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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Cubs on 04 September 2018, 12:14:17 PM
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The latest offering from Conquest Games is an interesting mix of gigantic types and some folkloric stuff. I'm told they will be in the Conquest Games store over the next few weeks ready for Christmas.
First up is a Stone Giant, complete with granite-like skin (about 65mm tall).
(https://myalbum.com/photo/7zqgcPljogRK/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/m67LFRaQwzWL/1k0.jpg)
Next a manky looking Ogre with scaly skin (I painted the scales on, so he could be a smaller giant too, about 48mm tall).
(https://myalbum.com/photo/wWtBrk3bL8C0/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/HQ1UTAoDMD8X/1k0.jpg)
And to finish off the giants, a pair of Hill Giants (each about 55m tall). The brief was to paint them looking as filthy, dirty and smelly as possible, with the matriarch giantess having brutal stretch marks from squeezing out so many giant babies over the years.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/iu7vuHcJTjq1/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/UKfnmtGYjx2v/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/kXvthDsAAYyW/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/f0wK21MT23jt/1k0.jpg)
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And then the next lot are mythological creatures.
First is Geol and fatted boar, the spirit of Winter.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/gjzFW3NJobO8/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/WCKntVTukHgb/1k0.jpg)
Next is Eostre, spirit of the Spring.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/N6gBc8kE9rK8/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/JQNZqaraBPWc/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/MwgQQfdl9njH/1k0.jpg)
Sadly things now take a disturbing turn, with the Tooth Fairy, who is less discriminating about taking teeth than I was led to believe.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/kLrImj340Qpb/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/Zwh1Yft4J1TH/1k0.jpg)
And finally a demonic Nightmare, something to keep you awake at night.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/dmVXlLQQZ99E/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/vK1C2psSeL7I/1k0.jpg)
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Wow! Those are all superb, but the giants are something else! The faces on the hill giants are the stuff of nightmares, and the stone giant's skin is amazing.
Brilliant figures too - always good to see giants that are monstrous, gross and downright disgusting rather than just big people!
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Great stuff and some brilliant pj's. Everything up to Geol and the boar is on my list :).
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yes, all fantastic - and stone giant's 'skin' is just awesomely well done.
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Not keen on some of the sculpts, but that's just a matter of taste. The painting on all is very good, but those giants... really excellent work. :)
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Splendid work :)
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I can smell the giants through my monitor. Fantastic work! The other miniatures look very good, too.
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There's an amazing "neighbour from hell" vibe about that hill giantess. You can imagine calling the council again and again and again ... and yet nothing happens, apart from more of your family and livestock eaten. And the parties ...
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Top paintwork, natch.
I agree the sculpts are a mixed bag. Although I do quite like the tooth fairy. The rabbit/hare goddess is just deeply fecking weird.
But my overwhelming feeling is one of deep perplexity... This a very peculiar follow up to plastic Normans and Baron’s War era knights... Talk about diving off at a tangent... Odd.
I’m a huge fan of folky British weirdness, myth and legend. I think there’d be a great wargaming market for it. I just wish it had been undertaken by a manufacturer and sculptor with a track record in / flair for fantasy subjects...
But the paintwork - flawless. You have sent them gorgeously clad into the world, Cubs.
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Lovely brushwork Cubs.
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I wasn't fond of the first giants from Conquest, but really like these. I think some, if not all, will hopefully make their way into my growing (ha!) giant collection. Amazing painting on all of the figures, giants & others. :-*
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Thanks all, very kind. I hate painting big open slabs of model - I never really know how to adds interest and depth to an area devoid of detail, so I figured I had to do something interesting with the skintones on the hill giants or they'd be very iffy. I Googled some unpleasant skin conditions and went for a blotchy unhealthy look, with purplish patches in the 'creases' (eeuuww) and yellowy bits on highlights, all stippled on with a tatty brush. I was happy with how the effect turned out
The rabbit/hare goddess is just deeply fecking weird.
She freaked me out the most despite (or perhaps because of) the happy cheerful flavour. That animal face … reminds me of the scene in The Shining.
