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A sister thread to my Black Order log, this is to record the progress of my Undead army for Kings of War, KoW: Vanguard, and anything else I try my hand at - maybe even SAGA if they do a fantasy versoin?
Let's start with an introduction to the ancient kingdom of Modgud, now long since passed into oblivion...
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Really great work!
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More great stuff.
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Those look amazing, great work.
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lovely stuff - great presentation too.
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Excellent!
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Now those are excellent. Who makes the skeletons?
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Really great work!
More great stuff.
Those look amazing, great work.
lovely stuff - great presentation too.
Now those are excellent. Who makes the skeletons?
Thanks all - very much appreciated. The skeletons are a mix of Wihtgar and Wihtax from Mierce Miniatures' Jutes range.
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YES EXCEEDINGLY. Your twin threads have so much narrative to them, your penmanship is excellent. Lovely painting, reminds me once again of uneasily playing Myth.
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Loved the other thread - I definitely have to follow this one.
Where are your skellies in the first post from? Lovely detail on those, brought to life by your excellent painting!
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All this is fantastic. Love the bear. Think I saw him on a popular TV series recently.
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These are excellent - and they have a dark. gritty feel I like. Thanks for sharing!
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All this stuff is so dark and brooding and just excellent. Love those skellies in particular, and your backstory for them is fantastic.
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A sister thread to my Black Order log, this is to record the progress of my Undead army for Kings of War, KoW: Vanguard, and anything else I try my hand at - maybe even SAGA if they do a fantasy versoin?
Love your stuff!
I think the official fantasy version of SAGA 2nd Ed. is just around the corner - in the meantime (if you own 1st Ed.), you could have a go at A Fantastic SAGA (fan-made and free):
http://www.a-fantastic-saga.com/
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Loved the other thread - I definitely have to follow this one. Where are your skellies in the first post from? Lovely detail on those, brought to life by your excellent painting!
Cheers Hupp - very glad you like them :) I have a bunch more on the table to paint now...
All this is fantastic. Love the bear. Think I saw him on a popular TV series recently.
Haha yes. I did wonder if I should do him as a polar bear but figured a grizzly would fit the tone of the force better. Couldn't resist painting its remaining eye as a GoT homage.
These are excellent - and they have a dark. gritty feel I like. Thanks for sharing!
Glad you like, hope you enjoy what comes next!
Love your stuff!
I think the official fantasy version of SAGA 2nd Ed. is just around the corner - in the meantime (if you own 1st Ed.), you could have a go at A Fantastic SAGA (fan-made and free):
http://www.a-fantastic-saga.com/
Cheers mate - unfortunately I don't own 1st ed - is it incompatible with 2nd ed? I've heard great things about AFS...
YES EXCEEDINGLY. Your twin threads have so much narrative to them, your penmanship is excellent. Lovely painting, reminds me once again of uneasily playing Myth.
Thanks Ragsta! I tried hard to make the two forces feel like they're from the same world so am glad you appreciate them. Myth has been a huge inspiration, as always :)
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A slightly blurry pic of what's next for the Dark:
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Fantastic work. Both blogs you have have been absolutely inspiring! Where are the models from for the latest recruits?
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Fantastic work. Both blogs you have have been absolutely inspiring! Where are the models from for the latest recruits?
Cheers mate. Much appreciated. The rest of the Thrall are Wihtaxas and Wihtgaras from Mierce, and the big guys at the back are Dreaguth, also from Mierce.
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OK, time for a major completion. I nearly lost it painting these guys...
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Spearmen, and the great banner of Taranis himself...
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...and axemen!
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Creepy and atmospheric...I love 'em!
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Gorgeous, love the weathered metals.
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Another thread, more goodness to follow. My choice of bad guys too :)
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Thanks a bunch chaps. :)
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Well, been a while since I've had time to post pictures - rest assured the shadow of the Dark has grown ever longer, and its servants are more numerous by the week... Myrdred is one of the most powerful (known) servants of the Dark and bears much of the responsibility for bringing down the old kingdom of Modgud and enthralling the last of its kings. Without further ado:
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Rushing toward army completion for an event in a month!
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Wow... This just got... Pretty bleak. With the emphasis on pretty of course ;)
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All your BEAUTIFULLY painted & based creations work wonderfully together to create a dark & forbidding world. VERY WELL DONE!
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wowzer :-*
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Those are great!!
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The skellys look amazing... love the banner men...
