Realm of Chaos – Citadel Beastman Bray Shaman, Brayherd Beastmen Gors (Michael Perry, 1995-6)

Citadel Beastman Bray Shaman, Brayherd Beastmen Gors (Michael Perry, 1995-6)

Funny how some models look dated quickly, and some sculpts endure, isn’t it? My models today were sitting here half-painted for several years, got restarted recently in a failed attempt to complete more models for Roger from Under the Wargames Table‘s recent “Mo’vember” painting challenge and then re-restarted after playing a bit of Vermintide II over the Christmassy break. I’ve always loved Michael Perry’s line of goat-headed beastman/beastmen models, initially sculpted and released in the mid-1990’s. That Bray Shaman still holds up really well today, I think – all the more for the fact that he’s not balancing on one leg on a tactical rock, thrusting a staff towards the heavens with sculpted flames coming out of his …nose.

Citadel Beastman Bray Shaman, Brayherd Beastmen Gors (Michael Perry, 1995-6)

I can only say it’s both a shame and a wonder that I haven’t painted more of these models, whether it’s the old-school metals, the more recent plastics (a pair of “eBay rescue repaints” seen here), or the newset Age of Sigmar versions that have come out alongside releases for things Like Warhammer Underpants: Beastgrave and the like. Something I’ll really have to rectify in 2022, I reckon. Oh, I also forgot to paint in the eyeball gems on the staff-hand-skull. I’ve since fixed that! These models are also submitted within the window for Dave Stone’sPaint What You Got challenge. Something definitely worth checking out and participating in if you’re interested in giving the extra motivation of a low-stress painting challenge a go!

Finally, I’d also like to take the opportunity to dedicate this post to Rodor and, um D’Rodor Jr, of the blog Rodorhammer, as they are both fans of the Beastmans and their recent post on Christmas Beastmen (or Beastmen for Christmas?) combined with the whole Vermintide II thing and helped motiovate me to get these three completed in the days following Christmas! Saluti, compagni!

Flames of War Battlefield in a Box – Ruined Buildings – Weathered and Repainted (BB199)

Flames of War Battlefield in a Box - Ruined Buildings - Weathered and Repainted (BB199)

Nope, not a dupe, but you’d be forgiven if by the title you thought it was – I’ve simply finished the prettying-up of the second set of these things – as opposed to the full repaints in that previous post.

Flames of War Battlefield in a Box - Ruined Buildings - Weathered and Repainted (BB199)

This time, I’ve mostly added weathering – a combination of dirt and grime as well as “scorch” marks (for want of a better term) to the Ruined Buildings rather than repainting – though there’s some of that here as well.

Flames of War Battlefield in a Box - Ruined Buildings - Weathered and Repainted (BB199)

For example, I did repaint the doors on all of these as well as give them a wash & drybrush (and paint in the teeny widdle door handles!)

Flames of War Battlefield in a Box - Ruined Buildings - Weathered and Repainted (BB199)

This stone building got a bit more effort, as I painted in slate/stones in a number of shades of grey across the whole thing, as well as adding in pale tan bricks to give a more natural variation.

Flames of War Battlefield in a Box - Ruined Buildings - Weathered and Repainted (BB199)

Esentially the kind of changes your eyes would tend to not notice since they look pretty natural – which is why I have to point them out! 😀

Flames of War Battlefield in a Box - Ruined Buildings - Weathered and Repainted (BB199)

I’ll just drive the point home by adding in this pic of the grey building on the left (and the totally repainted sandstone variation) before I painted the different bricks in. See what a good boy I am!

Flames of War Battlefield in a Box - Ruined Buildings - Weathered and Repainted (BB199)

I also added in paint on the ceilings as, in standard BFiaB fashion, they were a plain matte black. Washed and drybrushed the floors, picked out some of the debris.. yadda yadda, you get the idea.

Flames of War Battlefield in a Box - Ruined Buildings - Weathered and Repainted (BB199)

I did the same with the large building. Check out that warpage in the centre! Kind of annoying, but something I can live with.

Flames of War Battlefield in a Box - Ruined Buildings - Weathered and Repainted (BB199)

And finally, the exterior. I kept the original blues of the building shell and simply added grime, streaks and El Scorcho. (With a nod to any Half-Japanese girls reading – especially if they’ve never heard of Green Day…)

These three were also finished post-Christmas, so more grist for Dave Stone’s Paint What You Got challenge.

And dat’s dat for dis one. Now that I’ve got the terrain posts for 2021 completed, the next couple of posts will have miniature humanoidz. 28mm ones, even! Then the round-up!