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Today I Painted – Master Ekusa


Adam February 22, 2012 painting and modelling Leave a comment (2)

I am embracing my destiny, finally admitting that it’s going to take me forever to finish a Warhammer or Warhammer 40000 army. Part of the reason is the ever present lack of time. Family, particularly, seem to chew up most of my non-work hours and I wouldn’t have it anyother way.

Coming to this realisation is remarkably liberating! It opens up a whole new world of opportunities in the gaming arena. The “skirmish” level games out there are really starting to take off. Bushido really got my attention because it’s got an old kung-fu master … riding a giant turtle!! How awesome is THAT?

There’s also a little girl who rocks around with a filthy big Gorilla as her sidekick! With the last of my spare cash (stupid mortgage repayments!), I was perusing the stock at Realm of Legends and found them. Ended up with the Temple of Ro-Kan starter box and also little Aiko and her huge Gorilla. In a fit of enthusiasm, I finished Master Ekusa pretty quickly, and I’m pretty happy with the finished result.

GCT Studios Bushido Master Ekusa GCT Studios Bushido Master Ekusa

More to come and maybe even a game or two, sooner or later.

GCT Studios Bushido Master Ekusa
Master Ekusa’s card for Bushido.

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  • WAR-AXE

    Hey!

    Very nice mini! I discovered Bushido and the Temple of Ro-Kan myself and I wonder how did you made the orange kimono? I plan to do the same for my figures :p

    • http://thegoldend6.com Adam

      Yeah, Bushido has been one of the surprises from recent past. I was monitoring the various news sites out there and they kept popping up with really characterful models and a cool back story.
      The orange on the robes was (as usual) a bit of random hodge-podgery. I started with a base of Iyanden Darksun and then highlighted with a mix 2:1 of Iyanden Darksun and Bleached Bone, adding more Bleached Bone to the mix for the next highlight. Then I cheated, sort of.
      Once it was well and truly dry, I found an old pot of the Games Worksop Orange ink that has been collecting dust. It’s so old, that I’ve forgotten the name and the label is long gone. However, A couple of coats of thinned down Orange ink (about 2:1 ink to water) went over the top, waiting for the previous layer to fully dry before coating again. I’m not sure of the current equivalent in the paint range, but you could also try really, really thinned down Blazing Orange as long as you test it first.