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The pitfighter towers over these Sisters of Sigmar. |
Earlier this month I showed the conversion for my entry into this year’s Smash Bash: a brutal pitfighter whose existence is violence and blood. The original model was sculpted by Lux Thantor Miniatures and is being sold by Totally Not Panicking to celebrate Smash Bash. I tried to channel Blood Meridian energy in the model to create a paragon of mankinds’ ultimate trade: war.
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I used a lot of natural colors on the model to ground them and normalize the brutality of their trade.
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I tried to paint their skin to be pale and unhealthy looking. Who knows, maybe they were left for dead in the sea? |
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I wanted to use this model to explore painting a variety of worn leathers, from light to dark. |
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I wanted the silver to have a blue tint to it, while still looking beaten and used. |
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The bleached skull on his base really emphasizes how large and imposing the pitfighter is. |
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I used Tamiya X-27 to paint the blood spatter. |
I am looking forward to seeing all of the other Smash Bash entries this year to see how people have pushed themselves out of their comfort zones to create miniatures.
- Adam Wier
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