Mountain King
The Mountain King – finished at last
And here is the Mountain King, completed. He came out better than I had hoped. It also didn’t take nearly as long as I was starting to think it would. The problem was just not having time to paint, which seemed to drag it out. In my last update I had attached all the extra chains, since then I primed them (brush on primer), then painted them using the standard metal technique shown in the Trollbloods book. One thing to keep in mind before painting the chains is to bend them into positions that will allow at least one additional contact point for more glue. The chains are pretty sturdy, but giving two glue points makes them even stronger.
The face and mouth came out really well
Painting the whelps separate was a good idea except for the lower right one, attached to the arm spike. It didn’t line up well, and I ended up having the scrape paint off both pieces, use modelling putty to smooth the connection, then repaint that section.
Here you can see some of the many chains
From this side you can see I had to sculpt some additional slate rock to sit under his toes to make the pose look realistic. I also added some additional putty underneath his foot to smoothly attach to the rock below. His arch then spans the little water stream and the heel then sits on a rock behind .
The rear loin cloth was painted separate
Good rear view of the base which I used more swamp tufts on, along with leaf litter and water effects in the deeper recesses that looked like they would collect water.
More chains and the whelp swinging on one, Tarzan-style
Under his right foot I sculpted a much larger rock section to balance his foot on. Again his arch is spanning some water in crack between the rocks. The Tarzan whelps I adjusted so I could glue his foot to the main body of the King, as I know I would’ve eventually broken it off.
Good shot of the base, continuing the swamp/forest theme
From this side you can see the field grass I used in two place along with a surrounding ring of meadow blend flock.
All my painted trolls so far, making a massive eDoomshaper battlegroup
So this is all for my painted trolls so far. Just a bunch of heavies and a heavy warlock. Probably going to do the Axer next, but eventually I get to painting some troops.
Mountain King vs Stormwall
And lastly, I was curious what these two would look like side-by-side: gargantuan and colossal, Mountain King and Stormwall. Surprisingly the King is quite a bit taller than the Stormwall. So tall in fact that with the slight additional height of the resin base it sticks out of the Battle Foam by a 1/4″. Now it’s time to unleash him on the table. Regardless of the apathy that surrounds him, I’m still excited to play him.