But my overwhelming feeling is one of deep perplexity... This a very peculiar follow up to plastic Normans and Baron’s War era knights... Talk about diving off at a tangent... Odd.
Conquest Games has a growing range called 'Myths of Albion', which is their delve into fantasy. It has the undead dudes and goatkin (Chaos Broo) that I did for them a few months back and these are the latest additions. They're definitely aiming to provide something a bit different from other companies I think, with a real vibe of quirky weirdness.
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was going to say - someone's watched 'the shining' at a tender age ...
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Those hill giants are incredible, what a great job you've done on them. Stretch marks on a mini, that might be a first...
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can't say the figures are my cup of tea but your brushwork is exquisite and certainly makes the most of them - well done!
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A couple more done for the Conquest Games 'Myths of Albion' range.
Jakul Frosti, the ice spirit.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/VbpPhN9wkHZz/1k0.jpg)
A nasty Bogeyman.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/5p3YVGsgXDFd/1k0.jpg)
And finally some ranged support for the Wealdgeist Elves.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/7QwpoRgSUdvQ/1k0.jpg)
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Nice painting.
Hauntology is getting very popular!
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Very nice I really like the ice spirit
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I really like the shading you manage to achieve on those paintjobs of yours. The ice spirit is cool - pun intended...
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Just saw this thread...the giants look pretty good and could also be useful for my 15mm pseudo-Arthurian collection.
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A couple of Necromancers now. I don't know if they're going to be available singly or as a twin pack. Can I count these as a Deadcember offering? If so, I've squeezed under the wire by a matter of 11 hours.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/Ez5ay6xpyPbg/1k0.jpg)
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the one on the right particularly is a cracker of a paint-job.
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A pair of druids now, male and female. These took ages because they have loads and loads of fiddly wizardy things dangling from them and because I wanted to get an iridescent effect on the raven feathers. Note the feathers on either could also be painted as leaves (spells and potions, for the making of) which is why the male druid has some leaves tucked into his belt instead of more feathers.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/CCqypnZPEU2e/1k0.jpg)
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Ooooh now those are lovely. Tippity-top job, Cubs :-*
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Cracking work!
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I don't see the necromancers or druids on the website....
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Loving the druids!
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That's a marvelous collection. I really like the intensity of the colour on the nightmare. Lovely!
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Thanks guys, very kind. Conquest Games are a pretty small operation and don't have a lot of new releases all the time, but I must admit, I do like the style of what they make. These fantasy things are so damn quirky and nice sculpts too.
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So much great work in this thread! I like the Conquest sculpts and your brushwork is brilliant. Thanks for continuing to share your work.
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Everything in this thread is simply :-* :o :-* :o
Fantastic miniatures and amazing vibrant painting!
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Yep, I agree with what everyone says. It’s a pity their last KS was rather expensive because I would have liked to own some of the sculpts.
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Next up the Hedge Wizard and Witch pack. I wanted the Hedge Wizard to have tattered old fine clothes, ruined by years on the road.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/AWwDFkRD4ZC7/1k0.jpg)
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And a filthy, manky Hill Giant proving that male pattern baldness is not restricted to humans.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/zn7QKyjAA2y9/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/udXQqMdvJR8s/1k0.jpg)
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Fantastic work. Your gritty realistic painting really brings these miniatures to life. :-*
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Splendid! I love the "neighbours from Hell" vibe that you've given your hill giants.
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New releases available soon - Fenodyree (Goat Beastmen, very like Runequest Broo) command, including the big Leader/Champion, Shaman, Horn Blower and Standard Bearer. Also, Svartalfar (like nasty little subterranean Goblin things) with shields (the same models as the standard Svartalfar, just with wicker shields added).
