Torture Equipment- The Rack: Bones 3 Figure

   It was another busy week this past week, so I selected the last piece from the Bones 3 Torture Chamber set to paint.
      I prepped the pieces of the figure 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 assembled the rack with Gorilla superglue gel.  When the glue had set, I glued the rack to a pair of primed 1"x 1" steel bases with Aleene's Tacky glue (I would have just used a 2" x 1", but I didn't have one.), and then glued the mounted figure to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of Elmer's glue.

      I began by painting the whole thing with Americana "Neutral Grey".  When that dried, I gave the whole piece a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash. 

      When the wash was dry, I drybrushed the whole thing with Folk Art "Barn Wood".   Next, I painted the ropes with Folk Art "Porcelain White", and the metal fittings with Reaper MSP "Scorched Metal".

     I let everything dry for a bit again, and then gave the rope and the metal bits a wash with Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash.  When the wash was dry, I highlighted the rope with the base "Porcelain White", and I highlighted the metal with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".  After that I dabbed on some Winsor Newton"Peat Brown" Ink here and there on the table to look like assorted stains.  I also put a little of the "Nuln Oil" on the wheel spokes to look like stains from constant hand contact.  Lastly, I painted the base with the "NeutralGrey".
     I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave it a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.    Then, another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's Dullcote".

     I'm really happy with this one.  I think the aged wood looks just right, and the  addition of the staining adds a nice touch of authenticity.

Torture Equipment- X-Rack and Hot Iron Brazier: Bones 3 Fgures

     This past week, because I was getting over a cold, and it was Easter weekend, I selected something relatively easy and quick to paint; the X-rack and Hot Iron from the Bones 3 Torture Chamber set.
      I prepped the figures in the usual way; soaking them in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added and then rinsing and drying.   I then glued the X-rack to a primed 1.5" square steel base with Aleene's Tacky glue, and the Hot Iron brazier to a 7/8" black-primed fender washer.  I then glued the figures to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.

      I began by painting the Brazier Ceramcoat "Black", and the  X-rack with Americana "Mississippi Mud".   I then drybrushed the Brazier with Folk Art "Medium Grey" followed by Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey".    I moved then back to the X-rack, and gave it a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash.  When I was done applying the wash, I went back to the Brazier, and gave the coals a light wash with some thinned Iron Wind Metals "Orange" Ink to hopefully make them look like they had a heat glow.

      When the "Orange" ink and the "Agrax Earthshade"  wash were dry, I drybrushed the X-rack with some Folk Art "Barn Wood".  I then painted the Brazier itself , and the little bit of the poker sticking out, along with the fittings on the X-rack, with Reaper MSP "Scorched Metal".  After the "Scorched Metal" had time to dry,  I applied a little Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash to the "Scorched Metal". When that was dry, I hit the fittings on the X-rack with some thinned Accent "Golden Oxide" to try to give them a little rusty appearance.  Lastly, I painted the bases with Americana "Neutral Grey", then when it was dry, I gave the carved rocks under the Brazier a little dab with some of the "Nuln Oil" to help accent the crevices between them.
        I let the pieces dry overnight and the next day I gave them a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.    Then, another overnight dry, and I sprayed them with Testor's Dullcote". 

        Well, they're very nice.  Nothing exciting; but they're done, and thats a good thing.

Torture Equipment- Stock: Bones 3 Figure

 With all the Christmas and New Year stuff going on this past week, I again picked something quick and easy to paint, so this past week chose the Stock from the Bones 3 Torture Chamber set.
    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 base a little, and glued the figure to a primed 1"x.5" steel base with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer-mounted figure to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.

     I began by painting the stock with Nicole's "Brown".  When the "Brown" was dry, I gave it a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash.

     When the wash was dry, I drybrushed the stock with Americana "Mississippi Mud", and then Folk Art "Barn Wood.  I then took a little Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash and painted it in the crevices where the two boards forming the stock would naturally separate, and along the uprights too, to help make it look like all the wood parts were actually separate pieces.

     Next, I painted the rope loops with the Mississippi Mud", and the bolts with Americana "Bittersweet Chocolate".  I then gave the ropes and bolts a wash with the "Agrax Earthshade" wash.  When this wash was dry, I highlighted the rope with Crafter's Edition "Taupe", and the bolts with Crafter's Edition "Spice Brown". After that, I painted the base with Americana "Neutral Grey", and then gave the cobblestones sculpted into the integral base a wash with some thinned "Nuln Oil" wash.
     I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave it a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.    Then, another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's Dullcote".

