Is it art though?

There are many things I like about Carnevale. I like the setting, I like the miniatures, I like the gameplay and I like the character and atmosphere of the game.

I also like the fact that they make the rules available so that you can play the game with alternative miniatures if you wish, which is handy as I've printed another model.

This is a Golgotha, an animated golem constructed from ruined statues and sculptures to serve the power of the church.

It's for my Vatican force, which I started by accident and mainly features proxy models as I've focused my purchasing for this game on the Guild, Rashaar and Patrician factions.

Therefore, when I stumbled on the STL for this model whilst search for terrain, I decided to add it because I couldn't imagine actually getting round to buying the official model and I also had a suitably sized base spare.

The miniature itself printed easily enough but I probably oriented it badly as there was a fair bit of clean up needed beneath the head and there's still a good amount of scarring left. However, the fact that it's meant to be made of broken stone means this isn't a massive problem.

The sculpt itself is a bit wooden in its pose, but I suppose you get what you pay for and this file was free.

Painting was done simply with a coat of Basilicanum Grey contrast over Ghoul Grey (from Colour Forge) and then drybrushed with lighter greys, the lightest use I've the areas that were potentially dressed stone or marble.

Other details were picked out: wooden 'claws', the prow of a gondola and whatever is sticking out of its left shoulder. I assumed this was from a roof and so painted it as tarnished copper.

One thing I learned is that drybrushing is not great with FDM prints as it really brings out the layer lines. I've read that some primers do a good job of hiding these, but I need to find out more about them.

All in all it's fine as a model, which I'm happy enough with. The awkward bit is that it makes my Vatican force not playable as I don't have enough henchmen and possibly need to add a Summoner Priest as well to use the Golgotha.

I have to admit that I'm feeling a bit off about printing and not buying for a game I like and want to support, and so I'm going to stop looking for files for Carnevale for the time being and pick up some more official models.

I don't have any Doctors yet...

Acquired: -98
Painted: 148
Lead Mountain: 407