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@Borgnine I made a dwarf Ironclad out of the same cardboard which I spray-painted in metal. It covered the material nicely and didn't ruin the cardboard so I guess I'll just use the same spray, black instead, then further down the road I'll try to paint some details. Since it's made out of cardboard it wont last forever so there's a limit to the amount of time I'll work on it. Next up is adding a bowsprit mast/sail and then it's on to the details, more lines, crew, cargo etc.
 
Some more work done on Luthor Harkon! This is starting to come together, slowly but steady.
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Luthors ship is surrounded by a storm and it's arrival heralds these magical torrents to the point were sailors must first go to their utmost limits not to sink before actually having to worry about the incoming pirates.
The "storm cloud" under the ship is made of spray painted cotton. I actually kind of like that it turned out so dark because it makes it look more unnatural, like clouds summoned with the power of Shyish.
I'm also quite happy with the lines as details. It somehow makes it look more like a ship, if that makes any sense.
It stands on a chariot base so I can play it as an oversized Coven Throne.
Now to fix the crew and load it up with rum!
 
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I can't believe how well the pushpins work as columns for the railing. Didn't even notice them until I went back a page and saw the colorful unpainted versions!
 
That led lighting works amazingly well, looks very smooth. Usually the led lighting effects look out of place, but like this I can dig it :D So cool
 
Just read through your plog the first time. Amazing job with all the converting here, I lost count how many Zacharias Zombie Dragon bodies you have used. I bet your bits bin is at least a cubic meter in size if you can pull spare dragons and wings from it. :D

Good work with Nagash and Walach and the Ghost Ship is coming together so well too. I'm a big fan of using household mats and your plog is a source of inspiration. You have one more follower, Sir!
 
Winter is here and it's time to get back to raising the dead of Nagash's mortarchs!

Been a long time since I had time to do some hobbying! It's going to take a while to check everyone else's progresses but it's excellent entertainment over lunch! ;)

I'll continue were I left of, Luthor Harkon, Mortarch of the Abyss and his ship The Dark Maiden with Co.

Thank you all for the praise! I look forward to see what you've all been working on these past few months!

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So I've ordered some additions for the ship and while I plan how to proceed with them is an excellent opportunity to work on the crew.

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This is an undead seadog called "Larboard Larry" and he has been with Luthors crew from the early days. Somehow, no matter how many battles and storms that had to be conquered, Larry always ended up swinging on the port side of the ship, hence his nickname. At first it drove Luthor furious but in the end it was decided that the best thing to do was just make the best of the situation.

Larry was equipped with plenty of pistols and hey, if not betting on how many victims Larry could hit over the course of a battle was entertaining enough, then it's always fun to see how many crewmembers that can manage to hit him while he's swinging around!
 
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Storytelling for anyone bored today!
Or just scroll past it for the pic ;)

Dualchi is small town run by noble family's in Tilea. The constant feuds between them over the years led to uncountable duels. It got to the point that over time each family developed their own dueling schools. For generations dueling experteese and instructors from Dualchi became a sought after commodity from other towns, like the city of Luccini.

The Domenici family was the most skilled duelers of them all and their future was secured in two prodigal sons, Alberto and Carlo. The brothers were unequalls in duels but each other. However, as brotherly love goes they ended up fighting each other half as much as fighting opponents.

They also had an odd habit of ending up fighting enemies (or each other) at the most inconvenient locations.

Be it on top of Dualchi's rooftops, across beams in taverns or swinging from church chandeliers the fights could be abnormally prolonged but in the end proved enjoyable entertainment for spectators.

Sadly the Domenici brothers never got around to fulfill their duty of their house as rival family's plotted together and burned the Domenici mansion and school to the ground, with all Domenici's still inside.

Only Alberto and Carlos managed to survive and it is said that Dualchis streets ran red with rivers of noble blood that night, as the brothers took their revenge wherever they could.

The Dominici brothers eventually had to flee Dualchi and settled down in Sartosa. They eventually found themselves working for a pirate captain and soon became infamous pirates for hire, fighting all manner of heroes or villains across the high seas.

One tale tells how they even ran into Wulfrik the wanderer, both brothers working as bodyguards for an ogre pirate captain called Goldig Anchorteeth. Sadly for Goldig the brothers argued over who would accept Wulfriks challenge and ended up dueling each other. Alberto and Carlo were still fighting, swinging from the ships masts, as Wulfrik had finished his task and sailed away.

One day, having accompanying a Brettonian lord on an expedition to Lustria, the brothers ran into a fleet of zombie pirates of the Vampire coast. The Brettonian fleet was overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of rotting ships with their cursed crew.

It was only after the fighting had ended that Luthor himself took notice of how his minions couldn't secure the enemy flagship. On board he found the brothers, deeply indulged in a fierce dispute over who'd acquired the most kills during the battle, fighting it out on the ships foryard. He was vastly amused by the sight and thus killed the brothers personally.

Before the brothers could join the afterlife their souls were captured by the most battle hungry of Luthors personalities and bound to the Dark Maiden to crew it forever.

Now the Dueling Domenici brothers of Dualchi are forever bound as slaves to the Dark Maiden, locked in an eternal duel for Luthors pleasure until the very End Times arrival. Many unwary enemy soldiers have been caught between the flurry of the phantom brothers and paid the ultimate price.

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I don't know how despite following the awesomeness here I managed to miss commenting on everything here!

The whole ship with the smoke underneath and that light alone are well beyond standard coolness :) And it's a great setting for all the crewmen - I love their stories and I really look forward to what more have you planned. I find it quite funny that whatever they are doing on the model is their most favourite pasttime - such an afterlife can't be bad xD Keep it up!
 
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Haha, don't mind. This forum is so full of awesome ideas and projects that it's hard to imagine anyone managing to read through everything ;)
Thanks for the praise! The smoke is a magical storm summoned by the ship and with the rules of my gaming group it gives the ship protection and movement during a battle.
Glad you like the stories, there's more coming up! Luthor has indeed managed to collect the most particular individuals on his journeys ;)

Between painting the crew I'm also working on another project of "homemade" miniatures, an addition to the ship. Anyone who wants to guess what this will turn into?

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@Adam_Barrow Well I think it is about done for now!

So this is the "Princess Bess," main artillery piece of the Dark Maiden.
She was built by a group of brilliant students of the Engineer School of Nuln. The students were doing some contract work in a Nordland town, delivering a set of new bells for the town church, when the zombie pirates attacked. Joining the towns defences they melted the church bells into a barrel and used the graveyards caskets as a hull. Everyone in the town were utterly slaughtered but Luthor, in a moment when one of his more "academically situated" personalities was in command, found the students and their work fascinating. Hence they were bound forever to crew the Dark Maiden and slave away at the gunhatches!

What do you think? Should I add something? Maybe it is to much as it is already?
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Here is were I got some inspiration:
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@Farmer7574 Thx for the much appreciated feedback! Yes they do look a bit frail don't they ;)
For now I'll keep them as they are until I find some better alternative. It doesn't show that well on the pics but the wheels have flayed faces draped over them so when I looted the bitsbox for wheel-alternatives they were the most fitting! Hopefully I can find wheels that are more like the ones on actual ship cannons soon!
 

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