tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42868689221788453402024-03-08T06:33:57.462-05:00All Bones About ItMy Efforts to Paint the Miniatures From the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th BONES Kickstarters!Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.comBlogger603125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-36930793614145565482022-08-01T17:02:00.000-04:002022-08-01T17:02:00.392-04:00 The Time Has Come <div style="text-align: left;"> As many of my regular readers may have noticed over the last couple months, my posts have become less than regular. I have found over the course of this past year, my interest in painting Bones figures has dropped considerably. My attention has been grabbed by other projects, and my Fantasy based gaming has all but dwindled to nothing. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> I'm not going to say a permanent goodbye, as I don't know if this is temporary; and somewhere down the line I might pick up a Bones figure again and be inspired, or get a new set of rules that spurs my interest and need to paint more of this sort of figure. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XaSdYxGn9bTL1SHFzPDjquD1NldRNsisoGoKwNGFNipdfU2q9VHSO8u-CR8lK5zVfICWkaDRGwm_PREpaCQeVLbZQoaX0ubA0AxLRK1VoI9bBOrK9PSB8j6FN0dZVAHOzg2_3AvEENMD2qdRuoJxtlTDUy1lLyT6pWzz1TlkwYKhf5sGByP-450jAA/s1600/95A9005A-1A9F-4DF3-B02A-2B1774BE0B76.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1036" data-original-width="1600" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8XaSdYxGn9bTL1SHFzPDjquD1NldRNsisoGoKwNGFNipdfU2q9VHSO8u-CR8lK5zVfICWkaDRGwm_PREpaCQeVLbZQoaX0ubA0AxLRK1VoI9bBOrK9PSB8j6FN0dZVAHOzg2_3AvEENMD2qdRuoJxtlTDUy1lLyT6pWzz1TlkwYKhf5sGByP-450jAA/s320/95A9005A-1A9F-4DF3-B02A-2B1774BE0B76.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first completed Bones Kickstarter figures, posted June 27th 2013.</td></tr></tbody></table> <div> I began this blog in June of 2013 as a means to spur me on to painting the entirety of my Bones 1 purchase, and over the past 9 years it has expanded so much further than what I could have imagined; I've painted figures from 5 Bones Kickstarters now (6 counting the first CAV Kickstarter.) And it's hard to believe that Bones 6 just finished its campaign a couple months ago. I haven't purchased much from that on, as even then I was beginning to feel Bones saturated. <div> I want to thank all the readers who have stopped by over the years, and especially those who would leave a comment or two. It was your enthusiasm that spurred me on over the years. So, farewell for now. Hopefully, I'll see you all around the internet. </div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p> </p></div></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-32703643634470653092022-06-06T16:14:00.003-04:002022-06-06T16:18:30.990-04:00Not Bones, But A Big Terrain Project! <div style="text-align: left;"> For the past three weeks, all my hobby time has been taken up with a big terrain project I am doing for a <a href="https://warsofozzminiatures.com">"Wars of Ozz"</a> game I'll be helping run at <a href="https://www.hmgs.org/mpage/HconHome">Historicon</a> in July: making the walls for an Attack on the Emerald City" game. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> Besides painting Reaper Bones, my other big figure painting effort is currently figures for the "Wars of Ozz" rules by Old Glory. I was part of the playtest group that helped develop the rules, and now that in-person conventions are resuming I will be helping with the demo games as well. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> So in the end, this means I didn't have time to complete any figures this past three weeks. I thought that instead perhaps, I would show some photos of the wall project in progress. I know it's not Bones, but it's all I have to offer at the moment.</div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2-DnZrR1p_ZezMTLC2ushqP-bv1EPHNfYWGzYytrpZ_zrpjWJBfdRkJ-8rZ8QxuZHfm51ClPPVjL11CWlMI22SNPToMBXkPjMlBtFyTk8y0bNVDT0FLyGLoG4ZFOfU4JWDnQafRDeq6o5QeRpus93kuMk_-3rPGaZdIfY2vQ96JKSLtcX42ldHudWw/s2048/4D469743-EF93-4486-A32A-52517D640435.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh2-DnZrR1p_ZezMTLC2ushqP-bv1EPHNfYWGzYytrpZ_zrpjWJBfdRkJ-8rZ8QxuZHfm51ClPPVjL11CWlMI22SNPToMBXkPjMlBtFyTk8y0bNVDT0FLyGLoG4ZFOfU4JWDnQafRDeq6o5QeRpus93kuMk_-3rPGaZdIfY2vQ96JKSLtcX42ldHudWw/s320/4D469743-EF93-4486-A32A-52517D640435.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over the course of two sessions, a group of us on the "Wars of Ozz" demo team got together and spend several hours cutting and gluing all the parts for the wall. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6v9WaFdN_wp5AH1KKonS8CFxrRI9h-Y70B2PtiMlkoxi0ADFBpevaMLWBq5ypWcloMUQZ1w4wzLuV85gR47mHxDJUPlP-WqHo_Y7ySqJnJZ5tO-zWyoB3TiCGu_l-40HsvhGZTcXqTDwKmrlrs4_Luy2T2HPs8Eev-LtTbSmJ4qc85ThAFa79XDm-A/s2048/7B92F04A-C240-48DA-923A-047D656E8EF6.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6v9WaFdN_wp5AH1KKonS8CFxrRI9h-Y70B2PtiMlkoxi0ADFBpevaMLWBq5ypWcloMUQZ1w4wzLuV85gR47mHxDJUPlP-WqHo_Y7ySqJnJZ5tO-zWyoB3TiCGu_l-40HsvhGZTcXqTDwKmrlrs4_Luy2T2HPs8Eev-LtTbSmJ4qc85ThAFa79XDm-A/s320/7B92F04A-C240-48DA-923A-047D656E8EF6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We then assembled everything.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHvkLLVy6DvoeaiW5M9uP60Yn90vJ-dUQt40t8_2DOy3ReNc2DvOF3PKvTXfXX-RkSHv2cXLhqIqi7Nssr8Is17qCNQ0FniNR0AtOUJ6p55sHLHRMh01CrkdYLan1r6V0lzzCMuWd_WH12EYL-OknP8g4FVzGQo2S6ItOJi8ZaEqWXZCN_yDvQ5zIIQ/s2048/C861AC12-D54B-4BD7-9472-74B1255F8EF0.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHvkLLVy6DvoeaiW5M9uP60Yn90vJ-dUQt40t8_2DOy3ReNc2DvOF3PKvTXfXX-RkSHv2cXLhqIqi7Nssr8Is17qCNQ0FniNR0AtOUJ6p55sHLHRMh01CrkdYLan1r6V0lzzCMuWd_WH12EYL-OknP8g4FVzGQo2S6ItOJi8ZaEqWXZCN_yDvQ5zIIQ/s320/C861AC12-D54B-4BD7-9472-74B1255F8EF0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then it was time to base coat everything with a paint and Mod-Podge mixture.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMoDF-kfNlsl3MnxgIrojAr4SLV_qH2S8DwxMH2TAwpHY5sjPdX4jqWe1NDiGHTH5hN9qkk9akgNt6rdU19Pdc77gJXUHPWGQ_lcw9UPkXRYO1XXwAUEWayQ4ostP_UPhkrqh41rNv_NohPwjR083KxniCC_U4nA3gAwHMsuJaBz1Cgx8_dzYYzhemA/s2048/F73EC1FE-6999-4B3B-9180-879EC37DABF6.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXMoDF-kfNlsl3MnxgIrojAr4SLV_qH2S8DwxMH2TAwpHY5sjPdX4jqWe1NDiGHTH5hN9qkk9akgNt6rdU19Pdc77gJXUHPWGQ_lcw9UPkXRYO1XXwAUEWayQ4ostP_UPhkrqh41rNv_NohPwjR083KxniCC_U4nA3gAwHMsuJaBz1Cgx8_dzYYzhemA/s320/F73EC1FE-6999-4B3B-9180-879EC37DABF6.jpeg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I then worked on painting the walls. I have them completed now, so will be turning my attention to building and painting the towers. </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWg6hTNPXj_qSQXypDgVIKM8zJMgAN3j28Rn4Wqgcoolh2CyWQ1Q58W3o4FzTCpZtK42z2Ssl9yYi9ieLqfjMvmjHpZLvmenr_N7pue0SlkWlgg7DmD4NoTVtRTzBCz4SxdVDMFQKY60Sl7T0NMhGEhCk5gD6Bl0l3_7IxgYifye0ffzRGxWVJd3Kxyg/s1024/2FB8E7AA-D10A-4D2B-B2CD-BAA606C6ED87.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWg6hTNPXj_qSQXypDgVIKM8zJMgAN3j28Rn4Wqgcoolh2CyWQ1Q58W3o4FzTCpZtK42z2Ssl9yYi9ieLqfjMvmjHpZLvmenr_N7pue0SlkWlgg7DmD4NoTVtRTzBCz4SxdVDMFQKY60Sl7T0NMhGEhCk5gD6Bl0l3_7IxgYifye0ffzRGxWVJd3Kxyg/s320/2FB8E7AA-D10A-4D2B-B2CD-BAA606C6ED87.jpeg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the info about the game. </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-37640562245097245622022-05-16T16:39:00.004-04:002022-05-16T16:40:59.622-04:00Suit of Armor: Bones 5 Figures<div style="text-align: left;"> This past week I continued to work on the Bones 5 Core <i>Armory </i>set<i> </i>and painted up a pair of the "Suit of Armor " figures. I had one from the Core Set, and one from an additional <i>Armory</i> set I had pledged for from the Core break out offerings . </div><div style="text-align: left;"> 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 each of them to a 7/8" grey-primed metal washer with some Aleene's Tacky glue. I then glued the figures to a large craft stick with a couple drops of Elmer's glue. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1o6w3ga8JhOBmGrKRVgGxW5kh81ySJsf6YNG6Dre3M24-2RHsF1QsXcryjx0XLysIPS3o3OzVKGOnzkGspWy8Tn2HgVbcnwnms_0kxBoU_srgnIrkU5JXHc5PRmMwyvpji5eRFC6ah5uJmZ6uM31b_iIrCES0jxlaXRi_j2nM1_ZpUHQB5BqcQKqUUw/s4032/01099392-CADA-4421-875C-13C7FB8BB1BC.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1o6w3ga8JhOBmGrKRVgGxW5kh81ySJsf6YNG6Dre3M24-2RHsF1QsXcryjx0XLysIPS3o3OzVKGOnzkGspWy8Tn2HgVbcnwnms_0kxBoU_srgnIrkU5JXHc5PRmMwyvpji5eRFC6ah5uJmZ6uM31b_iIrCES0jxlaXRi_j2nM1_ZpUHQB5BqcQKqUUw/s320/01099392-CADA-4421-875C-13C7FB8BB1BC.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I began by painting the figures entirely with Ceramcoat "White". I let that dry, and then gave both pieces a complete coat of slightly thinned Citadel Contrast "Templar Black".<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mUTNS8aIs-9A0tqwNwhGEF9postJBfo5Vt65l99zux_ZApSq2Qg1WV73uWS3-xcMcXpNdE5Y9o7SvdGGdWUV4oLNWMm0XH7Oj2inlFdf8c0XmFb3qtcK6GL8Jl7ZY4uzmd5CT0qfOwlNepy4dHEad8EHjAROisqzMox6onZLBwgIoNPC05270gdbYg/s3048/5C29CBB8-3D1E-46E3-8718-01B1F3E59926_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2262" data-original-width="3048" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mUTNS8aIs-9A0tqwNwhGEF9postJBfo5Vt65l99zux_ZApSq2Qg1WV73uWS3-xcMcXpNdE5Y9o7SvdGGdWUV4oLNWMm0XH7Oj2inlFdf8c0XmFb3qtcK6GL8Jl7ZY4uzmd5CT0qfOwlNepy4dHEad8EHjAROisqzMox6onZLBwgIoNPC05270gdbYg/s320/5C29CBB8-3D1E-46E3-8718-01B1F3E59926_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> When the "Templar Black was dry, I drybrushed them with Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver". I then did follow-up drybrush coats with Reaper MSP "Polished Silver", and a lighter final drybrush with Reaper MSP "Sophie Silver"<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZadDpc5AGSpmQOtDovfltaYGprwKO0LdWHyM2XkIZnRJ36S240haY92sLUbxVg3xtl-PrHEIb9RNRkEq49mg2MLS49C2ivGfGj52UZxQ5ZMHdkEIG6HFdF2WMZHnMKP99mE7QrCJN08uZjHX3NDj4SItoXS-A8I9P0lC4VxE0ZbKCX7wbn8fcdVAzQ/s3213/DB6E7B04-8D36-439A-9ED4-5EE563AE75A8_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2365" data-original-width="3213" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDZadDpc5AGSpmQOtDovfltaYGprwKO0LdWHyM2XkIZnRJ36S240haY92sLUbxVg3xtl-PrHEIb9RNRkEq49mg2MLS49C2ivGfGj52UZxQ5ZMHdkEIG6HFdF2WMZHnMKP99mE7QrCJN08uZjHX3NDj4SItoXS-A8I9P0lC4VxE0ZbKCX7wbn8fcdVAzQ/s320/DB6E7B04-8D36-439A-9ED4-5EE563AE75A8_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> Next, I gave the support pole on the back of each figure a coat of Citadel Contrast "Snakebite Leather". After that, I painted the belt on each one with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown", and the platform each stands on with Ceramcoat "Charcoal".<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo3NW0BaAb5EKwy61EiTrCuHy2AYELiHnwh6Ls5Td16opxM42JB0Gq8cvl_PrEoWbjPa5xykL-0Xs9yoUYeUO6_cENIkbwhIXjcImBpWAd6aZJ8GwMXuUSnWY6CYlbQ2wD_mkFhAE9imVy2JR99FsBVzV94X5AgJ8BmuH3jdvbI3ZPZk_ZkhO3W0NgQ/s3322/445CE630-8AD9-4917-9B94-0FDF6D6AE9E7_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2502" data-original-width="3322" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimo3NW0BaAb5EKwy61EiTrCuHy2AYELiHnwh6Ls5Td16opxM42JB0Gq8cvl_PrEoWbjPa5xykL-0Xs9yoUYeUO6_cENIkbwhIXjcImBpWAd6aZJ8GwMXuUSnWY6CYlbQ2wD_mkFhAE9imVy2JR99FsBVzV94X5AgJ8BmuH3jdvbI3ZPZk_ZkhO3W0NgQ/s320/445CE630-8AD9-4917-9B94-0FDF6D6AE9E7_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I then gave the belts a wash with Citadel Shade "Agrax Earthshade", and the platforms a wash of Citadel Shade "Nuln Oil". I let those washes dry, and then I highlighted the belts with Americana "Sable Brown", and I did a drybrush highlighting on each platform with Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey". I also added highlights to the support poles with DecoArt Dazzling Metallics "Bright Brass". Lastly, I went back and did some spot highlights on some of the rivets with the "Sophie Silver".<div> I let the figures dry overnight and the next day I gave them a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. Another overnight dry, and I sprayed the figures with Testor's "Dullcote". </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IzRR8CBLeqM8mmt0mCkNXwCfNbwkcIomFBEmRtOujgJmgC-t-mFpYfJ0dQYuonaut_-KU02ZMwML4iTH6XrtB-o86MOezeOmbhThKwZOcElhqb24PYokAlm1M9VJK7j3N1LJQc5TMIqWUH9zSgZUWClJdF6UxZdcjnQWUsV6Suw59Rercpgcwb-F1A/s2485/429C83D6-3443-4BA3-BC96-F5D6F4DA4B53_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1889" data-original-width="2485" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_IzRR8CBLeqM8mmt0mCkNXwCfNbwkcIomFBEmRtOujgJmgC-t-mFpYfJ0dQYuonaut_-KU02ZMwML4iTH6XrtB-o86MOezeOmbhThKwZOcElhqb24PYokAlm1M9VJK7j3N1LJQc5TMIqWUH9zSgZUWClJdF6UxZdcjnQWUsV6Suw59Rercpgcwb-F1A/s320/429C83D6-3443-4BA3-BC96-F5D6F4DA4B53_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-mZZQYuvulso8KiHpz_YvdODquauxdt-YVgDxBCZ45A5nSa2QCvQHKbHvFNHEGvqdsOEEL79pIALOg53yfiy-lo3HzaU1nQ2NioWnTfqocHQv1zbt0HNmMIRVGMqrf96cvf4XT3GfF_Qe_IPqGS5otUB-j9D9wRV-oPIJCCNOgE7_7_IxYXbruN4Hg/s2664/E0E4D477-8210-4AF5-8AD9-83BB4C5AD073_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2192" data-original-width="2664" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE-mZZQYuvulso8KiHpz_YvdODquauxdt-YVgDxBCZ45A5nSa2QCvQHKbHvFNHEGvqdsOEEL79pIALOg53yfiy-lo3HzaU1nQ2NioWnTfqocHQv1zbt0HNmMIRVGMqrf96cvf4XT3GfF_Qe_IPqGS5otUB-j9D9wRV-oPIJCCNOgE7_7_IxYXbruN4Hg/s320/E0E4D477-8210-4AF5-8AD9-83BB4C5AD073_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLX5Ip91-pABxcoC8vO-acloinH6yBtgrS8oPcrFKrxCtiI3-7C1ukeMrUxVypz64La5qoGiZStb3VpQyKqykaXJyeiY8CxXwobbvdENfMReefUCYiyulOaNipFaxdzt9oqiqoXoAHq-7RANRybidNcbIcNmcpyJuVH9AKvKQb8oE1hPJwdOsH42C1A/s2461/901FF7B5-3941-4E8C-BE17-B0BAE5350A30_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2035" data-original-width="2461" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwLX5Ip91-pABxcoC8vO-acloinH6yBtgrS8oPcrFKrxCtiI3-7C1ukeMrUxVypz64La5qoGiZStb3VpQyKqykaXJyeiY8CxXwobbvdENfMReefUCYiyulOaNipFaxdzt9oqiqoXoAHq-7RANRybidNcbIcNmcpyJuVH9AKvKQb8oE1hPJwdOsH42C1A/s320/901FF7B5-3941-4E8C-BE17-B0BAE5350A30_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I happy with how these turned out with a quick paint job on them. Not perfect, but just right for some nice scenery.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-36768494107900544492022-05-02T17:27:00.007-04:002022-05-16T16:39:58.825-04:00Scale Armor Rack: Bones 5 Figure<div style="text-align: left;"> This past week I painted up a pair of the "Scale Armor Racks" from the Bones 5 Core Set <i>Armory </i>addition. I had one from the Core Set, and one that I pledged for from the Core Set break out <i>Armory</i> set. Since I had just posted last week (due to Easter weekend putting me behind), I picked these simple figures to do. (And I barely managed that, finishing them only today!)</div><div style="text-align: left;"> 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 each of them to a 7/8" grey-primed metal washer with some Aleene's Tacky glue. I then glued the figures to a large craft stick with a couple drops of Elmer's glue. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxvAhnF-zapvZPKGmGoiK57yy5oI7LyZXtGWAAn73djmOi_uiHXTknAnVbkBehHwtmds7XEnrOsrOTtpcqmTeb0I3Grum2sab99AxOpCXeEyLovPwQALhYfig3RXHYk6w8dcJmEmlIqUpuzvYEiWXy3RM68aeyv23j7GOxF3eK4w88TFSajMbk6yg1g/s2614/93BC8CE5-349F-46B7-9298-6C5EBCC64A4E_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1976" data-original-width="2614" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIxvAhnF-zapvZPKGmGoiK57yy5oI7LyZXtGWAAn73djmOi_uiHXTknAnVbkBehHwtmds7XEnrOsrOTtpcqmTeb0I3Grum2sab99AxOpCXeEyLovPwQALhYfig3RXHYk6w8dcJmEmlIqUpuzvYEiWXy3RM68aeyv23j7GOxF3eK4w88TFSajMbk6yg1g/s320/93BC8CE5-349F-46B7-9298-6C5EBCC64A4E_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div> I began painting by giving all the scale armor and the helmets a coat of Ceramcoat "Black". When dry, I drybrushed it with Folk Art Metallic "Gunmetal Grey". I then went over it lightly with a drybrush of Reaper MSP "Polished Silver". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPD5ccoH_lXIo1d5M2btVqbwksVNRkkOIIKkDAYx2p5CiSft2v0j4oFm_71-rEJanhp_uIJZ97Im37FHxoubfihL0rUMl2USiAhal8bL1tz-lG_39gMwonli5NvPZ5pg9G-awHy6t-Y4zteR0xaj807HyK4GMhiRRyC7gjQ7OPLMrHnpj_He7CCu0agg/s2699/FC5FD6B6-C2EA-41D6-804B-B54C1DB7B7C6_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1997" data-original-width="2699" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPD5ccoH_lXIo1d5M2btVqbwksVNRkkOIIKkDAYx2p5CiSft2v0j4oFm_71-rEJanhp_uIJZ97Im37FHxoubfihL0rUMl2USiAhal8bL1tz-lG_39gMwonli5NvPZ5pg9G-awHy6t-Y4zteR0xaj807HyK4GMhiRRyC7gjQ7OPLMrHnpj_He7CCu0agg/s320/FC5FD6B6-C2EA-41D6-804B-B54C1DB7B7C6_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> Next, I painted the wood rack bases with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown", and the belts with Accent "Real Umber". I let these dry, and then gave them a wash with Citadel Shade "Agrax Earthshade". When the wash was dry, I painted the back of the shields with Ceramcoat "Charcoal".<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPChNfJJIAbwXwPsqhn-eMSzrlf7ALrn0pE6didRHFgMUhDksxH8PwyKJLJq_BhsdEXzbEQR1hdN-HxkKihy9GNaovLE21jgzt_AA2zqFYeOG1rDOJLjz_HhVTk2jM9nYitySrxMOSjoCNN-0Am1mgOtjf_p_DCftMX72YjP4H432V9IOsGDSDz-lgw/s2743/00B45231-4E3D-48C3-99FB-BF2C6999754A_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1990" data-original-width="2743" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqPChNfJJIAbwXwPsqhn-eMSzrlf7ALrn0pE6didRHFgMUhDksxH8PwyKJLJq_BhsdEXzbEQR1hdN-HxkKihy9GNaovLE21jgzt_AA2zqFYeOG1rDOJLjz_HhVTk2jM9nYitySrxMOSjoCNN-0Am1mgOtjf_p_DCftMX72YjP4H432V9IOsGDSDz-lgw/s320/00B45231-4E3D-48C3-99FB-BF2C6999754A_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I then drybrushed the rack base with Americana "Sable Brown". Next, I painted the shield faces with Americana "Snow White". When the white was dry, I painted two of the rings on the left one with Americana "True Blue", and two of the rings on the righthand one with Speed Paint "Blood Red". After that, I painted the riveted ring with the "Gunmetal Grey". I let the shield faces dry, and then gave them a wash with Citadel Shade "Nuln Oil". <div> When the wash was dry, I highlighted the white with the base "Snow White", highlighted the blue with the base "True Blue", and highlighted the red with Reaper MSP "Fresh Blood". Lastly, I went around and did spot highlighting on the metal with the "Polished Silver, and highlighted the belts with Folk Art "Teddybear Brown". I finished by then painted the bases with Americana "Neutral Grey". </div><div> Since I was painting thee right up to the wire, I didn't have time to do a final brush on matte varnish, or spray. Hopefully I can get to that in the next day or two. Here, however are the finished paint jobs. