Krielstone Bearer & Scribes

September 6th, 2013
Full Krielstone unit

Full Krielstone unit

The primary support unit in most Troll lists, the Krielstone Bearer and Scribes are now painted.  As with all units they were kind of a drag to paint.  There is a surprising amount of detail on the scribes once you factor in all their scrolls and pouches and embossed leather armor. (more…)

 

Caine2 Repose

August 7th, 2013
Studio pose for Caine2

Studio pose for Caine2

Fresh on the heels of my Madrak1 repose, I came across another caster I’ve wanted to play, but disliked the pose. First off, he appears to be shooting all around himself in a circle, this seems to line up perfectly with Caine1’s feat and not Caine2, Next, why does he have to be shooting in two different directions simultaneously? It almost seems more like he’s just randomly spraying some bullets around and hoping for the best.

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Madrak1 Repose: WIP#2

August 5th, 2013
Build up around the shoulder pin

Build up around the shoulder pin

Now that we’ve pinned, bent and glued the arms into their new positions we need to bulk up the area around the pins.  You want to just get the general shape filled in but you don’t need any detail and you want to make sure it’s all below what should be the finished level.  We’ll harden this bulked up layer which will make it easier to add on a thinner muscle layer that we can work on more easily than if the entire joint were soft. (more…)

 

Madrak1 Repose: WIP #1

July 24th, 2013
Repose of Madrak1: axe is no across his body

Repose of Madrak1: axe is no across his body

Madrak is such an interesting character: he aims to unite the Kriels, while being tied to an axe that will end the world. His prime incarnation has seen two sculpts, both of them awful, in my opinion. (more…)