Nothing to get excited about, but it is another piece painted for 2017.  :)

I want to conclude by saying Happy New Year to everybody, and thanks for your continued support!

Torture Equipment: Iron Maiden: Bones 3 Figure

    With all the Christmas stuff to get done around the house, I picked something quick and easy to paint, so chose the Iron Maiden from the Bones 3 Torture Chamber set.
    I prepped the figure in the usual way; soaking it in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added, then giving it a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying it.    I then glued the figure to a black-primed 1." fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer-mounted figure to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.

      I began by painting the main body with Americana "Bittersweet Chocolate", and the head with Black

      I then drybrushed the head with Ceramcoat "Bronze, and when that was dry, I gave the entire piece a wash with Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash.

      When the wash was dry, I added some rust effects to the main body with Crafter's Edition "Spice Brown", and then Accent "Golden Oxide".

          Next, when the wash was dry, I lightly drybrushed the main body with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".  After that I drybrushed some highlights on the head with Ceramcoat "14K Gold".   I then painted the base with Americana "Neutral Grey", and when that was dry, gave the stones on the figure's base a light wash using a wet brush with the "Nuln Oil".  When the wash was dry, I did a quick highlight on the stones with the base "Neutral Grey".
      I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave it a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.    Then, another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's Dullcote".

     I'm pretty happy with how this turned out.    I'm particularly pleased with how the rusty metal ended up looking.

Since next Monday is Christmas I won't be posting a figure.  Please tune in again on New Year's Day, when I hope (fingers crossed!) to be able to post my first figure of 2018.

Crates & Barrels: Bones II Pieces

     This past week I painted the crates and barrels from the Bones II Dungeon Decor set to use in the Frostgrave Loot Cart scenario we will be doing this weekend.
        I prepped the crates and barrels 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 the crates to a white-primed 1"x.5" steel base, and the large barrel to a 3/4" fender washer, and the small crate to a 5/8" fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the steel base and washers to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.

     I began by painting one crate and one barrel with Americana "Territorial Beige", and the second crate and barrel with  Folk Art "TeddyBear Brown".   I then gave everything a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash.

     When the wash was dry, I drybrushed all the pieces with Americana "Khaki Tan", and then a little Americana "Bleached Sand".   After that, I painted the bases with Americana "Mississippi Mud".
     I let the crates and barrels dry overnight and early the next morning I gave them and their bases a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.   I let it dry all day, and late that afternoon I sprayed it with Testor's Dullcote".

Starship Generator: Bones II Scenery Piece

  This past week I painted the Starship Generator from the Bones II, Expansion Set 3. Since we are planning a Rogue Stars playtest sometime in the future, I thought some more Sci-Fi scenery might come in handy.   
     I prepped the piece 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 it to a 1" square steel base with Aleene's Tacky glue, and when dry, I painted the base with some brush on metal primer.  I then glued the steel base to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.

     I began by painting the bulk of the machinery, including the base, with Folk Art "Cloudy Day", and then painted the top fan, and then inner part of the side coil with Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey".  Next, I painted the outer coil housing with Crafter's Acrylic "Pure Pumpkin".

     I then painted the cables running from the side and up around the coil's center with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".  I let everything dry for a while, and then I gave the entire piece a wash with Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash suing a wet brush.   When the wash was dry,  I drybushed the main housing with Crafter's Acrylic "Cool Blue".  After that, I highlighted the top fan and the inner coil housing with Folk Art "Platinum Grey".  Lastly, I highlighted the outer coil housing with Americana "Tangerine".
    I let the generator dry overnight and early the next morning I gave it a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.   I let it dry all day, and late that afternoon  I sprayed it with Testor's Dullcote".

   A simple piece, but I am happy with how it turned out!

Bags and Jars: Bones II Dungeon Accssories

     This week I also completed The Bags and Jars from the Bones II Dungeon Decor set, as I needed a couple more Frostgrave Treasure Tokens.
      I prepped the 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.   I then glued them each to a 7/8" black-primed fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and glued the washer to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of Elmer's White Glue.

