Three Munchkin Commanders for Wars of Ozz

     This past weekend I finished painting the three named Munchkin dismounted commanders for my "Wars of Ozz" Munchkin army.   They are, from left to right:  Colonel Tic-tok, Colonel Sourdough, and Colonel Hardsole.  Each commands their own regiment, and can take command of a Brigade as well.

      These were fun figures to paint and they have a lot of character.  For fun I added a loaf of bread to the top of Colonel Sourdough's hat by building up a mound of superglue gel.   I then painted the ribbon hanging from the hat as it it was the old family bread recipe.

Colonel Tic-tok

Colonel Sourdough

Colonel Hardsole

New Old Glory "Wars of Ozz" Figures

  Old Glory is going to be releasing a new line of figures with accompanying rules early next year called "Wars for Ozz"; They are based heavily on the original L. Frank Baum books, but with their own unique twist.  I was lucky enough to be part of the rules development team, and had a chance to get my hands on some of the figures to paint before their general release.
     These are a couple of the Allied units, which can be added to the forces of any of the four major factions in the game: Munchkins, Quadlings, Winkies, and Gullikins.

   The first is a unit of Skeleton warriors.

  And the second is a unit of fierce. Pumpkinmen

     I was really impressed with these excellent figures.  They have a lot of character and were a joy to paint!

Reaper "Finaela, 1/2 Elf Pirate" Figure Painted for Ghost Archipelago

  This past week I painted the Reaper metal figure, "Finaela, 1/2 Elf Pirate".  While I usually paint their Bones figures, it was a nice change of pace to paint one of their metal ones.   While she will probably see more immediate use in Ghost Archipelago, I have a long term plan to eventually do a Fantasy Tavern Battle with "Blood & Swash".

Painting Reaper's "Dark Maiden" as a Frostgrave Construct

   Ever since I started working on my Frostgrave waterfront last year, I have thought that the Reaper "Dark Maiden" figure would make a cool addition to my Frostgrave figure collection; taking the roll of either a dockside Construct, or even a Wraith.  I was lucky enough to pick one up in a trade a while back, and it's been lingering on my painting table until I built up the courage to tackle it.  I finally decided with the River scenario from the Frostgrave Thaw of the Lich Lord  supplement on our schedule for next month, that it was time to build up my courage and tackle this beautiful figure.

     In mulling over paint schemes, I decided that I wanted to do something like the grayish-brown of the masthead shown on the shipwreck of the Charlotte during the opening scenes of the movie "National Treasure."

    This seemed simple enough, just some brown and grey drybrushing over a dark base.  The hard part was going to be that I wanted to make it look possessed, with glowing eyes and glowing swords; and Object Source Lighting (OSL) still is not a strong technique for me.
  So I began by assembling the model and then priming it with flat white spray paint.  I then painted the entire thing with Americana "Mississippi Mud", followed by a complete wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash.

      Then, when the wash was dry, I drybrushed the figure with Americana "Neutral Grey", followed by Americana "Barn Wood", and lastly Americana "Dove Grey".

      I then worked on the metal parts; painting them first with Americana "Asphaltum", followed by splotchy areas of Crafter's Edition "Spice Brown", followed by more splotches of Reaper MSP "Pumpkin Orange".  I let it all dry a while then gave the metal parts a wash with Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash.

     My next step was to paint her eyes and swords with Reaper MSP "Dungeon Slime".  When dry, I gave the eyes and swords a wash with Iron Wind Metals "Medium Green" ink.  When that was dry, I built up central highlights along the blades and in the eyes working from the base "Dungeon Slime up to Reaper MSP "Peppermint White".  I then gently drybrushed, using the "Dungeon Slime", anywhere I thought the glowing eyes or swords would cast their light.
    I then repainted the base with Americana "Snow White", and glued on some "ice" made from letting a thick layer of clear crackle paint dry in a plastic container.
   Lastly I textured the base with a mix of Citadel "Vahallan Blizzard" textured paint, and regular White paint. The next day I sprayed the figure with Testor's Dullcote.
    I'm really happy with how it turned out.   While I wish it had turned out a little more aged grey, and less brown; I still think it looks properly demonic. :)

Just Off the Painting Table: Uncharted Seas

I recently completed a few new additions to my Uncharted Seas forces. First is the Dwarven Flagship. I added a few plastic Space Marine bits to the standard model to give it a more individual look. I used superglue to glue on the bits. First, I added the business end of a chain sword to the prow to make a wicked looking ramming weapon. I also added a Space Marine flag to the middle, putting the "flag" in flagship. Finally, I added two big vents, one to each side of the rear hull, to help bulk up the engine room. Making it look like this ship has something a little extra under the hood. I also filed down the generic Dwarf Nation symbols on each side of the hull, and painted on my own made-up runes.
Paint: Prime- Krylon Grey Primer, Hull- Ceramcoat Metallic Pewter, Deck- Foundation Khemri Brown, Cannon- Accent Princely Pewter, Brass bits- Ceramcoat 14K Gold, Blue Shields and Flag- Americana True Blue, Saw and Ram blades- GW Mitril Silver, Wash-Badab Black.

Next up is the Uncharted Seas Giant model . The it is all metal and I assembled it with superglue.
Paint: Prime- Krylon Grey Primer, Skin- GW Tanned Flesh, Clothes- a patchwork of FolkArt Butter Pecan, GW Bleached Bone, and GW Skull White, Shoulder Bag- GW Graveyard Earth on front/top and Accent Mustard Seed on the bottom/rear, Hair- FolkArt Pure Black highlighted with GW Shadow Grey, Staff- Khemri Brown with Kommando Khaki rope, Rock- GW Codex Grey, Figurehead Medallion- GW Burnished Gold, Wash- Winsor & Newton Peat Brown Ink, Water- GW Royal Blue with GW Skull White highlights.

Lastly, are a pair of Belcher Submarines. Shown both in Surface and Submerged variety.
Paint: Prime- Krylon Grey Primer, Hull- Ceramcoat Metallic Pewter, Brass Trimmings- Ceramcoat 14K Gold, Blue markings- Americana True Blue, Water- GW Royal Blue with GW Skull White highlights, Wash- Badab Black.