Nashtah Pup Pt II

Nashtah Pup Completed!

 

I'm pleased with the overall look of the Pup - the hinged wings blend in nicely!

It Comes With The Frost...

Freezing Death

He's finally finished; the Frost Giant stomps off through the snow in search of victims following a weekend of furious painting!

Frost Giant Progress!

A quick update on the Frost Giant...

The final sculpting is now complete on the Front giant.  I still need to add skin texturing and may need to tidy up a couple of areas, but he's otherwise finished!

Nashtah Pup Part 1

As I've been working on some pretty tricky sculpts lately, I thought I would share a couple of my little side projects as they're more interesting to the casual observer than me wittering on about how I've managed to perfect some tendons or toenails...

I like to give myself little side projects to break up my larger projects.  They can function as rewards for reaching milestones, but more importantly, they give me time to reflect on a project that I'm knee deep in.

I find that perspective is very important when working solidly on a single project for extended periods.  You can get so wrapped up in small details that you forget to stand back and view your project as everyone else will!

The Pup

Some time ago, I promised myself that I'd convert a Z-95 Headhunter from the X-Wing miniatures game (which is superb fun!) into the Nashtah Pup for my Hound's Tooth ship.  The Pup functions as an escape vehicle when its parent ship (The Hound's Tooth - piloted by good old Bossk) is destroyed in the game.

X-Wing miniatures are 1/270 scale, making conversions challenging but not impossible! 

Although it's effectively just a regular Z-95, I just couldn't resist the urge to repaint it as per the FFG card artwork, but also convert the miniature so that it could fold up its wings and 'dock' with the Hound's Tooth while not in play.

What's in the box II - Drukhari Surprise...

The box thing again?!

Welcome to another edition of What's in the box!

 

Previously on Kaiju Country I posted some images of a whimsical boxed project which I completed in a couple of evenings.  Today's offering took considerably more effort and is back in the land of Warhammer 40,000 - specifically back on the subject of those naughty Drukhari flesh-smiths in The Hex Haemonculus Coven!

 

It can be said that I have a penchant for 'themed' armies and paraphernalia; rather than pursuing a competitive meta munching list, I prefer to build my projects around what excites me in the hobby and go from there.

 

I have always loved the Haemonculus Covens and what they represent.  Twisted and sinister, these depraved flesh sculptors spend their unnaturally lengthened lives in search of the perfect form which they work towards with a horrendous amount of unnecessary surgery on less than willing patients!

 

To assist me in gathering my own experimental slaves, I put together a case.  Presented as a Haemonculus' personal collection of instruments, it's a theatrical, but I think it really represents my own hobby obsessions as much as those of an imaginary evil-doer!

 

The outside of the case - made to look as though it has been bound with the finest selection of skins...

What's in the Box?!

Today I wanted to focus on a few different subjects rather than just one...

First up... What's in the Box?!

The Box