A Saga of Glorantha
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About the Project
With the glorious re-assurgence of Runequest and Glorantha (I will be purchasing the slipcase edition tommorow) I will be painting and converting models building scenery (two boards worth, one based on a Dark Age style settlement to represent Sartar and the other some Greek/Middle Eastern style building to represent Pavis and the Big Rubble). I will be looking at both Mortal Gods and Saga/Fantasy Saga for rules.
Related Genre: Fantasy
This Project is Active
Resting, not Forgotten
Although distracted by my mini four figure 40k project Runequest is not Forgotten.
Front row: left to right Beat Pot Aelwrin, Jar El, two Lunar hearthguard. Back row: two trolls, three priestesses 
Front row: Kyger Litor priestess, two more Lunar Hearthguardand another Jar El. Back row: trolls, and hiding a tiny Dragonewt.
My Inn, I have started to add roofing roofing from Warbases. I have photographed the process and will post a tutorial once all construction is finished.
Some of the Warbase tiles they are very effective, in the back is a mammoth and a tiny resin tower for this project.
All of the extra pieces ready for undercoat. The small items glued on the box include various urns and bottles, mugs, plates, bread, boxes of produce. There are parts for a wine press, the kitchen, the bar and a few other peices, I still need to add blankets and pillows to the bed and other details in the bedroom.Will return to this within a couple of weeks, once 40k project finished to this first stage of building a small inquisitor force.
Looking forward to finishing the building as this has been assembled for three years.
Bloody hell, how long is this taking me.
As I stated in this week’s XLBS comments, I have made a resolution to make some proper progress on this project this year.
Looking back at this project, it has been going on for over two years now and I have not made a lot of progress, I keep getting distracted by new shiny, NOT THIS YEAR I SAY (haha, who am I kidding) but seriously I have alot of stuff still to paint and many half finished scenery projects and with money being tighter I have resolved to focus on this for the majority of this year.
I have already painted 17 figures this year many of which have been base coated and had a wash ( only requiring highlighting) for almost two years shame on me. But they are done now.
These are Lucid Eye miniatures from their Ziggurat range, a great resource for Runequest miniatures, and are two characters that I use in my games as a player, sorry Gerry. 
The obligatory Lloyd shot
I think these models featured in my second post on this project over two years ago. All inspired by the fantastic Oliver Dickinson Griselda stories. In the centre is Griselda, to her left is Wolfhead and to her right is Hanufa, the armoured bikini axe girl represents a Stormbull Cult member and the other girl is a random unprepared adventuress.
Some bottoms. All these figures are from Hasslefree miniatures.
Some Obilisk Baboons (Sadly now unavailable), to which I have added some armour and weapons. The helmets and swords are Victrix plastic, and the breastplates are greenstuff.
A couple of random Hasslefree ladies, and a Fenris Jack'o'' BearI am currently painting another 15 figures, which I hope to finish this week. Then I hope to complete a couple of bits of scenery that have been half finished for years!!!
Upgrading the Accomadation
The building started as a plain Adobe building made from blue foam textured with a rolled up ball of kitchen foil and painted in a boring beige/ white all over.
I wanted to give it some personality and to tell a bit of a story.
I built a stove from blue foam, with a bamboo skewer chimney, the hot plate is a peice of lead foil (tomato puree tube) . The logs are cut and carved peices of sprue. The benches are made from peices of sprue. The table and stool are made from scraps of wood. The ladder and front of table and bowls, jug etc. are from Iron Gate Scenery, I added a spoon from a slither of wood, in a stew made from GW texture paste with a few cork granules sprinkled on top. 
The bed is made from a couple of lollipop sticks with a Brillopad mattress. The shelfs are made from scrap wood with more Iron Gate Scenery accessories.
All the furniture in place, 
I added bedding and a hanging cloak from tissue materials soaked in glue, the cushions are also made from tissue paper folded over multiple times and pinched at the ends.The Vineyard
In the first picture on the beehives post I showed the first stage of this build.
