Swamp Dragon

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I got this Dagon Minus One model as a freebee from Fenris Games. It is a bit different to my other models. It will serve as a Swamp or Water Dragon in my fantasy world. 

Painting this critter was fun. It was primed black and dry brushed grey. The model got a couple of green ink glazes. A heavy dry brushing of Mithril silver was applied followed by a thin brown wash. Another layer of green glaze was then applied. A very light dry brush of Mithril silver was then applied.

After that it was some details, odd bits of other greens added to the lower parts. The eyes started as white and got two red ink glazes. The cornea detail was added in orange and the pupil added in black.

In all it was a fun model to paint. Thank You Fenris Games.

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Fantasy hovels.

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Happy Easter time, if you celebrate it. 

Time to visit my fantasy hovels, they took long enough to finish. They began life as a cardboard box, a cerial packet and some scraps of blue foam.

Now they look like this. 

I added bases so I could add some extra ground work and little details. The bases are vinyl floor tyle. The windows are made from various cake and biscuit packets. 

The pitchforks and spear came from some spare GW fantasy zombie arms. I was surprised  just how easy it was to remove the arms and hands. 

The barrels came from a rendera barrel set. 

The rocks are from self adhesive tuft sets I have had laying about for years. 

The best thing about these models is that they are cheap to make.

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Fogou's Battle at the Farm set.

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After the joy of painting Fogou's Fantasy ruins and Ringfort, I was still in the groove and eager to paint the other stone model set I have by Fogou - the battle at the farm set. 

For those of us of a certain vintage, the phrase "Battle at the farm" may make us misty eyed as we recall playing the battle using the counters at the back of the 40K Rouge Trader book. Even replaying the game once we had miniatures (painted or otherwise), most of us would have been using proxy models to make the farm. 

On seeing Fogou's set, I had to have it. 

The set has a ruined farm house, enough low walls and barricades to make up the defenses. It also comes with some scenic scatter. 

The models were painted exactly the same way as the Fantasy Ruins. The ammoboxes, oil drums and pots were painted with appropriate colours and also treated to the magic wash. Is there any model this wash doesn't improve? Maybe, the magic wash needs it's own blog post? 

This means I will have to replay this classic scenario at some point. 

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Fogou Fantasy Ringfort

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After painting the Fogou fantasy/dark age ruins, I was in the groove and pulled the Fantasy Ring Fort from the pile of shame. 

I ordered the Ring Fort after receiving the Fantasy ruins from Fogou, after a short period of oohing and ahhhing of course (less than 3 seconds). 

To be honest, I have no idea what I will use it for. Maybe a stronghold on a distant frontier world? 

The painting was done exactly the same way as the Fantasy Ruins. There was the additional step of using the Down and Dirty Moss effect paint to give it the mossy look. 

The painting of this large model was surprisingly quick. One thing I noticed is that it had no steps to get to the ramparts. I quickly ordered a couple of sets from Fogou. They arrived quite quickly and were painted on the day they arrived. That's how quick the paint process is. The longest part is waiting for the magic wash to dry. 

I also ordered the Kev Addams Fantasy gate for this model. When I decide what colours to paint it, there will be a follow up post. 

Next up - Battle of the Farm set. 

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Fogou Ruins

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Time for a visit to some beautiful resin terrain by Fogou Models. 

I ordered the Fantasy Ruins from Fogou's Kickstarter campaign. 

They could be used for Post Apocalyptic too, but I intended to use them for either Frostgrave or perhaps Late Stone Age fantasy. 

A colonial defence force investigate some old ruins. 

Fogou's models are cast in a heavy Jesmonite resin. They are very durable on the tabletop. While being heavy the resin isn't brittle. One of the nice things about painting Jesmonite, is that it doesn't usually need a undercoat. Paint goes on nicely and doesn't wear off.

My painting approach was quick. The steps are: 

1. Despite what I said above, these models were primed with Acrylic rattle can primer. 

2. The models all got a heavy dry brush with Coat d Arms Mid Grey (I prefer to use paint in pots for terrain rather than dropper bottle paint). 

3. If you look at any old stone buildings the stones are not uniform in colour. I picked out individual stones with the following colours. Note: don't pickout too many stones, it is only to break up the colour.

