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Hoarluk Doomshaper, Shaman of the Gnarls

We’ve just wrapped up a Journeyman League at the new store (Storytellers in Utica, NY) and I decided go with Trollbloods, a chance to get some more play and painting time in.  I went with the alternate battle box which consists of Doomshaper1, Mauler, Pyre, Storm.  First up I tackled the warlock, having previously painted Doomshaper2, I was on familiar territory with this one.  Overall it was a fun model to paint, but I’m never a fan of painting the “bundle-o’-scrolls’ that some trolls come with. As with all my Troll warlocks I put Doomie on a resin slate base and finished it off with a swamp motif.

All the scrolls!

I had a great time playing Doomshaper1, as the league grew I evolved my list into Runes of War.  I never managed to get work out of my Runeshapers, but Doomie was an all-star.  Stranglehold was cast many times, particularly in those initial low point games.  And the feat is a great way to protect my beasts either from the opponent’s alpha strike or from reprisal after my alpha.  Rampager was also a great spell to have in the Hordes match ups.

A departure from the usual Warmachine and Hordes, today we look at a Wild West Exodus model.  I backed WWX last year as part their Kickstarter campaign.  The models have at last arrived and I dived into the Lawmen faction.  So where do we start? At the top of course: with the boss Wyatt Earp.

The first problem was choosing a color scheme.  The thought of painting an entire faction in nothing but brown leathers was too much to take.  After much thought and much experimentation, I found Traitor Green to be what I was looking for.  Not too bold that it looks out-of-place in the old west, but still an interesting color that helps set the faction apart.  With that set as the primary color, I would use it for shirts and jackets, but pants…what color do I use for pants?  Further experimentation and I arrived at Battlefield brown.  Dark enough to set it apart from the leather browns, and still goes well with the green.

Wyatt Earp – Lawmen Boss

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The Sea Wulfe, astride the deck of a ship.

And here’s the completed PG-exclusive “Sea” Wulfe.  It’s been finished for a while, but I needed PG_oxyguy to see it first in person.  With delivery complete, here’s a couple of pics that don’t really do it justice. (more…)

Let me interrupt my usual stream of Cygnarans and Trollbloods to present a special project from PG_oxyguy: Gorman Di SeaWulfe. Think regular Gorman Di Wulfe crossed with a pirate:

Gorman Di SeaWulfe

As you can see my first thought was I needed a base that looked like ship decking. Thankfully I had a leftover wood floor base that I had used for pCaine, from Enigma Miniatures.  This is a one-piece model so after cutting off the base tab and straightening his wilting dagger, we was ready to base.  I pinned his foot and drilled a suitable hole for the bottom of his peg leg and that’s provided a solid attachment to the base. (more…)