I began by painting one of the bags and one of the pots with Americana "Territorial Beige". I then painted one bag and one pot with Folk Art "Barn Wood".  I then painted two of the bags with Americana "Khaki Tan", and the remaining fifth bag with Folk Art "Porcelain White".  I then continued painting the pots, painting the next to last one Apple Barrel "Burnt Sienna", and the last one Black.  I then painted the contents of the black pot with Americana "Avocado".  I finished up by painting a small design on the fat pot with some Americana "Wedgewood Blue", and painting the rope ties on the bags with either Americana "Buttermilk" or Americana "Sable Brown".

  I then painted the bases, both the integral objects' bases and the washers, with Folk Art "Medium Gray".  When everything had had a while to dry, I gave both pieces a wash with GW "Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush.

    I then added highlights to everything. I used Folk Art "Butter Pecan" to highlight the bag and pot I had painted with the "Territorial Beige", and I used the "Barn Wood" mixed with a little White to highlight the bag and pot I had painted with the "Barn Wood". The "Khaki Tan" bags i highlighted with Crafters Edition "Taupe", and the "Porcelain White" bag I highlighted with the base "Porcelain White" with a little White added. The "Burnt Sienna" Pot I highlighted with the Crafters Acrylic "Orange Spice", and the Black pot I highlighted with Duncan "Slate Blue".  The contents of the Black pot I highlighted with Crafters Acrylic "Wild Green".  I finished by highlighting the stones on the objects' integral bases with Apple Barrel "Rock Grey".

    I'm pleased with how these turned out. I think they'll make great treasure tokens, as I had hoped.

Summoning Circle & Demi-Lich: Bones II Figures

  This week I also completed the Summoning Circle and the Demi-Lich from the Bones II Expansion  Set I.  The two pieces make a nice set, and are both pretty simple, so I thought I'd paint them at the same time.
      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.  I then glued the stone circle to a 2" black-primed fender washer, and the Demi-Lich to a 1" black-primed fender washer, both with Aleene's Tacky glue. I glued the Demi-Lich's washer to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of Elmer's White Glue. The 2" washer was big enough to just hand hold.

I began by painting the stones a random mix of DecoArt "Storm Cloud Grey", Apple Barrel "Rock Grey", and Duncan "Slate Grey".  I painted the parchment with Apple Barrel "Apple Parchment", and the skulls with Americana "Buttermilk

      Next, I painted the Candle with Deco Art "Light Antique White", and the unidentifiable blob next to one of the skulls with Black.  The mossy areas I did with DecoArt "Forest Green", and the knife's grip with Americana "Zinc".  Lastly, there was one object that I could not identify other than it resembling a hot dog in a bun; so I painted it that way, with a Folk Art "Butter Pecan" Bun,  GW "Tanned Flesh" dog.

     I then painted the knife, the metal rings, and the plate the hot dog is on with  Ceramcoat "Metallic Pewter.  After everything had time to dry, I gave the entire piece a wash with GW "Badab Black" wash using a wet brush. 

    When the wash was dry, I worked on the highlights.   I added highlights to the parchment with the "Light Antique White", and I highlighted the skulls and the candle with plain White.  I added script to the parchment, and a wick to the candle, with Black.  I also did some red highlight letters on the parchment with Folk Art "Deep Tomato Red".  The black blob I highlighted with a little drybrush of Folk Art "Settler's Blue".  The hot dog and the moss I highlighted with their base colors.  The metal parts I highlighted with Folk Art "Silver Sterling".  Lastly, I painted the whole base with GW "Khemri Brown". 

     I let the circle sit all day, and that evening I gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".  The next morning I sprayed it with Testor's "Dullcote" spray varnish.

     As I worked on the circle, I also worked on the Demi-Lich, adding paint to one, while waiting for a color on the other to dry

     I began by painting the whole thing Apple Barrel "Apple Lavender" I then painted the bones with the "Light Antique White"

     When these colors were dry, I gave the entire thing a wash with Iron Wind Metals "Purple" ink using a wet brush.

     When the wash was dry, I highlighted the purple with the base "Apple Lavender". I then mixed in a little White with the "Apple Lavender" and did lighter highlights.  I then highlighted the bones with White.  I pained Apple Barrel "Yellow" eyes in the skull's sockets and gave them "Deep Tomato Red" pupils, and I painted the inside of the skull's mouth with Black.  Lastly, I painted the whole base with GW "Khemri Brown". 

