Maudeheim & Environs, Part III: Updated 06/14/20

Thanks for the replies, Guys...glad you like the stuff. whe the Goblins get color I'll post them in the Painting & Modeling section.

SO another Mushroom has been added to the October batch:




These are the other Mushrooms sans the Goblins:


AND the Gang with Leo Sizechek for comparison:


They are BIG Guys.  

the first guy (?) is making me think trombone / tuba ... got a feeling there's going to be some emissions going on there ... aural or otherwise ...

...with the smaller ones around him, he could sound like a steam calliope...kind of.

well that's good - learnt what a steam calliope is today! fantastic looking things (haven't got to the sound yet).

but the picture in the minds eye of a group of your 'shrooms producing a similar performance is great.

Steam calliopes used to be big with circuses & circus parades. They have a wonderful sound that is unique & works well with the circus atmosphere.

... Oh man, an evil steam calliope would make such a cool centrepiece for a Carnival of Chaos warband. Play it as an alternative to the wagon, with some of the happy dancing Nurglings around it. Something Wicked This Way Would Come.

and could be some very amusing game-play aspects too - a range of 'notes' - doing 'different' things as AoE on percentage chances etc

Thanks for the replies, Guys!

A steam calliope could be an interesting piece to make. If you have a parts store available, the 40 K Sisters pipe organ would make a fine start to the beasty. Privateer Press makes the Death Knell, which is a chaos looking wagon complete with a little gremlin marching band. It's part of the Hordes game.

I'm not a rules type, but the story possibilities are excellent.

There are a couple finished Mushrooms:




& some things progressing in the background.

You DN, they look a little cheery- not so creepy.

I have had mixed reactions to the Mushrooms, Trees, & such. Most Folks find the Mushrooms to be cheering with a few people getting nightmares from them...c'est la vie, eh?.
Thanks for the reply, Codsticker. The August/September fancy photos will be up momentarily.

beautiful colour as always.

SO I finally took some photos of the August/September Gang on a photo stage.
To be honest, I took A LOT OF PHOTOS on my unfinished photo stage:




These three will be off to sunny Spain:




The rest are envious:
































AND the whole Gang:




It's almost time for October's Troop.  

Thanks, Harrocks. I am glad you like them.

fantastic.
looking so fine on your superb photo-stage. Lovely controlled (?) lighting too.

Thanks for the reply, Harrocks...glad you like it. I shot through the hole in a circular florescent lamp where the magnifying lens once was. I have a regular light overhead.

OH BABY!

So much cool shroomness

Thanks, Jim. I am happy you like them...I can never get too many "OH BABY" replies.  

DeafNala wrote:

Thanks for the reply, Harrocks...glad you like it. I shot through the hole in a circular florescent lamp where the magnifying lens once was. I have a regular light overhead.  

That's a brilliant idea DN- I am going to try that.

Codsticker wrote:

DeafNala wrote:

Thanks for the reply, Harrocks...glad you like it. I shot through the hole in a circular florescent lamp where the magnifying lens once was. I have a regular light overhead.  

That's a brilliant idea DN- I am going to try that.

I also set the light source setting on my CoolPix for fluorescent light.
Shooting through the opening seems to give me better control over the area lit.

The prototype for the three remain (thus far) October Mushroom is done.




The one on the right reminds me of Zero Mostel; SO I was thinking of calling this type of Mushroom Mostels.  

AND then there were two:




...busy, busy, busy.

fabulous character and painting.

Thanks, Harrocks. I am glad you like them.