I realised that the height of the frames was a bit to low compared with my miniatures so I added a raised bed from 5mm blue foam. You will also see that I have chamferedthe edges of the base.
The framework built from crafting matchsticks.
GW texture paint/paste applied to the beds and beehive bases.
I painted the white wood work same as the beehives in previous post, I also seem to have lost the photo of me adding the trellis from a thine sheet of cigar box wood liner cut into thin strips and then interwoven to create trellis. I painted the base GW Rhinox Hide. The vines are made from some dried out flower pot moss liner, to revitalise it I mixed a dark green wash and smothered the moss strands in it. I then superglued these to the frames.
Then started to wind this around the frame and threaded through the trellis using tweezers and fixing ends with superglue, adding new pieces along the spread of the vines to create a realistic look. You can also see the runes for air, water and sun painted on to the frames to ago dome additional colour.
For the bunches of grapes I used some green foilage foam broken in to suitable sized bunches.
I then started to attach these to the underside. 
All done, after basing done, the model was generously sprayed with Testors Matt Varnish to fix all the grapes firmly in place.
I used the same basing technique as for the beehives, except that I coveted the raised beds in Lukes Gaming Scenics Scrublands avoiding the larger stones and foliage. Building Beehives.
A while ago I promised to put up a guide as to how I built the scenery shown in my last post.
Unfortunately I temporarily lost access to my photos, but I have recovered them now.
So here is the first episode of three.
The materials I started with. I have also started to build the frames for the vineyard.
A seed pod, I collected these many years ago as I thought they might be useful, then when building my Glorantha scenery I had an eureka moment, and realised these with a small aperture at the bottom would make perfect beehives.
The benches for the beehives made from lollisticks.
The beehives now glued to the benches.
The beehives where then painted, sorry I have no painting photo's. The beehives where painted in Model Colour (MC) English Uniform and the benches in MC Ger. Cam. Med. Brown and then the whole model was coated in GW Agrax Earthshade. The Beehives where then dry brushed in MC Khaki Grey, and then adding White upto a final dry brush of pure white. The benches where dry brushed progressively from Army Painter (AP) Leather Brown to AP Skeleton Bone.
One of the Seed Pods was damaged and I thought it looked like the wicher core to which the cob(?) had been added and would make a great damaged beehives. I applied one coat of GW Cobtrast Skeleton Horde followed by a coat of GW Contrast Guilliman Flesh. The Bases wfere painted inMC English Uniform, coated in PVA glue and dipped in Lukes Gaming Scenics Mediterranean Soil basing mix, since discovering his ranges of products this all I use for my bases, it is so easy to use and gives a great finish better than I can achieve with paint. After applying I then spray with Testors Matt varnish to fix the basing material. Finally I add a mix of tufts and flowers from my basing box.I am still here
I have had a bad January for hobby not having picked up a paintbrush, so I decided to dive in to my favourite aspect of the hobby, scenery building.
This is where I feel truly creative and going back to the #warzan topic about art in the hobby, this is where I believe I create art.
I am just going to post the final builds but I have a load of photos to produce a how to guide for these items which I will post hopefully on Monday when I have some time off.
It started with a boring beige Adobe building that became this inspired by the art of the city in the RunequestStarter Set
The art
I then added this well from the Fenris Rubble City Kickstarter. I added polyfilla plaster to make it more in keeping with the setting.
I then built these beehives, they are made from seed pods I pinched from Mums old Pot Pouri about 10 years ago as I thought they could be useful. I have had the idea of beehives for a couple of years and finally got inspired
This is piece I am really proud of, it came out exactly as I envisioned it.
Everything together
I had a damaged seed pod and it translated into an amazing damaged beehives with just paint
The inside of the building, I tried to make it into a livable small space.The Runequest Starter Set
I am afraid I need to correct Jerry, the new edition of Runequest has been out for a couple of years with some great supplements also being released.
