GrandpaPhil Posted February 3 #1 Posted February 3 (edited) I am painting a box of two War Mammoths in 28mm from the game A Song of Fire and Ice (Game of Thrones) by Cool Mini Or Not (CMON). I learned to paint by painting miniatures belonging to the Imperial Guard from Warhammer 40K many years ago. I have not gamed in well over twenty years but I still thoroughly enjoy miniature painting, including an army or two (or three) every now and again. The miniatures are resin and of pretty good quality (most of CMON’s miniatures are of incredible quality). I cut the mammoths off their bases (these are ready to field if you don’t want to paint them). I am currently in the process of cleaning them up and filling gaps. They may go back on their bases with some extras added (like rocks and logs, read twigs), or they may get fancy wooden bases since these are destined for my curio cabinet. I haven’t decided yet. Edited Saturday at 10:31 PM by GrandpaPhil Javelin, Landlubber Mike, ccoyle and 5 others 7 1 Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Old Collingwood Posted February 3 #2 Posted February 3 These look so cool. OC. Jack12477, GrandpaPhil, Egilman and 2 others 4 1 Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
king derelict Posted February 3 #3 Posted February 3 The details on the miniatures look very nice especially for 28mm. They are going to look great. alan Old Collingwood, Canute, GrandpaPhil and 2 others 4 1
eatcrow2 Posted February 4 #4 Posted February 4 3 hours ago, GrandpaPhil said: I am painting a box of two War Mammoths in 28mm from the game A Song of Fire and Ice (Game of Thrones) by Cool Mini Or Not (CMON). I learned to paint by painting miniatures belonging to the Imperial Guard from Warhammer 40K many years ago. I have not gamed in well over twenty years but I still thoroughly enjoy miniature painting, including an army or two (or three) every now and again. The miniatures are resin and of pretty good quality (most of CMON’s miniatures are of incredible quality). I cut the mammoths off their bases (these are ready to field if you don’t want to paint them). I am currently in the process of cleaning them up and filling gaps. They may go back on their bases with some extras added (like rocks and logs, read twigs), or they may get fancy wooden bases since these are destined for my curio cabinet. I haven’t decided yet. Looking forward on updates! Old Collingwood, Jack12477, GrandpaPhil and 3 others 6
GrandpaPhil Posted February 5 Author #5 Posted February 5 Thank you all very much for the comments and the likes! I ended up prepping a bunch of other miniatures in addition to the mammoths. I got most of these a long while ago and had them shelved. The mammoths themselves are primed black now. The six legged cat looking thing with tentacles is a displacer beast from the DnD universe. It is done now because it was very simple to paint. Most organics (monsters, creatures and the like) are very easy to paint. It just involves a lot of dry brushing. Here is the finished displacer beast which is off to my curio cabinet: Old Collingwood, Jack12477, eatcrow2 and 5 others 8 Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted Wednesday at 05:32 PM Author #6 Posted Wednesday at 05:32 PM The mammoths are now shaggy and brown looking, with more drybrushing for the near future. The webbing and the satchels are probably going to get repainted a different color to avoid having an overwhelming amount of brown. Old Collingwood, Canute, AgesOfSail and 6 others 9 Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
king derelict Posted Wednesday at 07:15 PM #7 Posted Wednesday at 07:15 PM Very nice work on the hair Phil alan thibaultron, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 3 others 5 1
Old Collingwood Posted Wednesday at 10:03 PM #8 Posted Wednesday at 10:03 PM Looking awsome Phil. OC. Canute, Egilman, thibaultron and 1 other 3 1 Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
GrandpaPhil Posted Thursday at 12:45 AM Author #9 Posted Thursday at 12:45 AM (edited) @king derelict and @Old Collingwood Thank you both very much! The first one is mostly done and just needs the base finished and the final highlight coat after the last ink layer dries. The toothpick is keeping the mammoth properly balanced while the glue dries. Edited Thursday at 12:46 AM by GrandpaPhil Old Collingwood, Canute, king derelict and 3 others 6 Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
SaltyScot Posted Thursday at 02:19 AM #10 Posted Thursday at 02:19 AM You are a man of many talents, Phil. Egilman, king derelict, Old Collingwood and 4 others 6 1 Mark On the table: Endeavour 1934 - J Class Racing Yacht - 1:80 Next up: Lynx, Baltimore Clipper Schooner - MANTUA - 1:62 Awaiting shipyard clearance: HMS Endurance - OcCre - 1:70 Wishlist: 1939 Chris Craft Runabout - Garrett Wade - 1:8 Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen
GrandpaPhil Posted Friday at 12:05 AM Author #11 Posted Friday at 12:05 AM Thank you very much, Mark! Thank you very much to all who have hit the “like” button or just stopped by! The first one is done: Now on to the second one! realworkingsailor, DocRob, Knocklouder and 9 others 6 6 Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
