From BillA: Maya Warriors, Characters and Peasants (85 pts)

 After a week where it was too cold to sit at my basement workbench and paint, I'm back with more finished figures for my ongoing Mayan project. Following up on my last batch with spears, this week I've got their companions with clubs and flint-bladed "swords," as well as a few more character figures and some peasants

Group shot - everyone smile!

First up, the warriors. In "Tribal" terms, these are armed with Short Weapons. Short Weapons (one-handed clubs, swords, axes, etc.) favor straightforward tactics of running up and bashing the other guy, versus the feints that spears give a bonus to in game. These are once again divided into two formations of five, and color-coded with red and blue being the dominant accent color (or just flat out dominant color, in the jumpsuited figures' case!) to signify which formation is which. These are, once again, Jaguar Tribes figures from Lucid Eye.

Next up, a pair of character figures - a "Mayan General" from Paymaster Games, here in the USA, who do a lot of indigenous American figures, both historic and mythological, as well as a second shaman from Gringo40s. I'd previously painted another copy of this shaman in different colors as part of the Challenge. The General is holding a two-handed weapon set with a pair of flint axe heads - I'm not sure how historical this weapon is, but it looks like it'll ruin someone's day! 

Finally, four more Gringo40s figures - these are Maya peasants carrying bundles of cotton cloth, based two to a base on 40mm rounds from Renedra to serve as objective tokens in Tribal. 

All together, that's 16 28mm figures, for 85 points. No new squirrel points. And that's 34 Maya painted as part of the Challenge total, with four more primed and awaiting paint as well as another six objective tokens. After that I've got another 10 figures to assemble, prime and paint, but it remains to be seen if I'll get those done during the Challenge or not. 

From DaveD l now they are a colourful,bunch alright . I do like the Gringos Shaman , Ged does some lovely pieces . I make 16nx 5 as 80 points , but I’m rounding you to 85 for that wonderful group shot and overall brightness of scheme . 

From BillA - Warriors with Spears (60 pts)

 I'm hitting the "boring" troop stage of my Mayan project - the ordinary warriors there to fill the ranks, mostly without fun accoutrements like feathers and jewelry. The nice thing is that units in Tribal are five figures, so I can batch paint a couple at a time without hitting the burnout sensation that trying to work through 20-30-figure regiments can trigger. 

This week, I've done two units of Warriors with Long Weapons - Tribal splits Warriors (melee combat units) into "Long" and "Short" weapons, with long weapons being spears and polearms, while short weapons are swords, clubs, axes, etc. The different weapon types gain bonuses when used with different tactics during play - long weapons being better at hindering your opponent and making it harder for them to win a round of combat, while short weapons favor straight forward bashing. 

These figures are once again from Lucid Eye, and are listed as "Jaguar Tribes" on their website. I've differentiated the units with red and green detailing, because otherwise they're almost the same sculpts across both units.

I like the variety, from nearly nude to quilted shirts and the brightly colored "long johns" style outfits, which are laced up the back. They do have shields, but those are going to wait for warmer weather to prime and paint. 

And a group shot of both units together, in case I'm ever using these for a game with ten-figure units:

 Yes, the guys wearing the quilted shirts are bare-assed. I guess they're too brave to worry about turning around and getting shot in the butt! 

And finally, I've finished a pair of Gringo 40s Maya casualty figures, painted to use as Panicked markers in Tribal. As you can see, trying to flock under and between their legs was a bit of a fool's errand; next time I'll flock the bases first and then glue the figure down on top of it. 

So that's 10 28mm figures at 5 points apiece, plus two prone casualty figures... call that 55 points all together? And no new squirrel points. 

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Sylvain: What a great project. I was always fascinated by precolonial warfare in central and south America because it seems so "exotic". And you bring it all up on the table top with very well painted and based miniatures. Excellent travail!

From GeoffT: Neanderthals (125 points)

Hello Challengers,

I got these beauties for playing ‘Tribal’ by mana press.  They have a supplement called primeval that pits varies early hominid species against each other.  These Neanderthals are from lucid eye I think.  They are 28mm and very nice minis.  There are 25 x 28mm foot for a total of 125 points.

Kind Regards

Geoff T

From Millsy:

These are terrific Geoff and very tempting. I believe these are available from North Star. I keep seeing them and have all sorts of plans go round in my head!

I love what you've done with the bold flesh tones and dry brushing on the furs. I'm sure they'll present a real threat to any mammoths or sabertooths that they come across.

