Kings of War Northern Alliance Army

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Project Entry by Bexx

Frosty Troll Dudes

June 27, 2023

My only request for painting this army was that Darren gives me the models ready assembled and undercoated, as I absolutely loathe that part. Yesterday he presented me with these guys! He wanted the rock flingers to be different from the big club boys, so they look like they’re from different tribes. I looked at them a while and decided to go with a kind of icy/blue theme for one lot, and a more rock/snow theme for the others. That should give them enough difference, whilst still retaining their uniformity for the overall look of the army.

I do love a good base, and the idea of making them almost like tiny dioramas appeals massively. For the trolls, I decided they would be ambling across some snowy rocks, ready to do battle. I used foam to map out the basic shape of rocks, then covered it in paper mache. Once dry, I painted dark grey, then did 2 drybrushes in a lighter grey and a white. A bit of snow flock, some frosty tufts, and a section of snowy railing (to match the giant), finished it all off nicely.

With the icy trolls, I wanted to keep to a similar blue skin-tone, like I’d used on the giant. I like the idea of that bright, icy blue as a feature colour throughout the whole army.