  I let the figure sit all day, and that evening I gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".  The next morning I sprayed it with Testor's "Dullcote" spray varnish.

  Here's a shot of them together.  Next, I plan to work on the pair of Cultists to go with this set-up.

    I'm not real excited about my results. While thy are both fine and serviceable, in the end everything looks a bit too bright and cheerful.  I think I should have gone for a darker palette for both pieces.

Sarcophagus: Figure 101 of 265

I finally got back to painting this week, but knew I wouldn't have a lot of spare time to do it as we're still unpacking boxes from our recent move; so I chose the Sarcophagus figure from the Dungeon Dressing set to work on as I embark on my second hundred figures from the Kickstarter.  The completion of the figure also marks the wrapping up of the Dungeon Dressing set, and so it goes on the list of completed sets over in the right-hand column of this blog.
     I  prepped this 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.  I then glued the figure to a 1"x 2" black-primed steel base with Aleene's Tacky glue. I also glued the lid on the sarcophagus down, since I store my figures in boxes lined with magnetic sheeting, and I didn't want the lid bouncing around loose in the box knocking other figures over during transport.

  I decided I would try to do something a little different than just boring gray stone; so I hit upon the idea of doing the piece as pink marble, inspired by the multiple rose carvings on the Sarcophagus.  And, since I had had some success doing white, and green marble on the Stone Golem, and black marble on the Altar of Evil, I thought trying pink would be a nice challenge.   So, I looked up some Google images of pink marble, and with that inspiration in my head started to paint.
   I began by giving the whole piece a coat of Apple Barrel "Apple Light Pink". I then went back over the Sarcophagus and added a speckled pattern with Americana "Shading Flesh".

Next, I added thin striations across the whole thing with first black, and then white paint.

  Lastly, I gave the piece a wash with GW "Devlan Mud Wash", and then went back and added some highlights with the original "Apple Light Pink". My final step was to paint the base with Folk Art "Medium Gray".  I let the Sarcophagus dry overnight and the next day gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish."  The following day I sprayed it with Testor's "Dullcote."

In general I'm pleased with the piece, though I think the striations came out a little heavy handed, or perhaps too numerous.  I will say the effect looks better at a distance than the close-up photo does.

Figure 101 of 265: Complete

Treasure Chest: Figure 98 of 265

This week I didn't have a lot of time, as I was prepping to go to the Nashcon gaming convention in Franklin, Tennessee this past weekend, where my game club and I ran 14 games.  So, I picked a simple Bones figure to complete before I headed out last Thursday: the Treasure Chest from the Dungeon dressing set.  
    I began my preparation 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. I had sprayed this figure with the Krylon Fusion Flat Black, a couple weeks ago when I was experimenting with using it, and the paint on the chest was still a little tacky.  I glued the chest to a 1" black-primed fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and glued the washer to half a tongue depressor with a couple drops of Elmer's White Glue. 

To start the figure, I drybrushed all the coins and treasure laying around the base with Ceramcoat "Bronze".  I then went back over the treasure and did a lighter highlight drybrusing with Ceramcoat "14K Gold"

Next, I painted the wood on the chest with Americana "Mississippi Mud", and then did all the metal work on the chest with Ceramcoat "Metallic Pewter". I also used this color to paint the hilt of the sword, as well as a coupe of pieces of non-coin treasure in the pile.

I now painted the scabbard of the sword in the treasure pile with Apple Barrel "Burnt Sienna", and the sword's grip with Accent "Real Umber".  I let all that dry a little, and then gave the whole piece a wash with some thinned GW "Devlan Mud" wash.

After the wash had had a few hours to dry, I did highlights on the figure, starting with doing some drybrushing on the wood of the chest with Americana "Khaki Tan", being careful not to get any on the metal bits. I then added some highlights to the treasure pile with the "14K Gold".  After this, I took some Folk Art "Silver Sterling" and carefully painted some of the coins in the treasure pile as silver pieces. I also used this color to add some highlights to the metal work of the chest and hilt of the sword.  Lastly, I used a little Ceramcoat "Metallic Copper" and added a copper piece to the pile here and there.
   I let the chest dry for a several hours, and then gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".  After that dried, I flocked the base.   The next day, I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote" spray paint.

I think this turned out very well.  It was a nice simple figure to do, with a lot of good details sculpted in it which made drybrushing on it it very easy.

Figure 98 of 265: Complete