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Love the flowing robes on your Wights!
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Wow... This just got... Pretty bleak. With the emphasis on pretty of course ;)
Bleak is good too! :) Cheers man. I'm hoping to refine the tone a bit in future. I do want it to be bleak, but to have a distinction between the Dark - which is monolithic and unthinking - and the living races in the world, which are merely imperfect.
All your BEAUTIFULLY painted & based creations work wonderfully together to create a dark & forbidding world. VERY WELL DONE!
Thank you sir!
wowzer :-*
Cheers!
Those are great!!
Thanks :)
The skellys look amazing... love the banner men...
Cheers - I think I got away with using the Forgeworld transfers on them...
Love the flowing robes on your Wights!
Cheers! I think I could go back and blend the highlights more (and maybe push them a bit further at the same time). But they're OK for gaming for now.
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And now, finally, the Last King of Modgud himself, Taranis the Deceived, first to serve the Dark in this age:
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No love for Taranis? Here's a little snapshot of a recent engagement between the barrowguard of Modgud and the Black Order, near the graveyard of Crow's Peak:
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A really impressive host!
I like the flying wights most. Very dynamic yet not out of place with the other minis.
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There is a lot of love for Taranis. Fantastic as always. Another Mierce Miniature? I’m really enjoying the narrative you are building with this army and your Black Order. I have recently found a copy of Myth to try and play. Keep up the amazing worth!
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There is a lot of love for Taranis. Fantastic as always. Another Mierce Miniature? I’m really enjoying the narrative you are building with this army and your Black Order. I have recently found a copy of Myth to try and play. Keep up the amazing worth!
Thank you sir! (Not Angrypantz of Instagram fame perchance?) Awesome you got your hands on Myth - how are you finding it so far?
A really impressive host!
I like the flying wights most. Very dynamic yet not out of place with the other minis.
Cheers :) They're definitely one of my favourite units.
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Aye. The one and same.
I haven’t had a chance to sit down with it. Real life responsibilities come first.
Honestly this blog is such an inspiration.
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How quiet it's been in here...! Let's be having some updates - first, a small one, a test model for the undead knightly order now serving the Dark:
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Excellent work, as always. The turquoise works really well with the rusted metal.
May I inquire as to what make the skeletal horse is?
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Love the armour 8)
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That's very good indeed. The skeletal horse colours work well with the green.
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What a fantastic looking knight. Make me 12!
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May I inquire as to what make the skeletal horse is?
I think it's from GW's Black Knight/Hexwraiths box.
Nice conversion and really good looking paint scheme.
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Cheers guys! Much appreciated :)
Yep, the horse is the standard GW one from the Hexwraiths set. Just added on a different head and shield.
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Yep, the horse is the standard GW one from the Hexwraiths set. Just added on a different head and shield.
You mean on the rider (and not the horse)?
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Well, I have to say I've been lax in keeping this thread updated alongside its sister thread, The Black Order. Time to slowly start to rectify that...
I've been having some fun with kitbashes and conversions lately, trying to go for a slightly more characterful look than out-of-the-box Mantic or Fireforge undead. I came up with the idea that the Black Order would regularly have to fight incursions of the Dark from recently fallen towns, cities and their garrisons now resurrected in unlife to do the Dark's bidding. So I've started with a city militia garrison recently raised to unlife:
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Love the undead militia - are the notched swords straight off the sprue?
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Everyone needs a little bit more Undead... :D
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Oh, I saw these on Facebook but didn't realize they were yours! Great kitbash!
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Cheers guys! Expanded them out into a 12-strong unit now - not sure for which game system yet, but without further ado:
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Excellent looking unit :-*
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Very nice.
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I love your vision. You have a great color palette and your undead kitbashing is inspirational.
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Those undead look amazing!!!! Thanks for sharing.
Regards
Hitman
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Some fantastic undead here, love the conversions
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:o fabtastic!!!
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Gorgeous thread. Really inspirational.
Looking forward to see how the undead militia will come out painted!
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It's been a hell of a long time since I've updated this log. Spending two months away from my paint station didn't help matters I must admit...
Painted up a test model for the Erain Tor garrison. Pretty pleased with how he came out, feels very similar to the old Thrall from Myth: The Fallen Lords. Contrast paints made blocking in colours and shades a real breeze.
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good job!
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Ahhh...always a treat :)
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Nicely done!
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Very nice, how do they compare to the Mierce skeletons in size?
