Well I whipped up my fodder unit, painting it all super quick and messy - as any good turnip paintjob should be. I started by just spraying a bunch of cans I had kicking around. The colors probably played little part in the end, but I figured I'd just experiment with it:
From here I did a PROPER splotch job on them. I used a big brush and 5 or 6 colors, I just crammed it all in there while the other colors where still wet and didn't really care if I hit the wrong areas.
It's been a while since I experimented with "saving" a paintjob with a wash. What I mean by that is relying on the wash to hide all my sins. Streaking grime did not disappoint here!
Also I went back with little highlights and some detail work, but only spent a few minutes with each model. It was mostly done with a big drybrush.
Pierre-Louis Pustul de Maggonet went through a few variations, but ultimately I just used a body from the Wargames Atlantic Conquistadors box that I won at Under the Dice Fest YEARS ago.
Here's the ol' bird all done up, in the same way as the messy fodder. I'm not sure if he will remain the Toff, or if I will have a more inspired idea. As I said before my job here is just to get a regiment all done, then I'll work out the lore details.
I did however gloss up the heads pretty good. Just felt like a funny thing to do. I'll probably tie it to the lore somehow at some point, but for now I just wanted real shiny helmets and bayonets. Maybe they put some sort of root slick all over them.
Next I think I'll paint up the whelps all at once, there are two units, and the toadies are twins. The brutes are also happening, but it's a little trickier, you'll find out when I post em.
excellent squonglers
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