Goremaw, Great Worm: Bones 3 Figure

     This past week I decided it was finally time to finish up the Goremaw Optional Add-On figure I got with Bones 3.  I've been messing with the figure for at least a year I think.

Straight from the Bones 3 Kickstarter shipping box.

       I prepped the figure in the usual way; soaking the parts it in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added, then giving them a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying them.  I then assembled the figure using Gorilla Superglue Gel.  After that, I traced the base onto an old CD.  I then created a paper mask for the area the base covered on the CD, and taped that on the CD.  Next, I sprayed the CD with Flat White primer.   When the primer was dry, I removed the mask, revealing a base sized area that was unpainted; and using hot glue, affixed Gormaw's base to the un-primed area of the CD.

     I then used some regular white glue to glue some coarse sand onto the area of the base where the body of Gormaw joins it.  This was to help hide the joint, and to make the area when the body is emerging from the ground look a little more rough and churned.

     I looked back on my blog, and it was back sometime before July 30, 2018 that I actually applied the first paint to Goremaw, and posted a photo in a "miscellaneous" post here called: Project Avalanche.
     Anyhow, at that point, I had just applied a first coat of Anita's "Violet" to the body.  I later followed up by painting his underside with Folk Art "Milkshake".  I then mixed a little of the "Violet" and "Milkshake" together and painted the area along the edges where the scales and underside meet to help give a natural blending to where the two colors meet on the body.   After that, I painted the base of the teeth with Americana "Antique White".

          Next, I painted the open mouth with Crafter's Acrylic "Tutti Frutti".  Here again, I mixed some of the "Violet" and "Tutti Frutti" together to blend the area where the two colors meet on the body, to help make it look more natural.  I then painted the teeth themselves with Americana "Bleached Sand", and the spine hooks on the body with Ceramcoat "Black". 

    Then, I painted the base with Americana "Mississippi Mud".   I let everything dry for awhile, and then I went back and applied some Citadel "Reikland Fleshshade" wash to the inside of the mouth.  When that was dry, I applied Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash to the rest of the body and the base.  Another drying period, and I came back and applied Citadel 'Nuln Oil" to the very center of the mouth, and to the undersides of all the body armor plate joints.

      When all the washes were good and dry, I started the highlighting.  I began with the body armor plates, drybrushing them with a mix of the base "Violet", Apple Barrel "Apple Lavender", and just for the heck of it, some Folk Art Color Shift "Purple Flash" thrown in.   Next, I gave the underbelly a drybrushing with the base "Milkshake"; and then a little of the "Milkshake with some Americana "Snow White" added.  After that, I highlighted the spine hooks with Citadel "The Fang".

     Next, I worked on the mouth; first highlighting the inner maw with a mix of the base "Tutti Frutti", and some Apple Barrel "Apple Light Pink".  Then I used a little of just the "Apple Light Pink".   I then highlighted the base of the teeth with Americana "Buttermilk", and the teeth themselves with Crafter's Acrylic Light Antique White".
     I then turned to the base, drybrushing it first with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige", and then with Folk Art "Butter Pecan".  I then gave it a very light drybrush with the "Bleached Sand".  Then, looking at it, I felt the cracks between the chunks of earth did not have enough shadow in them from the "Agrax Earthshade" wash to look like really deep fissures; so I went in and applied Reaper MSP "Brown Liner" directly in all the crevices.
       I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave it a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.    Then, when  the varnish was dry, I used some white glue to flock the base, trying just to apply it to the tops of the chunks of ground, and not in any of the fissures.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed the beast with Testor's Dullcote".  When the Dullcote was dry, I repainted the inside of his mouth with Americana "DuraClear Gloss Varnish".

   I'm really happy with how this big fellow came out; and I'm glad to have him done before I get more big figures in Bones 4.  Often these large figures seem like such a hurdle, but this turned out to be a really easy figure to complete.  The only challenge was spraying the Dullcote and hitting all the deep crevices in the armor plating.  Even now I can see areas where in the deep down recesses it's still a little shiny.

