Some miniatures for Song of Blades and Heroes (Rust Monster face reveal)

[Severian]

Great work on those orcs. I reckon they'll base up a treat.

[fred]

I'm liking those washed orcs.

And the shields on the earlier post too!!!

[Hobgoblin]

Thanks, all!

A bit short of time lately, but I've got a few more done. Six HotT elements so far, with another two almost done, so just about enough for an army if I add a wizard and hero.

[DivisMal]

You are a remorseless painting machine, Hobgoblin! Very nice and in a speed that makes me want to ask the referee for a doping check. 

[Bloggard]

oh gosh yes.

orcs look fab irrespective of tecnique - and don't think I'd have realised it was mostly washes, it's so clean.

[Hobgoblin]

Thanks, both! This technique is ridiculously fast - and these somewhat cartoony GW plastics are perfect for it. It helps that the teeth are so big and prominent, because they draw attention away from the cut corners elsewhere.

[Hobgoblin]

I took a break from the washes tonight to do a quick Reaper Bones broo. About two hours, start to finish. He has all the usual drawbacks of Bones: soft detail, "hidden" mould lines, etc., but I'm quite happy with how he's turned out. I'll work him into the weekend's D&D - the Grey Woodcutter, perhaps.

These broos are warm-ups for all the old Citadel ones I have lying around.

[swiftnick]

Very nicely painted. I flogged all mine off as they were never going to get done.

[Bloggard]

very painterly look to the skin - think they look great.

[Hobgoblin]

Thanks, both!

Inspired by this Black Magic Craft video, I decided it was time to put some ruins together for our games. Rather than hand-cut blocks, I lazily ordered these from Floracraft.

Initially, I thought I was swapping plausible block size for convenience, but a brief online survey of ancient ruins assures me that these scale OK. About a third of the box and a couple of hours' effort gives me this lot. I'm musing over how to paint them. Black gesso would be the obvious starting point, but I wonder if a sandstone look on a white undercoat might work better, given the pitted surface of the blocks.

[Jagannath]

Very cool - I’ve looked at those before, glad to see you blazing a trail! Can they be crumbled for broken up blocks easily?

[Hobgoblin]

 Yeah, I'd eyed them up for a while before taking the plunge.

They're a strange sort of crystaline foam. You can cut them easily (I just used a butter knife); they crumble slightly, but it's easy to cut shorter blocks and to angle the cuts. I don't think you can carve them, but they're easy to shape by squashing. For example, the box instructions recommend rolling them to get cylindrical pillars. And you can easily squash one end to get a sloping piece. They hold whatever shape you give them pretty well.

[DeafNala]

Yeah, I'd eyed them up for a while before taking the plunge.

They're a strange sort of crystaline foam. You can cut them easily (I just used a butter knife); they crumble slightly, but it's easy to cut shorter blocks and to angle the cuts. I don't think you can carve them, but they're easy to shape by squashing. For example, the box instructions recommend rolling them to get cylindrical pillars. And you can easily squash one end to get a sloping piece. They hold whatever shape you give them pretty well.

It looks like florists foam. I use that type a lot as the under shapes of scenery...it does look wonderful as stone work. You can carve it by heating your knife over a candle for ten seconds or so...avoid breathing the fumes...it is a cheap high though.

AND all the new stuff is BEAUTIFUL. VERY WELL DONE!

[DivisMal]

Okay. Inspirational. I hadn’t considered these for wargaming...yet. Does the structure also work with 15s? Or do they look too big?

[LeadAsbestos]

I use them for modular dungeons. Totally versatile.