Post by sgtslag on Jan 31, 2021 17:39:01 GMT
Around 15-20 years ago, there was a mini's Zombie game. I believe it was modern period, but it had some interesting Zombie Dog mini's they offered. I bought 99 of them, for my 2e BattleSystem, and 2e AD&D RPG games.
In my campaign, nearly all societies burn their dead, to avoid having them come back… What is a poor Necromancer to do?
Breed War Dogs. No one bat's an eye if they disappear! Everyone assumes you sold them off, to armies, or Warriors, or Mages, who wanted protection in a fight. Life is often mercenary, and medieval peoples viewed War Dogs as tools, or implements.
If you cannot build an army of Human/Humanoid/Demi-Human corpses, you work with what you can get. The Necromancer can breed dogs as much as he likes.
So, after I bought the 99 Zombie Dog figures, I hit painter's block: they have exposed bones, muscle tissue, and internal organs. That is a lot of detail to paint on 99 figures!
I finally realized I could do some heavy dry-brushing, with different colors: green, rusty red, tan, brown, and black. So I went at it, and I finished all 99 figures in two days, spending a couple of hours only, getting the job done. I am an army painter. I paint to a level where the figures look good at arm's length, only. So here they are: mass photo of all 99; I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. Demille; and a profile shot, for you, Mr. Demille.
The figures were white plastic, similar to Reaper Bones material. I brushed on The Dip, first, so I could see just how much detail the figures had. That was fortuitous, as I used nothing but dry-brushing, after that. It kept the ribs looking good, as they never got any paint from the dry-brushing. Serendipity, Baby!
Not great painting, but GEtGW. Thought I'd share that I finally realized I was over-thinking how to paint these detailed models. Sometimes you just need time, to figure things out. Cheers!
In my campaign, nearly all societies burn their dead, to avoid having them come back… What is a poor Necromancer to do?
Breed War Dogs. No one bat's an eye if they disappear! Everyone assumes you sold them off, to armies, or Warriors, or Mages, who wanted protection in a fight. Life is often mercenary, and medieval peoples viewed War Dogs as tools, or implements.
If you cannot build an army of Human/Humanoid/Demi-Human corpses, you work with what you can get. The Necromancer can breed dogs as much as he likes.
So, after I bought the 99 Zombie Dog figures, I hit painter's block: they have exposed bones, muscle tissue, and internal organs. That is a lot of detail to paint on 99 figures!
I finally realized I could do some heavy dry-brushing, with different colors: green, rusty red, tan, brown, and black. So I went at it, and I finished all 99 figures in two days, spending a couple of hours only, getting the job done. I am an army painter. I paint to a level where the figures look good at arm's length, only. So here they are: mass photo of all 99; I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. Demille; and a profile shot, for you, Mr. Demille.
The figures were white plastic, similar to Reaper Bones material. I brushed on The Dip, first, so I could see just how much detail the figures had. That was fortuitous, as I used nothing but dry-brushing, after that. It kept the ribs looking good, as they never got any paint from the dry-brushing. Serendipity, Baby!
Not great painting, but GEtGW. Thought I'd share that I finally realized I was over-thinking how to paint these detailed models. Sometimes you just need time, to figure things out. Cheers!