Gremlins, Part 2: Bones 3 Figures

     This past week I again continued making my way through the last few figures I have from the Bones 3 Stoneskull Expansion, and painted the remaining 2 Gremlin figures.  There were 4 of them in the set, and I painted the first 2 back in October: Gremlins, Part 1.   This week I was frantically getting figures ready for a Cold Wars playtest game I was running at Friday's club meeting, (See: WotR Playtest) so I thought I'd work on the Gremlins since they were small simple figures to do.
      I prepped the figures in the usual way; soaking them in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added and then rinsing and drying.   I then glued them to 7/8" black-primed fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue.  I then glued the figures to a  tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue each.

   I began by painted the both entirely with Accent "Golden Oxide".  I then painted the lefthand one's clothing using Reaper MSP "Olive Skin Shadow" for his tunic, Americana "Neutral Grey" for his collar, and Reaper MSP Bones "Cinnamon Red" for his hat. Next, I did the righthand one's cloths, using Apple Barrel "Apple Black Green" for his collar, and the "Olive Skin Shadow" for his loin cloth.

     I then painted their pouches with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown", and the the knife handle and the righthand one's sling with Americana "Raw Umber".  After that, I painted the stone in the sling with Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey", the knife blade with Ceramcoat "Black", and their teeth with Americana "Bleached Sand".     I let the figures dry for a while, and then gave both of them an entire wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash.

     When the wash was dry, I painted their eyes, and then highlighted their teeth with Crafter's Acrylic "Light Antique White".  I then highlighted their skin with Ceramcoat "Maple Sugar Tan".   Next, I highlighted the clothing on the lefthand one using; Crafter's Acrylic "Orange Spice" for his hat, Duncan "Sate Grey" for his collar, and Reaper MSP 'Olive Skin" for his tunic. On the righthand one, I used; the "Olive Skin" on his loin cloth, and totally forgot to do highlights on his collar!     I then highlighted the pouches with Folk Art "Teddy Bear Brown", and the sling with Americana "Light Cinnamon".   Finally I painted the knife, belt buckle, and knee armor on the lefthand one with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".
     Lastly, I painted the the bases with Americana "Mississippi Mud".
     I let the figures dry overnight and the next day I gave them a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.    Then, when  the varnish was dry, I used some white glue to flock the bases.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed  with Testor's Dullcote". 

     I'm generally happy with these guys, though you can tell they were a side project while working on other stuff; as I realized when I saw the photos that I had totally forgot to highlight the righthand one's collar, and apparently forgot to paint the back of the knife blade with the "Gunmetal"!  I may go back and fix these, or because these guys are so wee, I just may leave them as is, and assume no one will probably ever notice.
     At this point, all I have left from the Stoneskull Expansion are the Kobolds, and the Behir.  (I traded off the Naga and Flesh Golem, as I just weren't fans of those figures.)  I'm glad I'm getting near the end, as Reaper announced Friday that the last Bones 4 shipping container is on the water from China, and expected early March; with shipping possible as early as mid March.

Minotaur: Bones 3 Figure

     This past week I painted the Minotaur figure from the Bones 3 Stoneskull Expansion, as I continue to work my way through the remaining figures I haven't painted yet from that set while waiting for the arrival of Bones 4.
         I prepped the figure in the usual way, soaking it in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added, then giving it a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying it.  I then glued the figure to a black-primed 1.25" fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then placed the figure in my painting grip.

     I decided I wanted to do something different with this Minotaur, having already painted a couple ones brown colored before (Minotaur Hero and Minotaur Barbarian); so I decided I would make this one white instead.  I also had the idea, since I was painting him white, that I would give him one blue eye just to make him look a little more interesting.
     So, I began by painting the whole body with Ceramcoat "White".  I then painted all the armor, straps, and the weapon with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown", his hooves with Americana "Charcoal Grey", and his main belt and the axe handle grip, with Accent "Real Umber".

     Next, I painted his horns with Americana "Bleached Sand".  After that, I painted the edges and decorations on all the armor, as well as the axe, with Folk Art Brushed Metal "Brushed Bronze".    I let everything dry for a while, and then gave the entire figure a wash with Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash.