I like the mix of Goat-headed and Human-headed styles with the Fenodyree. I specifically wanted the standard to have a Demonic design that was more occult than fantasy. I Googled this (no idea what it really is, but it cropped up a lot of times) and the letter symbols should really be at the point of the star inside the outer circle, but it was too small so I put them inside the ring instead.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/cRymkTJBnKFP/1k0.jpg)
The Svartalfar shields have a central boss, which was tricky to paint because these guys are meant to be stone-age gribblies who hate metal of all kinds and avoid it. Thus I painted the boss as a black stone with a bone surround (vertebrae or fingers in my imagination). I figured the stone might be a talisman of some sort, perhaps a mystical link to a controlling influence. Or something.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/GvAZje4jkV8K/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/yPySaqtBecfA/1k0.jpg)
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Beautiful miniatures selection and paintwork ... still speechless about the banner on the Fenodyree and the hedge wizzard.
Very cool that all your spell casters come in pairs ^.^
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wonderful :-*
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Thanks guys, very kind.
still speechless about the banner on the Fenodyree and the hedge
So easy it's embarrassing. I literally just painted it a darkish brown, then dry-brushed in towards the centre in successive highlights, finishing with a nice cream colour. This was very lightly drybrushed around the outside edges, just to delineate a bit. The symbol is something I Googled then carefully painted on in a diluted dark red colour. It went wrong a couple of times (ever tried painted a circle on a wobbly surface?!) so I had to touch up with the cream again here and there, but it wasn't overly taxing in truth, just a bit slow.
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Lovely work Cubs, on interesting and unusual figures. Kudos to you and Conquest Games.
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Superb brushwork, your style really suits these figures.
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I like the fact that they are 'stone age'.
Both of those species could potentially be another 'tribe' for my Palaeo Diet project.
Hmmm....
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These are great :-* :-* :-* The little fellows are straight out of a A. Machen story, brilliant :)
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Great sculpts with great brushwork!
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Brilliant details, color scheme and execution on all those figures. Now I must order some for myself!
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New Hill Giant -
(https://myalbum.com/photo/QaVMxrbfDayP/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/4Jshpodi7MYy/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/oXzMa8oQ3j3x/1k0.jpg)
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And also some more Wealdgeist Dryads -
(https://myalbum.com/photo/N7JU44g73jRE/1k0.jpg)
With a Dryad Priestess and Wealdgeist Panthers -
(https://myalbum.com/photo/WGCyxDPbTyfa/1k0.jpg)
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Most excellent 8)
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Lovely paint jobs...can I just ask how tall is the new giant?
It might just be his stance, but his legs look a little short :?
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It might just be his stance, but his legs look a little short :?
It's not the stance, he does have stumpy legs. He's about 45-50mm tall I'd say, very much a sort of Ogre, Small Giant kind of dude.
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Great work on those! There's something all too horribly human about the way you've rendered those giants: the whiff of too much cheap booze and perhpas a hint of Sawney Bean?
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Great work on those! There's something all too horribly human about the way you've rendered those giants: the whiff of too much cheap booze and perhpas a hint of Sawney Bean?
I remember I had the 'Hamlyn Book of Horror' as a kid (still got it somewhere) and it had a bit on Sawney Bean in it, with big lurid pictures. Scared the crap out of me!
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It's not the stance, he does have stumpy legs. He's about 45-50mm tall I'd say, very much a sort of Ogre, Small Giant kind of dude.
A great paint job on a cracking figure.
In some ways it is better that he is shorter, as you say, he would make a great Ogre and maybe an excellent Oni-type figure too.
8) 8)
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It's not the stance, he does have stumpy legs. He's about 45-50mm tall I'd say, very much a sort of Ogre, Small Giant kind of dude.
Thanks for confirming...like you said, would sort well as an Ogre :)
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Lovely work, and I really like this range.
Not quite sure that panthers really fit into the world of early English myth and folklore that the rest of the range is sprung from, but maybe Conquest were thinking of the big cat of Bodmin etc ;)
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Good lord your painting is wonderful on these.
Done the job too - I'm just off to have my first look at the Conquest website in well over three years :-)
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great, characterful, figures.
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Not quite sure that panthers really fit into the world of early English myth and folklore
In Cardiff the Friday Night Cougar is a terrifying creature that prowls the city streets to prey on the drunk and fortunate.
