Because I am still out of the color wheel, I have the opportunity to paint some things brown. Scoff if you want, but lots of creatures naturally thrive in brown coloring because natural camouflage can be SHOCKINGLY effective. One man dressed like a deer in tan flannel for a paintball tournament as a joke ("The Deer Shoot Back!"), but with his brownish costume he was AMAZED how close he came to the other team before he was spotted. Of course, military fatigues are in drab colors for similar reasons.
Proper handling of human remains is crucial, and a Gravedigger has been hired to undertake the (literally) dirty task of putting some bodies in the ground, aided by a mighty clay golem, a halfling scout, and their animal companions.
- Townsfolk II Gravedigger based on Townsfolk: Gravedigger and Henchman by Bobby Jackson (SKU 30113)
- "Golems" Clay Golem by Ben Siens (SKU 77170)
- Half-Sized Heroes halfling assassin based on "Hellakin Goregutter, Halfling Thief" by Werner Klocke (SKU 77165)
- Vulture and Falcon (metal) from Familiar Pack VIII by various (SKU 02969)
Our adventurers' flying animal companions warn them away from 2 ferocious magical beasts!
- Griffon by Sandra Garrity (SKU 77157)
- Owlbear by Jason Wiebe (SKU 77156)
(In my own defense, the clumsy position of the owlbear is partly due to the pose of the sculpt and the rubbery Bones material. Better, more modern Owlbear sculpts are available on the Reaper website.)
The smell of decay will attract scavengers from miles away.
- 2 Hyenas by WizKids (NOT by Reaper!)
- Vermin: Rat Swarm (2) by Sandra Garrity (SKU 77129)
- Zombie by Stefan Niehues (SKU 77014)
- 2 Zombies by Bob Ridolfi (SKU 77053)
(I imagined that without circulation, the zombies' blood has sunk to their lower extremities and turned them dark brown. I did a lot of dry brushing on the top.)
With this batch, I did a lot more 'dry brush' highlighting; and homebrewed some 'reactive paint' media to thin my paints, especially for lowlighting.
According to my estimates, I have approximately 52 unpainted miniatures remaining from the hundreds delivered by the Bones 1 Kickstarter. I have been driven by the milestone of finishing off all of the Bones 1 inventory.
