Samurai Paladin on Wolf: Order of the Stick inspired

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If you are unfamiliar with Rich Burlew's "Order of the Stick" here's a handy link to get you started (it's a D&D-based webcomic).

 

One of my favourite characters from oots is Hinjo, a paladin samurai, and as can be seen here (first panel, final row) his mount is a giant celestial wolf. When I managed to find a GW Space Wolves wolf I instantly thought of this, and with a couple of samurai sprues from Warlord Games I've begun assembling what will (hopefully) be an impressive model when completed.

 

 

 

Above are the two models I'll be using for Hinjo: one on foot, one mounted. Other than a bit of greenstuff these are straight from the sprue. Here's another picture from behind:

 

 

There are some slight differences between the two models but hopefully they won't be too obvious when painted.

 

Now for the wolf:

 

 

 

Some of the more sci-fi elements have been green-stuffed over, and the base is plasticard from a model railway set stuck on top of an MDF base.

 

At the moment the models are ready to be painted, but I'm not sure whether or not to add a cape for Hinjo. Whilst it's closest to the character in the webcomic, I feel it might get in the way especially for the mounted model. If anyone has any experience modelling capes I'd appreciate any advice regarding this.

 

The whole project will hopefully turn out well, and I'm looking forward to recreating the character. Plus, a paladin samurai mounted on a giant wolf is just too cool not to do! Any thoughts or suggestions are more than welcome and thank you for taking the time to read this.

Edited February 1, 2017 by YellowSign

[Glitterwolf 162779]

Cool idea!

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Undercoated the wolf:

 

 

Next I applied a base-coat of Valero Extra Opaque Heavy Charcoal:

 

 

This dried slightly brighter than I anticipated but it shouldn't be an issue. I'm aiming for a couple of shades brighter for the majority of the pelt and a shade brighter than that for the underbelly.

 

This is after an overbrush of 1:1 Valero Extra Opaque Heavy Charcoal and Valero Cold Gray:

 

 

 

I added a few more drops of Valero Cold Gray to this mixture until it was roughly 2:3 and then overbrushed on the shoulders and tail:

 

 

The two bits of foil from wine bottles will be moulded into capes for the foot and mounted samurai.

 

That's it for this update. In the next one, I aim to have the underbelly of the wolf painted and highlighted, as well as starting on the other details (mouth, eyes, claws, harness). Once the wolf is painted I'll start on the samurai.

[LittleBluberry 33862]

Currently the slowest webcomic I've ever followed, but I do love the Hinjo character. (Well, and most of the Sapphire Guard Characters.)

 

Neat idea!

[YellowSign 137]

Update time: the wolf is nearing completion.

The pelt was overbrushed in Vallejo Stonewall Grey followed by Vallejo Ghost Grey. I’m happy with the overall effect here.

The fangs and claws were basecoated Vallejo Chocolate then Vallejo Khaki with highlights of Vallejo Bonewhite.

 

The mouth and tongue were basecoated Vallejo Heavy Red with highlights of Vallejo Gory Red.

 

At the moment I’m happy with how this is looking, and unless a sudden flash of inspiration strikes I’ll leave it as is.

 

Next up: bases.

[Glitterwolf 162779]

BONUS POINTS for painting a WOLF!!!

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The bases are done:

 

 

This was achieved by applying watered down Vallejo Flat Earth to both bases, letting it sink into the crevices. Once that was dry, a 1:1 mixture of Vallejo Flat Earth and Vallejo Khaki was used to highlight some bricks, with a handful more picked out with a 1:2 mixture of Flat Earth and Khaki. The sides of both bases were painted black (unfortunately this isn't visible from the photo) and both are now ready to use.

 

This method is really quick and easy and took about thirty minutes from start to finish.

 

The model is slowly coming together, and next update should start on the paladin models.

[YellowSign 137]

Update: I've added a few final touches to the wolf and mounted it on the base.

 

Now to paint the models for Hinjo. As of right now I've undercoated both the foot and mounted models:

 

The breastplate will be an off-white colour hence the different undercoat.

 

Hope you guys are having as much fun following this as I am painting it. Won't be long until it's done!

[knarthex 59883]

I think I just had an 'evilgasm'....

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6 minutes ago, knarthex said:

I think I just had an 'evilgasm'....

 

If I look through some of the kits and models I have it's possible I could even do other characters from OOTS. It's something to think about at least.

[Glitterwolf 162779]

Love this project!

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1 hour ago, Xherman1964 said:

Love this project!

 

Glad you're liking it, it's been fun actually completing a project for once! I'm still fairly new to painting and modelling so if anyone has any tips I'd love to hear them.

[Glitterwolf 162779]

Since you're painting a Wolf ( Bonus points for that..AAARRROOOO!!!)

 

Look at pics from real wolves. I found studying the real thing, helps with painting.

[YellowSign 137]

Update time: Hinjo is nearing completion.

 

 

The lighting isn't the best and there are still a few more layers of highlights to come but this is close to what the models will look like. Both the cloaks will be painted one shade lighter and I'm thinking maybe another point of light somewhere. They just seem a little dark. Also, I suck at paining faces.

 

If people want I can show the intermediate photos that I took to get to this stage.

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A few more highlights and shading, most notably on the armour and cloaks. It's hard to tell from these photos but the cloaks are the same colour as the lightest armour. A flesh wash was applied to the face and a dark blue wash to the armour.

I'll have photos of these fully assembled soon where hopefully it's easier to see the detail.