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Jesta WIP 1

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Two weeks without a compressor will do strange things to a man and mine breaking down could not have come at a worse time. I have a battle group to paint and a group build project to start on, not to mention painting being something I look forward to everyday. Luckily for me painting is not the only part of the plamo hobby and modification takes much longer. This is the first build to which I can say I am applying advanced techniques and rest assured for every thing that goes right five things go wrong. Reader beware: Plastic gore ahead. Some basic pla plating to start off. The original design for the rear waist plate had an asymmetric plating. Which got scrapped pretty quickly in favor of a vent detail. Close up of the vent. 5 plates spaced with styrene scraps. Legs have been completely gutted and converted to a reverse joint style. Much more deatiling will be required. I was going to sb the whole joint but these zaku leg joi

From the backlog: More minis!

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Another batch of practice miniatures. This time focusing mostly on basing.  First up Bones Minotaur Demon Lord: One of the larger multi part figures.  I opted for "beasty" brown tones with a splash of red and a few silver highlights to liven him up a bit. Next Bones Forest Spirit: I'm probably paraphrasing the name of the figure but you get the idea. Base coated in tamiya brown and built up layers of dry brush colors. I forgot to take a pic of him the day of the show but this was my first place wargaming figure! Bones Iconic Paladin: Painted up as a DnD game piece. The color scheme is an homage to my WoW main. Shiny bits are alclad chrome. Bones Iconic Druid: Another game piece and one of the smallest figures i've painted. Tried something new with colored eyes which seems to have gone pretty well. Privateer Press Baldur the Stonesoul: La