Page 5 of 26

Re: KrautScientist finally (hopefully) paints his HeroQuest

PostPosted: Wednesday February 6th, 2019 7:51pm
by KrautScientist
Cheers for the kind words, everyone! I really appreciate it! :)

I have to admit that I still think the model lestodante shared in the other thread is an even better fit for Sir Ragnar, but this is the best I could come up with with the bitz I had. I am also not too bothered about the forked beard: Together with the frilly trousers, that element suits the look of an Empire Nobleman rather nicely, I think.

Re: KrautScientist finally (hopefully) paints his HeroQuest

PostPosted: Friday February 8th, 2019 2:04pm
by KrautScientist
So, time for another small update: Just finished a test model for the Skeletons. I needed a new approach, as my previous recipe (tested back in 2014) just didn't feel quite right:

Image

The bone colour was brushed on straight over the brown undercoat, which made for a pretty uneven, dirty feel. Now the new recipe still makes heavy use of drybrushing, but I started by laying down a solid foundation bone colour first, then adding a heavy wash and brushing with a lighter bone colour:

Image

It's still not super involved or anything, but I think it works better. And I can see myself easily finishing a bunch of these in a relatively short amount of time.

As always, let me know what you think! :)

Re: KrautScientist finally (hopefully) paints his HeroQuest

PostPosted: Friday February 8th, 2019 2:28pm
by Maurice76
It looks solid! I do wonder, how do you make the rusted pattern on the weapon? It has a fairly realistic touch to it :).

Re: KrautScientist finally (hopefully) paints his HeroQuest

PostPosted: Friday February 8th, 2019 2:48pm
by KrautScientist
Cheers, Maurice! The rust effect is actually very easy to achieve: The blade is undercoated in brown (I use GW's Mournfang Brown spray for most of my HQ models), then I add some Typhus Corrosion onto it. The paint contains a bit of sand, so it creates just the slightest bit of texture. Then I use a small piece of blister sponge to sponge on the rust using GW Ryza Rust. Then I pick out the edges with a silver colour and add a couple of scratches -- done.

Hope this helps! :)

Re: KrautScientist finally (hopefully) paints his HeroQuest

PostPosted: Friday February 8th, 2019 2:53pm
by Anderas
It's a beauty! I did rusty skeletons last year and yes that's a quick and easy way to paint them. And beautiful.

Re: KrautScientist finally (hopefully) paints his HeroQuest

PostPosted: Friday February 8th, 2019 3:59pm
by Thor-in
That is some great brush work you have done on all your minis. Keep posting, I'm enjoying watching what you have done. |_P

Re: KrautScientist finally (hopefully) paints his HeroQuest

PostPosted: Saturday February 9th, 2019 11:11am
by KrautScientist
Thanks a lot, guys! :)

To illustrate my earlier point, here's a comparison picture showing my earlier skeleton test model and the new approach. I really think the new recipe works a lot better!

Image

I have also managed to finish another chaos warrior -- these guys are actually quite fun to paint!

Image

Even better, though: That means I have managed to salvage both chaos warriors that had already been previously painted. The remaining two are still pristine and should be even easier to paint.

Oh, and I am also working on my own version of the Witch Lord. Here's an early WIP shot for you:

Image

To be honest, in my heart of hearts, I would prefer to own the kind of Witch Lord model lestodante has shared on his thread, but in the absence of that option, I wanted to try and come up with my own interpretation of the character.

As always, let me know what you think! :)

Re: KrautScientist finally (hopefully) paints his HeroQuest

PostPosted: Sunday February 10th, 2019 11:04am
by KrautScientist
Huh, seems I'll just keep talking to myself here... ;)

Anyway, here's another update: I've finished my Witch Lord kitbash:

Image

Of course the conversion looks rather hideous that way -- fortunately enough, the undercoat has done a great job of pulling it all together. Take a look:

Image

Image

Even though I had to make a couple of compromises, I still tried to hit as many visual cues from Les Edwards artwork as I could:

Image

As always, let me know what you think! :)

Re: KrautScientist finally (hopefully) paints his HeroQuest

PostPosted: Sunday February 10th, 2019 11:12am
by j_dean80
That looks...uhh great! Can't say much else...

Re: KrautScientist finally (hopefully) paints his HeroQuest

PostPosted: Sunday February 10th, 2019 11:18am
by Kitch1982
Love this WL, even more than the original. So much scarier!