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Miniatures Adventure => Gothic Horror => Topic started by: Van-Helsing on June 04, 2012, 02:11:05 PM
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First Update - "Mr. Blunt"
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-b9UxPkOJcMM/T8ywz2-_F8I/AAAAAAAABCs/dpVd8WVYC9M/s400/Mr.+Joseph+Blunt.JPG)
Mr Blunt wasn't born with a Silver Spoon in his mouth - he's worked hard all his life, building up his business to the position where he lives a damn fine life. a lot of the other members frown upon him because his dress sense isn't as refined as a lot of people with his standing within the community.
Joseph joined the Slayer Society by chance - his Maid (Maisy as was) was taken ill abruptly, anemia the first Doctor said. Suddenly two gentlemen presented them selves - a Doctor Van Helsing, and a Mr Jonathan Harker. As it turned out Maisy had been harbouring a paramour in the Cellar, and the fellow in question turned out to be a Vampire. After aiding Van Helsing and Harker, Blunt was asked to join the Society - seeing what evil truly lurked in the shadows, he felt compelled to do so.
Not happy with the picture, I'm more happy with the paint-job "in the flesh" and the varnish hasn't dulled everything properly. Still he's only a grunt/minion - so I shouldn't grumble really.
http://the-illustrated-london-news.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/mr.html (http://the-illustrated-london-news.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/mr.html)
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I can attest that cameras are Demonically Possessed Entities that destroy the will to create by providing images that cast our best efforts in as uncomplimentary a fashion as possible...they're also contrary, uncooperative Bastards. Now that I've gotten that off my chest, I think Mr. Blunt turned out VERY WELL; EXCELLENT brushwork & color choices.
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Thankyou Sir, thankyou very much!
And yes - Possessed Entities ALL!
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Nice brushwork and a great back story. :)
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Great choice of colors, really like it !
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Thanks Guys, gutted about the Varnish Grrrr!
I want all my Characters to have a backstory, its the Dungeon Master in me LoL!
I Should finish Dr. Robert Murray & Mr. Kydric Williams tonight - two more Regular Members.
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In the end I only managed to get one Miniature finished last night - crampy hands being the biggest issue. Still - another done.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uKrlncn-vzU/T84RaQN46yI/AAAAAAAABDA/1wXBOjPAK1g/s400/Dr.+Robert+Murray.JPG)
Doctor Robert Murray is not a Medical Doctor, he received his Degree in Philosophy from Kings College in 1878 - and at a loss as to what to do with his life after his studies finished, he joined the Army seeing service alongside Doctor John Watson in the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
After Serving with Watson, he spent time in India in Delhi - where he was involved in toppling a Vampire Cult which was posing as a Kali Death Cult - upon returning to London, he was quickly recruited by the Slayer Society.
Flamboyant in mode of Dress, Murray is not the easiest of men to get on with. Often Surly and Self Opinionated, Murray is often seen to be at odds with his fellow Society Members. However, when push comes to shove - there are few they would trust more when it comes down to the fight against the Vampire Menace.
It's all on my Blog as usual! http://the-illustrated-london-news.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/doctor-robert-murray-regular-member-of.html (http://the-illustrated-london-news.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/doctor-robert-murray-regular-member-of.html)
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Another nice lean paint job, and another terrific back story. :)
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Lean? LoL!
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Lean? LoL!
Damn iPad, it's mean to say clean lol
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I do that when I send messages from my Notebook - damn tiny keyboard LoL!
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Mr. Kydric Williams, Cardiff Born & Bred was a Solicitor of some success.
The only Son of a Wealthy Welsh family, his Mother and Father unexpectedly died in a Fire - after which Kydric moved to London to setup practice with the help of Doctor Van Helsing.
Though to the outside world his Parents death was a tragic accident, Kydric's fellow Society Members know the truth - that they both had fallen to the Vampire curse, and Kydric released his own parents from torment.
Mr Williams relocation to London after selling his Family Estate was one of desperation, because he could not cope with the sadness of his loss - or the torment of what he had to do to release them.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EH9Lf5Iic3E/T8-zJcu61XI/AAAAAAAABDY/eCM_QhJZlIk/s400/Mr.+Kydric+Williams.JPG)
I'm quite happy with him, I went ginger with the hair because I had been so restrained with the colours on his clothing.
And now a Group Shot of the Society so far.
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QDXL9wn3Mdc/T8-zlYShz2I/AAAAAAAABDg/y7dOPd9tacI/s1600/The+Society+So+Far.JPG)
More as I paint/write it.
It's all on my Blog as usual - http://the-illustrated-london-news.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/mr-kydric-williams-slayer-society.html (http://the-illustrated-london-news.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/mr-kydric-williams-slayer-society.html)
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Great looking mini's, nice clean crisp paint jobs.
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Another great job. I like what you have done with the bases too.
I am not a fan of the plastic lipped base or the slotta style base in general, but I really like way you have positioned the figures with a foot raised up etc omn them.