125 bones added to your total mate.

Cheers,
Millsy

From BillA: Maya Ajaw and Ah'kin (30 points)

 This was a project I didn't really plan on starting, until my buddy Chris gifted me a pair of figures he'd commissioned and had cast up - a Maya king and queen (whom you'll see in my Empire theme round entry). Well, now I needed to do something with them! Looking at my options for Maya miniatures, the options out there aren't as varied as there are for Aztecs. At Chris' suggestion, I ordered about a dozen packs of "Jaguar Tribes" and "Maxzans" figures from Lucid Eye Publications. Sculpted by Steve Saleh, formerly of Wargames Foundry, these figures are a little bit generic "Mesoamerican Fantasy" but work well as representatives of the Maya people, pre-European contact. 

Current plan is to paint up enough figures and terrain to put on a game at a local one-day show, six months from now; I'm mostly thinking Mana Press' "Tribal" ruleset for these, which uses units of five figures and a unique playing card-based mechanic, but I'm going to workshop this with Chris. 

I started with some of the more richly dressed and ornamented figures; these five I'm treating as ajaw, members of the noble class in a Mayan city-state, fighting for personal glory and social status.

I misplaced the shields for this group; if I find them or buy more (or more likely, buy more and then find them), I'll get them painted and glued on. 

I also picked up some 28mm Maya figures from Gringo 40s to accompany my Lucid Eye figures and fill in some gaps. One such is this priest, or ah'kin; He wears a Chaac mask, putting on the persona of the god of rain, agriculture and (sometimes) warfare, with a plume of quetzal feathers. 

This is one of two copies of Gringo 40s' priest figure I bought, so you'll see another one in different colors later on in the challenge. 

Six 28mm figures on foot gives me another 30 points, and I claim a second Squirrel Point for Maya.

Total Squirrel Points: 2 (Modern Horror, Maya)

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Sylvain: "Colorful" is the first quality I can say about your paint job. You are regaling us with a subject not seen much during past Challenges and I hope you will keep showing us more of this stuff. Joli travail!

 

 

 

 

From GeoffT: The Apes of Wrath (110 points)

Hello Challengers,

Long before Steinbeck, there were angry hominids.  They would tell you why they are angry, but their vocal chords have not fully evolved.

These miniatures are from Lucid Eye, I will be using them for the Pre-Human faction for ‘Tribal’ by Mana Press.  Their ‘Primeval’ supplement is based around clashes between various hominid species.

There are 18 x 28 mm figures for 90 points, and their aggressive stance would suggest they are full of Wrath for a bonus 20 points.

This also adds a Squirrel for Pre-humans.

Kind Regards,

Geoff.

From Millsy:

You can never have enough plastic dinosaurs (so said Dave Faulkner from the Hoodoo Gurus) and I'm now convinced that applies to angry hominids too.

Great brushwork Geoff, you've managed just the right amount of highlighting on the fur and exposes skin to keep them both eye catching and realistic at the same time.

110 points added to your tally mate. Nice one!

Cheers,
Millsy

From ManusH: Conán of the Fianna and an Ammunition Cart (60 Points)

In this post, I've completed my first piece for the Quadrant Challenge! I've landed on the verdant world of Arda with a figure of legend from Irish lore. The theme of this planet is "fantasy, Tolkienesque", and I think Irish myth suits it quite well - it's full of great heroes and powerful magic. 

Tolkien himself did not enjoy his time in Ireland, and drew far more inspiration from Welsh myth. I was however interested to find that some elements of Lord of the Rings might originate in Irish myth. Wormtongue is strikingly similar to the Irish character Bricriu Nimhtheanga (Bricriu Poisontongue), while Gollum has been said to be inspired by the Poll na gColm cave in Clare. 

This figure is "Conán of the Fianna", a 28mm model by Lucid Eye. Their range is inspired by Jim Fitzpatrick's paintings of Irish mythological figures. In the Fiannaíocht, Conán Mac Mórna is a gigantic warrior of the Fianna warband, led by the famous Fionn Mac Cumhaill. He is a comic figure, usually blustering around looking for food! He was said to be so hairy that a cloak could be made from hair shaved off his back once a year. I don't know for sure, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if Robert E. Howard used his name for Conan the Barbarian. Irish myth can get very "sword and sorcery". 

