Sunday, January 7, 2018

'Flight' from Barks: An Unkindness of Ravens

Dark wings, dark words.
They look great en masse.
These ravens are from Zombicide: A Murder of Crowz, but I thought they'd be great for Game of Thrones, or flocks of crebain for Lord of the Rings, or fatigue markers for SAGA etc. Dark grey undercoat, blue-grey drybrush, black wash, and black details. I based them to match Challenge VII's revenants, but I got the PVA to bicarb ratio off so the snow is a little thin and translucent.

I've had my eyes on these ravens for a little while- the Bonus Round was just what I needed to persuade me to get them.

 15x 28mm figures
Posted by Curt at 4:24 PM
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25 comments:

  1. CurtJanuary 7, 2018 at 6:34 PM

    Lovely work Barks. I SO need to pick up this boxed set as it can be used for so many systems/scenarios.

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  2. MillsyJanuary 7, 2018 at 7:08 PM

    Nice work mate. Cool idea using them is Saga!

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    1. BarksJanuary 7, 2018 at 9:00 PM

      Also, Hitchcockian Horror!

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    2. Evan HughesJanuary 8, 2018 at 2:23 PM

      Agreed - that's the most inspired fatigue marker ever!

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  3. JonathanJanuary 7, 2018 at 7:10 PM

    Rave reviews for this entry!

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  4. AdamC1776January 7, 2018 at 8:28 PM

    I have to get some of these great work Ravens aren’t easy to paint

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    1. BarksJanuary 7, 2018 at 9:01 PM

      They may not be as hard as you think, have fun!

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  5. Paul O'GJanuary 8, 2018 at 12:11 AM

    Great stuff mate - they look great as multiple murders!

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  6. Peter DouglasJanuary 8, 2018 at 8:13 AM

    Wonderful stuff Barks. Many, many uses for these - I can see using them as dummy markers to mark potential enemy units in any winter based game.

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  7. DaveDJanuary 8, 2018 at 11:19 AM

    cracking stuff barks -

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  8. Evan HughesJanuary 8, 2018 at 2:24 PM

    That's a really great entry, Barks - the closer you look, the better it gets!

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  9. JamieMJanuary 9, 2018 at 2:38 AM

    Great stuff, lovely set of figures nicely painted as black isn’t the easiest.

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    1. BarksJanuary 9, 2018 at 5:58 PM

      Thanks, Jamie! I rarely use pure black, often it is dark grey with a black wash and often tones of blue.

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  10. Sidney RoundwoodJanuary 10, 2018 at 7:29 AM

    Wow, Barks...that's a scary flight of crows. In the woods near us, there are hundreds of crows, jackdaws and magpies. When they swarm - yep - looks just like this. Terrific work - I really like them!

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    1. BarksJanuary 10, 2018 at 4:19 PM

      Thanks very much, Sidney, that’s the impression I was going for!

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  11. david bromleyJanuary 12, 2018 at 4:28 AM

    Dark words dark deeds indeed! These are a useful item for tokens and encounters in many a setting! I don't have any dark words for me though. Nice work on getting the black hue and keeping the detail! I too go through grey and blue paint far faster than the black pot! ;)

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  12. PhyllionJanuary 13, 2018 at 12:32 PM

    These are cool! Useful minis to have about

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