Kobolds, Part B: Bones 3 Figures

     This past week I painted the other 3 of the six Kobolds from the Bones 3 Stoneskull Expansion set.
      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 the figures to 7/8" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue.  I then glued the washers to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue each.

  I began by painting the figures entirely Ceramcoat "Black".  When the Black was dry, I painted their skin Folk Art "Barnyard Red".  I then painted the tunic of the first one with Accent "Golden Harvest", and of the second one, as well as the under shirt of the third one, with Folk Art "Teddy Bear Brown".  Next, I painted the hood and collar of the first one, the tabard of the second one, and the tunic of the third one with Reaper MSP Bones "Cinnamon Red".  After that, I painted any pants or leggings with Reaper MSP "Pumpkin Orange".

      Next, I painted the wooden axe handles and spear shaft with Folk Art "Barn Wood", their belts with Americana "Sable Brown", and the wizards staff with Folk Art Colr Shift "Black Flash". I then painted the wizard's scroll pouch and the back of the spear Kobold's shield with Americana "Light Cinnimon", and followed u by painting their teeth, as well as the scroll, with Americana "Bleached Sand".   After that, I painted their horns Americana "Khaki Tan", the front of the shield with Folk Art " DeepTomato Red", and the stone in the wizard's staff with Crafter's Acrylic "Tropical Blue".

     I painted the spearpoint and axe heads with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey"; and then after the figures had a while to dry, I gave them all a complete wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash.   When the wash was dry, I highlighted the figures' skin with the base color "Barnyard Red". I then painted black noses on the Kobolds, and Reaper MSP "Holly Berry" dots for eyes. I also added claws in with Americana "Antique White".

     Next, I highlighted the wizard's tunic with Crafter's Acrylic "Daffodil Yellow", and then highlighted the pants/leggings with Reaper MSP "Hearth Fire".  I then highlighted the "Teddy Bear Brown" clothing with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige", and highlighted the "Cinnamon Red" clothing with Crafter's Acrylic "Orange Spice". The shield was highlighted with Reaper MSP HD "Rusty Red", and then given a "Claw" design with the "Daffodil Yellow".  I then painted the flame in the wizard's hand with the "Tropical Blue", and then highlighted it, as well as the stone in the staff, with Crafter's Acrylic "Cool Blue".  I then added a little Americana "Snow White" highlight to the flame. I then highlighted the spearpoint and axe heads with Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver".  Lastly, I painted the all the bases with Americana "Mississippi Mud".
     I let the figures dry overnight and the next day I gave them a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.    Then, when  the varnish was dry, I used some white glue to flock the bases.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed them with Winsor & Newton Professional "Matt Varnish".

     I'm much happier with these guys than last weeks.  I spent a little more time with these, and I think it paid off.
 
It now looks like the Bones 4 Kickstarter isn't going to start shipping in the US until April 8th.  So I still have at least another week to work on my Bones backlog.  For more info see Reaper's News Update video:

Kobolds, Part A: Bones 3 Figures

     This past week I painted 3 of the six Kobolds from the Bones 3 Stoneskull Expansion set.  The last time I painted Bones Kobolds as back in May of 2016, so I referred back to my past color schemes for these guys.
      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 the figures to 7/8" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue.  I then glued the washers to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue each.

      I began by painting the figures entirely Ceramcoat "Black".  When the Black was dry, I painted their skin Folk Art "Barnyard Red".  I then painted any pants of leggings with Reaper MSP "Olive Skin", and then painted any tunics/clothing with Folk Art "Dark Brown".  After that, I painted loincloths, if they had one with Americana "Terra Cotta".

      Next,  I painted the armor on the central one with Citadel "Snakebite Leather", and the belts on all three with Americana "Sable Brown".  I then painted the ax handles and the shield backs with Americana "Light Cinnamon", and then did the front of the shields with Folk Art " Deep Tomato Red". AFter that, I painted the glove on the central one with Americana "Mississippi Mud".

