56. Custom Paintjob: Mice and Mystics part 5. The Rat Pack.

So that new job I was talking about in my last post has actually taken up a lot more time than I care to admit,

I did some more work on my Mice and Mystics mini's (quite a while back actually), and I thought I'd share some progress with you.

I ditched the Mice for a moments and decided to work a bit more on the mobs of enemies.

I decided to work on the rats first

at this stage it is just initial base colours and the rust effect for the weapons.













I've actually done a lot more since.
I'm currently work on the details and parts without fur.
There isn't a great deal left to do so hopefully I can post them on here soon.

If you'd like to know anything about this project then drop me a comment or a Tweet @DarKHaZZl3

I've also started several other projects, so be sure to check out The Underhive Hero for update son those.
Also, The Cardboard Cartographer is up to issue 11, so if you like board games, check that out too.

That's all for now.

-DH-

55. Custom Paintjob: Mice and Mystics part 4. Finished stuff.

Sorry for the delay guys, I have been mega busy.

I've been working on The Cardboard Cartographer.
Recently I posted issue 10 about the Spiel des Jahres winner Colt Express, so go check it out.

Also, I have a new job!
Firstly, this had kind of messed around with my days off and such.
Secondly, it involves painting miniatures, so doing it a lot a home might burn me out a little.
I'm taking my time with my personal projects so I can enjoy them.

With that said I have got some progress on the Mice and Mystics models.

I decided to split the remaining models into little, more manageable groups.

So to start with I worked on Colin and Lily



At this point Colin was almost finished, but Lily had a fair way to go.
But after some work, and a lot of touch us later...

So here is the completed Colin

Front


Back


Lily

Front


Back



And a couple of action shots with the centipede



So those guys are done!
On to the rest!

If you're enjoying this project leave a comment, hit me up @DarkHaZZl3 on Twitter, or check out my instagram where I tend to post things as I do them.
So, you know. Spoilers!

Peace out!

-DH-

54. Custom Paintjob: Mice and Mysitcs part 3. Lots of progress!

I know in the previous post I was talking about smashing out the project... and then nothing.

Well, the UK Games Expo happened. That took a whole lot of my time.
You can check out my write up in issue 7 of The Cardboard Cartographer.

Anyway, in the last few days I've been back on the painting hype.


So without further adieu.

I've done a lot of work on the Spider mob miniature.







If you google tarantula this is pretty much one of the first ones that comes up.
I can't say I enjoyed the spider to be honest.

Theoretically, a tarantula would have enough detail to pick out, with the hairs and such, but this model just doesn't.
The hair is not raised enough to be picked up well with drybrushing, so all of the detail I've done is freehand.
Another area I didn't enjoy painting was the legs. They simple don't match symmetrically. Which is absurd.

The fangs and read stinger/ web thing was done with Tamiya clear green to give it a sickly shine.


Moving away from the enemies, and on to the good guys.
These are the miniatures you really want to stand out

With most miniatures the face is the focal point, however, as these miniatures need to be easily distinguishable at a distance.
To this end I've spent a lot of time focusing on their largest area of difference; their clothes.

When you look at the character cards most of the characters in mice and Mystics the clothes are distinctly different colours.









The red Cape; Colin, green cloak; Lily and white habit; Tilda are all visual distinct from a distance without anything extra being required.

Filch, Maginos and Nez are all shades of brown.

Filch has a hood, and as such that will provide him with a dark brown overall appearance.
Nex only wear a set of blacksmiths armour, so his unique colour will be his fur which is grey.
Maginos the mage is a little of both. Like Flich his cloth s are brown, but like Nez has an uncovered head. However, Maginos has a much lighter appearance due to having lighter fur.

I think these factors will ensure that these three characters will be visually distinct from each other. We'll see.


So yeah, it might not seem like a lot of work, but there is an absolute ton of laying on the cloths, especially on the brighter colours.

Anyway, that is all for now.
If you're enjoying this project leave a comment, hit me up @DarkHaZZl3 on Twitter, or check out my instagram where I tend to post things as I do them.
So, you know. Spoilers!


That is all for now.

Peace!

-DH-

53. Custom Paintjob: Mice and Mystics part 2.

I have been smashing out this project so far.

After prepping the models I gave all the heroes a quick base coat to help distinguish them from each other... but as that is pretty dull I'll share with you something a little more interesting.

I spent a great deal of time painting on of the enemy creatures; the centipede.
Some of you may know this already if you follow me on Instagram or Twitter.

Here is the sneak preview I sent out a couple of days ago;



I continued working on it yesterday, giving the carapace some highlights and detail.






The bottom half of the second picture is the most true to life in terms of colour and clarity.
The highlights don't jump out with absurd amount of brightness, but they are noticeable at a distance, and look pretty good close up too.

The base is set to match the colour of the tiles in the game, while retaining a bit of a rubble/ lose ground feel.
I think the contrast between grey and brown/ cold and warm colours works quite well.

I'm really happy with how it is turning out so far.
Still a little more to do on this guy.

So, as always, if you have any questions about the modeling, sculpting or painting progress then feel free to drop me a comment or hit me up @DarkHaZZl3 on Twitter.
Also, follow me on Instagram for sneak peaks and other general stuff!

Ciao.

-DH-