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6X45CCAp2Mgw8o7ad1sKWfZmts474lBhFUV-RcjX3iYO2XHLQasJY0YFiGnAat-kq_CAFRDjabgE4nS_Ri6UY7dwvGwvhRSjZ9-dUhuu_Ai8kefLarnD-CYX1V7dtj2dWsfWWHcdqPKwujZpq0TzMb28pV5GYUIRriUjs2vOLq4jf_GvAe5cty4ZEw/s2611/A06D60B2-08F3-4FA4-85B0-93E89503914C_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1987" data-original-width="2611" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV6X45CCAp2Mgw8o7ad1sKWfZmts474lBhFUV-RcjX3iYO2XHLQasJY0YFiGnAat-kq_CAFRDjabgE4nS_Ri6UY7dwvGwvhRSjZ9-dUhuu_Ai8kefLarnD-CYX1V7dtj2dWsfWWHcdqPKwujZpq0TzMb28pV5GYUIRriUjs2vOLq4jf_GvAe5cty4ZEw/s320/A06D60B2-08F3-4FA4-85B0-93E89503914C_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOcpp3_2plabFGFVdDArTsHPniZmMjz-UaIuxQhTbqg4LQ_gKEsjOA1a_5dtUR1AK7Vwd13mRH2JqDaByn1BekOkPT3xxSIiOby0A5ntxZao0Pa9x1qUpNMvYZEEchdFLfwSU2YjJLDr8KWYqlEWSl5unqttcfGlAK7cKvPzPS5Sqk-o2rtjq8BvPZw/s2480/A50ABC35-083C-4BC5-A3F6-5FD85FC275FF_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1925" data-original-width="2480" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTOcpp3_2plabFGFVdDArTsHPniZmMjz-UaIuxQhTbqg4LQ_gKEsjOA1a_5dtUR1AK7Vwd13mRH2JqDaByn1BekOkPT3xxSIiOby0A5ntxZao0Pa9x1qUpNMvYZEEchdFLfwSU2YjJLDr8KWYqlEWSl5unqttcfGlAK7cKvPzPS5Sqk-o2rtjq8BvPZw/s320/A50ABC35-083C-4BC5-A3F6-5FD85FC275FF_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I'm generally pleased with how these turned out. They're not perfect, but as minor terrain pieces, I don't think they have to be. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpF3yaUzLcSxQB7zGyGQL8hirNUi-haSajUhRgWTiguZWC2YbDlcWAnIax5UozbFZT5RDzSbX7ZrJVXY6JT11h1cLSBXddsChN_wNpwZF8v_KYkqdgkUMUo13vL1DdkJefThRJpC_jnpgeThAcv3wI-AaJpzmRNGNU-Hj2TpeigHiHRG6pjCPIdN-gA/s1545/BCE24142-86E2-4D06-A928-9F83AA6F9104_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="868" data-original-width="1545" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpF3yaUzLcSxQB7zGyGQL8hirNUi-haSajUhRgWTiguZWC2YbDlcWAnIax5UozbFZT5RDzSbX7ZrJVXY6JT11h1cLSBXddsChN_wNpwZF8v_KYkqdgkUMUo13vL1DdkJefThRJpC_jnpgeThAcv3wI-AaJpzmRNGNU-Hj2TpeigHiHRG6pjCPIdN-gA/s320/BCE24142-86E2-4D06-A928-9F83AA6F9104_1_201_a.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div> Bones 6 ended this past weekend. Like others, I did not find this one to be as tempting as ones in the past. I don't know if it's my overabundance of unpainted stuff from Bones 4 & 5, or the lack of a lot that interested me, but I went in at the beginning for a Core Set pledge and never raised it at all. In the end, I don't think I'll even get the Core Set... there just wasn't enough in it that I thought I would have a use for, since my gaming is primarily wargaming, not RPGs. I think I will get the Lighthouse, the Owlbear Legendary Tale Encounter, the Phoenix Egg Legendary Tale Encounter, and one or two Orc Add-ons. Not sure what else. Possible the Storm Goddess simply because she's an exclusive. </div><div> So, what did you all pledge for, if anything? </div><div>Random thoughts:</div><div> 1) Interesting that Reaper is just going ahead and calling the bigger pieces "Exclusives", after a series of big pieces from past Kickstarters that never actually made it to retail. </div><div> 2) Where were all the Encounter sets? One of the big hits of Bones 5 was the Encounter sets. These sets had a handful of figures and some cool terrain. There were only 3 this time, and two of them came very late in the game.</div><div> 3) I'm not liking Reapers increasing tendency to produce cartoon-like figures. So many of them have faces, and body proportions that look like they're straight from a Disney or Pixar movie. I really perfer more realistic stuff. I'm not a fan.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-2126150426721427052022-04-25T16:28:00.003-04:002022-04-25T16:28:33.274-04:00Andromedan Hunter: Bones 4 Chronoscope Figure<div style="text-align: left;"> Over the past few weeks I have worked on the "Andromedan Hunter" figure from the Bones 4 <i>Chronoscope Expansion,</i> as a change of pace from doing the Dwarves last time. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> 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 trimmed the figure's integral base a little, and glued the figure to a 1" brown-primed metal washer with some Aleene's Tacky glue. I then affixed the figure to the top of a pill bottle with some blue-tac. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBxchOCOdxa4ThwzoPTeMO2wTozKozmDQF6jwsyYP4JVok-C__548GeW2dOryPNI1dnHth8WgtWaq4Q0Ig8Cw-Z1elU4ZQDHfLIRZ7JoBmot68YI-MJhFofMyFUfTebaWeeDo8e0DXCE_W1NWkee_nXisBkgi9T_PsTlK_B9UpGLv0edJO3_jtkKMUw/s2859/13D561B9-47BB-4700-AE87-4B401ABDB85D_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2135" data-original-width="2859" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmBxchOCOdxa4ThwzoPTeMO2wTozKozmDQF6jwsyYP4JVok-C__548GeW2dOryPNI1dnHth8WgtWaq4Q0Ig8Cw-Z1elU4ZQDHfLIRZ7JoBmot68YI-MJhFofMyFUfTebaWeeDo8e0DXCE_W1NWkee_nXisBkgi9T_PsTlK_B9UpGLv0edJO3_jtkKMUw/s320/13D561B9-47BB-4700-AE87-4B401ABDB85D_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I decided to go a little color craz on this one, and I wanted to try doing her skin with one of the Folk Art Color Shift Paints. So, I painted her body with a base coat of Reaper MSP Bones "Dungeon Slime", and when dry, I went over it with Folk Art Color Shift "Green Flash". <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHK3RT3LBkI_oztTkw6CJy_eoD2LgXon1cD-Sk0eaF5Zu3Itf_gPVx7Oc6o2BOTAuB6mRnEImRAch9pK0oocBDvXY6Lq16r-UjKUxi728uG_gHC6whUMUvv5U6MoSBs7ogsxIyUW6fYGJKcCeGWDYwkLu14ajPEXeDMvyXguQA78f3Oi8B9_0Jng09ZA/s2298/6BE36594-286D-4850-A3C6-8960EA3D7301_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1780" data-original-width="2298" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHK3RT3LBkI_oztTkw6CJy_eoD2LgXon1cD-Sk0eaF5Zu3Itf_gPVx7Oc6o2BOTAuB6mRnEImRAch9pK0oocBDvXY6Lq16r-UjKUxi728uG_gHC6whUMUvv5U6MoSBs7ogsxIyUW6fYGJKcCeGWDYwkLu14ajPEXeDMvyXguQA78f3Oi8B9_0Jng09ZA/s320/6BE36594-286D-4850-A3C6-8960EA3D7301_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> Next, I gave her skin a thinned coat of Citadel Contrast "Creed Camo" to act as a wash. It was not as effective at doing this as the purpose-designed Citadel Shades. So, I went back and reapplied some to various spots to add a little more shadow. I then painted her hair with Reaper MSP Bones "Heraldic Red"., and her clothing, bracers, shinguards/shoes, pouch, and holster with Reaper MSP "Auburn Shade". After that, I painted her rifle with Reaper MSP "Spruce Green", and her hair tie, as well as the pompoms on the back of her shoes, with Reaper MSP Monarch Purple. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vypYsuYT_ZrCf3bcUTCcQZTw8eoFM61aV-u0U0qDo5vJoQZGxFJf5WsMD5FhfAl5gCdlaI_mrYwuVPGG7ev-fj1HRnFXSNT8xvcZg2GQEBUWs2dbMnDNdL4X6fP68PnV_ZFFSBdBgTv81GOfvaX_Z5HIQKPOrApTlfQ71xYjlYcEx6ePAnhBSj3DMA/s2517/D4D9FBEC-16D7-4720-8196-E5CC9CB54B56_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1902" data-original-width="2517" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-vypYsuYT_ZrCf3bcUTCcQZTw8eoFM61aV-u0U0qDo5vJoQZGxFJf5WsMD5FhfAl5gCdlaI_mrYwuVPGG7ev-fj1HRnFXSNT8xvcZg2GQEBUWs2dbMnDNdL4X6fP68PnV_ZFFSBdBgTv81GOfvaX_Z5HIQKPOrApTlfQ71xYjlYcEx6ePAnhBSj3DMA/s320/D4D9FBEC-16D7-4720-8196-E5CC9CB54B56_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I then painted the "U" shaped parts of her top, the front piece of her little bottom, and her bracers, with Ceramcoat "Metallic Copper". After that, I painted the metal parts of her rifle and pistol with Folk Art Brushed Metal "Brushed Bronze". I let the figure dry for a while, and then gave her hair, clothing, and accessories, a wash of Citadel Shade "Reikland Fleshshade"; and then her rifle, hair tie, and shin pompoms a wash with Citadel Shade "Nuln Oil". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidF2j_-2x7P_Ut6pX1qtzJ0HkpJBVLfiyBpcfgpwuEwWXV-7ysFiIxfWHL_vnU45L21bgB0hyNrCGttmZ3TyNRLEqEMjLOqDTVuK8OLk-_jlwBe1C7uuTV1JqQtLQBf94c-ZnZztcjVZ-OmOqWg0GvazYat7qOlb1I47NTwt0w4gpPNTz0b_ho-WLfxQ/s2493/FFEC521C-59B4-4726-BE64-4F6C9934787F_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1941" data-original-width="2493" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidF2j_-2x7P_Ut6pX1qtzJ0HkpJBVLfiyBpcfgpwuEwWXV-7ysFiIxfWHL_vnU45L21bgB0hyNrCGttmZ3TyNRLEqEMjLOqDTVuK8OLk-_jlwBe1C7uuTV1JqQtLQBf94c-ZnZztcjVZ-OmOqWg0GvazYat7qOlb1I47NTwt0w4gpPNTz0b_ho-WLfxQ/s320/FFEC521C-59B4-4726-BE64-4F6C9934787F_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> When the washes were dry, I painted her eyes (I used Crafter's Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow" for the "whites"), and then highlighted her skin with a mix of the base "Green Flash" and some Reaper MSP "Sophie Silver". After that, I highlighted her hair with Crafter's Acrylic "Orange Spice", and some Crafter's Acrylic "Pure Pumpkin". <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlTLpNm9JA2qJ1TavugCcgJUXUikjWdr-tvS3VNp2Hc73Cg699sSCcA7bwIq8JgPtxRy4Xg7xXJ234uOQTuXAuWTBhXiv-0gAnUVSHWj_KnE3UYFBp03xEVK_pRHn_eBdoARuT_iIb14cwWV3jqptJNb9VEW5-7SdHjnetNd6vtw0XoTMRHpnFnUtfA/s3078/1F9CD276-8FA8-4F32-A6E1-8B732F7BB950_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2426" data-original-width="3078" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvlTLpNm9JA2qJ1TavugCcgJUXUikjWdr-tvS3VNp2Hc73Cg699sSCcA7bwIq8JgPtxRy4Xg7xXJ234uOQTuXAuWTBhXiv-0gAnUVSHWj_KnE3UYFBp03xEVK_pRHn_eBdoARuT_iIb14cwWV3jqptJNb9VEW5-7SdHjnetNd6vtw0XoTMRHpnFnUtfA/s320/1F9CD276-8FA8-4F32-A6E1-8B732F7BB950_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> Next, I highlighted her clothing and accessories with a mix of the base "Auburn Shadow", and some Americana "Shading Flesh". I then highlighted her hair tie and shin pompoms with Anita's "Violet", and followed with highlighting the guns with Folk Art "Hunter Green", and a little Americana "Sea Breeze". After that, I highlighted the metal parts of her clothing with the base "Metallic Copper", some Reaper MSP "Rose Gold", and a little pf the "Sophie Silver". Finally, I highlighted the metal on the guns with Ceramcoat "Metallic Bronze", and some DecoArt Dazzling Metallics "Bright Brass". Lastly, I painted the base with Americana "Neutral Grey". <div> I let the figure and base dry overnight and the next day I gave them a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. Another overnight dry, and I sprayed the figure with Testor's "Dullcote". </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pK9PYjQCsokIyAIhW98AQz7sxSL32ooL0XLA0FKz2VeuABW43v0C0Po5D8Cz_5D2FItio1WRFadZXHBdsM0qTy32-mJSXx4eC95d4z2W_yU_DxbzpVioTuIiAzTyoT4Q44RO4pvh5EDtOkBdpkgDaJy_JgDPo7V3mlL1ASDctplWpCdDlh3ZXsHPEQ/s2451/865E3AF4-3581-432E-A3BE-44345B415815_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1914" data-original-width="2451" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pK9PYjQCsokIyAIhW98AQz7sxSL32ooL0XLA0FKz2VeuABW43v0C0Po5D8Cz_5D2FItio1WRFadZXHBdsM0qTy32-mJSXx4eC95d4z2W_yU_DxbzpVioTuIiAzTyoT4Q44RO4pvh5EDtOkBdpkgDaJy_JgDPo7V3mlL1ASDctplWpCdDlh3ZXsHPEQ/s320/865E3AF4-3581-432E-A3BE-44345B415815_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHyZV_cDYTMu5Or6oS4G4k_dlEVTuNV6GwHpCBmKn1-4sY4oeVklh8u7Byovlgh3JKmLab1hDEywHhk51GFMcJeOUMVV-omiGrePBidK3LtZp7iQYc1sav-wOhcrIS-2pxTUaeseYJ4tNdE1mMOLrqsNjs9eoJ6Plt9cKe5Npb2biWOuJotT9IHRByA/s2315/CC403BF3-9C96-4EFD-BD07-67A58DC2D5C0_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1893" data-original-width="2315" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHyZV_cDYTMu5Or6oS4G4k_dlEVTuNV6GwHpCBmKn1-4sY4oeVklh8u7Byovlgh3JKmLab1hDEywHhk51GFMcJeOUMVV-omiGrePBidK3LtZp7iQYc1sav-wOhcrIS-2pxTUaeseYJ4tNdE1mMOLrqsNjs9eoJ6Plt9cKe5Npb2biWOuJotT9IHRByA/s320/CC403BF3-9C96-4EFD-BD07-67A58DC2D5C0_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTEqRs5ygsHt6tBALrIW2qb9ljREYNNy2kWNJV0CFn2vY4VYgIlB0aHOR6YFUPdsVGSRFvlnQNMOQPyW4O-hfbDB4Py7tQoX8R4InbnxkH5K-HWNtzukaRSbIGpe2pyVMNTmiwHKMkQ_GG0fsngQm1Yh3aeLXFsF9qFWiAwRQm0K38Ki7e0Woan3ghg/s2562/FA436DF2-B80E-4EE3-ADAF-AC5654D89636_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2105" data-original-width="2562" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTEqRs5ygsHt6tBALrIW2qb9ljREYNNy2kWNJV0CFn2vY4VYgIlB0aHOR6YFUPdsVGSRFvlnQNMOQPyW4O-hfbDB4Py7tQoX8R4InbnxkH5K-HWNtzukaRSbIGpe2pyVMNTmiwHKMkQ_GG0fsngQm1Yh3aeLXFsF9qFWiAwRQm0K38Ki7e0Woan3ghg/s320/FA436DF2-B80E-4EE3-ADAF-AC5654D89636_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> Well, I had fun using some wild colors on her, and I don't think she looks half bad. Unfortunately, any effect from the color shift paint was lost between the Contrast Paint wash, the non-color shift highlights, and the final Matt Varnish and Dullcote. <br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-51968461212420446592022-04-18T17:36:00.001-04:002022-04-18T17:36:30.031-04:00No Figure This Week. :( <div style="text-align: left;"> Over the past two weeks I've been working slowly on the "Andromedan Hunter" figure from the Bones 4 <i>Chronoscope Expansion </i>as a change of pace from doing the Dwarves last time. Unfortunately, with the Easter Holiday this past weekend, and company staying into this week, I was not able to finish the figure, so I hope to get it posted next Monday. Apologies for the delay.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLOWu9gcLggd9fR9eOLzPwTfrjg0NoHpJgF-cMBvccxLhV2EPlUhZeFCxk5sTOsSsov3WBY-F3U26jF3MEegK8aCQrldtc2WdW3PCv1J6275GxsSrEKuzZcpOOenQDvPWPA6BA1DSh1u9zFf6Nl9Mo_2DCzc2bcgTM1QDWxCTcVl_xZrrtcPQ9kTG4Q/s2298/6BE36594-286D-4850-A3C6-8960EA3D7301_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1780" data-original-width="2298" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioLOWu9gcLggd9fR9eOLzPwTfrjg0NoHpJgF-cMBvccxLhV2EPlUhZeFCxk5sTOsSsov3WBY-F3U26jF3MEegK8aCQrldtc2WdW3PCv1J6275GxsSrEKuzZcpOOenQDvPWPA6BA1DSh1u9zFf6Nl9Mo_2DCzc2bcgTM1QDWxCTcVl_xZrrtcPQ9kTG4Q/s320/6BE36594-286D-4850-A3C6-8960EA3D7301_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-42905980802447723192022-04-04T17:26:00.004-04:002022-04-07T16:29:54.313-04:00Valgar Swiftaxe (A) and Dagar Bronzebeard (A) Bones 5 Figures (Complete!)<div style="text-align: left;"> I returned this past month back to working on the Dwarves from the <i>The Dwarf King's Crypt</i> Encounter Sets that I got through the Bones 5 Kickstarter. Between the two sets, I have 12 of the Dwarf warriors (2 each of the 6 that came in each set. I randomly picked one of the "Valgar Swiftaxe" figures, and one of the "Dagar Bronzebeard" figures to work on.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> I had decided to work on these two at a time to help save a little time. My plan was to paint them basically the same; with the hopes that when mixed into a unit, combined with the difference in the poses, they wouldn't look too identical. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> 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 trimmed the figures' integral bases a little, and glued each of them to a 1" grey-primed metal washer with some Aleene's Tacky glue. I then glued the figures to a large craft stick with a couple drops of Elmer's glue. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoE1dtAM47Zp8YrJdq9UB0-w7RGIpd5Tmu2FCIoGoJv7aIMc0bKWaIVzvtFrMaIhPoF4YkEdxk7nDp-rqCUGLYT3-r3P1PsVuZrVwr5biFywGPaPYY28xKSzqlob7BjM3A20_6eIHq1lA1j4kOCjPiTUfAHrMdjXt_NKXfGqCcihddMenbVvSU_fVmA/s2916/5830FA9A-2865-4373-BBAD-659BED089F92_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2141" data-original-width="2916" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaoE1dtAM47Zp8YrJdq9UB0-w7RGIpd5Tmu2FCIoGoJv7aIMc0bKWaIVzvtFrMaIhPoF4YkEdxk7nDp-rqCUGLYT3-r3P1PsVuZrVwr5biFywGPaPYY28xKSzqlob7BjM3A20_6eIHq1lA1j4kOCjPiTUfAHrMdjXt_NKXfGqCcihddMenbVvSU_fVmA/s320/5830FA9A-2865-4373-BBAD-659BED089F92_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div> I began painting by giving all the chainmail armor a coat of Ceramcoat "Black". When dry, I drybrushed it with Folk Art Metallic "Gunmetal Grey". I then went over it lightly with a drybrush of Reaper MSP "Polished Silver". Next I painted their faces, arms, and hands with Reaper MSP "Tanned Skin", and their tunics with Ceramcoat "Denim Blue".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFm7r9hK2ct4iSarE2xqUdrPPERZS-U8VSmyc0YnBClRg1w5wNbsqDKne-EJmoZJddm8SMr-DyyXMgl2EwlJitmsAUYsoNTXDQohPFeQFMyGTk9s328MvdtbezzWgjS-UG2ncoxE06O3I97mVphlLM51x4KKrCiK1p2QV43lj0htQK9TOUO-soWyVdg/s2787/4650BFC4-BBE0-4DFC-9CF4-1D323BCF614B_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2027" data-original-width="2787" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidFm7r9hK2ct4iSarE2xqUdrPPERZS-U8VSmyc0YnBClRg1w5wNbsqDKne-EJmoZJddm8SMr-DyyXMgl2EwlJitmsAUYsoNTXDQohPFeQFMyGTk9s328MvdtbezzWgjS-UG2ncoxE06O3I97mVphlLM51x4KKrCiK1p2QV43lj0htQK9TOUO-soWyVdg/s320/4650BFC4-BBE0-4DFC-9CF4-1D323BCF614B_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div> Next, I painted fur lining on the righthand one's hood, and both their shoes with Folk Art "Real Brown", and I did their belts and pouches with Americana "Raw Umber". After that, I painted their boot tops with Americana "Sable Brown", and the soles with "Black". I noticed there was a bit of trouser peaking above the boot tops on the righthand one, and I painted it with Folk Art "Dapple Grey". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUtEI8tftG84rQt_pL70lZWwjvE-leSuS3JCbsCYYe7C-3ovx_3BhQJz80BfugNFSqIbBrD3LRP2JqUufwN_lJlncbhdONdd42XMFILRY0Yeu0XEj8SPANBqnoJTV6iq3VMjBPtiDWSqS2Th2tbd7040WcbkP7N8vaoTsu5V0JbNJsBJz078c3env9g/s2683/F14451A3-1B8A-40FF-88AF-D87E3F648F24_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="2683" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihUtEI8tftG84rQt_pL70lZWwjvE-leSuS3JCbsCYYe7C-3ovx_3BhQJz80BfugNFSqIbBrD3LRP2JqUufwN_lJlncbhdONdd42XMFILRY0Yeu0XEj8SPANBqnoJTV6iq3VMjBPtiDWSqS2Th2tbd7040WcbkP7N8vaoTsu5V0JbNJsBJz078c3env9g/s320/F14451A3-1B8A-40FF-88AF-D87E3F648F24_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div> I then painted their beards with Americana "Light Cinnamon", and their axe handles with Reaper MSP "Shield Brown". After that, I did the axe heads, handle base, belt buckle, and bracelets, with Americana "Zinc". I also painted the border around their tunics with Americana "Snow White".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38oVatOd9zWT-fUP1g7WFrIYl0xUgqjJ4K9PEy7V3gyNAMqnhPNaWj0JOHBioXWUjqHZwZeTyPWccvdngzQJFB5_w6qtbEdFjwLFSOZcYHRXImGL-JmOYFuDeJhEYSJYY6XyseL0Dy2VCO4TCaYJXLBqkmo8WQDaxQYKmd1RSGvtmz-s8J3VkQAgitQ/s3149/5651D101-5F5F-4D5A-B140-5551165956D6_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2320" data-original-width="3149" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38oVatOd9zWT-fUP1g7WFrIYl0xUgqjJ4K9PEy7V3gyNAMqnhPNaWj0JOHBioXWUjqHZwZeTyPWccvdngzQJFB5_w6qtbEdFjwLFSOZcYHRXImGL-JmOYFuDeJhEYSJYY6XyseL0Dy2VCO4TCaYJXLBqkmo8WQDaxQYKmd1RSGvtmz-s8J3VkQAgitQ/s320/5651D101-5F5F-4D5A-B140-5551165956D6_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I decided at that point that the white trim on both made them look too similar, so I repainted the righthand one with Americana "Festive Green". I then painted the beard holders with Ceramcoat "Metallic Copper"; and then did the axe heads and the handle base with Reaper MSP "Honed Steel". After that, I painted the bracelets, with the "Gunmetal Grey" that I had used earlier on the chainmail. <div> I let the figure dry for a while, and then gave his face, arms, and hands a coat of Citadel Shade "Reikland Fleshshade". I let that dry, and then gave the rest of the figure a coat of Citadel Shade "Nuln Oil". