's for 3 models but as a trial I am ok with that. And also them being on round bases I figure I can also use them for some sort of skirmish warband styled gaming in the future also. 

Now the Arthouse Studio Entry. Was really enamored with PeterBs go at a Bust. And I haven't painted one of them for a while. So I thought I would give it a go. 

Have printed out this Zodiac Bust by Yedharo models and their KS. This is the Cancer sign in Bust format. Which is my Son's Zodiac Sign. Figures he is that sign considering how good he is at swimming and being 14 how cranky (crabby) he can be when he wakes for school these days 😏

I wanted to play around with the color blue. And try to make it feel like it's under water or water based? I had started with airbrushing blue tones on it from below and above. And then began to play with it some from there. Can say that a few trials later, some restarts and repriming, I finally gave up after several hours of painting and errors. 

So ended up slapping metal over a few spots instead of trying to finish up the NMM styled technique I had trialed on the helmet and armor sections.

But I am ok with it in the end, and my son thinks it's cool. So now to go and finish up one for myself and my partner. Being Sagittarius and Capricorn. 

It's not a massive bust sitting at about 60mm tall but packs enough details to make it interesting all the same. 

Points for this week;

16*28mm figures =80 PTS

60mm Bust = ??? PTS 

Arthouse Studio = 20 PTS 

Total 100 + bust

Ability for the Directors Chair Studio is available now.. What task with the Snow Overlord give me I wonder 🤔

Great stuff here Kyle that spider is nasty looking and I really like that Arcane Object.  I'm sure I could figure out what it does if I play with the various bits long enough....

I like the let people choose which mini to represent your DnD character.  I'd go with Mr Non-Chalant under the lantern if I get a vote.  personally I'd never let my gaming buddies choose my mini out of fear, 

Nice collection of ECW types and that Bust is awesome, love the blue effects.  Good luck with the crabby 14 year old.   My experience with parenting is that the first 27 years are the worst.  Since Miles awarded 40 points on PeterB’s bust at 140mm, I’ll go with 20 points for your 60mm bust.

I'll need to figure out the points value of that bust and let the Snowlord work on an appropriate task (perhaps finding Miles....).

It looks like I've cleared the Ready posts for today, so I will sign off as temp and return you to your regularly scheduled Minions.