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 Viktor von Domm wrote:
by the way...you do know that Victoria miniatures has an inquisition team in their range?...just saying...

Robert the Bruce of Wayne ....

also the beard is good! now get cracking with these hatchets...


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oh...and why not cast your own foot?...for that personal touch...er kick...

I did know that she had those.....at one point, but I shall wait as I’m sure they will probably become some form of zombicide fig in the future...maybe with a Comfy Chair .

Started cracking on the hatchets, but many more layers on the metal need to be done.


Not casting my own foot , that’s just weird. Especially since my surgery on my toe a few weeks ago. Points for the idea though. Size 13 extra wide would use up a lot of material. A LOT of material and would cover a huge portion of any playing field. I have the original foot of Gork template from 2nd or 3rd edition Warhammer somewhere.

Got a bit sidetracked/back on target.

I just wonder if I should coat him in blood like he just butchered his way through a castle of horny virgins.

I worked on Covfefe’s cotton candy@$$.

And used more dry paints to do his soft scaly underbelly.


The big question is who should be next?


Hurry with votes as I plan on starting this evening.

well...the answer would be bob?...

That beastie is pretty cool. How do you like the dry paints? I've never tried them myself.

Making some good progress here! I particularly like the knight, very nice muted colours on the robes.

I just got some of the dry paints and they work pretty well, they don't run into other parts of the miniature unlike regular paints like to do.

Viktor von Domm wrote:well...the answer would be bob?...

Done good sir....no really....that’s the one I was hoping for, so I started as soon as you posted.

JoshInJapan wrote:That beastie is pretty cool. How do you like the dry paints? I've never tried them myself.

I really like them. Takes getting used to, but I like the outcome.

Commander Cain wrote:Making some good progress here! I particularly like the knight, very nice muted colours on the robes.

I just got some of the dry paints and they work pretty well, they don't run into other parts of the miniature unlike regular paints like to do.

That’s it exactly, didn’t know why I liked them more than regular paints for drybrushing, but you just nailed it.

And since Vik said Bob.

There’s a few touch ups needed.

i think he calls for some terrain pieces as an aide...you don´t have to go for "full bridge"...but some kind of explosion markers...that would be helping....oh...and some rock piece to stand on...

besides...good looking...

Bob is looking good! I'd have gone for the cute little bunny though

Viktor von Domm wrote:i think he calls for some terrain pieces as an aide...you don´t have to go for "full bridge"...but some kind of explosion markers...that would be helping....oh...and some rock piece to stand on...

besides...good looking...

I saw some bones fire balls and fire walls at the shop and thought “Wonder what I could use those for?” Think I know now

CommissarKhaine wrote:Bob is looking good! I'd have gone for the cute little bunny though

Oh but the bunny was so last page .

Well on to Montabone....or whatever they called him . I have him almost done, but forgot to take a picture before I left. I think the king will be last of the party to get done.

I took a couple days of time off so 4 day weekend starting tomorrow, I have lots to do at church, but most of my time will be with the wife as she also has the same 4 days off. But she likes to sleep in, so there’s plenty of time for me to paint in the AM.

I saw some bones fire balls and fire walls at the shop and thought “Wonder what I could use those for?” Think I know now

that´s the ticket!

Oh but the bunny was so last page .

Totally missed it . Things move too fast over here I guess, nice work on the bunny!

Viktor von Domm wrote:

I saw some bones fire balls and fire walls at the shop and thought “Wonder what I could use those for?” Think I know now

that´s the ticket!

I may have to swing by the shop in the morning to grab them, but I’d like to wait till Tuesday as that’s double points day.

CommissarKhaine wrote:

Oh but the bunny was so last page .

Totally missed it . Things move too fast over here I guess, nice work on the bunny!

Totally fine , there are so many blogs and sometimes page rolls happen really fast, sometimes they take forever.

So not done and no painting time today, tomorrow will be filled with yardwork , but we will see if I can finish this guy off and finish up the hatchets on bat knight.

The figure and your painting really capture Eric Idle as Brave Brave Sir Robin- well done!

