Svetlana, Frost Giant Princess

I enjoyed painting this wonderful miniature (from Reaper Miniatures). This Frost Giant Princess will be a nice addition to my Norse army. Additionally, she's of the same size as the two other Giants (or Jotuns) I have painted some time ago (here and here, both from the Blood Rage boardgame).

Of Wings and Claws (and Chill Breath)

A second dragon joins my Wood Elf army (I have already painted the Dragon Master some time ago, in green). I decided that this one would be blue. 😁

It's a rather small dragon or it looks small because it doesn't spread its wings. I think it's a Tom Meier's dragon, but not sure. The rider is a Marauder Miniature (it seems).

The Last Fimirs

Not the last in the sense "the last representatives of their race" but the last remaining Fimirs I had to paint. At last... 😥. As I said after painting the first batch, I HATE painting these minis (except the three old Citadel ones that are included in this group). But I need them for a WFRP scenario coming soon.

Anyway, now all are done: 1 Meargh, 1 Warlord, 2 Dirachs, 5 Fiana Fimms, 13 Fimm Warriors (incl. a Noble and the contingent standard bearer), 8 Shearls. Today's batch contains 1 Dirach and the Fimm Warriors.

About the basing, I tried (and I think it's achieved) to reproduce the swamps soil. Here are the steps to obtain the same result (let dry between each step):

1. Apply the Citadel texture Agrellan Earth on the base to create an uneven ground.
   
2. Paint the base in a mix of dark brown and olive green.
3. Wash with Agrax Earthshade (or any dark brown shade).
4. Dry brush with Valejo Dead Flesh (or any putrid (greenish) flesh tone).
5. Wash with a yellow greenish (I have used the "Algenmoos Terrain Wash" from Handcraft Tabletop).
6. Fix green and brown tufts to the base (I have used the "Marshland Set" from Gamers Grass, which is perfectly designed for swamps).
7. Apply a water effect resin to some areas of the base (I have used "UV Resin" from Green Stuff World, it is excellent as it curs in 10 minutes max when exposed to the sun).
8. DO NOT varnish with matt varnish, otherwise the water effect will turn like frozen water.
   

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Terror from the Sky

Some time ago I bought these Harpies (referred to as Beast Gargoyles / Dread Harpies by the manufacturer) from Avatars of War. Unfortunately, it looks like they are not produced anymore. That's bad because they are a good alternative to GW harpies. They come as plastic multi-parts, allowing several pose options making each harpie unique as you can see on the screenshots below.

I have used these harpies in a scenario of WFRP and they will be aligned with my Chaos army.

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Forces of Nature

I own them since at least 20 years... I've painted them so quickly that I realize it should have been done earlier than that. Anyway, better late than never. I have used them a lot in WFRP games and the next time my players will face them, they will not underestimate them 😈

Please welcome the Elementals from Ral Partha.

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Terror from the Swamp

Fimirs have always been in my list of  miniatures to own some day. I bought a handful from eBay when the price was "decent" (which is rarely the case). Then I found alternative miniatures called "Fomorians" by Krakon Games. I decided to buy them because a) I needed more than a handful to represent a Fimir raiding party in one of the scenarios of my WFRP home-made Norse campaign, and b) because the Fimir can be allies (in WFB 3rd ed.) of Dark Elves, Orcs & Goblins, and Norse! (yes, the Norse army rules established by Rick Priestley and Nigel Stilmann and published once in an old White Dwarf are including the Fimir as allies).

Honestly, the Krakon Games miniatures are quite expensive for resin miniatures and these are not fine sculpts. They are rough and it looks like the mould was either not clean or too much used. I would not recommend this figures unless you don't find the Citadel ones or a good alternative.

I didn't like painting them, except the warlord.

I have 13 more Fimirs to paint, but they will wait until I find the motivation. In the meantime, I will paint some other evil creatures and elementals. And I will surely start painting a new army I own for a veeery long time: the Empire (4th edition miniatures).

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Big Guys

Often hired as mercenaries by several races to fight for them, Giants and Ogres can make the difference on the battlefield.

I painted a Giant (a Satyr Studio's Cloud Giant) that will be aligned with my Orcs and Goblins army and a Jotun (Giant of Norsca) for my Norse army. This one is from the Blood Rage boardgame (I have already painted one some time ago). 

The Ogres can be hired by many different armies. Three of them are classical Jes Goodwin sculpts and the standard bearer is a Marauder mini. The two other (the paymaster and his bodyguard) are from Red Bard Games.

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Mooooooh !!!

While waiting for some Greenskins to fall in my mailbox, I've decided to paint some big guys for my Chaos army: Minotaurs! These creatures are the true essence of Chaos and a Chaos army is not complete without them (I think).

I own two of them for too long. I should have painted them a long time ago. These are the Minotaur Lords Ox-Roar "Chaos Champion of Ultimate Slaughter" 😨 and Doom Bellow "The Warped".

The others have been purchased recently.

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Ogrrrrres!

I decided to paint more Ogres (yes, I painted 6 two years ago). The first one (on the left on the pictures below) is a very muscled Ogre mercenary sculpted by Bob Olley. The others are all from Jes Goodwin's C23 series.

Mercenary Giant

Some armies can hire the services of Giants for battles. These fearsome creatures can destroy many opponents before being killed themselves. But hiring one of them can be a risky bet... because of their alcoholism.

I didn't own any Giant (except the two plastic ones from the Blood Rage game, but they would better fit in a Norse army). I found an interesting mini from Knightmare Miniatures: a two-headed Ettin measuring 7 cm high (enough to be considered as a Giant).

 

 

The Ultimate Destructor

One of the most terrifying Chaos creatures has been awaken from his loooong sleep by terrible storms. The mighty Dragon Ogre leaves his deep mountain cave and join his peers in battle.

The Dragon Ogre will crush any opponent fool enough to find himself in his path.

Chaos War Beasts

The Chaos Army can align an large variety of war beasts. Here are two of them: the Manticore and the Chimera.

For a long time I wanted my Manticore painted. It's now done. I've already used it (unpainted) three times: once on the battlefield against Wood Elves (3rd edition) and two times in Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1st edition scenarios (in the first book of the Doomstones campaign and in a home-made campaign taking place in Norsca).

The Chimera is from the Reaper Bones range. It's a cheap plastic figure and a good alternative for OOP Citadel minis. Its size is quite big though, twice as big as the Manticore mini. I should have taken a pic with the two minis side by side, but I forgot.😟

I'm really satisfied of the result.

The Manticore