Beginnings of a diorama ... and more Kingdom Death

To this day, a visit to a model shop when I was just a wee little boy of five remains burned vividly into my memory. In that shop were many beautiful miniature dioramas depicting various World War II scenes involving beautifully painted tanks, soldiers and scenery. I was in awe and wished fervently that I had an iota of the skill shown by the painters. Well more than three decades later, I am giving it a go ... finally ... and sincerely hope I can do the wonderfully sculpted miniatures justice.

Mary and her little 'lamb'

Pic from a slightly different angle

Hot dragon breath ...

It is still at the 'conceptual' stage in that I am not too sure who I want to use as the protagonist in the diorama. The antagonist will be the dragon miniature from Games Workshop's Lord of the Ring series while the protagonist, for now at least, is the Kingdom Death Pinup Saviour miniature.

Pinup Saviour (Front View) minus the cloak

Pinup Saviour (Back View) minus the cloak

I have a few other candidates in mind, one of which is in my latest order from Kingdom death.

Yet more miniatures from Kingdom Death
I just couldn't resist it when I saw the limited release models on sale at Kingdom Death. Two particular miniatures grabbed my attention instantly. One was the 'Illuminated Lady' which I thought would make a wonderful Object Source Lighting painting project while the other one was the 'Beyond the Wall Mini Diorama' which would make an excellent piece to incorporate into future dioramas. A third - the Pinup Architect - was an impulse buy as I really liked the overall look of the figure.

Kingdom Death's Illuminated Lady will be an excellent choice for an Object Source Lighting (OSL) piece

Kingdom Death Beyond the Wall - An alternative candidate for the diorama's protagonist

Kingdom Death Pinup Architect ... possibly the coolest architect since Ted Mosby?

Head is missing the left horn ...

Practise run for painting a female figure
As I have never painted a miniature which so much flesh showing before, I had best practise before I start on the diorama. Looking over my current collection, the only miniature that came close to the Kingdom Death girls were Lelith Hesperax. I plan to try a colour scheme that is completely different from the one done up by the 'Eavy Metal team. Looking to do a more 'softer' look and should have some pictures ... warts and all ... of my progress with Lelith over the coming weeks.

Lelith is ready for priming.