{"id":5650,"date":"2022-05-23T12:11:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-23T16:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/?p=5650"},"modified":"2022-05-23T12:11:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-23T16:11:58","slug":"monster-mayhem-2022-manticore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angrypiper.com\/?p=5650","title":{"rendered":"Monster May(hem) 2022: Manticore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well, I finally got something done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a manticore, from Nolzur’s Marvelous Miniatures. I really like this sculpt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As my friend Jon, creator of the Tale of the Manticore<\/a> podcast, is about to bring his first epic quest to a close; I thought I’d dedicate this miniature to him. I’ve hyped Tale of the Manticore on this site before (and likely will again). It’s an old-school rpg\/dark fantasy podcast that’s not really like anything else. The perfect blend of storytelling and roleplaying, and it’s great to listen to when painting miniatures. You can find it anywhere you find podcasts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Although I’m reasonably happy with the paint job on the manticore, I’m pretty meh about the base. I was in a hurry ( I had to get SOMETHING done, for Christ’s sake), and I didn’t put as much attention into it as I would like. It needs something, like the bones of a victim, perhaps…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monster May(hem) continues apace, with many talented contributors both out in the blogosphere and on Instagram. Here\u2019s the blogroll:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeremy, aka Carrion Crow; from\u00a0Carrion Crow\u2019s Buffet<\/a>, has begun work on his Straw God from Crooked Dice miniatures. (Jeremy, you should absolutely check out Azazel’s work on those Ghostbusters devil-dogs! Link below.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roger from Rantings From Under the Wargames Table,<\/a> has sculpted a wonderful Jason Voorhees from scratch, and painted him in his typical adroit manner! Ch-ch-ch-ha-ha-ha!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matt from\u00a0PM Painting<\/a>\u00a0started things off with a Queen of Hell, then moved on to an avatar of Hastur, then to some Hell Hounds, then a Tomb Tapper, a Rock Troll, a swarm of Muccins and a Chaos Dragon Ogre! (He’s really lagging behind this year…)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Azazel from Azazel\u2019s Bitz Box<\/a>\u00a0has completed a Burrowing Horror, a Byakhee, some Earth Elementals, a Spawn of Ungoliant that has to be seen to be believed; and those cool demon dogs from Ghostbusters! Way to go, Azazel!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dave from\u00a0War<\/a>g<\/a>ames Terrain Workshop<\/a>\u00a0(aka “Mr. Star Wars”) started with a pair of wampas and a Tattooine sand ape, then scratch-built a purrgil; then switched it up and painted a gibbering horde and a chaos spawn. Then he went back to Star Wars for a Tattoine sand bat, a scratch-built blurrg and (my favorite) a scratch-built Ziro the Hutt! Outstanding!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom from over on\u00a0Instagram<\/a> painted a \u201ccorrupted were-deer\u201d, a werewolf, a gibbering mouther, and\u2026something else\u2026 (a little help here, Tom). It’s a CMON miniature and it looks like a mosquito man…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

and a few newcomers to Monster May(hem) this year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fellow Super Mission Force enthusiast Jon from\u00a0Jon\u2019s Hobby Desk<\/a>, has begun work on a Glottkin, a big Nurgle-beastie!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Simon, aka Blax the Kleric, from\u00a0Fantorical Wargaming<\/a>, has completed the Straw God from Crooked Dice (that same one Carrion Crow is also working on), and has also finished another Crooked Dice miniature: the Giant Ape! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And Malcolm, also from\u00a0Instagram<\/a>, has painted a Reaper basilisk and a Nolzur’s wyvern! Cool stuff!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please check out all these wonderful hobbyists. Visit their sites, drop them a comment or two, or just introduce yourself and say hello. The main reason I host this challenge is because it’s fun; but it’s also a great way to show support and inspire and showcase the work of other people! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m still hoping to get at least one more monster miniature done by the end of the month…fingers crossed!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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