Monday, January 05, 2015

Hail to the Blightking, baby!

Here's the nurgle champion in all his bloated glory. 

I just love the old school "Realm of Chaos" feel of this mini, perfected by the wonders of new plastic technology. Hats of to GW for this splendid kit. 

I think I'll call him "Mawgut Gloop".

The base might need some extra work - it lacks some details like leaves or similar. Otherwise he's more or less done. 
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25 comments:

  1. F P O A5 January 2015 at 10:54

    I am full of respect of how fast you can finish these guys and still be able to achieve such stunning work :)

    I love the small details like the checkered pattern, rust and stain patterns on his armour. Good idea with the leaves to make it fit into Oldhammer.

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    1. J.E.5 January 2015 at 11:35

      Creating all those textures is really what makes nurgle so much fun.

      I'll what I can do about those leaves. I've never tried that technique - if anybody has some tips on good leaf-making I'm all ears.

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    2. Minitrol5 January 2015 at 19:43

      Birch Pod seeds. They scale well and they're everywhere! Or secret weapon make a nice leaf litter mix.

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  2. J.E.5 January 2015 at 11:33

    Thanks mate!

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  3. Turska5 January 2015 at 11:44

    Nurgle with yellow scheme works as solid as bread and butter ;) Top stuff! And yes, seems you sold me the blight knight box. Gotta get one or 5.

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    1. Turska5 January 2015 at 11:48

      And oi! Forgot to share my thoughts of the leaves. I've used birch seeds cut in pieces: http://codfishparings.blogspot.fi/2012/10/halloween-countdown-pt2.html
      Some seeds are fine as is, but usually they're so massive you need to crumble them a bit. Looks okay!

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    2. J.E.5 January 2015 at 14:20

      Thanks Turska! If you dig a nurgly mini then I consider it a success.

      I was thinking about birch leaves - I think that´s what the Spiky Rats use. It sure looks great on that necromancer!
      Also I can´t shake the feeling oregano might have other uses than seasoning...

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    3. Turska5 January 2015 at 14:37

      Also tobacco grounds work quite well! But with oregano you get the pizza smell. Candy for eye and nose eh?

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    4. J.E.5 January 2015 at 16:33

      I´ll probably end up covering the whole damn thing in pout pourri...

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  4. Anonymous5 January 2015 at 13:04

    Those worms on the base really complete the composition. Awesome work...

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  5. davetaylor5 January 2015 at 14:46

    Lovely work, your color choices are spot on.

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    1. J.E.5 January 2015 at 15:00

      Cheers buddy! I think the verdigris on the shield turned out an overly vibrant blue. Might have to fix that. Other than that I have to agree - the colours work really well.

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    2. davetaylor5 January 2015 at 16:23

      I see what you are saying, but I feel the bluer hue works well with the grimy yellow/orange. Perhaps desaturate it a little, but i'd try to keep its "blueness", if that makes sense.

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    3. J.E.5 January 2015 at 18:40

      Well yeah, I just want it to sync more with the hue of his topknot. A more muted seagreen.

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  6. Paint, Pencils & Plastics5 January 2015 at 20:24

    PERFECT! He screams "Realm of Chaos". I must get back to converting my own blokes now. Did you use washes exclusively?

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    1. J.E.6 January 2015 at 00:32

      Glad you dig, mate!

      And no, I didn't only use washes, but mainly.

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  7. Dai5 January 2015 at 21:05

    Mawgut Augustus Gloop.

    This is a special piece. Love the choice of yellow for the armour parts.

    Will you do more fantasy efforts in the future?

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    1. J.E.6 January 2015 at 00:34

      Well... I think mr.Gloop needs a retuine. Don't you?

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    2. The Responsible One6 January 2015 at 00:36

      Have you considered the old "Realm of Chaos" stuff?

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    3. Dai6 January 2015 at 00:37

      Definitely a retinue. And a pet pig.

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    4. J.E.6 January 2015 at 17:30

      TRO: yep. Something along those lines. I might even use the old RoC warband tables to get ideas.

      Dai: a mutant pig!

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  8. The Responsible One6 January 2015 at 00:24

    You're one of the people who I think Games Workshop should seriously consider giving a commission to, for the number of people who're inspired to buy things based off your work. :)

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