Community Spotlight: Marvellous Villains, Harryhausen Monsters & Fantasy Fairies
January 8, 2025 by crew
Come and join us for another delve into the Projects to find the best of the best from the last week or so. We'll be getting stuck into lots of great-looking miniature wargaming painting and hobbying this week...
...always let us know what YOU have been working on and share it across the site.
Marvel: Crisis Protocol by chaosgorka
We start this Community Spotlight with a look at what chaosgorka has been working on for Marvel: Crisis Protocol. Part commission and personal project, the collection of miniatures that chaosgorka has been working on look absolutely stunning.
chaosgorka continues to be able to nail the comic book look of these different 40mm miniatures. There's an element to chaosgorka's style that manages to make it look like the characters have burst off the page and made their way to the tabletop. All of the blends and the highlights are also fantastic and I'd be happy to own these!
chaosgorka has been working on a variety of different miniatures over the last few weeks but mostly villains that could hunt down mutants and Web-Warriors. I really appreciate the harsh highlights on the miniatures as it continues to sell that idea of the comic book come to life.
chaosgorka continues to impress and if you're seeking a good guide as to how you could be painting your Marvel: Crisis Protocol miniatures, this could be a project to bookmark. As someone who recently picked up Marvel: Crisis Protocol, I have loved painting each of the miniatures as their own little project. It's always inspiring to see what others have been doing!
Ancient Greek Cyclops by horati0nosebl0wer
Moving from comic book action to Ancient Greek myth and legend, we have more miniatures getting added to horati0nosebl0wer's SAGA project where they are building a fantastic army. Most recently, they worked on this brilliant Cyclops.
3D printed, this Cyclops has a fantastic Harryhausen quality to them. I liked the addition of the sheep on the base as well which is a good call back to the Odyssey and nervously sneaking out of a cave! The paint scheme is also on point and works very well with the rest of the army with those lovely deep greens and yellows.
A brilliant way to fold a new monstrous miniature into the army whilst also linking it to the Harryhausen vibe. I particularly liked the hatch-like detail work on the leather and the clothing in general which is a great way of adding texture to flat surfaces. It also looks great from a wargamer's perspective.
You should dive into the project on the link above and check out more of what horati0nosebl0wer has been working on. There are some fantastic cavalry miniatures in the mix recently alongside loads of other monsters and heroes. A great resource for those seeking to wargame in Greek Mythology.
Moonstone by elmir
Last but not least we have some work by elmir who has stepped away from painting 10mm armies and instead has indulged in the Fantasy world of Moonstone. We couldn't kick off 2025 without a bit of Moonstone to please Gerry.
They have been working on some of the Fairies from Moonstone and the Enclave. The miniatures painted up included Teetoe, Fraya and The Fencer and elmir has done a brilliant job on nailing the details for these 32mm miniatures.
I was particularly taken by the gorgeous use of such bright colours on elements like the wings and the twisting vortex around Fraya. Once again, some good shading and highlighting work goes a long way to really making the details pop. It's quite key on these slightly larger miniatures.
Look at the wings on Teetoe! They look lovely and this is a nice bit of detail work with a touch of freehanding here and there. I also like the very natural basing and the darker look to the branches that they are soaring around as it helps to frame the fairies very well.
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Every week we’re absolutely blown away by the incredible topics that are put into the Projects, it’s getting more difficult to choose Community Spotlights! We love your work and we hope to see a lot more of it in the future!
If you fancy getting your hobby fingers out and showing off your newest paint job, terrain piece or even greatest gaming achievement, we want to know about it! We don’t mind if you’re a newcomer to painting or a veteran of the brush, everything you do inspires us to create more and more content together!
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Wow. Three projects that make me think the best use of my brushes would be to burn them to keep warm. Hat doffs all round!
Burning anything to stay warm is a good idea.
All three are killer starts to the year! Congrats all!
@chaosgorka
@horati0nosebl0wer
@elmir
Three very deserving projects to start the year on.
Great work all around!
Tremendous work on all three. I especially like @elmir‘s Moonstone stuff, and @chaosgorka has me inching ever closer to giving Crisis Protocol a shot. And @horati0nosebl0wer those sheep…great way to fill up a large base.