king derelict Posted Friday at 12:26 AM #12 Posted Friday at 12:26 AM Very,very nice work Phil. The red leather straps and bags really make it stand out. alan Paul Le Wol, Egilman, Jack12477 and 4 others 6 1
GrandpaPhil Posted Saturday at 03:41 PM Author #13 Posted Saturday at 03:41 PM (edited) On 2/6/2025 at 7:26 PM, king derelict said: Very,very nice work Phil. The red leather straps and bags really make it stand out. alan Alan, Thank you very much! I am basing the general color scheme off the Carthaginian war elephants and I’ll do the same for the Song of Fire and Ice elephants that are sitting in line for the near future. Here’s one in 54mm scale that I painted a few years ago from a resin garage kit: The color scheme for that one was from the Battle of Zama in the 2nd Punic War in 202 BC against Rome. I would assume that the red was to induce fear in addition to the inherent fear (read panic) that elephants induce in horses. Alexander the Great also previously had had severe problems with his cavalry’s horses panicking during his India Campaign due to the elephants at Hydaspes in 326 BC. Edited Saturday at 03:41 PM by GrandpaPhil Jack12477, BLACK VIKING, king derelict and 5 others 8 Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
DocRob Posted Saturday at 03:53 PM #14 Posted Saturday at 03:53 PM Nice paintwork on elephant and mammoth´s, Phil and a good choice, to paint the leather accessories in red, which enhances the contrast. Cheers Rob Canute, Jack12477, GrandpaPhil and 3 others 5 1 Current builds: Shelby Cobra Coupe by DocRob - Model Factory Hiro - 1/12 Duchess of Kingston - paused Finished builds: F4U-1A Corsair - Tamiya 1/32 USS Arizona 1/350 Eduard Caudron C.561 French Racing Plane 1/48 Nachtigall on Speed Arado 234 B-2N by DocRob - 1/32 - Fly Renault RE20 Turbo - Tamiya - 1/12 P-38J Wicked Woman - Tamiya - 1/48 AEG G.IV Creature of the Night - WNW - 1/32 "Big Tank" Crocker OHV motorcycle by DocRob - Model Factory Hiro - 1/9 MaschinenKrieger Friedrich by DocRob - Wave - 1/20 - PLASTIC - Another one bites the dust McLaren Mp4/6 - Ayrton Senna - Fujimi - 1/20
GrandpaPhil Posted Saturday at 10:30 PM Author #15 Posted Saturday at 10:30 PM 6 hours ago, DocRob said: Nice paintwork on elephant and mammoth´s, Phil and a good choice, to paint the leather accessories in red, which enhances the contrast. Cheers Rob Rob, Thank you very much! Here’s the second mammoth: That’s both of them. I’m pretty happy with how they turned out. I hadn’t done any significant amount of miniature painting for a long while. I have quite a few that I am most likely going to be painting for a bit. Thank you all very much for following along! realworkingsailor, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 9 others 11 1 Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
SaltyScot Posted Saturday at 11:10 PM #16 Posted Saturday at 11:10 PM Nice work, Phil. They look really nice, you should be proud of what you achieved here sir. king derelict, thibaultron, GrandpaPhil and 4 others 6 1 Mark On the table: Endeavour 1934 - J Class Racing Yacht - 1:80 Next up: Lynx, Baltimore Clipper Schooner - MANTUA - 1:62 Awaiting shipyard clearance: HMS Endurance - OcCre - 1:70 Wishlist: 1939 Chris Craft Runabout - Garrett Wade - 1:8 Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen
Old Collingwood Posted Sunday at 05:27 PM #17 Posted Sunday at 05:27 PM Excellent work Phil - really came out well. OC. Egilman, king derelict, thibaultron and 3 others 5 1 Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
Knocklouder Posted yesterday at 05:37 AM #18 Posted yesterday at 05:37 AM Those are fantastic, realistic right down to the eyeball. Wow. What paint did you use if you don't mind me asking? Bob M. Canute, GrandpaPhil, Jack12477 and 2 others 4 1 "Start so you can Finish!" In progress: Astrolabe 1812 - Mantua 1:50; In queue: Pegasus - Amati 1:64 Completed: The Dutchess of Kingston - 1:64 Vanguard Models 🙂 Santa Maria - 1:64, La Pinta - 1:64, La Nina - 1:64, Hannah Ship in a Bottle - 1:300, The Mayflower - 1:64, Viking Ship Drakkar -1:50 all by Amati. King of the Mississippi - Artesania Latina - 1:80 Queen Anne's Revenge - Piece Cool - 1:300 The Sea of Galilee Boat - Scott Miller - 1:20
GrandpaPhil Posted 18 hours ago Author #19 Posted 18 hours ago (edited) Thank you all very much for the comments! Bob, I primarily used craft acrylic paints from Delta Ceramcoat, Americana, Folk Art and Anita’s. I typically use the flesh tones from Army Painter or Vallejo when painting figures because it goes on better and they have a great flesh wash. Army Painter has some quick shade washes that add instant depth too. Edited 18 hours ago by GrandpaPhil Canute, Old Collingwood and Knocklouder 3 Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
king derelict Posted 18 hours ago #20 Posted 18 hours ago Beautiful results Phil. Very fine painting and shading Alan Egilman, GrandpaPhil, Canute and 2 others 4 1
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