Miniotaur

Since our heroes received one devastating loss after another, they collectively admitted defeat and our first campaign of Descent 2.0 was therefore finished. So did my interest in Descent miniatures.

Thus I moved onto Battlelore 2. Battlelore, again a game from Fantasy Flight Games, is a tactical war game on squad level. It is actually a “medieval fantasy” variant of Battle Cry, an American Civil War game based on “Commands & Colors” System. You can find more information about it here. And here is the Fantasy Flight Games link to Battlelore 2.

There are a total of 92 figures in this hefty box. So I had to “speed-paint”, which means that I had to skip some details, use washes and dry-brushing instead of layering and/or feathering etc..

The scout.

So, in order to start the process I painted a single “River Watch Rider” and it took me 4-5 days on its own.. However I sped up as time passed and I finished the other riders in a few weeks..

River Watch Riders

"Chaaarge!!!"

Then I painted, the “Flesh Ripper Brutes” even faster since they lacked minute details and they were suitable for washing and dry-brushing.

Flesh Ripper Brutes

The hunt is on...

The “Obscenes” were a joy to paint! Again I painted them speedily but carefully and it took me a week or so to finish the whole set. I especially had fun painting their tattoos on their enormous bellies.

The Obsecenes

The “Rune Golems” were like a “Dry-Brushing case study” J The runes on their heads were a little challenging since I don’t have much experience painting gems, however it was a chance to use my new Magic Blue paint.

The Rune Golems

Once they were painted I was ready for the crown jewels of this box, the “Roc Warrior” and the “Chaos Lord”.