Kingdom Death - Monster: Manhunter

Very fun model to paint! I like the abs, veins and all those little details that were fun to paint. I decided to give it some elevation as I think it fits the pose very well.

On the board:

Didn't take a lot of wip-pictures with this one, but here he is unpainted and based:

Not much to add, great model.

Thx for looking!

Rising from the ashes with Kingdom Death - Monster (Core game)

Been painting my copy of Kingdom Death lately so decided to take some pictures and post them. So let's get to the chase in the order that I painted them in:

Starting survivors:

These were fun models to paint and I tried different ways in painting each of their skins. I'm not too fond of the face-bases myself to be honest as I think they are a bit boring if used universally. And let's face it, there's other stuff on the ground as well in the world of kingdom death: grass, gravel, trees, stumps and all kinds of foliage.
I decided to use face-bases on the initial survivors, but for others I went with a pretty basic gravel/stone -harsh bases with some random faces thrown in the mix. (I made copies of the face-bases with greenstuff and cut individual faces off for the bases).

For a while I also thought about just leaving the monster bases black, but when I got to the phoenix I realized I need to do something. They just didn't feel "finished" to me and the tree stump that phoenix has felt so out of place on a plain black base.

White lion:

Pretty basic miniature to be honest. Rather easy paintjob done mostly with the airbrush. I wish the lion had an "angrier" face, to me it's just rather boring. Made some intestines etc on it's mouth to gruesome it up a bit. (This involved dipping a hair in gloss-varnish with paints mixed in). :p

Screaming Antelope:

As much as I am a fan of KD:s miniatures, I really don't like this model all that much. It's my least favourite from the core games miniatures. It's "just an antelope" with some gore thrown in the underside. Rather quick and easy paintjob as well, I just wanted it out of the way.

Butcher:

Nice sculpt and a rather fun model to paint. Went with a green armour that I did mostly with an airbrush, which I then highlighted and glazed a bit. Used a lot of airbrushing on the lanters on it as well, even though I didn't take pictures from it's back where most of them are.

Phoenix:

Phew, this was a handful to get painted. (let alone assemble, the individual hands on the wings were a nightmare). I assembled the model all the way before painting it so it was a hard model to move. Ended up using a lot of turn-table with this one while painting.
Wings are mostly done with an airbrush by using multiple passes of different colors. Also used washes and some very light drybrushing in the end.
I really like what the elevation with the base did to the model. It looks a lot more menacing and I think the posture fits a lot better as now the angle is better when it has a model in front of it. (It has a bit of a hunchback).

But all in all it's an awesome model, the detailing is just superb.
I got an extra phoenix by backing the first KD, but I don't see myself building and painting it anytime soon, it was such a big project to finish. :p

Models on the board:

Some pictures that I quickly took with some of the models on the board, so you can see how they blend in and look in an authentic environment. :p

Closing arguments:

 I have more on the way as well. I finished the Manhunter but I decided to keep this post just about the contents of the core game, to not confuse anyone new. Will post the expansions as separate updates as I finish them.

I also fully magnetized the rawhide armor set -survivors but I haven't painted them yet. Took some wip pictures as well.

Stuff to look at to in the future as well (that I have, but haven't painted yet):

- Dragon king (wip)
- Flower knight
- Lion knight
- Dung beetle knight
- Lonely tree (wip)
- Random promotional miniatures
- "KD 1.5 stuff: Gamblers chest -once it ships".

Will probably be focusing on some of the survivors next to get enough done to play the game fully painted.

Thanks for looking!

ps: Sneak peek at the setup (not very hightech as I had plenty of sunlight so no need for the spotlights):

Kingdom Death wip

Hi all.

I took some work in progress pictures when I was painting my Great Game Hunter, so I thought I might as well drop them in here.
They were taken at the very late stages of painting though so there's not much of seeing as progress goes. I also took the pictures with my phone so the quality isn't anything special.

Anyhow:

 Here's a picture of taking a picture, because that's just how I roll!

I got some different backdrops, have to test them out at some point. For the photos I only had the two halogen-lights, otherwise the room was fully dark
If you are wondering why the camera is so far from the miniature, reason is that I was using a 105mm macro lens -which gets you pretty close even from a distance. (as you can see from the lcd-screen).

I have some old and new stuff that I am working on right now, I will post some updates once I get something to show. :)

Regards,

TabletopCop

Kingdom Death

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What a succesfull Kickstarter the Kingdom Death Monster had. As a fan of the miniatures I just had to pledge for the game. I ended up pledging all the way to Herald of Death -level and a bit over, but I am confident that it is worth it.

Ever since the kickstarter popped up I was itching to paint some of their miniatures, so I ordered a few.

The first one I got was the Great game hunter -female pinup. I already painted it, so let me show you the pictures first:

As you can see I changed the backdrop to black with this one and I think it worked very well with the mini. I think it's not so overpowering as just pure white so you can focus on the actual mini a bit better. I was going to experiment with textured backdrops also, but with this piece I didn't feel the need to as I liked it this way.

The miniature was a lot of fun to paint, and in a way I went over my "comfort-zone" a few times with this one. That's always a good thing as it teaches you new things.
For example painting human skin is not my strongest area, so I experimented with many different shades with this one. There are places that I could have done a lot better but overall I am fairly satisfied with the result.

Miniature itself is packed with a lot of extremely small detail and the whole sculpt is surprisingly tiny. Also the resin that it is cast in is very easily broken. I broke her right ankle when I was putting her together. Luckily I was able to pin it back up without any visible damage to the model.
In the end I probably wouldn't recommend the resin miniatures from Kingdom Death to a total beginner of this hobby, as you need to be pretty careful with them and they may be a bit fiddly to put together and clean.
This miniature however was pretty straightforward as the Game Hunter herself is in one piece. The squire carrying her crossbow comes in two parts, as the crossbow is connected with very small contact points. I ended up pinning the crossbow to his/her head.
Miniature had some flash and a couple of bubbles but nothing major, and they were pretty easy to clean up.

Here's a picture of the miniature unsassembled (taken with my phone):

Base for the miniature is a resin base from the Dark Age Groundwerks -lineup. I had it lying around and felt that it fitted the overall feel of the mini quite nicely. Temple ruins are just the places for Great Game Hunters to move out from. :)

The other Kingdom Death mini I have for know is a bigger project as it has multiple parts. I'll leave that revelation to another post soon to come. :)

Drop a comment and be sure to check out the Kingdom Death for their awesome lineup of miniatures and background for the upcoming game.

ps: I am sadly disappointed as I wanted their miniature "Flower Knight", but was too late and they are allready sold out again. Second time that this has happened to me, and I am bummed out as that is in my opinion one of the coolest looking miniatures ever made. ;/
Oh well, perhaps someday.

Hope you liked it and have fun painting!