   I then painted the metal work on the shields with the "Black", and then did the swords and axe heads with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".  I let the figures dry for a while, and then gave them all a wash with Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash.  As you might be able to tell, I applied the wash a little too heavily.  The figures turned out so dark, I felt I could get away with highlighting by just using the base colors.  So, when the wash was dry, I highlighted the figures' skin  with the base color "Barnyard Red". I then painted black noses on the Kobolds, and Reaper MSP "Holly Berry" dots for eyes.  I realized at this point that a couple of them had mouths open enough for the teeth to show, so I went back and painted them Crafter's Acrylic "Light Antique White".  I then applied a little Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" over the teeth.

     As I mentioned, highlighting the clothing and armor was done by just re-applying the base colors.  I then highlighted the swords and axe heads with Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver".  Lastly, I painted the entire base with Americana "Mississippi Mud".
     I let the figures dry overnight and the next day I gave them a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.    Then, when  the varnish was dry, I used some white glue to flock the bases.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed them with Winsor & Newton Professional "Matt Varnish".

     Well, there they are.  I have to say, these were not great figures, and seem almost Bones 1 in their level of quality as opposed to Bones 3; with soft details, and a bit of flash.  And I'm afraid I was rather uninspired to give them really top notch paint jobs.  But, they are perfect for mixing in with all the other Kobolds I have assembled from the other Kickstarters, so will look just fine on the tabletop.

     So, it looks like domestic shipping of Bones 4 will start next week... (fingers crossed) so there is a good chance my box could arrive sometime the following week (week of April 1st).  My plan is to paint up the other three Kobolds that came in Stoneskull for next Monday, and after that I should be able to post an unboxing post; perhaps on Thursday the 4th or Monday the 8th; followed by my first Bones 4 painted figures!

Kobold Leaders: Bones II Figures

   This week I also finished up the Kobold Leaders from the Bones II, Expansion 1, Kobold Leaders set.  I referenced the Kobolds I had done back in 2014 from the Bones I Kickstarter for my color scheme.
       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 couldn't get the mace on the Leader figure to stand straight after repeated boiling water treatments, so I finally decided to splice out the shaft and replace it with a short piece of paper clip wire.  I drilled out the Leader's hand and the mace head and used Gorilla Superglue to attach the wire.   I then glued both figures to 7/8" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue.  I then glued the washers to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue each.

     I began by painting both figures entirely Black.  I hen drybrushed the leader's armor and mace with Folk Art Metallic's "Gunmetal Grey".  Next, I painted their skin Folk Art "Barnyard Red".  I then painted the interior of the Shaman's cape with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige".

     I then painted the Leader's shield with Americana "Cadmium Red", and the Shaman's staff with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown".  Then I did his shirt with Crafter's Acrylic "African Violet", and his gloves with Nicole's "Brown".  I also used the "Brown" to paint the grip of his dagger.  I then painted his loin cloth with Americana "Chocolate Brown", and his belts with Folk Art "Barn Wood".   At this point I painted their claws with Americana "Buttermilk"and  their horns with Americana "Khaki Tan".

     I painted the stonework bases with Folk Art "Medium Grey" and the top of the Shaman's staff with Ceramcoat "Bronze".  Then, when everything had a while to dry, I gave both figures a complete wash with GW "Badab Black" wash using a wet brush.

