First on my list of Blood Bowl teams to paint this year were the Snotlings (you can tell I care not for winning, just having a good time). I immediately picked an acronym (SNM) which I then had to make sense of. The end result is not too far off 🙂
First, despite their size, several of the miniatures cried for pinning, as I am am rather adverse to performing miniature surgery in the midst of a game. The stilt walkers are but one example of the players I had to pin to their base for more sturdiness.Once pinned, they are rather solid…Given the amount of players and the great number of parts involved in the pump wagon, I would not recommend this kit for a beginner. The wagon are quite finicky and require patience and meditation practice 🙂Another example of pinned miniature, as their only base contact is a tiny part of one foot.I did not bother with zenital priming, given the player size and gave the assembled wagons a brown primer.For this team, I will break my regular approach and complete the skin first, given the fact it covers most of the miniature and will be easier to deal with first. I choose Elysian Green for the base.I then apply a green tone wash and let dry for 1/2 hour or so.Highlights are done with Ogryn Camo.Now for the players’ belly, undernose, lips and lower eyelids: I decided on a base of Bugman’s glow. Note that this step can be skipped if you are really in a hurry to field the team, as the players are so tiny, but it would be a pity as it gives them some interesting character.The flesh colored parts are then shaded with Reikland Fleshshade (or your favorite flesh shader) and highlighted with Kislev Flesh. A bit of blending mazy be necessary but given the size, it will not stretch your skill to the limit.The skin being done, we resume our regular workflow by blocking colors; I decided with the blue and red scheme from the box illustration as it provides a good contrast with the skin tone and enough diversity to allow me to create a crowd effect. first, reds which are then immediately shaded. Next the grey tones, mainly for the counter and many, many mushroom stalks. I chose Dawnstone from GW.
