Ok, a little bit done since the last update. I have taken a picture of the finished army thus far (posted at the top of the thread with all the links and what not for easy access). But, to do that, I had to make a suitable shelf to display my new army. So, off to work I went. I used some 3\" thick foam for all the cliff faces, and cut them into the shape I wanted using a hot coat hanger (utilizing all safety measures of course). Having created some terrain in the past, I really did not want to texture either the cliff tops or the shelf itself because I find that it makes it difficult to actually set your minis on it properly (rocks and sand and whatnot), so I simply painted this shelf up using 2 dimensional techniques. Anyway, for this project I used the cheap Apple Barrel paints that you can get at most hobby stores for about $.99, and they work pretty well. I plan to do a little more with it in the future, like add some greenery and things. I tend to keep a few basic colors in stock, so for these I used the following:
Cliff Face: Nutmeg Brown mixed with Black (50:50), White mixed with Black (25:75) then (75:25), white
Dirt Areas: Nutmeg Brown mixed with Black (50:50), Nutmeg Brown, Nutmeg Brown mixed with Yellow (50:50)
Also, got some more work done on the troll. The Humanoid Skin triad that I was using proved to be too clumpy for my tastes, so I ended up going with more of a bubonic brown and lots of washes. Still needs some work I think.
I began working on the base for the squig herd, as I think the should have there own. Since they are skirmishers, I wanted to make something that showed them in an unorthodox type formation.
And finally, I have just about gotten my first five bowmen done. Next few days I should be back with a post showing them.
Thanks all.
COG: Painting green is so much fun.
WingZ: He is my favorite model in the army I think.