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In Cardiff the Friday Night Cougar is a terrifying creature that prowls the city streets to prey on the drunk and fortunate.
Not just in Cardiff lol
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In Cardiff the Friday Night Cougar is a terrifying creature that prowls the city streets to prey on the drunk and fortunate.
lol lol
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lol lol
In Cardiff the Friday Night Cougar is a terrifying creature that prowls the city streets to prey on the drunk and fortunate.
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Not sure if this fella will be added to the Myths of Albion range or another fantasy one, but this is Conquest's latest beastie, the Desert Tiger (designed by the owner's very young son in a pencil drawing no less!). It's reminiscent of the Citadel Chaos Hound with scorpion tail, but a bigger, feline version.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/92tM5QVNNRei/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/WbMjJAS6EtAt/1k0.jpg)
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Oh wow! I like that. I was just thinking of purchasing that latest giant, I may need to put it off a few weeks.
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Fantastic work on that desert tiger....I haven’t any need for one, but feel the urge to pick one up 8)
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One of the most beautiful models it's ever been my pleasure to work on, an Entwife. I'm really very taken with her. She's tall and slender, about 80mm high without the bases.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/7kW7BgAKzjVk/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/v838DEGWX2bp/1k0.jpg)
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Well that's lovely. Really like what you've done with the skin/bark/whatever.
Was looking at their website earlier today - may wait now until this appears.
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Conquest are continually bringing out new stuff these days - they're expanding the fantasy side very quickly.
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That is a really nice, subtle sculpt brought to life with a great paintjob.
Your style really suits this range and brings the best out of them.
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Wow that’s brilliant :o
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Lovely :-*
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Now, that is nice brushwork. :-*
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8)
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Part of Conquest Games' foray into eastern themed fantasy (so not strictly Myths of Albion, but I don't think the range is up yet), the Genie (and lamp). He's a big lad, about 55mm-60mm tall. About the sword ... you know when you start adding decoration and get drawn in and don't know when to stop? Yeah, that happened.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/ggkQnddVLZdW/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/bmVd9j34yaFu/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/945QDxY5oV6i/1k0.jpg)
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Grand stuff. Genietastic in fact. The sword hilt in particular is a lovely touch.
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Magical!
The eyes of flame are really fantastic.
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Sword looks absolutely amazing. Just the right amount I reckon. It should be bedazzled, being a genie and all.
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That's just AWESOME! I love the model and love the paint job. Conquest is putting out some very cool miniatures lately. They have an old skool vibe, but new skool quality. Seeing this lovely model brought to life by your excellent painting really makes me excited to buy it and paint it myself. I'm also really looking forward to seeing what they do with the range. In short; great job! :-*
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A couple of Summoners to go with the Genie; Mike at Conquest Games tells me these two will be sold as part of the usual 'wizard' twin-pack when released, but also in a bundle with the Genie. I don't usually paint in light, bright colours, but I needed to go out of my comfort zone for this one. I also had to learn how to paint sheer fabrics for the beguiling female Summoner and it went okay, but it's fair to say I'm still learning.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/EZ33hiAnukSw/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/s889CqXfS4pJ/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/vwd7TzPrXVCM/1k0.jpg)
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Great sculpts, brilliant brushwork!
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Impressive work there.
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A nice big bundle of new releases from Conquest Games, for their Myths of Albion goodies.
