Maudeheim & Environs Part I: Updated 10/29/13

simply magnificent! I love the detailing, especially the vegetation? on the lower platform, looks wonderful! Is the vegetation made from foam as well? I'd love to hear how you made it! The bones and skulls on the ground did you sculpt those yourself? If not, where did you get them? Really nice piece indeed!

Thanks for the kind comments, Zero2Hero!
The Mushrooms are made from Green Stuff over plumber's epoxy with jewelry bead eyes. The skull by the waste pipe & the bones are from a G.W's plastic standard & an old plastic skeleton. The other skulls are from Secret Weapons Miniatures. Somewhere further back in the thread I have a "how to" post on the Mushrooms.

Great! I was more focusing on the tree like vegetation right new to the skulls and bone on the lower piece.Is this made from foam?

this one

Gotcha...that's supposed to be the exposed roots from the tree above. It's raffia wrapped floral wire covered with hot glue that is teases out to form a rough texture before it cools.

Amazing! I've got to try it out - thanks!

Typically of my work habits, I've added a piece to Crazy Mary's; i.e., a smallish islet off the main digs which may be the residence of the Sharx Bros., Harpy, Cheeky, & Grouchy the Piranha Boys. Two more Four A Cherubs were added to the mix, which, in turn, drove off the West Wind Cherub, Chunky.

Now that the excuses/explanation part is done, here are some typically mediocre pics:

An aerial view of the new Islet next to the main one:



Some closer views:





The Sharx Bros.:




AND Chunky Cherub:




The standard request for commentary is in force.

Oh yeah this is magnificent.

I love your work!

Thanks, MoM! It's good to know my Horrors appeal to someone.

Ah the Sharx Brothers! Great! or seriously creepy, something like that. The primed and drybrushed look is reminding me of the gray scale Zorro stuff White Kight did on the LAF. Looks like a 40s horror movie. Spooky.

Now that's just amazing! Where do you get your ideas? You seem to have an endless amount of inspiration (not to mention array of minis). The Sharx brothers... LOL! Great stuff!

Thanks MUCHO, Guys. You've made my day!

@Von Kurst: I see what you mean about the black & white images. In the Strange Aeons & the Gothic Horror sections of L.A.F. there is a trend to do the Battle Reports in a sepia tint. It is very atmospheric...brings back memories of Million Dollar Movie on Saturday afternoon when I was a boy.

@folketsfiende: other than being a Strange Old Man, my ideas & inspiration come from a variety of sources: my Grandma's tale of her girlhood in rural Austria, a myriad of movie memories from the old movies I mentioned above through more current things like Labyrinth, Young Frankenstein, all the stuff from Tim Burton & Jim Henson, &, of course, Bugs Bunny. There's also the fact that I now live in a grove of VERY SPOOKY pecan & live oak trees...the trees, in addition to inspiration, supply me with some of the materials I use for the pieces. Being dropped on my head at least once too often as a child & senility have also been suggested as factors.

Until I can figure out how to get my Bulk Loader on PhotoBucket working again there will be no new photos. They're piling up in Picasa, SO when & if I get the thing sorted out, you will get inundated with really crumby photos.

The Photo Bucket fix proved to be relatively easy. SO you're about to be subjected to YET MORE photographic abuse. The speck of land off of Crazy Mary's Cay has been finished. It is the lair/hangout/digs of the Dread Piranha Club (Four A style...eventually). So without further ado:

An overhead view:



The Tree:



Around the Club Cay:





The plan is to add more tufts of marsh grass & cat's tails on small bases to scatter around. The Piranha Boys will also be on separate bases...probably.
Comments & Critiques are, as always, most appreciated...bribes are also accepted.

Great! Glad the photo issue is solved so we can see the newest coolness.

Yeahhh more crazy scenery.

Excellent stuff!!

Thanks, Guys!
Maudeheim & The Spooky Woods are perfect setting for my strange, surrealistic imagination to run rampant...at least until they come & take me away.

aaaw!!
how cute!

Thanks, Bolbotos! I think they have a certain charm all their own...if viewed from a distance.

Glorious work - especially on the trees and respective bark!

Joao

Thanks for the kind words, JoaoS. I'm delighted you like it.

Nothing to add...i'm just drooling.

I'd love to read a battle report (even something short) involving groups fighting each other as well as this crazy scenery. I usually get really enthusiastic about Mordheim games involving undead and such around Halloween, and these pics are definitely in that mindset.

Thanks, drakkol! Be careful not to short out your keyboard.
Thanks, Spectre! I wish there were some battles to report. Thus far the gaming prospects have been dim, but one never know.

Don't worry Al, before opening this thread i cover my keyboard. XD