Community Spotlight: Gloomhaven Heroes, Undead Armies & Spooky Investigators
June 5, 2019 by crew
Come and join us for another delve into the Forums and Projects to find the best of the best from the last week or so. We're going to be getting stuck into lots of great looking pieces this week...
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Gloomhaven Heroes by yorick
We start off with a project close to my heart. I have been playing in a big Gloomhaven campaign for a long while now and whilst I have painted the heroes from the game they don't come close to how cool these characters by yorick are.
Don't worry, there are no spoilers here in the images above. All of the characters that yorick has painted up are from the core set available to players at the beginning of the game. I think the detail work that yorick has been able to work into these pieces is fantastic, especially since they aren't the best-sculpted pieces. I really like the object source lighting for example on the Mindthief.
My character of choice, the Cragheart, has also come out very nicely indeed and I love the way that yorick has been able to pick out the stone body and its shard-like appearance. Whilst he might be one of the smaller characters he is a dangerous warrior.
I really like the additional effort that has gone into the bases too. That use of texture paint and a little dab of colour has made it so they should mix in with all the different locations you explore in Gloomhaven.
I can't wait to see what yorick does with some of the other characters later down the line. I had a lot of fun with quite a few of them!
Fantasy Undead by ghostbear
Next up we're looking at some work by ghostbear on their army for use in Warlords Of Erehwon and SAGA: Age Of Magic. Here we have his Undead Army, or at least a portion of it.
The character above, taken from the Nighthaunt range by Games Workshop is the Warlord of the group. I love the spectral, ghostly shade applied over the horse and the stark bone that pokes out from underneath. The rider also looks dangerous and brutal, almost like one with his mount. The additional base detail really makes it too!
Then, we move on to some of the awesome monsters that ghostbear has included in the army. Some shambling Undead Trolls make up the heavy hitters here.
These angry looking fellows look like they would be just the right sort of hulk you'd want to throw into the front lines to bog down your foes and crush them at the same time.
Any undead army worth its salt needs plenty of skeletons and ghostbear has taken the Warlord box and went to town on it.
These classic skeletons look like a fantastic set for those who want dynamic sculpts and a force which is reminiscent of Jason & The Argonauts. The old and weathered shields here look like they have been down in the depth of a tomb somewhere for a long time. Now, their owners have gathered weapons to serve a dangerous new warlord.
Scooby Gang by lobstermooch
Last but not least we thought we'd show off this fantastic smaller project by lobstermooch. Here we have the Scooby Gang from Hasslefree Miniatures.
I'm not sure about the snowy bases but I think that the characters have been painted exceptionally well indeed. Each of them is presented in the correct colours and has been given that cartoony edge which will make them stand out on the tabletop.
I particularly liked the way they'd managed to get Velma looking awesome in that orange sweater. Also, Scooby looks very proud! I can't wait to see what these models get used for.
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Jinkies!! Some great work there across the board and a nice spread on minis as well
Wow! Thanks for showcasing my undead! I’m having fun making this army and I’ll be adding a bunch of zombies soon enough.
You sir should get some kind of medal for actually having the patience to build all those fiddly minis, Wargames Factory Skeletons still haunt my nightmares with those feet.
Fantastic work and a very well earned Golden Button.
Did you use the GW Nihilakh Oxide for the Rust Effect?
Yeah they were a nightmare to assemble. Luckily I did it three years ago so the trauma had faded. ;). And yes, I used the oxide paint from citadel.
Hope Thelma has her thermal undies on to be out in the snow in that skirt, but lovely paint job on those minis. Congrats to all three!
Congrats to everyone, great painting!
Ooh I’m going to have to pick up the Scooby gang at some point!
Thank you, it`s a great boost for painting morale when your work is appreciated!
Well done and well deserved.
Congratulations to all the well deserved winners, those Skellies are amazing and make me want to go out and grab a box of the new Warlord plastics!
I would warn you, that they might be the most annoying things to assemble in the history of miniatures. The feet, FEET, are separate. Also, thanks.
fantastic work on all the projects.
I really like that Skeleton army, well done everyone !