Is the base insert scratch built or a commercial piece?
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Thanks Guys!
I've been using these - I had a load I got cheap when I tried Malifaux for a while (I never took to it, didn't like the background) -
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_EF67luFgvw/T8um3CbRlYI/AAAAAAAABB4/oaTncKdjCQc/s400/product_57843.jpg)
They are working out really well actually!
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I got a little distracted - instead of blocking in Holmes and Watson and then finishing another Society Regular Member, I got carried away and finished Holmes instead!
Oops!
At least it's still something to do with what I'm working on at the moment!
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Keeping busy I see ;)
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Keeping busy I see ;)
As Always - Just painted a load of CD stuff for a customer too :D
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The Game is Afoot!
Well, Holmes is finished (out of sequence for the painting I'm trying to do) jumping the que down to my enthusiasm LoL!
Why green on the Deerstalker and the Inverness Coat? Simple, I'm using a lot of browns/beige's/greys on other models - I wanted Holmes to stand out - I remembered a promo picture for Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes, so I based it on that.
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l4kd8V2kSNU/T9IECbb67qI/AAAAAAAABEg/_zoWaPKtc-s/s400/269230_426524134048224_1831894923_n.jpg)
As Holmes is brandishing a revolver - something "uncommon" for the character, so I painted his eyes looking to the corner - showing a little caution (I hope) on his part.
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XoD89c5PsrA/T9IEe5-_sqI/AAAAAAAABEo/mQ_hiOOBgiY/s1600/S3.jpg)
I'm hoping to finish Watson tonight, and then carry on with the rest of the society regulars.
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Very nice.
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The eyes certainly do work. If this were a film, he'd now be attacked from the other side!
The green works, too: I prefer your muted shade to the one used by whoever coloured the publicity still.
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The eyes defiantly give the effect you were going for, and the model looks great!
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Thanks Guys - Muchly Appreciated!
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The eyes defiantly give the effect you were going for, and the model looks great!
Yep, another lovely figure. I really like your painting style, its very crisp and clean blending.
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Awww cheers Malamute - I LOVE your Dracula Threads!
Oddly enough, my painting style comes under a lot of criticism - I don't highlight up to white (I think it looks dusty personally), I don't use the NMM technique (I can do it, I just don't like it - metallic paints are there for a reason), and people say my colours are too bright and my style too cartoony.
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I agree with you about white highlights for the very same reason, and I don't use the NMM either. :)
I don' think your style is cartoony, or for that matter too bright either. Do you use a black undercoat?
That Sherlock Holmes figure has a pretty strong resemblance to the late great Peter Cushing as well, which can't be a bad thing ;) :D
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I prime by hand, I stain the white primer with the main colour of the miniature - then paint from there.
Peter Cushing has always been a huge personal hero of mine.
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I prime by hand, I stain the white primer with the main colour of the miniature - then paint from there.
Peter Cushing has always been a huge personal hero of mine.
That will be why your figures appear bright to some people.
I am old school! I still undercoat in white with a brush and I think it makes a big difference to making the colours come out more, a black undercoat can really dull the overall finish. Its very personal and everyone is different, but I prefer my figures that way, probably why I like the look of yours :)
I believe we have very similar tastes especially in films, actors etc, but you probably guessed that by my avatar already lol
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Effectively everything is undercoated in the dominant colour - so it's not brighter, but rather more vivid.
Black undercoat is great for people who can't (or won't) black line - I CAN paint over black, but I actually think it's better over white (or the dominant colour in my case) - especially if you have decided upon the palette of colours for that miniature.
It certainly seems that way, taste wise I mean - you avatar is actually one of my favourite Portraits of Peter.
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It certainly seems that way, taste wise I mean - you avatar is actually one of my favourite Portraits of Peter.
He is certainly my favourite Van Helsing! ( followed by Anthony Hopkins and then probably Frank Finlay) not so keen on Hugh Jackmans version though. ;)
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He is certainly my favourite Van Helsing! ( followed by Anthony Hopkins and then probably Frank Finlay) not so keen on Hugh Jackmans version though. ;)
sorry to deter the topic, but is there a good Cushing-van Helsing figure? One that sort of looks like he did in the original 1958 Dracula? I can't stand the Van Helsing figures I can find nowadays (Cushing is my all time favorite actor.)
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He is certainly my favourite Van Helsing! ( followed by Anthony Hopkins and then probably Frank Finlay) not so keen on Hugh Jackmans version though. ;)
There's HUGE sections of plot missing - Gabriel Van-Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is meant to be the adopted Son of Abraham (something they ripped off - no pun intended - for Rippers: The Horror Wars, though they re-named him Johann).
The Novelization of the Van-Helsing Movie, has huge chunks of story "put back in" (as it was taken from the original running script) - but even then even MORE background is still missing/left out.
The Story-Line for the Sequel (which never got made because of it's "Flop-Factor") had Gabriels Adopted Father in the draft of the plot-line (one can only imagine who might be cast LoL) - it's hokey fun, and I think Richard Roxburgh is utterly amazing as Dracula! Plus the sets and costumes were amazing IMHO!
