FutaManticore: 80's Dark Synth Nightstalkers (and other gribblies)

There’s something about speedpainting with a limited palette I find most satisfying. The planning, preparation and execution coupled with sometimes unorthodox results just strikes a chord. So when faced with an army and mega army of Nightstalkers, I had to do something to shift the shameful pile of grey plastic.



Next in the queue: More scarecrows and some reapers

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Strong and effective look, I like it! :grin:

Great shading and the glowing mouth/tongues really pop! Awesome :slightly_smiling_face:

Love it! Suits them perfectly! :slight_smile:

Mini update. Managed to churn out another 2 ‘troops’ of Scarecrows and a troop of Reapers. I quite like the design of the Reapers, but like Phantoms, they’re a bugger to rank-up.




Speaking of which, I’ve got some Phantoms in the pipeline and some more Scarecrows.

There also seems to be small, rodent-like squeaks and scratches from the hobby pile.

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Wow, 8 months…
Well, in that time, I’ve reviewed my Nightstalkes and think I’ll go for a second take. It’s a solid concept but the execution could be improved upon. The main blue & red are too dark for my liking, so I’ve switched up for a lighter turquoise and pink while relying on the same drybrush and purple wash to make it organic. I’ve also decided to paint the weapons, albeit basic, for a little added interest. As for the bases, the red/pink just wasn’t working on a large scale, so I’ve decided to have a more detached colour pallet while still showing a blight-like corruption. As such, enough for a Nightstalker army

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So, the bases have been put to use
Scarecrows




Heros

Butchers

Shadow Hounds

Overall

Still have some Scarecrows left over that will go to my next batch of WIP bases

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Also, before I settled on Nightstalkers, I also bought a box of Forces of the Abyss, but just couldn’t settle on a scheme. I tried numerous failed attempts to balance a cohesive theme with something unnatural/inorganic while still capturing a sense of corruption. I’ve dubbed my new test ‘Legions of Rust’, but is still WIP. The photo’s a bit meh; if anything its more sepia than I realised, but I’m planning on adding some green mossy foliage and an eerie glow for some spot colour. I was also thinking reddish rust wasteland bases with random junk sticking out, but who knows…

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Managed another regiment of Scarecrows, giving me enough bases for a legion, and tried out the white lining in my botched photo box

Next in the queue is a Terror, followed by old mono-pose Reapers and more Scarecrows.

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Mini update. I managed to find a little time to finish off the Terror, though really it was just picking out the white and orange to give the model a little pop

Also got some (slightly) better pics of my rust test scheme, with added pop



If I was to expand this onto the Abyss models I have, I’d probably pick out some details in gold/brass before weathering.

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