"A Weird Encounter" - Iron Shoes

Up the airy mountain,

Down the rushing glen,

We daren't go a-hunting,

For fear of little men

-The Fairies, William Allingham

Hey gang, welcome back to The Art of Caesura!

I hope you've been enjoying our look at Hellboy: The Board Game so far. The models are nice and diverse, and a lot of fun to paint. After the Monkey with a Gun a few weeks ago, today we have another funny / creepy little guy: Iron Shoes.

In the Hellboy story-line, this one takes place right here in Ireland. Hellboy hears about how iron is usually effective against fairies, but some actually gain power from iron. Enter Iron Shoes.

I really love the pose of this miniature, it totally looks like he's having a tantrum, or like a kid stomping around in boots.

There are quite a few minis in this board game so I'm trying to be a bit efficient painting them. That's not to say I want to slap them together, but that I will paint some of them quickly enough to make time to lavish on ones like Hellboy, Abe and the gang.

The new Contrast Paints will really help in this regard especially in working through the many frog monsters!

Anyway, Iron Shoes was nice and quick, and I'm quite happy with how he turned out. I started by undercoating him with Steel Legion Drab, washing with Agrax Earthshade and, once dry, drybrushing Steel Legion with more and more Ushabti Bone added.

I spent more time on his face, where, instead of dry-brushing, I blended Steel Legion Drab with Scale 75's Basic Flesh and then Pale Skin.

His eyes are a little more dramatic in real life than I could capture in the photos. I first painted them white and then used a layer of Spiritstone Red.

His eponymous shoes are simply Leadbelcher, Nuln Oil, Runefang Steel and then Stormhost Silver.

And that's it! A fun little character from Hellboy: The Board Game

Watching: I Am Mother - Grant Sputore

Drinking: Dick Mack's Session IPA

Next Week:

Pursuing vikings...

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