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sorry to deter the topic, but is there a good Cushing-van Helsing figure? One that sort of looks like he did in the original 1958 Dracula? I can't stand the Van Helsing figures I can find nowadays (Cushing is my all time favorite actor.)
ACTUALLY I've attempted to sculpt Peter several times, and failed miserably to capture his face :-[
(and feel free to derail/add too - sometimes such interruptions throw up important things)
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Finally finished Doctor Watson, despite having hand issues over the last couple of days AND my favourite brush dying on me (now I've got to break another Brush in Grrr).
Pictures later!
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Dr. John Hamish Watson
(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wP5qGI162BE/T9SjvxndNsI/AAAAAAAABFk/L0X54KcTolo/s1600/W3.jpg)
I'll be honest, I'm not 100% happy with Watson (my crappy camera skills not withstanding) - still he's finished, and the soft yellow glow in the glass of the lantern came out a lot better than I expected.
"Too Many Browns" - is I've learned something here, whilst I am a huge fan of the limited palette approach (I decide before I've even undercoated what colours I plan on using) - this proves SOMETIMES it doesn't really work LoL!
(http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cBdH2C-aX2U/T9SkMl0T_iI/AAAAAAAABFs/8cI0hT-OhkE/s1600/Holmes+&+Watson.JPG)
Still, Holmes and Watson are done - and I think I'm definitely "getting there" now!!!
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Z4XVuOZ1000/T9SkYciZsNI/AAAAAAAABF0/l9cIHw91Nqo/s1600/Getting+There.JPG)
I've a LOT going on over the next few days, but I'm hoping to at least to get the Society Regulars finished by mid-week.
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You have a very nice painting style. I love them.
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THANKYOU - Thats Really Appreciated!
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You have a very nice painting style. I love them.
Likewise - very nicely done indeed 8)
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Thanks Again to all - More to Come!
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Actually that Watson would be a pretty good Van Helsing...
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Nice work as usual. :)
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Nice work as usual. :)
Thanks Again!
No Painting yesterday beyond blocking in (tired eyes, achey hands) so I re-read Empire of the Dead (and listened to my Hammer soundtrack CD LoL)
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Veeery nice painting. I don't remember having seen the Watson mini before. Which company does it come from?
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Thanks Rad - it's the new one from West Wind. Part of the Empire of the Dead range.
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Great looking mini's.
Like I said before, nice clean crisp paintjobs. Looking forward to seeing more.
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Thanks again Big Frank - had a night off tonight, bad hands (still) did some blocking in and basing of Vampires though - must keep busy!
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I FINALLY managed to pick up a Paintbrush for a while yesterday (it's been a mental week)
Sir Frederick Barrington-Smythe got a taste for Monster Hunting whilst in Africa, a Big-Game Hunter of great repute.
Sir Frederick was the Governor of a small province in Western Africa (in Sengal), where he encountered a Witch who was using raised Zombi to do her bidding.
Not happy with the Witch effectively using Slave Labour - Sir Frederick took action, which by necessity led to the Witches demise; only for the Witch to return to life as a Sasabonsam (a type of Vampire with large blood-shot eyes, long legs, and feet pointing both ways) after which she took to sitting in the high branches of trees and using her unnaturally long legs to snare prey.
Upon his return to London (originally to retire) he encountered Jonathan Harker and a number of Slayer Society Irregulars in their first pitched battle on British soil against one Baron Meinster - Sir Frederick personally dispatched several hostiles, and became a Society Regular shortly after.
(http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/470039_430550180312286_1877553992_o.jpg)
As usual, I'm not 100% happy - the colours came out too dark (thats what you get from painting under artificial light) and the black lining around the face and monocle is too thick (though on the table it looks fine) - still he's only a "rank & file" really, so I shouldn't berate myself too badly (though I will).
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He looks great. I like the darkness of the coat. It looks like he just stepped in out of the rain, or is still in it.
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Thanks! Perhaps I should splash a little gloss varnish on the base ;)
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Another fine addition and great fluff too.
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I like the paint job on the miniature!
He looks great!
I really like your painting style. It's very clean. :-*
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I prefer "Clean" personally - I don't drybrush for a start, that helps :D
Many Thanks Guys - It warms the heart, it really does
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As usual, I'm not 100% happy - the colours came out too dark (thats what you get from painting under artificial light) and the black lining around the face and monocle is too thick (though on the table it looks fine) - still he's only a "rank & file" really, so I shouldn't berate myself too badly (though I will).
Yeah. I am glad i dont have to deal with such lousy paint jobs. :-) LOL The pics look good to me. Dark, especially for the period as well as the garb he is wearing looks fine. Don't berate yourself too badly. Maybe you should take yourself out for a drink and discuss it for a bit. :-)
Grimm
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Thanks - I'll have to remember to ask myself when I'm free ;)
Did a little more on the last three - but my hands are really tired tonight!