   When the wash had dried, it was time to work on highlights.  I used the "Cadmium Red" to highlight the Leader's shield and paint their eyes.    Then I used the base Barnyard Red to highlight their skin, and some Black to paint their noses.  I then used Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey" to highlight the stonework bases, and the "Buttermilk" to paint their teeth. .  After that I highlighted the Leader's armor and mace with some Folk Art Metallics "Silver Sterling".
     The Leader was now done, so I turned my attention to finishing the Shaman.  I began by highlighting his shirt with Crafter's Acrylic "Purple Passion", and the exterior of his cape with GW "Shadow Grey".  I highlighted his gloves with Americana "Sable Brown".  Next, I highlighted his staff and loin cloth with Crafter's Edition"Spice Brown".  Then I painted his dagger and buckle with the "Gunmetal Grey".  I then worked on the flames in his hand and in the brazier on top of his staff.  I decided I wanted them to be green to look more magical.  I began by painting the base of the flames with Nicole's "Neon Green".  I also use this color to add some reflective glow to his left glove and the brazier.  Next, I blended in Crafter's Acrylic "Holiday Green" into the flame, and then Americana 'Forest Green", then finished the tops of the flame with  Accent "Forest Green".
    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'm happy with these two, and am particularly pleased with how the green flame turned out.  I know I will be doing the green fire again, because I think it turned out pretty nifty.  As with the Goblin Leaders I completed last week, I'm happy to finally have some command figures for my Kobold horde from the first Bones Kickstarter.

Last of the Kobolds: Figures 110-112 of 265

     This week, I finally got around to completing the last three of the Kobolds from the Dungeon Attack set; which have been hanging around the painting table collecting dust for a while now. With the completion of these, I have put the Dungeon Attack set to bed now, and it can go on the Completed Set list over on the right.  
     When I prepared these long ago, I had soaked them in some water with a little dish soap added, and then gave them a light scrub with a soft toothbrush and then rinsed them.  When dry, I had sprayed them with Krylon Flat Black Camouflage with Fusion spray paint, and when that was dry, I had glued them to black-primed 7/8" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue. I then glued the washers to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of Elmer's white glue.

     Before I began painting the first group of Kobolds, I had consulted my old trusty D & D Monster Manual, to see how they had described them.  The manual had said that they were, "...a very dark rusty brown, to a rusty black."    So,I had decided I wanted to go for the "rusty black" look and so far I had been happy with how this look had been turning out.  I started the usual way for the Kolbolds, by applying a coat of Folk Art "Barnyard Red" to the figures to get the "rusty" look.  Next,  I worked on their clothing, painting their loin cloths Accent "Real Umber", and the this time I did the rest of the clothing with Americana "Burnt Orange."

    Their assorted straps I painted with Americana "Mississippi Mud". The back of the shield I painted DecoArt Cinnamon Brown"; and the shield handle and any pouches they were wearing I painted Americana "Asphaltum".  For the front of the shield, I used Americana "Cadmium Red".   I then moved to painting the spear shafts Folk Art "Barn Wood", and the rope binding on the spears with Americana "Sable Brown".  I wrapped up the non-metallics on he figures by painting their horns with Americana "Khaki Tan", and  the skull belt buckles and their teeth and claws, with Americana "Buttermilk".

     Now I painted the stonework bases with Folk Art "Medium Gray", and I painted the little patches of vegetation on the Spear Kolbold's base with DecoArt "Forest Green".  Then, I did  the metal bits; sword, spear points, studs and buckle, with Ceramcoat "Metallic Pewter", and the armored shoulder pieces on the two with swords using Accent "Princely Pewter".

     After all the paint had a while to dry, I gave the figures a wash with thinned Vallejo "Black" ink. 

     I then went back and gave the figures' skin and clothing highlights with the base colors I had used. I then painted black noses on the Kobolds, and "Cadmium Red" dots for eyes.  I also used the "Buttermilk" to highlight their teeth.   The weapon edges I gave highlights with Folk Art "Silver Sterling".    After everything had time to dry thoroughly, I gave the figures a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".  When this was dry, I flocked the bases.  After the bases had overnight to dry, I sprayed the figures with Testor's "Dullcote"

     So, that wraps up these little fellows.  Below is a shot of the whole clan ready for action. I think they make a fine little battle group.

