I'm increasingly fond of scratch-building big monsters for RPG encounters. This fellow - Gurakeel, Lord of Manticores and deposed king of the Seventh Hell (since you ask) - took a couple of hours to build from tinfoil, Fimo and greenstuff and maybe another couple of hours to paint.
He was the result of a Friday-night decision after that evening's online session ended with an unknown monster crawling up the side of the ruin in which the party were sheltering. Some post-dinner fiddling with tin foil and Fimo produced the base. After baking him, I added some green stuff to the face and then finished off the feet and fur in the morning. Once he was dry, a suitably swift paintjob finished him off.
My son obliged by constructing the ruins in the morning, so we had a suitable stage for an epic slice of action.
The great thing about scratch-built and - frankly - rushed monsters like this is that there's no need to take much time with the painting. Base colours, a wash, some impressionistic highlights, stripes with a Posca pen and then a tiny bit of care with the eyes, and he was done. And he produced the requisite gasps on his debut - more than I'd have got by taking hours and hours over an expensive miniature.
Gaahh! He really does look as if he's stepped out of a medieval bestiary! Nice ruins too.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yes, bestiaries and the Edward Topsell History of Four-Footed Beasts were definitely the inspiration here (though from memory - the project was so rushed that I didn't look at anything before starting!).
DeleteNice job and lovely colours scheme.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
DeleteWhat a BEAST!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Bigger is sometimes better when it comes to RPG encounters, I think!
DeleteRidiculously good results, I love your creativity, chief!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant -- very cool!
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