So I carried on working on my Notes for "The Cult of Thoth" (an Egyptian based Faction for Empire of the Dead)
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Remember to be a Gentleman. Don't try to get past the front porch when you drop yourself off. Unless of course you invite yourself in for a nightcap, or maybe a cup of coffee lol...
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Remember to be a Gentleman. Don't try to get past the front porch when you drop yourself off. Unless of course you invite yourself in for a nightcap, or maybe a cup of coffee lol...
Tea Man TEA - I am British after all!
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Having REAL problems with the last Regular Member of the Slayer Society - I seem to have a mental block over it or something!
So I've started (Johann) Van-Helsing, just the base and some tidying up to do now.
I'm HOPING it gets me over my "block" - if not I'll have to do Harker next.
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Loving the paintjobs on the minis but not the bases, (not the painting but the senic resin) as they don't scream london cobbles to me, that is just me at the end of the day and as I said, your paintwork is very nice and clean.
If you were after some nicer bases remember that Fenris games have a nice mix that will reall suit the project.
Cheers
The Commander
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If you were after some nicer bases remember thatn Fenris games have a nice mix that will reall suit the poject.
Cheers
The Commander
those are the one's I used for mine, and jolly nice they are too...
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Lovely!
I think the darker/muted colurs really work here, especially since it is the dirty streets of london and it is gothic horror.
Can't wait to see more of your paint jobs.
Cheers
Andy
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Loving the paintjobs on the minis but not the bases, (not the painting but the senic resin) as they don't scream london cobbles to me, that is just me at the end of the day and as I said, your paintwork is very nice and clean.
If you were after some nicer bases remember that Fenris games have a nice mix that will reall suit the project.
Cheers
The Commander
At the start of the thread I mentioned that I had a bunch of Malifaux bases I was going to use rather than waste them, as my games aren't JUST set in London find them more than suitable personally.
The Fenris ones are OK (I have a lot of them too, and my Pulp City/Eden/Dredd Miniatures are based exclusively on Fenris and ) - but a little "flat" and even looking (more like brickwork on a building).
The Vampire Wars Miniatures are kind of oddly posed (actually so is the new EotD Holmes) so the split level of many of the Malifaux bases make it easier for me to re-pose them.
Also the Fenris Cobbled bases (as are other manufacturers) are way too ordered to have a true Victorian Cobbled effect - the original street cobbles were much more haphazard in shape and layout (you only have to visit chatham historic dockyard to see what I mean, it has genuine Victorian cobbled streets).
When I've run out of the Malifaux bases I'll have to sculpt and mold my own I suppose.
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All right Van-Helsing enough talk.
Show me some more miniatures. ;D
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Also the Fenris Cobbled bases (as are other manufacturers) are way too ordered to have a true Victorian Cobbled effect - the original street cobbles were much more haphazard in shape and layout (you only have to visit chatham historic dockyard to see what I mean, it has genuine Victorian cobbled streets).
Aware of where you got the bases from as I read your first post, just not my cup of tea me old china, we can't all like everything old chap! ;) (Oh and I'm from Kent and Fenris games are actually 'based' (pardon the pun) in the historic dockyard so I get to walk those cobbles first hand! ::)
(As you say, Ian stocks a massive range of different scenic DS bases, including split level etc... so again probably worth people checking them out)
Anyway, I will continue to enjoy your painted figures and try to ignore the parlor palms and broad leaved grasses growing out of those bases. ;D
The Commander
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I've not done a great deal hobby-wise in the last few days, the real world REALLY got in the way - and I've been Ill (again!).
Still, I've finished some writing (the Cult of Sutekh, a "Mummy" themed Faction for Empire of the Dead) - and I'm feeling a little better now.
Re-Basing some more Vampire Wars miniatures tonight, and watching Dracula AD 1972.
Ho Hum!
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Cracking stuff mate ;)
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Re-Basing some more Vampire Wars miniatures tonight, and watching Dracula AD 1972.
Surely you mean, re-vamping them?......
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SUCH a bad Pun LoL!
ONE MORE MINIATURE TO GO FOR MY FIRST PAINTED AND PLAYABLE FACTION!
Just Harker to paint now for my "Slayers Society".
WOOT!
Pictures later!
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Pictures later!
It's later..... :D
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LITERALLY Just walked in LoL!
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Mr. Ashley A. Ashcroft (before you mock, its a real name of someone I know LoL) - was a well respected Architect, his house and garden designs were renowned throughout England and Wales.
One day he was called upon to renovate a very old building, when he and his work team were examining the foundations in the cellar - one of his labourers was attacked, he died quickly after having his throat horribly torn out.
It wasn't long before Ashcroft came face to face with the Vampire that had been trapped down there, feral and decrepit Ashcroft faced the terror and killed it in spite of his workers fleeing in terror. Harker, hearing of Ashcrofts encounter (and his apparent natural talent for killing Vampires) quickly recruited him into the Ranks of the Slayer Society.