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl436eR75y9J95egLFRmQgVpJIAdZhOk56hXWLDBxBdSdSNZYZT_hHvj7crc2KQDjcoYawkRv5UuQpwrSMBFjvod3BoIjzIrD4UKa9tvG3nw-SWcF-f_6o-szkBQl2vuDiqRjnCvXpopZCTUaVAO2q5l9qK0dih6ZBMKbCTNmDpDgk7-QxmbA71Uw-mA/s3175/B7F735C8-D685-4C97-BA42-DA4CDEEF67ED_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="3175" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl436eR75y9J95egLFRmQgVpJIAdZhOk56hXWLDBxBdSdSNZYZT_hHvj7crc2KQDjcoYawkRv5UuQpwrSMBFjvod3BoIjzIrD4UKa9tvG3nw-SWcF-f_6o-szkBQl2vuDiqRjnCvXpopZCTUaVAO2q5l9qK0dih6ZBMKbCTNmDpDgk7-QxmbA71Uw-mA/s320/B7F735C8-D685-4C97-BA42-DA4CDEEF67ED_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div> I let all the washes dry for a while, and then began on the highlighting. First I painted their eyes, and then highlighted his skin with the base "Tanned Skin", mixed with "Reaper MSP "Tanned Highlight". I then highlighted his beard with first Folk Art "Teddy Bear Brown", and then Folk Art "Barn Wood".</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1eOIiyJTZJIWSWzJ5t8mvNEbqIcFDfwQDeUxI12u27QMH1P5vdbD7AO7NBiPuAAYZe8VFns7sNVXOc89X9jB6B21mMng3Iv-1pZkGvL23k9RSjWLXdTWMUAzSfYC-SmRkECFi35d1fmxsGLHL3Vs3TsK6PbKhWm0Wtv8NP6FR3QcA97aTBrbZNvcRw/s2920/E5375AB3-4104-44F6-A0AD-409C0040ACCE_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2145" data-original-width="2920" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1eOIiyJTZJIWSWzJ5t8mvNEbqIcFDfwQDeUxI12u27QMH1P5vdbD7AO7NBiPuAAYZe8VFns7sNVXOc89X9jB6B21mMng3Iv-1pZkGvL23k9RSjWLXdTWMUAzSfYC-SmRkECFi35d1fmxsGLHL3Vs3TsK6PbKhWm0Wtv8NP6FR3QcA97aTBrbZNvcRw/s320/E5375AB3-4104-44F6-A0AD-409C0040ACCE_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> Next, I highlighted the tunics with the base "Denim Blue", and some Crafter's Apple Barrel "Apple Scotch Blue". I then highlighted their boot tops with the base "Sable Brown" and some Americana "Fawn". After that, I highlighted the boots, and the fur lining on the right one's hood with Folk Art "Dark Brown", and did the highlights on the belts and pouches with Americana "Mississippi Mud" . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRLW9W4Y5pRdGptB3XXVq3AST8BsBDeN-RMcwnfMq8iUEwu6zC8geXGByob3e8vgCq1zRw5ahoLfG4EtWS29KLQoKvO9qecUN4VGpZ02xpyF9OPcaj0Dze66Fzq7K895vZOqZy1SiM128LrDV4N5gObuzka7Wl7wC7vmnB2OoKM7_Idu-jO7ScT7HYg/s3002/8B900AB9-20E3-4A4F-8819-B2A406834FD3_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2267" data-original-width="3002" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRLW9W4Y5pRdGptB3XXVq3AST8BsBDeN-RMcwnfMq8iUEwu6zC8geXGByob3e8vgCq1zRw5ahoLfG4EtWS29KLQoKvO9qecUN4VGpZ02xpyF9OPcaj0Dze66Fzq7K895vZOqZy1SiM128LrDV4N5gObuzka7Wl7wC7vmnB2OoKM7_Idu-jO7ScT7HYg/s320/8B900AB9-20E3-4A4F-8819-B2A406834FD3_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><div> I then did the highlights on the axe handles with some Americana "Khaki Tan". After that, I highlighted their beard rings with some Ceramcoat "Metallic Copper", mixed with some of the "Polished Silver". I also highlighted the axes with the Silver"Metallic Silver", and the bracelets with the "Polished Silver". I wrapped up the painting by highlighting the left one's tunic trim with the base "Snow White", and the right one's tunic trim with the base "Festive Green" mixed with some Crafter's Acrylic "Wild Green".</div><div> I let the figure 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 glue some sand onto the bases. When this was dry I painted it with Citadel Contrast "Wyldwood". When that was dry, I drybrushed the sand with Americana "Neutral Grey", and then a bit of Folk Art "Barn Wood". Due to the weather, I was not able to give the figures a final spray varnish.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6NkMBi3xOQ1c7vxBsLJlqP_J81OCcD2rzj9fNh8dS9thykiQJp5Vea_s_MhEhda8AI6Jpy33SsD20_PoMvkP1BHceKYLATNxH_6gyBTyOtTMd3jTIwLDXBoK8NQf_JPj-FnfHjmdrnJKfP95NVWZpb_4MKyZi3-9wI5BxWnujpXlwZo8uslNsJpfsg/s2567/8D0105E0-64AA-4C30-B5D6-2F2BE4CDF392_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="2567" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN6NkMBi3xOQ1c7vxBsLJlqP_J81OCcD2rzj9fNh8dS9thykiQJp5Vea_s_MhEhda8AI6Jpy33SsD20_PoMvkP1BHceKYLATNxH_6gyBTyOtTMd3jTIwLDXBoK8NQf_JPj-FnfHjmdrnJKfP95NVWZpb_4MKyZi3-9wI5BxWnujpXlwZo8uslNsJpfsg/s320/8D0105E0-64AA-4C30-B5D6-2F2BE4CDF392_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2fVFqTkiVQeEckLfoAW_JfYshRcmqjS9fGKrvvlEzyp5KP3HUHqw3ug4R9sbZF5BYGb9_LIw1EdjDYrtxQOrAbTJds09w1oSjKFlH_RiZ8Yg2C0CxwnjbEhVccXijGktbBRiWVF-nWdnGjWm0JYAKbAZLz0ClsYxB8k2qdAW0qHZZs9hw1HU98bSKQ/s2613/62861B64-75A2-4023-BDFC-5857A0FC9C91_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2110" data-original-width="2613" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2fVFqTkiVQeEckLfoAW_JfYshRcmqjS9fGKrvvlEzyp5KP3HUHqw3ug4R9sbZF5BYGb9_LIw1EdjDYrtxQOrAbTJds09w1oSjKFlH_RiZ8Yg2C0CxwnjbEhVccXijGktbBRiWVF-nWdnGjWm0JYAKbAZLz0ClsYxB8k2qdAW0qHZZs9hw1HU98bSKQ/s320/62861B64-75A2-4023-BDFC-5857A0FC9C91_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I'm happy with them, and while I think they look very similar here, my hope is that when they're mixed with the other 10 of their best Dwarf buddies it won't be so noticeable.<br /><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-11484282941048247382022-03-31T15:22:00.007-04:002022-03-31T15:24:29.219-04:00Reaper BONES 6 Kickstarter is Live!!<div style="text-align: left;"> The Reaper <b><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/reaperbones5/bones-6-tales-from-the-green-griffin?ref=ksr_email_user_new_project_from_creator_youve_backed">BONES 6 Kickstarter</a> </b>went live today. So far, I'm in for the Core Set amount. The reality is that I have almost all of Bones 5, and most of Bones 4, still unpainted, so my intent is to go easy on this one. Fingers crossed I pass all my Will roles. :)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/reaperbones5/bones-6-tales-from-the-green-griffin?ref=ksr_email_user_new_project_from_creator_youve_backed">BONES 6 Kickstarter</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVm-0ojeHxbwijcxrQERtJhoBUBzwqL601zQ4VqdY3AWw9ezxmY-AtAhtRWxuoqod0-WhzmuAhQa2PTOox_sVzpU0H-TaEz37LxjzWAGqIClO-B8QfRrHn6Rc1ATlr7TtZhE-8Lo7Hpx42nz277VepUNbFNj4OjfmTHSjivDxL0pLKDjCeRjbfD_nmg/s680/97FC5003-01A7-4B65-9296-F53E48DCFDDD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="680" height="176" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggVm-0ojeHxbwijcxrQERtJhoBUBzwqL601zQ4VqdY3AWw9ezxmY-AtAhtRWxuoqod0-WhzmuAhQa2PTOox_sVzpU0H-TaEz37LxjzWAGqIClO-B8QfRrHn6Rc1ATlr7TtZhE-8Lo7Hpx42nz277VepUNbFNj4OjfmTHSjivDxL0pLKDjCeRjbfD_nmg/s320/97FC5003-01A7-4B65-9296-F53E48DCFDDD.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOiZ-M_q5vlOobww2_lkDnOkzFwp9OVHYfFp3wEtY_8aDQQVjx8WjSVuS3UqM6a_z1lxpU1yw7mHahv9Js9tUB0FB-b9BmqX4YqZTcTV1holj0A2gxR1zkjCXRHPCh5TJrs7TKLCEAMQ1P2qqp--v3qU6mdWSFWtMwWwIB4aIdaXKpI_GktDJxpfWIg/s3011/E39FBC61-F728-41D1-8A7A-59A3E170C143.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3011" data-original-width="680" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOiZ-M_q5vlOobww2_lkDnOkzFwp9OVHYfFp3wEtY_8aDQQVjx8WjSVuS3UqM6a_z1lxpU1yw7mHahv9Js9tUB0FB-b9BmqX4YqZTcTV1holj0A2gxR1zkjCXRHPCh5TJrs7TKLCEAMQ1P2qqp--v3qU6mdWSFWtMwWwIB4aIdaXKpI_GktDJxpfWIg/w144-h640/E39FBC61-F728-41D1-8A7A-59A3E170C143.jpeg" width="144" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-60801528253187654152022-03-21T17:13:00.000-04:002022-03-21T17:13:25.147-04:00Floating Disc Spell Effect: Bones 5 Figure<div style="text-align: left;"> Well, last week I lost track of what week it was and posted a figure thinking it was the third Monday of the month, when in fact it was only the second Monday. So I thought I'd do up a quick figure this week to get us back on the proper schedule. At this point, I had painted all the Bones 5 Spell Effects that I got with my Kickstarter except the floating disc from the Core Set <i>Spell Effects</i> set. So I thought I'd tackle that one for today.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> 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 1" grey-primed metal washer with some Aleene's Tacky Glue. I then glued the Floating Disc into onto a pill bottle with a couple drops of white glue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogYAMFmatgEd-99GgA7DZ2Cx9x0z4_EQMGrYJ3lt0Kts8anrIA_arnNHjmiZ2ixH-NnQ92bYzoCfWlOuNns2xnxERf5sGRd1dbZ164R442bGdgXu3YUY21_FDPV87KGQdvSJs0g07fm1TauRKD1GnSiXlyYImDdl-StA9SsCmpGcSn1hTpZTcr1eC5A/s2711/1EE26543-5FE4-4717-9DFD-A94BE928A5C1_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2256" data-original-width="2711" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogYAMFmatgEd-99GgA7DZ2Cx9x0z4_EQMGrYJ3lt0Kts8anrIA_arnNHjmiZ2ixH-NnQ92bYzoCfWlOuNns2xnxERf5sGRd1dbZ164R442bGdgXu3YUY21_FDPV87KGQdvSJs0g07fm1TauRKD1GnSiXlyYImDdl-StA9SsCmpGcSn1hTpZTcr1eC5A/s320/1EE26543-5FE4-4717-9DFD-A94BE928A5C1_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div> I began by painting the figure completely with Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. When the varnish was dry, I carefully painted the inscriptions on the disc with thinned Americana "Snow White". Thinned to help it flow into the lines and letters better. I had some vague idea of trying to make the designs and letters look glowing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIMbT9MG2B4zRWO93s-7t7bh9rL7sv9hWE_2NWIPDzTjXIoQayfFciWqvU5-XbBdW5kqj_H6Rtp6HqgXD1gWaSG9w7QwYasFFazGxbuQ_9yn1mzodNWEH1gfxiHyumrSFSsebHfMXjwL2Aoco4MHGqTYFTwqaCZH4mdrEm1MuqlnU13hKALkl5Yc3cA/s2829/486A657E-F394-4FAE-8C3F-4F47CB377FDC_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="2829" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisIMbT9MG2B4zRWO93s-7t7bh9rL7sv9hWE_2NWIPDzTjXIoQayfFciWqvU5-XbBdW5kqj_H6Rtp6HqgXD1gWaSG9w7QwYasFFazGxbuQ_9yn1mzodNWEH1gfxiHyumrSFSsebHfMXjwL2Aoco4MHGqTYFTwqaCZH4mdrEm1MuqlnU13hKALkl5Yc3cA/s320/486A657E-F394-4FAE-8C3F-4F47CB377FDC_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I then painted the disc with Citadel Contrast "Gryph-Hound Orange", and when dry, I painted the vapors under it with Citadel Contrast "Aethermatic Blue". I had hoped the areas I had painted white would look brighter somehow, but I hadn't thought it through, and the Contrast paint just pooled in the inscribed recesses of the deigns and letters on the disc and ended up covering up the white and looking just plain orange like the rest of the disc. So I set out to repaint the designs, this time with thinned Crafter's Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow". When the "Daffodil Yellow" was dry, I went over it with some more of the thinned "Snow White". <div> Next, I painted the stonework base with Americana "Neutral Grey". When dry, I gave the base a wash with Citadel Shade "Nuln Oil". I let the "Nuln Oil" dry, and then drybrushed the base with, first, Folk Art "Gray Green" , and then, secondly, some Americana "Dove Grey". </div><div> The next day I gave all the piece a complete coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_qxp2ppy66qvKW-rrUwc26xmLQeeZSblJpOOw3_Z2CyYqoPkWiRPg3sKCCmCID036f8deY4KV9srcMGyz712x5hmOzf5iX8TeryObdfwyMVS-wfFmiV4kZMoPLlFmeKb_B1aKQ_Rnfgwph5orFE7PCdOKFiGsz-VrZ97CwY8PjOTtzbRpkmijb6SQQ/s2537/529E0761-57A0-4C39-9AF1-5F9D664DAF96_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1980" data-original-width="2537" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs_qxp2ppy66qvKW-rrUwc26xmLQeeZSblJpOOw3_Z2CyYqoPkWiRPg3sKCCmCID036f8deY4KV9srcMGyz712x5hmOzf5iX8TeryObdfwyMVS-wfFmiV4kZMoPLlFmeKb_B1aKQ_Rnfgwph5orFE7PCdOKFiGsz-VrZ97CwY8PjOTtzbRpkmijb6SQQ/s320/529E0761-57A0-4C39-9AF1-5F9D664DAF96_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2NkPZDYMjh5bO4-7yb_9sWgYMaFD-5urP1763UfIISHr7kL8A-kS_u9Oml3yGriXznVRC4_s2cdO-ABtaKcQSsxEosgdyIUE8GbbciaIhk1guBrP-yZGNVLThVRma1o73nIYCINILXG5fb_nSLCr7NMhyXtTPXTgpMj841R-LhIQtcpNAFzNJ6MUHw/s2357/C8459CED-39D2-489A-9273-CD9062BC495D_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1866" data-original-width="2357" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2NkPZDYMjh5bO4-7yb_9sWgYMaFD-5urP1763UfIISHr7kL8A-kS_u9Oml3yGriXznVRC4_s2cdO-ABtaKcQSsxEosgdyIUE8GbbciaIhk1guBrP-yZGNVLThVRma1o73nIYCINILXG5fb_nSLCr7NMhyXtTPXTgpMj841R-LhIQtcpNAFzNJ6MUHw/s320/C8459CED-39D2-489A-9273-CD9062BC495D_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> Well, I can't say I got any glowing effect. Trying to do light effects on the translucent figures has always been challenging. Still, it doesn't look bad; it's just a good serviceable figure.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-72992406397856045922022-03-14T11:17:00.000-04:002022-03-14T11:17:11.931-04:00Dire Cabbage: Bones 5 Fan Favorites Figure<div style="text-align: left;"> This past week I painted the "Dire Cabbage" from the Bones 5 <i>Fan Favorites</i> Expansion. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> 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 trimmed the figure's integral base a little, and glued the figure to a 1" black-primed metal washer with some Aleene's Tacky glue. I then placed the figure in my painting grip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjid2Gde2JKNT_NAcjYHQfqNouhK24XFnx3Wp6kMJ5skmma7g3W4BLWl1I6BJPzJgfFI7vkbZaCkWB3Slg5AyzwDXtFJ-mbl43H5jmk-BwQ-fUHu0KOidNf3u431G1iJ2d6o4jYZ4g7GIUi/s2048/2457CC79-984D-4023-936F-1E56680220EF_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1619" data-original-width="2048" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjid2Gde2JKNT_NAcjYHQfqNouhK24XFnx3Wp6kMJ5skmma7g3W4BLWl1I6BJPzJgfFI7vkbZaCkWB3Slg5AyzwDXtFJ-mbl43H5jmk-BwQ-fUHu0KOidNf3u431G1iJ2d6o4jYZ4g7GIUi/s320/2457CC79-984D-4023-936F-1E56680220EF_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I began by painting the entire figure with Americana "Olive Green". I then heavily drybrushed it with Ceramcoat "White".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqq1He4LECAY0SAH72b0C7FDdxcZeS7JGzWs5aYKG_NcMXNviDnUx5Ew6kLF48uQm3t5fteyg3ws27S8-_RE1fxC4Jgd2vSV5YWmyofg1npof6alVy7tExdN09NZAVT22CCffFUzJRAAF/s2048/A428AFEB-41C0-4A39-8789-91555D51C12D_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1673" data-original-width="2048" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqq1He4LECAY0SAH72b0C7FDdxcZeS7JGzWs5aYKG_NcMXNviDnUx5Ew6kLF48uQm3t5fteyg3ws27S8-_RE1fxC4Jgd2vSV5YWmyofg1npof6alVy7tExdN09NZAVT22CCffFUzJRAAF/s320/A428AFEB-41C0-4A39-8789-91555D51C12D_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I let the first coats dry for a while, and then gave the entire figure a coat of thinned Citadel Contrast "Creed Camo". When this was dry, I went back and dry brushed it again with the base "Olive Green", and then drybrushed with the "White". <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNl9LbtGYYroN6t-HeqMyuE5aPh_HJuaqtjOWKoEAPIKQZMQQfUcLq4AY5eJdu0shbmRt5iqchDhWkldu_KCUZQTJasRSodTrpungJgYLIFu0EB3o4y1LgsmUJpPdoLpoPsPj_xlh_IrI/s2048/EE216D7E-C675-444A-8EAF-5A368DFB5CFA_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1613" data-original-width="2048" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNl9LbtGYYroN6t-HeqMyuE5aPh_HJuaqtjOWKoEAPIKQZMQQfUcLq4AY5eJdu0shbmRt5iqchDhWkldu_KCUZQTJasRSodTrpungJgYLIFu0EB3o4y1LgsmUJpPdoLpoPsPj_xlh_IrI/s320/EE216D7E-C675-444A-8EAF-5A368DFB5CFA_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> Next, I went over his legs with a coat of Citadel Contrast "Aggaros Dunes". I then painted the mouth with Anita's "Violet", and the spikes on his tail with Crafter's Acrylic "African Violet" . After that, I mixed a little Reaper MSP "Breast Cancer Awareness Pink" into the "African Violet", and blended in some lighter tips on the tail spikes.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlao76Ygpw3U-SUfSXyC6chiyL8GzDBzt1NiQADZl6XCv-qjGOG18mpRYvPD8OgDbBt2dxNfCJpJqX2HK9_n49R7EWzzPj82DnpNpiMKRnKxuff1O8Q3zi3_dhsOeoW_LGH_a9A6MC77P/s2048/E1C684AD-3A32-4AF9-ABFC-E4406B2723CB_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1690" data-original-width="2048" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWlao76Ygpw3U-SUfSXyC6chiyL8GzDBzt1NiQADZl6XCv-qjGOG18mpRYvPD8OgDbBt2dxNfCJpJqX2HK9_n49R7EWzzPj82DnpNpiMKRnKxuff1O8Q3zi3_dhsOeoW_LGH_a9A6MC77P/s320/E1C684AD-3A32-4AF9-ABFC-E4406B2723CB_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I then painted his claws with Folk Art "Barn Wood", and his teeth with Reaper MSP "Bleached Linen". After that, I painted the eye socket with Citadel Contrast "Wyldwood". <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w3aNKGl_nNUJf77uB69PZANE3L3HSEHqoKYLpuVueDZZpECcUB-m5WIMzWQ49L23EhSo_fAhv3OKXkhZAWTdjQKQqPqy9DInEj9WrUJGmDEQmQ9JKcpys_cJ5CLNrSiHrsrGZiOpVFrQ/s2048/85FC06C9-D49A-4836-93D1-74D2DE7A1615_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1621" data-original-width="2048" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_w3aNKGl_nNUJf77uB69PZANE3L3HSEHqoKYLpuVueDZZpECcUB-m5WIMzWQ49L23EhSo_fAhv3OKXkhZAWTdjQKQqPqy9DInEj9WrUJGmDEQmQ9JKcpys_cJ5CLNrSiHrsrGZiOpVFrQ/s320/85FC06C9-D49A-4836-93D1-74D2DE7A1615_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I let the claws and teeth dry for a while, and then gave then a coat of Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash. When the wash was dry, I highlighted the claws with the base "Barn Wood", and the teeth with the base "Bleached Linen". After that, I painted the eye with Reaper MSP "Holy Berry". I went back then and did spot highlights on the teeth, and a pinpoint highlight in the eye, using some Ceramcoat "White". Lastly, I painted the base with Americana "Charcoal Grey". <div> I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave it a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. When dry, I used some white glue to glue a mix of dried used coffee grounds and nutmeg to the figure's base. Another overnight dry, and I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1EqMdfKjk6ZR3z9JxF3pK7yqexfTxsaOQs2fawWyU22efU6McGBni86VxGMw29CJqkR3XNpFyG55Cw9X8OOtK-wNnyI-4Lnzh3HudwGWW6ZQPUu-O3hkURVJGSzyF5Qq5RvDyGQK6snG/s2048/EED90FB2-B9A0-4E12-B468-ACE74FC31070_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="2048" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib1EqMdfKjk6ZR3z9JxF3pK7yqexfTxsaOQs2fawWyU22efU6McGBni86VxGMw29CJqkR3XNpFyG55Cw9X8OOtK-wNnyI-4Lnzh3HudwGWW6ZQPUu-O3hkURVJGSzyF5Qq5RvDyGQK6snG/s320/EED90FB2-B9A0-4E12-B468-ACE74FC31070_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwrd8Ja-uhZozRgYPQfRAZG6MNJkTvSreN7WftsBCENQ05pK3o1gy3SaQhQ7HxMR6p-Y07A21obx_gpvB7YPSKbEvKPo-K2_DySi2bLEm5pVmS-9tRFN0ox2x3CUoA3ylqmMe1yZKRTAp/s2048/AEB4503D-5737-46D3-BA9D-1F83D5963D5F_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="2048" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDwrd8Ja-uhZozRgYPQfRAZG6MNJkTvSreN7WftsBCENQ05pK3o1gy3SaQhQ7HxMR6p-Y07A21obx_gpvB7YPSKbEvKPo-K2_DySi2bLEm5pVmS-9tRFN0ox2x3CUoA3ylqmMe1yZKRTAp/s320/AEB4503D-5737-46D3-BA9D-1F83D5963D5F_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURwmklhKYpOT_Ut1sui76KWoF9a8U0OXB_3PzNJfgjpLtWdHwcEQmkNRI-Y52yaRqUt7R-c-JE8DXpNJsGSjqyAsmV_I8PcnH3BgqNoNUiTLrNp8NwYs45T07UC8padXsL2nzykJq3Bgd/s2048/590FFD84-F06A-4AD4-8DA5-8D1A32FABCB2_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1689" data-original-width="2048" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhURwmklhKYpOT_Ut1sui76KWoF9a8U0OXB_3PzNJfgjpLtWdHwcEQmkNRI-Y52yaRqUt7R-c-JE8DXpNJsGSjqyAsmV_I8PcnH3BgqNoNUiTLrNp8NwYs45T07UC8padXsL2nzykJq3Bgd/s320/590FFD84-F06A-4AD4-8DA5-8D1A32FABCB2_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNU9U9G2040VLiG_JYrgjV0M_YvbCugTq1dZy7ytNXn_TdcoOZbA3AaXU51RyWNu-PCZAtoQtcCO5PBnwKneqgvjqQf0IbPGEF9ZRsvPz0FLkU0rHnMU4LlfFX978NoAVWW93ND9JN6W8/s2048/CD301F34-F7FC-431F-9D83-F483FB30CE4E_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="2048" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNU9U9G2040VLiG_JYrgjV0M_YvbCugTq1dZy7ytNXn_TdcoOZbA3AaXU51RyWNu-PCZAtoQtcCO5PBnwKneqgvjqQf0IbPGEF9ZRsvPz0FLkU0rHnMU4LlfFX978NoAVWW93ND9JN6W8/s320/CD301F34-F7FC-431F-9D83-F483FB30CE4E_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I'm really happy with this little guy! It is such a fun and imaginative figure; and there's a lot of detail in the sculpt which made painting it a lot of fun. