Marienburg vs. the Undeadish (update: undead & spooky stuff)

[ZeroTwentythree]

Not every painted figure is a winner. Thus, I present, the really crappy giant centipede...



I was trying to paint it up a bit like one of these...




I also finished & primed the little vulture guy, stealing some Mordheim bits to complete the figure. I figured if it was a one off, I could go ahead and take shortcuts with some existing bits.

[von Lucky]

Both look fine.

[Vermis]

Ditto! Maybe a few darker spots on the head of the centipede, especially the jaws. But otherwise everything looks pretty good.

https://www.svsu.edu/~tkschult/moia/amazonian-giant-centipede.html

[Diablo Jon]

To me the only thing wrong with the centipede is the very human looking eyes.

[ZeroTwentythree]

Yeah, that bugs me too. (Heh heh... "bugs"...) They're sculpted that way. Maybe I should still go back and fill them in and paint them solid.

[ZeroTwentythree]

I did go back and paint the eyes flat black, to hide the sculpted-on pupils. Also added gloss varnish to the whole thing. Looks better, but not worth a new photo. 



I played some games of Kings of War. And some other stuff. Just going to link to my blog this time...

http://www.zerotwentythree.com/2016/03/holy-bog-burgers-i-played-game.html

[beefcake]

Cool. Where did the centipede come from?

[ZeroTwentythree]

Cool. Where did the centipede come from?

Well, depends. Diablo Jon's...

...is indigenous to the Mediterranean, but has spread around the world, including my own basement.

 

The lead miniature is an old 1980s Ral Partha figure.

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[Vermis]

I played some games of Kings of War. And some other stuff. Just going to link to my blog this time...

http://www.zerotwentythree.com/2016/03/holy-bog-burgers-i-played-game.html

Wahey! I know how it is, going without gaming for a long while.

I've seen a number of complaints about the mechanic of not removing individual troops. That never came to mind. It's simply not WFB, so I never thought that was something that was missing.

Casualty removal always seemed like a bigger faff to me, even before I played other mass battle games. I agree with your overall opinion of KoW too. And nice score on the fimir!

[ZeroTwentythree]

My Fimir conversions stalled, but I unexpectedly (and very fortunately!) came into an almost complete set of the old Citadel figures thanks to an old friend. So I've started painting a few of those.




I also finished the unpainted 'shrooms from Deafnala. Now to base them!




Time is very tight lately, but maybe a bit more of the Month of Marsh theme before it's done. And eventually catching up on what everyone else on the forum is up to.

[Elbows]

Hey Zero,

Do you have closer-up photos of your minis somewhere?  I'd like to use some for my game if you're okay with that. 

[ZeroTwentythree]

Do you have closer-up photos of your minis somewhere?  I'd like to use some for my game if you're okay with that. 

I've deleted most of the hi-res/original photos. But if there's something in particular you are interested in, let me know and I can see if I can get some good photos when I get a chance.

[von Lucky]

Lovely colours on the mushrooms.

[Elbows]

I've deleted most of the hi-res/original photos. But if there's something in particular you are interested in, let me know and I can see if I can get some good photos when I get a chance.

Cool, I'll go through the thread again and see what I'd really like to use.  I'll PM you! 

[ZeroTwentythree]

The end of the month was a bit of a forced march marsh, but I think I pulled off a respectable little group of figures for a month of work. I did cheat a little, as some of it was started before March, and some of it wasn't painted by me. Not a terribly good photo, I'm afraid.


 
One Dirach, four Fianna, four Fimm warriors, one bog demon, one giant centipete, and eight moor hounds.

 

 
Here are the four old Citadel Fimm warriors I'ev got. Two have scratch built tails.

 


I had a request for a comparison photo, so here it is. Obvious style differences, but I had never planned on getting any of the old Citadel figures (nor is it likely that I will get more than the last few I have yet to paint. But I'm OK with how they look together.

My concept of the Fomorians/Fimir (I need to settle on just one name...) leans toward the warrior & raid culture, as hinted at. I don't see the Shearl as being included in raids or any sort of fighting at all, so I don't want to include them as some lists/armies do. So I would like to emphasize the difference between the Fimm warriors and the Fianna. I imagine the latter being the the larger & more dominant group, while the latter are the lower class warriors, or the young & experienced out to prove themselves.




Lastly, the first batch of moor hounds. Old Citadel plastic & metal dire wolves. They were painted when I got them, so I just gave them some minor touch-ups and re-based them. A bit of cheating, but I did put some work into it. These aren't included in old GW Fimir lists, but similar options pop up in most fan lists/material, and I like the relation to myth & literature.

They will also see use with the Undeadish, where they will fit into a division based on the Wild Hunt of Herne, or Kerenos of Moorcock's "Fhoi Myore" from the Corum books. I had considered painting them as described by Moorcock, but I think the black hounds are a better choice.


So that's my Month of Marsh! Well, that plus the 'shrooms posted yesterday. I may get a chance to base them up, but that's unlikely, and I'm going to be busy and probably not get anything else done the next few days.

Looking forward to April, I'm still thinking about some giants. But I'd also like to continue working on the cyclopian bog raiders. And undead. And Marienburg mercenaries. So... really I'm not sure. Other than the giants -- definitely one or two of those.