I thought I'd make these two with the same costume scheme and compare the two models noting especially how different or similar they might be.
I started on the SF version first and immediately lost one of the mechanical hands... grrr! No worries with a little improvisation the missing hand was converted and assembly continued!
The model has a lot of spines and fiddly bit that would be difficult to paint in place so I elected to partially assemble and paint the model before finishing the assembly and adding top highlights and other details.
Here are the primed models... the fantasy version in 11 parts and the Sci-Fi version in 6 parts.
The Sci-Fi version had easier access to the joints for painting so I was able to build it a little more prior to painting.
The Fantasy version is a bit tighter in the spines and... I decided at the last moment I wanted to put it on a 25mm square base... all of my 25mm square bases are in transit from Romania... DoH!
Fortunately they are scheduled to arrive tomorrow!... Unfortunately I'll have to locate them in the huge pile o boxes... but thats a battle for another day! The fantasy model is temporarily mounted on a 20mm square to help with painting it and I'll fix the base after.
I worked the base flesh just a bit with Forest Skin from the Malefic Skin tone set from Vallejo then moved on to the purples.
Base coat was Liquitex Soft Body Acrylic Brilliant Purple followed by a wash coat of Liquitex Deep Violet ink.
The ink covered has a really rich color! I then went back to the brilliant purple adding a drop of ink to for layer highlights followed by another layer with a drop of CraftSmart White. A final layer of pure Craft smart white was lightly dry-brushed.
I noticed after the fact that one of the little Pub Crawling Fantasy Mice from Reaper is Ogling the twin Excruciatri... I can't imagine that ends well for him... poor chap!
The two models share a general pose and a flowing robe with lots of appendages but really are two completely different models! Often different versions just have a techno gadget replace their main weapon or a different should pad... Raging Heroes went above and beyond to make these two models unique. I don't believe they share any common parts at all! .. and yet the unifying theme keeps them looking related to each other so.. score for RH!
The two Slithiss and Shiveryah SF version.
Keep in mind the Fantasy Slithiss is bluetacked to that square base which is adding some height to the model.... It'll finish a little taller than the SF vesion but not as tall as it currently appears!
The twins and Canoness Veridyan from GW.
Now to prepare the house for the invasion of the boxes! Its going to be a busy week but I'm hoping to sneak in some time to work on these!
Build it!
Paint it!
Play it!
