Community Spotlight: Plaguefleets, Hive City Saloons & Quirky Fantasy Characters
June 22, 2018 by brennon
Welcome back to the Community Spotlight for this week where we've been looking at more of your awesome Projects and such from the website.
It's time to hand out some Golden Buttons to some of you amazing hobbyists who have been giving us loads of inspiration.
Plaguefleet Of Nurgle by jocke
The first project we're going to be looking at comes from jocke who has been going through crafting this amazing Plaguefleet of Nurgle for use in Battlefleet Gothic.
You can see the finished set of ships above, complete with a simple paintscheme that makes great use of the off-green that you see on the armour of the likes of the Deathguard. Things are then multiplied and emphasised when you see how the gribbly bits have worked out with lashing tentacles wrapping their way around the craft.
As with all good projects, jocke has also been going into detail about how these ships came to life as well. You can see the growth of these pustulated ships from conception through to painting.
Battlefleet Gothic certainly had a very distinct visual style and I think this is a good way of adding serious character to your miniatures, giving them a proper themed feeling. I particularly liked the strange pox-like nebula that is hanging around the base of the ship in the first picture - you could imagine it passing through a noxious part of space.
Underhive Saloon by templar5836
Moving on, and yet keeping within the grimdark world of the 41st Millennium we are looking at some terrain for use in Necromunda by templar5836. The reason this was picked out was that it really got the grunge and grime of the Underhive right when you're looking at the final presentation.
The actual saloon that you see above is the key focal piece that I wanted to draw your attention to. I love the down and dirty look to the shack and the way that those neon letters peek out of the gloom. You could imagine it being a fairly welcome sight down in the Underhive.
More terrain has also been added to the project and you can see his entire tabletop coming to life.
He has been doing a lot of scratch building of the terrain which is nice to see. It's good to know that the art of making your own buildings and such hasn't been lost as the hobby has developed. I also really liked these large power cells which could be used as objective markers too.
There is a lot more for you to get stuck into when it comes to this project. As well as these pieces we've shown off here there has been a great delve into the techniques and reasoning behind a lot of his choices, making it a great project to follow if you want to build some Underhive terrain of your own.
Darkwoode by Paul Clarke
Last but not least we look to something quirky and awesome, filled with character. Paul Clarke has created this wonderful project based on some of the weird and wonderful models from the Northumbrian Tin Soldier collection. His Darkewoode collection really is looking superb.
What I really wanted to highlight here is the painting skill. It really stands out when you see just how much thought and care has gone into choosing the different colours for these characters and how each of them feels like an individual.
Yes, there will most likely be better paint schemes out there and such but I think that Paul has managed to achieve a wonderful look to these pieces, giving them a sense of character and charm. He has used a good mix of colours too with warmth clashing nicely against cold bronze or iron.
If you want to see some wonderful painting of a great collection, packed with care and attention, then this is one for you. Everything he has worked on tells a story and that's just the miniatures. As you'll see he has also done some sterling work on the terrain and other elements he uses to tell his stories.
A fantastic project filled with exciting ideas on a lesser known range.
What Are You Painting Right Now?
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!
What do you think of the entries this week?
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Wow, thank you guys, I´m stunned. And all the other projects are awesome.
3 more worthy golden buttons! Glad to see templar5836 up here. I’ve been following his project log with some interest. Again well done everyone!
All three very cool projects that really have inspired me!
Great fleet of sci-fi / horror ships! 😀
Thank you Sir 😉
Massive congrats to you guys,some very well deserved buttons there ?
Gawds I love these projects. Those Nurgley tentacles must be several kilometres long; the Necromunda boozer is (doubly) relevant to my interests and some minis I’ve never seen before.
Great brushwork all three *doffs cap*
great work on all these projects 🙂 happy to see the Darkwoode project featured too, as I’ve enjoyed following along 🙂
loved seeing them on the hobby hangout, all three are terrific. The nurgle ships are a great example of the warping effect of chaos, like they’re possessed by some warp inspired kraken. The necro pub is smashing, the idea of using plastic lettering for neon signs… why have I never thought of that before? Quality. and a superb example of Northumbrian madness painted to a high standard, tremendous.
All of you, well deserved pats on the back
The Chaos ships are the best I’ve seen since my mate Dave glued a rubber octopus on top of the bridge and called the Captain Mr Tentacles
Wow stunning work on your projects well worth winning buttons folk’s
3 more very well deserved Golden Buttons, congratulations guys. Not that often you see GW Battle Fleet Gothic ships these days, but when we do we are treated to some wonderfully painted minis. Great work @jocke, keep at it. More buildings, whats not to like. Im loving the Raatz Nest one, nice one @templar5836 keep up with the good work. The Quirky Fantasy Characters look really amazing, and so does the paint work. Im liking the female dwarf with the horned helmet, she looks like nothing could up set her, but if it did then it better run. The paint… Read more »
They all look great!
I pretty sure I have been to that bar. Great work!
Wow, thanks guys I very excited to be included with all of the great golden button winners…I’m not worthy
It’s nice to see BFG and Necromunda getting some love, they’re two of the strongest elements in the 40k universe and at polar opposites of the scales worked in. Fantastic stuff! I love the quirky fantasy minis, too. They have a slightly Lewis Caroll irreverence about them which I love.
Congratulations to all ;)My personal favorite is the Fleet 🙂 Astonishing 🙂
Battlefleet Gothic! Its warms my heart to see BFG is still loved. Even if the ships are filled with foul Heretics!