"He'll do" seems to be my constant remark about my own Painting, but this bugger was troublesome. I simply COULDN'T get him finished - I had a bad mental block over him. Still my "core" Regular Members are done - everything is gravy from now on.
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/s480x480/255301_438237756210195_2008273730_n.jpg)
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Awesome again buddy i was considering a true cushing van helsing and im thinking one of the moriartys are close??
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Yea, I would love to do "Dad" as a Cushing Van-Helsing personally, I keep looking for suitable miniatures!
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Johann Van Helsing is Dr. Abraham Van Helsing’s adopted son. He was left on Abraham’s doorstep one night, and the secretive vampire hunter could find no one to take the child. Though he tried to keep his affairs with the Slayers private, Johann was an inquisitive boy and eventually joined the cause. Abraham saw to his training himself and apprenticed him to the Brotherhood to further refine his skills.
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/391570_438242876209683_95841758_n.jpg)
I tried really REALLY hard to get the eyes "just right" but a combination of the face actually being slanted (only having one of these I can't tell if its a casting error, upon saying that I have to admit both sets of claws were miscast and they've been re-built using plasticard) and the bloody brim of the hat means I was stuck with what I could achieve. But on the table the brim of his hat covers the upper part of his face - so I needn't have bothered really.
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Great thread :D
and meant to comment earlier: I think all the browns work great with Holmes. I've been having some fun recently with color-deprived schemes and really been enjoying it, so your Holmes gets my vote :)
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I tend to decide on colours before I start - and "try" and stick within a specific palette as a (literally) painfully slow painter, it makes things easier for me.
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Yea, I would love to do "Dad" as a Cushing Van-Helsing personally, I keep looking for suitable miniatures!
I know that there have been one or two "Grand Moff Tarkin" figures in the Star Wars miniatures range. Is there one with a good enough likeness to provide a headswap, perhaps?
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Unfortunately no :-[ also the heads are "realistically" scaled so they seem tiny
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Nice, just one tiny comment, maybe a little more highlight on the faces, look a little bit flat? Maybe just me/pic.
The Commander
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I think it's the pictures actually - they are based, washed, and highlighted three or so times LoL!
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I know that there have been one or two "Grand Moff Tarkin" figures in the Star Wars miniatures range. Is there one with a good enough likeness to provide a headswap, perhaps?
true 25mm Steve so a little too small for a headswop with todays minis, maybe a hasslefree male head with some gs hair might suffice?
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Another couple of very nice mini's. Great looking faction.
Whats next then?
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After I've finished Harker I'm thinking maybe a couple of additional Regular Members - "Bettie the Vampire Slayer", Mina Harker, and Francois DuPont (a French Artist turned Slayer)
Carry on re-painting my Vampire Wars miniatures to do some more Factions - in between painting the new EotD Characters - plus working up a Mob.
THEN start on my "Torchwood 1888" idea, and start painting the new EotD Faction Miniatures.
(and all that whilst hopefully building terrain)
So LOADS to do!
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Nice additions Van-Helsing. :-*
I love your namesake model especially. :D
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Nice additions Van-Helsing. :-*
I love your namesake model especially. :D
Cheers Brother - I wish I was still that thin :D
Just doing Harker atm!
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So I Cracked on with Harker for a while last night, but couldn't really get into it properly.
Not too sure of the colours I've chosen though LoL!
Hoping to finish him today if I get the chance.
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I FINALLY managed to finish Harker last night, so I was (understandably as he's the last member of The Slayer Society done - for now at least) in a pretty sound mood.
Then, I get home for Lunch today, only to find my Army Painter Mega Paint Set Arrived! (ALL my paints needed topping up, and it never hurts to have extra brushes).
All in all a good day so far!
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As one of the most trusted of the Surviving original Slayers, Jonathan has risen to be second only to Johann in command. After assisting Van Helsing during the first Count Dracula caper, Jonathan Harker trained with the Holy Orders and then returned to Eastern Europe to hopefully finish off the on-going Vampire threat there once and for all. With the discovery of Infernium, Harker returned to London and the Slayer Society – knowing he would be needed there.
(http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/425116_145763235560793_578346927_n.jpg)
I feel quite chuffed about finishing them - as far as playing games goes (at least to begin with) thats the Slayer Society finished - of course I will need to paint a few more members to replace casualties or represent new-recruits (but I have those 'in mind' already).
So here is a Group Shot (perhaps I should have Sepia-Toned it LoL) -
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/288238_441698885864082_1981382309_o.jpg)
Next - some more of those wonderful Characters from Gentlemen & Jackanapes (I've already done a Holmes and Watson, but I may well just do another set)
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Bravo!
Very well done. I like that each model has its own palette of colors and yet they all work well together. Harker came out nicely but I might have gone with a more somber green. All in all a very nice presentation.
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He's actually NOT that bright in the flesh - I hate taking pictures LoL!
Thanks for the positive comments!
