Kobold Adept (2)

 

This pair of kobold casters make nice minions for the sorcerer I posted previously. Despite appearances, even an apprentice kobold can be a serious threat! It seems I have committed to posting my kobold warband; looking forward to the group shot.

Kobold Sorcerer

 

 My kobolds were the first really large warband I did where I completed a large variety of character types, from goons all the way to apex threats like this fellow here. They had seen a ton of use because of that, to the point of overuse, so I have taken an extended break from them. That is, until I received a fresh batch from Reaper! I was pleasantly surprised to find that the new models meshed really well with the Ben Siens classics, so I'll give them some reinforcements over the next year. Between them, and my goblins, I am getting close to completing the models needed for one of my favorite 3.5 edition modules "The Sunless Citadel," so I'll need to make a push for that sooner than later.

Goblin Reinforcements / Bloodbite Goblins (2)

 I've decided to do some Paint Club stuff, so while I work on a new project I thought I'd play some catch up on existing factions I have going. These two handsome fellows are additions to my Ogres and Goblins warband from years gone by. They are slightly bigger than the originals, but also sculpted by the great Bobby Jackson in the same style. They bring a bit of muscle and chaff to my goblins, giving me nearly enough to run some of the encounters in published RPG modules, but still not quite the numbers needed to make a goblins-only battle group. I have some additional "command" models and I recently acquired a large number of new goblin recruits from the same range, so I  expect I'll be adding more to their number in the near future. 

Fortune Hunters Recon Trooper / Steampunk Scout Diver

 

I have a large collection of painted DeepWars miniatures that have never surfaced. This steampunk diver is a scout for the fortune hunters, a faction that is well represented in my collection. This model supports the mech and scientist I posted last year, and shares their same industrial paint pallet. I occasionally go overboard with undersea themed minis and I am feeling that current now. While workbench is flooded with undersea critters I may as well post some too! Over the next few weeks I'll look to catch up on my undersea life. 

For this faction I always enjoy juxtaposing the gritty industrial feel of the dive-suits with vibrant sea life on the base. 

Not much commentary in the tank today, so I'll finish with another, nearly identical photo - Bonus!

Exoform Salvage Mech Construct / Crab mech

 This was my first addition to my Ancients of Atalan warband. I went a little wild shading with colored metals and I had a lot of fun free-styling with them as I went.  One of the reasons I like my DeepWars pieces so much is because they are so fun to work on. The different genres in the system let me to feel free to try crazy ideas and usual bold color palates I shy away from in other parts of my collection. It s a testing ground in many ways, and I learned a lot! Only down side to this model is that it was tough to photograph - I had a sea-devil of a time getting a good angle.

Ogres and Goblins Warband

 

I could've sworn I had posted this warband here on the blog before, but it looks like I omitted one of my favorite big projects in my collection! These minis are some of the best that reaper has done in its bones line, and I love that they are themed together. They have continued to add more ogres and goblins with a similar style, and I have since added a handful of additional models, but this collection is the original group first completed in 2018.

I already have multiple goblin warbands in my collection, so I elected to go with the seldom used blue as the base skin color. I really like the look as it contrasts well with the orange skin of the ogres and the rusted iron used throughout. I doubled down on the palate by using bright aqua accents as well. 

 This collection is a critical part of my goal to complete all the models necessary to run LMoP and DoIP, so I am happy to have them done! Other models from those modules are at the top of my queue, and I will need to expand the number of goblins quite a bit.

Below are some pictures of subgroups so everything can be seen a little more clearly

Ogre Leaders:

Ogre Brutes:

Goblins:

Fortune Hunters ( Marie du Chatelet, Breaching Mech Construct)

 I was hoping to post some pieces I completed this year today but I lost the light by the time I had finished the days tasks. Ah well, I have plenty of old stuff to share (in this case, a decade old! photo dated 2012). While this picture is practically ancient by modern standards, I do think it needed to be included in my gallery here if it is supposed to be representative of my collection. 

These were the first members of my now rather large Fortune Hunters warband, which surprisingly hasn't been featured here at all so far. I was initially pretty indifferent about that faction in the game, as I am  not a huge steampunk fan (ghasp!), but they are just so darn easy on the brush for me. Shaded metallics are my jam! 

I'll have to take some pictures of the rest of the crew so that all the core factions have some representation. That'll give me an opportunity to revisit the photographic style of these models. The Black background with harsh lighting seems to be very popular these days for dramatic effect, but I really don't favor the trend.

Snakemen! Snakefolk?

I've always loved reptilian fantasy creatures, and snakemen are probably the coolest of the cool. I started working on these guys many years ago to be my own personal warband when I was running SoBH at conventions, but I have long since moved away so my warband project is getting dusty. I have managed to collect a huge number of really great snakefolk minis though, and I'm in the mood to pick them back up again. in the meantime, here is what I have so far:

The two swordsnakes are classic Reaper snakmen and the pretty lady in the middle is a great OOP stygian priestess sculpt from the old chronopia line. Her original sword was damaged so I replaced it with something suitably more serpentine. similarly, a small casing defect in the mouth of one snakeman led to a small modification there.
Since these snakes were for my personal force, I spend some extra effort to sculpt jungle ruin themed bases that would look great but also stand up to play.

More to come!

small Ancients of Atalan warband

I've been splashing this pic around the web today. these are my Ancients of Atalan for Deepwars. It's no secret that I am a big antimatter games fanboy, and these beautiful models are no exception. I've given them a simple TT paint job, but the end effect was much nicer than i had anticipated.

Goblin warband

Another post! One of my many ongoing projects is the creation on coherent warbands that can be used for skirmish games and RPGs. This is the current state of my goblin warband. The gobbos  are long overdue for some love and I'm thinking I'll add another few to the group soon to give them some much needed numbers and leadership. Of all my warbands I like the overall aesthetic of these the best;  good color palate, fun basing and some serious character, what's not to like?