Tuesday 17 May 2011

A long overdue update...

Wow..... it's been too long since the last update. Not that I haven't been busy painting tho... Just never got around to photographing them properly! :D
I'm stopping that bad habit, and am going to update with all the minis I've done since last update (or at least those I can get my hands on :) ). So, without further ado, here's Rasputina's crew from Malifaux. The minis have been done in same manner as all previous Malifaux minis, so as not to differ in style when they're all on the table together.

I hope you like them! :)










Wednesday 10 November 2010

Witching hour

Hey everyone,

This mini was finished some time ago as a gift, but I never came around to post it here. I know... lazy... :)
Anyway, the model is Elise the Witch from Reaper and it was a very fun to paint. She's really tiny so it was a fun challenge from painting huge monsters all the time! Hope you like her...

Cheers, Miljan

Monday 11 October 2010

Black Legion Possessed Marines

Hey everyone,

Here's a commission I've done a couple of months ago. Minis have been supplied pre-assembled and the paint scheme was more or less left up to me (with the exception of armor and a couple of details.).They had to represent each of the Chaos Gods, with Khorne being represented by two of them. In retrospect, I wish I had more time to spend on them, to smooth out some of the blending and to do a better job at highlighting the armor.

I hope you like 'em.

Cheers, Miljan

Monday 20 September 2010

Black Legion Obliterators

Hey everyone,

These are my latest commission work, 3 Black Legion Obliterators. Not much to say here, I wish I had more time to spend on the skin and armor. They're real fun to paint, especially because of the whole meat VS armor duality, but a pain to put together and clean up....

I know the pics are awful... none of the blending shows and highlights appear too harsh. Oh well... hopefully I can get them back in the future for a proper photo shoot.

Cheers, Miljan

Thursday 16 September 2010

Necrons VS Tyranids 1500pts narrative Battle Report

It was dawn when the Necron Lord arrived to the aid of his superior. The Tyranids were posing a threat to his Tomb, soulless bug-like creatures destroying everything in their wake. Nightbringer will devour them! They must be punished!

The sounds of an earlier engagement left no visible traces on the snowy field of battle. The Lord arrived with reinforcements, Destroyers speeding past him, with their heavy-armed counterparts right behind them. He knew the Monolith nearby was awakening. Soon it will rise and annihilate the unworthy intruders. He saw two squads of Warriors taking defensive positions, one on the left in the ruined remains of a building that belonged to human colonists. He smiled to himself... the Nightbringer reaped countless souls that day. Second unit was positioned in craters in front of him.

The Nightbringer, in his physical form, charged headling into the swarm, his scythe held high. The swarm was immense, smaller Tyranids massed all over the field. The Lord noticed a couple of larger creatures constantly spawning more and more of the smaller ones. He saw Nightbringer getting wounded by some large spear-shaped projectiles fired by the ones known as Hive Guard, who were right in front of the Star God's form. Tall Tyranid Warriors, wielding pairs of sword-shaped weapons were closing in on him. The Destroyers opened fire at the spawning-creature on the right, behind some old tankers and power plants still standing, heavily damaging the creature, blasting it's reproduction organs.

He joined the Warriors in front of him, outnumbered by Tyranids charging at them, bracing for impact. He saw the other squad of Warriors firing into a small forest in front of them at a mass of smaller creatures that appeared out of it, their Gauss weapons flaying some of the creatures bare in mere moments. The great rumbling turned his attention to the area near the Nightbringer. The Monolith has awoken and was rising to the surface, it's great pyramid-like shape towering over everything with the exception of Nightbringer himself. Creatures that were close to the Monolith backed away, not wanting to get near the thing. The moment it has fully risen, the crystal on top of it started glowing and moments later fired a whip-like beam on the Tyranid Warriors, disintegrating some of them. Behind the Hive Guard emerged worm-like creatures know as Zoanthorpes, floating towards the Monolith. They projected a beam of psychic energy from their large craniums, firing them at the towering structure. The beams harmlessly bounced of the living metal of the Monolith.

A loud screech made the Lord turn his gaze towards the Nightbringer, seeing him as he grabbed the largest of the Tyranid Warriors, crushing him in his hand, and flinging him back to land near the Lord. Everything that remained of the Alpha Warrior was a crushed blob of flesh and chitin. Several more Tyranid Warriors fell to the fury of the Nightbringer, yet some of them miraculously survived his onslaught. A swarm of the smaller creatures appeared behind their Warriors, charging the Star God, venom dripping from their razor-sharp claws. As they came close to the Nightbringer, he summoned a powerful tempest, engulfing himself in a cloud of snow and sending the weak creatures flying away from him. The Tyranid Warriors remained and continued their attack on the Nightbringer, their boneswords piercing his necrodermis, as more of them fell. With a blinding flash, the Nightbringer's physical form exploded, the blast harming the nearby Tyranids. A deep echoing laughter could be heard in the air as the snow settled.