I. Coat D Arms Hairy Brown

ll. Nostaliga 88 Snakebite Leather

iii. Coat D arms Light Grey

4. Lightly dry brush with Coat d arms Light Grey

5. Pick out the wood with Coat d arms Bone.

6. I give all the models a wash with my magic wash formula (wood included). This is mix of Burnt Sennia acrylic craft paint and Sepia Ink in a rough 80:20 mix. This is watered down to a 50:50 and then a drop of washing up liquid added to aid flow. Just apply the wash, dilute it in places. The aim is to get the wash into the nooks and crannies as well to tie all the colours together.The wash doesn't have to be even as when it comes to stone buildings uniformity of the stone colour doesn't exist. 

7. Once dry the wood parts of the models were given a further wash of Army Painter Dark Tone Quickwash.

I was thinking of adding tufts to these models but then I want to be able to use the models in different settings, including Sci Fi. I also like the rubble inserts for the edge of the walls.

I know I am lucky to have quite a few of Fogou's models in my collection, to my mind these models are well worth the coin. 

Note: I am not affiliated with Fogou in any way other than being a fan of their models. 

Next up, the Fogou Ringfort. Keep watching.

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Take care out there. 

Orc Boss

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Now it is time for a visit to my mythical world of Mytharth. 

I got this figure free with a order. I have a bunch of these old Grenadier Orcs from aeons ago, some of the first figures I ever bought. So it was nice to get the Boss for free. 

I guess a Orc warband is in the future of Mytharth. 

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The spooky tree stump

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Some new terrain in this post - the spooky tree stump.

This is a handy model as I can use it for both Post Apocalyptic and Fantasy games. It may even feature in a seasonal game or two. 

This started life as a pumpkin stalk. It caught my eye as it had a twist to it and reminded me of something you would find in a Tim Burton film. A couple of days later I ripped it out of the Halloween pumpkin and left it to dry out.

The base was sanded flat and hot glued to a plastic gift card. Milliput was used to fill around the base. The base was flocked and once dry the model was primed grey. The base is usual mixes of dark browns and drybushed with lighter colours. The pumpkin stalk was washed several times with thinned cheap brown acrylic paint. 

Some plant tufts and static grass was then added to the base to finish it off.

Thanks for looking. Stay safe out there. 

The return of DEATH!

Hello and welcome back. In this post we return to the mythical realm of Mytharth. 

I wasn’t too fussed with the Death figure I got for Mytharth. He didn’t look intimidating enough. So I got a Microart Discworld DEATH. They scale in at around 35mm which adds the extra height I wanted.

One of the things I like about this DEATH is that he even has a Death Of Rats.

The only thing I have to say about the Microart Discworld figures is that they appear to be display figures rather than suited for tabletop action. The scythe is very flimsy. 

Thanks for looking. Take care out there and don’t fear the reaper. 

Mytharth characters.

Time for another visit to the fantasy world of Myarth. 

Vaan the Barbarian 

Vaan hails from the barbarian lands and is in the barbarian warband of the Sorceress of Eagle Mountain. I plan on using this figure in my Frostgrave games. The figure is a Barbarian Queen by Copplestone Miniatures. 

Invisas Univasitas

The largest city on the world of Mytharth is Lienad. One of the reasons this city holds so much power is the Invisas Univasitas - the Wizard University. Having so many spell casters on hand has stopped neighbouring cities and countries from attempting to sack the city. 

The Invisas Univasitas is Mytharth’s only wizard school and many of it’s members live on campus. The pointed wizard hat is a symbol of wizard office and only worn by wizards of the school. There is no standard style to the hat and they are as often as different as the wizards. 

Wizards don’t always get on and while bickering is common there are serious rivalries in the University.

Susliad the Pink is a senior wizard from Invisas univasitas. He is currently searching the magical ruins with his apprentice Harry Wotsazname looking for spells and riches. He is currently hiring mercenaries to assist his work in the ruins. Susliad the Pink is by Copplestone Castings. 

Dewin Glas the blue is a senior wizard from Invisas Univasitas. He is currently searching the magical ruins looking for spells and riches. He is currently looking to hire an apprentice and mercenaries to assist his work in the ruins. Dewin Glas has a long lasting rivalry with Susliad and will do anything to beat him. Dewin Glas is by Copplestone Castings. 

Marwoleth is a untrained wizard interested in necromancy. He has recently been recruited as apprentice by Skullator. They are headed to the magical ruins in search of loot. Marwoleth is by Copplestone Castings. 

Harry Wotsazname is a student at Invisas univasitas. He has been recruited by Susliad the pink as an apprentice. Harry Wotsazname is by Copplestone Castings. 

This gold chest is an objective for my fantasy games. It is made by Northstar games from the Frostgrave line.

It has taken a while to get these finished. Life has kept me busy. 

Stay healthy and safe out there. Thanks for reading.