Deep Ones from Reaper Bones

These slimy rotters are from Reaper Miniature's Bones collection. 

There are four different molds and remind me of the Deep One silhouette in one of the very earliest editions of Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu role playing game.

The paint job was another simple use of washes. After having base coated the miniature in grey, I inked the model in green ink. I then painted the underbelly and arms of the creature with a lighter green tone by using a heavy dry brush technique. The eyes and teeth were then painted white. So where the nails on the hands and feet.

The Deep One Shaman skulks within the horde

Once painted, I coated the miniature in Army Painter Soft Tone. After this was dry I decided to leave the wet look and not spray the model in the after coat varnish. This leaves the miniature with a wet, slimy look to it which was just what I was after.

A little more detailing to the base and these guys should be ready to spring on the player characters in my role playing group. They are going to be the villains behind the destruction of a fishing village in our gaming world that draws the players into a mystery.

S.M.S Blucher in 1:3000 scale

Finished S.M.S Blucher

I recently purchased some really nicely painted 1:3000 scale WWI ships from eBay. You can see one of these below. Sadly it broke off its base and so I'll have to rebase it, but the paintwork, smoke and lines were of such detail that it put my efforts in painting similar to shame.

HMS Princess Royal in 1:3000 scale

Flash shot shows just how detailed the paint scheme is on this beauty. It even has a flag on the end!

Given my previous efforts in painting this scale I was very humbled to be the new owner of these ships. So I decided to attempt a little more effort in the way of details on painting my next ship. The first such example in this effort is the SMS Blucher, the WWI German Armoured Cruiser that was sunk at the Battle of Dogger Bank.

A little more effort has paid off. Its not of the quality of the ships I purchased off eBay. But it does make the ships stand out more at this scale.

I need to add smoke to the funnels. But before I do this, I am experimenting on just how to make the appropriately coloured "cole smoke" out of cotton wool. I would love to also add a mast to the model but think this would be too flimsy and easily damaged, so I may not.

I plan to go back to the ships I have done already and add more detail to them. But for now, the extra effort has paid off in my view.

Kings of War Thuul Mythican

Mantic Games Kings of War Thull Mythican

This miniature reminds me so much of the Runequest Walktapi, a particularly nasty creature of Chaos that would reform after you killed it if you didn't cook it beforehand. Just the perfect sort of bad guy to through at the role playing group whilst they are based in Saltmarsh.

Painting the mini was very straight forward. I used the following method:

• base spray in grey primer
• wash in citadel red ink
• dry brush in light grey
• paint shells, necklace and cloth to preferred colour
• paint eyes in Citadel Burnt Suns Yellow (I think, anyway it was an orange/yellow colour)
• paint teeth in an off white colour
• Wash in Army Painter Soft Tone

Pretty straight forward. Nothing too flash and now its ready to scare the proverbial out of the players.

Reaper Miniatures Giant Toads

Reaper Miniatures "Bones" line of minis, Giant Toads

Our current role playing adventures are based out of the D&D Saltmarsh setting. In fact, I have transposed the Sword Coast over the Troll Country and Sea of Claws areas just north of Kislev. So the Sword Coast for our campaign is based within the Warhammer Old World. This gives a context for the background for the players and provides opportunities to use adventures from both D&D and Warhammer FRPG.

Being based on the doorstep of a marsh,i.e. the Salt Marsh itself, I have slowly been painting the denizens of that marsh. I showed off recently the Marsh Troll. Today is all about the giant toads that inhabit that marsh.

These blighters are from Reaper Miniatures and painting them was pretty simple.

I began with base coating them in Grey spray. Once dry I then drowned them in Citadel green ink (can't remember its name). Once this was dry, I dry brushed a light grey underneath and a light green across the top of the model.

The tongue and mouth were painted with a maroon/purple colour. The back of the legs I painted with a yellow.

I then based the model with a coarse grain sand. Once that was set, I inked it in a brown wash. When that was dry I dipped the model in Army Painter Soft Tone. This would seal it and also provide a wet sheen over the model in keeping with it being a swamp creature that spends much of its time in the water. Because of this intent I did not use the anti-shine varnish afterwards. I've just kept it as a wet slimy looking model.

The rim of the base was painted in a dark brown last of all. And now they are ready for the table!

"Vikings!" Norse addition to my horde

28mm Norse warriors

First things first. I take no credit for painting these lads.

I needed some northerner guards for our role playing group and wanted to use some Norse for this purpose given that our game is set in a northerly part of our fantasy world. I balked however at adding to the overgrown painting pile given how far behind my painting schedule that I have fallen. Searching eBay however proved the solution to my problem.

Given how nice these look, and how I haven't had much to show and tell of late, I thought I would show them off. No idea who the painter is given the sellers handle, so a big thank you to anonymous painter for saving me time and grief.

These gents will be doing double time also on the gaming table, as you can see above. No idea who the manufacturer is either. So sorry if you are looking for similar miniatures.

Reaper Miniatures Swamp Troll

Where has the year gone? Its mid-February and it just seems like time is flying!

I've been trying to paint here and there when I have a spare moment. This beasty is a Reaper Bones Swamp Troll that I desperately needed to get painted for an upcoming adventure for my RPG group.

Most of the painting was achieved by using a grey spray base coat and then inking it in a Citadel green ink. From there, some highlights and picking out the details pretty much achieved the look I was after.

The base still needs a little work but it is pretty much finished. Its a very flexible miniature, so I used Army Painter Soft Tone on it to lock in the paint. The Army Painter dip also leaves the miniature with a wet sheen that you normally have to use their mat spray on afterwards. However I haven't done that on this miniature in order to have the look and feel that this thing has just climbed out of the mud and slime of a stinking bog.

Can't wait to see the faces of the role playing group when I slap this bad boy on the table. Should be priceless :)