The base features Conán's name in Ogham, the old Irish rune alphabet 

I tried to copy the original painting for this model. There are lots of cool textures that were really fun to replicate. 

I'm afraid I don't know the lady's name; she isn't mentioned in the myths 

My second piece is an ammunition cart for my Sharp Practice 1798 Rebellion Project. It's a scratch-build I've had lying around for a long time! The horse is from a Wargames Illustrated issue, so I think it's by Warlord. The wheels are from Warbases. All the rest was made up of scrap MDF, coffee stirrers and Milliput! The hinges on the caisson were made from strips of aluminium from a Coke can. This is a great material, especially for flags! 

I tried out a piebald colour scheme on the horse. It's not as easy as I expected! Still, I really enjoy having a broad range of horse colours in my collection. The cart itself is very generic, and could be used for United Irishmen, British forces or the French Expedition. 

I'm not sure if Conán counts as 1 figure or 2! I'm going with 1, as it's one casting, but I might be wrong. I've counted the cart as a "28mm mounted figure, artillery piece or crew served weapon" just because I think it's the most accurate category. 

1x28mm foot figure @5 points

1x 28mm mounted figure, artillery piece or crew served weapon=10 points

Quadrant Challenge bonus=20 points

Total =35 points. 

Thanks 😊

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Love this post, especially the short tour of Irish mythology - wonderful!

That Saleh's vignette of Fitzpatrick's Conan is tremendous and you've done a really wonderful job on it Manus. I'm particularly admiring the various colours, textures and even the runic name on the base! Spectacular work. I have a bunch of Lucid Eye stuff sitting in the wings and this really makes me want to pull them out for some attention. 

The cart is a very useful piece as it could be used in a variety of settings. I'm scoring it as a vehicle, plus single horse (10 + 5). Conan I'm scoring as two figures as I'm feeling that Goodwill to Mankind thing. It's a brief condition - I'm sure it will pass. :)

Great work Manus, keep them coming!

- Curt 

From SimonM: "Lucid Eye Publications" Lord Rascal's Ghostly Wraiths (20 Points)

These four 28mm scale "white metal figures" of Lord Rascal's Ghostly Wraiths are produced by “Lucid Eye Publications” and can be bought from the company's "Toon Realms" range. Sculpted by Steve Saleh, I have painted them to represent the "dreaded ring-servants of the Dark Lord Sauron in Middle-earth" so as to field them as a 'Lord Of The Toons' Bellicose Foot unit (Reduced Model Unit) for “Dragon Rampant” by "Osprey Games".

Originally I had planned to simply paint these figures in exactly the same way as I've pigmented all my ghosts, using a white undercoat with plenty of green shading and simple white dry-brush. But having seen the 'official' paint-job on the now OOP Twilight Ringwraiths manufactured by "Games Workshop", I thought I'd try a distinctly bluer palette, so therefore primed the quartet with two layers of "Vallejo" Steel Grey.

The Fallen Kings were then 'muddied down' with a wash of "The Army Painter" Strong Tone Quickshade, before being dry-brushed with (more) "Vallejo" Steel Grey, and an even lighter touch of Heavy Bluegrey. With the bulk of the spectres finished, I subsequently 'picked out' their grotty gloves with a combination of "Vallejo" White and "The Army Painter" Strong Tone Quickshade, and their eyes with a dab of  "Citadel" Abaddon Black.

I also layered their teeth with a dash of "Vallejo" White, and decided to imply a haunting look in their somewhat softly-detailed faces by adding a splash of "Citadel" Druchii Violet just beneath their eyes. This colour sort of replicated the facial make-up I spotted the actors wearing when they appeared in Peter Jackson's 2001 epic fantasy adventure film "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring".

Glad I've had chance to minion a post from the prolific Simon., his distinctive style can be spotted from miles away and I do love it. These are great and will make a very unexpected bellicose foot unit, not played Dragon Rampant for ages, must play again


Martin

From SimonM: "Warlord Games" Dalek (35 points) - Curtgeld

This "easy-build plastic" Dalek model is produced by “Warlord Games” and can be assembled from the plastic sprues found within either the "Doctor Who: Exterminate!" "fast-paced tabletop miniatures game" or the “Davros And The New Dalek Empire” Expansion Set. Created by Terry Nation (and Raymond Cusick) in 1963, this particular variant of the Kaled's Mark III travel machine is based upon their Time War shell and first appeared in the April 2005 BBC Television series story "Dalek".

