Community Spotlight: Iron Warriors, An Undead Lich & Frostgrave Terrain
April 7, 2017 by crew
Welcome to another round of Community Spotlight picks from our Hobby & Painting Forum as we look at what we've been playing and tinkering around with on our workbenches over the past week.
Let's dive in and check out the different pieces that caught our eye...
Iron Warriors by vitor
Spurred on perhaps by our dive into the world of the Horus Heresy on 40k Charted vitor has been painting up some of the Iron Warriors from the era based on the models that were available in Betrayal At Calth.
Here you can see one of the squads that has come together rather nicely indeed with a few tweaks here and there to give them their own personality.
He has tried to convey a sense of strength and resoluteness to their armour and design which comes across nicely in the painting style he's gone for. The armour looks well cared for as if each Battle-Brother knows that it is a part of him on the battlefield. The metallics look fantastic and while a dull scheme overall (in terms of colour) it is very striking.
Mix this in with the simple but effective basing effect he has gone for here too using the mud and dirt across the bottoms of the legs, and you have a unit of warriors to be proud of.
D&D Lich by lightsout1985
We follow up on these grim warriors with a terrifying foe for your friends to face in a dungeon. Here we have a Lich by lightsout1985 and it's been fantastic following his progress in bringing this fellow to life.
The model has a classically retro feel to it and I think the paint scheme reflects that, but with a few modern twists here and there. The cloak design is great and the effect that has gone into his gaunt pale skin really sets the model apart.
Hats off also to lightsout1985 for doing some great highlighting and shading across the model as well as a neat base which helps to frame the model nicely.
If you're interested in seeing more of his work you can follow his thread to find out how other monsters come to life, including a Beholder, and what plans are afoot for his D&D group.
Frostgrave Terrain by richbuilds
Lured by the temptation of Frostgrave (and who wouldn't be) richbuilds on the forums has been building some fantastic looking terrain that he can use for the game. We were immediately blown away by the amazing look of this Crypt...
...and the Ruined Bridge that you see here too.
All of the projects that richbuilds works on are made using a combination of foam and balsa. He has some fascinating things in the pipeline too showing off just what you can achieve with a little time and patience (and a good dose of skill) including this Ruined Dockyard.
...and some fascinating interiors for a number of different buildings.
He has gone into exceptional detail on most of his pieces here as you can see showing off care and attention to even add the knobs to the drawers there! His forum thread is a real joy to read and if you want to ask him some questions he seems happy to answer them.
It's always fascinating seeing what people do when it comes to tabletop terrain and this is a true hobby in of itself!
Show Us Your Stuff!
We’ve been blown away by the work from the community once again and would love to see your work in the Hobby & Painting Forum.
All you have to do is head over to the forum linked above and start your own topic to start posting your work. It’s simple to upload photos of your work-in-progress and finished projects and we like seeing the process unfold.
We also don’t mind if you’re a newcomer to painting or a veteran. Everything you folks do inspires us to keep at it with our hobby and we have a wonderful community who like to get involved and share techniques.
What do you think of our entries to the hall of fame this week?
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Very nicely done. I’m not into space marines but those are extremely well painted. The D&D Lich is awesome. Very well done. And the who wouldn’t want that frostgrave terrain. I saw the forum posts and absolutely love the photos of the process and where the project is being taken.
@zeker1966 thank you, I really appreciate that 🙂
a good standard again from the BOW community and that frost grave table is going to be something else.
everything is great as always, but I really adore the frostgrave terrain. Fantastic that it even has a fireplace and bed.
Well done everyone! The frostgrave terrain is amazing!
Well done all round…. the paint jobs are lovely and the scenery is superb
Even though its still a WIP that bedroom looks great!
Very humbled to have my builds showcased! Thanks folks, lots of inspirational builds here.
I’ve posted a few more updates: http://www.beastsofwar.com/groups/fantasy-gamer-town-square/forum/topic/frostgrave-terrain-update/