Popular Post Mako Posted May 13, 2014 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Well, after mucking about with some green glaze (which doesn't really show up much on the photos but oh well, I didn't want it to be too strong) and fixing the final base, I've got the torakage done: And of course, the promised group shot: In which we learn I made the totem so much more eye catching than the rest of the crew. Oops. Still, I'm pretty happy with them. I totally forgot to take pics of the part done death marshals though, so they'll have to wait for another day... 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowchikawowers Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 You have a fox thing made of fire. How is it not supposed to be eye catching? And ninjas(which is what it seems the torakage are supposed to be) aren't supposed to be. It makes sense to me. Firefox ( yes, I know his name is Shang) can distract while the ninja crew deals sneaky death! Needless to say they're rubbish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Heh, yeah. He's massive and made of fire, it was kind of inevitable really I suppose! Though I do appear to have one of the Torakage eying up the fish misaki has kicked, so clearly his dinner is sorted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Caroland Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Beautiful work! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowchikawowers Posted May 13, 2014 Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Mmmmmmmmmm koi fish for dinner! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2014 Thanks Nathan! Now I want fish for dinner... damn. I have to figure out how to paint Ototo too, not sure I want to go for yellow pajamas (aside from it taking ages, it might be a bit bright) so still figuring that out. Tempted by bamboo or wooden armour, but not sure how that'll fit the current crew. Decisions, decisions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clawz Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Well, you could do what I do when I'm stuck for colours: Animate him as a figure! We know he's not exactly subtle, so brighter colours in all likelihood. He is vaguely Samurai, so you could look up old schemes and patterns for that (like I did), or who knows, maybe he leans more in Izamu's direction and would have dirty, patchy gear because he cares little about how he looks, finesse-wise, and more on looking/being terrifying! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edonil Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 Maybe reverse the Torakage colors, and add a touch of the yellow as an accent on the robes? I think wooden armor would look best, to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I love the idea of wooden/bamboo armor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowchikawowers Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I second Ed 's suggestion. And I love the wooden armor idea! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted May 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2014 Thanks for the thoughts guys, I think it's now pretty definite he'll get wooden or bamboo armour (depending on how much grain I feel like painting on the tiny strips...). I am quite tempted by grey, pale-ish (around a 25-40%grey) clothing with yellow details, and purple facemask and lacings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clawz Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Not to ninja in my own pics, but perhaps something like I did with my Archers' helms would work for his helmet, or the armour. There's a full post about it on my blog, but here's a sample pic: ...bah, spoiler tags are not working. I didn't want to throw this in full, so I'll just external link it:Pretend this is a picture! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted May 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 Yeah, the hat will be the same wood as the armour - just have to figure out if there's enough space on the armour plates to show the grain properly, or it'll be more likely to become bamboo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clawz Posted May 16, 2014 Report Share Posted May 16, 2014 I suspect making it bamboo will be the most practical. There's a lot of fine detail on there already, and most of the time the armour would've been lacquered anyway. If you end up doing all the little strands of rope holding it together, plus any symbols, plus wood grain... Not to mention I'd assume they'd assemble it width-wise, so each armour plate wouldn't have a lot of grain rippling on it. (Lengthwise wood is harder to cut!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaiuri Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 I love everything about this thread - keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted May 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Cheers Vaiuri! I'll have a bit of an update tonight, the Judge is finished and my death marshals are painted except for one last finishing touch that will take a little time to be ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted May 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Ok, some guild painting done (just a quickie update): And some marshals that are lacking some flames (I'm fiddling with things): 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tombanjo Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 even without whatever amazing thing you come up with for flame those death marshal skulls look awesome as is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgraz Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 mmmmm......Judge......mmmmm. I really love the varying browns......the reddish one at the top of his coat is really great and really focuses the attention.....the small amount of cool colors really look good with it and off-set all the warm browns just enough. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHero Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Wow jealous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacms Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Best Judge I have ever seen. I was still torn on the plastic one but after this I will have to change my mind 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 With these kind of minis choosing the right colors is essential and you've made some excellent choices. Despite a limited palette the colors work really well together. They look fantastic at this stage. With the flame effect they're going to be even better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peebs Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 They all look great but I love the Judge - those colours work perfectly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomBalm Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Insanely good! I absolutely love your work!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mako Posted May 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Cheers folks! I wish I could claim it was all carefully planned out, but all I knew at the start was that I wanted the canvas colour for the judge's coat and a smoky grey blue for most of my guild. I kind of fudged it from there! The reddish leathery bits were so I could give each department a different chest and shoulder colour. The judge ended up with the shoulder thing and blue mask just so he matched up with the marshals more... Today I'm going to try to get Justice and the scales ready for paint, but it's going to be a busy day I think. Lots of other stuff to do, including session planning for tonight's TtB! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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