© North Star Military Figures North Star Magazine home page Next Page Previous Page more IHMN articles download pdf Home Latest Content North Star Military Figures Crusader Artizan Great War Mantic Click here to order “Few, even among the tong membership, can describe her appearance accurately or consistently – there are even rumours that she can change form. The most common description is of a statuesque woman of indeterminate age. “Few, even among the tong membership, can describe her appearance accurately or consistently – there are even rumours that she can change form. The most common description is of a statuesque woman of indeterminate age.
There were a few bits of pieces in black, like her hair and  collar, so I painted these in at the same time as the  Dragon.  Wooden struts of the fan 1. AP-WP1124 - Oak Brown plus AP-WP1122 - Fur Brown 2. AP-WP1124 - Oak Brown plus AP-WP1122 - Fur Brown plus AP-WP1121 - Desert Yellow 3. plus AP-WP1121 - Desert Yellow 4. plus AP-WP1102 - Matt White THE GOLD WORK I wanted her to have lots of gold to convey her position at  the top of the Tong, and because it contrasts nicely with  the other colours of her outfit. Some of the edging is  detailed on the model, so I used all of that, but most I  painted on where it looked good. Also there is lots of gold  in her headdress, which I painted at the same time. As a  contrast I didn’t do any gold on her fan, keeping it just  monochrome black and white.  GOLD 1. AP-WP1133 - Weapon Bronze 2. Foundry PP036C - Shiny 3. Foundry PP044C - Burning Gold
HEADDRESS There were a few bits of decoration on her headdress  that were in the same colours as her clothes so I painted  these in at the same time. THE DRAGON FAN Perhaps a bit obvious to paint a black dragon on it but I  couldn’t resist it! I did go and look at lots of Chinese  dragons as they are distinctly different from their  European counterparts and I wanted one in the right  format, as it were. The fan itself is white with wooden  slats and with a black dragon!  WHITE 1. AP-WP1102 - Matt White mixed with AP-WP1117 - Ash Grey 2. plus more AP-WP1102 - Matt White 3. plus more AP-WP1102 - Matt White 4. pure AP-WP1102 - Matt White BLACK 1. AP-WP1101 - Matt Black  mixed with AP-WP1125 - Skeleton Bone 2. plus AP-WP1125 - Skeleton Bone 3. plus more AP-WP1125 - Skeleton Bone 4. and lastly even more AP-WP1125 - Skeleton Bone