I actually got these models all done over two weeks ago, well before I left for Adepticon. I haven’t had a chance to take pictures until now, however. I’ve gotten a couple of games in, but I’ll talk about that in a future post.
Waldgeist (branchy)
Waldgeist (horny)
Waldgeist (beardy)
I like the Waldgeist models because they each take a different approach on how to make a tree look humanoid. That gives them each personality, while still so clearly being the same unit. I used a flesh fine for the lighter colored wood, but with a brown wash. I think it works to give more of a living appearance.
Performer (alt)
I thought the Performer should be in boldly colored. The blue makes her stand out from the rest of the crew, but the basing brings it together, at least a little.
Swamp Nurse
I wanted the Nurse to be fully swamped up, so I went with greens. The fluid in the syringe didn’t really turn out like I wanted it to.
I decided I wanted to take my Deathwatch to the Adepticon combat patrol event, which meant I needed a little bit of reinforcements. I had wanted to do the dreadnought from the strike force box for the Inquisition War, but didn’t have a chance before the campaign ended. Here was my excuse!
Deathwatch Dreadnought
The dreadnought model has always struck me as a little static, so I wanted to try to fix it. I figured tweaking the legs ought to do it. I also repositioned the toes to try to make it even more dynamic, but it didn’t really come through.
Deathwatch Dreadnought (arm detail)
Hopefully the parchment on the arm conveys a sense of motion. I had considered putting another ork getting punched out, but decided that one would be enough.
As I’ve been doing for the rest of the Deathwatch, this guy gets all the bling, from every angle.
Amathor Arch Mage is one of the many Reaper models I bought ages ago in my high school D&D days. I painted him up a while ago now, as a change from endless piles of Ultramarines.
I think he may be my very favorite of the Reaper models I’ve painted. The beard has just enough texture to be interesting. I ended up entering him into the painting competition for Celesticon 2013.
I went for slightly different basing for these models than I have for the other Neverborn. I figured it should be a little more dilapidated and run down. Instead of nice wood plank floors, I decided to do wood planks forming a path through some wetland. Hopefully that still ties into the rest of the Neverborn, while giving the Bayou models a bit of their own twist. It may tie into Gremlin basing, too, if I decide to go down that path.
Zoraida
Zoraida herself was pretty straightforward. I don’t think the mushrooms turned out as well as I would have liked, but I do like the heavily green tinted skin. Her three main colors (green, brown, and gray) tie into the three Silurids, below.
Voodoo Doll
I decided not to try to pin the Voodoo Doll’s legs. Hopefully the CA glue holds. Otherwise a really simple model.
Bad Juju
Bad Juju had nasty nasty gaps all over the place. I think I filled them pretty well, and fortunately the texture helps to hide the putty. I tried putting in some undergrowth type basing materials in the branches, but it didn’t really fit in.
Silurid (gray)
This is my least favorite Silurid. The spikes along the sides of the back are separate pieces, which left really obvious looking gaps. I didn’t do a very good job of smoothing them over. The base paints are all a fairly neutral grays, but then I used a green wash to bayou it up. When I went back to drybrush with the highlight, it did not blend well with the green-tinted sections.
Silurid (brown)
This Silurid is much better. I decided not to use the rock basing piece that came in the box, so he’s stomping around instead. I had a lot of trouble with the foot that’s attached to the base. It kept breaking off, even after being reinforced with green stuff. I’m not sure how confident I am that it’ll hold up, but at least the tail is a nice large contact area.
Silurid (green)
Leap, my friend! This guy is the best Silurid of the bunch. Seam lines and gaps are cleaned up pretty well, and no broken feet.