    Then, when the wash was dry, I highlighted all his body with Americana "Snow White".  Next, I painted his muzzle, horn-tips, tail end, eyes/sockets, and mane/hair with Ceramcoat "Black".   When the "Black had dried, I highlighted it with some Americana "Zinc", and then some Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey".   After that, I gave him a blue iris on his right eye with Crafter's Acrylic "Tropical Blue".

      Next, I highlighted all the leather armor and straps with Ceramcoat "Raw Sienna", and his belt and axe handle with Folk Art "Teddy Bear Brown".   Then, I highlighted his hooves with a mix of Americana "Mississippi Mud" and the base "Charcoal Grey".    I realized he had fingernails, so I tried painting them with Americana "Antique White" which didn't quite look right; so I went back and gave each one a dab with a little Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash to help tone them down and define them.  I also put some of the "Agrax Earthshade" on his left shoulder pad to help tone down the highlighting I had done on the herring-bone weave pattern.    I also noticed he had nipples(!), and not really knowing what color they would be, I guessed at a pinkish grey.  So, I mixed some of the "Black" with some Americana "Shading Flesh", and used that for the nipples, highlighting with a little Folk Art "Milkshake".   At that point I worked on the metal, highlighting all the "Brushed Bronze" with a mix of Ceramcoat "Bronze" and Ceramcoat "14K Gold".   I painted his nose ring, and the rings on his right horn with the "14K Gold".
     At this time I worked on his integral base, painting it with the "Black".   When dry, I dry brushed it with some Americana "Neutral Grey", and some Folk Art "Platinum Grey".   Lastly, I painted the washer portion of the base with the "Mississippi Mud".
     I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave it a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.    Then, when  the varnish was dry, I used some white glue to flock the outer rim of the base.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's Dullcote".   

     I'm really happy with how this fellow turned out.  I think the white color makes for a much more dramatic figure.

Temple Dragon: Bones 3 Figure

    This past week, I continued to work through the remaining Bones 3 Stoneskull Expansion figures, and painted the Temple Dragon.    I am going to be painting a Drogon from Game of Thrones in the future, so saw this as an opportunity to test a color scheme.
        I prepped the figure in the usual way; soaking the parts it in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added, then giving them a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying them.  I then assembled the figure using Gorilla Superglue Gel.  After that, I glued the figure to a black-primed 1.25" fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then placed the figure in my painting grip.

    I began by painting the entire figure with Ceramcoat "Black".    When it was dry, I wet blended the wings, both top and underside, a three way transition from "Black", to Reaper MSP Bones "Cinnamon Red", to Americana "Burnt Orange".   I also used some thinned "Cinnamon Red" to paint the spines and scales along the back and the body around the wings.

     And here's how it looked when dry.

 

     Next, I went back over the body drybrushing it with the "Black" to try to give the red the appearance of being down in and between the scales and not on the tops.   I then painted the mouth with a mix of Americana "Shading Flesh" and Folk Art "Burgundy".  After that I painted the eye sockets and lips with Folk Art "Milkshake", and the teeth with Crafter's Acrylic "Light Antique White".

     Then after everything had a while to dry,  I gave the entire figure a wash with Citadel "Nuln Oil" Wash.   When the wash was dry, I drybrushed the dragon with, in succession; Americana "Neutral Grey", Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey", and Folk Art "Platinum Gray".  After that, I painted the statue on which the dragon is perched upon with the "Light Antique White", and added some striations with the "Black".

     Next, when the statue had time to dry, I gave it a wash with the "Nuln Oil" too.  I then highlighted it with Americana "Snow White", and used this color to highlight the teeth too.  I painted in the eyes, trying to add a little Accent "Mustard Seed" to the pupils to give them a gold-flecked looked.
       Lastly, I painted the washer base with Americana "Zinc".
      I let the figure dry overnight and the gave it  a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's Dullcote".     

Shown with a Reaper human figure to give a sense of scale.

     All in all I'm really happy with how this dragon turned out.   I think he looks suitably fierce, and I think the color gradations in his wings turned out looking pretty good.