First up, some folklore characters.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/P8HvnvuUBhYz/1k0.jpg)
The Brownie is a helpful little spirit who does the household chores at night in return for a bowl of cream. With hands and feet worn red with work, the Brownie will play pranks on lazy servants and will leave any house if they feel offended.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/zFWTzbgKSV9j/1k0.jpg)
Puck is another mischievous spirit who may play tricks or be helpful depending on his mood, but is also a romantic sort who is known to fall for a pretty girl.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/Rta7zyt3ZHHH/1k0.jpg)
Red Cap is not so much mischievous as a murderous little bastard. This malevolent spirit will murder people simply to dye his cap in the blood of his victims. Nasty git.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/sEQrE2zJKYSm/1k0.jpg)
This pack consists of more Svartalfar (primitive subterranean goblins) for the Myths of Albion range, armed with stone spears.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/3ZqqTamyUXPN/1k0.jpg)
And last but not least, a great Pied Piper bundle.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/H83oot5fFma3/1k0.jpg)
Here's the Piper himself (any resemblance to Jethro Tull's frontman is, I'm sure, completely coincidental ....), with (agonisingly hand painted) diamond pattern coat.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/s6HiqsaUoemM/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/idYonWoNNn6H/1k0.jpg)
A nice little rat swarm.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/gnwFm3x7JvSv/1k0.jpg)
And a very funky giant rat 'Rat King', the (probably mythical) phenomenon of a number of rats with entangled tails living as one. According to myth, they share a hive mind, with an intelligence far beyond that of their individuals.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/ZzzYRVquWeQC/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/t8hXUkaPA6v9/1k0.jpg)
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Great work mate! That coat is phenomenal!
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Some lovely additions to the range, wonderfully coloured-in, of course.
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And a very funky giant rat 'Rat King', the (probably mythical) phenomenon of a number of rats with entangled tails living as one. According to myth, they share a hive mind, with an intelligence far beyond that of their individuals.
What, mythical? You mean the Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents is fiction? :)
The coat on the piper looks like it was a nightmare to paint but it certainly came out beautifully.
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What, mythical? You mean the Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents is fiction? :)
I recall encountering the Rat King for the first time in 'The Ballad of Halo Jones' in 2000AD. It was ... very weird.
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Beautiful job on the Pied Piper, Cubs. Love that evil little redcap too :-*
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Absolutely brilliant 8) 8) 8) 8)
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I recall encountering the Rat King for the first time in 'The Ballad of Halo Jones' in 2000AD. It was ... very weird.
They're one of the more peculiar bits of European folklore, yeah. They're not actually wholly fictitious, just usually either faked after death like taxidermied jackalopes. The few (partially) living ones have either been ghastly birth defects or had their tails entangled in foreign substances on top of being broken and knotted together.
If the internet is to be believed there are also recent (like 2005 and 2013) cases of "squirrel kings" on record, which strikes me as even more terrifying.
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That coats sensational! Love the goblins too
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I particularly like the Minstrel in the Gallery...
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OUTSTANDING WORK! They are WONDERFULLY imaginative, BEAUTIFULLY painted & based creations. VERY WELL DONE indeed!
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The Svartalfar and that trio of fae are superbly painted.
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These are marvellous. That redcap ... it's enough to make you want to haunt a peel tower and murder passers-by for a living!
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Wow, a purely amazing bunch. Love the diamond cape.
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Beautiful work. Love the Brownies.
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These are brilliant,and wonderful painting as always :)
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wonderful painting on brilliant figures.
that sheer material effect on the summoner is superb.
And the Ian Anderson figure. Can there be any other musician who's had two figures produced modelling him from his heyday (Otherworld also do one) ? !
This latest one is very good. Wonder if he's aware of them.
the painting of the diamonds on his coat is just amazing.
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It's always a delight to check your threads, Paul. Your paintjobs have such wonderful warmth that I don't see elsewhere. Do you have any go-to paints you tend to use for shading, highlights, etc?
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It's always a delight to check your threads, Paul. Your paintjobs have such wonderful warmth that I don't see elsewhere. Do you have any go-to paints you tend to use for shading, highlights, etc?
Oh, you shameless flatterer you, get away with you. No special paints, but Vallejo is my usual go-to. I buy the empty 30ml pots and blend up the most used shades, usually in 4 stages (fleshtones get 6 stages). It saves me a lot of time and effort in the long run.
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New releases from Conquest Games - some padding for their existing guys in Fenodyree with Hand Weapons and Fenodyree with Hand Weapons & Shields, plus Svartalfar with Spears & Shields, BUT also a lovely new Ettin.
