Into April’s models with a quick one today – a very simple pair of model trios from the D&D Adventure Boardgame Tomb of Annihilation. They’re all simple enough to share a post, and I’m obviously way behind in showing my April shiz, so…
First up, we have a trio of Firenewts. Apparently other versions of these have them armed with a sword, but this sculpt has them “armed” with a little ball of fire in their hand – so I presume in the board game they’ll be ranged opponents. As you can see – very simple models, so once mould lines were cleaned up they were very simple and quick to paint, so I used them as an excuse to play with some Contrast paints over the top of coloured, highlighted basecoats. Simple models, done quickly. There’s a sort-of-OSL on their right arms where they’re holding(!) the fireballs, but on slick-looking reddish-orange skin, it’s kind of hard to make out for some reason.
Second batch are a trio of Yuan-ti Broodguard. Contrast for the ochre-yellow and traditional paint/wash/drybrush for the greens. Three more quick and easy models that will look decent on the board game tabletop, and three more for the broader D&D bestiary that I appear to be building…
All six are fodder for Ann’s latest painting challenge: the second annual “Paint the Crap You Already Own!” challenge. And chances are strong that everything else that I paint this month as well. 🙂
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Great use of these models mate to continue your experimentation with the contrast paints. Like the colour choices you’ve used on the models
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Thanks Dave. Very little resembling originality on either but they came up decently, and just as importantly – decently quickly! 😉
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Orange Fure Newts! They look great!
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Cheers Eric! Yeah, I was going for that bright lava look to them!
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Wow, those Firenewts are bright 😎!
The Yuan-ti Broodguards are effective too, good choice of colours with the tongue to contrast, very nice… and as always, lovely bases!
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Yeah, checking the description I felt like you should need +1 Sunglasses to look directly at them ingame. The bases with the extra little tufts should for in with the ToA board tiles and still shouldn’t be too out of place on the other board tiles.
That’s the plan, anyway! 🙂
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Way to bang some minis out! I’ve been thinking about how to tackle the Lizards team in Blood Bowl someday and maybe I’ll use a similar approach.
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Thanks Faust. I think the easiest way to do the BB LIzzies would be to use Contrast in some form. Should work nicely on all those scales!
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Oooh, very nice! 🙂
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Cheers, John! 🙂
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Great work- I especially like the Broodguard.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Thanks Pete! Hopefully one day I’ll get back to the D&D games and work my way to using these ones on the table! 😉
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Nice – that glossy orange skin looks beautifully toxic!
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So good mate! tempting ! but no, i have to draw the line on how many strange beasties are going to get a Guernsey on the up coming show!!
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These came out very nicely indeed! I enjoy seeing these D&D minis because I never know what kind of sculpts you’ll paint next. Fire newts that walk upright is a perfect example of this. Is it odd to say they kind of look cute/charming painted up? They certainly don’t look like the most imposing thing you can run into in a dungeon! 🙂
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