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

[DeafNala]

The invading horde look WONDERFULLY SINISTER on your LOVELY new board. GREAT WORK!
The first thing the last photo brought to mind was: "Well there goes the Neighborhood!"

[Thew1]

  brilliant stuff! The undeadish on the march are equal parts inspiring and sinister and I love the model of the kid throwing stones at them. He must have a good arm on him to hit them from that distance  will the empire come to the defense of these innocent civilians I  wonder?

[ZeroTwentythree]

 4 oldschool dragons prepped & primed.

[Arundel]

Love those old dragons--particularly the two black ones in the second row. I look forward to seeing what you do with them paint wise.

[ZeroTwentythree]

I painted up the Undead Dragon in similar colors to the rest of the Undead(ish.) I've got mixed feelings about the results. I think I may end up putting a little more (brush)work into it. I'm trying to find a balance between wanting to add detail, but keeping the simple character and palette of the rest of the Undead. Maybe I should hold off and put that effort into one or two of the living dragons first, and then take another look and see how I feel about this one?

He/she needs a name. For the moment I'm referring to him/her as "Calgon the Black" until I think of something more appropriate.

[beefcake]

Great colours. I'm nicking that idea 

[Steve F]

Look at its eyes.  The poor thing seems so tired.

[beefcake]

Tired but wired. Each eye shows something different!

[DeafNala]

Now that the relatively Big Scaly Guy is BEAUTIFULLY painted up I finally remember him. VERY WELL DONE!

[OSHIROmodels]

Looks fine as it is, I wouldn't add any more to it 

cheers

James

[Vermis]

Aye, that. Can't see too much wrong with it, from where I'm sitting. What kind of detail were you thinking of adding?

He/she needs a name. For the moment I'm referring to him/her as "Calgon the Black" until I think of something more appropriate.

How about... Whiffib. Struck down without warning, dragged along in a parody of his/her prime before he/she disintegrates altogether.

[ZeroTwentythree]

Yeah, I guess I overthink and/or risk overworking the painting sometimes. I think I will leave it as it is and move on to other things that need paint!



A comparison of scale. These two make an interesting, if odd, pair. Seeing them together is making me reconsider my decision to paint the rat-beast meaty instead of black or grey.





While digging through boxes of old figures, I came across this guy and think I should find a spot for him in my current plans. It’s an unreleased (AFAIK) “Bramble Demon” from an also unreleased game called Warlocke: Rise of the Young Kingdoms.





And sometimes my work table looks like this….



(Any guesses what's in the jar?)

[maxxev]

demon looks cool .

Undead beasts too, nice stuff

[Duncan McDane]

(Any guesses what's in the jar?)

A Citadel Coatl soaking in Simple Green?  .

Great collection of classics figs and nice, suitable PJs. The brown eye is really impressive.

[ZeroTwentythree]

When I started my current project and returned to painting and making plans for doing some gaming (no games yet...) at the beginning of the year, a large part of that decision was as a way to find some peaceful time to deal with a lot of the stress that has been consuming my life. It may seem like a small thing, or an escapist thing, but it's my "meditation," for lack of a better word. It gives me something positive to enjoy and look forward to.

Earlier this week a mystery package arrived at my home from overseas (UK.) When I opened the box, read the enclosed note and saw what carefully packed inside, I was overwhelmed. I had been having a really bad day up until that point. But it was suddenly washed away by the random generosity of someone I know through the online miniatures community, but have never even met in person. Here's what was inside:



A couple weeks ago I wrote about my quest for the old Nightmare Legion, and the frustration of a limited budget. Fellow forum-goer and "Undead enthusiast," Shadespyer, had offered to keep an eye out for a more affordable Legion than I had been seeing on eBay. He ended up sending me his own figures.

So now I once again have one of the classic Regiments of Renown from my youth. The presence of this nostalgic unit in my project means a whole lot to me. It's a reminder of better times and the enjoyment of care-free gaming. More than that, it is a representation of the kindness of strangers, a reminder that there are many good people in the world, and how amazing it is to live in a time/world where modern communication creates a worldwide community from those with unique interests. I really can't thank him enough.

A Citadel Coatl soaking in Simple Green?  .

No, but close!