Ettin first, cos he's big. He's so big, you can see the rip in my backing paper.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/sMfMor6dQXCB/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/QC4Zhmzgp9Qb/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/2GXjLX5Ujvjy/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/qCMXZL7sRHTm/1k0.jpg)
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(https://myalbum.com/photo/2hjEXDd9XaxB/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/Ycs4ZKWLJEZj/1k0.jpg)
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Those are great! I like the style of the sculpts and your painting brings out the character and texture on each one. Which is no surprise to anyone who has followed this thread, of course - I go back to the beginning and peruse the pictures whenever I need inspiration for painting my own dark ages fantasy themed figs (they never turn out as well, though)!
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Lovely colours and textures on those. The variety of skin tones on the fenodyree is just great. And yes, the ettin is splendid.
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Lovely work :-* And useful for all sorts of settings :)
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Great work mate!
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Ireally was afraid going to sleep after seeing that Redcap!
Brillant…and those Stone Age goblins are pretty cool, too!
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Lovely choice of colours Cubs
:)
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Great job as usual. Love the Broo ( or how they are called ).
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Ettin is superb.
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Outstanding work :)
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It's been a while, but here is the latest batch of new release from Conquest, to go with their Wealdgeist (forest spirits) range. Once again the gloriously lovely 'Moss Effect' gloop I get from Great Escape Games was sloshed around madly.
Stone Golem - a great hulking Ogre-sized model with a broad back perfect for cluttering with all sorts of extra foliage and such.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/zMcL8dgHdJQb/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/tpCmnD9Xf9EW/1k0.jpg)
Dryad - she's a lovely model with a very delicate separate spear (and hand) you can position in a number of ways. I've glued it to her leg for added security.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/Bw3zcE5ADjym/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/9AM6CQM5wHbr/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/drv5bkHT4V79/1k0.jpg)
Sprites - more Sprite options.
(https://myalbum.com/photo/VhrXoAfRigLR/1k0.jpg)
(https://myalbum.com/photo/TBnC73VTbgAp/1k0.jpg)
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Great work! 👍
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love the stone golem.
really effective mossy stone look.
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Lovely work. :)
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That golem is really brilliant. Even though he has a certain cartoony face, he looks big and menacing. The sprites, however, are my favorite. Really prefer them to what most producers have in their wood elf/-like range.
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The stone golem! Ace. That’s how I picture trolls (pratchett style)
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Thanks dyoods, the mossy effect on the Stone Golem was the lovely 'Moss Effect' liquid, then a light stone grey drybrush over the top and some patches of green ink to really deepen the moss in places. The tree on the top is easily snipped off if you want it gone, or it's just as easily enhanced and added to if you want more greenery.
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Some more creatures done for Conquest Games now, and lovely miniatures they are too.
First up is a Buggane, a large ogreish creature in the Isle of Man, known for being fond of violent practical jokes and bursts of anger. The model comes with two head options, the traditional horned version or a rather lovely mole-rat style.
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/3ec9a119-0132-4505-848d-8a46406641b6.jpg)
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/360/494e6bed-5b4c-4e8c-9322-a4e298defe28.jpg)
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/8343ea1c-f825-42e1-8e1e-60fbb63d525a.jpg)
Next is a traditional Cretan Minotaur, slightly larger than human sized, with a jadeite axe.
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/360/c992d596-1b0f-42e2-bf13-094684347279.jpg)
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/34ec3e32-3cba-4b2d-84c2-770f4a0bac13.jpg)
And last but not least, a beautiful Efreeti (Arabian fire demon) and Summoners.
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/07e6b5d7-d960-45b8-ad53-ff64e5e3d3f3.jpg)
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/360/bcb7b59b-da8b-4212-918b-4d2c8fde8e68.jpg)
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/360/fd423588-c9ae-47ec-a374-542fc11ef8c3.jpg)
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/7f570c5c-8ee8-4976-a739-a3528ceb0a23.jpg)
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/35d61e79-b441-48ba-938e-8ed178f56f93.jpg)
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/c2b51975-da1c-46dd-8898-8169f439fb31.jpg)
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/9cb53955-a9d8-4efb-bb81-9e02536fc373.jpg)
I include a group shot, to give an idea of the relative sizes of the models.
