Weird Wendell Painted

Weird Wendell joins my crew! I deliberately painted him to look dull and boring as I imagine that he wouldn't really be wearing bright colours or anything flashy.

I went back and forth in picking a colour for the gremlins. I was originally going to paint them a light greenish look but I noticed they looked very similar to things like the feralgiest's I've painted and I wanted them too look like their own type of creature. In the end I tried a mix of purples which are newer to my paint collection and I'm happy with how they have turned out.

I did want to add a splash of colour so adding one of the flower tufts I picked up recently was a easy way to do this without changing my vision for Wendell.

And here is the scale shot with Professor Pendrake. Wendell is taller than I expected, I guess the way Brian plays him on Field of Fires Riot Quest Radio show makes him feel smaller...

Wendell was a model I put off painting for a long time due to struggling to pick colours, but the recent change I made to focus in on one mini and paint it until its finished really helped push me through this and get him done.

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The Wastelander Painted

The Wastelander joins my crew! He was a very fast model to paint as it turns out which was a nice change compared to some of the more time consuming minis I've painted recently!
I love how his sword is so shiny that its become hard to photograph

I've really been liking adding these flower tufts to certain models. I don't think I would ever put them on every model, but I think they add a nice touch when used sparingly.

His face is hard to see under that hat. As usual I didn't try and paint eyes on such a small mini. One day... but not today...

Here is the scale shot with Professor Pendrake. I actually love the tiny little guy and think he will be a staple in my crew, especially given how keen my buddy is with using Gunners!

He will of course see use in Riot Quest but will also have a place in my Minions army.

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Boss MacHorn Painted

Boss MacHorn joins my crew!

She was a blast to paint, I knew right away I wanted to try a different colour on her and picked P3 Bad Bruise. Its a lovely purple but it does take a few thin coats to build up good covering but is well worth it. Its a lot more "purple" in real life, every time I try to photograph her she ends up a bit washed out... I did the best I could given the awful natural light I get this time of year the artificial light just isn't as good.

The rocket fists on retractable chains makes me see her like a mini Blockader! A small detail I hadn't noticed when I reviewed the mini that showed up once paint was applied was that it looks like she has pistols mounted into the sides of the fists. They are hard to see but I think that's what they are meant to be.

I like how you can see padding which would make wearing the suit bearable. And close by she has her Devil Dog plushie to remember her (presumably) fallen mercenary company.

And here is the scale shot with Professor Pendrake. I really like how she is scaled and its great to get more variations of Ironhead style armour.

I find her fun to use in Riot Quest, but I'm also interested in a Janky Shea Irregulars list with her Jack marshalling a Freebooter heavy Warjack to be able to roll ALL THE DICE!!!

And yes, she would be a lot better protected if she had a torso canopy 

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Ledfoot and Tredz Painted

Ledfoot and Tredz join the crew! This tank was a lot of fun to paint. I tried out contrast paints for the first time with the green for the hull. It worked alright but I've heard they are better for more organic textures rather than these armoured plates.

It's a bit tricky to see but there is a fire effect in the grating under the boiler, and also I tired to paint the pressure values with red "danger high pressure" zones.

I wanted the tank to look really dirty so added plenty of washed and light blotches of different colours of brown and grey. I love how its turned out, I don't tend to do weathering, battle damage or dirt on my models often so it was a nice thing to do.

The two little Pygs who (somehow) fit into this tank were a bit tricky to paint but well worth the effort. The goggles don't show up well but the light blue lenses are a nice touch.

And here is the scale shot with Professor Pendrake. I love using it in Riot Quest, but though I can use it with my Minions army I can't see myself doing it very often as it doesn't really fit in the Gatorman themed minions army I have.

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Boomhowler, Solo Artist Painted

Boomhowler joins the crew! I really enjoyed painting him, though the scheme I picked for him isn't particularly flashy.

The tiny metal rivets on his trousers were a pain to paint. I painted the leather first then did the rivets trying to be a clean as I could but if I painted over the leather a little I didn't worry too much and covered those slips afterwards.

The tartan cloth he has on the Privateer Press studio paint job is beyond me at the moment. I decided to paint his cloth a simple yellow the same as I painted his previous version (which you can find here if you want to see it. They were painted nearly 5 years ago so bear that in mind when you see the paint jobs...)

I might one day go back and upgrade the cloth to a tartan pattern though. 

I'm really happy with how his face turned out, especially his mouth. It took a little extra time, but I think it was well worth the effort.

And here is the scale shot with Professor Pendrake. I really like how Boomhowler looks and am really looking forward to having him in both my Riot Quest crew and also my Warmachine and Hordes armies.

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Chuck Dogwood Painted

Chuck Dogwood joins my crew! I've not painted Circle Orboros models before so it was a nice change of pace. (I have found Riot Quest to be great for this!) Eventually I will likely paint more as I get around to painting the ones I have put aside for the IKRPG.

The "Elvis" style Storm raptor cape was a pain to paint! I'm happy with how it turned out but it was very time consuming!

His little wold puppet was pretty easy to paint though the rope was a little fiddly. I'm really happy with how the glow effect turned out for him. The black & grey beard was easy enough though avoiding ruining his skin around his mouth and nose was tricky.

And here is the scale shot with Professor Pendrake! 
Once I got going on painting him it was a pretty quick process. I did find at the end when I was applying a wash that his toe is poking out of one of his shoes which I hadn't noticed and just painted as part of the shoe. Lucky for me this is hidden by the flower tufts.

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Wattle Fencing Painted

I finished up some more fencing for my Warmachine and Hordes table! These are plastic fences by Renedra if you want some for yourself you can find them here

I painted them up relatively quickly, I painted them dark brown then drybrushed a light grey onto this. Afterwards I used some sponge to lightly apply three different shades of greens to make it look like moss and lichen growing on it.

I really like the damaged section of fencing it adds a nice level of realism to them

Here they are with the barn I painted a long time ago to show how much space they can take up.

As you can see here they cover roughly half a human (28-32mm scale roughly)

I plan on these representing liner obstructions which grant concealment to models behind them.
Using them all at once during a game will help make the table a lot more thematic. Though less balanced than you would like for a tournament game perhaps I think they will be good fun for more casual narrative games.
Plus, I do like having options when it comes to terrain rather than using the same few pieces every game!

They are a nice cheap kit which can add some bulk to anyone's terrain collection.

I'm running a Riot Quest painting competition! If you want to find out more about it the details are here! 

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