Dragon Hatchlings: Bones II Figures

   This past week, I worked on painting the Dragon Hatchlings from the Bones II Dragon Hatchlings set.  I decided I wanted to use them as large dragons for my 10mm armies for "Bear Yourselves Valiantly" mass-combat fantasy rules, so I ordered a couple extra from Reaper so I could make a unit of 5, and have one left over to base normally for 28mm gaming purposes.  Also, since they were being used in a unit, I decided I would paint them all in a standard green dragon scheme rather than mess with all the polychromatic differences indicated in their individual names.
     I prepped the figures in the usual way; soaking them in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish- soap added, then giving them a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying them.  I then glued five of the figures to steel bases (4 to a pair of unit sized 3" x 1.5" bases, and one to an HQ sized 1.5" x 1.5" base), and one to a 1" fender wash, all with Aleene's Tacky glue.  I then glued the washer to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue each.

      I began by painting the tops of the bodies and wings with Folk Art "Hunter Green". I then painted the undersides of the wings and bodies with Americana "Jade Green".  After those two colors had a couple hours to dry, I gave all the figures complete washes with Iron Wind Metals "Dark Green" ink using a wet brush.

   When the ink was dry, I drybrushed the tops of the bodies and wings with the "Jade Green".  I then mixed some White into the "Jade Green", and drybrushed the undersides of the wings and bodies.

     Next, I painted the insides of the mouths with Crafter's Acrylic "Tutti Frutti", and then painted the teeth White.  I then painted the eyes with "Citrus Green", and gave them Black pupils.  I then went back and carefully applied some GW "Badab Black" wash using a wet brush, to the insides of the mouths.  Lastly, I painted their sculpted bases with Ceramcoat "Walnut".
     After everything had dried overnight, I gave the figures a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish" and, when dry, flocked their bases.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed them with Testor's Dullcote".

     I am happy with how these turned out, and they were very quick to paint.  They are fun dynamic little sculpts.

Mind Eater: Bones II Figure

  This week I also completed the Mind Eater from the Bones II Dungeon Monsters set.  It's called an Intellect Devourer in my old D & D Monster Manual.  While I didn't see myself having much use for it as a 28mm monster, I thought a pair of them would look pretty cool as marauding Giant Mind Eaters to go with my 10mm "Bear Yourselves Valiantly" fantasy armies.  I was lucky enough to have a friend who was willing to give me the one from their set.  So, I prepped the figures in the usual way; soaking them in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added, then giving them a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying.  Then, I glued them to a black-primed standard 3" x 1.5" BYV  sized metal base with Aleene's Tacky glue.

   I began by paitning the brain-like top portion with Americana "Shading Flesh", and the bottom legs with Americana "Zinc".

   When the paint was dry, I gave both figures a wash with GW "Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush.

     When the wash was dry, I highlight the top portion by drybrushing with the base "Shading Flesh", and I highlighted the bottom portion by first drybrushing with the base "Zinc", and then doing finer drybrushing on the leg edges with Duncan "Slate Grey".
       I let the figures sit overnight, and the next morning I gave them a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".  Later that afternoon I flocked the base. The next morning I sprayed the stand with Testor's "Dullcote" spray varnish.

    I'm happy with how this base of monsters turned out.  I think it will be a fun unit to deploy; perhaps as wandering monsters in the middle of a battle..

A unit of 10mm Wood Elves finds themselves visualizing all sorts of unpleasant things when faced with these unsightly terrors! 

Ankheg: Bones II Figure

    This week I also completed the Ankheg figure from the Bones II Dungeon Monsters Set.  While I didn't see myself having much use for it as a 28mm monster, I thought it would look pretty cool as a Giant Anhkheg (D & D Monster Manual spelling) to go with my 10mm "Bear Yourselves Valiantly" fantasy armies.   So, I prepped the figure in the usual way; soaking it in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish- soap added, then giving it a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying.  Then, I glued to a black-primed standard 3" x 1.5" BYV  sized metal base with Aleene's Tacky glue.

     I began by painting the outer body of the creature with Folk Art "Dark Brown". I then painted the underbelly and the inside of the legs with GW "Tanned Flesh". I followed that with painting the upturned ground around the beastie with Ceramcoat "Walnut".

   Next, I painted some of the lumps on the base as boulders using Folk Art "Medium Gray". Then, when everything had a chance to dry, I gave the entire creature a wash with GW Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush.

   When the wash was good and dry,  I painted the mandibles and the claws on the tips of the legs, with Accent "Real Umber".  I then drybrushed the outer parts of the figure with Americana "Sable Brown", and the under-parts with Americana "Shading Flesh.   I painted the eyes with Black, and added a tiny White dot to each of them to make them look shiny.   Lastly, I gave the earth around the base a drybrushing with Americana "Mississippi Mud", and followed that with some Americana "Khaki Tan".

         I let the figure sit overnight, and the next morning I gave it a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".  Later that afternoon I flocked the base, leaving parts of the upturned earth and boulders around the creature bare. The next morning I sprayed the figure with Testor's "Dullcote" spray varnish.

     I'm very happy with how this figure turned out, and I think it looks suitably terrifying in 10mm.

A 10mm unit of High Elves collectively craps their pants as the earth erupts before them.