Maggoth Lord - Competition entry

I managed to get the Maggoth Lord painted in time to submit to he painting competition. I was unable to do the waterfall effects that I wanted to do because I live in New Zealand meaning 5 weeks is not enough time to source such an obscure product. I should be getting some later this week so I will have to do the waterfall once I get the model back from the shop.

Maggoth Lord - Painted

I finally got round to doing all the finishing touches on the Maggoth Lord. The Maggoth beast had all the boils highlighted and re-coated in Nurgles rots to make them really shiny. I also finished the nails that are through a couple of the spikes.

   

I finished all the details on Morbidex Twiceborn (the rider). I played with making the scythe look extra rusted as well as all his armour being either rusted steel or aged bronze. I also decided to make the tentacle on his arm gradient to green to give him a more nurgly look.

Here are some photos of the rider and beast combined. They're not great but i intend to get some real good ones once I'v finished the base and attached him properly.

 

Maggoth Lord - Base - W.I.P

Here is some W.I.P phots of the base. You can see that I have added some cork to make  more interesting rock formations and gave it a couple of coats of wood glue to seal the water area. There is a little bit of sand on there just to break up the large flat areas.

Here I have base coated in black, then brown. I also did a quick base coat for the rocky areas and the stream bed.

I have now added highlights to the rocks and dirt. I also added some lighter green for the shallow areas of the stream. Im hoping this will give a depth effect once I use the water effects.

Here are the Nurglings that I intend to dot around the base. They are just a W.I.P at the moment but you can start to see the different colour/skin tones that I have used for each one.

Maggoth Lord - Base

I have decided to make the base more interesting for this model by making a small waterfall of swampy slime. I bought a large cork (120mm diameter) and have started to cut it into roughly the shape I am after - a small stream that tumbles down into a pond. I have spoken with the guy at the local model shop and intend to get hold of some water effects goop to make convincing water. I also intend to litter the base with Nurglings to add some character. More to come soon hopefully.

Maggoth Lord - W.I.P v2 - Horns / Rider

I found a little bit of time since September to work on this model. As you can see, I have painstakingly painted a gradient onto each horn of both the the Maggoth beast and the rider. I have also worked a lot more washes and drybrushes over the riders skin. There is still a lot of fiddly bits to complete such as all the boils/spots on the beast as well as all the details around its burst stomach. The rider also needs a lot more detail done to all armour/cloth/weapon. Fingers crossed I can get this done by Feb 27th.

                                     

                        

Update

It's been a while since I last updated because I was busy moving house. However, now that the dust has settled I should hopefully find more time for painting. I also now have a better dedicated painting area with improved lighting so I can paint in the evenings after work.

I recently went to buy some more paints and was handed this flyer for a painting competition and am seriously considering entering my Maggoth Lord model. This will mean adding all the finishing touches and building / completing the base within one month (the last hand in date is exactly a month today). I am hoping that this will give me some motivation to finish my first large model.