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Thanks a bunch, all :)
@Munindk - they're actually a bit shorter than the Mierce skeletons. Not enough to notice at tabletop distance, but they are noticeably taller. Mixed in the same unit might look weird.
Completion shots!
<img src="https://i.imgur.com/OGw8qA5.jpg" title="source: imgur.com" /> (https://imgur.com/OGw8qA5)
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Fantastic work! Very Thrall, as you said.
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Great job!
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Well those are just brilliant. Lovely job :-*
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Fabulous thread! Been a joy going through your work. Very inspiring! :-*
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Top notch dead lads. Very good indeed.
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Awesome. More great work.
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Great work :-* :-*
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Nice work!
I am totally going to do some damaged shields on ... something soon.
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Thanks a bunch gents. So glad to be back in the (painting) saddle!
I've sorted out the next additions to the Dark. I've also sorted out an army name...more on that in the next post! For now, here's what I'm adding to make it a viable Kings of War force. There's a strong Western European/Celtic theme running through the force, particularly in the case of the Mierce stuff, which I'd like to continue.
Firstly, twelve more lost souls for the Erain Tor garrison:
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Beasts fell and unnatural heralding the advance of the Dark:
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...and Malicant, first among the fallen and ultimate hierarch of the Merovar dynasty.
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Those sorcerers have a bit of a Fetch quality to them. Fantastic selection! I'm excited to see them all painted!
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Those sorcerers have a bit of a Fetch quality to them. Fantastic selection! I'm excited to see them all painted!
Yeah that's what I figured too - something Fetch-like, something Shade-like too (thinking Phelot in Myth II).
Dracula's America had an incredible miniature below that would be PERFECT for a Fetch, but it seems to be totally out of circulation :(
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Finally finished the second 12 soldiers of the Erain Tor garrison. In practice, these guys will be used as a Revenant horde in Kings of War, as regular zombies in Rangers of Shadow Deep, and similarly in Frostgrave.
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Jolly well done.
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Really impressed with your background and paintjob! :-*
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The second bunch look even better than the first.
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Cheers chaps :)
Not much completed to share at the minute, just a mood pic of some of the Dark's archers:
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Great photography, really sets the mood.
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Another excellent thread - a thoroughly enjoyable and inspiring read.
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Cheers chaps :)
Not much completed to share at the minute, just a mood pic of some of the Dark's archers:
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That's fantastic, very atmospheric.
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Oof. It's been a while, innit?
Lockdown #2 in London has me focussing on completing the Dark before Christmas. That's a fair chunk of painting to go - but I'm confident it can be done!
Starting with the second unit of Wights:
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Had a fairly productive weekend - finished a flock of scavenger birds for use as chaff in Kings of War:
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Oh, and, er, started something really, really big...
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Great updates 8)
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fabulous :-*
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Hmmm that's a lot for lanterns... Kingdom Death model? Do I win a cookie?
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Hmmm that's a lot for lanterns... Kingdom Death model? Do I win a cookie?
Close! It's from Mierce Miniatures - specifically their 'Banbreca' model. Here he is, base isn't quite finished yet...
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Lovely miniature, although its stretching the term "miniature" :p
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In Ripping Yarns, Michael Palin as the eponymous hero in 'Tompkin's School days' is building something in metalwork.
'What's that Tomkins?' asks the teacher. 'A model of an Ice-breaker sir' he replies. 'What scale?' 'One to one sir'
'It's NOT a model then! Get it out of the classroom'
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lol It is stretching the boundaries of 'miniature' just a wee bit...
Finished off some birds:
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The birds looks excellent, and looking forward to that skellie having some painted slapped on 8)
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The birds looks excellent, and looking forward to that skellie having some painted slapped on 8)
Cheers mate. Still a bit daunted by the big fella haha.
Completed this chap over the weekend - thinking is that it's an animated suit of armour, a shell inhabited by the dreaming spirit of a sorcerer, something a bit like the Fetch from Norse mythology.
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Beautiful stuff, as always. Where did you get the birds?
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Fantastic work, very impressive ... :-*
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Cheers chaps :)
Beautiful stuff, as always. Where did you get the birds?
Not quite sure! I know they were on sale from Northstar - either the Frostgrave or Dracula's America range? Think the latter.
New completion for the Undead - one of the two leaders of my Vanguard warband, with her bespoke unit card (made by me):
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This thread continues to impress - terrific stuff!