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/28b447f7-4ae1-4f3e-b509-7636a9440150.jpg)
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Beautiful painting on all of those! I like them all, but the two summoners are especially appealing for some reason. I can see them as part of a Conan the Barbarian inspired project…
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Lovely brushwork as always Cubs - very well done! :)
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That Buggane is not only wonderfully painted, but also a very nice miniature!
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:o :o Fantastic work as always sir 8) 8)
Love that Buggane miniature
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You are truly an artist.
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Astonishing as ever - and especially wonderful faces on all of them!
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The Myths of Albion looks like a cracking range which you're making very hard to resist.
Ridiculously good, as ever.
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Jeez, that's good painting.
Range seems to have expanded a fair bit beyond the shores of Albion, mind. The name doesn't really fit any more. :)
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Thanks guys, I do enjoy doing this range of thingies, because they're always interesting and a break from the norm.
Range seems to have expanded a fair bit beyond the shores of Albion, mind. The name doesn't really fit any more. :)
No, there's a subsection now for the Arabian mythological creatures - no doubt there'll be other creatures from around the world eventually as well.
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Loving the Buggane. In the myths he can take his head off and throw it so its good that's separate :D
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Loving the Buggane. In the myths he can take his head off and throw it so its good that's separate :D
That's news to me! Superb party trick.
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Excellent stuff. Love the buggane especially.
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Amazing work! I really love Eostre, spirit of the Spring. :)
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More reinforcements for the gribbly Svartalfar with a snazzy Command Group, plus a rather pretty Shambling Mound, who looks like a great option for any number of weird tentacled horrors. I don't think they're available just yet from Conquest Games, but I presume they'll hit the website in the New Year some time, perhaps as part of a spring rollout.
As you can see, the Command Group consists of (l to r) musician, champion, standard, leader and shaman.
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/360/0b2dd26b-69b0-4063-9e2e-49bd255b67aa.jpg)
Hunter/netters.
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/360/894cf9b1-a4c0-46c2-ab30-fa896c83803c.jpg)
Blowpipes.
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/360/d6ae0a50-0874-4b83-8375-8e9d274b185e.jpg)
Slingers.
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/360/dccb6ca5-65f8-4052-adc2-1740335e4c3b.jpg)
Archers.
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/360/2f8e9a19-a05f-4cae-b7f7-4301f757c0e4.jpg)
Shambling Mound.
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/360/2c351d9f-fa1b-42b0-b522-7b77397024f8.jpg)
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/360/67561f70-410f-4a49-b2a7-6c7d7174ee88.jpg)
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Nicely painted figures, I like the colour scheme of the greenish skin and red face.
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Exquisite paintwork Cubs. Well done 8)
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beautiful paintings!
What size are those Svartalfar? I wonder wether they could be used in 1/72 Scale
Thanks!
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beautiful paintings!
What size are those Svartalfar? I wonder wether they could be used in 1/72 Scale
Thanks!
Thanks! Yeah, they're definitely small, meant to be sort of 4ft tall-ish, so they would probably do for bulky Orcs or something in 1/72.
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Thanks! Yeah, they're definitely small, meant to be sort of 4ft tall-ish, so they would probably do for bulky Orcs or something in 1/72.
thank you! I think I'll buy them
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Hello 102 Year Old Man
You may be interested in our Kickstarter that is launching on Friday. You will be able to purchase all of the Hlawgast faction at a discounted price to help you build out an army.
Best Regards
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Been a while, quite a stretch since the last batch, but it's a biggie this time.
Okay, this commission had me tearing my sparse hair out by the handful, because this greying old dog had to learn some new tricks and pull off effects I haven't tried before. So, without more ado, here are the latest models about to be released by Conquest at some point in the (hopefully) near future.
Palug Cats - black panther-like semi-mystical creatures with skeletal tails.
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/8f492e0d-35b7-4acc-aa79-a63c4d0c5f26.jpg)
Svartalfar riding Paulg Cats - those naughty rascals will take advantage on any poor beast they get their mitts on.