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-28130350838121158132022-03-07T16:53:00.000-05:002022-03-07T16:53:17.689-05:00Boran Bronzebeard (B): Bones 5 Figure<div style="text-align: left;"><div> This week I finished up the second of the two "Boran Bronzebeard" figures I have. He is one of the Dwarf warrior models from the two The Dwarf King's Crypt Encounter Sets that I got through the Bones 5 Kickstarter. Between the two sets, I have 12 of the Dwarf warriors (2 each of the 6 that came in each set. </div><div> 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. </div><div> I decided I would do them up as a unit for use in various wargames, so I wanted to do one of the figures up as a distinct leader, and one up as a distinct assistant leader. So, I needed to make some conversions to the figures to make them more distinct. </div><div> For the one that would be the leader, I decided I would swap out his axe for a war-hammer, since all the other warriors are axe-armed, it would make him more unique. For the second figure, I decided to take the spare axe I now had, and put it in his left hand so he would be dual-wielding. </div><div><br /></div><div> The first version, the leader is posted here:<a href="http://allbonesabout.blogspot.com/2022/02/boran-bronzebeard-bones-5-figure.html"> Boran Bronzebeard (A)</a>. This is the second, assistant leader, figure. I stuck him on a pill bottle with a bit of blue-tac to start.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFA-pKam6ESMAP87cLGF9TnudOHFopHBlNtd6fZUENRAyH5mj9UQDT2WjA1WQirRQ2oivMbJB4Qp9CcnHLk53kbpLOkTJBiHzov-hnqARYGE2OYElaI8ZUfXn0yKtGbBLiM-sV4H7Nhq94mE2T98Ny85dmUPqHPODfaBe7ut79KMBWtZMZwgzKenBPkQ=s3139" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2392" data-original-width="3139" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjFA-pKam6ESMAP87cLGF9TnudOHFopHBlNtd6fZUENRAyH5mj9UQDT2WjA1WQirRQ2oivMbJB4Qp9CcnHLk53kbpLOkTJBiHzov-hnqARYGE2OYElaI8ZUfXn0yKtGbBLiM-sV4H7Nhq94mE2T98Ny85dmUPqHPODfaBe7ut79KMBWtZMZwgzKenBPkQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> I began painting by giving all the chainmail armor a coat of Ceramcoat "Black". When dry, I drybrushed it with Folk Art Metallic "Gunmetal Grey". I then went over it lightly with a drybrush of Reaper MSP "Polished Silver". Next I painted his face, arms, and hands with Americana "Shading flesh", and his tunic with Crafter's Acrylic "Bright Blue".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsNKPS1zqopDaO6y2rpK5hnJhESZ-grt8zbVjlNalC72xzKpCsQeR4h5zVc6v6eLf344Peg6XFJdx7n_hiOWIjOlA6wXmc0A47ArCuV7Tb8j2hQm8w0Tzod5s0C75NvoHd-rXoplJcs0Uv0SNsW9RnfG9F6ZdqSpLQBf6QZ9pBqup7XI4znd9Qmlp9vw=s2690" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2141" data-original-width="2690" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsNKPS1zqopDaO6y2rpK5hnJhESZ-grt8zbVjlNalC72xzKpCsQeR4h5zVc6v6eLf344Peg6XFJdx7n_hiOWIjOlA6wXmc0A47ArCuV7Tb8j2hQm8w0Tzod5s0C75NvoHd-rXoplJcs0Uv0SNsW9RnfG9F6ZdqSpLQBf6QZ9pBqup7XI4znd9Qmlp9vw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Next, I painted his cape with Americana "Zinc" and the fur on his cape with Americana "Asphaltum". After that, I did his shoes, belt and pouch with Reaper MSP "Noir Wanut Brown".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi34vTYDzHKXW6dL8C7fLMlNP6vN1E-D62ls47vb3SeUY8Cpx2x9bLRTPg3uLpKGhRCb7gITBZQJziXsWehhfS5Xmlutz1BejPcg3HzfnPxca-unNvgHMAHnwV7Efv2fZabL5SZRQpOFy2aSbTdsd4CVSGbkV6L7rewTHN1yHHKZjqtMNWQMvU0pzJ_jg=s2676" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1990" data-original-width="2676" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi34vTYDzHKXW6dL8C7fLMlNP6vN1E-D62ls47vb3SeUY8Cpx2x9bLRTPg3uLpKGhRCb7gITBZQJziXsWehhfS5Xmlutz1BejPcg3HzfnPxca-unNvgHMAHnwV7Efv2fZabL5SZRQpOFy2aSbTdsd4CVSGbkV6L7rewTHN1yHHKZjqtMNWQMvU0pzJ_jg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Then I painted his boot tops with Americana "Terra Cotta, and then I did the parts I planned to eventually paint metallic gold, with Accent "Mustard Seed". I followed this with painting his beard with Americana "Grey Sky", his axe handles with Reaper MSP "Turkey Brown", the axe heads and handle bases with the "Zinc", and the soles of his boots with the "Black". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXTX38YkzOFYIAeC7YQUTn_apCuUXLcL7IKyhajyVXjQP4_HXzShDhQHT5DUHbLvkYeGbqWBW8lynjiG-yT3lnU5RTenxqjVlufnBOorbWOXbDtGZ2wfh59ymLKcucmECea2d4sVij4femXuHtyRvqioln1Mw2_cDIED1TLs5VEXvd0wbSs9Zq50gEIQ=s2812" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2223" data-original-width="2812" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhXTX38YkzOFYIAeC7YQUTn_apCuUXLcL7IKyhajyVXjQP4_HXzShDhQHT5DUHbLvkYeGbqWBW8lynjiG-yT3lnU5RTenxqjVlufnBOorbWOXbDtGZ2wfh59ymLKcucmECea2d4sVij4femXuHtyRvqioln1Mw2_cDIED1TLs5VEXvd0wbSs9Zq50gEIQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div> I then painted the beard holders with Folk Art Brushed Metal "Brushed Bronze"; and then did the axe heads and the handle bases with Reaper MSP "Honed Steel". After that, I painted the bracelets, with the "Gunmetal Grey" that I had used earlier on the chainmail. </div><div> I let the figure dry for a while, and then gave his face, arms, and hands a coat of Citadel Shade "Reikland Fleshshade". I let that dry, and then gave the rest of the figure a coat of Citadel Shade "Nuln Oil". </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik36V2F1dweKMD_gQ0A3EYfDMSaTXgOwW_cdPeQtUsp0KjQfPEH6wjGDb3eOVB9W57kNRrAXhMEydkS82QBNm-2z8goP4xeHvrn4tfkLV9o_oIGRHwLNj4U9E-gDwmitNkMzNiOQZOn4MJuD6ps7ftsIx5EKUKG_LqrWfmz3y9XmZygQSwcCSUGNXOXg=s2750" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2220" data-original-width="2750" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEik36V2F1dweKMD_gQ0A3EYfDMSaTXgOwW_cdPeQtUsp0KjQfPEH6wjGDb3eOVB9W57kNRrAXhMEydkS82QBNm-2z8goP4xeHvrn4tfkLV9o_oIGRHwLNj4U9E-gDwmitNkMzNiOQZOn4MJuD6ps7ftsIx5EKUKG_LqrWfmz3y9XmZygQSwcCSUGNXOXg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> I let all the washes dry for a while, and then began on the highlighting. First I painted his eyes, and then highlighted his skin with the base "Shading Flesh", mixed with "Reaper MSP "Rosy Highlight". I then highlighted his beard with first the base "Grey Sky" and then Americana "Snow White".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtBTOC8nj5BKhb5mXw6l0tqd7jcoOmOMXI9CpqZva7VJSla3HnPwttGjpa4TsmsqChee-nveOl7Ye2Tl8HGcLGJHg9zTbH4JKJvdW4D_mKMZLAObmffT6Wf5KcbhWatY5SBnrp3T10V_xRPQmZ0D9lINqGa1AIUICQ7GfXXoBAKHxNdoYm4lc4C6WDwA=s2677" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2120" data-original-width="2677" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtBTOC8nj5BKhb5mXw6l0tqd7jcoOmOMXI9CpqZva7VJSla3HnPwttGjpa4TsmsqChee-nveOl7Ye2Tl8HGcLGJHg9zTbH4JKJvdW4D_mKMZLAObmffT6Wf5KcbhWatY5SBnrp3T10V_xRPQmZ0D9lINqGa1AIUICQ7GfXXoBAKHxNdoYm4lc4C6WDwA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Next, I highlighted his tunic with the base "Bright Blue", and some Crafter's Acrylic "Cool Blue". I then highlighted his cape with the base "Zinc", and some Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey". After that, I highlighted his boot tops with the base "Terra Cotta", and highlighted the boots, belt and pouch with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown" . </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOvc-X67RPTz5_4lLICj3n3pj319pJOJpYrNpT_dbMJnVqD3l-y6XDrFAFgVDhtxpzAQTPUWj4M5syZHE6tVyTOkVHt8jyKDLTVI2dq9Eu6xHeJ4pqmu5Yfr1YxPFsqSZfqrU1dR7xAB7qnA_BW21vGuF-HMtsVKZ_GY3v6nv3fJAKQoQcxwKPyAp_5Q=s2788" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2310" data-original-width="2788" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOvc-X67RPTz5_4lLICj3n3pj319pJOJpYrNpT_dbMJnVqD3l-y6XDrFAFgVDhtxpzAQTPUWj4M5syZHE6tVyTOkVHt8jyKDLTVI2dq9Eu6xHeJ4pqmu5Yfr1YxPFsqSZfqrU1dR7xAB7qnA_BW21vGuF-HMtsVKZ_GY3v6nv3fJAKQoQcxwKPyAp_5Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div> I then highlighted the fur on the cap with the base "Asphaltum", and some Americana "Mississippi Mud", and then did the highlights on the axe handles with some Reaper MSP "Shield Brown". After that, I highlighted his beard rings with some Folk Art Metallic "Pure Gold", and some Ceramcoat "Wedding Gold". I wrapped up the painting by highlighting the axes with the "Polished Silver", and the bracelets with Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver".</div><div> I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave him a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. Then when the varnish was dry, I used some white glue to glue some sand onto the bases. When this was dry I painted it with Citadel Contrast "Wyldwood". When that was dry, I drybrushed the sand with Americana "Neutral Grey", and then a bit of Folk Art "Barn Wood". Due to the weather, I was not able to give the figure a final spray varnish.</div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2KrdHXhL7lrTrAORKLn9YLJhmwPNjzPv-wCU5Os2FqrP8tv9SzAp6kd8At9XuE0IHPRnRJkTVmfaF0RHuWExcyOWhC3RWluKFAtK57LSiPaE6NxpPc_mdXtQX19bVaeHRSz2yaVmT3Q2G0g8CG5S2P5VXOcuIdXoU-dWotGuzRYTuu4U96sdfoz7P5g=s1905" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1637" data-original-width="1905" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2KrdHXhL7lrTrAORKLn9YLJhmwPNjzPv-wCU5Os2FqrP8tv9SzAp6kd8At9XuE0IHPRnRJkTVmfaF0RHuWExcyOWhC3RWluKFAtK57LSiPaE6NxpPc_mdXtQX19bVaeHRSz2yaVmT3Q2G0g8CG5S2P5VXOcuIdXoU-dWotGuzRYTuu4U96sdfoz7P5g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfSeNvMIDpqhxOzZ2pqqsq-UQYU5kb3KTgLlf84nZ1ItotnUT80IDWN9e5a1T6yvlqJlcystdAGbzvWyib6tTvYmZsp3JQ3M1qnhpeZiXGietYlPpef5WTnIPPrmmYeLCY0n7Oq-xj7Ku0P5L5dih4Swy4Ld57_bGyfdtJSCsa9MeQhLP_6L9pSlk83g=s2390" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1975" data-original-width="2390" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfSeNvMIDpqhxOzZ2pqqsq-UQYU5kb3KTgLlf84nZ1ItotnUT80IDWN9e5a1T6yvlqJlcystdAGbzvWyib6tTvYmZsp3JQ3M1qnhpeZiXGietYlPpef5WTnIPPrmmYeLCY0n7Oq-xj7Ku0P5L5dih4Swy4Ld57_bGyfdtJSCsa9MeQhLP_6L9pSlk83g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidVdF5KRBymIRAe_I3mv0fXenwDc6VUCsc4TqcMz7LohK14Zkgtr49Ecxs9jPY-X6TstJg0DHbIShkBkXUyAC_vONoDTsQQqRjJdYGaqMI4vUnYRPpsJkiVb0d4SRAjQHtGXIU9-Jxs32pyxA2fm2BWSyB0hRvyB1jBtA0iJvcwImSSdVRAgYAm1EgFg=s2241" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1931" data-original-width="2241" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidVdF5KRBymIRAe_I3mv0fXenwDc6VUCsc4TqcMz7LohK14Zkgtr49Ecxs9jPY-X6TstJg0DHbIShkBkXUyAC_vONoDTsQQqRjJdYGaqMI4vUnYRPpsJkiVb0d4SRAjQHtGXIU9-Jxs32pyxA2fm2BWSyB0hRvyB1jBtA0iJvcwImSSdVRAgYAm1EgFg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-1081215653540157982022-02-21T08:46:00.000-05:002022-02-21T08:46:18.039-05:00Hand Spell Effects: Bones 5 Figures<div style="text-align: left;"> This past couple weeks I painted the 3 translucent Hand Spell Effects from the <i>Spell Effects 2</i> set in the Bones 5 Kickstarter Core Set. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> I prepped these figures in the usual way, soaking the pieces 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. Once dry, I glued the parts together (hand and base) using Gorilla Gel superglue. I then glued them to 2" primed metal washers, using the superglue again. I then glued each washer to a pill bottle with a couple drops of Elmer's School Glue. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> I painted these all basically in the exact same way, so only took photos of the first one.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfGMRf9dyHQsF6zOGmJT6-5JLXt_DaSwlSEsYyDSP1-BTSH9Xu3beYEJGkLAg51mUMWanjxaJ3WwCcJx1por0yJMFviO5vDcBs09jIvplCGxpIB3FmfbUza3PcJRlzURzN_9uvHpQl74rC_8r4ma2KBZkG3WGMNj7Wv-yCKgK6fvKwCYeNxBC_Zu5HCA=s3072" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2393" data-original-width="3072" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhfGMRf9dyHQsF6zOGmJT6-5JLXt_DaSwlSEsYyDSP1-BTSH9Xu3beYEJGkLAg51mUMWanjxaJ3WwCcJx1por0yJMFviO5vDcBs09jIvplCGxpIB3FmfbUza3PcJRlzURzN_9uvHpQl74rC_8r4ma2KBZkG3WGMNj7Wv-yCKgK6fvKwCYeNxBC_Zu5HCA=s320" width="320" /></a></div> I began by painting the entire hand, and the swirl of magic vapor it sits on with Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish to give the paint a better surface to stick too. When dry, I painted the grasping hand with Citadel Contrast "Iyanden Yellow", the pushing hand with Citadel Contrast "Magos Purple", and the punching hand with Citadel Contrast "Blood Angels Red". I let these colors dry, and then painted the vapor clouds with Citadel Contrast "Aethermatic Blue".<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjShEdUYFg_nnkosnlNUUVts89I-Qh-UUTjdGNzo88ky4m0hOMsagb-P8rWRFoCkYQbdp23FoUf7rvoKAgqysL19IbqCWdSPZnF2HAwgm3hkzu8htxOY1hNDUEB_rPc57ME8VyxSChPpGDMX00dS8xoGT5tLkWrpdTNs0XgcxSqE2dXLbLsHTiIkHHKCA=s3215" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="3215" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjShEdUYFg_nnkosnlNUUVts89I-Qh-UUTjdGNzo88ky4m0hOMsagb-P8rWRFoCkYQbdp23FoUf7rvoKAgqysL19IbqCWdSPZnF2HAwgm3hkzu8htxOY1hNDUEB_rPc57ME8VyxSChPpGDMX00dS8xoGT5tLkWrpdTNs0XgcxSqE2dXLbLsHTiIkHHKCA=s320" width="320" /></a></div> When the Contrast paint was dry, I painted the stonework bases with Americana "Neutral Grey". When dry, I gave the bases a wash with Citadel Shade "Nuln Oil". I let the "Nuln Oil" dry, and then drybrushed the bases with, first, Folk Art "Gray Green" , and then, secondly, some Americana "Dove Grey". After the drybrushing, I went back and added a little thinned Citadel Contrast "Militarum Green" to a couple of the stones on each base; followed by doing the same with a little thinned Citadel Contrast "Aggaros Dunes" on a couple other stones, to add some visual interest.</div><div> The next day I gave all three pieces a complete coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwEwzpsX7hJv8UD603b1jLApK9sW1W163Nnpu1mDcUurG2cvf5TJlBuoTKSNYxqfGpd04vhBN0UD5Q0PglfOHW0uAUUrwlRfVRuu9GbqMJJRPkfBEVGd_VFChUFw2bZUd7aknBuZjPMysXzEpj0AS0j5-34aRObQBY2gFVpqiDMcFF1ccK2AX34EsQbw=s3129" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2335" data-original-width="3129" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwEwzpsX7hJv8UD603b1jLApK9sW1W163Nnpu1mDcUurG2cvf5TJlBuoTKSNYxqfGpd04vhBN0UD5Q0PglfOHW0uAUUrwlRfVRuu9GbqMJJRPkfBEVGd_VFChUFw2bZUd7aknBuZjPMysXzEpj0AS0j5-34aRObQBY2gFVpqiDMcFF1ccK2AX34EsQbw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicifHnfrnay0dvwLoJ5iu-A-EXFuCPmoEZvVll2o03a5hVzasnSY71I1sYILWESXo6xpBE_Fpmrfz6ZvIAKidRXlHHjSlL4xqra6UsEthyRSUzEnEHR3w14OKLPbSazDnVn-h5htBl-SQxVn9oJog2h39eDyQuS2TR-ehoxiDgh78eARo0Sku-WxGd1Q=s2729" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2168" data-original-width="2729" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEicifHnfrnay0dvwLoJ5iu-A-EXFuCPmoEZvVll2o03a5hVzasnSY71I1sYILWESXo6xpBE_Fpmrfz6ZvIAKidRXlHHjSlL4xqra6UsEthyRSUzEnEHR3w14OKLPbSazDnVn-h5htBl-SQxVn9oJog2h39eDyQuS2TR-ehoxiDgh78eARo0Sku-WxGd1Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1TdjUPy2O0vpEjr9qQOsZeW4SGRgFiuccDh0i5bdhlFknbwcNTkUApjVaVXtQ9BKKat9yp3Arbiecu0odmqBMYl85xV7y9tkUEBHtIn_uecEXVzA9ladB7d0Wi1a23oYKU9u6orRt0IFed1TKbcFQyoAFkyBjSF6-LRKlaIBobp1vPLqSA3D7QpmFSw=s3063" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2423" data-original-width="3063" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg1TdjUPy2O0vpEjr9qQOsZeW4SGRgFiuccDh0i5bdhlFknbwcNTkUApjVaVXtQ9BKKat9yp3Arbiecu0odmqBMYl85xV7y9tkUEBHtIn_uecEXVzA9ladB7d0Wi1a23oYKU9u6orRt0IFed1TKbcFQyoAFkyBjSF6-LRKlaIBobp1vPLqSA3D7QpmFSw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-LEZnm-aOX084cmGO976NaSq83j1pQr2aaLcXsnakP9e57rUDOsCEvyFnH_i-1qfu1z5KKpo452zYvElwA0V_tJfA0Kq9vpCfRY0HbbH00Dx1jMhSRSWfWFWzM4zLuGcmjSowGpN_vYfOEKhAo64Uu-4lvoxmUlBfKzKI-myrysURBMXpD2vKbxSnLA=s2917" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2230" data-original-width="2917" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-LEZnm-aOX084cmGO976NaSq83j1pQr2aaLcXsnakP9e57rUDOsCEvyFnH_i-1qfu1z5KKpo452zYvElwA0V_tJfA0Kq9vpCfRY0HbbH00Dx1jMhSRSWfWFWzM4zLuGcmjSowGpN_vYfOEKhAo64Uu-4lvoxmUlBfKzKI-myrysURBMXpD2vKbxSnLA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpECaWjr_tIHQ0WS5TAufiZbJAUMxFs_xfHZydJ_fNoLmd8lOcg78513YtcZeB77e7kQ0HpNsaay6lK-KBejyCiTSI7aNsnxtmUBVZ0G5B9Ig2OlIfdSrAc70Vu1lq1t-Bs1c1kKuAzzxOvkpfdxwe9W2IkWR_naYTfYxPLaFGXZTwSXZNqOtiUyHwKw=s3383" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2604" data-original-width="3383" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpECaWjr_tIHQ0WS5TAufiZbJAUMxFs_xfHZydJ_fNoLmd8lOcg78513YtcZeB77e7kQ0HpNsaay6lK-KBejyCiTSI7aNsnxtmUBVZ0G5B9Ig2OlIfdSrAc70Vu1lq1t-Bs1c1kKuAzzxOvkpfdxwe9W2IkWR_naYTfYxPLaFGXZTwSXZNqOtiUyHwKw=s320" width="320" /></a></div> I think these are really cool figures, but in my opinion Reaper made them twice as big as they should have been. With their big 2" bases they are simply huge. I would have preferred 1" bases, with the hands likewise scaled down to about half size. That being said, these were fun to paint, and I think really look great with just a little effort. <br /><p><br /></p></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-77640107422875625732022-02-11T09:59:00.005-05:002022-02-11T18:37:31.937-05:00Reaper Bones 6 Kickstarter Name and Date Announced!<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">This week, Reaper announced the kick-off date, March 24th 2022, and theme name, "Tales From the Green Griffin", of their upcoming Bones 6 Kickstarter. If you'd like to see a handful of photos of figures that are expected to be included, head over to the Bones 6 Re-Launch Hype thread on the Reaper Forums: <a href="https://forum.reapermini.com/index.php?/topic/97927-bones-6-pre-hype-discussion/">Bones 6 Pre-Launch Hype</a>.