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Very nice. Great looking faction, good choice of mini's and lovely painting.
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Harker looks great! The whole faction together looks very formidable.
Nice work! :-*
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THANKIES!
As always - still LOADS to do.
Just slapping base coats on a Reaper Deathlight atm :D
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I don't recognise the Harker figure, who makes him?
And where is his Kukri knife ;)
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Under his Coat ;)
He's from a "Rippers: The Horror Wars" Set - "Harkers Old Worlders"
(http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/prodimages/Rippers%20of%20Horror%20Wars/10005-02-1_large.jpg)
The Rippers boxed sets contain some of the miniatures released by West Wind Productions as part of their "Gothic Horror - Vampire Wars" Range, two of the Sets ("Harkers Old Worlders" & "Van Helsings Slayers" also included two new sculpts amongst the mix). "Harkers Old Worlders" included a Monster Hunter (Harker), a Lady Monster Hunter (Mina Harker), 4 Wolfen Jaegers, and 4 Gypsies.
Old Glory still have them in stock, but the shipping is horrendous!
There's a little information about "Rippers: The Horror Wars" here - http://eeriehorror1.10.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=25 (http://eeriehorror1.10.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=25) (Pappa Midnight is actually on that thread LoL)
I've been into Horror gaming for years, just never really done anything about sharing it online LoL!
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Love all this group you painted, unified yet all individuals nice work sir ;) ;)
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I remember those Ripper boxed sets. I dismissed them at the time as they had lots of duplicates of the Westwind figures.
I like the Harker figure alot, he's a nice sculpt. I was going to then ask "Where's Mina?" but you beat me to it lol
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I remember those Ripper boxed sets. I dismissed them at the time as they had lots of duplicates of the Westwind figures.
I like the Harker figure alot, he's a nice sculpt. I was going to then ask "Where's Mina?" but you beat me to it lol
The "doubles" in the two sets where they exist are worth it tbh - if I could get them WITHOUT paying the painfully hight S&H I would get additional sets frankly.
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Love all this group you painted, unified yet all individuals nice work sir ;) ;)
Ur biased though ;)
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Very nice brushwork - enjoying the thread enormously - keep it up. :)
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The "doubles" in the two sets where they exist are worth it tbh - if I could get them WITHOUT paying the painfully hight S&H I would get additional sets frankly.
Have you tried asking Old Glory Uk if they could import them with their next batch of stock?
I seem to recall Andy saying that they could get US only pieces for special orders.
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Started working on my new Cobble bases specifically for Empire of the Dead last night, basically rather than cast endless variations - I've done two bases with cobbles, and two different pavement sections that can be glued on top.
I started my usual way, with a disc of plasticard, putty on top, sculpted the cobbles individually, then finished them with sandpaper/files/blades etc.
However this time I went one stage further, I used my dremmel to "rough up" in between the cobbles, so they look more worn and used - there are resin cobble bases available but they look to clean and regular for me, plus they lie a little too "flat" in the top of the base and not one has pavements on the bases either!
Tonight I plan on doing the 40mm version, though I haven't decided on whether to do a pavement overlay or not.
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The bases look great. Good idea. :D
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Very nice, get casting!
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The "Big Haul" arrived today, (as did a new batch of putties for casting my base inserts), so I now have a spare Rulebook (my first copy is already looking a little worn Lol) a spare set of Gentlemen, and another Professor Erazmus (for conversion purposes).
HUZZAH!
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I've Started, so I'll Finish . . . . . ;)
I've now ordered some Warbases Buildings for my Empire of the Dead setup - 4 Terraced House pairs, 4 Mansard Roof Houses, a Pub ("The Ten Bells" He, He, He . . . ), and a Shop - should be enough to get me started I reckon!
http://www.warbases.co.uk/ (http://www.warbases.co.uk/)
I've also ordered three of these to represent my cobbled streets (I'm only doing a 3ft square table to begin with, as space for storage is my biggest issue) -
(http://www.lemaxland.co.uk/storeLLcc/images/uploads/74180_pebbleMat.jpg)
http://www.lemaxland.co.uk/storeLLcc/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=316 (http://www.lemaxland.co.uk/storeLLcc/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=316)
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I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with the Warbases Buildings.
I have a 3 or 4 PMC ones and having an urge to build a bigger layout, I am currently torn between buying more ready painted PMC (I'm lazy and it's not too pricey) or trying the flat-pack. :?
Not come across Lemax before - thanks for sharing. :)
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Fxxx sideways that's quite a haul! :o
I'm also anxious to see how your warbases and lemax purchases come out. :D
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It made me VERY Happy :D
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CONGRATULATIONS on all the shiny new toys...have FUN with the painting et al.
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You might have noticed I've not been updating my Painting as of late, its not because I've lost interest - but rather because I'm painting some miniatures for someone else at the moment (unfortunately not Horror themed) - but be assured normal service will be resumed as soon as possible!
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Managed to get a little work done on my EotD Reaper Deathlight last night, whilst carrying on with the Commission work.
