77183: Bones Frost Wyrm / Remorhaz!

[Sanael]

So, one of my favorite creatures ever is the Remorhaz, possibly just because its name is so much fun to spell. Also possibly because it's a giant arthropoedic ice-snake. Which I guess just makes it an ice-centipede, but "arthropoedic" is also fun to spell.

 

Anyway.

 

So I think Remorhaz are totally cool, and I wanted to pick up this mini for years and years, but never did because, well, dolladollabills. Then Bones I happened, and my mad longing for armor-plated terror-worm action could be satisfied at last. So of course it sat for a couple years before I got around to painting it. Much like the Kraken of Bones II, this was the model that made me squee like a chibi banshee when it was announced during Bones I...much like this Remorhaz, the Kraken won't likely see paint for a while.

 

So.

 

Remorhaz are described as icy blue in color, but they glow reddishly from the heat they produce when agitated. How do they produce this heat? Who knows? It's an opportunity to play with some fun cool/warm contrast. I took some liberties with the actual colors, but feel OK about it. Here he is:

 

 

I painted this guy up in a very Wappelish fashion, with quick-and-dirty basecoat transitions from shadow to highlight, then glazed the transitions. The armor scales are done that way, then hit with some fairly heavy ridge highlights to pop them back up. The stones are pretty well just a basecoat in grey, then purple and green glazes to put in the shadows, followed by a drybrushed highlight to pull out the texture (the stones themselves are broken-up bits of slate roofing tile). All told, I completed this paint job in somewhere between six and seven hours, mostly while rewatching Breaking Bad.

 

So, let me know what you think!

 

 

 

 

(anyone else bothered that tags don't support apostrophes?)

Edited March 7, 2015 by Sanael

[Humansquish]

That is awesome! I may thief the color scheme for my Icingstead army.

[Sanael]

Thanks, guys!

 

Humansquish, feel free to steal! I wouldn't post 'em if I wouldn't share 'em!

[malefactus]

That is one BEAUTIFULLY UBERNASTY Beasty. Your color selection, brushwork, & basing are OUTSTANDING. His eyes add a nice nuts feel. VERY WELL DONE!

[galladril]

I think the color choices are awesome, and I love how "bright" it actually is.

 

Really well done!

[KruleBear]

The purple really looks good against the blue/white carapace. Very nice work.

[Pingo]

I love it.  It's so colorful but it "reads" white. 

 

Well, apart from the hellish glowing. 

 

Very nice!

[FireElemental]

Very cool

[SGHawkins09]

Beautifully done. I love the colors you used.

[Kharsin]

Very nice! Sounds like you had fewer problems with yours than I did for mine. It took me forever to get mine finished and she claimed a #1 W&N that will never be the same again. Great job!

[Sanael]

Thanks, all, for the kind words!

 

Kharsin, I'm sorry to hear about the demise of your brush. This mini didn't do any harm to my brushes, but I've had minis that chewed on weasel fur like it was spun sugar at a county fair.

 

Malefactus, "nuts" is exactly how I want PCs to feel when they see this. It's such an alien creature...I'm tickled you think I've achieved that!

 

Pingo, thanks for that "white" bit. I definitely wanted something that would show up on the table, but that you'd have no problem believing was camouflaged under snow and ice.

[Thes Hunter]

Very nice. Excellent color balance, and excellent handling of the warm 'gills'. Looks in place, and didn't upset the color balance with the rest of the cooler mini.

[Jabberwocky]

RAHR! Nice--I like the purple glazes on the base to tie the mini to the stones.

[Clever Crow]

VERY COOL!!!  Again, great colors.. 

[Mutilatedlips]

Love the colors, sweet basing too. This was a favorite of mine since day one. Also due to price, Metal version still sits in my wishlist, but I will most likely pick up the bones version.