Gothic Gateway
28mm scale
The gargoyles slumber through time
With patience they wait for the sign
These demons of obscurity
Shall fly once again, soon they'll be free
In the abandoned ruins, you come across a shattered arch. Flanked by blocky pillars and carved grotesques, it once had an elegant crest, now lying in ruins below. Nothing remarkable seems to lie beyond, but as you pass through, you sense that something has awakened...
When my son gave me a set of Nolzur's Marvelous Miniatures gargoyles for Christmas, I knew immediately that I didn't want to just paint them grey and base them. The arch is blue insulating foam mounted on an MDF base, with dabs of moss made by mixing flock with Mod Podge. Nice and atmospheric, I think...
Oh, that's quite an inspiring piece! Pretty nice job, I love the vibe it instils
ReplyDeleteThanks! And it was technically so easy, which is always nice.
DeleteI love what you did here, especially the last photo is very atmosphetic!
ReplyDeleteMust give a try to isulation foam terrain pieces - thanks for inspiration 😉
And cannot wait to get a miniature gift from my kids some day 🤗
Thanks! Working with foam insulation is not totally easy, you have to use an extremely sharp knife to avoid snags. I use a fresh snap-off utility blade extended to its full length so I can cut through the thickness of the foam.
DeleteThe material itself is very cheap even if you have to buy it. But, if you're canny, you can find offcuts of it lying around outside construction sites etc 😄
I've actually received a few such gifts from my kids... The appearance of a large rack of affordable, plastic figures at the local gaming store makes it a lot easier for them to pick something for me.
Me jealous... 😊😁
DeleteNice gift and nicely painted too!
ReplyDeleteI have never managed to achieve such greatness with drybrushing... wow!
ReplyDeleteIt's actually not that great in person but thanks! I tried to make the highlights fairly directional, so the lower parts of the model are darker and the upper looks moonlit.
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