I knew I had another Bloodbowl figure up there! The temptation to search through the loft once more was too strong this morning and this little figure was retrieved. He painted up quickly as his size would suggest and is, like all of Kevin Adam's creations, full of malignant mischief.
He is one of a fistful of snotlings released alongside the original starplayers in 1988. I am sure you know the set - yes the one with the little bugger doing a dump in a helmet and with another flipping the bird. Both amusing concepts now totally alien to GW's modern grimdarkTM setting of ultra-violence in a supersage corporate context. Over the years, I've owned and painted all of the figures from this small group so I am glad I've got this one to enjoy now.
Second Edition Bloodbowl is full of humour and zany ideas well worth celebrating on this blog for many years to come. I've just noticed while I type these words that I've scuffed his boots while drybrushing the base. I'll have to put that right tomorrow. In the past, once a figure was done I left it alone but I can't help going back and tinkering with figures now. I'll improve on the quality of those boots later on. I've gone back and improved the eyes of Sanity Claws and added the glowing orbs that served Daethskar as I said I would.
I've had another go at snapping my models with the new grey background and I'm pleased with the results. Both of my previous paint jobs look a little better. Take a look...
I tried the replicate the green of Sanity Claws on this snotling but it didn't quite work. I should have used a darker green basecoat on this lovely snot to get that level of richness. Something worth remembering next time I do a goblinoid.
Daethskar now looks evil incarnate with his glowing, yellow eyes. I've also tried to touch up the white area around where the original lettering was placed. It looks to me to be an enamel white that is hard to replicate with acrylics but it certainly looks tidier.
His armour looks much more archaic now too. Like the stuff you see from Ancient Greece in museums. I hope to use this kind of finish on a model I am working on right now from the Night Horrors range. Here's hoping I can replicate it easily.
Until tomorrow, I hope you all are having or had a wonderful Christmas break and you too have found the opportunity to indulge in a little painting time.
Orlygg
Daethskar looks so much more recognizable as the character from the book cover now!
ReplyDeleteWas it his eyes or the decent enough photograph? (; Thank you Ethan
DeleteWow, I was to praise the snotlings, but the paintjob on Daethskar got me speechless. I have never got my metals to look like these! How do you do it? Its awesome! I hope you are enjoying the holidays, happy 2026!
ReplyDeleteHi Suber, I hope you are well and are still feeling festive. I'm not sure how I managed the look actually. The secret must be in the glazes and washes I used as the original figure was so clean and bright it lacked any menace or depth. It is a combination of original Citadel Green Ink and Hawk Turquoise. I've had such a positive reaction to this paintjob I may do an Ancient Bronze tutorial in future, pretty much for myself so I remember how to do it but also for anyone else who might want a go. Thank you very much for the kind words on the finished job too (:
DeletePretty dam good sirrah, pretty dam good.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sleepysod. And a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you too (:
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