What is the make of the miniature for Sandraudiga?
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I never really wanted an undead army. Untill I saw yours... Amazingly strong atmosphere, I almost can feel their smell! Are the miniatures (mostly) from Mierce?
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Cheers guys! Yes - the miniatures are mostly from Mierce, and Sandraudiga is a (now OOP :( ) Mierce mini as well.
Finished off the barrow spider tonight - first time I've mostly used washes to paint a mini. This was straight over a zenithal base:
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Pro eyes on the spider, well done, one of my favorite threads keep it coming.
And I noticed that Mierce has a 20% or 30% off deal going right now. I love some of the undead and beastmen and may pick some up with that deal.
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Great work as always, although that barrow spider gives me the creeps 8)
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Fantastic painting on the spider!
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Brilliant work, my arachnophobia is gnawing at the edge of my consciousness... so job well done!
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Very nice indeed the creepy spider! :o
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I picked up a new lightbox at Christmas, and have been learning how to use the manual settings on my camera, so seems a good time to update some old pics! These chaps are Mierce minis with a Blackshields transfer from 30k:
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Love 'em 8)
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Very nice :-*
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Amazing!
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Brilliant work as usual mate!
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Love those undead!
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Great paint job on those undead... properly gloomy.
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Amazing!
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Suitably dark ... really impressed with the sense of age and decay you get in the weaponry/armour.
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Very overdue unit completion this one. I think they're going to see more use in Oathmark than anything else, but here we go!
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Wow, beautiful work on those!
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You always manage to impress!
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Very cool.
What company makes those skeleton archers?
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Fantastic stuff. The Sandraudiga model is really outstanding.
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Those skeleton chaps are the best I’ve ever seen! Fantastic,they actually look scary 8)
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Stunning work. They're Mierce aren't they? Worth every penny when you achieve results like that. They are really great!
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Lovely work as always on those bowmen :)
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Agree with all of the above posters - great job on those skellies.
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Your skills and the Mierce quality looks like a good pairing.
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Wow top notch painting!
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Thanks a lot guys! :)
Finished off an Oathmark-specific movement tray for the Barrow-guard, and with it a custom nameplate from Versatile Terrain! Bit impractical for 'tourney' games, but in Oathmark I think it'll be just fine. Got a bunch more of these custom nameplates for my Oathmark movement trays, looking forward to sharing a few more in the coming days.
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Lovely stuff and that nameplate is very cool indeed, could I be cheeky and ask how much before I hit the website?
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what wonderful figures and painting.
funny - I came across my box of mierce minotaurs the other day and was just thinking how they're one of the 'disappeared' companies as far as LAF goes!
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Lovely stuff and that nameplate is very cool indeed, could I be cheeky and ask how much before I hit the website?
Cheers! I'm afraid they are PRICY - something like £3 per plate. I only ordered a few as I'd just hit a paycheck, but still.
what wonderful figures and painting.
funny - I came across my box of miece minotaurs the other day and was just thinking how they're one of the 'disappeared' companies as far as LAF goes!
Thanks mate! Yeah, it is a shame they're not more widely used - but at those prices I guess it's not surprising haha.
For a while I've wanted to do a whole Undead unit themed around dead men raised from a mass grave, weapons and armour rusted and nature gradually reclaiming the makeshift burial ground. This is the beginning of that unit. Have to say I'm really pleased with the Oathmark skeletons kit, although I swapped out the skulls. Another 25 to go!
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Amazing photos.
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Amazing photos.
Yes, especially the 3rd :), very atmospheric :o
Great color scheme :)
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Superb. Great trick with the lichen 8)
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Nice work with the lichen...haven’t tackled a box of the Oathmark skellies yet, but seeing your work makes me want to give them a go
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Those are excellent looking undead units, they've got a lot of atmosphere, reminiscent of Ana Polanšćak's stuff, great work on them.
Not sure about the lichen but I get what you're going for. I'm guessing you've seen this thread by Niklas P, I think he uses flock or static grass to get a mossy effect which gives the same idea: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=113078.225 (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=113078.225)
funny - I came across my box of miece minotaurs the other day and was just thinking how they're one of the 'disappeared' companies as far as LAF goes!
I've been sorely tempted by Mierce's undead a number of times, but the fact the that the guy behind them is a known shyster has always put me off.
