Giant Post 4. BSC post 5.

 Can't show anything on BSC because it is painted and ready to submit.  

However, I have managed some work on the Giant.  

 Still has lots of work to be done.  Vest and trousers are the next things on the list.  After that the club, then on to details.  

The hermit and the giant

 Two models recently finished.  The Hermit is from Hayland Terrain.  The giant is from Mammoth Miniatures.  All I added was a loin cloth to cover its modesty.  

 

Hope you like. 

  

Been on a painting tear.

 Anyone that knows me will tell you that I hate to paint models.  I love making and building terrain and playing the games but I find models tedious.  Generally I will paint two or three models that I really like rather than whole units of models. 

This latest batch of painting started with me picking up the Guards of Traitors Toll.  It has 24 civilians and 12 guards in the box so I knew that I would have to sit down and force myself to do some work.  

The first nineteen models here are the civilians.  Eighteen are from the guards box and the other one is a studio miniature from their not Monty Python line.  

The Sprue is pretty good as it give you three men and three women and lots of options.  The only complaint that I have is with the women.  There are fewer head options and one pose is walking at what appears to be a fast pace.  

The next six are guards.  

I have no complaints about the sprue on this one.  Very nice models all around.  

Next are some models that I painted in between the above as a bit of a pallet cleanser so I did not get bored.

Firs some scarecrow men from Warbases. 

 Then some Spaceballs.  From an Etsy seller

Lastly is a parcel delivery robot from Alternative armies. 

Working on finishing up the last eight models for the Guards of Traitors Toll and then I will probibly be done painting miniatures for the next year or so.  

Hope you like.

 

  

Picked up some new toys.

 I was perusing Etsy looking at things that have nothing to do with my hobbies, as you do, and found a couple of interesting finds that might work for terrain.  

First are a couple of stamp punches.  They are for metal working and only put me out about seven pounds a piece.  Initially I thought about using them on Foamex. 

Some photos. 

First, I tried it on Foamex.  

As you can see they did not come out so well so I think it will need to be used on either Fimo or some other putty.  

The second thing I picked up is a shot plate.  They are used to make small pieces out of gold/silver for jewelry.  If you are looking to pick one up they will run about twenty pounds for a single item and about ten pounds for each detail past that. 

In this instance I used some green stuff though I could use some lead fishing weights.  Using some vasiline to keep the green stuff from sticking to the mold I just pressed some into the details.  Here are some photos.  

 

Just some fantasy models

 Been in my normal end of year funk.  I think when the early nights close in it just saps my enthusiasm for painting and modeling.  Saying that I was able to finish some models to be used for fantasy gaming.  

First off some Northstar skeletons.  Tried to make them look freshly risen with old equipment. 

Next is an Otherworld Miniatures Litch

Some Otherworld shriekers

Lastly are some Otherworld Stirges.  I mounted these on my home made springy flying bases.  I find them better than the clear plastic stand becasue the spring stops most accidental bending of the wire by allowing it to flex and it tends to visually blend into the scenery better.  It also allows the models to be positioned at different angles and gives a better impression of flight. 

Hope you like. 

Another tortoise swarm.

 Went a bit nuts on the gore.  

The most foul, cruel, and bad tempered Testudinidae

  “Listen, those terrapin got a viscous streak a mile wide, they're killers.  Just look at the bones!"

I was testing out my 3d printer by printing the same file at different scales.  I had to decide what I was going to do with all those tortoise that I printed. 

I figured a tortoise swarm would be frightening.  

Heather

 As I have not added a update for my woodland terrain this year I decided to build a bit of heather.  Simple base with some cast and natural rocks textured with kitty litter and sand.  

The heather is home made rubberized horsehair coated with home made sawdust flock.  

Hope you like. 

Interior details for an apothecary shop.

 I have started working on an apothecary shop.  The plan is to have detail along the walls and a free central area for play.  Cabinets were made with mount board and sheeted in stencil paper.  Lots of 3d printed details from files on thingverse, some bits from Crooked Dice, Reaper, Freebooter and some others. 

The dresser

Shelves

More Shelves

Worktop

Spice drying rack

Hope you like.