Frosthaven Commission stage one

 That (not so) little painting commission has been completed.

I was asked to *not* share all the progress here, as in the past, as the minis are 'secret'.

It took some searching to find reference images, of other painted minis or the game cards ... I shall only be sharing the first stage of the minis, for now.  Apparently the game changes as the different characters are introduced and the images I could find were of slightly different color variations and treatments of the miniatures.

the full first set

different stages of painting progress

I had a small challenge with this set of minis, they are made of a 'bendable' plastic, that I found did not take the base coat spray.  I used a zenithal method, with black and white base coat, which I have used on many other metal miniatures without issue.  The paint remained 'tacky' for about 6 days, this much delayed my starting on the painting of the miniatures as I did not know what the 'tacky' effect would be to paint applied to the minis.

As it turned out the paint tended to 'pool' if it was too thin, so I needed to use the base layers in a thicker, wetter mode than I normally do.  This also caused the base paint color layer to need more time to dry and set before I could start on the shading layers.

I ground up some white crystals for the 'snow' effects on the bases.  Then used a bunch of different flocking methods to complete the bases.

Client wanted a bright color set and a glossy final finish, this did make taking pictures of the finished minis a challenge.

The second set of minis for this commission is also done ... I have been asked to wait on sharing the process.  So I shall end with this little teaser:

PULP ALLEY game on 18 Feb 2024

 We ran another game at the Kelsey Center on February 18 and it was a blast to get the minis out on that fabulous table set of Rob's.

I have processed the images captured in the game into a little video of the action, hope you enjoy it.

 

Next game day is Sunday March 17, 2024, we are looking at doing a SHAKO II game.

PULP Fantastic Pictures in a town.

 In preparation for the coming Pulp Alley game opportunity, we had the award winning town here.

Today had a great sunny mid day, and I took the opportunity to make some outdoor photos.

a 'mistake' photo that turned out to be
an amazing image to use

the '6-shooter' turn counter and some
other minis along with
a card back from the game

 

There were many good photos and, unless someone requests I'm just not likely to share them all.

lady in the window

get me a headline!

gangsters
(in sepia)

I have run most of the images thru the clip-2-comic app, since they come out so neat and quickly.

even though in full sunlight, the shaded section
look like it was a night scene ...

a wheel chair scene

Taxi!

there are so many possibilities for different genres being used in Pulp Alley

a Star Trek crew

and then ...

Frosthaven minis painting continues ... I have been asked to keep the images 'secret' (at least until they get used I suppose) ... so I will not post the images here until my client has released them.