"Wood Wards Were Originally Created By Evil Druids..."

"...To sow terror in logging villages that were encroaching on the forest."

This 28mm/32mm scale resin print of a WoodWard was created using "Elegoo" Water Washable Resin on a Mars 3 Pro 3D Printer and is available as an STL (Standard Triangle Language) file from "Rocket Pig Games" on "MyMiniFactory". This is actually the second "human-shaped amalgam of wood, leather, and forest debris" I've painted, having previously pigmented a 40mm tall pre-printed version sold by “FullyCycled” over on “Etsy”. Indeed, I was so impressed with this particular 'Monster Miniature', that I bought the STL shortly after I got my own 3D printer.

Presumably based upon a Wood Woad, which first appeared in the Monster Manual III for “Dungeons & Dragons” in 2004, the model actually comes with and without a rocky base - so having previously worked on one with a stand, I thought I'd just have this version stood on 'open ground'. Resultantly, the Lawful neutral plant was super-glued to a "Citadel" 50mm circular base, and undercoated using a mixture of “Vallejo” Heavy Sienna and Surface Primer Leather Brown.

My two WoodWards alongside some of my other "Rocket Pig Games" miniatures

"Immune to any spell or effect that would alter its form, the animated protector was sploshed with “Citadel” Agrax Earthshade, before being dry-brushed with (more) “Vallejo” Heavy Sienna. It was then lightly touched with a little “Vallejo” Earth all over, and had the visible inner wood on top of its head 'picked out' using a combination of “Vallejo” Heavy Brown and “Citadel” Agrax Earthshade. I also applied both some “Vallejo” Heavy Green and "Citadel" Biel-Tan Green to the sculpt's shoulders and shield, and then tried to blend this 'moss' back in with the rest of the colour scheme via a dry-brush of (even more) "Vallejo" Heavy Sienna and Heavy Brown. Lastly, I carefully sketched a couple of lines of "Citadel" Abaddon Black into the bark where the Wood Woad's eyes apparently were, and gave its club a lick of "Citadel" Doombull Brown, as well as a dousing in Agrax Earthshade.

To be honest, working on this particular model was something of a double-edged sword emotion-wise, as I was somewhat shocked once I saw that the figure I had 3D printed was significantly larger than the supposed 32mm scale version I bought way back in March 2021 - and yet I never modified the STL in any way on "Chitubox" Basic. So just why my first WoodWard was shrunk in height from 60mm down to 40mm was rather baffling, unless you take the rather cynical view that it was likely for a purely financial decision in order to save a few pennies on resin..?

"Laugh this off, Twinkletoes!"

The size difference also reminded me of just why I had binned my previous project using "Rocket Pig Games" sculpts in the first place too - as I had been getting increasingly frustrated with the inconsistency of the miniature scales I was receiving via "Etsy". Of course, now I can 3D print my own my enthusiasm for a woodland folk verses mechanical creations project/campaign has been renewed. But I'm still debating on whether to simply restart it from scratch, using the figures at their 'correct' size, or perhaps try to shrink them all down to the height of my previously-painted efforts - I guess time will tell..?

In addition to my WoodWard though, I have also completed a second 28mm metal British NBC trooper by "Athena Miniatures". The miniature was predominantly painted using "Vallejo" Heavy Grey and "Citadel" Agrax Earthshade. However, I also tackled the chap's ammunition pouch with some round(ish) splodges of “Vallejo” Heavy Brown, Luftwaffe Camouflage Green and Heavy Sienna so as to create a basic camouflage pattern. This area was later shaded with “Citadel” Agrax Earthshade, before each colour was highlighted back up with (more) “Vallejo” Heavy Brown, Luftwaffe Camouflage Green and Heavy Sienna.