Rut's Garden of War

[Sybou]

It s a confrontation miniatures from the cadwallon range.

I think it s an OOP but you can still find it in some shop I guess.

[Remington]

I am sitting in front of my pc with a huge smile on my face and I still can't wrap my head around the project's brilliance! Sometimes in hobby life there are moments of blinding cheerful creativity that makes you think: "That's why I am doing this!"... Thank you for giving me one of those moments.

[Lt. Hazel]

This is a great project! I feel the same as Remington.

[vikotnik]

Cheers again for the comments, guys! They really keep me going!
There will be a third party representing the 'force of Mother Nature'...

Am I right in thinking you've based it on a Limax maximus or otherwise more commonly known as a Leopard Slug... 

 
I have thought of researching the correct common term for that species but thought it too time-consuming. Here in Germany, it is oddly enough called 'Tigerschlegel' - Tiger Slug.
We have some of them in out garden-real ones, I mean... 

I am sitting in front of my pc with a huge smile on my face and I still can't wrap my head around the project's brilliance! Sometimes in hobby life there are moments of blinding cheerful creativity that makes you think: "That's why I am doing this!"... Thank you for giving me one of those moments.

@Remington and Hazel: This really is a nice thing you said. Cheers!

Luckily, Welf VIII. from this forum requested some in-progress shots while I painted the miniature, so I can show you how I did the rust effect on the skeleton's armour:

VGC=Vallejo Game Colour
VMC=Vallejo Model Colour
I always thin my paint with a 1:6 Mixture of Water/Future Floor Wax.

Step 1:
Metal parts primed white(!) sprayed over a black undercoat. I find it easier to define the general direction of light shining on the miniature.



Step 2:
VMC #828 Woodgrain (Transparent) wash over metal parts:

Sorry for the blurry pic...

Step 3:
First highlight using a 50/50 mix of VMC #828 and #851 Deep Orange. I applied the mixture as a wash. The trick with rust is that it works the opposite way that other materials. Liquids tend to collect in the deepest areas of a metallic object, so the lightest parts should be in the recesses. So it really should be called 'deeplight'...

Curses! Blurryness again!!!

Step 4:
I added some more orange to the mix and applied it to smaller areas deeper in the recesses:


Step 5:
Some VGC #38 'Scrofulous Brown' to give it a yellowish hue and VVMC #70815 'Basic Skintone' to make it more opaque was added into the mix:


...and a different view:


Step 6:
I added some metal areas where the rust has chipped off in order to break up the whole, erm, orangyness. I used VGC #54 Gunmetal and VGC #72053 chainmail for this:


Done!


This is far too time-consuming and over-the-top for a simple gaming piece, but it had to be done, don't you think?

[Hammers]

In Sweden the cannibalistic European summer plague Arion vulgaris is  (un-)popularly called the 'Murder Slug' although it' more correctly vulgar name is Spanish slug. Vikkotnik's example certainly strikes the attitude of one, although the coloring is different.

[Doomhippie]

The rust looks really impressive and yes, I wouldn't use this method if I wanted to paint lots of models. However, leaving out one or two steps does the trick for lots of minis. Okay, they don't look half as good as this one. Two thumbs up (more if I may use my feet). 

[Remington]

Great rust tutorial... I was missing a good one.

[dijit]

In Sweden the cannibalistic European summer plague Arion vulgaris is  (un-)popularly called the 'Murder Slug' although it' more correctly vulgar name is Spanish slug. Vikkotnik's example certainly strikes the attitude of one, although the coloring is different.

In Denmark they're known as Dræbersnegl - killer slugs! It's always amused me that we have a group of homicidal gastropods running around our gardens. I'm sure sometimes I can hear the clatter of AK47s og 9mm pistols from our back garden.

[Welf VIII.]

Step 1:
Metal parts primed white(!)

Well, that is not just white colour i spot on that scythe. You must have forgotten to mention a step.


All in all I am not overly enthusiastic when looking at vikotnik's project. I do think it is a good thing he was finally able to afford more colours than just black and white, but as long as he doesn't start with any serious project I won't applaud.

And I have to admit feeling insulted by the way he uses to write my name. It isn't that difficult, isn't it?

[Hammers]

Stonking tutorial, Karsten. I may, with your permission make a sticky copy of this in 'How to...'

[vikotnik]

Well, that is not just white colour i spot on that scythe. You must have forgotten to mention a step.

Sorted.

And I have to admit feeling insulted by the way he uses to write my name. It isn't that difficult, isn't it?

Sorted. Stop whinging. Although you should have been happy that I got the number right. I tend to be a bit simple when it comes to numbers.

Please note that Welf VII. and me know each other in real life and usually, we get along welf, er, well.

Stonking tutorial, Karsten. I may, with your permission make a sticky copy of this in 'How to...'

Of course!

[Welf VIII.]

No updates in recent time. Eaten up by worms?

I guess you have put this mediocre project to bed and went for something more innovative like Space Marines, Napoleonics or Flames of War?

[Centaur_Seducer]

I love this project, will we see it at GLAM next year?

[Plynkes]

It was at GLAM this year.

[Argonor]

It was at GLAM this year.