Shadows of Brimstone

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We’re digging deeper into the unspeakable horrors that lurk within the mines near the ruins of Brimstone. This time I’m painting up the stranglers.

Nothing says ‘sweet dreams’ quite like creatures with gaping maws and head tendrils strong enough to snap a cow in half. These frightening creatures get a lot of attacks but they’re not that powerful.

These horrors are straightforward to paint with each group of three taking less than two hours. I chose to paint them in two color schemes, similar to how I approached the tentacles, to help identify them on the board. As a result I’d have both regulars and elites and easily know which is which without a token.

The Green Ones

I started with a dark brown primer (Colour Forge Hyrax Brown) and then hit them from the top with a blast of off white (Colour Forge Wight Bone).

Next was a light dry brushing of green (Pro Acryl Green) on the high points.

That was followed by a pre-shade of green shade (GW Athonian Camoshade) all over and particularly in the recesses.

Finally I hit the whole body with a pale green contrast paint (GW Plaguebearer Flesh).

All that was left was to paint the teeth a bone or off white color (Pro Acryl Bone) and, once dry, coat the bone in an undead contrast paint (GW Skeleton Horde).

The Blue Ones

I primed in the exact same way as the green ones and then did a light dry brush of light blue (Pro Acryl White Blue).

The pre-shade was a blue shade (GW Drakenhof Nightshadow) and heavy.

I then did the final coat with a blue contrast paint (GW Frostheart).

For these, I wanted to go a step further and match the official art more closely. I took a purple contrast paint (GW Magos Purple) and thinned it slightly with water before painting it around the outside of the maw. It is alright if it gets on the teeth.

Once that was completely dry, I went back to the Frostheart and brushed outward from the maw, stopping just beyond where the purple ended. This helped blend the colors.

I then did the teeth the same way.

The Bases

I painted the bases dark brown (any will do) and covered them in brown crackle paint (GW Agrellan Earth). Once it was set, I glued on some tufts and painted the rim coal black.

That wraps up the stranglers! Up next will be the numerous, horrible, and (sadly) baseless spider creatures.

If anyone has alternate suggestions for crackle paint that matches Agrellan Earth I’m all ears!

Tentacles. You can’t have a horror game without them.

I am still getting the hang of taking pictures throughout the painting process. When I paint, I generally prioritize speed over everything else. As a result, these aren’t even one, two, dragon. They’re just dragon.

I did them in two different paint schemes to help differentiate them on the board and to use some as ‘elites’ if need be. The high contrast makes it instantly clear which are the elites in the chaos of the board.

The Green Ones

1. I start with Wight Bone from Colour Forge for the primer coat.
2. Then I pre-shade with Athonian Camoshade (GW) all over the model.
3. Once that is fully dry, I do a heavy coat of Plaguebearer Flesh (GW).
4. Finally, I painted the suckers with Yellow Ochre from Pro Acryl.

The Blue Ones

1. I start with Wight Bone from Colour Forge for the primer coat.
2. Then I pre-shade with Drakenhof Nightshadow (GW) all over the model.
3. Once that is fully dry, I do a heavy coat of Stormfiend mixed with medium (GW). The medium reduced the opacity to let the nightshadow show through more.
4. Finally, I painted the suckers with Magenta from Pro Acryl.

The Bases

1. I painted the rocks and base Warm Brown from Pro Acryl.
2. Then I dry brushed the rocks with Golden Brown from Pro Acryl.
3. Once that was dry, I did a very generous wash of Sonic Tonic (made famous by Sonic Sledgehammer on YouTube).
4. I finished up by coating the base and the bottom of the rocks with crackle paint. In this case I used Agrellan Earth.

That wrapped up the tentacles and got me closer. Could I play without painted miniatures? Yes. Does my ego allow me to? We’ll see!

Goal: 3D print a tiny cowboy hat for the boss tentacle.

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This year I have been feeling nostalgic towards Warhammer Quest 95. I’ve invested heavily in HeroQuest but regardless of how much I enjoy it, it isn’t the same.

The newer Warhammer Quest games are also very different from ’95 and expensive. I did some searching and found a lot of very positive support for Shadows of Brimstone. I decided to take the plunge!

I was surprised and thrilled to find that the miniatures were hard plastic. That immediately activated my ‘need to buy more’ instinct which I held off. I hadn’t played the game yet!

So instead, I channeled that energy into painting the heroes.

The figure quality is fantastic. I love the sculpts and, despite not being a big western fan, I was drawn in immediately. My only criticism is that the scale is slightly unique. These would obviously not work with any of my other 28mm stuff. They are far more along the lines of 32mm or 28mm heroic or similar.

My next step was a prime of Hyrax Brown from Colour Forge. I’ve been using brown a lot more over dark grey. The shadows seem more natural and it is easier to get a deeper dark where I need to.

After that I went with a heavy dry brush of Golden Brown from Pro Acryl.

Finally in the style of the once popular “one, two, dragon” books, I finished the heroes without taking any intermediate photos.

I am generally happy with how they came out. From an arms length they’re exactly what I want. If anyone is interested in any particular color I do have my recipes written down.