Hanging with the Boyz

Hanging with the Boyz 2022 November

I used six Kruleboyz from the Warrior Edition set which also include Stormcast Eternals

Several 3D printed details, XPS foam, plasticard and diorama materials. And also hand made body parts made by my friend Veronica also known as @Florescentia.grotesque on instagram (which I am soo happy with - please check her out, she is a brilliant artist!)

Base size 25 x 15 cm

Warhammer - Age of Sigmar

I bought the Warrior Starter Set summer 2022, my first ever tabletop figurine game, as I have been curious for some time now of what it is all about and I enjoy playing other types of tabletop games (brädspel) and painting miniatures - why not combine the two? 

First impression - really fun to build from the sprue and the miniatures have crisp details which makes it easier to paint. 

Second impression - this will dig a whole in my wallet...  

The boyz

All Kruleboyz are painted with acrylics (incl. metal paint & washes) from Green Stuff World. The bases where skipped and the boyz where places directely in the diorama. 

Base and environment

I had in my mind a small diorama with the boyz, in a swamp, diffent level heights, and they are under attack. To tackle this, I first made a drawing, where the look-out tower would be the main focus / build. From this I made a simple cardboard version of the tower incl. stairs, so that it can be altered to match the scale size of the Boyz. 

When I was happy with the size, I transfered the measurments to XPS foam and built the tower. The base is cellular plastic. 

Details

The Hanging man

In the sketch I made, I wanted to have a skeleton in a small cage, hanging under the look-out tower. I was not really sure how to create this, so I started to 3D print diffent type of skeletons and cages to get a look and feel of how to realize my idea. The skeleton was a hassle to print, they are super thin and broke very easily, but I managed to get almost a full skeleton (miss one foot, but has three arms... haha). 

The 3D printed cage was not good at all, so I scratched built it instead in plasticard (grate in the bottom is a spare part from the Irene Leroi diorama). Used GSW Rust Textures to "roughen" it up, then acrylic paint and washes. 

Finished diorama