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiTMlRLpaB81--cvRHWnV7VatIoLTXKBsU1Qd3LeGPXM9Tw7Ie2y7vZqQc0HlmZoIAKHfj00JKSAaS4lsSV5U7DgK0yj19l6HuomJmXT7qVMwlljZ9XULokr_-iWhf-YNilHolBlqFL3XaRKRXoLFzipDRxEWcpULwKjkuTKyIZ4QWEj0FQ_AE7uUdxA=s512" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="512" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiiTMlRLpaB81--cvRHWnV7VatIoLTXKBsU1Qd3LeGPXM9Tw7Ie2y7vZqQc0HlmZoIAKHfj00JKSAaS4lsSV5U7DgK0yj19l6HuomJmXT7qVMwlljZ9XULokr_-iWhf-YNilHolBlqFL3XaRKRXoLFzipDRxEWcpULwKjkuTKyIZ4QWEj0FQ_AE7uUdxA=w400-h220" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-69460519590591648852022-02-07T09:14:00.002-05:002022-03-07T16:54:41.230-05:00Boran Bronzebeard (A): Bones 5 Figure This week I finished up the first of the two "Boran Bronzebeard" figures I have. He is one of the Dwarf warrior models from the two <i>The Dwarf King's Crypt</i> Encounter Sets that I got through the Bones 5 Kickstarter. Between the two sets, I have 12 of the Dwarf warriors (2 each of the 6 that came in each set. <div> 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. </div><div><div> I decided I would do them up as a unit for use in various wargames, so I wanted to do one of the figures up as a distinct leader, and one up as a distinct assistant leader. So, I needed to make some conversions to the figures to make them more distinct. </div><div> For the one that would be the leader, I decided I would swap out his axe for a war-hammer, since all the other warriors are axe-armed, it would make him more unique. For the second figure, I decided to take the spare axe I now had, and put it in his left hand so he would be dual-wielding. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYpIC1rGJBFP6GH7JEMK-9eYIxt3GiJ4F2pCQovrYpO_bjZJ1nVU3bUyImK6i0OHNVUNxtyksh1RsDoQxNi7m97VBMgGIGvMIz9cVF3s1zADn1NLye8OjPnUHMHuDs9L4yVCLkr8mnWqrgV_2OD5bUlxJvjTSlOs6e-mzDQOj--VSGh-WGE7n0sPE9vA=s3461" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2572" data-original-width="3461" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYpIC1rGJBFP6GH7JEMK-9eYIxt3GiJ4F2pCQovrYpO_bjZJ1nVU3bUyImK6i0OHNVUNxtyksh1RsDoQxNi7m97VBMgGIGvMIz9cVF3s1zADn1NLye8OjPnUHMHuDs9L4yVCLkr8mnWqrgV_2OD5bUlxJvjTSlOs6e-mzDQOj--VSGh-WGE7n0sPE9vA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div>They were easy conversions to do. I first sliced the axe off the first figure's hand, then drilled through the raised hand on that figure. Next,I drill a hole in the lowered left hand on the second figure. I then cut the war-hammer handle into two sections, and glued each into one end of the hand. After that, I glued the spare axe into the left hand of the second figure. (For the completed second figure, see: <a href="http://allbonesabout.blogspot.com/2022/03/boran-bronzebeard-b-bones-5-figure.html">Boran Bronzebeard (B)</a>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR-81DGIHQtptH_sAuGpei7L1kE-i1-9lGD4kkZpVu_UgEnx-nXSof_GIoumcxMYeZ-n-s6nZtjUrbo9D1WiGP32M7heylasOt29W0PyUCUxJTvrwuSMsEGnUSFAhKEjdYh7fEcRPJuYqJbcGWadnzLR54UgzLAoj4S9t1rPNeLaFTUJHT32xg_F0H_w=s3091" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2346" data-original-width="3091" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgR-81DGIHQtptH_sAuGpei7L1kE-i1-9lGD4kkZpVu_UgEnx-nXSof_GIoumcxMYeZ-n-s6nZtjUrbo9D1WiGP32M7heylasOt29W0PyUCUxJTvrwuSMsEGnUSFAhKEjdYh7fEcRPJuYqJbcGWadnzLR54UgzLAoj4S9t1rPNeLaFTUJHT32xg_F0H_w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div> I then trimmed down the bases of the figures, and glued them to 1" primed metal washers, using Aleene's Tacky Glue. I then stuck the first one on pill bottle with a bit of blue-tac.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2tXaDcS36RV-VtLqFmO9rKLxytwZxh1PW-BlQ_CW4PGiVCP8DaIop2sd2rdfkl17WtszQUo7pp-vWTjFUtrpdVwQ7mCihimx-f6hiHReNVdVi0jZSn4K-UO9omO8fiByJp7E_ctrX3qECsjZN3xUfbArsaI9XDqmPnuQhOfh9j-hhHXP-3FDUp5v0SA=s2965" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2393" data-original-width="2965" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj2tXaDcS36RV-VtLqFmO9rKLxytwZxh1PW-BlQ_CW4PGiVCP8DaIop2sd2rdfkl17WtszQUo7pp-vWTjFUtrpdVwQ7mCihimx-f6hiHReNVdVi0jZSn4K-UO9omO8fiByJp7E_ctrX3qECsjZN3xUfbArsaI9XDqmPnuQhOfh9j-hhHXP-3FDUp5v0SA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> I began painting by giving all the chainmail armor a coat of Ceramcoat "Black". When dry, I drybrushed it with Folk Art Metallic "Gunmetal Grey". I then went over it lightly with a drybrush of Reaper MSP "Polished Silver". Next I painted his face, arms, and hands with a mix of Reaper MSP "Rosy Shadow", and Reaper MSP "Bronzed Shadow".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMV6x94py4Z2VIQV6sPiFxxAjQZu7kcTSADEy7GlgJgwvZ-yeE7i7YIcc7RogbsPbU3XrREE2umI5brqpLdu974FTcuTLD9Hx_g1-4Paig5cW9-HUKt820i_S6FSGACIcNYN3LXfRCe_soTxCzD-eeO5AdMIRqBK2-lfQioIIvpr7tK2byqIOHgGe7Bg=s2893" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2221" data-original-width="2893" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMV6x94py4Z2VIQV6sPiFxxAjQZu7kcTSADEy7GlgJgwvZ-yeE7i7YIcc7RogbsPbU3XrREE2umI5brqpLdu974FTcuTLD9Hx_g1-4Paig5cW9-HUKt820i_S6FSGACIcNYN3LXfRCe_soTxCzD-eeO5AdMIRqBK2-lfQioIIvpr7tK2byqIOHgGe7Bg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Next, I painted his tunic sleeves with Reaper MSP "Dreidel Blue", and his cape with Reaper MSP "Void Blue". After that, I painted the fur on his cape with Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey", and his shoes, belt and pouch with Reaper MSP "Noir Black".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnV4Li7Fv3W-o0AGuBpLQggY5NEmTuzQJY8URAYCIeh0R3iXFxsEypo_AuLbqFJtJ3G7ZOr1RmCyveodausTu7iOzVjJ6PjeIIZtZpipRexjasF3wpPbbxa5Xou1ESc96GeW9HV9TEcZj3cB1nm5sNhRA142fel1NrdOESH2NHQAHxRky-aDITlkNLZQ=s2488" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1946" data-original-width="2488" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnV4Li7Fv3W-o0AGuBpLQggY5NEmTuzQJY8URAYCIeh0R3iXFxsEypo_AuLbqFJtJ3G7ZOr1RmCyveodausTu7iOzVjJ6PjeIIZtZpipRexjasF3wpPbbxa5Xou1ESc96GeW9HV9TEcZj3cB1nm5sNhRA142fel1NrdOESH2NHQAHxRky-aDITlkNLZQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div> Then I painted his boot tops, and all the parts I planned to eventually paint metallic gold, with Accent "Mustard Seed". I followed this with painting his beard with Reaper MSP "Auburn Shadow", his hammer handle with Reaper MSP "Chocolate Bar", and the hammer head and handle base with Americana "Zinc". <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGps8vlVLbBWcdaT_8SJu1DjAakAEl6AtwpDZpf3C1M4c-meEAbGLA4ZoCOypjhY0gtxwQXKBE8IMoCAh_UFwDvfel1WhmyRXVuXd44I8yLeqgrJ7-NICHHE-v--5iiopWBsMAV3Mq_fydbwaLTNhB-ZpyQvNvv-s9N4CHIfOv5ciAafbn4B2kg0nOlA=s2974" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="2974" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGps8vlVLbBWcdaT_8SJu1DjAakAEl6AtwpDZpf3C1M4c-meEAbGLA4ZoCOypjhY0gtxwQXKBE8IMoCAh_UFwDvfel1WhmyRXVuXd44I8yLeqgrJ7-NICHHE-v--5iiopWBsMAV3Mq_fydbwaLTNhB-ZpyQvNvv-s9N4CHIfOv5ciAafbn4B2kg0nOlA=s320" width="320" /></a></div> I noticed at that point that I had't painted the soles of his boots, so I quickly did those with Reaper MSP "Blackened Brown". I then painted the beard holders and bracelets with Folk Art Brushed Metal "Brushed Bronze", and the hammer head and handle base with the "Gunmetal Grey" that I had used earlier on the chainmail. </div><div> I let the figure dry for a while, and then gave his face, arms, and hands a coat of Reaper MSP "Flesh Wash". I let that dry, and then gave his beard and the bracelets a wash with Citadel Shade "Agrax Earthshade". Another drying period, and I gave a coat of Citadel Shade "Nuln Oil" to his clothing, cape, fur, hammer, and boots. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvkOP5pDqVMPGY8LpmX74d5QqLw9CU_XLfO3OceZL3wWZvgiOUVx4OXGIwcRmmHgowRDYSC6qnGStV4mxDtz0BQCWSok58yTWEuE0xdXpWkEcO7QXsdN05kNTHIjT-TD7rcs3TAwN5VZ3x4nDCkbEPGXr_9M9bfKWm3USNlio-uHldOMHS88zCWypvNA=s2752" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2027" data-original-width="2752" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvkOP5pDqVMPGY8LpmX74d5QqLw9CU_XLfO3OceZL3wWZvgiOUVx4OXGIwcRmmHgowRDYSC6qnGStV4mxDtz0BQCWSok58yTWEuE0xdXpWkEcO7QXsdN05kNTHIjT-TD7rcs3TAwN5VZ3x4nDCkbEPGXr_9M9bfKWm3USNlio-uHldOMHS88zCWypvNA=s320" width="320" /></a></div> Once more I let all the washes dry for a while, and then began on the highlighting. First I painted his eyes, and then highlighted his skin with the base "Rosy Shadow", mixed with varying amounts of "Reaper MSP "Rosy Skin". I then highlighted his beard with first Crafter's Acrylic "Orange Spice", and then Accent "Golden Oxide". <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB1NdArVjKN71hU0q5iJakI9tRnmmxPHYOsczgSdCHr7RoQsJPorqwfmIQEMGHxDQf_KkpLCZnFCLHvtrweiS7m93enl3hYqeGwIXbs_1Xsd8oUKvNWcFWlYic6UM3ZcxqmdenMyondly9ngrj2uujijl1eIW1t3uGtek8QzUv07VDR4Pw_5gjBM4m9A=s3088" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2289" data-original-width="3088" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhB1NdArVjKN71hU0q5iJakI9tRnmmxPHYOsczgSdCHr7RoQsJPorqwfmIQEMGHxDQf_KkpLCZnFCLHvtrweiS7m93enl3hYqeGwIXbs_1Xsd8oUKvNWcFWlYic6UM3ZcxqmdenMyondly9ngrj2uujijl1eIW1t3uGtek8QzUv07VDR4Pw_5gjBM4m9A=s320" width="320" /></a></div> Next, I highlighted his tunic with the base "Dreidel Blue", and some Reaper MSP Bones "Tropical Blue". I then highlighted his cape with the base "Void Blue", and some Reaper MSP "Ultramarine Blue", with some final highlight touches with a little of the "Dreidel Blue". After that, I highlighted his boot tops with the base "mustard Seed", and highlighted the boots, belt and pouch with the base "Noir Black" with little of the "Tropical Blue" mixed in. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRagEF1gVAvMySVcUY2RayLx4O9W8RYQF0Pn7WYGceqlKmfp73NLaYLywUeCz8YlxVzFH4OtNaWNVABBphBnjyaU2iEIePtTiOoowlgt_zt0sY4tTtJhDvV0dt2hR62xIF39cdZ50K65fcy21QHRsz3QVOeH5OGims_ZdhZMnHfZirN2N96I3jLhmLew=s3399" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2691" data-original-width="3399" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiRagEF1gVAvMySVcUY2RayLx4O9W8RYQF0Pn7WYGceqlKmfp73NLaYLywUeCz8YlxVzFH4OtNaWNVABBphBnjyaU2iEIePtTiOoowlgt_zt0sY4tTtJhDvV0dt2hR62xIF39cdZ50K65fcy21QHRsz3QVOeH5OGims_ZdhZMnHfZirN2N96I3jLhmLew=s320" width="320" /></a></div> I then highlighted the fur on the cap with the base "Storm Cloud Grey", and some Americana "Grey Sky", and then did the highlights on the war-hammer handle with some Reaper MSP "Shield Brown". After that, I highlighted his bracelets and beard rings with some Folk Art Metallic "Pure Gold", and some Ceramcoat "Wedding Gold". I wrapped up the painting by highlighting the war-hammer with the base "Gunmetal Grey", and a little of the "Polished Silver".</div><div> I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave him a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. Then when the varnish was dry, I used some white glue to glue some sand onto the bases. When this was dry I painted it with Citadel Contrast "Wyldwood". When that was dry, I drybrushed the sand with Americana "Neutral Grey", and then a bit of Folk Art "Barn Wood". Due to the weather, I was not able to give the figure a final spray varnish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4MArdHdB-Ixy-wam50isJZVf3PLu512MN-ZEX7iPAN7M4AlyA5OrfrKbKvrJ5H2yu4ROpER3gUs7bt3HBkM5Ww-VkSjokeNz5Bz41OYmeRltMfUukwKvtl_Qdol5W6_m2Ck9TnynMO0uMDFyyTbedaBWvTf7eJvBhNJdFC-YKgRpiXhk0ggOkw4cDw/s2586/096F955C-E896-4E5B-87A4-8C10B37CF91D_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2013" data-original-width="2586" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt4MArdHdB-Ixy-wam50isJZVf3PLu512MN-ZEX7iPAN7M4AlyA5OrfrKbKvrJ5H2yu4ROpER3gUs7bt3HBkM5Ww-VkSjokeNz5Bz41OYmeRltMfUukwKvtl_Qdol5W6_m2Ck9TnynMO0uMDFyyTbedaBWvTf7eJvBhNJdFC-YKgRpiXhk0ggOkw4cDw/s320/096F955C-E896-4E5B-87A4-8C10B37CF91D_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIPZhgnnP1fmVrbUy-VEHBcanfTojxWxndg5onq6wVjvx0FlTcqSPlzyW6gXwF4u6GhwUiYgByACRpfOgj73SsJp7R40XeLlEF2_xX_ltsaVZSuE6LiyCofENytYUEGJwgClMODbP4eNSRQPXN2MkIyBBeXom7nL1iGg22nJRtDqBQxboZFmEuwaQUw/s2757/014D536A-49AB-4AC1-8A02-3CB23EC20A00_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2134" data-original-width="2757" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVIPZhgnnP1fmVrbUy-VEHBcanfTojxWxndg5onq6wVjvx0FlTcqSPlzyW6gXwF4u6GhwUiYgByACRpfOgj73SsJp7R40XeLlEF2_xX_ltsaVZSuE6LiyCofENytYUEGJwgClMODbP4eNSRQPXN2MkIyBBeXom7nL1iGg22nJRtDqBQxboZFmEuwaQUw/s320/014D536A-49AB-4AC1-8A02-3CB23EC20A00_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> In other news, way back in August of last year, I got in my head the idea to keep a couple of the figures from the Bones V <i>Townsfolk</i> Add-On at hand while painting, and made such and announcement when I posted about the Anchor of Damnation when I painted it: <a href="http://allbonesabout.blogspot.com/2021/08/anchor-of-damnation-bones-5-brinewind.html">Here</a></div><div> My thought was that as I had extra color dispensed from various dropper bottle paints I could use some of it to gradually apply colors to the Townsfolk. This was a good idea, as I got base colors applied to both the figures; but the problem was I never had a time set aside to do the final finishing washes and highlights.</div><div> Well this past week I set some time aside and finally finished those first two Townsfolk that had been languishing on my paint table in a half-completed state for a few months now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-jUQTW_OiR0cdlQkZRGT86-fDQqxFUpwmVHxGJdpS_HSOXgB0LAG1oqbA-mp-cih4L_7UX0bb2YyOD1vp81eeDEZWz553lXRDt933iAEbSrxivcKvlU2jKRWonDJRW8bSVIOxQ0-vPBbmY88AkEZFfwtix-EtPLlKdVTJYp1IHUZLsoBxAUSef42iQ/s2981/CE20ADF9-A546-45ED-AA57-717B6B5F7A43_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2265" data-original-width="2981" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT-jUQTW_OiR0cdlQkZRGT86-fDQqxFUpwmVHxGJdpS_HSOXgB0LAG1oqbA-mp-cih4L_7UX0bb2YyOD1vp81eeDEZWz553lXRDt933iAEbSrxivcKvlU2jKRWonDJRW8bSVIOxQ0-vPBbmY88AkEZFfwtix-EtPLlKdVTJYp1IHUZLsoBxAUSef42iQ/s320/CE20ADF9-A546-45ED-AA57-717B6B5F7A43_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-15182768502607378982022-01-17T16:15:00.000-05:002022-01-17T16:15:35.128-05:00Dwarven Archway: Bones 5 Figures<div style="text-align: left;"><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> Over the past few months, I have been working on pieces from the pair of <i>Dwarf King's Crypt Encounter Sets </i>I have from the Bones 5 Kickstarter. This past week I did the two "Archway" pieces. </div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.2px;"> I prepped these terrain pieces 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 a pair of 80mm x 40mm steel bases under each one to give an underside that would stick to a magnetic storage surface. The cavities in the underside of the arches were just a couple millimeters too short in length, so I ended up having to cut a couple notches in the underside to get the bases to fit. I had to use a stacked pair of the steel bases under each one so they would have the required depth to end up flush with the bottom of the arch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-7rD8mJwXGOypj5_p0BuLUH6c75IwPji43TrEWf6S9jNcyISMxpNvEbnAPYnSK9xkKce8xR7GCpjhsc0qZBrr75wcvutmHOP40mxECWU_0tpakV_FluWIg4sa7Faw8vFcT7UNhNYXnAurc1U_hJ5h4ZAfBtacklWihdmsnEROh4FbWVTc1-IiFq_Ilg=s3341" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2498" data-original-width="3341" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg-7rD8mJwXGOypj5_p0BuLUH6c75IwPji43TrEWf6S9jNcyISMxpNvEbnAPYnSK9xkKce8xR7GCpjhsc0qZBrr75wcvutmHOP40mxECWU_0tpakV_FluWIg4sa7Faw8vFcT7UNhNYXnAurc1U_hJ5h4ZAfBtacklWihdmsnEROh4FbWVTc1-IiFq_Ilg=s320" width="320" /></a></div> I then glued each archway to the top of a weighted prescription bottle. (I forgot to take a "Before" shot of the arches, so we'll get right into the painting. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> I began by painting both ahces entirely with Ceramcoat "Charcoal". When dry, I gave both of them complete washes with Citadel "Nuln Oil" Shade.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVP4lf3djmR5gFMTiSLWS71RN7oXqv3yYQbw-KVeBFJohrRWCkcMM7OLekLOz7Nf1vP7qT-qAlFMPu9E6MX-96hTQf239dh6A4HQ1-F6Ycu45gPzY8FKOw0OSn2elIf5BFfcGEHhwy9Zvrl1jdiXascWlQVDTkRWJb3W7cKP2x0SqHEFc6X1Au7hhgNw=s3119" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2360" data-original-width="3119" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVP4lf3djmR5gFMTiSLWS71RN7oXqv3yYQbw-KVeBFJohrRWCkcMM7OLekLOz7Nf1vP7qT-qAlFMPu9E6MX-96hTQf239dh6A4HQ1-F6Ycu45gPzY8FKOw0OSn2elIf5BFfcGEHhwy9Zvrl1jdiXascWlQVDTkRWJb3W7cKP2x0SqHEFc6X1Au7hhgNw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"> I let the wash dry, and then drybrushed the arches with, first, Americana "Zinc", then Crafters Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif-XJtR6w1CU_ZQW7gqeJ5XO2dmeDbENuyo5Oslg6mACir3fFiWhK6rC9uGossZ_eZCKl00T4ExoeoQm88l58XIRGQj_RhCUuDlNaPpBsZqW57DjS_3gcHifoO7xBMWNcI6LL5Rym3A3CqT6dIuA1RW8aixBvHfD4rgAka17SUWKiFJ3epGJ_VSH6qvA=s3136" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2457" data-original-width="3136" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEif-XJtR6w1CU_ZQW7gqeJ5XO2dmeDbENuyo5Oslg6mACir3fFiWhK6rC9uGossZ_eZCKl00T4ExoeoQm88l58XIRGQj_RhCUuDlNaPpBsZqW57DjS_3gcHifoO7xBMWNcI6LL5Rym3A3CqT6dIuA1RW8aixBvHfD4rgAka17SUWKiFJ3epGJ_VSH6qvA=s320" width="320" /></a></div> Lastly, I did a drybrush of both pieces with Americana "Grey Sky". The next day I gave both pieces a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. The weather has been too wintery to do any spraying, so I wasn't able to give these their final Testor's Dullcote" varnish yet. