Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Giant Ruined Statue for Frostgrave

   A while ago, a friend was trying to get rid of several old large figure kits made by Grenadier, called "Colossal Lords".  I took a couple to mess around with, and recently I was inspired to turn one of them into a giant ruined statue for Frostgrave.    The figure I selected for this project was the "Paladin" .
     I wanted to give him a half buried look, so I decided not to use the legs; which were conveniently supplied as two separate pieces.  I glued his upper torso to a plastic base using 5-minute epoxy, and glued the base to an old CD that I had cut down.  After the glue on the torso was dry, I fitted the arms, cutting down the fingers of the left, and the sword of the right, so they would sit level with the surface of the CD.  I then glued them into place using the 5-minute epoxy.    When that glue was dry, I used some Milliput two-part epoxy putty to build up the small gaps where the tops of his legs would have been, and to create a slope around the black base I had used.
   Next, I sprayed the whole thing with white primer.
    When the primer was dry, I painted the statue with a nice verdigris green, and then drybrushed it with bronze.  Next, I gave the entire a thing a wash with a mix of black and brown washes.
      Lastly,  I applied snow to the base, and gave it a coat of spray varnish.  And, to finish it off, I glued a Water Effects icicle dripping from his helmet.

I'm really pleased with how the statue came out.  I think it will look really cool on the table.

13 comments:

  1. That's really impressive. Could you let me know the name of the verdigris colour paint you used, it's excellent.

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    1. Thank you! I'd be happy to tell you, but I don't know how much help it will be. I used a mix of Folk Art "Celadon Green" (which I think is OOP), and Crafter's Acrylic "Dark Turquoise".

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  2. No worries, I'll just mix up some paint and see how it goes. Thanks.

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    1. Sounds good,if you try to match the color in the fourth picture. Good luck!

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  3. Nice piece.The washes not only did an amazing job of muting the initial color but really giving some definition to the details. Very convincing!

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    1. Thank you! I agree that the washes are what really bring it to life!

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  4. Good job! Really inspiring, now I have to find a suitable toy to modify.

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    1. Thanks! Yes, a plastic toy would be a good idea; you cant believe how heavy that big hunk of lead is! :)

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  5. Makes me think this would be a great use for old, broken toys and action figures, too.

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    1. I agree! Did you see the two I made a little while ago with Dollar store toys: http://onemoregamingproject.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-pair-of-quick-and-easy-dollar-tree.html

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