There was a loud banging sound as the Monolith was charged by an extremely large Tyranid, a living battering ram known as Carnifex. But even his unworldly strength could not penetrate the living metal.

The Heavy Destroyers glided behind the Lord, firing again at the mother-creature, inflicting more damage. Their lighter-armed counterparts opened fire on the swarm of small Tyranids in front of the Lord's unit, their Gauss Canons blasting their numbers, but that did not slow them down as they charged at the Warriors in front of them. The little creature's momentum was stopped by the difficult ground of the craters, and the Necron Warriors seized the opportunity to strike at them. Blades on their rifles cutting some of the creatures in half, and they retaliated, felling some of the Necrons, yet most were unharmed, Tyranid claws harmlessly bouncing off their necrodermis.

The Lord moved in to join the fray, his Staff of Light effortlessly slashing through the Tyranids. More Necrons fell, overwhelmed by the sheer mass of the foe, unable to get back up. Still, the fight was going better for the Necrons, but then came another swarm, like the one they were fighting, charging into their left flank, and from the right came the wounded brood-mother, charging in to protect it's children. The Necrons held their ground, each of the fallen extorting a bloody price.

Soon, the Necron Lord was standing alone, surrounded by a dozen of the small creatures and their mother. There was a loud explosion and a flash of green energy, but the Lord did not care now. He was attacked on all sides, and fought like possesed by the Nightbringer himself. The carnage he inflicted took the Tyranids by surprise, but unable to fall back, their Hive Mind not allowing it, they hesitated for a moment, and that was all the Lord needed to plunge the Staff into the mother's head, slaying it instantly. It's death sent a nova of psychic energy, wich ripped throgh those connected to it, killing some of it's children. The few small Tyranids that remained he easly cut down, and surveyed the field.


The Monolith was wrecked and slowly phasing out. The Destroyers glided to his location, firing behind them as they came near. The other unit of Necron Warriors was surrounded by dozens of dead Tyranids, as more of them came.

But then it was all over, the Tyranid leader slain, only one brood-mother remained, their numbers reduced to ineffectiveness, they retreated. Triumphant, the Necrons slowly started to phase out, teleporting back into their Tomb for repair. As the Lord fell back into his slumber, he was certain that the Nightbringer will reward him for this victory.

Hello!

Hi there, Monsterman here!
First of all, I'd like to give my share of welcomes to you all to our humble blog.
I will be the one responsible for the most of the Battle Reports, Tournament Reports, some Tacticas, fluff, and everything else gaming-related.
So stick around and I hope you'll like my contribution! :)

Wednesday 15 September 2010

Update on pics

Hey everyone,

I've finally figured out how to put the big pics on Photobucket.com
So, in this post I'll showcase them in all their mammoth glory (clicking on the image will open it in full size):

Thursday 9 September 2010

Skaven Doomwheel

Hi all.

This is my latest commission work. It's a Skaven Doomwheel from GW. The client was very specific about color choices on every detail, so there was little room for 'artist expression'. Still, I'm very happy how it turned out, all things considered.

I hope you like it, as always, comments, criticism and questions are welcome...

Cheers, Miljan








Malifaux Morgue has come to life!

Hey all.

Here are some pics of the beginning of my Malifaux crew, the Resurectionists, namely Douglas McMourning and his henchmen. The minis are done with blending and NMM techniques and trying to achieve contrasts, comic appearance, but also a healthy dose of steampunk realism.

I hope you like them... feel free to comment, criticize and ask any questions you might have.

Cheers, Miljan














Friday 3 September 2010

Welcome to the Fun Zone!

Welcome one, welcome all!

From here on forth, this will be the go-to place to check out many of the hobby goodies being done by the Fun Zone crew. Hopefully, it will grow and become an archive of sorts, brimming with work-in-progress articles, hobby tips, tutorials, and some fluff, tactics & lists for many of the miniature game systems being played today. Feel free to comment in a friendly and constructive manner, for all good advice is welcome in the Fun Zone!
We'll try and put up some articles & pics soon to get this show on the road!

P.S.: Some special Fun Zone music to get you started.

Cheers, Miljan