Marienburg vs. the Undeadish (update: D&D(&D))

[ZeroTwentythree]

Thank you all. Both of those sculpts (owlbear and the converted owl-griff) are great and were enjoyable to paint.

And congratulations on 1000 posts!

I hadn't even noticed. Thank you!



I painted the second two of my four test figures for the 'shruman concept. I will definitely build & paint some more. Almost out of these old Citadel zombie bits, so I will need to look into other options.




Also took a group shot of all of the 'Shroomfolk so far.

[Major_Gilbear]

I painted the second two of my four test figures for the 'shruman concept. I will definitely build & paint some more. Almost out of these old Citadel zombie bits, so I will need to look into other options.

Love the Shrumans! 

The new GW zombies (part of the Vampire, or "Soulblight Gravelord", Undead subfaction) might work for you actually - most of them already have roots and the like growing through them, so extending these into 'shrooms wouldn't be too hard. They are a more "natural" scale than the old models though, and of course they can be pricey... Still, worth a look maybe?

Failing that, can you pressmould a few of the bigger/key parts that you still have left to extend them? If you're over-sculpting them with 'shrooms, a little roughness from the putty casts shouldn't be too hard to conceal.

[ZeroTwentythree]

I will check those out. I was also thinking about the Fireforge zombie peasants. I maz have some Mantic zombies andor ghouls, but thez are a bit too dznamic for my tastes.

[Major_Gilbear]

The Fireforge zombies are a lovely kit (well, both of them really). They fit in well with GW stuff scale-wise and in style, but have better proportions than the old GW Zombies you have there. Better price too.

[DeafNala]

The 'Shroom Folk are WONDERFULLYimaginative creation; something I had never thought of before. I do have quite a few GW plastic Zombies on hand; you may b=have provided inspiration for their use...other than as parts. WELL DONE!

[ZeroTwentythree]

The 'Shroom Folk are WONDERFULLYimaginative creation; something I had never thought of before. I do have quite a few GW plastic Zombies on hand; you may b=have provided inspiration for their use...other than as parts. WELL DONE!

High praise coming from the resident King of Mushrooms! I've been working on catching up on several years of your updates to the exclusion of almost everything else on this board. Amazed and entranced by it all!


For this year's Old World Army Challenge, I am painting Skaven. I've finished my January entry, which can be found here: https://oldworldarmychallenge.blogspot.com/2023/01/zerotwentythrees-january-skaven-130-pts.html

My goal was a lofty 30 clanrats, but I only finished 20. Still, I'm very happy with them. More pics (back ranks) at the link above.




While I was painting rats, the 'shrooms were calling to me...




I had build 7 more 'shrumans and painted those the first week of February instead of working on this month's Skaven entry. (I'm sure I'll still make it. It's not like February's any shorter than the other months, right?)






And a group shot of the 11 painted so far. I have #12 on the table now, but after that I'm out of "host" figures and need to find suitable reinforcements.

[Freddy]

Those mushroom people are scary Great conversions and painting!

[Elk101]

They're creepy! Nice work, but the rodents are excellent.

[ZeroTwentythree]

Thank you!

I forgot to mention that I recently learned that there is a recent zombie show that's based on the same premise & fungus! I may have to check it out.

[randycarter]

They are coming together really well, the shroomen in particular!

[NotifyGrout]

Lots of potential uses for the fungus-among-us. Everything from horror to comedy. Really digging your stuff.

[ZeroTwentythree]

Free time has been in short supply, but there's been stress a-plenty. I've painted a few odds & ends.

And ogres.




And various forms of fungal creatures.







Those last two are sold as "snow golems" but I thought they would make good puffball style Shroomfolk.



I started experimenting with making homemade living ooze based on ideas found on a couple of other people's blogs. Next batch will be more slime-mold or orchre colored.

[Pattus Magnus]

 Those look great! I like your idea of repurposing the snow golems, they’re just right for puffballs. Those classic ogres are excellent too.

[boneio]

Love the ogres! I mean, all of it as usual, but really nice ogres

[Mellal]

Really funny and nice looking. Did you made them with a glue gun ?

The color is really well chosen.