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Offline Icewind Dale

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Re: Winter_Terrain_&_Frostlings
« Reply #15 on: August 25, 2024, 11:36:20 PM »
Work has also begun on a hill with trees:



https://ibb.co/album/nggsgw



The hill will be modular with magnets. At the corners of the sections a base with a single tree will be placed and hold in place by magnets too. If I then want to have a smaller hill then the top sections can be removed and on top of the now exposed magnets can then be attached even more tree bases.

Offline Icewind Dale

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Re: Winter_Terrain_&_Frostlings
« Reply #16 on: August 30, 2024, 10:02:36 AM »
Hill with trees has been finished.

https://ibb.co/album/y4y1CK

Offline snitcythedog

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Re: Winter_Terrain_&_Frostlings
« Reply #17 on: August 30, 2024, 02:41:32 PM »
The hill works a treat. 
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Offline Icewind Dale

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Re: Winter_Terrain_&_Frostlings
« Reply #18 on: August 30, 2024, 03:58:45 PM »
The hill works a treat.

Thanks. Now I have to finish the Lich.

Offline Icewind Dale

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Re: Winter_Terrain_&_Frostlings
« Reply #19 on: October 10, 2024, 07:24:59 PM »
Update:
The Lich has been finished some time ago but I forgot to post him here. In the meantime more Undead have been painted:

- 2 Wights
- 1 Skeleton with Bow (Metal)
- 1 Skeleton with Crossbow (Metal)
- 3 Skeletons with Bows (Plastic)

I will also offer a group shot of all Frostgrave Undead currently ready for the table. Have fun!

Skeletons:
https://ibb.co/album/zXF5tD

Lich & Wights
https://ibb.co/album/Xrc0r0

Undead Group:
https://ibb.co/album/F5BVMm

What kind of Undead creatures are left to paint? Here is the list:

- 1 Zombie Snow Troll
- 2 Vampires
- 2 Wraiths
- 2 Ghosts
- 1 Ghoul Queen

Currently on the painting table are six piles of treasure.

Offline Pattus Magnus

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Re: Winter_Terrain_&_Frostlings
« Reply #20 on: October 10, 2024, 08:03:10 PM »
Those look great! The snow on the undead is a nice touch, makes sense that it would accumulate since they don’t have any body heat to melt it.

Offline Icewind Dale

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Re: Winter_Terrain_&_Frostlings
« Reply #21 on: October 10, 2024, 08:57:47 PM »
Thanks for the praise!

Yeah, that is of course one reason why the snow accumulates. However my train of thought was that all those depicted skeletons have zero need/motivation to get rid of the snow because they are mindless Undead. The Wight has a personality of his own but he doesn´t care because he won´t suffer from frostbite. The Lich however is vain and wants to present himself in the best fashion that´s why he has kept his clothes free of snow. Adventurers should get a good glimpse of him before he finishes them off.

Offline Icewind Dale

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Re: Winter_Terrain_&_Frostlings
« Reply #22 on: October 11, 2024, 09:33:02 PM »
Update:
A Giant Frost Monster enters the Icewind Dale!

https://ibb.co/album/F54nw0

Offline Icewind Dale

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Re: Winter_Terrain_&_Frostlings
« Reply #23 on: November 09, 2024, 09:41:52 PM »
Update:

Treasures:
https://ibb.co/album/mbrnSr

Zombie Troll:
https://ibb.co/album/5rZt25

Ghosts & Wraiths:
https://ibb.co/album/RprQnv

And this will be all for this year in regards to Frostgrave. I still need to finish a few boxes
from 40K & 30K.

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Re: Winter_Terrain_&_Frostlings
« Reply #24 on: November 10, 2024, 12:22:04 PM »
Looking good.  A bit biased here but you should put off the 30 and 40k.  Frostgrave is much more fun. 

Offline Icewind Dale

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Re: Winter_Terrain_&_Frostlings
« Reply #25 on: November 10, 2024, 12:28:58 PM »
Projects which has been begun need to be completed. This means the following needs to be done in 2024:

- Three Primaris bikers from Command edition 9th 40K.
- 2 characters from Command & Recruit edition 9th 40K.
- 40 30K marines from HH 2.0 core box.

With that done I would have completed three box sets in this year. If I would start work on the two Warhounds from the Legions Imperialis core box then this would make it four boxes.

Offline Icewind Dale

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Re: Winter_Terrain_&_Frostlings
« Reply #26 on: February 01, 2025, 10:09:56 PM »
Update:
2 Female Vampires:
https://ibb.co/album/cbQwqJ

These are the worst miniatures which I have been painted in a very long while. Why? Because their eyes are too small to properly paint them. I was going for an OSL effect with green glowing eyes fading into yellow like I do with Space Marine eye lenses but this didn´t work here at all. These paintjobs look rubbish and I am not in the mood currently to address the issues as too much time has already been invested to remedy the mistakes but alas to no avail.

Furthermore I took bad advice from a Youtube tutorial in how to paint vampire skin. One of the colours was Pallid Wych Flesh which was for several years in my collection but this colour must be the worst in the market as it has the consistency of chalk. In fact once the colour dries it looks like the model is covered in dried mortar.

Normally I would never upload garbage paintjobs but I saw it fitting to warn others not to make the same mistakes as I did here. Hell, I even couldn´t bother to correct the yellow smear on the hair of Vampire #1.

Rant end.

Offline Michi

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Re: Winter_Terrain_&_Frostlings
« Reply #27 on: February 02, 2025, 01:45:49 PM »
These are the worst miniatures which I have been painted in a very long while. Why? Because their eyes are too small to properly paint them.



Honestly, her eyes aren't any smaller than those of many other 28mm miniatures. I've painted her too.
For vampire skin I usually add a little blue to the flesh to make it look pale.

Offline Icewind Dale

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Re: Winter_Terrain_&_Frostlings
« Reply #28 on: February 02, 2025, 08:20:00 PM »
I will have to do her again when I am in the mood to do so. Right now 10 Space Marines with missile launchers await assembly and painting for 30K.