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Offline Muddypaw

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AEWWII Brit Druid and Green 'Man'
« on: 19 March 2009, 07:48:49 PM »
The last weird war element of my Brit Airborne force for Darksons AEWWII. The official druid and green man are not yet released, and I am not 100% keen on the Green Man model itself, so I decided to use another miniature.

The druid is surrounnded by a ritual circle and has just sacrificed a bunny with his silvered Sykes-Fairbairne knife in order to summon the nature spirit. I know it's a little 'out there', when compared to armoured battle suits and mad science, but I like it  ;)



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Offline Calimero

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Re: AEWWII Brit Druid and Green 'Man'
« Reply #1 on: 19 March 2009, 08:37:59 PM »

I really like your painting style  :-*

… did he just kill a bunny?  :o

 lol
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Offline dampfpanzerwagon

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Re: AEWWII Brit Druid and Green 'Man'
« Reply #2 on: 19 March 2009, 09:01:21 PM »
I also like your painting style - very well done.

But 'DID YOU HAVE TO KILL THE BUNNY RABBIT!'

Tony
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Re: AEWWII Brit Druid and Green 'Man'
« Reply #3 on: 20 March 2009, 12:15:29 AM »
A small sacrifice to pay is all >:D. Lovely miniatures :P.
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Offline commissarmoody

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Re: AEWWII Brit Druid and Green 'Man'
« Reply #4 on: 20 March 2009, 02:34:46 AM »
Of course he did! :D bunnys are tasty! lol
Really like the miniatuers. Is the druid AEWWII?
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Offline Mancha

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Re: AEWWII Brit Druid and Green 'Man'
« Reply #5 on: 20 March 2009, 04:09:27 AM »
Neat idea.  I love your forest spirit.  And the druid is very effective as well.  What did he start out as?  I assume you added the amulets around his neck?
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Offline Ramshackle_Curtis

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Re: AEWWII Brit Druid and Green 'Man'
« Reply #6 on: 20 March 2009, 08:46:03 AM »
NO Animals were hurt during the making of this model.

Great work, nice painting.
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Offline Hammers

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Re: AEWWII Brit Druid and Green 'Man'
« Reply #7 on: 20 March 2009, 08:50:37 AM »
Very cool. Inspired by 'Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell' I've been wanting to do a similar merge between the real and the mythical but i a 18th century setting.
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Offline capthugeca

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Re: AEWWII Brit Druid and Green 'Man'
« Reply #8 on: 20 March 2009, 09:37:22 AM »
Nice painting but I'm not sure about the Druid figure.

If druids are required to have a love and respect for nature, would he really be sacrificing a rabbit?  :-I

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Offline Muddypaw

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Re: AEWWII Brit Druid and Green 'Man'
« Reply #9 on: 20 March 2009, 11:23:41 AM »
The druid started life as an Artizan mortar crewman before finding 'nature'.  ;)

The danglies around his neck are greenstuff, as is the poor little bun at his feet.

Personally, I think the original druids were probably a pretty practical and potentially nasty bunch if crossed. Nature, red in tooth and claw, is how I see war and nature magic mixing.
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Re: AEWWII Brit Druid and Green 'Man'
« Reply #10 on: 20 March 2009, 12:10:30 PM »
Quote from: Muddypaw on 20 March 2009, 11:23:41 AM
The druid started life as an Artizan mortar crewman before finding 'nature'.  ;)

The danglies around his neck are greenstuff, as is the poor little bun at his feet.

Personally, I think the original druids were probably a pretty practical and potentially nasty bunch if crossed. Nature, red in tooth and claw, is how I see war and nature magic mixing.

Agreed. The idea of druid having 'love and respect for nature' is a New Age concept and has little to do with the original druids.
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Offline Sangennaru

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Re: AEWWII Brit Druid and Green 'Man'
« Reply #11 on: 20 March 2009, 12:54:21 PM »
really love your painting style... congrats! :)

i think that the vignette is really well thought... :)
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Offline myincubliss

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Re: AEWWII Brit Druid and Green 'Man'
« Reply #12 on: 20 March 2009, 12:57:16 PM »
Loving the druid, torn on the Greenie (don't get me wrong, it's beautiful) - but then again, I'm also torn on the official mini, with his little 'conqueror worm' legs...
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Offline anevilgiraffe

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Re: AEWWII Brit Druid and Green 'Man'
« Reply #13 on: 20 March 2009, 01:07:51 PM »
really well done... love the druid...

as the darkson website appears to only list US, Soviet and German minis any idea where the pics for the Brit stuff are? seen the official druid which looked silly, but not the green man...
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Offline myincubliss

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Re: AEWWII Brit Druid and Green 'Man'
« Reply #14 on: 20 March 2009, 01:15:54 PM »
On the forums, look under 'News & Previews' or in the 'Weird War Wednesday' thread.

Or:



[Edit] Eh, that didn't work - try http://darksondesigns.proboards21.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=1732&page=1
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