Great models, doing a great job with the brush too.

i think he lacks a certain stain of bodily fluid in his groinal area...

Looking good, Bob is particularly well done!

Lovely stuff Theo

 Theophony wrote:

And since Vik said Bob.

There’s a few touch ups needed.

Could not pass this - wonderful work on the face and moderately contrasting clothing framing it.

Meer_Cat wrote:The figure and your painting really capture Eric Idle as Brave Brave Sir Robin- well done!

Thanks Meer_cat, I think Monty Python figs are given a slide since everyone loves the movie. The figs are really well made though....except for Chauncey below

Camkierhi wrote:Great models, doing a great job with the brush too.

Thanks Cam, one day my airbrush may get used....but probably not by me.

Viktor von Domm wrote:i think he lacks a certain stain of bodily fluid in his groinal area...

I have to keep it somewhat PG...PG13.....R, not like the shows my wife watches .

Commander Cain wrote:Looking good, Bob is particularly well done!

Thanks CC, I do really like how he turned out, and his pose really does say “stop...what I say the airspeed of an unladen swallow?”

JoeRugby wrote:Lovely stuff Theo

Thanks Joe, good to see you back.

Wirecat wrote:

 Theophony wrote:

And since Vik said Bob.

There’s a few touch ups needed.

Could not pass this - wonderful work on the face and moderately contrasting clothing framing it.

Well we had to go moderately contrasting as the funds for making The Holy Grail movie got blown on alcohol, so they had to go with not as elaborate wardrobe .

Well like I said above the figs themselves are really well done, my only big issue is with Chauncey. He had servere mold slippage all over his body, head, leg and hand. No excuse, but it really messed up details.

Still a WIP, more to be done on him, then on to Gilbert and Mortimer.

For those not in the know, Gits has been championing a game called BUSHIDO over in his thread. Though I will probably never get to play against him or his buddies I decided to get into the game since they are releasing a true samurai faction called the Minimoto Clan (mountain clan with bears and Tetsubo). I have the starter set and two other figs and the faction cards coming hopefully tomorrow, and another character ally coming next week. That’s all the figs for the clan released so far, but just yesterday they showed previews of the bear and another blacksmith who chucks molten metal and ashes at opponents. Rules are free on their website GCTstudios.com. In the mean time I’m pushing my skills to do some tests on old L5R crab samurai to see if I can get a good scheme going. They use red, black, white and a greenish metal color which I’m not a fan of. This I should a work I need progress, the armor is only washed to help me see texture and details, but I kind of like it. The leggings and waist band are done and skin is done as well, but I might give one more shade up on the red still. Let me know what you think.


As always, comments appreciated.

Edit: made a few bases using some wrath of kings bases and plumbers putty. I then pressed a rock into the putty to stamp random texture into the base.

So, I like how this guy is looking.....but not for the Minimoto clan . Oh well, time to grab the next test figure , one of the benefits of a horde of unpainted models.



I probably should not have his waist sash and his undershirt the same colors.

I like the simplicity of the scheme Theo, really nice and clean, suits the model.

Someone's moving fast...One nice tetsubo. Minor comment though: they usually were wood with metal nobs driven into them.

Camkierhi wrote:I like the simplicity of the scheme Theo, really nice and clean, suits the model.

Thanks Cam , I think it does really work with all the details on this model. He will eventually get completed for some use, probably for test of Honour though.

CommissarKhaine wrote:Someone's moving fast...One nice tetsubo. Minor comment though: they usually were wood with metal nobs driven into them.

Yes, I know on the Tetsubo, but the artwork on the Minimoto Clan has the Tetsubo being metal, I guess when your clan rules the mountain with metal smiths and mines you can make whatever you want.

So I got my package today, it was waiting on the counter when I got home from work. These are hands down the BEST metal figs I have ever handled, much less owned. Out of the seven figs there was only 1 piece of extra metal flash which came off with my fingernail scrapping it and no mold slippage anywhere. Not nearly the detail as the L5R figs, but matches the artwork perfectly.

