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Blog The Jade Host: Mayan Lizardmen

Discussion in 'Personal Paint Logs' started by Warden, Mar 11, 2016.

  1. Jorgik
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    Jorgik Well-Known Member

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    It looks great!! Did you not have towers? :pompus:
     
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  2. Warden
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    Yes I do! Didn't post any new pictures because I haven't started painting the "stone" yet, but since you asked:

    The towers are in bad shape since they have ben stored for so long. Here is a picture of the tower in its original state, just a test picture to make sure my bretonnian Jungle Trebuchets fit into place with their bases:

    Jungle Tower WIP 1.jpg

    This one shows the tower with the updated parapets on the top of the tower, still unsprayed so you can still see the color of the foam I used (plus the extra trashed bits of foam littered about on the table)

    Jungle Tower WIP 2.jpg

    And here it is spray painted black. Needs another coat of black to help firm it up a bit before I can start painting on the grey.

    Jungle Tower WIP 3.jpg

    I have four towers total of course to complete the entire fortress of four towers, four walls, and the central plaza. Just enough to play siege scenarios!


    Not really, but I like it. Now I need to go make some salamanders so I can salamander forth from my fortress when its done...
     
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  3. NIGHTBRINGER
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    NIGHTBRINGER Second Spawning

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    With such an amazing fortress to defend it well be a lucky salamander indeed
     
  4. Jorgik
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    Jorgik Well-Known Member

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    Looking forward to seeing how it looks together when finished!
     
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  5. Warden
    Slann

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    Got some updates on the fortress door. Here is the door right after being painted. I went the stone-door route instead of having it be made out of a wood-door, I figured that would hold up better in sieges.

    Jungle Fortress WIP 6 Door Painted.jpg

    Here it is just testing it in its spot in the gate wall.

    Jungle Fortress WIP 7 Door Shut.jpg

    And here is a quick picture to show that the door actually goes open! And also shows the quick design I did on the inside of the door so I could tell them apart.

    Jungle Fortress WIP 8 Door Open.jpg

    Gate is big enough to let a unit of knights plow through the gateway without stopping to either invade in or salamander forth from the entrance.

    Next up is adding moss and greenery to the walls to complete them.
     
  6. Jorgik
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    Jorgik Well-Known Member

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    That looks sick! What about some black on the wall to suggest there were some wild salamanders wandering around?
     
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  7. Warden
    Slann

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    That's a nice idea! I will consider it, maybe even some suspicious claw marks...
     
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  8. BeardyGecko
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    That scenery is awesome! Is it all foam based?
     
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  9. Bowser
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    Such a great model for the table! With working parts! Fantastic! The doors look incredible!
     
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  10. tom ndege
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    That's some good stuff!
     
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  11. NIGHTBRINGER
    Slann

    NIGHTBRINGER Second Spawning

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    I'm really enjoying this thread... awesome terrain! Keep it up @Warden ! :)
     
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  12. Warden
    Slann

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    More progress on the fortress of doom.

    Yup, its all standard floral foam I have picked up cheap from walmart three bricks at a time, chopped up into bricks and glued together.
    floral foam.jpg
    After a coat of black spray paint to paint the cracks black, I give the foam structures another cheap black acrylic coat to help seal the foam together a bit more because its a bit brittle/soft. After the black acrylic dries onto the grey.

    Got some progress on the first tower!

    Jungle Tower WIP 4.JPG

    Finally painted grey. Also updated the stone tiles on the tops of the wall so they fit into the aesthetic I was going for with my road terrain pieces from earlier in the thread.

    Jungle Tower WIP 5.JPG

    I decided I am going to paint the rest of the towers first before I start adding foliage. On a roll so far, now to update the next three towers and get painting stone.
     
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  13. Crowsfoot
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    Crowsfoot Guardian of Paints Staff Member

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    Looking great so far, I love the terrain aspect of the hobby, finished 3 ponds last night ;)
     
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  14. Warden
    Slann

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    Very curious how those turned out! I shall continue to scan your blog for pictures!

    I want to make myself a few mini water features at some point and work my way up to a waterfall.
     
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    Crowsfoot Guardian of Paints Staff Member

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    They look ok will post pics tonight.
     
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  16. Jorgik
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    They look good! It will look so much better after weathering and adding scratches and plenty of planty stuff (sometimes I forget this is still a WIP) :p
     
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  17. BeardyGecko
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    Cool! Do you get put on some sort of list if you buy more than three at a time? :p My nan uses that stuff in church, I always found the feel of it rather odd.
     
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  18. Warden
    Slann

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    I wish I could get them at a discount, but its cheaper to get three at a time than just one. Once it gets painted a few coats the material hardens enough to be used in actual games.

    More pictures!!! Two towers painted up.

    Jungle Tower WIP 6.JPG

    Also made two ruined pieces for when a wall or tower segment gets destroyed by a cannon/siege weapon/giant moster/ruination of cities magic.

    Ruined Jungle Fortress Pieces.JPG

    The last two towers are assembled and now assembled and drying, ready to be painted grey.

    Jungle Tower WIP 7.JPG

    And here is a closeup of some extra art I added to the last tower, a Mayan-inspired face. Decided I would make one of the towers unique, maybe for a future scenario titled "Legends of the Hidden Tower" for those of you who get the reference.

    Jungle Tower WIP 8 Mayan Face.JPG

    Got inspiration for the face from some artwork from Frederick Catherwood during his and John Lloyd Stephens' expedition through the Yucatan. Stone-carved face from the long-destroyed city of Ixmal.

    Catherwood Ixmal Face.jpg
     
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  19. Warden
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    Also added some scratches to one of the towers, evidence of some dangerous creatures living in the jungle.

    Jungle Tower WIP Clawmarks.JPG

    Lizardmen added for scale... hope you like the updates!
     
  20. Jorgik
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    Jorgik Well-Known Member

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    Awesome!! I love the glyph and most of all the broken wall and tower! Amazing!
     
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