Some WIP Stuff i did this morning...!

Shown are two Xyston 15mm Agrianians who will serve as Psiloi in my FoG Alexandrian Macedonian army and two Italiot spearmen for my DBA Pyrrhic army

I hope you like it. Comments, hints and critics are welcome too :)

15mm Phalanx element done

Yesterday i painted a base of pikemen for my Pyrrhic/Alexandrian army. This is how the pikes look like:

It was not easy to paint the faces and some of the pikemen have strange poses. Anyway: a battle impression!

I hope you like it. Comments, hints and critics are welcome too :)

Something new!

I have needed some variety and begun paiting some 1-72 World War Two Germans. The situation shown acts somewhere in the east, 1943. Figures by Revell, crafts by Italerie! It was a lot of fun painting new scale miniatures although i have to say that deflashing the figs can cost nervs!

I hope you like it. Comments, hints and critics are welcome too :)

Merry christmas

Dear readers and followers,

i would like to say "Merry christmas" and enjoy the holidays!

Regards
derFigurenschieber

The thing from the swamp...

Yesterday i bought a turtle toy kid in order to use it as behemoth or beast for my Hordes of the things armies. The turtle is from Schleich and costs me 4,99€. The result without any brushstroke on the model:

The original as you can buy it by Schleich.

As you can see i have only added some swamp grasses, slobber and blood effects to the figure!

Slobber and Blood closeup:

For upgrade i could make the model looking more wet as though the turtle came fresh out of the swamp. As paint job i could paint the claws, eyes and beak. What do you think? And for the next time blood+ slobber should flow more natural than too distand like shown on the pic!

Summing up its a nice, cheap chance for adding special monsters to your army and so award more eye candy!

I hope you like it. Comments, hints and critics are welcome too :)

Some battle impressions

Somewhere in time, long long ago. During the reign of Pyrrhos of Epirus, close to the Epirote border, two small forces prepare for battle.

The Pyrrhic force:

The Thracian force:

Next elements will be some Phalangites.

I hope you like it. Comments, hints and critics are welcome too :)

Some new elements...

...are finally done. As you can see i made the bases of the Cretans and Italiots ready.

I am very pleased with the result and always suprised how effectiv is a little bit green on the base! Do you agree? Next two elements will be Panonian light horse:

I hope you like it. Comments, hints and critics are welcome too :)

The Walking Dead!

According to the title of the correspondent tv series...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1v0uFms68U
...My Undead scuffle here:

Summoned by "the red ghost" called demon the undead hordes revived and will serve as 2 Horde elements for my evil Hordes of the Things army!

I am very pleased with the fog effect. Waving in every direction the fog looks very realistic for my. But i am not very pleased with those gems! They appear annoying to me! What do you think? Thumb up or down for the gems???

I hope you like it. Comments, hints and critics are welcome too :)

Finally ..

... i can paint again. I started with some 15mm:

The pic shows a WIP Italiot spear & Cretan psiloi element. And an older closeup from the spear element including three of four figures:

I hope you like it. Comments, hints and critics are welcome too :)

Honour

Dear readers,

i am very proud to announce that Xyston Miniatures published a gallery in which my Thracians have found a place. Thank you Guys!

http://www.scotiagrendel.com/Xyston/index.php?main_page=page_2

Regards

Basic Impetus Fantasticus Giant WIP

Hey Folks, this time i have just an older WIP picture for you. My study keeps me on edge at the moment. The picture shows my association of a giant. Tall, big body, small brain but when he strikes there will be nothing more than dust left over. The miniature is Harry potter plastic kid toy which i bought at the bay for just a few pounds. The toy was able to move legs, arms and his head but i glued everything in the position shown on the picture. I will need to fill the gaps, paint him in a human flesh tone (although the blue flesh looks cool too) and will add some gimmicks ad his belt like a dead cow. And he will get a pulled out tree in one of his hands. But enough words - here is the picture:

I love his facial expression :) ... For scale comparison i made this pic:

The Helbardiers look really tiny compared with him! This modell will be the eye catcher of my army and i can't wait to paint him!

Does anyone of you have a nice idea where to buy or to find a dead cow modell?

I hope you like it. Comments, hints and critics are welcome too :)

Basic Impetus Fantastikus Charakters

This time i have done two splendid characters. On the one hand an evil looking character. A witch, riding on broom, looking for a victim to cook & eat :D ...

.. a WIP pic...

... and on the other hand the good charakter. A glorious, honourable, magnificent Knight, riding his battle horse with a huge magic lance called "Dragon slayer" - Yeaaah!!!

I painted the Knight in 2001 and the witch in 2000. Now rebased, they will serve as powerful elements in my Impetus Fantasy army. Overview:

Comming soon on derFigurenschieber: Knights on foot element for Impetus! The current status:

I hope you like it. Comments, hints and critics are welcome too :)

Basic Impetus Fantasticus again...

Next elements done! Bowmen and hellbardiers. Enjoy.

First the WIPs of the bowmen...

...and the hellbardier WIP...

... and the done elements:

At last some impressions about the current status of the project:

Now the kingdom is strong enough to clean the land from evil creatures (in the background of the pic) :)

I hope you like it. Comments, hints and critics are welcome too :)