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLry0oIUdfbMcVw8qaE3-sCgbkCIfrvKC06AEOrG6ubOOK8uqHAtKPiQMVIbup7cRWlNwD85ax_For4vCslKlECmasavgbDpZT7kN0z3wT0Uuc4nyrmgFvM_aDwqKiSWXue_Pl2PwIu7vqgTX9lEkEWKE6k1i6bMwZfUIL_cvwGxnxLE49374c7Gl9xw=s3654" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2794" data-original-width="3654" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhLry0oIUdfbMcVw8qaE3-sCgbkCIfrvKC06AEOrG6ubOOK8uqHAtKPiQMVIbup7cRWlNwD85ax_For4vCslKlECmasavgbDpZT7kN0z3wT0Uuc4nyrmgFvM_aDwqKiSWXue_Pl2PwIu7vqgTX9lEkEWKE6k1i6bMwZfUIL_cvwGxnxLE49374c7Gl9xw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZM-L9MgoLPS1PdcpcwEASpFWY7Y8_TSXDYvEPbkq_TSK0eS9dw5r2Cx9oo-tRa3_1lploexLZ6irjkPFsPaD-XDZAd3Yn1Z3P9tAD2NPMz1feeGTy62OdHUTA1RN-11v_RgXiBJlP7RLPj3VzUJOWRadUmhEEFn_VUbQR5rngMGOCU1R2HBSmaCActQ=s3324" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2527" data-original-width="3324" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZM-L9MgoLPS1PdcpcwEASpFWY7Y8_TSXDYvEPbkq_TSK0eS9dw5r2Cx9oo-tRa3_1lploexLZ6irjkPFsPaD-XDZAd3Yn1Z3P9tAD2NPMz1feeGTy62OdHUTA1RN-11v_RgXiBJlP7RLPj3VzUJOWRadUmhEEFn_VUbQR5rngMGOCU1R2HBSmaCActQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnoDHR8IWDWeJpY_uMtk05XW42AXVxvLXQSNFy-fhlnbSOVIShhEH8J86_NjY_U3CfwHUko4Y17Sb55E8hNTDgFD9ydJwjRkjJsZt4B3U5vCQ2Y85NfdWymFAfBoGIrV2wrhIowboda6PfGJWuYvB8KG1a9jZt15Sn6l89_wLyGFB1KXGPOqWXiw1nTA=s3792" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2850" data-original-width="3792" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnoDHR8IWDWeJpY_uMtk05XW42AXVxvLXQSNFy-fhlnbSOVIShhEH8J86_NjY_U3CfwHUko4Y17Sb55E8hNTDgFD9ydJwjRkjJsZt4B3U5vCQ2Y85NfdWymFAfBoGIrV2wrhIowboda6PfGJWuYvB8KG1a9jZt15Sn6l89_wLyGFB1KXGPOqWXiw1nTA=s320" width="320" /></a></div> I'm pleased with how these turned out. I was tempted to do something fancy, like making some of the runes glowing, but in the end I really just wanted them for plain pieces of terrain. I added one of the Dwarf Zombies for scale. <br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-34671079208361927242022-01-03T11:01:00.000-05:002022-01-03T11:01:44.145-05:00Chicken Swarm: Bones 5 Fan Favorites Figure<div style="text-align: left;"> Happy 2022 everyone! Back before Christmas one of the last things I got painted was the "Chicken Swarm" figure from the Bones 5 <i>Fan Favorites</i> Expansion as a Christmas gift for a friend. I didn't want to post it before Christmas for that reason; so now I thought I'd get it up on the blog</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> 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 1" primed metal washer, using Aleene's Tacky Glue. I then put the figure into my painting grip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqMkiZvc-6omQrLl70MqSU5JBKa2aSnIaq0ooXFz-TI7GWT_XmXG2XjUXW55j9YoR3dLcvt9EGYNdvCqmZZhazgTLWrP42PfRH0UBFg1ZE7gIl-aaTA7LZ0fAOHGbmfDQQfWuwrtzTWMf3EI7JN2hTI9iUCPL4JwkBby-6I5REsoP86NOAFuRcCkLhkA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1680" data-original-width="2048" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqMkiZvc-6omQrLl70MqSU5JBKa2aSnIaq0ooXFz-TI7GWT_XmXG2XjUXW55j9YoR3dLcvt9EGYNdvCqmZZhazgTLWrP42PfRH0UBFg1ZE7gIl-aaTA7LZ0fAOHGbmfDQQfWuwrtzTWMf3EI7JN2hTI9iUCPL4JwkBby-6I5REsoP86NOAFuRcCkLhkA=s320" width="320" /></a></div> I began by painting the entire figure with Ceramcoat "White". When this was dry, I gave the whole thing a coat of Citadel Contrast "Apothecary White". When this was dry, I drybrushed the figure with Americana "Snow White". <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhhUpLZOyC0miL02JXzrlAEw7Y9eM0Vk_koVKqgHjGoX6vMYS0EN_axGyTE33zOlSzsdzM3Hp6OJTntemlHerC760hLiM5tFdwM_KKpsAl0-qPkRVYWZalPWE96EqVVN8Wrze6s6tu_I1hNAotwDSz9VCog2ACqW7o9LFGoxgErRBrRSdyZ_219sWDNQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1578" data-original-width="2048" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhhUpLZOyC0miL02JXzrlAEw7Y9eM0Vk_koVKqgHjGoX6vMYS0EN_axGyTE33zOlSzsdzM3Hp6OJTntemlHerC760hLiM5tFdwM_KKpsAl0-qPkRVYWZalPWE96EqVVN8Wrze6s6tu_I1hNAotwDSz9VCog2ACqW7o9LFGoxgErRBrRSdyZ_219sWDNQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div> I then painted the comb and wattle with Folk Art "Tomato Red", and after that I painted the beaks with Americana "Primary Yellow". <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMOI63fWpC2l0bRbyOfKhl2RPx7fFozvn_u0_xZQzWRFlxavg-vW84cpbEqwWSJqMjxAtbLhQVr1e_gW107aeTjDqr6odzZIaf61hGp5zVudkJqdppegb9eG2YB7cNWny01mcBgK1YrocqgUZM9bdk13Y1WyyvE16lTkXETGdE0_kI42NvrbDlWL71vw=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1572" data-original-width="2048" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjMOI63fWpC2l0bRbyOfKhl2RPx7fFozvn_u0_xZQzWRFlxavg-vW84cpbEqwWSJqMjxAtbLhQVr1e_gW107aeTjDqr6odzZIaf61hGp5zVudkJqdppegb9eG2YB7cNWny01mcBgK1YrocqgUZM9bdk13Y1WyyvE16lTkXETGdE0_kI42NvrbDlWL71vw=s320" width="320" /></a></div> Next, I painted the shadow areas around the legs at the bottom, as well as the entire base, with Citadel Contrast "Wyldwood"; and when dry, I painted the legs with Americana "Antique Gold". After that, I painted all the little eyes with Ceramcoat "Black".<div> I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave the swarm 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 the figure with Testor's Dullcote". </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi55nqVDBOb-2-DU_qcHHIyrCeb67iNOiZdl8BFy7dGzyR12WA8EexuHXFH0_laLCn1JqezcPrKdkA6So1aIWT0oPVQbwITXoJc08iuMk5dGTAlZoU-8AAiN3Z21Sp-cTVTSv5YdW7XG_A278Gvbi_Y4HDKg1iJ_SYyIlWe_QqeVO3eWzuAJJxtoP_KWA=s2357" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1912" data-original-width="2357" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi55nqVDBOb-2-DU_qcHHIyrCeb67iNOiZdl8BFy7dGzyR12WA8EexuHXFH0_laLCn1JqezcPrKdkA6So1aIWT0oPVQbwITXoJc08iuMk5dGTAlZoU-8AAiN3Z21Sp-cTVTSv5YdW7XG_A278Gvbi_Y4HDKg1iJ_SYyIlWe_QqeVO3eWzuAJJxtoP_KWA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU5_CI0Q3oYTAyi0ni5Iicsw3YWm1NEFTYQOCqq8b0-QLHXjHmhkCGh6bqo2LKtHZnz5N7jFx0ejjHS9888LKXRbWE_96hokkl6P8_GHmdTlsgVK4xCsjigY9mx8rt7zTNp4_APiyMlEGkX723quFFrmpnTOMYgLr-zGHDqecvHOmDoV4yxYGUa8cDkQ=s2368" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1908" data-original-width="2368" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiU5_CI0Q3oYTAyi0ni5Iicsw3YWm1NEFTYQOCqq8b0-QLHXjHmhkCGh6bqo2LKtHZnz5N7jFx0ejjHS9888LKXRbWE_96hokkl6P8_GHmdTlsgVK4xCsjigY9mx8rt7zTNp4_APiyMlEGkX723quFFrmpnTOMYgLr-zGHDqecvHOmDoV4yxYGUa8cDkQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBR_E9oTk8EkmmNpU1KTxksxCK7HlfsZihw5Kuk9dL17xefrn5o7_TicO_ts_ZxrCmNxDNDr7NpSO-k4vjetHc1FJAiEzaiJMLFJBvTqsFG-b2rDF2gv7yra8w-wQwTaEQr24_51mErLOPquJcWfXTzA-jkqBvyy_VUHCHfnZu8Bkrck_5J58sa5v84g=s2462" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1999" data-original-width="2462" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBR_E9oTk8EkmmNpU1KTxksxCK7HlfsZihw5Kuk9dL17xefrn5o7_TicO_ts_ZxrCmNxDNDr7NpSO-k4vjetHc1FJAiEzaiJMLFJBvTqsFG-b2rDF2gv7yra8w-wQwTaEQr24_51mErLOPquJcWfXTzA-jkqBvyy_VUHCHfnZu8Bkrck_5J58sa5v84g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjE1d0DYBVoY1TGo-8M4R39ipkfsoizb0QTw87Stn2V85H4rYPEhs_GPAQq94TXiR52tw1pRnswtAd6KpG2PQPl86_UYFtyOaA-AJS2yZZO4MODp2WHJ_604PJFYb7M6tWyoImvfT6hXTxRwAm-dK1h27yilUoejITJxRRjTNalPgt7Zlj-hJtatJ-5gg=s2411" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="2411" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjE1d0DYBVoY1TGo-8M4R39ipkfsoizb0QTw87Stn2V85H4rYPEhs_GPAQq94TXiR52tw1pRnswtAd6KpG2PQPl86_UYFtyOaA-AJS2yZZO4MODp2WHJ_604PJFYb7M6tWyoImvfT6hXTxRwAm-dK1h27yilUoejITJxRRjTNalPgt7Zlj-hJtatJ-5gg=s320" width="320" /></a></div> This is such a fun figure, and I'm really pleased with how it turned out! It was an interesting challenge since, while it is basically a simple figure, the repetitive nature of painting so many identical tiny chicken parts proved to require an added level of concentration.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-82338611539898620532021-12-20T16:48:00.001-05:002021-12-20T16:49:36.620-05:00Gingerbread Knight: Christmas 2021 Promo Figure<div style="text-align: left;"> The past two week I worked on the Gingerbread Knight, which was a Bones USA promo figure that came in this year's Reaper Christmas Sampler. With all that was going on with preparation for Christmas, I thought this would be a fast and fun figure to work on.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> I prepped the figure in the usual way, soaking the parts (comes with the left arm as a separate piece) 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 the arm to the body using Gorilla superglue gel. Next, I glued the figure to a 1" primed metal washer, using Aleene's Tacky Glue. I glued the washer to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of Elmer's School Glue. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0wP-7-W7YBvxDnK7i8dfTiyY0koNod4mpoAFVJo6ak2L4c7eVgTjsKcGFvG4aQx-qGFUcn-42SUW99KxINtrY7C3eTSZvKhynGOqIUk7ofGFSQty7ZJl-IlL0EeiqknZbt0e8nltRR8GLKT7wvEIiAPrQUjVzbemT7JnYoyL0wH2_A7ZESoRsAurcbg=s3038" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2464" data-original-width="3038" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi0wP-7-W7YBvxDnK7i8dfTiyY0koNod4mpoAFVJo6ak2L4c7eVgTjsKcGFvG4aQx-qGFUcn-42SUW99KxINtrY7C3eTSZvKhynGOqIUk7ofGFSQty7ZJl-IlL0EeiqknZbt0e8nltRR8GLKT7wvEIiAPrQUjVzbemT7JnYoyL0wH2_A7ZESoRsAurcbg=s320" width="320" /></a></div> I tried to take the easy route first and use Citadel Contrast paint for the gingerbread. So I gave the figure a base coat of Ceramcoat "White"; and when dry, I mixed some Citadel Contrast "Fyreslayer Flesh" and Citadel Contrast "Snakebite Leather" together and painted it on the figure. When dry, I was sad to see that it came out very mottled. I had hoped it wouldn't, but knew in the back of my mind that it probably would. Oh, well; I tried.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrJzzLT7eX4She0zmRmb4TKe5Oe41gUGsQDTkjIXN9MOaSJmwcudp4oUhjBJio1yweDslkCscnNXinGCbYmNtN8GkhPElnKX12Ccro519yPzSQRTefl6yHcIyX1aMSbhW4lJsjmFL-FCbVLLxwpizyyBFNLA613t_LmXMLr7GvwNX-xzdVMsVyTN1Vcg=s2712" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2009" data-original-width="2712" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrJzzLT7eX4She0zmRmb4TKe5Oe41gUGsQDTkjIXN9MOaSJmwcudp4oUhjBJio1yweDslkCscnNXinGCbYmNtN8GkhPElnKX12Ccro519yPzSQRTefl6yHcIyX1aMSbhW4lJsjmFL-FCbVLLxwpizyyBFNLA613t_LmXMLr7GvwNX-xzdVMsVyTN1Vcg=s320" width="320" /></a></div> I then started over, painting directly over the Contrast paint, with a mix of Folk Art "Teddy Bear Brown" and a little Accent "Mustard Seed". When dry, I gave the entire figure a coat of Citadel Shade "Agrax Earhdahde". I let that dry, and then drybrushed the figure with some Reaper MSP "Ginger Cookie", because I just had to. :) <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghGGcfNHMc7m0b7JxBwXluqyACwiDI-qWUe4AdDhWgP0foFvCYYOxcmB1CI42yV1vkcp7geUhUcrmVbXK4biRa6C860F_4K5D4ANN7rFlXYq90u8KEDJ8UCOJekUsWxlNXq6P1yQtbDw1mZTjY9h1Voc4wYAI6sT1cxqtaU_YQlrKIwb6Riu0LshfNNA=s2837" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2187" data-original-width="2837" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghGGcfNHMc7m0b7JxBwXluqyACwiDI-qWUe4AdDhWgP0foFvCYYOxcmB1CI42yV1vkcp7geUhUcrmVbXK4biRa6C860F_4K5D4ANN7rFlXYq90u8KEDJ8UCOJekUsWxlNXq6P1yQtbDw1mZTjY9h1Voc4wYAI6sT1cxqtaU_YQlrKIwb6Riu0LshfNNA=s320" width="320" /></a></div> Next, I painted all the icing decorations, as well as his epaulette and candy cane, with Americana "Snow White" I let that dry, and then did his eyes and belt with a mix of Reaper MSP "Ultramarine Blue" and Crafter's Acrylic "Tropical Blue". Then I painted his mouth a mix of Folk Art "Tomato Red" and Crafter's Acrylic "Tutti Frutti". After that, I painted his buttons with Crafter's Acrylic "Holiday Green".<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQP_Bx-fRG6_NRHrmOmOY3DTiMYlJ3gds6NC7UipWrFzJ8gWQ8XYJMC-3VqlD3wTUM6xDudQwJiVodDR0M3q-WyySfjTgfgM7irN3PicJVifJIw_5e41CpMq_NYZcvFFwX-ipaOpStCzbh5gRdLim5p_sRk7-WeAY80L3bjGbc6nKseVpbX0EGFES-oQ=s2571" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2025" data-original-width="2571" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQP_Bx-fRG6_NRHrmOmOY3DTiMYlJ3gds6NC7UipWrFzJ8gWQ8XYJMC-3VqlD3wTUM6xDudQwJiVodDR0M3q-WyySfjTgfgM7irN3PicJVifJIw_5e41CpMq_NYZcvFFwX-ipaOpStCzbh5gRdLim5p_sRk7-WeAY80L3bjGbc6nKseVpbX0EGFES-oQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div> I then painted the stripes on the candy cane and epaulette with some Citadel Contrast "Blood Angels Red" in hopes it would give it a bit of a translucent look. When it was dry, I touched up all the white parts of the icing with Reaper MSP "Peppermint White". Again, becuase I felt I just had to. :) Lastly I painted the entire base with Americana "Zinc". </div><div> I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave him a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. Then when the varnish was dry, I used some white glue to glue some sand onto the base. When this was dry I painted it with Citadel Contrast "Basilicanum Grey". When that was dry, I drybrushed the sand withAmericana "Grey Sky". Another overnight dry, and I sprayed the figures with Testor's Dullcote". Afterwards, I went back and painted the epaulette and candy cane with some Americana "DuraClear Gloss" varnish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlYNeKpA6NTTiXo7N84ZKXZzND1cazU9QreIawemAEAH1N7WoRvr6qU6QvVSKvknlLgVXiWrK_PiA4eHTFnUf1izYOqiZEKooLj-Dn3ThDuBHHQ30KHI8EOtw2OKDPmcZ237VnR3yhfsTU2kdt6aWn7vWASBh_0W5uzeLbNRboWCIygMqoEFSPm2nCNQ=s2430" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1926" data-original-width="2430" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlYNeKpA6NTTiXo7N84ZKXZzND1cazU9QreIawemAEAH1N7WoRvr6qU6QvVSKvknlLgVXiWrK_PiA4eHTFnUf1izYOqiZEKooLj-Dn3ThDuBHHQ30KHI8EOtw2OKDPmcZ237VnR3yhfsTU2kdt6aWn7vWASBh_0W5uzeLbNRboWCIygMqoEFSPm2nCNQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBx_pTvXn_G8TkE-vsizbwmLVC7Vs9qtXvrEGaHe6642dANkZglKBiouE4TKi8nYmiDBx0pgCBW8BbuFLwq-4GoSuw3qjEzSnEVMF2F4ZGp8FMueXoH5ikqJab2771cfq7CMCta4wy2HDe3lHPayIlWFQZbouF4yrJZNpNfpLEj_GPH08z55N3QMGC4w=s2287" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1880" data-original-width="2287" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBx_pTvXn_G8TkE-vsizbwmLVC7Vs9qtXvrEGaHe6642dANkZglKBiouE4TKi8nYmiDBx0pgCBW8BbuFLwq-4GoSuw3qjEzSnEVMF2F4ZGp8FMueXoH5ikqJab2771cfq7CMCta4wy2HDe3lHPayIlWFQZbouF4yrJZNpNfpLEj_GPH08z55N3QMGC4w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjshJ4JX9pzW37_U-PN9bA9Oi8JV7GZi5k1vsOPw5uXS4d6cneLKKVR_GvSYgSqO2iLVG9-K42mGHm-4AFhwoD5Pcq-xgKEKPdceQ7b0-QSfvE5i-CVEzOZHNNppPay6Lkqyz0_S4AOPm-Z57C9dGCfgOMuWu9pnk0DSneDkSD9KWuTfAnleVITEOJt0g=s2185" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1734" data-original-width="2185" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjshJ4JX9pzW37_U-PN9bA9Oi8JV7GZi5k1vsOPw5uXS4d6cneLKKVR_GvSYgSqO2iLVG9-K42mGHm-4AFhwoD5Pcq-xgKEKPdceQ7b0-QSfvE5i-CVEzOZHNNppPay6Lkqyz0_S4AOPm-Z57C9dGCfgOMuWu9pnk0DSneDkSD9KWuTfAnleVITEOJt0g=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5NP8dEGdR8lJJt5u5kQAg4ismy2H8vmIJfPLIcMmCE-6vZ-uJBjCIl82KnZlgUslj7iPXGYSzZhz9NQKo521tRPh-rBcXuw_p_JDGZiHJe0JslB7hIuClCdiFcWraWiSWsQBzsRQ0VSF0-bzmN0HUscY1sCoWc66K9lhXqcdu3dTtG7IHb5xo6fF1Gw=s2240" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1766" data-original-width="2240" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5NP8dEGdR8lJJt5u5kQAg4ismy2H8vmIJfPLIcMmCE-6vZ-uJBjCIl82KnZlgUslj7iPXGYSzZhz9NQKo521tRPh-rBcXuw_p_JDGZiHJe0JslB7hIuClCdiFcWraWiSWsQBzsRQ0VSF0-bzmN0HUscY1sCoWc66K9lhXqcdu3dTtG7IHb5xo6fF1Gw=s320" width="320" /></a></div> I'm pleased with how this fun figure turned out. It was just the perfect simple sculpt to tackle in the busy weeks leading up to Christmas.</div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-29072383152638582522021-12-06T15:53:00.000-05:002021-12-06T15:53:09.481-05:00Durman's Ledgers: Bones 5 Figures<div style="text-align: left;"> Over the past few weeks, as time permitted, I worked on painting the pair of "Durman's Ledgers" I had from ordering two of the <i>Dwarf King's Crypt Encounter Set</i> from the Bones 5 Kickstarter. This past week I finally finished them up. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> 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 them to 1.25" primed metal washers, using Aleene's Tacky Glue. I glued the washers to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of Elmer's School Glue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy5W8K7WZzhzO_LxafHK_b2DVghE8P6dLnVWUrBkibNhWWiI6Ge_BmIiPDAzNBNpTgkbljpGmOqJ4fY5_F81tAJoP2cnNscGuwStdk3V-uqnr16Ty0cAqZCFMvrNLtRHw2Xn1U2F40q9ESkyTb7QHre-2O4_xtMGEzytzPhNcuIxEQEO5_pvbEkopg9w=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1623" data-original-width="2048" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgy5W8K7WZzhzO_LxafHK_b2DVghE8P6dLnVWUrBkibNhWWiI6Ge_BmIiPDAzNBNpTgkbljpGmOqJ4fY5_F81tAJoP2cnNscGuwStdk3V-uqnr16Ty0cAqZCFMvrNLtRHw2Xn1U2F40q9ESkyTb7QHre-2O4_xtMGEzytzPhNcuIxEQEO5_pvbEkopg9w=s320" width="320" /></a></div> I began by painting the bases of the bookstands with Ceramcoat "Charcoal". I then painted the top parts of the stands with Americana "Snow White". When dry, I used Citadel Contrast "Templar Black" to make marble-like striations on the white tops, doing some with the paint straight from the bottle, and some thinned a little.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig_LbZlZn6DipghU4AeyzXkzTeVl-Ad2ZxRTEudpNYZTHXO4Flfalu5pnSC8LmxsfgnJYun1JEWlAwJf95USDIEahnOXN1LHXwtdODIA4xeqk9N7XeyMYt91SBChE85skH3znjmJX0vPfQtHlkRBIARM0MSVuqhk5DzxGy4SdHQGBjzq8dTJVqQT0BAg=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1502" data-original-width="2048" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEig_LbZlZn6DipghU4AeyzXkzTeVl-Ad2ZxRTEudpNYZTHXO4Flfalu5pnSC8LmxsfgnJYun1JEWlAwJf95USDIEahnOXN1LHXwtdODIA4xeqk9N7XeyMYt91SBChE85skH3znjmJX0vPfQtHlkRBIARM0MSVuqhk5DzxGy4SdHQGBjzq8dTJVqQT0BAg=s320" width="320" /></a></div> Next, I painted the pages of the books with Ceramcoat "White". I then painted the cover of the lefthand book with Reaper MSP "Auburn Shadow". I then used this color to paint the bookmark of the righthand book. Then, I painted the cover of the righthand book with Accent "Mustard Seed", and then used this color to paint the bookmark of the lefthand book. There appeared to be some sort of clasp mechanisms on the edges of the covers, so I painted them with Folk Art Brushed Metal "Brushed Bronze". I also used the "Brushed Bronze" to paint the metal plates on the bookmarks.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFtSo1hl_nzoyeASiH4smEwwwlKcHVVwWq_aj5D8O88b_WfRkOQgBpduy54fN5gHizZbS7JJKRv5EjS-Wnhm3SHv9P_p-NvzSxZWKKUZOjXFzgG4Aq7z-69Li0sPU_xQoJVWTkW9U4FnIuMbk0F3kDs0etuz9l2c4NeYoBfxitVaLV5KbemYyQ8QAP9Q=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="2048" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgFtSo1hl_nzoyeASiH4smEwwwlKcHVVwWq_aj5D8O88b_WfRkOQgBpduy54fN5gHizZbS7JJKRv5EjS-Wnhm3SHv9P_p-NvzSxZWKKUZOjXFzgG4Aq7z-69Li0sPU_xQoJVWTkW9U4FnIuMbk0F3kDs0etuz9l2c4NeYoBfxitVaLV5KbemYyQ8QAP9Q=s320" width="320" /></a></div> I let everything dry for a while, and then gave the bookstands a coat of Citadel "Nuln Oil" Shade. Then, I painted the pages of the books with Citadel Contrast "Skeleton Horde". I followed with using some Citadel "Agrax Earthsahde" Shade on the book covers and the bookmarks.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5RlDkPztGtERxv9dWDuwElePfNKkob7lbOH1TzlRAAlem8VWYoAqzvlQjAoLUHILofWyEpvgFQVEsIcIAO_ryP_4y1KbU7U9O6G-Q0XOqsefmNBi4WY06odVwaMOwZhKrVUiDfl_b8bTfOH9JyEb7HqHyAltpq-1NHCaOmAFxOQlDQE2PyDeEQuKC0g=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1496" data-original-width="2048" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg5RlDkPztGtERxv9dWDuwElePfNKkob7lbOH1TzlRAAlem8VWYoAqzvlQjAoLUHILofWyEpvgFQVEsIcIAO_ryP_4y1KbU7U9O6G-Q0XOqsefmNBi4WY06odVwaMOwZhKrVUiDfl_b8bTfOH9JyEb7HqHyAltpq-1NHCaOmAFxOQlDQE2PyDeEQuKC0g=s320" width="320" /></a></div> I let all the washes dry, and then drybrushed the bottoms of the bookstands with Americana "Zinc", Crafters Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey", and Americana "Grey Sky". I then carefully applied some highlights to the tops of the bookstands with the base "Snow White". <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE7F5f5jXDKA-CGi1GF_zJkRG4dzOprxyB6ZZkE3yfptwPCuLBBy49wgkEoQ0vhVxZzGPL-aWNA4dsP8j35Q1Jq9yQVgi_v-w7Cvsv5U2MSXEIISFhIVvwQXfXZGx6IjmhxHSuKRPT3UII7zWYUeVibjKgO26UHjz89H_kAnYqRiHR8k30hdaEpiwAmA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1507" data-original-width="2048" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgE7F5f5jXDKA-CGi1GF_zJkRG4dzOprxyB6ZZkE3yfptwPCuLBBy49wgkEoQ0vhVxZzGPL-aWNA4dsP8j35Q1Jq9yQVgi_v-w7Cvsv5U2MSXEIISFhIVvwQXfXZGx6IjmhxHSuKRPT3UII7zWYUeVibjKgO26UHjz89H_kAnYqRiHR8k30hdaEpiwAmA=s320" width="320" /></a></div> Next, I drybrushed the book pages with Americana "Bleached Sand". I then painted in some text, using Reaper MSP "Heraldic Red" for the big letters, and the "Charcoal" for the small text. After that, I highlighted the lefthand book cover with the base "Auburn Shadow", and the lefthand book cover with the base "Mustard Seed". I finished up by highlighting the metal parts with Ceramcoat "Metallic Bronze". <br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div> I then painted the bases with Americana "Neutral Grey"; and when dry, I went around the outline of the bookstand bottoms with some of the "Nuln Oil".