Hunting in the Darkness - KD:M
28 Sep 22: Assembly complete
Cork bricks on top and up the sides to indicate that this was once part of another structure. Cork crumbs have been glued around the base to blend it in.
The rear of the wall, not much to see back here... Lloyd shot of a diorama?
The Miner standing in here just to double check composition. 29 Sep 22: The paints happen
A black prime, a grey zenith, then a coat of Army Painter Chaotic Red. Then overbrush with Dulux Klavier emulsion paint. 
After putting down the black/white/red spray and the Klavier grey, I drybrushed on Citadel Dawnstone and Codex Grey.
I may have done a lighter colour after that… but I forgot to note if I did. :-/
30 Sep 22: Metals and Organics
I hit the portcullis itself with a couple of metallics via drybrush.
This time around I used Citadel Leadbelcher, Chainmail, the aim being to leave some of the red showing through. I used a dilute Army Painter Strong Tone to dull the shininess a little, but then followed that with Vallejo Model Colour Silver for the final highlights.
To add some extra colour and life to the scene, I used a couple of different colour grass tufts spotted around. I also used a mix of green/grey/red flock to represent some strange moss.
Nearly done... realisation of mistake yet to hit. 
The back of the wall is looking ok, needs just a little bit more. But the deadline is looming.
This was to be the diorama base for the Kingdom Death Pinup painting competition. Entries were due by 1 October 22. I intended to finish a couple of last details, take the photos and submit within the last few hours. As it happened, on the 1st, team KD extended the submission date until Halloween. But this brought another item painfully to my attention.
The rules. I hadn't read the rules properly!
Point 10 in the rules:
- Bases and scenes can be simple or elaborate, provided they do not contain miniatures or terrain from non-Kingdom Death properties. Scratch-built terrain and crafts supplies are allowed.
Ah. $#!*. Right.
I debated submitting anyway. The frame was a cast, the plastic portcullis… who would know where that came from?
In the end, I didn’t want to risk my submission being rejected. The old WHQ door frame is easily recognisable as non-KD, even if it was a cast piece. The plastic Renedra portcullis is Renedra. Not Kingdom Death.
While disappointing, it was good experience. Given I had more time to prepare something, I began to cast around for other ideas for my entry.
This piece I will use to show off my other KD stuff.
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