Kali Yuga: The Age of Conflict

The Maiden Guard are complete. I was inspired to swap out the shields with a set of metal ones that were styled on woven rattan. Going back to the gatka fighting I believe this to be a good choice. I’m a little sad that there’s the barest hint of the detail work in painting them but I’m glad there is something seen here. The dots on them were a lot easier to paint than the eyes.

Here we have mustachioed muscle men heft their gada maces as they advance against the enemies of Lord Boobs. Its a better presentation from a higher end camera I can’t achieve myself on my phone. I’m pleased to show these guys off in this batch of images.

I’ve gotten higher resolution images of what is Lord Boobs on foot with a small entourage accompanying him. I used what would’ve been extra clubbers to make the base more interesting.

A slight modification was in order to try and upload so please forgive sizing issues.

Here is the first of the fancy schmancy photo sets from one of the guys at my FLGS. I’m quite happy to have the expertise someone else has to do justice to the figures. I’ll get more later from a slightly higher angle to give a better view of the base with skulls but these work for now. Overall these shots get the important angles for display.

In getting the opinion of someone else I was given the description of this being “a shirtless Gerry in bermuda shorts with a machete pretending to be a force user”. That’s more than a little bit misleading as this fellow has been obviously put on a slow roast in the sun and we all know that since the Irish never see the sun Gerry would turn to ash like any vampire. Anyone in orbit can see his monitor tan reflected in the faint glow of moonlight. That leads me to question is the source of his power actual Moonstone.

That being said I think that The Love Guru might be inspiring for a name in future.

I forgot to bring my completed minis to the FLGS in order to get them filmed (digital images, yes I know). It means that I’ll have double the points for next time ready for glamor shots. Five more points of minis with the Warlord base all done. I’m should also be on the cavalry by then. The only real issue I have is not having graph paper to get the unit banners out of the way. As we’ve seen before this is a generally last touch kind of detail anyway so no real worry. I am irritated that it won’t all be spectacular to show off “Right Meow!”.

As a side note to other small details I need to get some 3D printing done for the banner pole of my second Hearthguard unit. I might as well get some bipdeal Creatures and maybe that Kali statue if I have enough credit. I’m still holding out for the tigers to be created and it’s just a waiting game. I bothered Wargames Atlantic for their Vox Populi and MoM Miniatures with the last mention of it so I might as well be patient for Giftmas. *sigh* I could wish for a few things but I think the tigers are most useful models in the near future.

In the meantime I share something from Ye Olde YooToob to pique interests and whet appetites for the models I want to bring to the table.

OK, from the beginning of the project I meant to include this model and was disuaded because I could only find polystone maquettes or vinyl figures. Of course, leave it to just looking through different search results do I get the stl file for precisely what I envisioned. This will be added to the menagerie without question. The hunt for interesting things will be on standby now while I paint furiously in the background.

Good news on getting tigers, I found an intermediate to the mounts I want. MOM Miniatures from Spain sell files of Amazonian War Panthers on Myminifactory. They look good as a start to what I want but need faces and bodies that are a little more bulky. Bengal tigers just look more muscular than say Amur or Malay tigers but not nearly like Siberian ones.

I reached out and asked if they would offer a head swap or even full new models. I was given a positive response from their team that it was a good idea and that they’d run it by their designer. I really feel pleased about the whole thing as I keep painting. The riders for the tigers have been cleaned up and made ready. I just need the cats to put them on and that part of the project is a go.

My photography suffers as one of the diffused LED lamps decided this was the time to give up the ghost and die on me. I’m guessing there is a short somewhere as I get a much dimmer light than I should be. I’ve reflected the light back at my minis from the remaining light to try and not overpower the models and have sharp contrast and shadows.

I’ve decided to do a test unit instead of just one model. My Hearthguard clubbers make me happy with the way they’ve turned out.

The green surprised me with the way the intense highlight worked and how easy the whole process was. Using a wash to filter all the color was a change as well in painting the trousers. I think this might be a process I could use in the future.

• Base primer – AP Oak Brown
• Blocked in AP Commando Green
• Highlight fabric lines Cuttlefish Colors Gauc Green
• Wash AP Camo Cloak as a filter
• Highlight CC Gauc Green

I had a thought to go and use a seldom explored color. Orange isn’t something as difficult to play with like red, yellow, black or white everything will be fine. Oh how wrong I was when initiating that idea. On to the turban and sash, my orange of choice is as follows

• ProAcryl NOVA Orange
• A wash of Xpress Martian Orange (it really shifted with the red saturation but I’ve considered it good for the shadow)
• Some AP Warpaints Fanatic Soft Tone (good for subtle lining and might be substituted with a Greenstuff World wash)
• A finish with ProAcryl Orange with spot highlights that got a little desaturated yellow added.

I’ve decided not to wax idiotic about skintones. I’m dealing with a golden complexion darker than general Caucasian flesh. I’m not painting as dark as the Subsaharan Zulu I did for Shay because my army isn’t located in the southern part of India. The trick has been to find the middle ground and get the right warm yellow tone as Indian complexions vary. I think I have the right progression with the following.

• Base primer – AP Oak Brown
• Shade – VMC Flat Brown (70.984)
• Midtone – VMC Saddle Brown (70.940)
• Highlight – VGC Tan (72.066)
• Highlight 2 – CC Fried Adventurer

With that all out of the way I painted the clubs and called the figures good. This was all well and good until I dropped them,after I varnished them. The photos above show that the damage was minimal and I managed to get paint replaced properly. I need to magnetize these bastards to keep them planted on that base.