</div><div> The next day I gave both pieces a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. Another overnight dry, and I sprayed all the pieces with Testor's Dullcote". </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuyX-ydamnMp94ZziYCLwPt-cA_oKGPaYt1gikOwLBRhDPOQqRaM8aYwOq-A9mUdtg0izXBOO7Shnfj0v3JstK8h0f78Lx7TuwvaZ-LJoWQytdW0wEk2tlJfXb7x3-6djfNVqH1zD6nlUYt-lHwxgjJb_tjoMaDv41zRyUaabqaXx1d4dIUrfFhgSJ2w=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1658" data-original-width="2048" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjuyX-ydamnMp94ZziYCLwPt-cA_oKGPaYt1gikOwLBRhDPOQqRaM8aYwOq-A9mUdtg0izXBOO7Shnfj0v3JstK8h0f78Lx7TuwvaZ-LJoWQytdW0wEk2tlJfXb7x3-6djfNVqH1zD6nlUYt-lHwxgjJb_tjoMaDv41zRyUaabqaXx1d4dIUrfFhgSJ2w=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYAfJFJBtf0oOX-CVPAaPd2vI2hw8cK77ysnCMh4UkWGuuA_09KLjIZuk32DLJuBYkp0o1r2MfTcEyHp8UjGtUWVThYdHbqnY0SAuWwyfGwhrjdvudjV4cEfj-tjNr0hBZVwuFVc98SWoQKeYpN3kQeU9JGlLW4whnGHn9LaAtZlhXJhdq2gqiyCX3Rw=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="2048" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjYAfJFJBtf0oOX-CVPAaPd2vI2hw8cK77ysnCMh4UkWGuuA_09KLjIZuk32DLJuBYkp0o1r2MfTcEyHp8UjGtUWVThYdHbqnY0SAuWwyfGwhrjdvudjV4cEfj-tjNr0hBZVwuFVc98SWoQKeYpN3kQeU9JGlLW4whnGHn9LaAtZlhXJhdq2gqiyCX3Rw=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrpfkbfqWrF6UawAkQmcH0eJwy0KSUHsS0Oh0jxGqYcQDLr8Nk7EzdmnTRpIwuYUEbB8ijbAjfJIxn9EiVuh1mtqWOn_pcKZlazbIvtUC55IPZYYZzuSD0z1rihDncO_XWh9zXK4sWIjrPRltuDeRHvW4YnnblawObBBb5f8AIDls8sfHhgXifiv4ZKA=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1579" data-original-width="2048" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrpfkbfqWrF6UawAkQmcH0eJwy0KSUHsS0Oh0jxGqYcQDLr8Nk7EzdmnTRpIwuYUEbB8ijbAjfJIxn9EiVuh1mtqWOn_pcKZlazbIvtUC55IPZYYZzuSD0z1rihDncO_XWh9zXK4sWIjrPRltuDeRHvW4YnnblawObBBb5f8AIDls8sfHhgXifiv4ZKA=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgfuAyYc3fbPtvbjX0YC8w9Im2JJMfefACuv_HJrMhLCcSZAVtwuv5Nft9WtnhucMqFVhodiqQ7UVDvGzo3HDTF8MJlnpxp4OxgdeKfA9JVdxh5J5RxexbHcycJb-EsT41YBOPVIWA2IGN7Tjo7qYIgElChze2saVPzpqe-WhTT8unxG264WTXFWgLaQ=s2048" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1562" data-original-width="2048" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgfuAyYc3fbPtvbjX0YC8w9Im2JJMfefACuv_HJrMhLCcSZAVtwuv5Nft9WtnhucMqFVhodiqQ7UVDvGzo3HDTF8MJlnpxp4OxgdeKfA9JVdxh5J5RxexbHcycJb-EsT41YBOPVIWA2IGN7Tjo7qYIgElChze2saVPzpqe-WhTT8unxG264WTXFWgLaQ=s320" width="320" /></a></div> I'm really happy with how these turned out. One of the few times the end result matched the original vision I had had in my head.<div><br /></div><div> My next post will be in two weeks on December 20th.</div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-32729507935553656332021-11-29T17:32:00.003-05:002021-11-29T17:32:31.052-05:00New Posting Schedule Reminder: 1st & 3rd Mondays<div style="text-align: left;"> I just wanted to remind my readers, as I announced a couple weeks ago, I am changing my new figure posting schedule to now be only on the first and third Monday of each month. So please tune back in on December 6th for my next post. See you then!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZK5cW0K1csK0_Ldnb7acz81gQFDWSJPMka7kA4R9JXTDw6cRkVTV9oVqGSIsWZ-cA_dVC8LM6DNXOJ-PPfs8YdHYH1klYzoB8kqwEySkz3-vI_UZt7jfzwO6hC7ZLKJIMB64gmJjRrekl/s2048/A450FC0D-5571-40EB-AC85-6699726984F5_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1623" data-original-width="2048" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZK5cW0K1csK0_Ldnb7acz81gQFDWSJPMka7kA4R9JXTDw6cRkVTV9oVqGSIsWZ-cA_dVC8LM6DNXOJ-PPfs8YdHYH1klYzoB8kqwEySkz3-vI_UZt7jfzwO6hC7ZLKJIMB64gmJjRrekl/s320/A450FC0D-5571-40EB-AC85-6699726984F5_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-103981306406286572021-11-22T16:27:00.001-05:002021-11-22T16:27:07.624-05:00Dwarf Statues: Bones 5 Figures, Part 2 (Completed)<div style="text-align: left;"> A couple weeks ago, I started work on the pair of "Dwarf Statue" models from the two <i>The Dwarf King's Crypt</i> Encounter Sets that I got through the Bones 5 Kickstarter. This past week I had time to complete them. There wasn't much left to do.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> For Part 1, see: <a href="http://allbonesabout.blogspot.com/2021/11/dwarf-statues-bones-5-figures-part-1.html">Dwarf Statues Part 1</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> I let the painting I had done in Part 1 dry for a bit, and then I gave the top part of both statues a thinned coat of Folk Art "Patina". I let this dry, and then went back and drybrushed it with Folk Art "Celadon Green".</div><div style="text-align: left;"> I let the Statues 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 glue some sand onto the bases. When this was dry I painted it with Citadel Contrast "Black Templar". When that was dry, I drybrushed the sand with Folk Art "Rock Grey", and then a bit of Folk Art "Porcelain White". Another overnight dry, and I sprayed the figures with Testor's Dullcote". </div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzz9p55YX-sCqcsm3CYNuhPcmbTJaJKonwCJhCbgrpmNjVRAEy9BLCM5zZEn4hEJCzqJxKCWNFZUqxRJ6lcGDSjudg6k11_1KFMCdHCpovVOZli9YQS1fCjwNcJQQhS3gJK3dAgdYkSeqS/s2048/02E75117-2EBA-4020-A56B-081A8C4439D6_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1494" data-original-width="2048" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzz9p55YX-sCqcsm3CYNuhPcmbTJaJKonwCJhCbgrpmNjVRAEy9BLCM5zZEn4hEJCzqJxKCWNFZUqxRJ6lcGDSjudg6k11_1KFMCdHCpovVOZli9YQS1fCjwNcJQQhS3gJK3dAgdYkSeqS/s320/02E75117-2EBA-4020-A56B-081A8C4439D6_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzx0Bz3_cQ1M-FZCR2sbc1TiYk3P5gBEzBidQDz55otQSdW2yt81jfSngJ8EDV0C6ZterB1ZOiXWhWyYVcLoX_F6srXmxnleP9S04mcnxYu272kCA_e0fvUHm-lUvv-XNKmCuTbLu6-dB/s2048/8E9FDB4F-3836-425C-A80D-D7725E856FBE_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1513" data-original-width="2048" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyzx0Bz3_cQ1M-FZCR2sbc1TiYk3P5gBEzBidQDz55otQSdW2yt81jfSngJ8EDV0C6ZterB1ZOiXWhWyYVcLoX_F6srXmxnleP9S04mcnxYu272kCA_e0fvUHm-lUvv-XNKmCuTbLu6-dB/s320/8E9FDB4F-3836-425C-A80D-D7725E856FBE_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQl0wt2BJYf5dH8KBdJJlQF0Vx3IVKEwnw6MEQp954ysnhyOdrvo-nwBk3cQ3ZPchtDUm_N-_KXYC_kJyWQLmM9rdbuseLgPKNqfnglP3be5Rb3dzhIPxuDFH_bdCrgQrBzKV7NZC8ZLlU/s2048/DCE4A0B0-B320-4059-97FB-9457E145FC88_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1527" data-original-width="2048" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQl0wt2BJYf5dH8KBdJJlQF0Vx3IVKEwnw6MEQp954ysnhyOdrvo-nwBk3cQ3ZPchtDUm_N-_KXYC_kJyWQLmM9rdbuseLgPKNqfnglP3be5Rb3dzhIPxuDFH_bdCrgQrBzKV7NZC8ZLlU/s320/DCE4A0B0-B320-4059-97FB-9457E145FC88_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I'm happy with these terrain pieces, and glad I decided to go with the metal and rock scheme, rather than doing them as all rock. I still haven't perfected my verdigris bronze look yet, but am pleased with how it turned out this time.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-64516691491688420592021-11-15T18:34:00.004-05:002021-11-15T18:59:24.494-05:00Dwarf Statues: Bones 5 Figures, Part 1<div style="text-align: left;"> For the past couple of weeks, I have been working on painting a pair of the "Dwarf Statue" models from the pair of <i>The Dwarf King's Crypt Encounter Sets</i> that I got through the Bones 5 Kickstarter. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> I've come to realize that life has gotten much busier for me this year, and I'm not finding the time to paint my Bones like I used to. Therefore, going forward, I'm going to try changing my posting schedule to just the first and third Monday's each month rather than having to do these 2-part posts that I find myself doing more and more often. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> I prepped the pair of figures in the usual way, soaking them in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added, then I gave them a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsed and dried them. I then glued the figures to 2" primed metal washers with some Aleene's Tacky glue. When that glue was dry, I glued each one to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of Elmer's glue. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigC_K8HVJ0d3yEiVVZo8LVKUVYcDd2XyDEQx5IL-mb2B1taY7_b3oMbePKWjhU37DV4Qnufu5-6aIrVMo60b-fRKSqfpmAxSOICu0avbYQvabu7T2nRHVoxyrXDIw5lizpb08g1pGDzel9/s2048/B7F9A586-01F8-41A2-9EE5-49BC523522BD_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1561" data-original-width="2048" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigC_K8HVJ0d3yEiVVZo8LVKUVYcDd2XyDEQx5IL-mb2B1taY7_b3oMbePKWjhU37DV4Qnufu5-6aIrVMo60b-fRKSqfpmAxSOICu0avbYQvabu7T2nRHVoxyrXDIw5lizpb08g1pGDzel9/s320/B7F9A586-01F8-41A2-9EE5-49BC523522BD_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> While I believe these are intended to be all stone, that felt too drab to me, so I decided I would paint the base as stone, and the tops as bronze covered in verdigris.<div> So, I began by painting the bases the same way I had painted the bases of the <a href="http://allbonesabout.blogspot.com/2021/09/ghost-of-dwarf-king-and-everliving.html">"Everliving Flames" </a>that belong to this set back in September. To start, I painted the bases with Ceramcoat "Charcoal". When dry, I drybrushed them with, first, Americana "Zinc", and then Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey".</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5rjtouF3SzS_EG4m-R-wqvpKJE109iDOS9M00wSe1nrcuBI6MCOpB38-SGj2VRnj2Dp3TJeujr6cv1IZzBKBqDlJHDej_4oMUHvr_GYOxdk-LznrmNIwuOpONAF-dFBMpPw0-cxpH-BA/s2048/8E9A93D8-5A09-422A-96D9-5C29BBC6C87A_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2048" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5rjtouF3SzS_EG4m-R-wqvpKJE109iDOS9M00wSe1nrcuBI6MCOpB38-SGj2VRnj2Dp3TJeujr6cv1IZzBKBqDlJHDej_4oMUHvr_GYOxdk-LznrmNIwuOpONAF-dFBMpPw0-cxpH-BA/s320/8E9A93D8-5A09-422A-96D9-5C29BBC6C87A_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> Next, I did some final highlights with a bit of Americana "Grey Sky". Then, I painted the statues with Accent "Mustard Seed" to give a good base color; and when dry, repainted the statues with Folk Art Brushed Metal "Brushed Bronze".</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5O2U6-eZFSGgRKnnvyMtwsmnF7ETQ_YW0d8sbVyrYv42Mbsi43WuAG_Q8LnPbnTU7dWNvuPsJrmo7ASJguztNimpHqGoliLAm1jrKBvUBvVtXpxGSCU4g08FxNH66yy3ty74O0nGkRa-1/s2048/16FB222B-33D2-41CC-A269-AC8F4B70F476_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2048" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5O2U6-eZFSGgRKnnvyMtwsmnF7ETQ_YW0d8sbVyrYv42Mbsi43WuAG_Q8LnPbnTU7dWNvuPsJrmo7ASJguztNimpHqGoliLAm1jrKBvUBvVtXpxGSCU4g08FxNH66yy3ty74O0nGkRa-1/s320/16FB222B-33D2-41CC-A269-AC8F4B70F476_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> When the "Brushed Bronze was dry, I gave the top statue portions a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" Shade. When that was dry, I drybrushed the statues with, first, Ceramcoat "Metallic Bronze", and then a little Deco Art Dazzling Metallic "Bright Brass".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKn8n4KAgWf-j1I5MI335zD5FLoZvUSsLxsXicCeeLmfI9mj8uhrCZOBdL8Ue0pdn8fLhPKLJWHEf4Hvj0pMFeMqY_mF1RWybpFnainGLU1PcOuZjsL8dxVagoFYixG2ww3wLh8ysWybhw/s2048/1FA6F99A-1870-45A6-8B71-28813825EF67_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKn8n4KAgWf-j1I5MI335zD5FLoZvUSsLxsXicCeeLmfI9mj8uhrCZOBdL8Ue0pdn8fLhPKLJWHEf4Hvj0pMFeMqY_mF1RWybpFnainGLU1PcOuZjsL8dxVagoFYixG2ww3wLh8ysWybhw/s320/1FA6F99A-1870-45A6-8B71-28813825EF67_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div> And that's as far as I've progressed. Please tune in next Monday for the conclusion.</div><div><br /></div><div> <br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-87185404936156783792021-11-08T10:21:00.001-05:002021-11-08T10:21:48.379-05:00No Post this Week<div style="text-align: left;"> I was out of town for a memorial service Friday through Sunday, so was unable to finish painting a figure, or even get a partial post written up. Please stay tuned for next week, when hopefully regular Monday posts will resume.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oNcUPCDEAeBxmWKu9_QADDIR9R0MjW1odGgt7arF6PrY8Il5Vqp18M8zDKrbrfMjsD0yy40bTORL4feup2ttrFypLsGtyDiXD3vxENE0ZmZ_Cv1o_7Y1NtO-rIS98m3fpV5QnAgcNqdD/s2048/8E9A93D8-5A09-422A-96D9-5C29BBC6C87A_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2048" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7oNcUPCDEAeBxmWKu9_QADDIR9R0MjW1odGgt7arF6PrY8Il5Vqp18M8zDKrbrfMjsD0yy40bTORL4feup2ttrFypLsGtyDiXD3vxENE0ZmZ_Cv1o_7Y1NtO-rIS98m3fpV5QnAgcNqdD/s320/8E9A93D8-5A09-422A-96D9-5C29BBC6C87A_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p> </p>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-6852502063899915472021-11-01T14:40:00.000-04:002021-11-01T14:40:05.055-04:00Durman's Tomb and Queen's Tomb: Bones 5 Figures.<div style="text-align: left;"> This past week I painted the "Durman's Tomb" model from the Bones 5 <i>The Dwarf King's Crypt</i> Encounter Set; and I also painted the <a href="http://allbonesabout.blogspot.com/2021/10/dwarf-queen-and-king-crypts-bones-5.html">Queens Tomb conversion</a> I did from my second "Durman's Tomb" model that I had worked on back in the beginning of the month.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> This model is actually in three parts; the lid of the tomb, the base of the tomb, and a corpse insert that fits within the tomb. I deiced to paint each part separately, since the way the tomb is constructed required that I paint both insides and undersides of the parts. </div><div style="text-align: left;"> I decided I wanted to paint the tombs like marble, as I figured the Dwarf royalty deserved something a little more fancy than plain carved stone. I then needed to decide on a color of marble. Black and Red both seemed to indicate more of an evil tomb in my mind, where as white seemed to holy, and green seemed more Elvish. This left me with blue, which I felt was a worthy color for the Dwarf King and Queen.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> The other decision I made was to not do any conversion work on the second corpse insert to make it more Queen-looking. In practical game terms the times that the appearance of the inner corpse would matter would be so few and far between (if ever!) it did not warrant the effort it would take to do the conversion.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> I began with the pair of corpses; having pre-washed and dried them, I used a bit of blue-tac to secure them to a tongue depressor.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyIt3N_TtYe6cpirrVIptbbZdMH3aI23eDC5Pr1Y-e-f8g72RD4rv-NPohkysbROaWhot0Z7rcnucIHCmJMWK4efE41ZXRl-CoBRkV83UK9h7xtsA-s3clzO-lcGIzJzX0ckBaT9vtJLS/s2048/CA2052D8-C311-4D42-AA04-EB4422F88CD3_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1596" data-original-width="2048" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyIt3N_TtYe6cpirrVIptbbZdMH3aI23eDC5Pr1Y-e-f8g72RD4rv-NPohkysbROaWhot0Z7rcnucIHCmJMWK4efE41ZXRl-CoBRkV83UK9h7xtsA-s3clzO-lcGIzJzX0ckBaT9vtJLS/s320/CA2052D8-C311-4D42-AA04-EB4422F88CD3_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I egan by painting the piece entirely with Ceramcoat "White". When dry, I gave the floor of the tomb a coat of Citadel Contrast "Ultramarines Blue". When this was dry, I used some Americana "Snow White" to make thin striations on the floor to make it look like marble.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bckGpY1mfa3nifBRDqJub9GHuyUoIULXDsDWuPiZY9tzUHYHlL6qmSROYbyD2GkxTiYTQbyKBZCCujOxZ1R70maHa_hoTVxSx-4QiuHeyql29VHyEv8uTSm2sj_n5ma99mxFm9GWZPlT/s2048/5151AAC4-49F4-460A-8472-83F64516B753_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1591" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_bckGpY1mfa3nifBRDqJub9GHuyUoIULXDsDWuPiZY9tzUHYHlL6qmSROYbyD2GkxTiYTQbyKBZCCujOxZ1R70maHa_hoTVxSx-4QiuHeyql29VHyEv8uTSm2sj_n5ma99mxFm9GWZPlT/s320/5151AAC4-49F4-460A-8472-83F64516B753_1_201_a.heic" width="249" /></a></div> Next, Next, I painted both the bodies entirely with Citadel Contrast "Basilicanum Grey". When dry, I went over the armor areas with Citadel Contrast "Templar Black". Antoehr drying period, and then I drybrushed the amor with Reaper MSP "Scorched Metal". next I did some dabbing on the metal with, first, Americana "Terra Cotta", and then, Americana "Tangerine" to give a rusty appearance. Afterwards, I painted the heads, arms, and hands with Reaper MSP "Alien Flesh". <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuJABUaQL2bGXpZUrNen8ikXcQ9ZDcSz212KDPWo0JMg8l_mzbPrY0wnhRu2LbzW-DsyATgiG4CDBy4r7hps88DYB1THl8R4CXwfztasKInysUyOJsGH8R9vsq43kc-KmFuAAMiDUxp-j/s2048/7A51DCE9-517E-43D8-B84A-69CB62E94459_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1634" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisuJABUaQL2bGXpZUrNen8ikXcQ9ZDcSz212KDPWo0JMg8l_mzbPrY0wnhRu2LbzW-DsyATgiG4CDBy4r7hps88DYB1THl8R4CXwfztasKInysUyOJsGH8R9vsq43kc-KmFuAAMiDUxp-j/s320/7A51DCE9-517E-43D8-B84A-69CB62E94459_1_201_a.heic" width="255" /></a></div> I then painted the boots with Americana "Charcoal Grey", and the soles with Ceramcoat "Charcoal". Next, I painted the beards and hair with Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey", and their teeth with Americana "Bleached Sand". After that, I painted the tunics wit Crafter's Acrylic "African Violet", the belt with Americana "Asphaltum", and the boot tops with Americana "Sable Brown".<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUDMjxgbFqioZHgfxWgDUBs1TsxQ2fSlhjJLJ3oRTGuwlaAaoPvLOIsUAEWlR9Ws4-iXHXh4KeBZp6QNxgJRWdXGJ1wPhgzKZeXR7lvXDEUHoCu90jvKBAv0JdvHbmRxBikf-yENXS3ld/s2048/63F258AE-51AA-4842-AE54-8D505625AB6E_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1558" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtUDMjxgbFqioZHgfxWgDUBs1TsxQ2fSlhjJLJ3oRTGuwlaAaoPvLOIsUAEWlR9Ws4-iXHXh4KeBZp6QNxgJRWdXGJ1wPhgzKZeXR7lvXDEUHoCu90jvKBAv0JdvHbmRxBikf-yENXS3ld/s320/63F258AE-51AA-4842-AE54-8D505625AB6E_1_201_a.heic" width="243" /></a></div> Next, I painted the crowns with Folk Art Brushed Metal "Brushed Bronze". I then let everything dry for a while, and afterwards gave both corpses, but specifically not the floor, a wash of Citadel Shade "Nuln Oil". <div> When the "Nuln Oil" was dry, I painted the eyes with Apple Barrel "Lemon Chiffon", and then gave them pupils with Americana "Zinc". Next, I highlighted the teeth with a little of the "White", and then drybrushed a little Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Gmay" over the armor. After that, I highlighted the face, arms, and hands, with the base "Alien Skin", and added in a little Americana "Dove Grey" for lighter highlights. