Community Spotlight: Dad’s Army, Five Hobbity Armies & A Flock Of Acolytes
June 30, 2017 by crew
We stop in this week, as it's Hobby Night Live too, and talk about some of the great projects you've been working on this week in the Hobby & Painting Forum.
Without further ado let's jump in and see what you've been up to on all manner of different scales.
Dad's Army by gremlin
At the head of this week's spotlight we have gremlin who has been working on some soldiers for Operation Sea Lion but they've of the older generation! See what you make of Dad's Army in both their civilian attire...
...and dressed up ready for a fight much like from the outro sequence to the TV show.
These models are great fun and it's nice to see them being painted up for a challenge to the invading Germans. Maybe they'll be able to come up with some crackpot scheme that might just work against them?
The basing has come together well on these and, much like in previous weeks, it's good to see it framing and helping the model rather than taking over. Also, we like the detail worked into the civilian clothing in particular.
Hopefully, this lot perform admirably on the tabletop for you gremlin!
Battle Of Five Armies by dogma2097
Next up we're turning our attention to a project which has been long in the making but finally came to fruition. See what you make of dogma2097's work on his Battle Of Five Armies set featuring some very tiny Middle-Earth figures!
Both the armies for the force of Evil and the Goblins have been painted alongside the forces of Good combining the Elves of Mirkwood, the Dwarves of Erebor and the Iron Hills and of course the Men Of Laketown.
Another of the great things that was done to make this army pop, as well as some furiously detailed painting as you can see, is the background and staging on the board which helps bring both armies to life. It even looks good when you set up a bit of a battle scene.
It would be awesome if we could get some close-up shots of the action like this in more detail, showing off the characters in particular for example. Either way though, as you can see, when they are ranked up and ready for battle the painting has come together nicely.
This is one of those games Ben in particular wishes he hadn't missed out on. Who knows, maybe we'll see an anniversary version of it later down the line from Games Workshop?
Tzeentch Karic Acolytes by doctorether
Last but not least we look at some more of the stunning work by doctorether and friend of the show, Chris. He has been painting up some amazing Tzeentch Karic Acolytes for him to use in Age Of Sigmar skirmish and they have been finished off with his usual flourish.
As well as the clean and simple basing we're drawn to the purple skin and how that has just popped on the models. Combine that with the glittering gold and blue that is synonymous with Tzeentch and you have some amazing models, just waiting for an adventure.
The thing that grabbed us in particular about these is that they really delve into the magical and eldritch nature of these Tzeentchian followers. While it sticks very much to the overall 'scheme' for the regular Acolytes by Games Workshop it deviates to give them a bit more of a mysterious and darker feel.
Show Us Your Stuff!
We’ve been blown away by the work from the community once again and would love to see your work in the Hobby & Painting Forum.
All you have to do is head over to the forum linked above and start your own topic to start posting your work. It’s simple to upload photos of your work-in-progress and finished projects and we like seeing the process unfold.
We also don’t mind if you’re a newcomer to painting or a veteran. Everything you folks do inspires us to keep at it with our hobby and we have a wonderful community who like to get involved and share techniques.
What do you think of our entries to the hall of fame this week?
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Thank you very much, you’ve done my self esteem a world of good. It’s taken me three years to pluck up the courage to post a picture.
Well I for one am incredibly glad you did post @Gremlin 😀 Az
Loved all of those 🙂 @dogma2097 that backdrop just floored me, such a lovely touch! Az
great work everyone.
The acolytes are my favorites… bold use of colour and nuances, which only chaos seems to tolerate well, on detailed miniatures that really embody the renewal of Games Workshop, quality-wise.
Thanks Romain. And spot on. These models are something else. A look I haven’t seen since the Dirz for Confrontation. Which is why I tried my hardest not to just use green and purple together. This more pastel blue and purple worked a charm in the end. And if you look closely I did tint some patches of their skin with green to get that idea of chaos corruption.
Still have the Tzaangors and Gaunt Summoner to finish for the warband. So watch this space.
I love the Kairic Acolytes, their skin looks… eldritch.
Well done @gremlin @dogma2097 and @doctorether, you guy`s have earned your golden buttons.
They all look great guys!
On the dads army models, you can also get The ARP Warden’s van (W Hodges on the side) ro go with Jones’ van. I think this was most recently released by corgi.