Power Up

I've been on a kick as of late building/painting terrain.  I purchased this Gothic Generator from Secret Weapon Miniatures last year.  It is a super cool looking model.  I painted it black, then coated it with glitter.  Some copper color areas were added in a few spots and then everything was given a clear coat.  I made a custom base for it  The only issue was assembly.  The clear green rods were too long and had to be cut down,  Then they were too big for the holes in the base and had to be filed down some.  The big issue was getting the rods to line up so that the top could be attached.  NO FUN!  It's all finished now and looks pretty decent as far as I'm concerned.  Take a look.  As always, thank you for taking the time to view my humble little blog.  Until next time.

High Rise

I finished my final building from Amera Plastic Mouldings.  This sucker is big.  It's the third bombed out building I did from them (see earlier posts) and I think it looks pretty cool. When I clear-coated it, it caused the paint in some areas to crackle.  I covered those spots with the green paints to give it a mossy/organic feel. I'm okay with it.  I added some rubble and some debris (Tamiya, JR Miniatures, Mantic Games, Secret Weapon Miniatures) and a couple of posters/graffiti.  Here's the pics.  Thanks for takin' a gander.

Rear

Left Side

Front

Right Side

Say Hello To My Little Friends

Miniatures Market had a great closeout sale a few weeks back.  I grabbed some figures from the Golem Arcana game, a set from Arcane Legions, and some other stuff.  I just finished modifying the Golems.  I will use them as 28mm models.  I eliminated the silly looking little jockey guys and replaced them with Sculpey or skulls from Secret Weapon Miniatures.  I think that they turned out decently.

The figures in the back of the picture are pretty darn big and exceptionally cool looking.  The 3 figures in the middle are about the same size as a frost or fire giant from D&D, Pathfinder, or Reaper.  The Sand Lion on the left is a tad larger than a standard 28mm figure.  Take a look and see what you think.

Pens are back in action.  Steelers got a win.  The Pitt Panthers too.  Ya gotta love the Fall here in da Burgh!

Wrath of Khan

Behold the conqueror of the vast plains. Behold his majesty and grace. Behold...alright, that's enough.

This model was pretty much of an easy build.  Despite the missing shoulder guard (see previous blog entry), I think it turned out to be pretty cool looking.  For the missing piece, I cobbled together a new one.  Keeping to the Oni theme in the base, I took an old demon head that I had and modified it into a shoulder guard.  While I would have liked to have had the original piece, I think what I put together turned out to be fairly decent.  I kept the color scheme to red, gold, and white.

The base that was included was small and rather dull.  I created a larger one using Sculpey,  I added a few skulls from Secret Weapon Miniatures and a demonic hand which had once belonged to the giant monster (head) on the original base.  It kinda looks like the hand might be "giving someone the bird."  I wonder who that could be...maybe the rude person from my previous blog entry!

I feel the end result left me with out any major scars, real or imagined. (Think about it for a minute!)  Until next time.....

I'll Be Watching You

The Kabuki Dark Knight that I just completed was one of my favorite builds to date.  I really hated how the model was to be positioned on the base, so I made some changes.

As you can see in the picture, the model is kneeling on some debris which is sitting right on top of the base.  I thought that this looked odd.  To me, it looked like our little Lord of Darkness should be perched on high, staring down at his potential prey.  So, here's my interpretation of the creature that haunts our dreams.

The base is from Secret Weapon Miniatures.  The column/wall section is from Scibor Miniatures. The rest is from Kabuki Studios which I modified to sit on top of the wall section.  I added some rubble, additional vines, and a skull to the base.  I think that it looks much more true to the character than what Kabuki had envisioned for it.  I have attached a pic of the finished model.  See what you think.