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2024/01/15 00:31:37
Subject: Graven's Bloggit: Khorngors (converted MOM Kligore), linesman and Goblin One Man Band [BB]
"Your mumblings are awakening the sleeping Dragon, be wary when meddling the affairs of Dragons, for thou art tasty and go good with either ketchup or chocolate. "
Dragons fear nothing, if it acts up, we breath magic fire that turns them into marshmallow peeps. We leaguers only cry rivets!
2024/01/25 21:50:26
Subject: Graven's Bloggit: Khorngors (converted MOM Kligore), linesman and Goblin One Man Band [BB]
Right, progress!
"And here they come Grark, the nastiest nymphs in the NAF, the Dyyyynamite Dryads!"
"Not sure it OK to call dem dat, Bob, nymphs is very loaded term."
"They're literally wood nymphs Grark."
The Dynamite Dryads, my somewhat saucy Impact! wood elf team.
Despite the shoddy pics, I am very happy with how they've turned out, especially given how caked in paint they were and all had to be rebased without tabs.
Getting by, otherwise. Mental health is not great but am trying to keep my chin up. Hoping to get BB vampires done next, then on to Marvel.
We shall see.
Hey ho
Graven
Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven.
Several of my mates have taken up D&D campaigns recently both at work and at my Wargammes club. I've got that Reaper one man band Goblin and the temptation toenter a campaign as a One man band bard is probably far too high.
"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
Llamahead wrote:Several of my mates have taken up D&D campaigns recently both at work and at my Wargammes club. I've got that Reaper one man band Goblin and the temptation toenter a campaign as a One man band bard is probably far too high.
Oh do it for sure lol.
Right. Let's start February with the vampire team for the boy: the Serenissima Strigoi!
La Serenissima is Venice, he plays Venetian vampires (Strigoi) in Carnevale... look, it makes sense, OK? 😉
I mean obviously these were mostly painted in January - last 2 days, in the main - but just got a bit of a finish off today, so get counted for Feb.
These were fun to do, in the end. I don't normally enjoy army/block painting but there's enough variation in a BB team to keep me interested.
Enjoyed the wing skin especially
All the wee extras are a nice addition, too.
Strzyga is a perfect Vargheist stand-in. I have nice Pirate Flesh Golem that'll make a good Frank'n'stein proxy, too. Other than that, I've only got the oldhammer ogre to paint (well... I have an unbuilt metal nezumi skaven team too). But next month is MCP, and maybe - just maybe - some Star Trek away teams.
Yay space!
Graven
Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven.
WE ARE THE BORG. YOU WILL BE ASSIMILATED. RESISTANCE IS FUTILE.
Finally making a start on Star Trek Away Missions. These are lovely models to paint, especially for board game plastics.
I know a lot of folk are wary of the slightly bobble-head aesthetic but, honestly, it actually helps in game because when you look down at them at an angle on the board the perspective shifts and they look, well, normal. It's a surprising and clever design choice, even if I freely admit I was totally unconvinced initially.
Next up Romulans, then klingons and the feds. Engage!
Graven
Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven.
2024/02/03 16:35:50
Subject: Graven's Bloggit: Locutus and Borg Drones [Away Missions]
I'm not sure the Borg could ever be described as lovely but thanks
Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll wrote:Looking forward to seeing more Trek!
Well, ask and ye shall receive!
aku-chan wrote:Nice Borg!
Cheers pal!
Guardling wrote:That is the cutest Locutus!
I hardly ever see Star Trek minis, look forward to seeing more!
Lo-cute-us! Or is that Jeri Ryan?
Well then, here we go!
Q? Q! Yes, 2 copies of Q, so he can mess with both players; one done more purple as that's how the cloth is depicted in Lower Decks.
Riker's away team, the other half of the core set. The Worf sculpt is great, Riker OK, Data fine, Shelby... just horrible.
Picard's Away Team. The La Forge sculpt is fantastic, the rest are not bad.
The Romulans!
Sela is not bad, the others are... generic. Fine.
And then there's the Klingons!
Gowron... he's got those eyes!
I really enjoyed painting them. I've used Purple for Gowron's retainers, Red for Specialists (specialists can be swapped between away teams) and Green for...
The House of Duras! They wear this colour in S7, it's all good
Generally, the sculpts are OK, the plastic fine... but they've been fun and a pleasant distraction from what I'm supposed to be doing, which is MCP actually that's not fair. I'm not going paint anything I don't want to. These were unashamedly quick, fun paints.
Make it so!
Graven
Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven.
2024/02/09 07:39:08
Subject: Graven's Bloggit: Federation, Klingons, Romulans... and Q! [Away Missions]
Slinky wrote:Loving the cars, Graven, the windscreen effects are most effective
Thanks buddy!
Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll wrote:I asked and you certainly delivered! The Romulan checkers must have driven you insane, eh?
Lol little bit but I primed black, dry brushed grey and then layered the squares in pale grey varying the number of layers.
JoshInJapan wrote:The cars turned out top notch! Do they act as terrain in game, or can the be hijacked and driven? Or thrown, given that this is a superhero game...
Thanks matey! Well, terrain can all be thrown (and destroyed) in game. What the game lacks is rules for throwing people off buildings, sadly. The DC fan in me is greatly upset by this
So... I got distracted by the free stl from Korhyl miniatures Serenissima II campaign:
I like the idea of dockside hawkers selling food to folk off the boats.
Originally I'd intended to use a gs roller to make cobbles but felt that they'd look too small against my other Carnveale terrain so came up with the idea of using mdf offcuts. I knew it was a good idea to keep all those bits from the inside of windows and tabs!
