NOTHING BUT MAMMALS

 Recently, one of my customers asked if I could paint up some Burrows and Badgers models for him, obviously I obliged, especially as he has been patiently waiting for my hand to get better so I can build his scenery requests. First today is the white mouse which apparently comes free with the rulebook.

Next is a Black Rat Witch, I did add brown and grey tones into the fur to match the reference. The spider I painted as a Red Widow ( yes it's a real thing who knew ! LOL)

Next is a Hare Warrior, I was surprised at how many different tones there are in a real one.

Last of the quartet is a Platypus, I had a bit of fun with the fur cloak, doing different colors, and also symbols on the inner side.

Here are all four for a size comparison

These were a great change of pace from my normal models, and they are already at my customers, for them to start enjoying. 

Tomorrow is the start of Monster May(hem) over on Keith's blog, if you want to join in the fun, just pop on through the link and leave a comment, and also your blog address. I'm hoping to get some of these Gnarloc Riders finished, and I've also ordered a couple of Star Wars monsters in case I fall short at the final hurdle getting these sculpted ( been working on these since last year ! LOL)

That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

SLITHER ME HISS

 In a vain hope of clearing some space on the painting desk, I've finally finished up some swarm bases for my Lizardmen army, most are snake bases, but I did manage to make up a complete lizard base as well.

I based the colours on the Cayman Lizard, just made the colours a bit bolder, here is a reference picture of the real one.

Below I've split the snake bases in to two pictures to better show them off.

AS you can see there are many different types of snake on there, and here is some of the reference pictures I based them off, I went for snakes that were indigenous to South America .

You may notice cobra's on the bases and think aren't they from Asia and you'd be right, so to add variety I tried to find different colour schemes for them, below is the reference.

That's all for today, hopefully I can clear some more space on the desk, as long as I don't keep adding new projects, so until next time stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

THREE'S A CROWD

 

While I've been busy trying to finish the last of my Christmas presents, I have finished off a set of three models that have been sat on my desk for far too long, the herders for my Salamander. The models were originally the second edition herders that were updated with greenstuff to look more like the current versions.

Below is the GW latest version, I had to change the weapons to match the current ones, and also add the backplates to bring them inline. That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

EACH SIDE IS NOT LIKE THE OTHER

 Yo may remember the staircases I made for my client before Christmas, and he thought it would be cool to have another level for them to butt up to. I wanted to add a bit of interest to some of the sides, but I did the first one as just a plain wall.

Next I did a recessed alcove with a jade dragon vase on a plinth, this could be entrance to a secret passage way, or just the remains of a loved one.

The next side I did was a simple doorway, which could lead to another room or maybe to a dungeon, you can also see that I did marble flooring on the second level.

The last side I thought an indoor water feature with a gargoyle face, would be fun.

The last piece i have to show for my client is a sculpted and painted dragon banner top, my client already had the banner and pole, I just added the top, and below is the reference he sent me to base it off of.

That's all for today, hopefully the next post will be some of my own PWYG entrances, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave

THE ALCHEMIST

 The Alchemist Destevano wasn't a man of renown, in fact most of his clients were of a more seedy nature rather than upstanding, but it kept him in business. A lot of the time his payment was a share from a job, and would come in many forms not just gold or precious gems. One such share provided him a scroll which he found most intriguing, it detailed a way of turning lead into Gold. A lot of the materials needed were easily available, even to a man of his meagre standing, but there were two elements, that he needed help with, the first was a large rainbow Diamond, the only one he knew of the right size belonged to the local magistrate, his alliances with the local thugs and thieves paid off here, and they procured the needed diamond for him, while they kept the rest of the loot. The next element was a large supply of human bone, as the transformation needed the calcium to catalyse the  change in the lead, luckily he knew the local grave robbers, so a quick bribe later, and he had an endless supply. 

His first batch didn't completely work, as the beams from the Rainbow Diamond weren't focused enough on the pot, and a lot were lost in the room, he developed up a set of focusing plates made from Copper, to keep as much of the rays in the area needed, and now got a full pot of gold every time. He would need to be careful how he spent the new found wealth, not to draw attention to himself, from the local wealthy, as they would not appreciate his new standing.

This was a commission for my client, the basic idea was based off of the machine seen in the movie Hudson Hawk, but simplified down, to make it easier to build, and less fragile. The reason for the two pictures was to show all the detail before the plates were added, and I thought a little story would add to the background. That's all for today, so until next time, stay safe, and have fun ! 

Cheers Dave

MAKE AN ENTRANCE

 I know the title is pretty vague, but it's exactly what I've done. This is another commission for my client, and it's an entrance way for the vampire's lair, so it needed to be Gothic in style, plus covered in snow.

As you can see above I've made some steps for the internal of the building, these are removable so you can get the front of the building right to the edge of the board. The Demonic Gargoyle I've moulded and cast, so expect to see that on the website soon, I did break one of the horns off on purpose to add variation to the two sides.

If you remember I recently did some paintings on wall sections, my client thought it would be cool to have some blank sections that he could place inbetween the portrait sections, I've done 4 the same size, and 4 double the width so he can vary the positioning in the corridor.

My client asked if I could add some snow to the trees I did the bases for, so I happily obliged.( if you are thinking of doing this on some of your own trees, try to use ones with stiffer branches, as it's easier to apply the glue)

He also asked if I could add some snow to the small cart base as well.

That's all for today, more commission stuff coming, but I may get a piece of mine finished first, we'll just have to see, so until next time stay safe, and have fun !

Cheers Dave