You can catch a glimpse of the story here if you can be bothered:http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/showthread.php?51492 (http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/showthread.php?51492), but basically from what I understand, the guy folded Maelstrom games, burning lots of customers, and put all the resources into Mierce.
Now, they make some lovely minis, but to my mind buying from them is condoning this behaviour.
That's my opinion, and I feel the same way about Prodos/Archeon or whatever they're trading under nowadays, but all said and done, it's a pleasure to see the minis presented to this standard. So thanks for posting them, and sorry for the minor thread derail.
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Great job on the Oathmark skeletons. The skulls and helmets were the thing that put me off the most of them.
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Cheers guys - really glad you all like them. I'm having a blast with them, I must say. Very simple to build and paint.
Those are excellent looking undead units, they've got a lot of atmosphere, reminiscent of Ana Polanšćak's stuff, great work on them.
Not sure about the lichen but I get what you're going for. I'm guessing you've seen this thread by Niklas P, I think he uses flock or static grass to get a mossy effect which gives the same idea: https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=113078.225 (https://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=113078.225)
I've been sorely tempted by Mierce's undead a number of times, but the fact the that the guy behind them is a known shyster has always put me off.
You can catch a glimpse of the story here if you can be bothered:http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/showthread.php?51492 (http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/showthread.php?51492), but basically from what I understand, the guy folded Maelstrom games, burning lots of customers, and put all the resources into Mierce.
Now, they make some lovely minis, but to my mind buying from them is condoning this behaviour.
That's my opinion, and I feel the same way about Prodos/Archeon or whatever they're trading under nowadays, but all said and done, it's a pleasure to see the minis presented to this standard. So thanks for posting them, and sorry for the minor thread derail.
I'm afraid I've heard a lot of this in the years since purchasing my Mierce undead. I've heard rather too many examples of customers being kept waiting (one poster on Dakka claims to have been kept waiting for 4!! years...) to dismiss. I haven't bought anything large from them recently but it does make me question if I ever want to again, I'm afraid :(
As noted in the Black Order thread, I've been making Oathmark unit cards - I just wanted an excuse to mess around with more flavour texts :)
Spot the obvious Myth reference, haha.
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Progress on the skeletons, and some undead cavalry kitbashes from Fireforge I've always wanted to try.
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Very nice! I really should build more than the one skeleton from my skellies box. Ah well....
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this is the most recent thread I've found about Mierce:
https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/60/615473.page
not sure what to make of it tbh.
Anyhow, regardless of manufacturer, wonderful stuff in this thread.
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Let's keep this to a thread about Knight-CaptainTyr's collection please. A separate thread on the Commercial or General Boaord would be more appropriate if there is customer information regarding Mierce (interesting link though).
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Finished the skeleton horde!
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That’s a great looking unit of skeletons, I love everything about it!
One question about the twigs/branches on them - if they’re made using lichen, how do you keep it from becoming brittle and breaking? I’ve never been able to get lichen to last.
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That’s a great looking unit of skeletons, I love everything about it!
One question about the twigs/branches on them - if they’re made using lichen, how do you keep it from becoming brittle and breaking? I’ve never been able to get lichen to last.
I am absolutely with you Pattus Magnus, includiung the question about the lichen :D
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Wow! They are awesome.
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Thanks, guys!
That’s a great looking unit of skeletons, I love everything about it!
One question about the twigs/branches on them - if they’re made using lichen, how do you keep it from becoming brittle and breaking? I’ve never been able to get lichen to last.
In response to yourself and powerfrog: I actually have no idea. I hadn't thought that far ahead. Slightly worried the unit is going to look substantially different in a few months, now...
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Pick them up exclusively by the bases, and chop the hands off of anyone else who so much as touches them! Issue solved!
Amazing unit, they look brilliant!
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So...I've been remiss in updating this thread. I've had a long, long absence from painting anything (over a month, which is unusual for me) and am slowly getting back into it.
Oathmark is now quickly becoming my primary games system. I've had a few games with the Black Order (humans) and the Dark (undead) and the playstyles are distinct enough that it's a game I'll be happy to keep playing for a while.
I've found that the Undead are surprisingly expensive (well...if you go with the revenant options at least). I've put together a Light Catapult to serve in the Dark's arsenal. I'm 50/50 on this; it was a 'rescue project' on an MDF catapult, and some Wargames Atlantic bits, and while I think it'll do as a gaming piece it's not at the same standard as the rest of the force.