I will look at what is available in future posts but I will only do one of these reviews post alongside a new painting/modelling post.
Yesterday I collected my Starter Set from my FLG, I have been waiting about a month since its release as the first shipment in the UK warehouse sold out within days and we have been awaiting a new shipment. I view this as a sign of Runequests apparent renaisance, more of this in a future post.
The box set, I love the box art and having a boxset with everything in it gives me a warm fuzzy feeling taking me back to days of yore.
They certainly filled the box up: four paper back magazine style booklets of 60-80 pages each, two double-sided maps, two reference sheets, two blank character portfolios, 14 pre-generated character folios and some bronze coloured dice.
Book One: The Rules: A slightly reduced ruleset, leaving out character creation and some of the more complex rules.
Book Two: The World of Glorantha: A primer to the world of Glorantha and some of the Personalities and Beasts that live there. The last portion of the book dedicates itself to the city of Jonstown where the starting adventures unfold.
Book Three: Soloquest: this provides a fighting fantastic style adventure where you play Vasana, one of the many pre-generated player characters. It also acts as a preview to the adventures in the next booklet. The way the book it is written it teaches you the core rules of the game as you play ad well ad introducing you to an overview of what life is like in Glorantha.
Book Four: Adventures: contains three adventures introducing different styles of game melee, investigation etc. All the adventures take place around Jonstown giving you a fully detailed location to explore. At the end of the book they have a fairly comprehensive guide of where to go next including lots of adventures seeds as well as published adventures.
The backs of all the booklets form a map of Dragon Pass the prominent location for Runequest I am very pleased with this boxset, it is incredible value at only £30.00. The artwork and presentation throughout is exceptional, and the fold out format of the character folios is very user friendly.
The source material and adventures also make this a good purchase for more experienced GM’s.
Fantastic product on first inspection I cannot fault it, I will update you on my thoughts as I progress through the booklets.
The Big Rubble
As I promised my self, yesterday I painted the Fenris Games Rubble City models. I started off with a Desert Yellow undercoat 
Given a wash of Agrax Earthshade ( I need to but this in wash in bulk before GW change their paints again?)
Followed by a drybrush of Baneblade Brown
A drybrush of Celestial Grey
A drybrush of White Scar. These look a lot better than the plain resin but on my next weekend off ( a couple of weeks away) I intend to add washes and weatheringA few more from the painting table
Could not fit all the photos in previous entry so here are a couple more photos of the current painting table.
From left to right, two Lucid Eye models that I am using as my character figures in my current game of Runequest. A Lion Tower model whose spear has been replaced with a sword to represent Orlanth in his human form, based on the image from the Runequest cover. Behind him is a Lucid Eye Centaur.
Two models to represent Jar-El the Razoress, the one with the Harp is inspired by the original Archive model, the other more representive of current iterations, she is backed up by four honour guard all models from Atlantic miniatures, they are accompanied by her companion Beat Pot Aelwrin converted from a victris Greek slinger.
I have been working on these baboons tonight adding swords and helmets and sculpting on additional armour and shamanic accoutrements. In the back is a death cultist, model from Lucid Eye.I hope to have another update with some of these models finished begining of next week.
I'm back to where I love
Having rebooted my hobby mojo with my Silver Bayonet project (progress is being made) I have returned to this project.
I have loved Runequest and the world of Glorantha for almost 40 years now and have had several starts to collecting the miniatures from the first Archive models, through the wonderful citadel and Ral Partha ranges, but I really feel now is the best time to be building a collection due to the variety of models now available both the semi official models from Fenris, Infinity Engine, Mad Knight models and Rapier, as well as the many excellent Ancient and Fantasy ranges. This is my favourite way to build a collection, I can avoid FOMO and just pick and choose my favourite models from sculptors and manufacturers I like.
