Mierce Miniatures

Hi all, finally decided to have a go at this online lark. Basically been lurking and watching all the wonderful posts on this forum and thought id throw my hat in the ring. You'll have to bear with me tho as i've never posted before (technology gives me the willys haha) so this could be a really long journey full of bad pics and links that go nowhere. I'm gonna try and document my foray into the world of Darklands. Fell in love with the minis at salute came straight home and joined the kickstarter with the intention of forming a Formoraic host. Now that's over i'm awaiting my box of resin goodness to arrive with not only Formoraic but Byzanti also and some Norse thrown in too...ooops. After going mad on the website i sat back and realized i've never painted anything that wasn't wearing power armour, this could be a problem. So i dug through my resin cupboard (its amazing how much builds up over time) and found a suitable mini to practise on. So this is where i shall begin, do not fear tho as many Darklands minis will be on their way. Please feel free to offer advice/tips ect (be nice tho). One last thing before i try and upload a pic, i am possibly the slowest painter in the world, seriously it takes me forever, i also get distracted with new minis so ill probably be jumping around allot. Anyway lets get this party started.....




thats the beginning of the bad photos haha....some more work done...




i then decided that i needed more pressure so i thought id give a display base ago, having never tried it...hey it could be fun right




Anyway thats all for now i think, see how bored you all are before i continue haha. Got another display piece in mind for Brythonaid and my first Formoraic member on the way, Brunchaath the Vile come on down.....

Base is looking amazing - Look forward to more pics!

I don't think you have anything to worry about mate. So far that looks great. Nice work

Thanks guys really appreciate the comments. The main thing for me is to actually finish it haha doesn't happen too often.

I Know where you're coming from

Keep on paintin! LF ciin progresses!

Whats that model? looking good by the way

@Minsk it's a CMON mini sculpted by Aragorn Marks, it's been sitting in a draw for ages thought it was about time it got used. Will be adding some more pics tomorrow.

Quick update, havn't had much time this week but moved ahead a couple of steps. Still got more to do tho.... hopefully get started on Brunchaath this weekend.

Now that's one awesome base. Painting is great, too, but base is just wonderful. What materials do you use, and can you recommend a tutorial (or write your own?)?

@asoshnev thanks for the comments, its nice to know im heading in the right direction. i follow all the tutorials on Miniature Mentor. Really cant praise them enough. they do cost money but they are so worth it. The main ones i used to help with the base were Mattheiu Rouche, Artis le Gnome and Ben Komets, Creating and Painting unique bases. I have most of them now and everyone has given me so much infomation, they are really well produced and a joy to watch. Material wise.... main base is a resin plinth from MDP, www.Modeldisplayproducts.co.uk, the stone on the front is just slate from B&Q, then i used Vallejo dark earth which is a resin paste. The static grass and moss is from basecreafts. I added lots of cork to the plinth which i got from amazon (its just a place mat/heat mat for pots). The tree is an old bonsai that my girlfriend gave me and i managed to kill it will live on forever now tho haha. I should get it finished this weekend, as its the first thing like this ive tried im really happy with it but have learnt abit so the next one should be better. Im watching the Photographing Miniatures Tutorial from MM at the mo so hopefully there will be better pics in the future

Actually managed to finish a model haha. I really enjoyed this piece and although there are some bits i would do different if i could go back im pretty pleased with the end result. Let me know what you think....








Ive also got some pics of Brunchaath to share. This is my first Darklands mini and it was fantastic, so much detail and a real joy to paint. Im trying out an ice/snow base let me know if its working haha.

Really great Paul. Your metals are top drawer, really smooth transitions throughout too. I'm going to follow your progress through the Darklands world very keenly.

@evl hmr thanks for the comments, really nice to hear that people like my work. Got a couple of updates for you guys.

first are some final pics of Brunchaath the Vile.





next just a couple of pics of the next projects, Chaagmuth and lladd llaw who is going to be a display piece. im going to set him in a ruined aztec(ish) temple with a light sand stone for most of the base that should go well with the reds of the mini, hopefully haha

Nice job with Brunchaath. The elements I like the most is his skin and weapon. The fur on the legs definitely needs more contrast - strands of hair should be highlighted more than spaces between them.

@JerzyK Thanks for the interest. Glad you liked some of it haha, i know what you mean about the fur i got a bit lost as to what to do with it. I wanted a really light colour fur but when i added the darker brown for the contrast it made the fur look generally brown all over I have to tackle Chaagmuth on his boar next so there is a hell of allot of fur to practise on. Any tips or advice would be great. Thanks again for the interest

Back from the dead.......hey all. been gone a little while haha but I'm back albeit in another country. hardly painted anything over the last couple of years, didn't stop buying it though. finally I've got my workspace sorted and i can carry on with darklands goodness. so here are some bits for you guys to look at. First Chaagmuth..

Next i have some Norse action for you....







Still needs a base though. need to stop moving on to the next mini and do some bases.

Just some pics of future minis to get paint. Also LLadd LLaw from way back, kind of used him to practise metal and leather. Playing with the skin but I'm not sure if i like. Tried adding scale colour alchemy into the red to get a pearly look to the skin......not sure though so will keep playing.

Some Infernii next in the form of the awesome Scecchus. Absolutely stunning mini. Still got a bit to do, the axe, more on the metal parts and the fur and final lights on all the flesh. haha lots to do actually.

Looks great!! Keep up the good work!

Love that fiend,

the mouth and tongue especially are excellent

Incredible work on Scecchus - as Orlando said, the Mouth and Tongue look great, the Armour is stunning too - and I like how you did the Fur on his back, awesome work!

Amazing work Alaskapaul. The fleshtones are superb!

Hey guys sorry for disappearing haha thanks for the comments. No progress at the moment but hoping to get back to it soon.

Love them sooooooooooo much!!
The details you painted in those skin are awesome!

The skin on scecchus looks great. Nice colour schemes on all your minis and well chosen contrasts. Really like 'em.