Due to the Kaled mutant not coming with any base, the drone was first super-glued onto a 40mm lipped circular stand, and only then primed with "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna, before being treated to a double coat of Brass. The human-sized pepper pot was then washed with "The Army Painter" Strong Tone Quickshade, and given a hearty dry-brush of (more) "Vallejo" Brass.

With the 'basic' painting phase completed, I decided to slightly convert this particular Dalek by cutting off his control arm, and re-positioning it, courtesy of drilling a small hole in the model. This figure is to be my "Curtgeld" for the "Analogue Hobbies Painting Challenge", so I wanted to make it a little different from the other 'off-the-shelf' Dalek's you can buy.

Once the piece was firmly re-attached, I ‘picked out’ the Kaled mutant's eye stalks, 'sink plunger' and multi-range variable power destructor using a combination of "Citadel" Ironbreaker and Nuln Oil. Finally, I pigmented its audio scanners with a dash of "Vallejo" White and Pale Grey, as well as tidied up the Metaltron's fender with "Citadel" Abaddon Black.

I have also turned my attention to another of the free miniatures “Lucid Eye Publications” have kindly sent me as part of my recent orders with their company. These figures all consist of the self-same wizard sat atop a dice whilst smoking a pipe, and whilst not quite as cartoonish in style as the manufacturer’s other “Toon Realms” sculpts, they certainly seem to still fit the genre quite nicely.

As before I’ve decided to utilise the models as statues/objective markers for my games of “Dragon Rampant”, and paint them so as to represent a variety of materials. For this version I wanted to try my hand at a somewhat waterlogged stone statue, in order to test out a possible palette for a much larger figure I want to enter into the AHPC.

The sedentary wizard was therefore primed in "Vallejo" Heavy Bluegrey and subsequently washed in "Citadel" Nuln Oil, "The Army Painter" Strong Tone Quickshade, and finally "Citadel" Biel-Tan Green. As a final step he was dry-brushed with more "Vallejo" Heavy Bluegrey.

Total - Dalek (5 Points) + Curtgeld (25 Points) + Wizard Statue (5 Points) = 35 Points?

JmilesR: Simon your pointology is, indeed, correct. 

From SimonM: "Lucid Eye Publications" King Victor's Royal Guard (30 Points)

These five "cartoon scale" white metal figures of King Victor's Royal Guard are produced by “Lucid Eye Publications” and can be bought from the company's "Toon Realms" range as a pack of four miniatures. Sculpted by Steve Saleh, I have painted the warriors in the colours of the Guards of the Tower of Gondor so as to field a six-figure strong unit of (Elite Foot) Guards of the Citadel for “Dragon Rampant” by "Osprey Games".

Initially primed with two coats of "Citadel" Abaddon Black, these personal bodyguards to the twenty-sixth ruling Steward of Gondor were dry-brushed using some "Vallejo" Heavy Charcoal and subsequently washed in "Citadel" Nuln Oil. They then had their boots and spear shafts layered with "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna, and their belt buckles, spears and helmets delicately dabbed in Gold. All of these areas were later washed with "The Army Painter" Strong Tone Quickshade to dampen down their pigment's vigour.

The Tower Guards' helmets, armours, chain-mail, shield emblems and spear-tips were treated to a combination of "Citadel" Ironbreaker and Nuln Oil. These parts were later delicately dry-brushed with (more) Ironbreaker. Finally, each knight’s linen surcoat and feathers were ‘picked out’ in “Vallejo” White and ‘shaded’ with a tiny amount of Pale Grey.

In addition to these five fine fellows, I have also managed to paint up another of the manufacturer's characterful sculpts, in the shape of Sterling The Wandering Knight. This miniature was completed using a similar palette to that of King Victor's Royal Guard, and will represent Denethor's eldest son, Boromir in my forthcoming 'Lord Of The Toons' campaign...


From DaveD - Blax you continue to taunt (or is it educate) me with your figures from the nether regions of your lead pile. Cartoon scale - thats a new one! Good to see you are back on the Nuln Oil too i was getting worried -pretty sure you used to be able to get that on prescription in the UK.. 30 points it is!