I’m disappointed in how they were packaged as the card s are bent and the edges are worn. Being important to the game I figured they would have a better way of protecting them in transit.

All 7 out of the packages and stood up in their bases. Sorry that I’ll be cutting the tabs off to glue them to their permanent bases, but they will get primed on these tomorrow.

The bases I made this morning which these and others will sit on. The card is the clan emblem, a bear superimposed on the mountain. I tried to get the bases to look like the rocks of the mountain with black, brown and reddish washes on the white air drying clay.



Closeups of the bases. Really simple technique. I filled the bases with the air drying clay level to the rim of the base and then took a random rock and pressed into the clay to imprint the texture, turning the rock and using different edges and covering the whole base with multiple overlapping imprints. These sat for about 12 hours while I was at work and then I hit them with Nuln oil, some Agrax earthshade and then tiny bits of Reikland fleshwash. I think I’ll have to touch them up in the morning to see how much the clay draws the colors in.

Also was playing with another L5R fig and I think I may have the green down now how I will try it on the Minimoto. While painting this guy I realized that he isn’t a shamrock Samurai . Look at those knee pads with the three leaf clover .

Good work, Theo'. Like the bases.

 Dr H wrote:
Good work, Theo'. Like the bases.

Thanks Dr. H, not sure if I’ll use them though as id have to cut off these huge tabs under the models. I’ve got time to think about it though as I have the models to paint.

So I ordered Hisoka on the 7th late at night and it arrived today 5 days ahead of time , or a few hours late to get primed with the rest of the models . I’m a glass half empty sort of guy I guess. Anyway he brings my rice total up to 52 without enhancements, events or specials.

In the mean time today I’ve been painting.....

Still plenty of work to do on him, but starting to take shape. The brown coat will get more red and the blacks have had no highlights yet. The skin is done, but he needs eyebrows and beard. His socks and white sleeves are also done at this point. I don’t think I’ll go any whiter with them.

The rock bases are incredible- I'm using that tip! And the figures are very nice, highly detailed and no mold slippage or other impediments. You're painting them up something fierce, too!

I really like those old Clan War samurai. They have a real old-fashioned style of lacing that is much easier to paint than late, Sengoku-style armors. I look forward to seeing where you go with them.

Not-Tim is very well done. Nice, muted colors that you can still separate visually.

Meer_Cat wrote:The rock bases are incredible- I'm using that tip! And the figures are very nice, highly detailed and no mold slippage or other impediments. You're painting them up something fierce, too!

Thanks Meer_Cat, I hope they turn out well. I think I’m changing up the color scheme slightly by doing the reds as browns though...I figure that might help bring the bear into the color scheme, we will see eventually.

JoshInJapan wrote:I really like those old Clan War samurai. They have a real old-fashioned style of lacing that is much easier to paint than late, Sengoku-style armors. I look forward to seeing where you go with them.

The old L5R figs are really nice, too bad the shamrock samurai has such an odd face, so long and narrow.

Maniac_nmt wrote:Not-Tim is very well done. Nice, muted colors that you can still separate visually.

Thanks Maniac_nmt, he turned out better than I had planned in my head.

So more work done on the blacksmith, almost done, still must finish his fur collar, rings on his arm and assorted small items.

As I mentioned above, I think I’ll keep the brown color instead of taking it up to red. Hopefully it will help bring the fur of the bear into the clan colors. I think I’ll still do some red like the Tetsubo handle and small bits here and there, but not as much as I had planned to go with.

Excellent job indeed. Most impressive. A few splashes of red definitely still required.

 inmygravenimage wrote:
Excellent job indeed. Most impressive. A few splashes of red definitely still required.

Thanks graven , red will probably happen, but I need to get some supplies first.

In the mean time I got the next model base colored and hit it with a few washes. Aya Masaema, ashigaru, Gunso

It feels strange painting Japanese armor with metallic paints, but that’s how they look to me in the paintings, and being the highest of armor levels (3 and 4) it makes sense.

Hopefully it will look better once I get to do layers and bring colors back up. The primer covered spotty and a bit grainy, but I think it’s still okay.