This is my primary project and I want to show of some completed models as well as what is on my painting table.
Harrek the Beserk, a Hasslefree model with sculpted bearskin cloak and beard so pleased with this model, like all the three models that I have finished this week, he has been almost finished for a year now.
Another view, no Lloyd shot as from the back all you can really see is white fur.
Harreks companion Gunda the Guilty, another Hasslefree model.
The Lloyd shot
A Fenris Duck, at last these are back in stock so I have just ordered the others.
A Ducks Arse
Starting to build up my gaming table, I plan to replace the gaming mat with the Deepcut Plains mat as in my opinion it is more versatile and representive of Gloranthan landscape.better represents
Another view, the ruined walls are from Fenris Games Rubble City range, I am waiting for my nest weekend off (5/6th December) to paint. The figures are my Stormbull from previous ancient post.
My heroes face off against a rhino broo.
The remainder of photos are the models on my painting table. These are ducks from Lucid Eye, all four models where duplicates, so I removed swords from three of them repositioned arms and heads and added spears the child duck is an original Citadel model. In the background are Fenris trolls.
I am currently painting these, all are Hasslefree miniatures representing my take on Griselda, Wolfhead, Hanufa and a inappropriately attired Stormbull cultist from the wonderful stories by Oliver Dickinson. In the background are some priestess figures from Lucid Eye and a troll from Rapier miniatures..My return with a load of old bull...
Having now completed my move of house, I have returned to this project. I am about to GM my first game ofRunequest, played in it loads but this first time as a GM.
Had this model for ages, converted from the old Chaos Dwarf Taurus, with a mouth resculpt and old metal Tzeentch Lord of Change wings. I was originally planning to paint him white, but then I found an image on line.
The image the painting is inspired by, I simplified the markings as this sort of work is a weakness of mine.
@warzan @Avernos Can anyone rotate these images for me? SorryWhere I am at now
The three figures I am currently painting. Harrek the Beserk, Gunda the Guilty, and a duck.
A small addition to the boat.
An old SALUTE figure that had remained on the sprue til now, and a figure converted from one of the Victrix figures converted to be a Hero from the Lunar Empire, Beat Pot Aelwrin a warrior cook.
With green stuff added to Beat Pot. I have converted the helmet into a cooking pot. Sculpted hair and additions to butchers apron.
One for @Lloyd 
The next batch of heroes to be painted.
The trolls with a couple of base colours. Will not do more to these until the heroes are painted.
The collection so far. This month I have just spent my birthday money on: two new variants for Jar El, 4 female hoplites, and a Minotaur from RBJ Games, 4 baboons and a unicorn and fowl from Armourcast, the parts to make a Storm Bull from eBay, Saga rule book, Age of Magic, dice and a shepherd and some sheep from Gripping Beast. Now awaiting delivery.
Can anyone suggest a figure to represent Argrath, I am thinking of this guy from Hasslefree 
Would need to sculpt skirt on. Any better suggestions?The evolution of a duck
The original boat as painted in 2012.
Oars and Rowlocks from Cornwall Model Boats. I will need to carve and sand down the squarish blocks on the six smaller oars.
Looking at the larger steering oar I realised it would sit to tall for a poor little duck to handle. So I decided to build a platform to raise the steersman up. I have mainly used GW skeleton spear shafts and carved sprue. Here is the frame for the platform base.
Steering oar sitting to high.
The basic framework in place.
The side oars in place, now need to bind them to Rowlocks with cotton which I will then soak in Super Glue to add much needed strength.
You can see I have added planking (from thin wood sheet used to divide layers of cigars) and shields (fromy the Mortal Gods boxed game- Victrix)
Where I am out now, just need to rope in the oars and then I can start painting.Spring Clean
I have unfortunately been unable to do much painting recently as I have been looking after my mother who is rather ill, she is now in a care home and am returning to work Monday.