Why is it when you have LOADS to do, there never seems to be enough hours in the day - but when you have nothing to do, there seems to be too many hours in the day LoL!
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Finished two more Miniatures for "that other guy" last night (LoL), and did a little more work on my Reaper Deathlight (for some reason he's being stubborn and not "coming together")
I also made a good start on "Mr Chop" - I've done mine as a big red demon-dude!
Pictures ASAP!
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My Warbases buildings I ordered for Empire of the Dead arrived!
I've checked everything, it's all present and correct - they're quite lovely really.
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Dammit man lives are at stake!
PICTURES!!!!!
;)
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LoL! They aren't assembled yet!
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Now I am down to just one commission, I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Both Mr Chop and the Reaper Deathlight seem to have been "half-done" for ages. I can see a point where both will get finished, and I can FINALLY make a start on by Terrain.
I've got to "pull my finger out" with the additional stuff I have now brought for my EotD Games!
Chronoscope - Edward Titchener, British Officer, Sherlock Holmes & Dr Watson, Van Helsing, Jack the Ripper.
Vampire Wars - London Civilians, London Gentlemen, Hanson Cab, London Mob, London Bobbies, Harlots, Victims, Zendarian Troopers with Pistols (I can’t find mine), Vampire Count/Slayer Packs 1 & 2.
Malifaux - Victorian Lamp-posts and Basing Kits (two of each).
Design 28 Miniatures - Victorian Gentlemen, the Jack the Ripper set, and the Vampyre hunters (because I like the Blunderbusses LoL)
SO MUCH TO DO SO LITTLE TIME!
Phew!
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I am SLOWLY Getting back into the painting again, after a long slog with family problems, ill health and other "real world" hassles.
But I simply cannot decide WHAT to start with!??!?!
OK, here is a question for you folks - what should I paint, as an attempt to ease myself back into things I'm starting with a Character first.
- The Butler (painted as an Automaton)
- The Butler (painted as a living person)
- Circ du Noir Man Ape (Top Hat)
- Circ du Noir Man Ape (Bowler Hat)
I am a little stuck for inspiration (plus I look at all my "stuff" and feel somewhat overwhelmed) so any "prods" in the right direction will be muchly appreciated!
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Go with Jack, he'll be a relatively easy paint job but will look great on the table.
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FINALLY I've had a bit of an "Empire of the Dead" painting session atm, and so I'm watching "The Wrong Box" (1966) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsLmhwZu6LQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsLmhwZu6LQ) - Does anyone else watch/listen to "inspirational" Material whilst they paint?
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I've only just realised after reading this page that the post at the top where July last year! I thought they where last month and couldn't understand why i'd not seen the posts updated lol
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Odd - cannot see the picture at all..... is it just me? I wish to marvel at the Van-Helsing awesome-ness too.
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Possibly tomorrow.
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I re-based Holmes and Watson as I wasn't happy with the Malifaux base toppers - so I made my own. The "M" Miniature, is the In Her Majesty's Name promo "Master Criminal". Holmes and Watson are part of the West Wind Empire of the Dead range (my favourite game for the setting) - as a lot of folks on here will already know.
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Lovely work there and great posing on the bases.
(PS cannot see any of the pictures on pages 4-8.... must be my google chrome)
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Pages 4-8 is all chat! :D
Should finish "Mr Chop" tonight
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Excellent! - I am copying all your colour schemes as I have no imagination btw..... well, yours and Anatolli's...
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LoL - thats OK - Anatolli has some great ideas.
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Great work sir, love the stepping poses far better than the leaning ones I wish I had thought of doing that with mine! ;)
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As soon as I saw them, I knew what I had to do.
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FINALLY - My painting "Mojo" has returned, and so my own Empire of the Dead "Darkfire Club" begins . . . .
Regular Member Vassily Vassilyevich is an Russian painter and Occultist, and last surviving member of the vile and corrupt Vassilyevich Family. He insists he moved to London specifically to join the Darkfire Club, and not because of the problems he had with the Authorities in Russia, over his "passions". People say a dark cloud comes over a room when Vassily Vassilyevich enters, as folk insist they can "feel" the evil that follows him . . . .
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Base Detail (for those interested) -
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Vassily is the start of my Second Faction for Empire of the Dead - if people remember the first was "The Slayer Society" (made up of West Wind Gothic Horror Miniatures and miniatures from the Rippers range).
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Excellent painting, lovely vibran colors! :-*
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Thankies!
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Nice work! :D
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Fantastic work indeed. Love the multi coloured cobblestone base as well.
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Here we have two Victorian Zombies for my "Zombie Mob" for my (Empire of the Dead) Darkfire Club - "Dr Jackal and Mr Snyde".
Dr Harold Jackal was a respected Surgeon by Day, but by night he financed his Gambling addiction by Grave Robbing (with his associate Mr Snyde) and selling the cadavers to Medical Students around London. One day they crossed the wrong people, poaching on another "businessman's" turf, and ended up as the very product they were selling . . . .
