Hoardlings: Bones II

   This week I completed the Hordlings set from the Bones II, Expansion I.  I needed something quick and simple to do because, like I said with my Monday figure, I was traveling over Spring Break, so knew my painting time would be limited.
    Since there were three of these figures in the set, I decided to base up two of them for Frostgrave, to represent Minor Demons; and  the third I based regularly for other Fantasy games.   I prepped the figures in the usual way; soaking them 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 glued one of the figure to a black-primed 7/8" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue and the other two to  white-primed 7/8" fender washer.  I then glued the washers to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue each.

     I began by painting the Hordlings with Crafter's Acrylic "Citrus Green", and then when the "Citrus Green" was dry, I gave it a wash with Iron Wind Metals "Dark Green" ink using a wet brush.  When the ink was dry, I painted the tentacles and wings of the center Hoardling, and the spine bumps of the first and third Hoardlings,  with Apple Barrel "Apple Lavender".

    When the "Apple Lavender" was dry I gave the tentacles, wings, and spine bumps all a wash with Iron Wind Metals "Purple" ink using a wet brush. I then applied some slight thinned Black paint to the mouths of Hoardling 1 and 3, and painted the eye sockets on all three with the Black.  I then went back and painted the eyes with Crafter's Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow".

     My next step was to paint the tongue on 3 with Crafter's Acrylic "Purple Passion", followed by doing the teeth on 1 and 3 with Americana "Buttermilk", and then highlighting the teeth with Crafter's Acrylic "Light Antique White". I then painted their irises with Crafter's Acrylic "Deep Red", followed by Black pupils.  Next, I added highlights to the wings, tentacles, tongue, and spine bumps with the "Apple Lavender" followed by doing highlights on their bodies with Reaper MSP Bones "Dungeon Slime".  Lastly, I painted the the hooves on all three of them, and the horns on the third one, with Americana "Neutral Grey", and when dry, I gave the hooves and horns a wash with some GW Agrax Earthshade" using a wet brush.

        After I was finished painting the figures, I cut a small section of the sprue these Hoardlings came on and glued it to the base of the second one to represent some old stonework; and when dry, I painted it with Americana Zinc and then drybrushed it with Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey", followed by Folk Art "Platinum Grey". Then, when everything had overnight to dry, I gave the figures a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".  Later that afternoon I flocked the first two's bases with Woodland Scenics "Snow" flock, and the third one's base with regular green flock.  The next day, I sprayed the figures with Testor's Dullcote.

     I'm happy with how these little fellows turned out.  They were quick to do, and I was glad to have an excuse to use some vibrant colors for a change.

Village Rioter: Figure 208 of 266

    Knowing I would be short of time for painting this past week due to Spring Break traveling, I skipped doing another figure from the Necromancer set that I had been working on, and instead selected one of the simpler figures from the Townsfolk II set to paint: the Village Rioter.
     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" fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer-mounted figure to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.

     I began by painting his head and right hand with Americana "Shading Flesh". I then painted his pants with Crafter's Acrylic "Navy Blue", his tunic with Nicole's "Brown", and his cowl with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige".

     Next, I painted the torch with Americana "Mississippi Mud", and the shaft of his pitchfork with Folk Art "Barn Wood".  I then painted his gloved hand with Folk Art "Dapple Grey".  I used Folk Art "Dark Brown" to paint his shoes, and Folk Art "Porcelain White" to paint his socks.

     I painted his hair with Folk Art "Butter Pecan", and then painted his belt and pouch with Americana "Asphaltum".    I let the paint dry for a while, and then gave the entire figure a wash with Winsor-Newton "Peat Brown" ink using a wet brush.   When the wash was dry, I painted the fire on his torch using a series of five colors progressing from a light yellow to a brick red-orange. I then added a little Black at the bottom of the flames to help blend them into the top of the torch handle, and a little Black at the top to make the flames look a little sooty.   Next, I painted the head of the pitchfork, his belt buckle, and the fitting on the torch handle, with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".

