Back when I was working on Haralamb Gudvanger I added two small 'helpers' on his base to improve the composition a bit and make the base seem less empty. They were made out of some random gnoblars with ghoul heads - and they worked surprisingly well! I thought to myself back then that I could make a whole unit of them, a whole gang of little nice helpers of that pleasant character.
Years later I actually bought some gnoblars and even later than that I finally managed to finish painting them! Gathering some extras from the Ogre kits, bits collections and an actually bought unit, I gathered 30 of them and used almost all of my ghoul heads on them. Beyond that, no conversions were made, so I didn't bother with posting the WIP version.
I went through them a bit rougher and faster than I do on my heroes, but those little buggers still took more time than I expected! During the painting process, they were quite colorful (which worried me a bit) but after several layers of grime, they achieved a proper look. Perhaps even too much - they blend together as a monochrome mass, but I think I can live with that - and I'll leave the judgment to you readers.
Despite the irritating process of painting such a (relatively) big unit, I am pretty happy with them - they kinda look like the creepy 'little men' from the forest - just as it was intended for them.
Years later I actually bought some gnoblars and even later than that I finally managed to finish painting them! Gathering some extras from the Ogre kits, bits collections and an actually bought unit, I gathered 30 of them and used almost all of my ghoul heads on them. Beyond that, no conversions were made, so I didn't bother with posting the WIP version.
I went through them a bit rougher and faster than I do on my heroes, but those little buggers still took more time than I expected! During the painting process, they were quite colorful (which worried me a bit) but after several layers of grime, they achieved a proper look. Perhaps even too much - they blend together as a monochrome mass, but I think I can live with that - and I'll leave the judgment to you readers.
Despite the irritating process of painting such a (relatively) big unit, I am pretty happy with them - they kinda look like the creepy 'little men' from the forest - just as it was intended for them.
First, the whole nasty mass:
And then the individuals (most of them) - they may be small and disposable, but they have enough character to warrant showing them a little more up-close.
These are really great! And very nicely done, too!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks, I appreciate that! :)
DeleteCiekawa konwersja. Malowanie jak zawsze na wysokim poziomie!
ReplyDeleteDzięki! :)
DeleteDobrze im z nowymi głowami. :)
ReplyDeleteWcale nieźle ;) Dzięki!
DeleteAleż Ty masz tempo! Tak jak nie przepadam za ghoulami z tego pudła, muszę przyznać, że ich głowy na Gnoblarowych ciałkach mają zaskakująco dużo sensu. Fajne, krwiste modele w evil-pigmejskim klimacie. Zgadzam się, że wbrew wspomnianym obawom z wcześniejszych etapów prac kolorystycznie wyszło ekstra.
ReplyDeleteMam tylko wątpliwości, czego odpowiednikiem w realnym świecie byłyby te pojedyncze "ździebełka". Niemniej, podziwiam i przyklaskuję.
Takie to tempo, że robiłem ich od bardzo dawna i w przerwach od innych projektów ;P Cieszę się, że ich kolory jednak przekonują - a evil-pigmeje to porównanie które nie przyszło mi do głowy, ale pasuje całkiem dobrze ;)
DeleteA co do źdźbełek - widziałem kiedyś w Irlandii jak z kępek trawy wyrastało kilka pojedynczych, o wiele wyższych źdźvbeł. Nie były aż tak wysokie, ale pozwalam sobie tu na odrobinę przesady ;)