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Here is the image, no need to research the occult...
http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/forgottenrealms/images/c/cb/Demogorgon_-_Miniatures_Handbook.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20070608062738

The face is supposed to be a Mandrill Baboon. Demogorgon was originally a Roman God or demi-god. Gygax just took the name and made up the rest.

thanks Red, I was thinking and downloaded some pics already, I think going somewhere between the Orange version of Demogorgon and a green/ brown version of the beast.



Also was curious about all I have done this year with everyone posting their year end achievements. I didn't realize I took from christmas of last year until Jun 11th off from posting here on DakkaDakka. Well, I posted, but I was in serious funkville and not doing much of anything in the P&M section. Also Hadn't counted all the Alkemy models into my year end count, so I think I am definitely closer to 300 if not well over. My tabletop quality might be sad in comparrison to other folks stuff, but I have amazed myself looking back. Also not counted into the mix were my Angry Sevo Skull Hostile Organic Life-form Elimination Squad . I must be getting Alzheimers as I keep forgetting concepts I come up with.

New Year Resolution. I've never done one before, not seriously anyways, but I noticed a few weeks ago that I wanted to duplicate a paint scheme that I had done previously and I couldn't match it right away. So this year I will attempt to create a painting logbook that has the basics for certain models. The main ones will be things that I am intending on building this year, such as Warpath armies using the plethora of Sedition Wars models I have laying around. I think my Zombicide style painting will help knock out a horde of the strain guys in pretty short order, and I had an idea for the humans, but it was their paint scheme I just could not redo. Also thinking of numbering the bases as I complete the models so my year end count can be easier tallied . I know I completed over 200 Zombicide models easy, as documented in here, but I also did a ton of one offs while I wasn't posting and some models like 20-30 alkemy figures, the A.S.S.H.O.L.E.S. and Infinity figures as well.

Next up on the docket.....reorganizing and getting back to painting Zombies

Happy New Year everyone.

Holy crap, that Demogorgon is awesome! I will be following this to see it painted for sure!

We've just had one of the hottest Decembers on record here, and it's going to be one hell of a summer. Literally. Oh gak - I've justr re-read your post as I didn't realise at first that you got flooded. Sorry to hear about that, mate.

On the other hand, that Demogorgon model is fething amazing. Damn I wish we had something even approaching Miniature Market here in Australia.

With your painting/hobby resolutions - I found that I had the same issues a couple of years ago. My solution was to add in anything special that I did in terms of paint combos or mixes into the posts where I show off the model in question - that way I always know where to find it. Similarly, I have an email that I keen replying and sending myself every year with what I've just painted, the date, and the running total. It looks like this - real simple. (Just cut & pasted it into my wordpress blog)

@Da Boss, Thanks, It is an amazing model, and also limited to 1500 copies. That's another reason I jumped on it. Not thinking that it will eventually be worth more, but the fact that there will be so few of them out there that it will be more unique.

@Azazelx, No worries here mate. THere was some water that got into our basement, but mainly due to the amount of rain in such a short time frame. We got inches of rain in just a few short hours to the point where water was backing up the drain spouts. The Mississippi is at record high in some spots and on thursday we had 4 major road/ highways/interstates shut down because the rivers had over flown or just so much water was on them that cars were stuck. I think I read last night that there were 14 deaths related to the storms here, 13 of which were from people in their vehicles (don't try to cross roads where it is flooded ). Also Happy Periphilion(spelling?) day Today we are closer to the sun than at any other time of the year Glad I'm not in Austrailia where it's summer time and the sun is shining directly on us.

