I really really like the Melusai models in the Daughters of Khaine range that Games Workshop makes. I think they look really cool; I think the concept - an group of half-snake, half-elf women who are inherently magical and dedicated to the worship of Morathi-Khaine - is awesome, and I love the way they look when they're painted up, which is why I have 1,500 points of them.
But.
Painting them up? For some reason, they're hard. I struggle with their scales. It's partly my fault; I had a daft idea right at the start to paint each unit up with their tails patterened after a different, real-life, red snake. The idea was that each unit is made of sisters from the same clutch of eggs, you see. Unfortunately that turned out to be a) a pain and b) intimidating.
Anyway, I've only got two units of five left to do, so here's where the first block stands today:
Their belly scales need a highlight of a brighter pink, and their red tail scales need some work with a bright red to bring them up to a finished point, then it's on to the armour, leatherwork, and final highlights on the non-snake skin before I do the hair and bases. Hopefully a day's hard work tomorrow will get them done, or mostly done.
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