Mechanical golems?

Yeah, I've no idea what these dudes are in the context of dungeons and dragons, so mechanical golem is my guess. They are probably also useful in a sci-fi or steampunk game.

Super easy paint job: copper over white primer, detail, wash, and done. I did spend some time trying to create a lantern-light glow from the eye area and that completely did not work.

Up next: Some terrain and some games.

Everybody is kung-fu fighting... trolls?

Continuing with the fantasy figures, I have a troll and a monk today. 

The troll is huge compared to the 28mm figures! I did a basic green paint job, which took the wash very nicely. I toyed with doing blue but I have a ton of blue-skinned giants.

The monk is okay. His eyebrows look a bit jugaalo from this angle!

He's better from the back. I was happy with the satiny effect I got on his pants.

I've also been working on improving the look of the stone I've been painting on the bases. This is a black layer, medium grey blocking, then big globs of light grey, which dried unevenly. Then the magic dip over top. I think I gives a decent stone effect for very little work. 

Up next: Some mechanical golems and maybe some terrain.

Some adventurers

 I turned my hand to a random selection of adventurers.

I have been trying to expand my palette of colours and went for some pastels. I was super nervous doing this but I think they turned out okay. 

There were also these two figures with tails, which I think are Dragon borne (although I have no real idea what that means). The one on the left is more successful than the one on the right, It think.

And, finally, I tackled this orc paladin? 

Anyhow, back to some more creatures next week.

Bring out your undead!

As I continue to paint some of the fantasy figures I got from Chen, I finished some skeletons and a bear.

I was happy how the bear's face and mouth came out.

The bear is a huge model with lots of detail. 

I also knocked off five skeletons with swords.

They did a good job on the skull.

I've also been experimenting with adding texture to the painted stone bases. This is a medium brown, with a glossy light brown over top, and then a wash. It is an interesting effect.

Up next: Some adventurers.

Dwarves and hobbits

And, as we wrap up the year, here are few 28mm adventurers. I grabbed three from the box, all of which are a bit shorter in stature.

First up is a halfling ranger (or thief or fighter?). I was happy with everything here except his face did not pop when I washed it. Probably something I did wrong. Maybe I forgot to highlight the raised portions?

Now a dwarf fighter (or cleric?). There was some kind of design on her shield but the relief was so shallow that I couldn't make it out (maybe a fox?). I decided on a moon theme and ran with it.

And a dwarf with a crossbow, some scale mail, and a cloak with fur trim.

I've painted a lot worse than this so I'm gonna say good enough to finish the year with! Up next will be some more fantasy. Some skeletons, some adventurers, and a giant bear.

Devils and rogues

I finished some more of the 28mm fantasy figures Chen traded me.

From the monster side of the box, I pulled five demons of some kind. I had previously painted a set of red demons and, since the sculpts were similar, I decided these could be green.

White primer, thin green paint, some white details, a wash and some stone work on the base. I think the treatment worked better than the red ones (which I did using a layered approach).

I also grabbed five rogues (or thieves or brigands or assassins, who knows, really?). I gave each a different outfit as I tried to break out of my habit of painting everything brown and dun and sage. A burgundy scarf is the common element.

These were pretty nice figures and could also be used as adventurers, I guess.

Up next: Some adventurers of the diminutive variety.

Dungeon cave tiles

About year or so ago, I bought a bunch of old heroscape tiles, spray painted them green, and hoped to use them as modular hills for gaming.. They didn't prove as useful as I had expected (too small, easily pushed about). During the great hobby room cleaning, I got to thinking that they'd make pretty good floor tiles for a more cave-style dungeon or horror-setting caverns (basically their original use).

So out came the grey spray paint. I also drybrushed, washed, and dull coated them to get bit of variation in the colours. Overall, not a bad effect and this puts these tiles to better use then they were otherwise going to see. That the tiles also have neatly defined areas and are hexes simplifies movement and sight lines.

After experimenting with adapting Zenos Rampant to fantasy skirmish, I decided to just buy the fantasy rules based on a Fistful of Lead. These are en route. 

In the meantime, I'm continuing to paint the 28mm fantasy Chen gave me, which i what you'll see more of over the holidays.