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Dr Jackal (on the left) is from the Empire of the Dead Zombie Mob set, Mr Snyde was a West Wind Promo Zombie Miniature
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Professor Damien Warlock is the President of the most infamous (throughout the British Empire in fact) branch of the Darkfire Club - Based at the large Family estate in Berkshire, Warlock has used his family fortune (destroying his reputation in the process) in his decadent obsession with Evil, the Occult, and the Darkfire Club.
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Professor Warlock is from the Gentleman's Club Boxed Set for Empire of the Dead.
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:o Awesome Sauce VH! Nice to see your Victorian alter ego ;)
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:o Awesome Sauce VH! Nice to see your Victorian alter ego ;)
Actually, he isn't - there is another . . . . .
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Paintings been a bit of a low priority of late, I've not been well (again) and real life is still being a pain - but still I managed a couple of new pieces.
Sir Anthony King is the "Hunter" of the Darkfire Club, his preference to hunting at night has earned him the nick-name "Shadowking" - not only because of his night-time hunts, but because of his Dark and Ruthless Nature.
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Plus, I finished another Zombie to go with my Zombie Mob for EotD.
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Great job on them both sir! :-*
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Thankies B!
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Some great additions since I last checked in.
Warlock is my favourite, though.
Great character!
:-* 8) :-*
I must have a dig through the leadpile and see if I can put an EotD faction together.
Or maybe I shouldn't.... ::)
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Thanks!
Don't admire Damien too much, he really is the Black-Sheep of the Family (and a total cnut).
And yes you should - it's a really cool game.
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Nice work!
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ta Muchly Aggro!
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Two more member of the Darkfire Club are finished, just one "regular" Member to go now and all I have left to do is finish my "Zombie Mob".
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Clove is Professor Warlocks faithful Man Servant - and although advanced in years, he is strong and able - and seemingly ages no further. Taciturn in nature, he moves gracefully and steadily in the service of his Master - willing to do anything, no matter how sadistic or vile to aid him. When he does talk, its about the Noble Houses of Europe he has worked for - amongst the other Servants (who whisper in secret about Clove) there is talk of the Borgias! Could Clove really be that old . . . .
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Lord Christopher Rutherford Challenger, cousin of the famous explorer Professor George Edward Challenger - is the exact opposite of his Cousin. Whereas Professor Challenger is pompous, pretentious, and self-righteous (and indignant to a ridiculous degree) but at the end of the day a decent human being - Lord Challenger is quiet, self effacing, and a seemingly humble (almost pious) Man - but behind the facade is unrelentingly cruel and evil. No act of sadism is too extreme, no deviant behaviour too disgusting. To speak to him you would think him a goodly man, and that is where you would be wrong. People who've known him all his life, insist he was born this way - and so he is a perfect recruit for the Darkfire Club.
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Super job mate. Love the backgrounds.
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Thanks B!
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My mysterious package came today, but what with Hospital and getting ready for Halloween I haven't really had the time to have a proper "play" with things.
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My Empire of the Dead Requiem Kickstarter "Haul" is pretty spectacular really, no mold lines that I can see, a few bits of flash here and there (but nothing major) as my good friend Brummie Thug is focusing on the Bobbies to begin with, I shall be tackling Nemo and Crew and an extended "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" (extended as mine will include Frankenstein and his Creation AND Professor Cavor)
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HOPEFULLY I will finish the last "Mortal" Member of my Darkfire Club, that just leaves my Zombie Mob to finish for those!
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Hoorah Awesome Sauce Brother!
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What a haul! I'm a little jealous even though I haven't even finished half the stater box sets I bought last year. ::)
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Oh I am, but I love a bargain!
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Even though this is SUPPOSED to be my Horror Miniatures Thread, I'm posting it here (I might have to re-name the thread actually LoL)
Being a HUGE fan of the "Castle Falkenstein" and the Amazing Engine "For Faerie, Queen and Country" RPG's I wanted to do something more "quant" for Empire of the Dead (and In Her Majesty's Name/1887 The Secret War)!
Linda (as usual) came to the rescue, and sorted me out! With a range that REALLY fits the bill - the Nightfolk range of Miniatures from Northumbrian Tin Soldier.
They turned up today, lovely stuff - perfect castings, no over the top flashing and no miscasts/defects - fantastic all! Thanks for Linda (for getting them for me, even though I was "ooing and aahing" about adding another range to my lead pile {mountain?}) and many thanks to David & Jayne (at Northumbrian Tin Soldier) for their fast shipping, and AMAZINGLY well wrapped (and very shexy) products!
http://ntseshop.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=178 (http://ntseshop.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=178)
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AND ait till you see my Cast Notes for my 7TV/7th Voyage Mash-up ;) I've even got a Miniature for Jareth the Goblin King :D
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Awesome shall look forward to seeing these guys painted up!
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Cant wait to see these guys painted up and in action :D