I have been thinking about this project and with the Spring Clean challenge being announced I felt this fitted that niche really well. I have been given permission to join the Spring Challenge and hopefully it will encourage me to make real progress.
I will now explain why I think this is a Spring Clean.
- This is the resurrection of an old project of which I only have the two ships and the painted Rhinoman. I sold all other figs as unhappy with them.
- Lots of bits taken from different extinct/on hold projects (see below).
- I bought the figures to resurrect this project about a year ago and had done nothing with them.
- I am reworking this project in the light of the recent releases of Runequest and particularly Saga: Age of Magic, which I will be building all my warbands around.
This is the piece that first made me think of this project as a Spring Clean. This boat is from my original Runequest project. I plan to add further detail and enhance this model. See next update.
The other ship from my original project this one was never finished, so will be doing that and adding a couple of additional details.
A piece of scenery from a now defunct French Indian Wars project, redoing ground colour to fit in with this project.
A building from a very old North West Frontier project, repainting the walls, currently I have just base coated and given a wash.
Some figures from an on hold Symbaroum project, will be able to use them in both projects once finished painting.
The wolf is from the Symbaroum project and two bears and snake creature are from a failed Draculas America project. (Lots of failed projects here?)
An old Citadel miniature tree man that I have had for years and years, though does not fit any specific Gloranthan creatures descriptions one of my favourite models so am redoing this. Can use as a tree spirit or somesuch.
Another model that I love but does not necessarily fit, but it is my game so here is the Warploque Troll. 
The one original painted miniature from my earlier Runequest project, the Fenris Rhinoman, which will remain unaltered as I love this figure.The Adventurers Assemble
I am starting afresh on a project that has been attempted by me before but I never was fully happy with the models.
I have a couple of pieces from old project and a while ago I bought new figures from Hasslefree for some of my characters/adventurers.
This week I started work on them inspired by tomorrows release of the slipcase edition.
The one figure I still have from previous projects, I could never part with him, I love how the skin came out. The model is by Fenris Games ( I will be collecting three trolls from Fenris at SALUTE). I will be getting most of my creatures from Fenris when he relaunches them shortly
Harrek the Beserk, Gunda the Guilty and Jar-El. I am really pleased how the bearskin came out (quite surprised as it looked bloody awful until I sculpted the fur) Harrek was always the figure I could not get right never had the presence. But this one has it in spades (Hasslefree as are all my adventurer models unless stated otherwise.
Storm Bull cultist, Fellissa, Hanufa and Griselda, the last three from the excellent Griselda short stories by Oliver Dickinson, they originally appeared in very early White Dwarf and are currently available in a collected edition from Chaosium 
A Dinosaur (found at work a discarded Schliech toy, I have just based him as am very happy with the factory paintjob, thinking of buying more of these) two druids/shamen ( Red Box Games) and a Duck ( Fenris Games)
Another survivor from the old project never finished though I have just recently carried out a few repairs, painted the sail, just need to weather it all. I will try out Mel the Terrain Tutors wet washing technique.
The wolfshead (Fenris Games) added to the model. Harreks pirate ships had live wolfs head on the prow of their ships.
A hill/island made from insulating film (I will do a tutorial when I make some more) this one was a proof of concept.
Another view.I have pre-ordered a copy of Mortal Gods and will be looking at the rules to see if they will work. If I don’t like them I am sure there will be elements that could inspire me. Plus I get a load of figures I can use as Lunars. For the Sartarites I will be using a mix of Foundry Ancient Germans and Thracians ( combining and converting some of them).
When I visit SALUTE this year I hope to purchase Saga and Fantasy Saga rules as I think these will be better suited to the stories I want to tell. I need to incorporate Rune Magic into game so will be looking at Mortal Gods and the battleboards to achieve this. Also hope to get some scenery.
I have made more progress tonight and will post update once all base coating is finished and will continue to update at each stage.