      I decided the pitchfork looked too new, so I mixed some of the "Asphaltum" and "Gunmetal Grey" together to get a more aged looking metal color, and painted the base of the fork with that, transitioning up to the bare "Gunmetal Grey" on the tines.
      I then highlighted his hair using Americana "Buttermilk"; followed by painting his eyes, and then highlighting his face with the base "Shading Flesh", then a little of the "Shading Flesh" mixed with some Americana "Mocha" to do lighter highlights.  Next, I highlighted his cowl with Americana "Khaki Tan", and his tunic with Americana "Sable Brown".  I then did highlights on his pants with Americana "Wedgewood Blue", and on his socks with the base "Porcelain White".  I highlighted his shoes, and his belt and pouch,  with Crafter's Edition "Spice Brown", and his glove with the base "Dapple Grey".  After that, I highlighted the torch handle with the base "Mississippi Mud", and the pitchfork shaft with the base "Barn Wood".  Lastly, I painted the figures sculpted base with Ceramcoat "Walnut".
 After the figure had overnight to dry, I gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish" the following morning.  Later that morning I flocked the base, and that evening I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.

     I'm happy with how he turned out.  Nothing fancy, just a good solid villager figure.

Figure 208 of 266: Complete

Warg Painted as Arctic Wolf: Bones II

   This week I completed the Warg figure from the Bones II original figures set.  I didn't realize he was a Warg when I started painting him; I just assumed he was a large wolf.  So, I decided to paint him as an Arctic Wolf because,  as with the rest of the animals I've been doing recently, I was painting him up for Frostgrave.
      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 white-primed 1.25" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer-mounted figure to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.

     I began by painting the entire figure with Americana "Dove Grey". I then drybrushed his top half with Americana "Neutral Grey", followed by doing is top third with Americana "Zinc".

     I then mixed a little of the "Zinc" into some Black and painted his very top spine area and the tip of his tail and also around his face and ears.   I then painted his mouth and nose Black, and then I painted his eyes.    Next, I painted his teeth with Americana "Buttermilk, followed with highlights using Crafter's Edition "Light Antique White".   I used some of the "Zinc" to highlight his nostrils. 

     Lastly, I painted the base White.   When everything had overnight to dry, I gave the figure a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".  Then, the next morning I flocked the white areas with Woodland Scenics "Snow" flock and added some tufts of twine to represent dead grasses.  Later that afternoon I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.

     I like the way this fellow turned out.  I think he will make quite a formidable wolf to encounter in the frozen city.

Malek Necromancer: Figure 207 0f 266

   Last week, before I left for Cold Wars, I put the finishing touches on Malek Necromancer from the Necromancers set.  I'm now half way through this set, with two done, and two to go.
      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 white-primed 1" fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer-mounted figure to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.

      I began by painting the figure entirely in Black.  I then drybrushed the cape with Folk Art "Dapple Gray".  Next, I painted his leggings and sleeves with Americana "Zinc", and then I added highlights to his loincloth with Duncan "Olive Green".

My next step was to paint his mask with Crafter's Acrylic "Light Antique White".  I then painted highlights on his boots, belt, and gauntlets with Americana "Neutral Grey".  Next, I painted all the parts I planned to eventually paint gold with Folk Art "Golden Harvest". 

    I then painted the skulls at his feet with Nicole's "Brown", and the rod of his staff with Crafter's Acrylic "Navy Blue".  After that I painted his sword with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey", and the sword hilt, scabbard top, staff parts, and the skulls on his outfit with Ceramcoat "Bronze".   After everything had a while to dry, I gave his mask and all the metallic parts a wash with GW Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush.

    I took some time to work on the skulls he's standing upon at this point.  First, I drybrushed them with Americana "Khaki Tan", and then with Americana "Buttermilk".  I then painted on spot highlights with Crafter's Acrylic "Light Antique White".  By now the wash was dry, so I worked on his mask.  First I carefully painted in eyes, then I used some of the "Light Antique White to do highlights.  Next, I added highlights to his staff with Americana "True Blue", and I highlighted the ribbon that seems to be hanging from the staff, with Ceramcoat "Black Cherry".    I then did highlights to his leggings and sleeves with Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey"; and then touched up the highlights on his cape with the original "Dapple Grey", and his gloves and boots with the "Neutral Grey".   Moving on to the metallics, I did highlights on his sword with Folk Art "Silver Sterling", and I highlighted all the gold parts with Ceramcoat "14K Gold".
      Lastly, I painted the base White.  When everything had overnight to dry, I gave the figure a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish" early the next morning.  Midday, I flocked the white areas with Woodland Scenics "Snow" flock and late that afternoon I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.  When the Dullcote was dry, I superglued a green nail-art gem to the circle at the top of his staff.

