Hobby | Bits, Bobs, and Signposts

As I get on with the move, I've been working on smaller projects for now, nothing too fancy. The third Dungeons & Lasers Kickstarter included some nice stretch goals, which I've been building and finally got some paint on some of them. I really like these kinds of models, as they add a lot of flavor to a game. 

I got a nice bit of variety going, and one of my biggest goals with this mini project was to inject a bit of color into my models. Medieval/fantasy stuff can end up with lots of browns, as was pointed out to me by my brother. I still ended up using some browns, because, well, it's wood, but where I could I used colors to brighten up the models. 

First up was this poor fellow, who was strung up to a post and left to die. In my lore, the Amethyst Cult were responsible for a great calamity that brought the undead into the world, and so followers are now hunted down, executed and made examples of. Obviously, this guy lost the game of hide-and-seek and has paid for it. So the robes got a purple coloring, but for visual interest I used some hot pink to highlight the tips and used blue wash to darken the recesses. It all ended up looking a bit synthwave. And instead of the usual black or brown hair, I went with blonde, which also contrasts nicely with the purple robes. 

This little guy is in fact, not, an Archon Studio model. It's a bit from the old GW Wyldwood kit, and I actually painted it up a long time ago and plopped it onto a base that was way too big for it. Well I put it onto a more appropriately sized 32 mm base, and redid parts of the paintjob and viola. Love how the writing came out on this one. 

This one looks very Warhammer, in the style of the Old World. To inject some color I used bold, primary colors on the signposts. These were quite small and prevented me from writing inside, so I just figured that these colors are understood to mean different cities and that the populace would be able to interpret it. 

Just a bell. Nothing too fancy, but this could make for a great objective marker. 

More signs, this time with a tree growing over them. I went with a very pale wood on this one, and then contrasted it with very vibrant green leaves. 

A flag in the Heldenmarch colors. This set actually came with a few flags, so I want to paint them up to match some of the armies that I have. 

Just a regular old signpost. The fungus was a nice pop of color. 

And finally, another signpost. The brownest of the bunch, I added some last minute color with the red on the words. I very lightly drybrushed it on to give it the appearance of faded pain. I think it came out ok.

This was a fun project and a nice pallet cleanser. It may be a bit before I get back into the painting, I have a big move to finish and all of the Warhammer is tucked away in neat little boxes. 

Till I can get back into it.

-The Space Dinosaur