From SimonM: "Lucid Eye Publications" King Victor's Men-at-Arms (40 Points) - READY

These eight "cartoon scale" white metal figures of King Victor's Men-at-Arms are produced by “Lucid Eye Publications” and can be bought from the company's "Toon Realms" range as a pack of four identical miniatures. Sculpted by Steve Saleh, I have painted them all in the colours of Gondor so as to be able to finally field a twelve-model strong unit of (Heavy Foot) Minas Tirith Knights for “Dragon Rampant” by "Osprey Games".

Initially undercoated with two layers of "Citadel" Abaddon Black, Denethor's warriors were dry-brushed using some "Vallejo" Heavy Charcoal in order to bring out some of their large cloaks' detail, and subsequently washed in "Citadel" Nuln Oil. The soldiers' boots were then treated to a touch of "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna, whilst their sword hilts and belt buckles were given a lick of Gold.

Both of these areas were later washed with "The Army Painter" Strong Tone Quickshade. Finally I 'picked out' the Men-at-Arms' helmets, neck armour, chain-mail and shield emblems using a combination of "Citadel" Ironbreaker and Nuln Oil, and eventually dry-brushed these parts with (more) Ironbreaker.

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Excellent work here Simon, these fine warriors look ready to defend the realm.  I have not yet had the chance myself to play Osprey's "Lion Rampant" or any of its spin-offs, but the rules look super fun and I expect these fellows will make a fine showing.  The careful highlighting of the assorted metal parts is a particular success, well done.

And for points, well, maybe I should just check with this Palantir thing to see what the calculation should be...after all, I don't think there is a downside to Palantir use, is there? Things seemed to work out fine for Denethor...

That will be 40 points for you Simon, great stuff. 

GregB

From SimonM: "Lucid Eye Publications" Grove's Shrubs (45 Points)

These eight 23mm tall "cartoon scale white metal figures" of Grove’s Shrubs are produced by “Lucid Eye Publications” and can be brought from the company's "Toon Realms" range. Sculpted by Trish Carden to be the Shrub Henchmen for Yewan the Treeman, I actually thought these miniatures would make some excellent-looking Ents for my ongoing 'Lord Of The Toons' project using the "Dragon Rampant" rule-set by "Osprey Games".

Initially primed with a double layer of "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna, the talking trees were 'immersed' in "The Army Painter" Strong Tone Quickshade and later dry-brushed using (more) "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna, as well as (the somewhat lighter) "Vallejo" Heavy Brown. I then 'picked out' their leafy beards using a combination of "Vallejo" Heavy Green and "Citadel" Biel-Tan Green.

Finally, the ancient shepherds of Fangorn Forest had their eyes 'dotted' using a tiny spot of "Vallejo" Heavy Ochre" and the fungi living on their backs treated to a lick of "Vallejo" Heavy Red. These oyster-shaped toadstools were subsequently shaded using a splash of "Citadel" Carroburg Crimson, before each ensemble was tidied up, courtesy of either some additional “Vallejo” Heavy Sienna, Heavy Brown and/or dash of “The Army Painter” Strong Tone Quickshade.

With two units of Lesser Warbeasts completed, I also turned my attention to one of a handful of free miniatures “Lucid Eye Publications” have kindly sent me as part of my recent orders with their company. These figures all consist of the self-same wizard sat atop a dice whilst smoking a pipe, and whilst not quite as cartoonish in style as the manufacturer’s other “Toon Realms” sculpts, they certainly seem to still fit the genre quite nicely. 

As a result I’ve decided to utilise the models as statues/objective markers for my games of “Dragon Rampant”, and paint them so as to represent a variety of materials. To begin with, I thought I’d prime the wizard with some "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna and subsequently treat him to a double coat of Brass. The figurine was then heavily washed with "The Army Painter" Strong Tone Quickshade, and dry-brushed with more "Vallejo" Brass.

To give the idol some ‘weathering’ I applied plenty of "Citadel" Nihilakh Oxide over the miniature, and later ‘blended’ this in with the rest of the colour scheme by giving it a second dry-brush of "Vallejo" Brass. Lastly, I pigmented the 28mm “Games Workshop” circular base beneath the wizard using “Vallejo” Heavy Bluegrey, as well as a mixture of “Citadel” Nuln Oil, Biel-Tan Green and Agrax Earthshade, before dry-brushing the ‘stone plinth’ with more “Vallejo” Heavy Bluegrey.

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Great work on the shepherd shrubs(?), Simon, but I have to say I'm really taken by that wizard-smoking-on-a-die, especially with how you did the verdigris with the gold. It really makes a terrific looking marker. I have a somewhat similar game marker that I need to paint and I think I may pilfer your recipe for it. Thanks and Well Done!

