HeroQuest Lockdown Revisited

I mentioned in an earlier entry that the Gargoyle was missing his head. This did nothing to improve his looks and had to be amended before I could get to painting him.

While I had been searching for the other missing monsters I had downloaded an STL file for a complete Gargoyle. I wanted to use as much of the original set as possible so I decided I would just print the head to graft to the existing body. As a separate head file wasn’t available, I used Zbrush to make some modifications.

Once I had imported the file to Zbrush I isolated the head and deleted the body. I hadn’t previously noticed that one of the horns was missing its tip so I took the opportunity to make some adjustments. I cloned the horn on the other side and mirrored it, in order to create an authentic replacement. I then subdivided the model a couple of times to enhance the detail which would improve the sharpness of the print. I also put a hole in the back of the head which would allow me to attach it to the post on the body.

Below is a picture of the head straight off the printer. The supports were placed at the back to make for an easy clean up.

With the head attached and the model primed he was starting to look a lot more menacing….

After conferring with the boys it was decided that our Gargoyle would be painted to match the screen art, rather than the card art. This was very convenient for me as I only had to paint him to look like stone. It felt like a bit of a cop out but I consoled myself with the fact that I had just painted 29 monsters in seven days!

This was a very simple paint job using a base of Kings or War – Green Grey. I used an all over wash of Agrax followed by a selective wash of Nuln oil on the Wing tips and a few other places (such as the mouth and hands, to enhance the detail). Finally a dry brush of Screaming Skull finished the job. This photo was taken after Soft Tone and Matt Varnish.