Without further ado, the Corpse-Rotted Onager:
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You are too hard on yourself mate, that looks amazing!
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Wow, nice work on the skeletons. The lichen looks good, but like the above concerned about its longevity.
They certainly look like they have pulled themselves out of unhallowed ground.
That catapult is excellent - nice details with the shields. Still hoping North Star will do a multi purpose plastic kit.
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It looks fine to me!
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It looks pretty good to me...
If you want one to start with for another that's a bit better than the mdf kit ones, the WizKids unpainted line has a pretty good one that I've painted up two of for one of my forces.
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Beautiful - in a hideous way. And the skeleton army is superb. Best I’ve seen. Great work.
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I agree….stunning!
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I think it matches the rest of the army without issues.
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Beautiful - in a hideous way. And the skeleton army is superb. Best I’ve seen. Great work.
Huge praise. Thanks a mil.
You are too hard on yourself mate, that looks amazing!
Thanks fella! Much appreciated.
Wow, nice work on the skeletons. The lichen looks good, but like the above concerned about its longevity.
They certainly look like they have pulled themselves out of unhallowed ground.
That catapult is excellent - nice details with the shields. Still hoping North Star will do a multi purpose plastic kit.
Yeah, I'm being very careful with the lichen. Tried spraying it with glue, but that might just make it brittle. And yes, I'd love to see a North Star kit.
It looks fine to me!
Thanks fella!
It looks pretty good to me...
If you want one to start with for another that's a bit better than the mdf kit ones, the WizKids unpainted line has a pretty good one that I've painted up two of for one of my forces.
Yeah I've heard these recommended both on the FB and Discord pages - never really considered them but might look into them.
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My take on the Oathmark Revenant Champion. I wanted him to have a bit more heft, both in terms of his physical stature and the threat he projects on the battlefield. So, when in doubt, stick a bigger fur pelt on him and give him an axe upgrade:
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That axe fits very well! I dont know, how "historically accurate" is it for the bronze age look, but I dont care. 😀
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As I'm getting my Black Order into fighting shape for SAGA, I'm also picking up a lot of momentum for my Undead force. The Dark are getting their own (reskinned) SAGA battle board:
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Finally, also working on some new models - somewhat inspired by the ax-wielding Thrall from Myth: The Fallen Lords:
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Ooh. The Fireforge cavalry kit bashes are awesome.
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Brilliant to see. You have brought the Thrall right out of the game! They were always my favourite enemies to fight in Myth - I liked the visceral combat when a line of those clashed with a line of human soldiers. Steel against steel! Can't wait to see more!
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So, before Christmas I managed to get together with some friends for a three-player game of Saga. I thought I'd take the Undead out for their first spin! It wasn't all straightforward - bloody Masters of the Underearth and their Tenacity...
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Great AAR. An absolute bloodbath.
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This thread continues to be an endless source of inspiration! Where'd you source the replacement skulls for the Oathmark skellies? I wasn't too keen on the knock-off Celtic helmets on those myself
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This thread continues to be an endless source of inspiration! Where'd you source the replacement skulls for the Oathmark skellies? I wasn't too keen on the knock-off Celtic helmets on those myself
Cheers! They're actually from the GW skulls kit. I love the Oathmark skeletons, but the skulls are where the kit didn't work for me - slightly too stylised and cartoony, like an animated film. Works for some themes but I wanted something a bit more grim and stark, so went with the GW set.
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Finished off eight Undead warriors for Saga and Oathmark. These guys - I hope obviously - were heavily inspired by the endless Thrall faced by the forces of the Light in Myth: The Fallen Lords.
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Wow, those look excellent!
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Awesome look! Great job again!
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Bloody brilliant, as usual mate! Loving your vision.
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They look great.
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Agreed. Great looking force of skellies.
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Finished the skeleton horde!
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The lichen skellies are so Blanchitsu it hurts. Another outstanding concept!
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Starting to pick up a bit more steam on the Undead front now. Saga's such a great ruleset for dipping in and out of various forces - and also quite dangerous for the bank account for the same reason :)
I rebased and retouched the Mierce Barrow Spider from years ago. Really love this model. I actually have a second lying around - must paint it up, although I realise I didn't write down the recipe for this one!
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Nice job on the black tones.
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Whole thread is fantastic but those black tones on that spider is unreal! Great job.
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My arachnophobia is kicking in… so obviously well done mate! You really brought that creepy crawlie to life!
