Please check out the previous entries; Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV, to make sure you don't miss out on the progress thus far!
Now the structure had been fully built, receiving modeling compound where necessary, and creating the wall that would cover the opening in the central room, it could be primed black. A rattle can did the job perfectly, but did reveal a potential issue with the expanding foam; where there was no compound or plaster covering it, the paint found it difficult to cover. This isn't the end of the world. as really it was just the rear of the structure that didn't have any covering, as this won't be on show. But it does give me something to learn from for next time, understanding what does and doesn't work well. I think that's probably the most important part of this whole process; the constant learning, and changing of plans. It just means that next time will be far better and quicker in all ways.
Anyway, as you can see here, the structure is starting to look a little more real, now that it's received its priming coat of paint, bringing everything together nicely. A step you have not seen yet (due to my difficulty in remembering to document every single step) was to add a few more little details that would become part of the terrain. I had rummaged around in my bits box for any Tzeentch-y looking details and parts, and managed to find a fair few suitable parts. With a couple of spare horrors, I knew I wanted to incorporate them in some way, and given their poses, they looked perfect to be running away from something. I found a little bird in which I thought would be funny to have them run away from, so precariously glued them all on top.
Given their aptitude and passion for reading, it only made sense to include some books as well. I'm not sue what kits exactly they all came from, but some of the books look somewhat like the screamers, with their own tails. This gave me the idea that they should resemble the fact they can fly around, so included some leaving windows and holes within the mountain, just to make it seem a little more dynamic and alive, rather than still and stale.
Adding a few extra flags and symbols allows the theme of Tzeentch to be continued throughout, as this is after all, supposed to represent some sort of stronghold, and should be marked as such.
The final detail was to take a spare disc of Tzeentch and tie it with miniature chains to the top of the cleansing aqualith, further removing it from the good intentions it was originally created for, and converting it to the good old forces of chaos. This would then act better as the 'eye' for the whole structure when looked at from above.
Getting back to the completed priming job, it was then time to start and somewhat finish, the rocky mountain of the structure. Running short on time, I decided the most efficient way f doing so, was to dry brush one layer and one layer only. Using a lilac, I spent some time brushing over the whole structure, giving it the texture of realistic rock, whilst staying on Tzeentch theme with the mysteriously sickly pale purple. At this current stage, I'm not sure if any more work will go into the rock, as we are only a few weeks away from the opening of the submissions, and I've still got quite some way to go.
So for now, I'm calling the rock done, and it is now time to move onto the ground...
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