Out of Town

Taking a few days off of projects. I'm going out of town to a friends wedding. In the meantime enjoy this picture.

The crafty *cough poor* ruins

Need some terrain and can't afford the GW stuff? As you can see below I have created a ghetto ruins. I used lots of extra sprue pieces as well as some Magic the Gathering lands as panels and platforms. I used tooth picks for a ladder. I will use this as two story ruins. A few other pieces I used was a few credit cards they send you promo in the mail, aka junk. So I thriftily used them as plastic card. Once I prime and paint this it will look great. Good luck and I hope I inspired more (thrifty) ideas from you all!

Getting Krootive

So I created a custom Kroot using the base of the Reaper Brand Mini Purple Worm.

Here made a Kroot lying down by just cutting and shaving pieces with a hobby knife. He is laying on the bottom portion of the worm model. I primed it with Krylon paint and primer combo. Very useful stuff and affordable. 

I painted the base with a gray mixture that I made with black and white acrylic paint. I dry brushed it with white which gave a very boulder/rocky look. I left the Kroot skin color the same as the paint/primer and dry brushed it with a lighter green, giving it a mossy look. I mixed the same green with white giving me the highlights for the hair. I added custom tribal war paint to each of the Kroots faces. 

I dipped the model in my wash solution I had mentioned in my earlier blog. It darkens the colors as well as giving it a shine that I wanted. I used some flack/grass to put a small bush onto the base to give it some more detail.

If you where wondering what I did with the Worm model, I used it for my Nurgle Defiler that i'm currently in progress with. Yes, that is a cannon from the Necrons ghost ark for his right arm. I will go over this model once it has been completed.

Nurgling with the green stuff!

Below are some simple techniques you can use to Nurgle your Termis and Zombie your cultist.

I used a skull from a chaos spike and formed green stuff around it.

I made a Nurgle symbol with using one of the caps from my paint brush.

I used simple tools such as a tooth pic, paint brush cap and I used an eyeliner brush that they have for free at makeup shop. I was with my wife and I took a handful of free eyeliner appliers. 

( I made the best of that shopping trip)

I used a simple drill bit and drilled a hole into his stomach using my hand as the drill.

A simple withered/bone arm. I shaved pieces off with a hobby knife for the effect.

The Typhus Process

After cleaning all the bits off of him I needed to figure out my colors. I am what you would call a budget gamer. I can't afford GW paints nor any others for that matter. I buy acrylic paint from Walmart their about $.79 and so far they work great.

After I primed him white I used a few mixtures of greens, blacks and yellows to get the desired color. After that I dipped him in a special wash that I created myself using: Black Indian ink, floor polish, and water. I let the wash dry over night and started to and the highlights the next day.

I started getting creative with green stuff. I am not artsy what soever so I just kind of winged it after watching a lot of green stuff how to from YouTube.

I wanted to make Typhus slimy and nasty so I tested a technique using some epoxy, green Indian ink, and yellow paint. (I found everything from Hobby Lobby.) The picture does not do it justice. The mixture came out perfect and made a nice green ooze base. I also painted the flesh pustule with various skin/organ tones. The Man Reaper I painted a flat rust color. 

I used the same mixture for the ooze on his Man Reaper. I glued a small piece of fishing line connecting the sides. I patiently used the epoxy mix and rubbed it back and forth as it kept dripping off. Finally it started to dry and it became more manageable and easier to mold. I also ran the clear epoxy over the model in various places to give a wet gooey effect. Note: I let each epoxy dry overnight.

 I am an amateur, and I have no prior painting nor art skill before this. I just wanted to give a step by step for painting Typhus. I want everyone to know that you don't have to be an expert for your models to turn out well. I will keep you updated with my finished product.