The Kali Bronze

[Wirelizard]

One of the bits included in the Pulp Figures "The Mad Guru" pack of Thugee figures is a bas-relief carving of the Hindu goddess Kali, in all her many-armed glory, with skull necklace, skirt of human forearms, and the body of her consort underfoot.

It's a really lovely piece of sculpting, and (as far as I can tell) actually a very accurate miniature representation of Kali.

So of course when I bought it last spring I put it to one side and did absolutely nothing with it for 13+ months...

The last couple of weeks I've been on a bit of a tear to get stuff finished and off my painting bench; it's been getting a bit crowded with half-completed and ignored figures and projects around the edges of my painting area!

I pulled the Kali bas-relief out, based it with a bit of scrap styrene and some Milliput, then had to decide whether to paint it up as a stone carving or a bronze casting. I decided it looked better in bronze.



The basecoat is GW Dwarf Bronze, then a straight wash of GW Gryphonne Sepia over that. I added a little bit of verdigris with some very diluted green ink (acrylic FW Sap Green), the finally a few highlights here and there with the original Dwarf Bronze.

The base is just grey, a paler grey drybrush then a quick wash of GW Devlan Mud.

It'll appear as a Plot Point marker in Pulp Alley games, or just as scenery in some Thugee temple.

Little bit more over on the blog:  http://www.warbard.ca/2014/05/01/the-thugees-bronze/

[Rob_bresnen]

That's lovely- it looks like it has very nice texture to it, it has real warmth and depth. 


who is that zombie by in the back ground?

[Wirelizard]

I'll try to get a photo in daylight this weekend to show the colour and detail better; the late-night quick snap is OK but not great!

The two figures in hospital robes on the right are not zombies but Statuesque Frothing Loonies from their new Asylum range.

Fun figures with separate heads; I did a quick review of them on my blog as part of this article last month.

[d phipps]

Beautiful work! 

That Kali piece definitely makes the Mad Guru pack very tempting. 



HAVE FUN

[Peter@BattleScape]

Brilliant...simply brilliant.

Pete

[War In 15MM]

I agree its a nice piece and you did an excellent job painting it, but I must admit that my attention was drawing to the suitcases and hat boxes in the foreground.  Very nice stuff and nicely painted.  Who makes those? Thanks.

[Remgain]

War in 15mm,

they're the gorgeous castings of our LAF fellow 6milphil.
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=51245.0

Marco

[Traveler Man]

A nice effective piece! 

[War In 15MM]

Remgain, thank you.  Richard

[Wirelizard]

Yes, the luggage is from 6mmphil.

I reviewed it last spring when I got the order from Slug Industries (phil's company) and just recently wrote about finally finishing it.

[FramFramson]

I'll be bound to get that pack someday, once my louts find their way to India.

[Wolf Girl]

That Kali statue really is brilliant. Dad says we can't buy anything non Vice Alley related until we finish. Maybe I can convince dad of cultists worshiping Kali in our city so we can get it sooner

[Amalric]

That Kali statue really is brilliant. Dad says we can't buy anything non Vice Alley related until we finish. Maybe I can convince dad of cultists worshiping Kali in our city so we can get it sooner

Well, in Young Sherlock Holmes there was a whole Egyptian temple full of cultists in the middle of London so its not outside the realm of possibility that there could be a Kali cult in any large urban area, like say Vice Alley? 

[6milPhil]

Yes, the luggage is from 6mmphil.

I reviewed it last spring when I got the order from Slug Industries (phil's company) and just recently wrote about finally finishing it.

Kind words indeed , thanks for that. They are listed on the website though, you just have to click on the pdf catalogue link - http://slugindustries.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/slugindustriesjune2013web1.pdf

Excellent work on Kali, and a pleasant coincidence as on my mantel piece sits...

[FramFramson]

That Kali statue really is brilliant. Dad says we can't buy anything non Vice Alley related until we finish. Maybe I can convince dad of cultists worshiping Kali in our city so we can get it sooner

Broaden your horizons! Have a Vice Alley game in Hyderabad, New Delhi, or Calcutta. Problem solved!  

(This is actually rather self-serving of me, because the very first league I made was an Indian league... I'm just waiting on a particular mini to come out before I can finish it).