Fun Guys

I had a bit of a super glue issue over last couple of days. I used a rather large amount of it securely sticking together a rather chunky miniature that's in the pipeline and I ran out.

This, and the fact that not one but two gaming stores had also run out forced me, at least for a day or two, to turn my attention to something that did not require sticking together.

Which all led to these chaps...

These are three Reaper Bones Mushroom Men that I bought a few years ago to be part of a 7TV: Fantasy cast for an event.

I ended up changing my mind about the cast and taking He-Man and chums instead, but not before I had base coated them and slathered all three in Agrax Earthshade.

I suspect that this might have been the cause of the change of heart as the Agrax Earthshade had dried shiny and dulled the colours.

Therefore, my first order of business was to sort that out by giving the models a coat of matt varnish, dry brushing the bodies and redoing the red on the caps. I also used some Snakebite Leather contrast paint to pick out the fungal growths on their backs.

Can fungus grow on fungus?

The leader, a Mushroom King apparently, took a bit more work, mainly because he's bigger.

However, I did need to pick out moss on his cap, along with vibes and other fungal growths on his staff.

I suppose I could have been a bit more varied and imaginative with the colours I used for this, but as I'm not really painting these chaps for any real reason, I didn't feel the need to go to town on him.

Personally, I think he's turned out fine for whatever I end up using him for.

The original plan was to add these three as stars and co-stars to the Mushroom-Folk I'd painted as a proxy Halfling Blood Bowl team (the Mushington Redcaps) and use them as a 7TV cast, and in fact I took the opportunity to brighten up the rest of the models.

I could still use them as a Blood Bowl team, with the new models as a wiizard and couple of cheerleaders. Alternatively, they could easily feature in a game of Five Leagues from the Borderlands, or they might come in handy if I ever DM some D&D again.

Whatever happens, you'll be delighted to hear that I now have more super glue.

Acquired: -124

Painted: 466

Lead Mountain: 251