Well winter break is over for the kids and wife on monday. I love them, but I need normal back. This morning we tackle the basement in earnest. One storage area will be getting completely cleared out and I will be losing my current gaming table set up to rebuild that area. I had purchased some shelving units a year ago for dirt cheap and had assembled them to form a storage rack base for my gaming table, but now they will be used for their original purpose and hopefully make finding the wifes stuff easier. Plus it is where we store her fine china sets (yes, sets). We have 4 sets of fine dinning ware, which we might pull one set out a year and use it once . We have our wedding set, her set from one grandmother, a set from her other grandmother (she will be getting another set from her when she passes) and she was just gifted another set from a former co-worker. It was a really nice gift as the value of the plate (who knew they were collectible) was well over $1000. They all have their own storage foam bags with dividers and inserts, which is better than I treat my figures . Currently they are piled on the floor in an 8'x 7' room with other boxes that we haven't opened in 2 house moves (10+ years)

Obviously this will cause some disruption to getting things done model wise, but with them back to school next week hopefully I will be able to at least post pictures of progress in the gaming area set up.

Good luck on the housework!

Love the zombie Santa models.

Holy cow, that demogorgon model is sweeet!

EDC

Massive Demogorgon will be a mega paint challenge there Theo!

Lots was completed today, just not hobby wise. Lost my gaming table, but the basement is looking much better.......and I got chinese food

Casualties of the day include my bookcase that I had all my Scythes of the emperor on . It got knocked and at least a dozen casualties with no Nids in sight having eaten them. Lots of broken resin and plastic.

Ouch that's unfortunate :( Especially the resin!

Chinese food though, so there's that

MMmmm Chinese food....

Sorry, off topic there.

Bummer about the models, moving things is always problematic with this hobby.

Well later today will be my boxing day. Not turning british and celebrating christmas, but boxing up a bunch of models to disappear for a long time. I think the Scythes will be first to get the treatment as I honestly don't want to look at the broken little bugger. But also It will help me clear some shelf space for other projects and since I lost my gaming table with the reorganization I need as much shelf space as possible.

Okay, so boxing day did not occur, at least not the way I wanted it to. I started tackling the other storage room on my own this morning, unfortunately there was more water damage in there than I though, so lots of old books and magazines getting pitched, luckily nothing major. My high school diploma got a little wet along with my senior year yearbook.....I forgot how bad my picture was , some things might get pitched anyways . Moving my old painting table into the storage room will not be happening as I remeasured the doorway and it is 2" too narrow, so that storeroom that was possibly becoming a gaming holding area will not be happening. Instead the old painting desk will get repurposed as the base for a gaming table since my shelves that were the base got repurposed as well.

Onto the production for today........ Well Demogorgon got Primed, I have him in a few pieces for ease of painting. There's the main torso/legs and left arm-tentacles as one piece (friggin huge), each head is assembled separately, the base is by itself as is one of the posts for the summoning circle, and lastly the right arm-tentacles which are grasping the other part of the summoning circle.

Also primed today is the Zombicide: Prison Outbreak set of 90 figures. Once I get things back in a better order downstairs you can expect some painting to begin, and actual decent updates to occur.

Meanwhile I had another look at one of the CMoN upcomming kickstarters which should start shipping in a couple weeks. I missed it and the late pledge chance as well on B-Sieged:Sons of the Abyss. I actually skipped it because the heros were too silly looking, but now I'm kicking myself because I loved the look of the Abyss creatures. They are all molten golem looking creatures that I could see an army built for KOW. Luckily the MM prices for the game are as cheap as the kickstarter prices , I just won't get all the freebies and extras, but I'll be able to pick them up later on when $$$ is available.

I also went in for $1 on the Others (thats the name of it), but I think I will pass on that one, the heroes are lame, but most of the demons look great, but it doesn't fit my style so I have to let it slide. Though if anyone else is in on it I'd like to piggy back on their pledge to pick up a couple items, just shoot me a PM.

Finally got some painting time in. Colors were more of me just playing around with some new paints I got last week. 7 more down, and my cherry is popped for 2016.

Good man, keep up the flow

Looking good mate. Maybe in a few months we will both have a painted zombicide set each.

