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

Oh man, Crazy Mary is, like, CRAZY! Where is that figure from? Thanks for posting on Sunday.

Thanks for the kind comments, Guys!
Capt. B: Beauty may be skin deep, but ugly go es to the bone. I hoping the Redheads I've known haven't turned out like Mary...don't tell Mary that.
V.K.: She's Reaper's Bab Yaga 60077:



http://www.reapermini.com/Miniatures/60077

Some small (about Hobbit sized) progress: I finished the Piranha Club & an Unknown Mini of Dubious Culinary Tastes. The Four of them share the distinction of being Four A Minis supplied to moi by that FINE FELLOW, Mason.

SO without further delay, HERE THEY ARE:

Zooming in on The Piranha Club:




Some individual shots:





The Mysterious Stranger:



There, now that wasn't so bad...mostly. As always, your commentary would be appreciated.

the lads look great! especially the magnificent stranger

btw could you tell me where you got the gate in the background?

Thanks, Captain...glad you like them!

The Gate is by Scotia Grendel. It's part of their Goblin Torture Chamber set; I got mine when it came as a separate piece...looks more like a Vampire than a Goblin to moi. That aside, here's a link:

http://www.scotiagrendel.com/Products/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=227_41&products_id=2669&zenid=d94484fc47decfe3c0d809e9bb69c8fb

Yikes! Well I'll have trouble sleeping now, lol. Nice work, keep it up!

Thanks, theomar! One of the Fellows over on L.A.F. claims that the Mushrooms give him nightmares...I must be doing something right.

Those little guys are great! Who makes them?

Thanks for pointing out Reaper's Baba Yaga. Missed her when she came out. Maybe I'll fix up the Chicken Legged Hut I started 12 yrs ago...

Thanks, Jim...glad you like them!

The minis are by Four A Miniatures; here's a link to their shop:

http://www.fouraminiatures.com/page2.htm

They have some cool Fish Guys that might appeal to your Pirate Persona also.

Being a man of my word when convenient, here are some photos of my incomplete & rather beaten up Smuggler Fleet. The Nasty Nancy suffered some damage from the Texas Odyssey; I decided to do the repair work in the Goblin manner. The third ship of the fleet was left in North Carolina with Drugart. SO without further explanation:

The Saucy Susan:










The Nasty Nancy:

& a view of the cunning repair work:










A size comparison (N.B.; the ships are on a 1' boars):


Progress on the Ladies will probably be Oh-So-Slow, but I will keep you updated...probably.
In the meantime your kind comments would be appreciated...kind of.

Excellent! Thanks for posting them as I love looking at other people's ideas about ship building. I think I'm looking at some really nice home made swivel guns, too.

Love the ships names! That's got to be as hard as naming taverns easily.

Nice, I also like the teeth!

Thanks for the kind comments, Guys!
I hope to finish the Girls for use with the swampy sections of the Spooky Forest. I'll be getting a set of Goblin Pirates in exchange for painting from Mordheimer...SO they'll have crews & a very small chance of seeing some action.
@V.K.: The Swivel Guns were pretty easy to knock out with some plastic tubes from Evergreen, a couple of pushpins, staples, & a jewelry thingy. When I start making them again, I'll give a step by step or send you some samples...whichever seems easier.
@theo: I love coming up with names. The third ship was a steam powered ram (the height of Goblin-tech) named the Wicked Wanda. I admit to stealing that name from a Bar Mill's Tavern kit.
@playtable: I was having a Flying Tiger's moment with the teeth. They just seemed to fit with the Goblins' image of a fierce front.

hej al, wow, absolutly love ´em , great paintjob!

Thanks, Ben...glad you like them.
Since I took the photos, I have had a need to finish the Beasties. If I were to include them as "man (Goblin) made" islets with the rest of the Swamp stuff, the modeling possibilities would be very interesting...at least to my mind.

Simply amazing! I LOVE all your creations Al!

Thanks, drakkol! We have a mutual admiration thing going.

To keep you updated & to prevent the thread from disappearing into the dusty recesses of the back pages, here's the latest &, to date, largest of the Isles (of Langerhans). The upper section will contain the Inner Grouping of the Stoned Circle. SO here it is:









Closeups of the Doors:





As always, your kind commentary is requested.

Great addition. As always your high quality of work.

Thanks, Amigo! Glad you liked it!

You´re so prolific it's difficult to fathom. I like the piranha dudes so much, great minis, but most of all, excellently painted - some of your best work yet!

Thanks MUCHO for the kind word, folketsfiende! The prolific part speaks more about my social life than my productivity I'm afraid.

how do you achieve that rooty, webby look?

De Gaule wrote:

how do you achieve that rooty, webby look?

With the larger roots, I start by making a form from raffia wrapped florist wire (from Michael's its called Naturally Wired...florists are corny). Then I cover it a section at a time with hot glue & tease/stipple it out with a toothpick/skewer/pointy wooden stick.
Next time I add the roots or do heavy branches, I'll try to remember to do photos of the different stages.