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Shelob's eyeballs, that's an awesome paintjob!
I've got an entire spider force in the works, with a spider hag, little ones and bigger ones, but this big boy/girl would be an awesome addition to the roster!
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Progress on the skeletons, and some undead cavalry kitbashes from Fireforge I've always wanted to try.
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These are f’ing brilliant!
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crikey, yes.
been missing some great stuff in this thread.
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Thanks chaps!
Next up - as you all know by now I was enormously inspired by a series of video games called Myth as a child. To this day I still play them. They're dark, gritty, brutal and highly unforgiving of mistakes, featuring a beleaguered human kingdom, defended by a military arm called the Legion, against an overwhelming, implacable horde of undead and other fouler things called the Dark. No guesses for where the title of this thread comes from ;)
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I've recently finished four Undead warriors heavily inspired by (cough: direct copy from) the Myrmidons in Myth: The Fallen Lords. These guys were a blast to convert. I had to get the gridaksma blades they wield 3D modelled and printed by a friend, and for the painting, I used Ana Polansčak's tutorial on mummified skin from her Gardens of Hecate blog, but I'm not convinced I know how to use crackle paint properly (no problem of Ana's - the tutorial is brilliant, and I recommend it).
What do you guys think? Faithful to the inspiration?
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They are brilliant :-*
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I do not know the source material, but going by the drawing you shared, your conversions look to be pretty spot on! 8)
Great work, on a bunch of really scary undead...
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I do not know the source material, but going by the drawing you shared, your conversions look to be pretty spot on! 8)
Great work, on a bunch of really scary undead...
My thoughts echo those of Daeothar here.
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My thoughts echo those of Daeothar here.
Yep,me too! :)
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Love it. Are you doing a soulblighter inspired leader, he was the coolest looking bad guy.
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Wow. Seeing these, it's like they ran right out of the monitor during a Myth game to attack your desk! Love it! As you know by now, I'm a Myth fanboy myself, so as ever your threads are a real delight.
Looking forward to the Myrkridia :D
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Looking forward to the Myrkridia :D
Oh Yes!
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After a very long hiatus from this project it's now back in my crosshairs as the no.1 priority - I want to complete my Undead force for SAGA: Age of Magic, and so to that end I'm breaking out old and new minis.
First up are some reinforcements for the Myrmidons and Thrall on the last couple pages:
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Great work on those new skellies/undead. Very nice miniatures. This will be followed with great anticipation.
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So, as I'm repurposing things for Age of Magic, I took the opportunity to revisit some old Mierce completions. Namely these archers from Mierce's Jutes range. They were getting a bit chipped around and generally lacking some finer detail, so I've gone back over them, improved the contrast and highlights where I can, added some weathering powders and rebased the lot of them. Quite pleased with the end result.
A twelve-strong block of Undead archers in Saga will be quite useful - not least because as Warriors they also pack a punch in melee.
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They're superb. :o
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Brilliant work as always mate! 👍
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I really like those, superb minis and great painting!
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Those archers are ace! Lovely paintjob too; the colours work really well together.
I've been planning to add a unit of archers to my undead horde for quite some time, but finding the right ones to fit in has been sort of difficult. Since most of my skellies are Mantic ones (hey; I like 'em :D ), I originally went with their archer add ons, but for some reason archers wearing (the remains of) plate armour and sallets just didn't sit right with me.
But these look perfect for the job! Cheers for pointing me in the right direction :)
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Those archers are amazing. Stunning
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Ok, now I see I should follow this tread also lol Beautiful job, as for the knightly order!
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More great progress. Awesome to see.
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Thanks, guys.
Another completion (well, re-completion - retouching and rebasing) - twelve more undead wights to serve as warriors in Saga. I'm also having a terrain redux at the minute, so expect to see some more terrain from me in the future.
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Wow, that really cranks up the horror aspect for me for some reason. Great job!
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Those look phenomenal! I especially like the variety in how they are equipped- it fits my picture of units of reanimated dead forming from what the necromancer has available from defeated units. There is still some consistency due to the unit being raised from the same army, too. Brilliant!
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Thanks guys :)
Another retouched/rebased completion - twelve more dead men of the barrows...
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Beautiful work on those skeletons! The painting on the equipment does a great job conveying rust and decay. Excellent basing as well.
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Wonderful painting! :-*
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Any tantalizing hints on the nature of the terrain redux? I'm doing the same and fishing for ideas lol