-Curt

From SimonM - "Toon Realms" Lord Rascal's Icky Spiders (25 Points)

These five "cartoon scale white metal figures" of Lord Rascal’s Icky Spiders are produced by “Lucid Eye Publications” and can be bought from the company's "Toon Realms" range. Sculpted by Steve Saleh, I have previously painted half a dozen of these arachnids for the “Dragon Rampant” rule-set in a simple “Vallejo” Heavy Charcoal and “Citadel” Abaddon Black colour scheme, so wanted to make these metal horrors rather more eye-catching on the tabletop, especially when mixed in with their much more monotone brethren.

As a result I decided against just super-gluing the Lesser Warbeasts to their 30mm lipped plastic circular bases and instead drilled a tiny hole up into their underbelly before attaching them to some pieces of wire. This allowed me to prime them with impunity, predominantly wash them using “Citadel” Nuln Oil, and subsequently dry-brush the fanged critters without having to worry about catching their bases with my brush and doing some considerable tidying up once the bulk of their painting was finished.

In order to cover as broad a palette as possible I decided to pigment my eight-legged horrors with “Vallejo” Heavy Sienna, Heavy Red, Heavy Blue, Heavy Green and Heavy Violet. I then ‘picked out’ their pointed teeth with “Vallejo” White and “Citadel” Agra’s Earthshade, and the furry fiends’ eyes with a combination of “Vallejo” Heavy Red and “Citadel” Bloodletter. However, for my red spider I applied two dollops of “Vallejo” Heavy Ochre over its eyes, and shaded them with “Citadel” Reikland Fleshshade.

Only once the Necromancer’s fearsome minions were fully-painted did I drill a small hole into the models’ separately finished bases, and pin them in place using a small quantity of superglue. Finally, the arachnid servants were varnished using Vallejo" Gloss Acyrlic Varnish and had their stands flocked using “Citadel” Static Grass.
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M. Simon's second course is a beautifully-prepared selection of spiders. Don't be worried, there's enough for everybody! 

These five-point morsels give this chef another 25 points! Now, I think an aperitif is in order before the next course... *shudder*

Ev

From SimonM - "Toon Realms" Lord Rascal The Necromancer & His Icky Spiders (40 Points)

This "cartoon scale white metal figure" of Lord Rascal The Necromancer is produced by “Lucid Eye Publications” and can be bought from the company's "Toon Realms" range. "Provided with one 30mm display base" and sculpted by Steve Saleh, this nefarious magic-user is set to be the lead villain of my 'Lord Of The Toons' project using the "Dragon Rampant" rule-set.

Capable of firing lightning bolts from his very fingertips, the figure was initially primed with "Citadel" Abaddon Black and later heavily dry-brushed using some "Vallejo" Heavy Charcoal. I then applied some “Citadel” Ironbreaker to the Summoner's staff, and washed both his robes and metal pole with Nuln Oil in order to darken them down.

Due to wanting this wizard to appear close to death himself, I painted his flesh using a combination of “Citadel” Rakarth Flesh and Reikland Fleshshade, and subsequently 'highlighted' his fingers, toes and facial features with a bit more Rakarth Flesh. Originally, I had been considering painting Lord Rascal's eyes red, but then felt that "Vallejo" Dead White would probably provide him with something akin to the look of a Nosferatu instead.

Lastly, I thought it would be quite nice to paint his unholy staff's skull in exactly the same way as I've previously painted his Skeleton Swordsmen and spear-carrying Warriors; almost as if to suggest what happens to those Undead soldiers who anger him greatly. As a result the unfortunate head was pigmented using "Vallejo" Dark Sand, heavily washed in "The Army Painter" Strong Tone Quickshade and finally dry-brushed using both (more) "Vallejo" Dark Sand, as well as Dead White.

In addition to Lord Rascal, I have also painted seven of his Icky Spiders. Six of these metal horrors were rather simplistically painted using a double undercoat of "Citadel" Abaddon Black, an enthusiastic dry-brush of "Vallejo" Heavy Charcoal, and a wash of "Citadel" Nuln Oil. However, as I wanted one to stand-out on the tabletop as the Lesser Warbeasts' leader, kept one miniature separate from its plastic lipped base until after I had painted it using a combination of "Vallejo" Dead White and Pale Grey. Only once the eight-legged arthropod was fully-painted did I pin it to an already finished stand.