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/29c343f4-fc50-42d0-8406-a5c7ce750d15.jpg)
Troglodyte - subterranean beast that's a cross between a troll and a dinosaur.
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/d2a48959-aee4-4844-a121-23c68fde8987.jpg)
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/5eaeba50-57b4-47ef-a74e-780e449e3a93.jpg)
Fuath - Scottish water demon. Don't stare too long at the eyes or you'll go insane.
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/6cf322ae-479a-4728-b046-d98a5b346803.jpg)
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/de782685-01e9-4eff-94e9-1e831a8bf825.jpg)
And last but definitely not least, a Mora and Waerloga summoners. The Mora is an inter-dimensional being whose 'body' is not entirely solid, as it's not entirely within our dimension, but is partly a gateway to other dimensions.
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/23c84fae-3e01-42d9-89ac-2d2b143cc1ca.jpg)
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/25960345-d5c4-4eae-82d4-1bf9c7b55e44.jpg)
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/32b49e04-28ab-437c-82fa-bea61717fa92.jpg)
(https://thumbs-eu-west-1.myalbum.io/photo/1k0/8585bdbc-f933-4323-bc49-b2aa321583e7.jpg)
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Brisingamen-tastic!
That Fuath is a thing of wonder - what a paint job!
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I never thought that Mora also makes space catmen besides their knives... But the paintjob turned out great! My other favourite is the troglodyte, you did a great job on the stone parts!
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I don't know why but I get a very Jack Kirby vibe off that Mora, I can just imagine it it looming behind the Silver Surfer...
Amazing work, really inspiring. 8)
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Amazing job on the Mora, Cubs. Very beautifully done :-*
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stunning brushwork. Amazing effect on the Mora. :-*
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Eff me sideways! That Mora looks stunning.
I am totally stealing that idea.
Stunning. Models that good deserve an automatic +1 to all dice rolls.
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Superb :-*
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Fantastic work as always Cubs.
Just to let everyone know, the Mora, the Waerloga (warlocks in everyday parlance) and the Troglodyte are all up for sale on our webstore in the Hlawgast faction area of our Myths of Albion range. The Palug cats and their riders will be available very soon, and the Fuath hopefully next month.
http://www.conquest-games.co.uk/index.php?cPath=41_57&&page=1 (http://www.conquest-games.co.uk/index.php?cPath=41_57&&page=1)
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Amazing work. The fuath is especially great (and the Mora)
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They look amazing as always. And that starry cat is something I just haven't seen done this way before. And it looks grand.
That reed on the fuath's base - is that bought or did you make it yourself?
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Wow! :-*
They're all amazing, but the Mora is next level stuff! Hugely impressive.
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the Mora is amazing.
and you're not joking about the scottish beastie's eyes.
* and just to say, all the paint-jobs are fantastic, coz everyone's mentioning the astounding Mora.
** and yes, get the comic ref.. There was a character like that - outline with stars etc where the body should be, wasn't there.
Was it Kirby - or someone like Jim Starlin, with his Warlock / thanos stuff? ... or come to think of it, maybe in Dr. Strange ...
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nice, looking forward to the Palug being available... how big are they?
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Aw, you guys, you make my heart sing. I do love the attention.
and you're not joking about the scottish beastie's eyes.
They make your eyes water don't they? I painted it and I had to keep blinking and rubbing my eyes.
nice, looking forward to the Palug being available... how big are they?
The Svartalfar are little fellas - like Goblin sized creatures - so the Palug Cats are around a realistic leopard or large dog size next to standard 28mm.
They look amazing as always. And that starry cat is something I just haven't seen done this way before. And it looks grand.
That reed on the fuath's base - is that bought or did you make it yourself?
I found the Mora infuriatingly difficult to paint, because I was trying to paint a 2d dimensional portal thing on a 3d figure - so the white border needed to be seen from front and back, but from the side it just looks like it's got a white stripe down it! The reeds were another infuriating experience, best summed up by my ranting here - https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=146607.0
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This group of figures may have taken a toll on you as you lost hair & sanity but they look fantastic.
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Amazing painting