Fish Heads

After doing a horde of seaweed cloaks I thought I would have a go at doing some fish scale armour. These are the hides of sea creatures that have been taken and styled into basic armour. 

I also gave the bronze armour a sea theme with turtle and fish heads. I quite like this and they should paint up well and add another level of detail.

This armour piece is very roughly beaten and still shows the hammer marks.

Being faced with a huge Grouper can be pretty scary in the heat of battle.

 I used a tiny circular punch to make this monster scale effect. It looks like it came from some Dead Sea serpent. This Fomorian is wearing the skull of a sea monster… maybe the skin came from the same carcass?

Trying a new goblin head from a different manufacturer. Should look okay once the big eyes are added.

More scale effects using tiny dental tools.

 I also gave the starfish idea a whirl. A bit of fun to brighten up the miserable Formori.

Post Update; tonight I’ve been busy again sculpting aquatic creatures on the shoulder armour.

Grim, ugly faces that sun up the Fomorians in a nutshell. I tried to put lots of little details in them so they catch the ink and weathering paints.

This design is a little different, it’s based on some of the existing shoulder armour from the metal sculpts in the Alternative Armies range. Lots of tiny Celtic swirls.

Luckily there was a bit of sea serpent left over and I managed to make a shoulder piece out of the extra hide.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

 Merry Christmas everyone, it’s been a real pleasure doing this Blog and swapping tips and ideas with you all. I’m still learning so much as I go. Have a great few days in this weird time we are living now.

Armoured Fomori

I was really looking forward to getting some paint on these chaps with their fancy gear. The smaller Lizard man bodies turned out good as they provide a nice midsized Fomori.

This grim looking warrior has the look of a veteran to me, maybe even a champion. They are called Storm warriors on the Alternative Armies website.

The Ral Partha Toad man shows off his new cloak and settles into the ranks.

I did have some Foundry Greek shields and these are great for the Fomori. They look ancient, but also echo a high born past fallen into ruin. The Fomorians were once beautiful and elegant, before being cursed and disfigured. They still have a love for beautiful things. It’s a nice touch to have these beautiful shields corroded and ruined by the sea, a true mirror  of the Fomorians themselves.

A smaller Fomorian warrior charges in with his bronze sword. 

I thought a nice unit would be a group of nasty deep sea creatures. Allied with the cold Fomori with the promise of fresh red meat.

The extra seaside touches really do make a difference I think, you can almost smell them. I must see if I can do a tiny starfish on one.

I keep trying different techniques to create the seaweed look.This one is quite successful, I painted it a yellowish colour to break up the army of greens going on.

These Lizardmen from Wargames Atlantic do make great Fomori. There are always extra Snakemen arms and weapons left on the sprue and these can be used to equip these smaller fighters.

This warrior has a stolen shield from a previous battle with the Tuatha De Danann.

This warrior I wanted to make a little different so I gave him hard coral armour. I finally got to paint a jade type weapon. This should be enhanced by a gloss varnish when the time comes.