Borzag Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Hey all, My local group have all recently decided to do a slow grow, as only two of us actually had painted crews. I decided on Rasputina, as it allowed me to do a project that I'd thought of a few years ago and this thread reminded me of: http://www.wyrd-games.net/showthread.php?36316-Christmas-themed-Arcanists That's right. I'm doing a Christmas Crew Here's the progress made sofar. - The scratch-built Ice Constructs - The base-coloured crew (to do: washes, oils, highlights, the whole damn extra layer of detail really) - A close-up of "Mrs Claus" - And lastly, 3 of my 6 Ice Pillars, courtesy of the dollar store down the road: Yes I went there Anyway, here's the plan going forward: - Paint up my Blessed of December in green (the Grinch) - Paint up a Copplestone Casting Penguin (my "Pendigo" ) - Swap out the head of a Silent One for an elf, then add a greenstuff hat. - Give Snow a hat; second Silent One. - Cut of one of Storm's horns, and give him a red bulb nose. - No idea what to do for either the Acolyte or Essence of Power; suggestions? - A friend of mine mentioned that the Arcane Effigy could be holding a Naughty or Nice list... Anyway that's all from me for now. Just wanted to share that more pics as I progress. Cheers! Borzag ---------- Post added at 10:52 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:47 PM ---------- Oh and while I'm here: an idea that some mates and I came up with during our last painting night was a little movie homage Convict Gunslinger... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decker_cky Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Great looking crew! The snowmen are adorable. If you know anyone who kickstarted Zombicide, it came with a Bruce Willis from Die Hard knock-off: You should check that out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoeRender Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 totaly awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mach_5 Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Brilliant! Love the snowmen and ice-pillar-trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xKoBiEx Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Lurking all over this. Interested in seeing where it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jormi_Boced Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Sounds like a fun project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rathnard Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 I seriously hope you're taking this to Cancon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings Posted November 11, 2012 Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Wow, that looks awesome. I'm really looking forward to seeing your Christmas Crew all painted up together. Those Snowmen are so very cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzag Posted November 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2012 Thanks for the support all I was a bit worried that it would be considered too light-hearted for Malifaux, so very glad to be proved wrong note that I probably won't be able to do much until Tuesday, a I ran out of Dullcoat and I wanted to shade the snowmen with pigments. I can probably tidy up Raspy however. At the very least I can put the Blessed together. I seriously hope you're taking this to Cancon! Not sure to be honest.... I definitely wanted to bring Miss DuBois, and it just makes sense that Ramos would be her chaperone (read: I am willing to be kicked in the nadgers and bring along a Mobile Toolkit for the big game). But Raspy's crew is a lot of fun to paint up at the moment so I do want to bring her along too decisions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzag Posted November 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 (edited) Hey peoples! I haven't had a chance to take better pics yet sadly. HOWEVER! I did get a game on Friday night vs my mate's Von Schill as part of our Slow Grow. Von Schill being Von Schill (ie a prick) I got my ass handed to me in short order. However, it was handed to me on my terms; I'm learning to love Ice Pillars Anyway, I got to take some pics in-game that show off how the crew's going. I've done some shading with blue pigment powder and a white wash, so sofar so good. EDIT: The trees, as mentioned earlier, are ice pillars cast by Raspy to block both Von Schill (who was advancing down a flank with a mad gleam in his eye) and, more importantly, the trapper in the high tower over yonder. I figured that, since it was a mutual Slaughter, I'd rather funnel the crew down one small side to minimise their impact. Didn't work as they're immune to , but it was worth a shot. Edited November 18, 2012 by Borzag Moar detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viruk Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 That's a sweet looking crew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassarus Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Love it! XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xKoBiEx Posted November 18, 2012 Report Share Posted November 18, 2012 Those constructs look wicked in that colour scheme. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pride365 Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 This is a great looking crew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evilbleachman Posted November 20, 2012 Report Share Posted November 20, 2012 This is cute. Plan on x-massing it up on any other crews? How about a 'Ho ho ho' Seamus with a Bag O' 'Presents'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzag Posted November 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 This is cute. Plan on x-massing it up on any other crews? How about a 'Ho ho ho' Seamus with a Bag O' 'Presents'? Tempting, but no. Raspy (and only Alt Raspy at that) was the only one that really jumped out at me with a holiday theme, and it went a little nuts from there. Having said that, Halloween Collodi.... Anyway. No updates as I'm currently on the other side of the country (and Australia is a BIG country). I'll try to have something by this coming Tuesday (fingers crossed). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzag Posted December 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Hey all, long time no see Today was hobby day with the boys, and since my beads had arrived (I'll explain in a minute) I decided to do some basing work. My main tools were: - Liquitex texture paste: And, courtesy of an Etsy seller, some candy cane beads: Here's a shot of the bases with the paste added (mixed with white paint): Once this was dry, I added blue pigment and drybrushed white, and tidied up the edges. Here's the completed snowmen: And since this was going to take time, I started work on my Blessed of December: The blessed actually has a Bone skin and Khaki hair base colour scheme, with Reaper's Black Green Ink over the top. It didn't quite come out how I wanted it, but still pretty happy with it overall. Now to go and grab my SnowStorm and Silent One, and I'm almost done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIosian Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Outstanding! And I'm loving the new bases you've put together. Can't wait to see what's next. RIosian/ Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Excellent! I really like what yodid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoeRender Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzag Posted January 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Hi all! First of all, a very happy new year to all of you! My apologies that I didn't get to update much, but for Christmas I spent the time in sunny (read: stinkin' hot) Brisbane, with family & friends. As such I've only been back in (inexplicably ALSO stinkin' hot) Sydney for a week or so. Anyway, I managed to get more done with the crew so here's the progress! First off, a family shot framed by the snow pillars: And below some detail shots (for want of a better word). First up is Mrs Claus: And two of her helpers: (You're a mean one... Ms Grinch....) And a size comparison shot... Given that I guesstimated the size of Big Brother Snowman, he's pretty much on the money. So I'm glad that worked. That's all from me for now! Cheers! Borzag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pride365 Posted January 13, 2013 Report Share Posted January 13, 2013 Looks good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoeRender Posted January 14, 2013 Report Share Posted January 14, 2013 Super cool themed crew ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfrench Posted January 15, 2013 Report Share Posted January 15, 2013 Love the theme great job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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