Sad to hear about the Scythes becoming casualties. Though it's good to see you back on the Zombie-production horse again!

Only three done today, the berserker abomination and two fatties. Hopefully once they get the strong tone the exoskeletons will look better.

The scythes were taken out by leviathan(a dreamforge one nids)

Some interesting zombies! Abomination and fatties are freaky

 shasolenzabi wrote:
Some interesting zombies! Abomination and fatties are freaky

Thanks Shaso, The Berserkers are a new evolution in the Zombies from prison outbreak. They are developing exoskeletons like insects, and this hardened skin makes them immune to ranged attacks. So these guys you have to get down and dirty with them to remove them. Also the Berserker abomination moves two squares towards you if you are in line of sight. I went for the green shells on them as I figured that that might ecplain why all my zombies have green skin (its the exoskeleton starting to form on the zombies. I'm not totally sold on the green though and I might try out a grey/black ecoskeleton on another model to see how that looks.

Okay so I WAS going to just crush out zombies In this tale of umpteen gamers, but due to some questions by Grimdork, looks like I've got a KOW itch that needs scratching. So here's the question: what should I do?????

1. Say and do zombies anyway
2. Give in to the dorkside and work on my Orc KOW army
3. Only go partially dorkside and work on my KOW army (Terra Cotta warriors, who I could do as elves, undead, goblins or possibly others)
4. Any other suggestions.

If anything besides 1 is chosen the. I can treat myself to zombies after I finish my monthly painting challenge.

I want to see how this KOW thing is done, picked up all the rules, but want to see how you and Grim do it, you know professional like.

You could always double down and do two per month as a real challenge?

Terra cotta gets my vote just because I don't wanna get out orcked.

@Cam, well you'd see professional from Grimdork and mediocrity from me, but it's looking like kings of war.
@Azazelx, only one entry, but we may see multiple units happening as the terra cotta guys might get a really simple basecoating and dip technique.
@grimdork, I'd love to get or a done, but I think I'd rather do the terracotta guys, even though their scale is WAY off.

Well the original plan for the Terra cotta guys was grey, which might still happen, even though true Terra cotta soldiers are reddish brown. I'm at work right now, and depending on how I feel when I get home I might try a lighter red with the army painter strong tone dip. On break right now so I need to figure which army list I'll go by.

Elves- elite units with spear blocks, bowmen, sabretooth cats/foo dogs and I can use the Asian dragons I have as monsters.
Goblinz- size is about right, can use the yeti models as trolls
Dwarves- headstrong rules seams to fit, throwing mastiff/foo dogs, cannons
Undead- seams appropriate since they aren't alive, but undead is my main opponents army.

Any other suggestions???

I'm gonna have to go back and see what all of this stuff looks like. Definitely should use the dragons one way or another. Remember allies too, if there's something like a subfaction within your force.

For goblins, does utterly spineless/yellow bellied make sense for your construct army?

Thematically undead may be strongest but I understand not wanting to mirror match with your regular opponent.

I'll need to look at the book again as well.

While I like the idea of dwarves they don't tend to have a whole lot of pikemen. Their headstrong skill keeps them in the fight though, and they are an earthy bunch.

Doing undead keeps them from wavering with the high nerve attributes. Also large blocks of models and raising the dead/ re-animating broken soldiers or sculpting new ones from the ground just seams to fit.

The elf rules to me would mean that the soldiers are more of a magical body that the long dead spirit of the soldiers are place in. They retain their elite skills, lose their personality, and are hard to kill again.

Goblin rules mean the soldiers are controlled by some magic and the hold can easily be broken, but they are cheap and easy to replace.

Oh well. I've been trying not to order uncharted empires, but will probably place an order this week for it. More ideas are definitely needed. No painting done tonight, the wife had other ideas

Ahem.

Dwarves do have a spear unit, if that helps.

In UE there is an alternate undead army, the Empire of Dust, maybe worth a look.