Diesel DM

Skin shaded and highlighted

Quick update on the Mountain King progress.  I got the skin shaded and highlighted.  I think it came out all right, but doesn’t feel like my best work ever.  Shading and highlighting muscles is a lot different from the usual Cygnaran armor plates I’m used to. I did adjust my paint blends to get deeper highlights and higher highlights, which I think came out pretty well.  Ended up redoing the highlight on his stomach as the first attempt was especially bad.

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Got to play my first Trollblood (and therefore first Hordes) game on Tuesday.  While I remembered a lot of important things, I also forgot some too.  I took a minute to write them up in an effort to reinforce them in my memory.

First a quick look at my 50-point list:

• Hoarluk Doomshaper, Rage of Dhunia +6
  • Trollkin Runebearer 2
  • Trollkin Axer 6
  • Dire Troll Mauler 9
  • Earthborn Dire Troll 10
  • Mulg the Ancient 12
• Janissa Stonetide 3
• Troll Whelps 2
• Trollkin Fennblades (max) 8
  • Fennblade UA 2
• Lanyssa Ryssyl, Nyss Sorceress 2 (more…)

Primed black with some white zenith highlighting primer

Now that I’ve opened the way into Trollbloods with a battlegroup, it’s time to jump right to the biggest troll of all: the Mountain King.  With the Stormwall and a few trolls under my belt, I feel less intimidated by the Mountain King.   I believe him to be the best looking Gargantuan by far, so I’m still trying to take my time and do him justice, but without as much “where do I even begin?!” trepidation as when working on the Stormwall. (more…)

Dire Troll Mauler – original metal sculpt

The amount of personality exuded by this sculpt is amazing, while still remaining dynamic.  I believe I purchased this before the new Dire Troll plastic kit became available which is fine by me as the new sculpt isn’t nearly as impressive. This was the last of the battlegroup I painted and I tried to learn a bit from the EBDT and bring the shades darker and highlights a higher to give more overall contrast.  I think I did an okay job, but more contrast is still to be had. (more…)