Village Attacks - Wrath and Ruin

I am slowly approaching the end with these Village Attacks expansions and I’m keen to finish them off. I have three left to go, including this one, so let’s get them done!

I started as I always do by cleaning up mould lines on the models as best I can and priming them with Colour Forge Standard Grey. For whatever reason, even with the primer, paint has a terrible time sticking to these miniatures. So to get round this each miniature was given a quick coat of AK Interactive Ultra Matt Varnish. Next I basecoated the skin of the Jailer and Pathfinder with Two Thin Coats Dwarven Skin. Each model was then given a zenithal highlight with Liquitex Titanium White Acrylic ink through my airbrush, setting up the lights and shadows of each model. Lastly I gave the skin of the Jailer and Pathfinder a wash of Reikland Fleshshade to bring out the texture and I was ready to dive into the individual details of each model. 

Leshy

The Leshy is a Slavic forest spirit, known for misguiding those that wander into the forest and occasionally abducting children. Kidnapping notwithstanding Leshy tend to be more mischievous than malicious. 

For my own angry Treebeard I started by pre-shading the foliage around the waist and neck with Daler Rowney Sap Green acrylic ink through my airbrush. As it’s transparent it won’t affect the zenithal highlight but the green tint should give the model a more naturalistic feel. The foliage areas were then given a coat of Militarum Green. For the bark itself there was no other choice than Wyldwood, especially as it’s one of my favourite contrast paints. 

With the bark and foliage done I moved onto the remaining details. To differentiate it from the bark I painted the wooden staff with Snakebite Leather. The various fungi on the model I painted with Gryph Hound Orange, not only does this contrast the dark greens and browns but it’s also an actual fungus I saw in the woods recently. I then painted the skulls and bones with Skeleton Horde. Lastly, I painted the gem on the end of the staff with Warp Lightning, I used the airbrush so it would create a quick OSL effect like the gem was glowing. 

For the base I started off by basecoating it with Two Thin Coats Scorched Earth. I then slathered the base with PVA glue and coated it with Geek Gaming Scenics Base Ready Forest Floor, shaking off any excess. I then sealed it down with some Geek Gaming Scenics Sealant. To finish things off I added some tufts and flowers to the base. 

Glaistig

In Scottish mythology Glaistig is a type of ghost, whilst they can appear as a human woman they can often appear as half-goat as is the case with the model here. Like the Leshy they can be either malicious or benign, sometimes just veering travellers off course but other times luring men to her lair to drink their blood. 

Whilst I was doing the zenithal highlight for this model I made sure to make the spell she is conjuring as bright as possible. As with the Leshy I did some pre-shading, in this case I sprayed under the folds of the cloak with some Vallejo Violet Ink. For the painting itself I then gave the cloak a coat of Army Painter Speedpaint Royal Robes. Whilst the purple shadows didn’t quite turn out how I imagined, it certainly didn’t make things look worse. Moving along I painted the fur with Army Painter Speedpaint Runic Grey and the hair with Black Templar. 

The Glaistig has some leaves on her torso that I picked out with Militarum Green and her clothing I painted with Garaghak’s Sewer. For the sword on her hip I painted the blade with Army Painter Broadsword Silver and the hilt with Scale75 Dwarven Gold. I additionally used Dwarven Gold for the bracelets on her arms. Lastly I used the airbrush to paint the spell with Talassar Blue, any overspill providing a quick and easy OSL effect. 

For the base, I started by giving it a layer of Vallejo Thick Brown Mud. Once that was dry I washed the base with Army Painter Strong Tone before giving it a drybrush with Tyrant Skull. To finish things off I stuck down some swamp tufts and applied a few dots of AK Puddles gel.  

Pathfinder

Like the Glaistig I preshaded the cloak with some Vallejo Violet Ink. Although for the Pathfinder I then painted the clock with Blood Angels Red. Well one of the cloaks at any rate, as she has two. To differentiate the second cloak, I painted it with Black Templar. In keeping with the red theme of the model I painted the tunic and scarf with Army Painter Speedpaint Burnished Red. 

The leather details such as the boots, belt, gloves, and so forth I painted with Gore-Grunta Fur. The fur trim of the cloaks I painted with Cygor Brown and the bow I painted with Wyldwood. The oversized horns meanwhile I painted with Skeleton Horde. Like the Glaistig I painted the sword hilt with Scale75 Dwarven Gold and the hilt with Army Painter Speedpaint Broadsword Silver. 

The base I did in the same way as the Leshy.  

Jailer

Personally, I would have used the more archaic spelling of Gaoler for this guy. But it is what it is. 

I painted the sleeves and trousers of his tunic with Army Painter Speedpaint Royal Robes. His jerkin and hat I painted with Cygor Brown, the rich brown contrasting nicely with the cool tones of the blue. Likewise, I painted his boots with Gore Grunta Fur. His hair and beard meanwhile I painted with Black Templar. For the key-halbard weapon I gave that a coat of Army Painter Speedpaint Broadsword SIlver. As the chains and manacles are a bit small for the high-flow Speedpaint I instead gave them a coat of Scale75 Thrash Metal.

Like the Glaistig I used the airbrush to carefully spray some white ink in the windows of the lantern. I then used Imperial Fist through the airbrush to create a glowing effect. 

The base was then done in the same way as the Glaistig.