    I really like how he turned out, and I think the gem on his staff makes a really nice accent.

Wild Dog: Bones II Figure

  This week I finished up the Dog/Wolf figure from the Bones II Original Figures set.   I chose to paint it up like a Wild Dog and base it for Frostgrave.
   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 white-primed 1.25" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer-mounted figure to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.

   I bagn by painting his legs and underside with Americana "Terra Cotta".   I then painted his upper body with Americana "Neutral Grey".

      When these first colors of paint were dry, I gave the figure a wash with GW "Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush.  When the wash was dry, I drybrushed the figure with Folk Art "Barn Wood"

     I then painted his muzzle, open mouth, and eyes Black.   Next, I added tiny White pinpoint highlights to his eyes, and painted his teeth with Americana "Buttermilk".  Then I added some highlights to his nose with the "Neutral Grey".
    Lastly, I painted the base White.  When everything had overnight to dry, I gave the figure a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".  Then, the next morning I flocked the base with Woodland Scenics "Snow" flock, and added some fiber grasses.  Later that afternoon I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.

     I'm pleased with how this puppy turned out.  I think he has a nice feral look about him.

Ghoul Queen: Figure 206 of 266

   This past week I started working on the Necromancer set, and over the weekend I finished painting the Ghoul Queen figure from this set.  I had previously modified this figure, removing one of the scabbards she originally came with.  You can see the article I wrote about the conversion I did on her here: Ghoul Queen Conversion.
     After I completed the conversion, I glued the figure to a white-primed 1" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer-mounted figure to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.

   I began by painting the figure entirely in Black.  I then drybrushed her with Americana "Zinc".  I then painted her skin with Folk Art "Milkshake"

     When the "Milkshake" was dry, I gave it a wash with GW "Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush.  I then painted her various belts, straps, and cords with Folk Art "Hunter Green". Next, I painted the bone adornments on her sleeves, headdress, and on her scabbard with a mix of Americana "Buttermilk and Americana "Mississippi Mud".  I then painted all the parts I planned to make gold, with Americana "Terra Cotta".

     I then highlighted all the "Hunter Green" areas with first, Americana "Forest Green", and then Americana "Leaf Green".  I followed that with highlighting all the bone adornments with first the "Buttermilk", and then some Crafter's Edition "Light Antique White". Next, I painted the all the "Terra Cotta" parts with Ceramcoat "Bronze".

     My next step was to highlight her hair with a mix of the "Zinc" and some Folk Art "Cloudy Day".  I then painted her eyes, and used some of the "Hunter Green" to apply eye shadow.  Next, I highlighted her skin with first the "Milkshake", and then the "Light Antique White". I used Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey" to do some specific highlights on her dress, and then I did the final metallic highlights with Ceramcoat "14K Gold".
    I painted the base White, and when dry I applied a small area of white glue to the base and glued on some course sand.   When the glue was dry, I painted the sand Black, then drybrushed the sand with the "Zinc", followed with Folk Art "Platinum Grey". When everything had overnight to dry, I gave the figure a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish" early the next morning.  Midday, I flocked the white areas with Woodland Scenics "Snow" flock and late that afternoon I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.

     I'm very happy with how she turned out.  I think she has the right hangs-around-with-the-dead look about her. :)   In retrospect, I think she would have been further improved if, during her surgery, I had removed that big crab-claw ornamentation behind her head.  It's a redundancy with the bone hair adornments she already has.

Figure 206 of 266: Complete.  60 more to go.

Reaper CAV Bones Kickstarter Boxes Arrive

   I'm happy to report that my shipments from Reaper's CAV: Strike Operations Kickstarter arrived this week!   I happily spent that night sorting through all my goodies. :)

      I didn't go in for a lot of the big stompy robots, as I was more interested in getting a bunch of the well-priced 10mm tanks and other vehicles for a set of Sci_Fi rules we will be working on based on our popular "Look, Sarge, No Charts" system.

    So, you can expect to see the occasional tank or two, as well as a couple of the big stompy robots,  to show up here; since they are made from the Bones material, so fall under the jurisdiction of this blog. :).