     Figures 110-112: Complete

Krazy for Kobolds! Figures 83-85 of 265

  This week, I completed my next to last three of the Kobolds group from the Dungeon Attack set.  I began in the usual way, with soaking them in some water with a little dish soap added, and then giving them a light scrub with a soft toothbrush and then rinsing them.  When dry, I sprayed them with Krylon Flat Black Camouflage with Fusion spray paint, and when dry, glued them to black-primed 7/8" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue. I then glued the washers to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of Elmer's white glue.

Before I began painting the first group of Kobolds, I had consulted my old trusty D & D Monster Manual, to see how they had described them.  The manual had said that they were, "...a very dark rusty brown, to a rusty black."    So,I had decided I wanted to go for the "rusty black" look and so far I had been happy with how this look had been turning out.  I started the usual way for the Kolbolds, by applying a coat of Folk Art "Barnyard Red" to the figures to get the "rusty" look.  Next,  I worked on their clothing, painting their loin cloths Accent "Real Umber", and the this time I did the rest of the clothing with Folk Art "Burgundy".

  Their assorted straps I painted with Americana "Mississippi Mud". The back of the shield I painted DecoArt Cinnamon Brown"; and the shield handle and any pouches they were wearing I painted Americana "Asphaltum".  For the front of the shield, I used Americana "Cadmium Red".   I then moved to painting the spear shafts Folk Art "Barn Wood", and the rope binding on the spears with Americana "Sable Brown".  I wrapped up the non-metallics on he figures by painting their horns with Americana "Khaki Tan", and  the skull belt buckles and their teeth and claws, with Americana "Buttermilk".

Now I painted the stonework bases with Folk Art "Medium Gray", and I painted the little patches of vegetation on the Spear Kolbold's base with DecoArt "Forest Green".  Then, I did  the metal bits; sword, spear points, studs and buckle, with Ceramcoat "Metallic Pewter", and the armored shoulder pieces on the two with swords using Accent "Princely Pewter".

After all the paint had a while to dry, I gave the figures a wash with thinned Vallejo "Black" ink. 

I then went back and gave the figures' skin and clothing highlights with the base colors I had used. I then painted black noses on the Kobolds, and "Cadmium Red" dots for eyes.  I also used the "Buttermilk" to highlight their teeth.   The weapon edges I gave highlights with Folk Art "Silver Sterling".    After everything had time to dry thoroughly, I gave the figures a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".  When this was dry, I flocked the bases.  After the bases had overnight to dry, I sprayed the figures with Testor's "Dullcote".

Only three more Kolbolds to go!   Then we can get the family photo. :)

Figures 83-85: Complete

More Kobolds!: Figures 79-81 of 265

    This week, I completed my second three of the Kobolds group from the Dungeon Attack set.  I began in the usual way, with soaking them in some water with a little dish soap added, and then giving them a light scrub with a soft toothbrush and then rinsing them.  When dry, I sprayed them with Krylon Flat Black Camouflage with Fusion spray paint, and when dry, glued them to black-primed 7/8" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue. I then glued the washers to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of Elmer's white glue.

Before I began painting the last group of Kobolds, I had consulted my old trusty D & D Monster Manual, to see how they had described them.  The manual had said that they were, "...a very dark rusty brown, to a rusty black."    So,I had decided I wanted to go for the "rusty black" look.  To start I applied a coat of Folk Art "Barnyard Red" to the figures to get the "rusty" look.  Next,  I worked on their clothing, painting their loin cloths Accent "Real Umber", and the rest of the clothing GW "Blazing Orange".

Next, I painted the armored shoulder pieces on the two with swords using GW "Snakebite Leather".  Their assorted straps i painted with Americana "Mississippi Mud". The back of the shield I painted DecoArt Cinnamon Brown"; and the shield handle and any pouches they were wearing I painted Americana "Asphaltum".  For the front of the shield, I used Americana "Cadmium Red".   I then moved to painting the spear shafts Folk Art "Barn Wood", and the rope binding on the spears with Americana "Sable Brown".  I wrapped up the non-metallics on he figures by painting their horns with Americana "Khaki Tan", and  the skull belt buckles and their teeth and claws, with Americana "Buttermilk". (Note: on the last group I painted, I hadn't realized that the thrusting-spear Kobold also had a skull belt buckle like the sword-only Kobold had, and so didn't paint it on that figure in the last group)

Now I painted the stonework bases with Folk Art "Medium Gray".  Also, this time I noticed there were some vegetation(?) patches on the base of the spear-thrusting Kobold, (which I hadn't noticed last time) and I painted them DecoArt "Forest Green".  Then, I did all the metal bits; sword, spear points, studs and buckle, with Ceramcoat "Metallic Pewter". 

