Troll !!!

This guy has been sitting on my shelf for quite some time now. Up and off to my left I have all my smaller "kits." Some, like these minis, are ready for painting others are actually kits. So when I have put something else together and am waiting for it to dry, I grab one of these figures and I paint with whatever I happen to have on my palette. This is one of the Trolls from the board game Blood Rage.

Disclaimer: I was part of the Kickstarter, so I don't know whats in the regular retail box vs all the stuff I got so this Troll may or may not be there. 

Anyway here's my Troll. Once again I am guilty of not seeing obvious seams and not doing anything about them once seen. I'll redouble my efforts next time. 
The base has been done with the new Vallejo Earth Paste, and some Woodland Scenics Snow mixed with glue.  

Calling Abominable Snowman Done

Well, as with most of my models, I could tinker with them forever. So to combat that I've decided to call the Snowman done. The newer steps from where I left off was to paint the names on the base in Vallejo's Old Gold. This way it matches the red and gold of the Monk's prayer beads that are lying nearby in the snow. I then took Woodland Scenic's Snow and after applying thinned white glue, sprinkled a heavy coat in the snowy areas leaving the rocks clear for the most part. Out of the jar this snow is quite powdery, so I left it out of the footprint, as that snow would have been compresses and looking different. 
Here's the finished model - -

Thanks for looking.

F5-D A Break Needed: Looking at the Yeti

Haha. You can tell I haven't done a craft in a while. The F5-D seams are giving me fits. So much so that I needed to put it down for a little bit. 
so I turned my attention to Moon Devil's Yeti again. This guy has been sitting on the side about 80% finished for long enough. 
While he was waiting he suffered a fall and the toes of one foot were taken off. Thank goodness the break was clean and I was able to reattach the toes with little or no hassle. I did notice what looked like a tiny stress crack in the leg and quickly fixed it with the Vallejo Plastic Putty. I'm really starting to like this stuff! 

I also added another highlight coat to his fur. Afterward I gave his fur another mat coat to protect what I've done.  If I learned nothing else from hanging out at The Clubhouse it is to protect my work. While the body was drying, I turned my attention to the base. The rocks have already been done in shades of gray, but to give it a cold feel I gave some shadows with Army Painter's Blue Tone. This stuff is a very nice wash. I'm anxious to try the others in a little set I bought. More on those at another time. 
John Dennett, the sculptor for Moon Devil mentions he includes a little easter egg in some kits he does. This time around - - spoiler alert - -

-he sculpted in a set of prayer beads used by the Nepalese monks. 

I took artistic liberty and base coated the beads and tassel in Vallejo Cavalry Brown (a dark red), then highlighted them in Scarlet. When that was dry I used a final highlight of Clear Orange. I used Army Painters Hydra Turquoise for that one bead you can see in the image. I then mixed a little white in to create a highlight for it. Finally I added Vallejo's Old Gold for the oval bead. I added a *tiny* bit of silver to highlight that color. Next I gloss coated the beads, while mat coating the tassel.  

I started the around the edge of the base with Vallejo's Cavalry Brown (which is a red color). I didn't bother to set up my airbrush and just used a regular brush so this will take two coats. Then I will have to highlight the wording on the base. Finally I will sprinkle some Woodland Scenics Soft Flake Snow around the rocks and base. Then my first MoonDevil cryptid will be done. :)