Monster March is an annual painting challenge that @Swordmaster organizes and is separate from this community thread.
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Good to know @generalsloth. Sadly, i’ve no monsters to paint at the moment… but the month is still young …
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Finished this unit of Ogre Palace Guard, really like how quick they were to paint up. Should have the full force finished by the end of the month.
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@Stonehorse Holy Metal Angels, Batman! those are looking well. i’ve never been that fond of the sculpt, but you’ve done a nice job
Cheers @Nav I think the Gold colour scheme that GW use really takes away from the models. They are nice sculpts.
Also, the Holy Metal Angels are the next unit I am working on 
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Hi everyone!
Great to see the pictures of your updates still coming in! It is also amazing to see that it has been going for a full year now, with Monster March 4 and follow up with April painting challenge last year!
I wanted to create a separate topic for Monster March 5 so that it is easier for me to check up the updates from the participants. However, it should not stop the monthly painting topics at all.
Here is the solution to the dilemma where to post your pictures!
- If you are interested in participating in Monster March 5 challenge in particular, please post your pictures (of any models you like, even if the theme is for Monsters) in this topic:
- If you are not interested in participating in the challenge, that’s totally fine too! I will simply rename the topic to reflect the fact we are in March and we can continue as usual!
I hope that helps! 
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I think the forum is picking up pace. So many cool and inspiring projects since Christmas.
I’ve completed a Regiment of Hunters of the Wild:
Also finished a Horde of Forest Shamblers:
Will post a few more dodgy pictures of the Shamblers in the Monster March thread.
Both units side by side:
Have a horde of Palace Guard with swords nearly done so will hopefully put them up soon. A horde of Trolls for my Goblins is also nearing completion. Also have another regiment of Hunters on the sprue waiting for glue.
Keep the inspiration coming everyone!
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loving those Hunters of the wild
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Including the tree-revenants as leaders is a nice touch 
As is the high contrast of the dryad thicket vs the shamblers - who look really solid as well.
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I finished painting the goreblight! Next week he’ll be based.
More pictures (far more!) to be found on my blog:
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You guys are putting me to shame! Finally got stuck in a bit tonight now that we are on spring break and I’m done report cards.
Trying to go as close to this as possible. Not sure what to do with the wing flaps though.
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Looking good. Maybe do the wings the same colour/style as the underbelly?
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Yeah I think you’re right there.
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Winged Beast of Nature for my Mythological’De Danann’Herd army: A LOTR Giant Eagle convertion into a Giant Raven. The riskiest part was resculpting the beak to the correct shape. Base colours are now done, dark blues, slate blue and black, with a dark green and then a purple wash to give the feathers a dynamic spectrum of colour. I then highlight in slate blue and dry brush in black once it dried. A bit more dry brushing with grey on the feathers and then white around the head and claws to lighten them up and bring out the details
it still looks black from a distance, but has a splash of colour when tilted to the light and looking up close. Capturing the feather shimmer and the wrinkled, cracked effect of the Raven’s feet and grainy texture on the beak was challenging.
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