I mean I [i]may[/] still do MCP stuff but this whole fdm printing thing is totally new to me - plus the recycling of old stuff - so definitely fits the theme of the current dakka contest. Enjoying this, even if I'm not sure I'll get it done.
Meanwhile, I have done a wee bit of painting
Trundling along. This a Thrudball pirate Flesh Golem that'll count as Frank'N'Stein so the Elder Spawn has him as a Star Player for his Vampires, and a 2nd Ed metal ogre for my Oldhammer Chaos Chosen team. Proper retro little bit of progress on the flesh tones for the mcp stuff too, but that's down the line.
Onwards, and so forth.
Graven
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Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven.
2024/02/15 00:28:14
Subject: Graven's Bloggit: Comic book cars with reflective windows (MCP)
Thanks matey! Well, terrain can all be thrown (and destroyed) in game. What the game lacks is rules for throwing people off buildings, sadly. The DC fan in me is greatly upset by this
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Ah, classic serials, when superheroes fought gangsters granted Marvel is perfectly capable of being dark and violent, but in terms of mini games, the classic DCU game had better mechanics for chucking folk about. It's my main criticism of MCP - I have others, I think it's cluttered and its reliance on your hand of cards irks me - and is a reason why I'm probably going to start playing the new Wakanda stuff as they CAN use terrain more violently
RedSarge wrote:Oooooh.. classic TNG Miniatures!
Yeah, I'm especially fond of Geordi and Worf, who aren't that chibi at all. Troi and Bev are decent too, Riker and Picard not bad... rest, not so much.
Bit more blood bowl:
Thrudball pirate Flesh Golem for the boy and Ogre for my classic Chaos Chosen, the Retro Raiders
And, adding layers and texture to the printed dockside
Got the new wakanda terrain sets... really need to get on with MCP Graven
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Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven.
2024/02/17 15:51:57
Subject: Graven's Bloggit: 3d printed scenery wip and more blood bowl
Excellent Terrain here the Star Trek crew look good but the chibi size I find off putting.
"But me no buts! Our comrades get hurt. Our friends die. Falkenburg is a knight who swore an oath to serve the church and to defend the weak. He'd be the first to tell you to stop puling and start planning. Because what we are doing-at risk to ourselves-is what we have sworn to do. The West relies on us. It is a risk we take with pride. It is an oath we honour. Even when some soft southern burgher mutters about us, we know the reason he sleeps soft and comfortable, why his wife is able to complain about the price of cabbages as her most serious problem and why his children dare to throw dung and yell "Knot" when we pass. It's because we are what we are. For all our faults we stand for law and light.
Von Gherens This Rough Magic Lackey, Flint & Freer
Mekagorkalicious -Monkeytroll
2017 Model Count-71
2024/02/18 16:09:16
Subject: Graven's Bloggit: 3d printed scenery wip and more blood bowl
Llamahead wrote:Excellent Terrain here the Star Trek crew look good but the chibi size I find off putting.
I don't disagree, and I'm not a fan of the chibi aesthetic generally but what I have found in game is, weirdly, it's fine when you're looking down at the board it's fine.
CptJake wrote:
That came out marvelously. Just incredible.
You're most kind.
Slinky wrote:Oooh, FDM printing? What printer did you go for?
Ah, I don't own one - I... took advantage of the school one we have a couple of . This was a "test" and have now printed some more for my hobby club kids to have a go. Tbh the resolution isn't great but it's perfectly serviceable.
Hello all.
Sorry this has gone a bit quiet. I've torn a ligament in my back along with an abdominal so I'm a bit sore, and sitting at my painting desk pretty tough. All I've tackled is building and converting up a Samurat blood bowl team. Meet the Shogunate Splinters!
The minis are a rolljordan nezumi team, mostly (couple of oldhammer gutter runners), though I'm mixing and matching parts to make them feel more piecemeal. I reckon they earn armour upgrades, like Mandalorians. And rat oni is a work in progress, using a hulk style super as the base.
So progress of a sort. I'm going to work at a pace I feel comfortable, physically.
Hey ho
Graven
Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven.
Hey y'all
Just easing myself back in. Still a bit sore but tried to do something that caught my interest. On a whim I decided to paint up something extra to go with my dakka contest entry, this excellent Deep One sorcerer from Reaper that the wife got me for Xmas, which I'll use as The Flame That Burns Underwater for Carnevale
Nice to round out the month. Shogunate skaven, cyberpunk gangers and maybe some supers next month.
Graven
Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven.
2024/02/28 19:20:03
Subject: Re:Graven's Bloggit: Deep One Sorcerer (Reaper)
That's a different take on a Deep One-- sort of a fishman/genie hybrid? I like your use of blue as a base for the green skin, and the drab, everyday colors on the shirt and jacket are a nice touch as well.
JoshInJapan wrote:That's a different take on a Deep One-- sort of a fishman/genie hybrid? I like your use of blue as a base for the green skin, and the drab, everyday colors on the shirt and jacket are a nice touch as well.
Yeah, it's a great model. It's Vallejo Scurvy Green as the base, iirc. I didn't want him to be too garish, I was thinking of a very lovecraftian, grimy late 20s aesthetic.
Anyway, to start this month, I've been working on my Rat Oni
Feel likes it's finally coming together.
No idea what I'm going to do for the dakka Space Marine painting contest. Maybe Captain Marvel Graven
Theophony"... and there's strippers in terminator armor and lovecraftian shenanigans afoot."
Solar_Lion: "Man this sums up your blog nicely."
Anpu-adom: "being Geek is about Love. Some love broadly. Some love deeply. And then there are people like Graven.
little bit of progress on the flesh tones for the mcp stuff too, but that's down the line.
we have a couple of . This was a "test" 
