This 28mm scale metal model of a Snapping Turtle is made by “North Star Military Figures” and can be bought together with a Large Lizard as code FGA402 from their “Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago” range. The miniature was purchased as part of the company’s highly successful Nickstarter in October 2017, but has since sat somewhat unloved in one of my drawers on account of how disappointed I was in the sculpt’s diminutive size.
Measuring 20mm in length and 15mm in width, the tiny figure was super-glued on to a plastic 28mm circular base and primed using two coats of “Vallejo” Heavy Brown. It was then heartily washed using “Citadel” Agrax Earthshade and dry-brushed with (more) “Vallejo” Heavy Brown. I also picked out the creature’s eyes with two simple spots of “Citadel” Abaddon Black.
Due to my wanting the reptile to appear somewhat more contrastingly colourful than its all-tan ‘official’ paint-job, I applied some “Vallejo” Heavy Green to the animal’s carapace and shaded it with “Citadel” Agrax Earthshade. Finally, this area was carefully dry-brushed with (more) “Vallejo” Heavy Green to help bring out all the details sculpted on the shell.
Alongside the latest addition to my “Frostgrave” Bestiary, I have finished the last three 15mm Retained Knights sold by “Alternative Armies” I initially planned to pigment as part of a Horus Heresy Blood Angels Space Marine force for last month’s “Forgotten Heroes” Challenge. Predominantly completed using a combination of “Vallejo” Heavy Red and “Citadel” Carroburg Crimson, these wonderful Rogue Trader influenced sculpts are from the company’s “The Ion Age” range, and mean I can now field a sixteen-man squad of Sanguinius’ finest, including Sergeant and Heavy Weapons specialist, on the tabletop.
However, I don’t plan to stop there just yet and still have a number of extra infantry miniatures, as well as a handful of sizeable resin vehicles, sat upon my painting table at various stages of completion. Indeed, over the next couple of weeks I’m optimistically hoping to work my way through a Heavy Weapons ‘Devastator’ team, a squadron of (not) Predator Tanks, and at least one or two Character models before I finally set this project aside until next year.
Of course, that doesn’t mean for an instant that I have stopped ploughing on with my 15mm plastic Germans by “Battlefront Miniatures”. I’m currently blocking in all the base layers on the Unit Leader MG42 team for the first of two Panzergrenadier Platoons found inside the “Flames Of War” starter set, “Hit The Beach”, and intend to have the eight-stand strong formation finished before the end of the month…
Sorry for the late comment, I thought I already had! Still nice work on the "snapper" he is only a little chap isn't he, are there rules for him in Frostgrave then?
The Blood Angels are looking really good ranked up like that, once the vehicles are added they should look great!
Nice progress on the "Germans" too, you really do "flit" from one thing to another matey!
Cheers Roger.
Like your painting on the turtle very nice. Shame it is so small and is less of a monster to threaten warbands and more of a potential pet to take home!
Blimey, your massed ranks of Blood Angels look good! Fabulous group shot.
The more I see of those FoW minis the more I like them! Terrific looking work in progress.
Nice work on the turtle, but you're right, it's tiny for what it is. Those Blood Angels are looking superb and based like that they really bring back memories of playing Epic 40k back in the day. Looking forward to seeing the vehicles! Any chance that you'll do some old-school banners for them?
The turtle looks great Simon, as does your growing force of Blood Angels, and good progress on the 15 mm Germans. One question are you doing the tanks in the Crimson Fist colours, or Blood Angels.
By the way I didn't recieve a notification of a new post, just happened to notice you had one on Facebook