From QuinnM: 2 weeks worth of models (190points)

 I missed getting my post up last week as things happen. But I did paint a last week. 

So the Models I painted last week are an entire Malifaux crew. They are Nephilim vampires. I am not much of a fan of the models (why is every single one that has a pair of wings different sized) but their rules are really fun. 

and this week I did some more work on finishing up my AOS Sylvaneth Army. We have some Kurnoth hunters with great swords and a bunch of dryads. I did get these guys second hand so a couple of parts are missing. Not that you'll really be able to tell. 

With These guys I did follow up with the cherry blossom theme. I still have not received my Cherry flock to fully complete these guys along with their basing medium. But the stage of painting is done so I'm going to claim points on them now.

So for points. 

36x28mm footman@5 points = 180 points

(10 malifaux models. 20 dryads and 6 kurnoth)

I found two more dry bottles I painted that I'd left out of the group shot. So instead of setting them all up again you get this. So you can see that all 20 are there

 

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Sylvain: Another great demonstration of your talent for blending colors nicely. The brownish color of the vampire really evoke a sombre ambiance, while the purple on the Sylvaneth makes you travel to a world of fantasy. Bravo!

 

 

From SteveM: Tireless, remoreless warriors (50 points)

I picked up the this box of Deathrattle Skeleton Warriors a couple years ago as I had not painted a skeleton unit before and these looked pretty cool to try out. In looking at the army they go with, the Soulblight Gravelords army, there are some other miniatures that I might want to paint.

The box art shows the standard with a skull iconography painted on, but I decided to not go that route. Maybe I will paint on something like the crescent and sword from the later version AOS codex example in the future.

 Something to keep in mind if assembling these. make sure to weight down the base as a few of them are top heavy.

 

 

 

 

Genre: Fantasy, Warhammer Age of Sigmar

Mfg: Games Workshop

Material: plastic

Scale: 28mm 

Points:

10 miniatures * 5 pts = 50 pts

Total: 50 pts

 Sylvain: A skeleton always seem like an easy figure to paint, but your brushwork on these miniatures really makes them shine (figuratively). The worn out leather, the rotten pieces of wood, the rusty metal parts, the torn clothes, all these little details you added makes me think: "Yep, I want my soldiers ripped apart by these nicely painted skellies!" Great job!

From BrianC: Zombicide Survivors,Zombies, Doctor Jones? (115 points)

 Hello! Hello! This will be very short. I didn't get much done this past week. Let's begin with another old plastic Reaper Miniature, Frank Buck, aka Indiana Jones.

I made a big mistake when I applied the matte spray, I used the gloss clear on these minis! Oof!

Next, we have some more Zombicide Survivors. Cowgirl Jane and Old Man Terry.

Again, I used nothing but Army Painter Speedpaints. 

 

Lastly, I finally painted the Warhammer Age of Sigmar Zombies! I've had these lying around in the closet for a good 5 years or so! 

If you look close enough, you may see Superman!

That's all I have this go around. They are good enough for the tabletop. Keep up the great work you all!

3 x 28mm = 15pts

20 x 28mm = 100pts

Total = 115pts.

Sylvain: I would gladly offer my brain to a bunch of such colorful zombies. Your 3 heroes, with their trusty weapons at the ready, are obviously ready to tackle their next adventures. A very good production for you this week. Nicely done!

From ThomasG: Ironjawz with Fancy Masks - 30pts

Finally the string of birthdays and school holidays is at an end! I can finally get back to some hobby time for me, and I've started with a set of models I received for my birthday. These guys are Orruk Weirdbrute Wrekkaz, and continue in the theme of very large models, even within the range. I've stuck to my army theme of dark reddish skin tones and beaten metal surfaces, however these guys got an orange detail on the trousers, for no other reason than I had a few new orange paints to test out.

     

     The three figures are all armed with wrecking ball/morning star style weapons, looking truly vicious, I was inspired to give them that extra detail, and added a blood effect to the heads of each weapon, as well as the hands and some of the chains. 

     I added a spot colour of blue/grey to add some contrast to all the warm tones across the models, and feel it definitely helped. It is hard as these models have very few materials to work with, and sticking to a limited palette can make them seem lifeless. But the punch of cold blue, and a muted brown base with added slime appears to go a long way. 

     Although it was hard to add much in the way of texture, I tried some simple rust effects to the weapon chains so they were still seperate from the armour panels. The blood effect (seen more clearly below) is something I usually avoid, mostly as it can feel a bit tacky, but being a bit more chaotic with the application gave that savage look I wanted. 

   Yuk!

     And here we are, at the end of a brief run through these guys. Brutal, savage and bringing my growing army up to 6 models. There's 15 more infantry to come, and then one ginormous character and boar to add to his force and it will be done for now. 

     I had a chat with Martijn as to how to score these guys as they're almost twice the size of a 28mm figure, and we agreed to treat them as the equivalent of a cavalry sized figure, to which he very kindly allowed me to score them at 10pts each. 

Points:

3 x "Oversized 28mm" = 30pts

Total = 30pts

     Hopefully I'll be able to get more work done soon as the fundamental painting of these guys is incredibly easy, but in that lies the trouble of not wanting to fight the grind. But, hey, that's why this is a challenge! 

Tom

Wow, Tom, what fantastic figures and what absolutely fabulous brushwork! You have really brought these Ironjawz to life with your painting, and the use of colours, shades and highlights and the attention to detail is astounding. I think your experiment with the orange went very well, and the flesh and the metals are very convincing. An excellent job on these brutes and 30 well-deserved points for you!