After all the paint had a while to dry, I gave the figures a wash with thinned Vallejo "Black" ink.  I tried to make it thinner this time, since last time the figures came out a little darker than I had wanted.

I then went back and gave the figures' skin and clothing highlights with the base colors I had used. I then painted black noses on the Kobolds, and "Cadmium Red" dots for eyes.  I also used the "Buttermilk" to highlight their teeth.   The weapon edges I gave highlights with Folk Art "Silver Sterling".    After everything had time to dry thoroughly, I gave the figures a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".  When this was dry, I flocked the bases.  After the bases had overnight to dry, I sprayed the figures with Testor's "Dullcote".

I think these turned out a little better.  I don't know if it's noticeable in the photo, but they did turn out a little lighter than last time.


Figures 79-81: Complete

First of the Kobolds: Figures 75 - 77 of 265

With the one year anniversary for my Bones painting efforts looming just over the horizon in June, I am making a big attempt to reach the 100 figure mark before that one year comes to pass.  So, I am trying to work on the multiple figure sets like the Goblins I just completed, and now the Kobolds, in order to help boost my numbers.  I am also going to try and do two entries a week, like I did last week, one on Monday and one on Thursday.
   So this week, I completed my first three of the Kobolds.  I began in the usual way, with soaking them in some water with a little dish soap added, and then giving them a light scrub with a soft toothbrush and then rinsing them.  When dry, I sprayed them with Krylon Flat Black Camouflage with Fusion spray paint, and when dry, glued them to black-primed 7/8" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue. I then glued the washers to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of Elmer's white glue.

I began by consulting my old trusty D & D Monster Manual, to see how they described Kobolds.  The manual said that they were, "...a very dark rusty brown, to a rusty black."    So, to start I applied a coat of Folk Art "Barnyard Red" to the figures to get the "rusty" look.  Next,  I worked on their clothing, painting their loin cloths Accent "Real Umber", and the rest of the clothing Accent "Mustard Seed".

Next, I painted all their assorted straps Americana "Mississippi Mud". The back of the shield I painted DecoArt Cinnamon Brown"; and the shield handle and any pouches they were wearing I painted Americana "Asphaltum".  For the front of the shield, I used Americana "Cadmium Red".   I then moved to painting the spear shafts Folk Art "Barn Wood", and the rope binding on the spears with Americana "Sable Brown".  I wrapped up the non-metallics on he figures by painting their horns with Americana "Khaki Tan", and  the skull belt buckle, with Americana "Buttermilk".

Now I painted the stonework bases with Folk Art "Medium Gray".  Then I did all the metal bits; sword, spear points, armor, studs and buckle, with Cearmcoat "Metallic Pewter".

After all the paint had a while to dry, I gave the figures a wash with thinned Vallejo "Black" ink.

I then went back and gave the figures' skin and clothing highlights with the base colors I had used. I then painted black noses on the Kobolds, and "Cadmium Red" dots for eyes.  I also used the "Buttermilk" for their teeth.   The weapon edges I gave highlights with Folk Art "Silver Sterling".    After everything had time to dry thoroughly, I gave the figures a coat of Ceramcoat "Matte Varnish".  When this was dry, I flocked the bases.  After the bases had overnight to dry, I sprayed the figures with Testor's "Dullcote".

I'm pleased with how these turned out.  They are nice simple little figures to work on.

Figures 75-77: Complete