chrisgoodone
Lord
I'm so rubbish at visiting threads and this may now be ireelevant, but this is what our guy Jon opted for for his Bretts (hope he doesn't mind me posting it). Think it looks cool?
Michaels 25mm WFB Stuff...
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Brother Meredith
Lord
Lovely painting and fun minis! They look a little confused by the cannon! 
mutton javelin
Vassal
Nice. What are the minis?
Michael Stockin
Lord
I have added an interactive map on my website, it is possibly less user friendly than how the page was done before, but honestly I find this to be a bit more fun, like how the internet used to be!
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Go to my site and visit the Warm Ale and Mud page, be sure to clear caches and what not if you do not see the above shown mappe!!
I have just added a new type of clickable icon to the map.
Geroak II
Baron
Definitely seems fitting for a wizard from Talabecland not to be too fussed about their looks.
Johannes Pertwee being the favourite, I guess? You've nailed that subtle shading and highlighting that results in more realistic looking faces on many minis but to me this wizard and Pertwee do especially stand out.
I have tendency of going overboard with contrast when painting faces and minis often end up looking old and wrinkled with occasional, inadvertent, look of wearing eyeliner to boot.
Flashy outfit and bling to show wealth, rank and importance is nearly as essential part of leading the troops as actual skills. Sometimes in office as well as on battlefield...
No, I don't. My miniature hobbying has become so sporadic it would make one short blog with entries being extremely few and far between.
Michael Stockin
Lord
Thanks for the reply.
Yes Johannes Pertwee is my favourite face of all time.
Oh indeed, can't have the peasants following some pauper, they may as well rule themselves and that sort of carrying on is not at all what we want.
The horror.
Thanks, he just wants to practice is art and study in peace.
Yes Johannes Pertwee is my favourite face of all time.
Oh indeed, can't have the peasants following some pauper, they may as well rule themselves and that sort of carrying on is not at all what we want.
The horror.
Thanks, he just wants to practice is art and study in peace.
chrisgoodone
Lord
Foundry
Michael Stockin
Lord
With my Stirland garrison of Heiligsheld being complete it is time to turn to the enemy, the undead of neighbouring Sylvania.
My Undead forces are here:
Due to the nature of them I figured they will be quicker to paint than my fleshy human fancy uniformed chaps.
This pleases me as my humans take me about 8 hours a model to paint.
The zombies have flesh and bone and metal and cloth and they are my biggest unit so they will take longer than the simpler skellibobs.
Having left the largest of my human units to last and regretting it, I decided to paint my largest and hardest undead unit first.
But I did not pay anywhere as much time on them and this is very clear if you look closely at them.
One of the things I wanted to do in terms of their appearance is make them drab.
So they have only a few colours, all the hair is black and all the leather/cloth is brown.
This helps make them more of a dull shambling mob of meh.
Another thing I wanted to do was make them look like they bring death with them.
So I used a browner static grass than normal, more leaves, no pretty shrubs/flowers and I added brown fern/bracken. The idea being that their very presence brings death and decay to the very ground they walk.
So here they are:
My Undead forces are here:
Due to the nature of them I figured they will be quicker to paint than my fleshy human fancy uniformed chaps.
This pleases me as my humans take me about 8 hours a model to paint.
The zombies have flesh and bone and metal and cloth and they are my biggest unit so they will take longer than the simpler skellibobs.
Having left the largest of my human units to last and regretting it, I decided to paint my largest and hardest undead unit first.
But I did not pay anywhere as much time on them and this is very clear if you look closely at them.
One of the things I wanted to do in terms of their appearance is make them drab.
So they have only a few colours, all the hair is black and all the leather/cloth is brown.
This helps make them more of a dull shambling mob of meh.
Another thing I wanted to do was make them look like they bring death with them.
So I used a browner static grass than normal, more leaves, no pretty shrubs/flowers and I added brown fern/bracken. The idea being that their very presence brings death and decay to the very ground they walk.
So here they are:
Slave to Darkness
Lord
Bloody hell you got those painted up fast. Damn fine unit of fleshbags. The ones with skulls have very orcish jawlines, must be Henry Cavills ancestors.
What do you use for your leaves? And where did you find tiny fern?
What do you use for your leaves? And where did you find tiny fern?
Michael Stockin
Lord
Indeed, very basic 1 hour paintjobs.
Not something I would do again as up close they do not pass muster, but then I fully expect them to rout after a turn or two of HTH.
Ferns and leaves from my regular dealer:
Dead Dry Fern OO
From this kit of very fine laser-cut paper you can make detail not normally seen.Just easy cut from the sheet, shape the plants and glue them to the terrain. It is possible to paint the plants with acrylic or oil paints for more detail.Kit contains 2 sheets of brown coloured fine paper. each sh
www.modelscenerysupplies.co.uk
Miniature Model Leaves NATURAL
Packs of miniature leaves in a range of colours for all scenic situations and seasonal displays.The size of the leaves lead themselves to be used for around 1:35 scale war-gaming and O scale railway modelling. Pack size average 20 - 25cm³ (about 1 dessert spoon)The leaves are sourced from
www.modelscenerysupplies.co.uk
Michael Stockin
Lord
Oh and the rat trying to outrun the death they bring
Slave to Darkness
Lord
Im deffo buying fern on Monday, it's my second fave plant. I've got one of those hole punch thingys that do leaves but can't find it unfortunately, might buy some leaves just in case it doesn't show up.
inchmurrin
Lord
Great concept for the bases and they most definitely pass muster, even if only for a short time on the field of battle.
Michael Stockin
Lord
Slave to Darkness
Lord
Bet they get more kills than your skellies in your first game.
Michael Stockin
Lord
Yeah prolly...
Michael Stockin
Lord
Started work on the skellybobs.
Much quicker to paint than my humans but slower than the zombies as I am back to blending on the bigger areas rather than washes and using 2 similar shades for highlights.
This heat is not helping...
Much quicker to paint than my humans but slower than the zombies as I am back to blending on the bigger areas rather than washes and using 2 similar shades for highlights.
This heat is not helping...
Taliesin Kincaid
Baron
Stunning figures Mike. You've got such a gorgeous style. Really looking forward to see what you do with the Lichemaster himself - I painted that figure for a commission earlier this year and absolutely adored it.
Michael Stockin
Lord
So kind.
After much debate as to go for the mad bright colours or a more subdued (but still wfb bright) I am opting for the later.
Bright would work if the rest of the undead were in mad oranges and bright greens etc.
I think a more subdued look.
I suspect I shall leave him until last.
These skellys and the infantry are in Sylvania colours and the zombies have Sylvania motifs, keeping with my Warm Ale and Mud project in mind.
After much debate as to go for the mad bright colours or a more subdued (but still wfb bright) I am opting for the later.
Bright would work if the rest of the undead were in mad oranges and bright greens etc.
I think a more subdued look.
I suspect I shall leave him until last.
These skellys and the infantry are in Sylvania colours and the zombies have Sylvania motifs, keeping with my Warm Ale and Mud project in mind.
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inchmurrin
Lord
Fine looking skellies like the WFB but subdued palette.