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomrlreeQoTbCPY7JN4OsFxLZwoVr5RNtV9hUsmwfu_S5fmNvyAAsn4jJ_5CT4iB6GQapm_t2fYWTzb1Urb5marEaQpXGVY-8Ly-5-3kXf-qhO_JlHs2T74lmTz4Gr6MSdahV16fuC71RT/s2048/D982EE98-7CB6-4C2C-976B-EE1BEC0B0671_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1581" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomrlreeQoTbCPY7JN4OsFxLZwoVr5RNtV9hUsmwfu_S5fmNvyAAsn4jJ_5CT4iB6GQapm_t2fYWTzb1Urb5marEaQpXGVY-8Ly-5-3kXf-qhO_JlHs2T74lmTz4Gr6MSdahV16fuC71RT/s320/D982EE98-7CB6-4C2C-976B-EE1BEC0B0671_1_201_a.heic" width="247" /></a></div> I then highlighted the beards and hair with the base "Storm Cloud Grey", and did lighter highlights with some Americana "Grey Sky". Next, I highlighted he boots and belt with some Nicole's 'Brown", and the boot tops with the "Terra Cotta". Lastly, I highlighted the tunics with Crafter's Edition "Purple Passion", and I highlighted the crowns with some Folk Art Metallics "Pure Gold". </div><div> I let the corpse inserts dry overnight and the next day I gave them a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. When these were dry, I pulled them off the tongue depressor, turned them over, and painted the undersides with the "White". When this was dry, I applied a coat of the "Ultramarines Blue" to the underside of the inserts. I let the inserts dry overnight again, and the next day I gave the undersides a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish as well. </div><div><br /></div><div> I put those pieces aside, and began work on the tombs themselves. The lids I affixed to a tongue depressor with blue-tac like I had done with the corpse inserts. The tomb bottoms I glued to 2" grey primed washers, and attached these to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of Elmers glue each. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtLRUBJHFlQQ8ZgxZpAVktXT6PenxPmG1zy23Mf61HtzzvojU4H8fvalQYMhcg5gNXe9-UMQ1oE9D5VoIPZEtO0oN2jp3fDIERzVHp8JWOUfHVmRgEDWJbViQU8132MkmSqWCEwuAh6hc/s2048/03A03B37-C1D9-4224-936F-3BBAFE442BC2_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1630" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtLRUBJHFlQQ8ZgxZpAVktXT6PenxPmG1zy23Mf61HtzzvojU4H8fvalQYMhcg5gNXe9-UMQ1oE9D5VoIPZEtO0oN2jp3fDIERzVHp8JWOUfHVmRgEDWJbViQU8132MkmSqWCEwuAh6hc/s320/03A03B37-C1D9-4224-936F-3BBAFE442BC2_1_201_a.heic" width="255" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EWhTTi5sVaqsOZETntaQawJJ4ow3uzmDjKm4f7tR8C7GWA0HrS1EPsNLjVzDj8fxTv6WAnXpFPJilXc0R3Hhq52EWJV3T_bsPqn66XQgu5JWzafMhKBXSfXChsXuh270r47wBPrpRwxr/s2048/CBE3E039-8327-4E28-BE21-ED69D33214F9_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1554" data-original-width="2048" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6EWhTTi5sVaqsOZETntaQawJJ4ow3uzmDjKm4f7tR8C7GWA0HrS1EPsNLjVzDj8fxTv6WAnXpFPJilXc0R3Hhq52EWJV3T_bsPqn66XQgu5JWzafMhKBXSfXChsXuh270r47wBPrpRwxr/s320/CBE3E039-8327-4E28-BE21-ED69D33214F9_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> Like with the inserts, I began by giving these pieces complete coats of the Ceramcoat "White". When dry, I gave the lids and bottoms complete coats of the Citadel Contrast "Ultramarines Blue". I let this dry, and then drybrushed the pieces with some Crafter's Acrylic "Cool Blue"<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfXzkFsPu143HyzywlLm9AbPPPf-tUINd03aKMZPQOgm17yEyOY-Y2ZNFrqQIIZDFN9FIY-l4Oxy0gHxd0YJ6SAjxAQmdIv0yAZBes1v3Z9Cdpx69unrTr0bVYwJkmplJDT3vc4Y794cn/s2048/1909F4B3-591B-487F-82B7-E789962039F8_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1602" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrfXzkFsPu143HyzywlLm9AbPPPf-tUINd03aKMZPQOgm17yEyOY-Y2ZNFrqQIIZDFN9FIY-l4Oxy0gHxd0YJ6SAjxAQmdIv0yAZBes1v3Z9Cdpx69unrTr0bVYwJkmplJDT3vc4Y794cn/s320/1909F4B3-591B-487F-82B7-E789962039F8_1_201_a.heic" width="250" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsX0ErYcUbuaKNXNwcH6sEmy4d9dtkjZ7m5RxQBfRu13bPzK0i7ZqAKPfFck1K0aZQp3-1qmhdyr-rIj7Q2D5fIFnOcxxlmm7EtYKVXFab_DPzARnZIzjDwo4iC8RVX5exZf-sRiOLXTtF/s2048/A8A3BE0A-8623-4FE2-9AC4-FFF720952644_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsX0ErYcUbuaKNXNwcH6sEmy4d9dtkjZ7m5RxQBfRu13bPzK0i7ZqAKPfFck1K0aZQp3-1qmhdyr-rIj7Q2D5fIFnOcxxlmm7EtYKVXFab_DPzARnZIzjDwo4iC8RVX5exZf-sRiOLXTtF/s320/A8A3BE0A-8623-4FE2-9AC4-FFF720952644_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I didn't feel the highlights were light enough, so I mixed some Americana "Snow White' into the "Cool Blue", and did some more drybrushing for lighter highlights. Afterwards, I used the "Snow White" to add thin striations all over the pieces to help give the marble look.</div><div> I then painted the bases on the tomb bottoms with Americana "Neutral Grey"; and when dry, I went around the outline of the tomb bottoms with some of the Citadel Shade "Nuln Oil".</div><div> I let the tomb lids and bases dry overnight and the next day I gave them all a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. When this was dry, I pulled the lids off the tongue depressor, turned them over, and painted the undersides with the "White". When this was dry, I applied a coat of the "Ultramarines Blue" to the underside of the lids. I let the lids dry overnight again, and the next day I gave the undersides a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish as well. </div><div> Another overnight dry, and I sprayed all the pieces with Testor's Dullcote". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3ER5IgW9KdqGEUZNSLQGOSH8zrrcro5RabHWUJhnf68f_Tu8xljZbjuP9cksTyWIME_1A-njsCumwPszIJzTRCshY8GdKZDP1Iotjts2RqayjNrV-GCnYXvASR9Pn5XEHb-weHJ34C6b/s2048/0ABCAA22-8CF7-4608-BEBB-5D3524558A27_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1609" data-original-width="2048" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD3ER5IgW9KdqGEUZNSLQGOSH8zrrcro5RabHWUJhnf68f_Tu8xljZbjuP9cksTyWIME_1A-njsCumwPszIJzTRCshY8GdKZDP1Iotjts2RqayjNrV-GCnYXvASR9Pn5XEHb-weHJ34C6b/s320/0ABCAA22-8CF7-4608-BEBB-5D3524558A27_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQpr5lHhWZxzlq-X9cYTFw2wcOV1tMrI29YE-MrWWj-fSXvEA9eCy0gz6t41IXnMKrvQkJNycJ1zws8QSkVOfT51DrNcDC59-ulWk1_8LhksR7gcBi3tQhkrF6vmcM41UKKLdOVLRMzoj/s2048/0A4077E1-9475-41DE-B3EB-FC2063817E6A_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1549" data-original-width="2048" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQpr5lHhWZxzlq-X9cYTFw2wcOV1tMrI29YE-MrWWj-fSXvEA9eCy0gz6t41IXnMKrvQkJNycJ1zws8QSkVOfT51DrNcDC59-ulWk1_8LhksR7gcBi3tQhkrF6vmcM41UKKLdOVLRMzoj/s320/0A4077E1-9475-41DE-B3EB-FC2063817E6A_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I'm really happy with how these turned out. The splotchy results the Contrast paint usually gives on flat surfaces really served well here to help give the marble look. <br /><div><br /></div><div> </div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-52455772754351528192021-10-25T16:59:00.001-04:002021-10-25T16:59:16.830-04:00Halloween Knight: Bones 5 Figure, Part 2 (Completed)<div style="text-align: left;"> Last week I started work on the "Halloween Knight" from the Bones 5 Core Set. Given the time of year, I thought I'd take a break from working on the Dwarf King's Crypt, and do one of the Halloween figures that came in Bones 5. Unfortunately, I didn't get it done on time, so this past week I orked on finishing the figure up.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> Part one of painting this figure can be found here: <a href="http://allbonesabout.blogspot.com/2021/10/halloween-knight-bones-5-figure-part-1.html">Part 1.</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Picking up where I left off, I painted parts of the dagger and scabbard with the Folk Art Metallic "Gunmetal Gray". I then gave, the cape, shield, weapons, and hands a coat of the Citadel Contrast "Nuln Oil" wash. When that was dry, I have the pumpkin head a coat of Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash. When the washes were dry, I highlighted the head with the base "Orange Spice", and some Americana "Tangerine". I then painted the pumpkin's stem with Crafter's Acrylic "Forest Green". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_by8qLSC02zUt72UR5pKg8sBlJJeHaZIzdG-ZnmQipP9HQQPZsMNoGgJq9aLGgLXoHWUckWUCjf8AAw2cOTDqKGd9ULwaoIRex3KXILWBpxpkaHiAgmNTVzhc2YBk6tpN6DyeSJAm8N9/s2048/416F868B-7C81-4988-B676-A4E0B8E663D7_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1576" data-original-width="2048" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_by8qLSC02zUt72UR5pKg8sBlJJeHaZIzdG-ZnmQipP9HQQPZsMNoGgJq9aLGgLXoHWUckWUCjf8AAw2cOTDqKGd9ULwaoIRex3KXILWBpxpkaHiAgmNTVzhc2YBk6tpN6DyeSJAm8N9/s320/416F868B-7C81-4988-B676-A4E0B8E663D7_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> Next, I highlighted the stem with a mix of the base "Forest green", and some Americana "Jade Green". I then painted the interior of the eyes, mouth and nose with Americana "Snow White". When dry, I applied some Citadel Contrast "Iyanden Yellow" to the eyes, mouth, and nose. When the "Iyanden Yellow" was dry, I highlighted the center area of the eyes, mouth and nose, with a little Crafter's Acrylic Daffodil Yellow", and then a little of the "Snow White". I then highlighted the scabbard with some Crafter's Acrylic "Purple Passion", and the hands with the base "Alien Flesh". After that, I worked on highlighting the cape's lining using the base Pathfinder MSP "Urgathea Red", and some Reaper MSP "Holly Berry". <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3bHzcN0IpqlEo15oTH0Xb9tJ3h8ZBqW7ciluEGM36p4kOdKqE642eyZnIfh_7-RwzcalHHY6pf2K0Dsd98kkxOBu_zazrlzoulTCCs68hQXA8Z6gZEeuSdnDnNMcjTiFzLAGLaZ2kTSx/s2048/D6EA765A-E516-4646-99C3-C58D20C64CC4_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="2048" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3bHzcN0IpqlEo15oTH0Xb9tJ3h8ZBqW7ciluEGM36p4kOdKqE642eyZnIfh_7-RwzcalHHY6pf2K0Dsd98kkxOBu_zazrlzoulTCCs68hQXA8Z6gZEeuSdnDnNMcjTiFzLAGLaZ2kTSx/s320/D6EA765A-E516-4646-99C3-C58D20C64CC4_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I then highlighted the cape's exterior with the Reaper MSP's Dark Elf Skin triad, "Dark Elf Shadow," "Dark Elf Skin", and "Dark Elf Highlight". After that, I highlighted the shield straps with Reaper MSP "Dusky Skin". Next, I highlighted the shield's face with the base Folk Art Color Shift "Purple Flash", and then mixed a little Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver" in to lighten it. Finally, I picked out some highlights on the armor, sword, and dagger with the Metallic Silver; and then did some highlights on the shield's decoration, as well as the shoulder pads, and the armor's skull and coffin embellishments with some Ceramcoat "Wedding Gold". I wrapped things up painting the base with Americana "Mississippi Mud".<div> I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave him 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 the figure with Testor's Dullcote". </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcx4QZtbMpCh1Xqm3DmWjWUbIVp3PMNXPIdZjeJxypshcu6AZX_HibgAg9-N2ROo_0X2a2sv40flEj27JY9VSEI3k0wBwTRKBQIYS2pM7M8Q63P6Z8sADqpFHVs_jaCL3ZXy9-IbHj7Umv/s2048/DC0EA1C1-A733-4AEC-9DF0-9D2899856CD3_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1609" data-original-width="2048" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcx4QZtbMpCh1Xqm3DmWjWUbIVp3PMNXPIdZjeJxypshcu6AZX_HibgAg9-N2ROo_0X2a2sv40flEj27JY9VSEI3k0wBwTRKBQIYS2pM7M8Q63P6Z8sADqpFHVs_jaCL3ZXy9-IbHj7Umv/s320/DC0EA1C1-A733-4AEC-9DF0-9D2899856CD3_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWvBV4nNvjKalNaz6s6yORJgy_uqssGe-DJnM_nhlBDmXP7fEnAlA1wWucYjye2TcTm5jkzDLVgtkb8hbf6xXwQDQEilAWcl0UOm_ESemVTDhp_JtOsnqthNmY5ccTDGHLxsT36LQakN_/s2048/593CC49A-96B7-4BC2-B420-8ED9F126ACE1_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1623" data-original-width="2048" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYWvBV4nNvjKalNaz6s6yORJgy_uqssGe-DJnM_nhlBDmXP7fEnAlA1wWucYjye2TcTm5jkzDLVgtkb8hbf6xXwQDQEilAWcl0UOm_ESemVTDhp_JtOsnqthNmY5ccTDGHLxsT36LQakN_/s320/593CC49A-96B7-4BC2-B420-8ED9F126ACE1_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkevyP7FxWYDD1o7fO-v0PfoW20Yns-Pjc3IvQmoI7TD34GEAqXj9y1DAHXF5xpOrXKFWjcuqaqaWNoWS-I1Em3pugaQR0-SesdmB91XK5XCfSNWC1RxGj2k5OMMRosYF8d8BvD15ull1/s2048/99165CB2-6810-45A4-8A4A-8AA007B5A666_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="2048" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkevyP7FxWYDD1o7fO-v0PfoW20Yns-Pjc3IvQmoI7TD34GEAqXj9y1DAHXF5xpOrXKFWjcuqaqaWNoWS-I1Em3pugaQR0-SesdmB91XK5XCfSNWC1RxGj2k5OMMRosYF8d8BvD15ull1/s320/99165CB2-6810-45A4-8A4A-8AA007B5A666_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHt6Mu6295vuRrAJqVcK81Te7gFVXpGcACtaeh2_by44xh0_PTxwgCvn2wbFQHCk0ID6ZhdS0Le5R6Wi-qby98dtnmHu5RtnzFq4oiCe5R3WK_PezipwWCsWc8EGVPp6f8_gIOwj6KDu18/s2048/54D5280F-13DD-4D63-8B16-3C02AD55DFBA_1_201_a.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1638" data-original-width="2048" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHt6Mu6295vuRrAJqVcK81Te7gFVXpGcACtaeh2_by44xh0_PTxwgCvn2wbFQHCk0ID6ZhdS0Le5R6Wi-qby98dtnmHu5RtnzFq4oiCe5R3WK_PezipwWCsWc8EGVPp6f8_gIOwj6KDu18/s320/54D5280F-13DD-4D63-8B16-3C02AD55DFBA_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> I'm really happy with how this figure turned out. It was a nice break from painting Zombie Dwarves! <br /><div><br /></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4286868922178845340.post-37075727310314579372021-10-18T15:32:00.001-04:002021-10-25T17:00:29.528-04:00Halloween Knight: Bones 5 Figure, Part 1<div style="text-align: left;"> This past week I started work on the "Halloween Knight" from the Bones 5 <i>Core Set.</i> Given the time of year, I thought I'd take a break from working on the Dwarf King's Crypt, and do one of the Halloween figures that came in Bones 5. Unfortunately, I didn't get it done on time, so will post the rest of the painting information next Monday.</div><div style="text-align: left;"> 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 trimmed the figure's integral base a little, and glued the figure to a 1" primed metal washer with some Aleene's Tacky glue. I then put the figure into my painting grip. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVzZSxS3OZTug1vBSvf5N8EDkS_MY8GZn2ub2n32Yp65l0rM2ss9TU54uYIImeTenEMHM70wl4roaXnCTFqW4xbkyFiSUMODvK_dHKOQlxL4Nyyn8IpRmY_M0lka-JuB3Ijg_x3d_UQRG/s2048/6AB4715C-F75B-42A4-B5AF-47DEAAE71DBE_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1555" data-original-width="2048" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheVzZSxS3OZTug1vBSvf5N8EDkS_MY8GZn2ub2n32Yp65l0rM2ss9TU54uYIImeTenEMHM70wl4roaXnCTFqW4xbkyFiSUMODvK_dHKOQlxL4Nyyn8IpRmY_M0lka-JuB3Ijg_x3d_UQRG/s320/6AB4715C-F75B-42A4-B5AF-47DEAAE71DBE_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> To start, I painted all the armor and the sword with Ceramcoat "Black". When the "Black" was dry, I drybrushed the armor with Reaper MSP "Scorched Metal". I then drybrushed the shoulder pieces with Folk Art Brushed Metal "Brushed Bronze". After that, I drybrushed the scale armor skirt with Folk Art Color shift "Black Flash". <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsavMuaoB1XwZu1EXtbBWJ4fuBg_HWeLKrPFn9V3fYF3wdU2G8skl3d-RsEHmeaoe-QLuXQt5Rrtcl96uSyryk1pdo9PY0_bSk9AYPgroMflzaoSHyZc5x8AQNWEcT_cLDED3HY_zaHUuy/s2048/B8A5BD0E-E85D-4D5E-8D4F-29AFCE436EC0.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsavMuaoB1XwZu1EXtbBWJ4fuBg_HWeLKrPFn9V3fYF3wdU2G8skl3d-RsEHmeaoe-QLuXQt5Rrtcl96uSyryk1pdo9PY0_bSk9AYPgroMflzaoSHyZc5x8AQNWEcT_cLDED3HY_zaHUuy/s320/B8A5BD0E-E85D-4D5E-8D4F-29AFCE436EC0.heic" width="320" /></a></div> Next, I painted the lining of the cape with Pathfinder MSP "Urgathea Red", and then the did the hands with Reaper MSP "Alien Flesh". After that, I painted the back of the shield with Reaper MSP "Nightmare Black", and used the "Brushed Bronze" to paint the skull on the left of the chest armor and the little coffin on the right, as well as defining the base of the shoulder pieces. I let everything dry for a while, and then gave the armor and the hands a coat of Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDmM_g157nCk1UsvjdPUVpZmIKl-z1RoP40ev68BPZCV9Gdss2JmR1h2GucopTp5KwTpTPZfyaFngrREILJ1XyjpRBJObmlHvPrfRy99YfhPz8Bf5NmadyCgjf1R-vnSbMU8kez8GVJiF/s2048/60C313B8-895C-43E9-9308-CEC418CDD3BE_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1568" data-original-width="2048" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIDmM_g157nCk1UsvjdPUVpZmIKl-z1RoP40ev68BPZCV9Gdss2JmR1h2GucopTp5KwTpTPZfyaFngrREILJ1XyjpRBJObmlHvPrfRy99YfhPz8Bf5NmadyCgjf1R-vnSbMU8kez8GVJiF/s320/60C313B8-895C-43E9-9308-CEC418CDD3BE_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> When the "Nuln Oil" was dry, I drybrushed the plate armor with a mix of the base "Scorched Metal, and some Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver". Next, drybrushed the scale armor with the base "Black Flash" with a little of the "Metallic Silver mixed in as well, and the shoulder pieces with Folk Art Metallics "Pure Gold". I then used the "Pure Gold to touch up the armor skull and coffin with a regular brush. After that, I painted the outer layer of the cape with Reaper MSP "Coal Black", and then painted the dagger sheath and coffin-lid shield face with Crafter's Acrylic "African Violet". I also painted the pumpkin head with Crafter's Acrylic "Orange Spice". </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0orSq2yRI4MyAOtKeExd08yIZ940zR7TZ_DciZA8YMz6qv_dANxsEcFdKfyW76Z3ZY0HsV30wNFzL0ZDxM8g37AjDmglELe0H_j21JVokrP9bSBl9ax5B8il2KJPNS8grKKYrDrEvOyWd/s2048/5FD833CA-0534-4E6C-9919-E9A0659C8E9E_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1629" data-original-width="2048" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0orSq2yRI4MyAOtKeExd08yIZ940zR7TZ_DciZA8YMz6qv_dANxsEcFdKfyW76Z3ZY0HsV30wNFzL0ZDxM8g37AjDmglELe0H_j21JVokrP9bSBl9ax5B8il2KJPNS8grKKYrDrEvOyWd/s320/5FD833CA-0534-4E6C-9919-E9A0659C8E9E_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> Next, I painted the shield face with Folk Art Color Shift "Purple Flash", and then painted the sword with Folk Art Metallic "Gunmetal Gray". After that, I painted the design on the shield and parts of the sword hilt with Americana "Antique Gold". <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BxyLV6zi9eZ8hbRQ5BV5GoJtN5krvFxpR_ig5weSjySyJ6TP596UjH4bIWtK1J68amd6CLAaLTZ93-HMgxNXDQVOoXig2Pg6tuLyuel3J5TYtupAgfBbrsPMRnOt20JFHDxaNVuY2wha/s2048/CB811454-BB1A-4BFF-AF45-E829FD30BFB6_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="2048" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4BxyLV6zi9eZ8hbRQ5BV5GoJtN5krvFxpR_ig5weSjySyJ6TP596UjH4bIWtK1J68amd6CLAaLTZ93-HMgxNXDQVOoXig2Pg6tuLyuel3J5TYtupAgfBbrsPMRnOt20JFHDxaNVuY2wha/s320/CB811454-BB1A-4BFF-AF45-E829FD30BFB6_1_201_a.heic" width="320" /></a></div> And that's where I am now. I hope to finish it up this week, and have it ready to post on Monday. See you all then.</div><div> Part 2, the completion on the figure, can be found here: <a href="http://allbonesabout.blogspot.com/2021/10/halloween-knight-bones-5-figure-part-2.html">Part 2</a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div></div>Chris Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09462437531658180209noreply@blogger.com4