All the crawling critters' eyes were 'picked out' with "Vallejo" Heavy Red, and glazed using a splash of "Citadel" Bloodletter. All their fangs were layered in "Vallejo" Dead White" and shaded with a dab of "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade.
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The Toon peril grows apace... 40 points for the Necromancer and his arachnid servants, well done Simon!

Ev

From SimonM: "Lucid Eye Publications" Lord Rascal's Skeleton Warriors (20 Points)

These four "cartoon scale white metal" figures of Lord Rascal's Skeleton Warriors are produced by “Lucid Eye Publications” and can be bought from the company's "Toon Realms" range. Sculpted by Steve Saleh and destined to form part of the Necromancer's ever-expanding army of Skeletons, I thought these Undead soldiers would probably form part of a second Light Foot unit I'm currently planning for my 'Lord Of The Toons' project using the "Dragon Rampant" rule-set.

Originally primed with two coats of "Vallejo" Dark Sand, the quartet were heavily washed in "The Army Painter" Strong Tone Quickshade and subsequently enthusiastically dry-brushed using (more) "Vallejo" Dark Sand. I then dry-brushed them rather more lightly with Dead White, before 'picking out' their spear-tips and shield emblems using a combination of "Citadel" Ironbreaker and Nuln Oil.

In order to give the pole weapons something of an edge, and to 'highlight' the details on the skeleton's ornamental armoured boss, both of these areas were later delicately dry-brushed with a little bit of "Citadel" Ironbreaker. I also painted each of their shields in either "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna, Heavy Blue, Heavy Violet or Black, and eventually dirtied them all up with a splash of "Citadel" Nuln Oil.

Finally I used "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna to pigment both their leather boots and spear-shafts, and also applied some Heavy Brown to their spear-straps. All of these areas were subsequently shaded in "The Army Painter" Strong Tone Quickshade.
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Good to see you bulking up the forces of the undead with some spears! How else are you supposed to keep cavalry at bay?

That's another 20 points for these ossified fellows, Simon, and on to your third submission for the week!

Ev 

From SimonM: "Lucid Eye Publications" Sir Bones & Lord Rascal's Skeleton Swordsmen (25 Points)

This "cartoon scale white metal figure" of Sir Bones is produced by “Lucid Eye Publications” and can be bought from the company's "Toon Realms" range. Sculpted by Steve Saleh and destined to lead Lord Rascal's ever-increasingly contingent of Skeleton Swordsmen, I thought this Undead knight would probably form part of the Necromancer's Undead Light Foot unit I'm currently painting for my 'Lord Of The Toons' project using the "Dragon Rampant" rule-set.

Initially primed with two coats of "Vallejo" Dark Sand, the miniature was arguably drenched in "The Army Painter" Strong Tone Quickshade and subsequently dry-brushed using (more) "Vallejo" Dark Sand. I then dry-brushed him rather more lightly with Dead White, before 'picking out' his sword, armour, belt buckle and shield emblem using a combination of "Citadel" Ironbreaker and Nuln Oil.

In order to give Sir Bones' hand-weapon something of an edge, as well as 'highlight' the details on the skeleton's ornamental armoured boss, armour plating and buckle, all of these areas were later delicately dry-brushed with some additional "Citadel" Ironbreaker. I also painted the warrior's shield and ragged under-garments in "Vallejo" Heavy Violet, and his billowing cloak with Heavy Red.

Both of these areas were eventually dirtied up with a splash of "Citadel" Nuln Oil, before I patiently dry-brushed the knight's hooded travelling cape with (more) "Vallejo" Heavy Red. As a final touch I pigmented the flesh-less soldier's belt with a mix of "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna and "The Army Painter" Strong Tone Quickshade.

Alongside Sir Bones, I have also managed to complete four more of Lord Rascal's Skeleton Swordsmen, bringing the Light Foot unit's total to nine. All of these Undead combatants were painted in precisely the same way as their knighted leader, with the only difference being that their shield's were randomly base-coated using "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna, Heavy Blue, Heavy Violet or Black before being treated to a wash of "Citadel" Nuln Oil.

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The first of three for this week from you Simon, and I see you've given us more of the Toon Realms range - these are tremendous fun, and I suspect they are the ideal gateway drug to get the kiddies into wargaming!

25 points for these bony little beggars, so let's kick on and see what other treats you have in store!

Ev