The World Of Twilight

I was able to get my first model done... mostly. I really like the Trade Caravan and the Casanii is my favorite, though I realize now I forgot to attach the quiver to this fellow before I took the picture.   :P

I'm not sure if the skin tone is a match for this guy? and I was also unsure how the eyes are done.... the close ups I have been able to see are predominately black with a little bit of white?

** I removed the photo that was here as there is an updated photo of the Casanii below  ;)

It is a bit hard to see, as the miniature is a bit dark and the area around it is very yellow.
But from what I can make out he looks very good.

Great to see someone's making progress for this month already & from what I can see he looks very good, although he could ossify do with a close up  ;)

yeah, this photo didn't do so well..... I'll try to see about setting up better lighting when the next one is ready.  ;)

Looks like he's out hunting on his own in the desert  :)
The colours look good to me! Nice bodypaint and the white bow is very striking. Large black eyes with a touch of white sounds good to me.
I really need to hurry up and sculpt him some companions!

Loved this mini from the first time I saw it and you've done a splendid job with the painting.

Looking great so far - have you got any further with the painting?

wellll......... no. I'm in Boston Massachusettes and over the last few weeks we've had about eight feet of snow dropped on us. no joke. the city is struggling to clean out and it's been a bit constraining.  but having said that, this week looks very light in the snow department which means no endless hours of shoveling and re-shoveling to take me away from the painting table. so i'll see if I can race to the finish with the remaining models. it'll be close!!   ;D  ;D

alas I could not complete a full force for February, but I did make some progress and finish another 4 models. I took the photos in the sunlight so hopefully they are a little better. I kinda liked how the shadows looked as it struck me as the models trekking through a desert....   :D   ;D

(http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah134/thevirtuousman/TC9_zpsgtkrkg7k.jpg?t=1425073634)

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Very moody photos! I should complain about not using multiple light sources etc, but the photos do work, particularly for the travellers  :)
Also, well done getting those models painted in spite of the apocalyptic weather!

I do like them a lot. They have a bit of a rugged travellers appearance.
Good work!

just a quick couple of photos to keep my momentum going. I'm going to try to do a little bit everyday this month and see how that turns out.   :D

sorry my photos aren't very well done, I'm still getting the hang of how best to take and post them. 

(http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah134/thevirtuousman/tca_zpsgu8irzpv.jpg?1425515685580&1425515685868)

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You seem to be making good progress. Once again: nice work!

The striped jacket looks great.

Particularly liking the young'un - the stripes are very well done!

thanks for the encouraging feedback by folks.  ;)  I finally finished the trade caravan starter set. my hope for the rest of March is to add a belan, an armed escort, and some travelling civilians to make it a fully fleshed road crew.... and a force of Devanu stalking them.   ;D

my club locally is having a mini games day at the end of the month so I'm hoping to get these all set by then. we seem to be done with the crazy snow for the year so there's a fair chance I might make it. even if I don't complete enough models to actually have proper demos, i'll still bring in what I have so folks can get a look at the game and have some better photos taken with the club camera and terrain.

(http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah134/thevirtuousman/tca1_zpsgsxwgstr.jpg?t=1425770768)

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Such a colourful and varied force, that still looks cohesive. Very nicely done. Pleased to hear the worst of the weather is past you and looking forward to the increased productivity it may bring - more like this can only be a god thing!  ;D

uhhhhhh really nice.

Mhmmmm should I go for mine too now? Or finish the nobles? #firstworldtabletopproblems :P

I finished a few travelers to go with my caravan, though I am running a shade behind schedule this month as I got half way done with the Belan and decided I didn't like the paint scheme and stripped off the paint. this week I will start the knights and militia. the Belan may get bumped until next month alas, as next week is the Devanu......

I only have the one picture as the others I took were very fuzzy and not worth posting. at the end of the month i'll retake some better shots with an actual camera.

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Very good looking group! Danakin immediately stands out with his more colourful clothing.
I like the way you play with colours, while still retaining a natural look, never overdoing it.
Great work!

The little caravan is coming long very nicely! Good to see Danakan and Muri getting a lick of paint as well :)

thanks for your good words.  :)   I think these models are great for having varied color schemes as they're not part of a military structure so you get to stretch a bit with experimenting away from doing a lot of uniform painting. as Danakin and Muri are unique characters I tried to stick to the color scheme pictured on their card..... though I did need to deviate on the walking sticks as  I didn't have any non-silver metallic paint.

Great little additions to your travelling company. Danakin and Muri look superb - haven't even had a chance to look at mine yet, great inspiration for a bright result there.

so finally my caravan gets a little protection.  I wanted the militia to be more colorful than the Delgon or Devanu, but less vibrant than the civilians of the caravan so I went with a hard leather look for the armor. I also gave them a little bit of rock and scrub on the base to lend a more hearty flavor for the warriors.

between now and Saturday morning I've got to finish up the Devanu and one Graku for my club's game day. I won't have a chance to finish the Belan or the knights before then as I got a little carried away with making some cool extras for the demo.

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Coming along nicely!
I do have to ask, what are the cool extras for the demo?

The armour looks like leather or a carapace which I like a lot, well done.

for the demo this Saturday I made some kit boxes to contain all of the faction specific bits and bobs. as the forces I have ready to go (at least for a demo  ;)  ), are the Devanu and Empire, I painted their combat stones and got matching 'stone cups' that I lined with soft cloth to reduce the chance of knicks and chips... though I did use 2 coats of varnish on the stones. and I put together a few reference booklets and  cards for folks to take that have the Twilight logo and facebook/website listings. lastly, I made some faction specific tokens to use as stamina counters. so that  ended up burning a bit of my paint time and the knights didn't make the cut this month. but I may still be able to squeeze in the Belan, but not until after the demo day.

Sounds good!
Make sure you take some photos of all the stuff, as well as on the day itself!  :)

will do.  ;)

well, I got a few pictures of my Devanu that I finished, but mostly of the Jenta spear. we had our demo day and it went well and many pictures were taken, but the person who took the pictures has inexplicably not emailed me the pictures. these pictures were taken using someone's phone and are significantly better than the ipad i normally use. i had initially thought i left the Jenta spear at home and so this guy missed out on the main picture taking. but a gentleman there was kind enough to take these with the phone......  as soon as i get the other pictures i'll get them posted.   :(

i plan to darken the legs of the Grishak up a little bit after seeing them in a different light to give a little more contrast.
(http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah134/thevirtuousman/dd1_zpsmbqrxnsr.jpg?t=1427719402)

i wanted the figure to look like he was leaning out to make a mighty long range throw.
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i left the additional spears off the back as i plan to have them laying on the open stretch of dirt on the base.
(http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah134/thevirtuousman/dd7_zpsdqjy77h6.jpg?t=1427719409)

His pose reminds me of that of an Olympic athlete, nicely done.

I really like the shading on your Devanu.  :)