Finishing off the last of my Warriors of Chaos army , I wanted a centerpiece. Since Dragons are hard to work into Chaos armies, I went with the chimera.
This is the second chimera for my army and for this one I had the chance to finally paint a model I've been dying to paint:
Mierce Miniature's "Terror of Fortriu, Chimaera"
(my painting)
This was easily my favorite model when I got back into the hobby and I was lucky enough to get my hands on one...and then didn't paint it out of fear that I'd mess it up. Only recently was I confident that my painting skills would live up to the model.
The model is incredibly detailed; there are 18 claws, 8 horns and a lot of pinning involved
The dragon head was the most fun of them as it was scales and I'm used to those with layering and blending. The lion & goat were a bit more tricky as doing fur can quickly turn into a mess. I was using light coats and some washes to add colors (near eyes, cheeks, mouth)
The wings were primarily airbrushed with man light coats of washes; purples, reds, dark blues. I'm happy how they came out.
The claws were frustrating. The model is amazing, but probably not 100% designed for the wear and tear of a 2 day, 5 game GT. (plus transpo.) I've lost a few and they all had to be glued in individually. Ugh....worth it, but ugh.
I'm glad their manticores have built in claws!
Some additional pics:
Some WIP pics:
No army is ever truly finished, just retired. With the amazing time at Broad Side Bash, I'm hanging up the Nurgle Warriors and moving on to my next project.
Hint: Dragons!
