Mangler Squigs are possibly the most insane living weapons to be unleashed upon the Mortal Realms. A pair of overgrown cave squigs, chained together in a foul-tempered toothy tandem. Together they crash, bound and roll across the battlefield like living wrecking balls, leaving trails of torn and broken bodies in their wake.
Miniature Review
I painted the original Mangler Squigs back in 2013 and it was one of my favorite miniatures for a long time, despite it constantly melting under th summer heat being Finecast. The new Squigs are the same height as the old, but quite a lot bulkier and more intimidating, while still having some fun to them. The chains hold them together far better than the old ones did so the miniature feels solid
I really love the huge open mouth with the massive teeth and trailing tongue. I'm not fully sure on the small pig eyes, but it does give them a distinctive look. The riding grots have a huge amount of character and add a lot to the character and fun of the model.
Talking about grots, you may have noticed the Fanatic from 1992. I recently rediscovered my old Orc and Goblin army and have decided to try and incorporate my favorite ones into the bases of larger models. I'm happy that he fits in really well, not looking too out of place being a much older sculpt.
Painting Techniques (Squigs)
Squig Skin
All highlights are applied as a glaze. I also used a 50:50 mix of Wild Rider Red and Kislev Flesh between using the pure colors to hep blend them.
Gums
Pink horror is applied first, then a 50:50 mix of Pink Horror and Kislev Flesh, then a final 50:50 mix of Pink Horror and Pallid Wych Flesh.
Teeth, Claws & Spines
Eyes
Drool
Steel
I apply patches of Dirty Down Rust before applying the brighter Ryza Rust in smaller areas over the top.
Copper
Rock
Rope
Painting Techniques (Grots)
Skin
Volupus Pink is watered down and applied around the gums and face
Eyes
Cloak
Wood
Leather
Rope
Steel
I apply patches of Dirty Down Rust before applying the brighter Ryza Rust in smaller areas over the top.
Copper
Painting Techniques (Mushrooms)
Stems
Blue
Base
I applied a mix of flocks, rocks, tufts, flowers and leaves grouped below by company:
Geek Gaming Scenics
Games Workshop
Army Painter
Gamers Grass
AK Interactive
Finally I painted the outside of the base.
Roundup
Following the same color scheme for all the squigs has worked out surprisingly well. I thought as they grew in size I would need to add more colors to improve the transitions but there's so many different textures to the skin that the same few colors was enough.
I've been getting a bit stuck with metallics trying to make them look good. I like the effect with just a base coat and a wash, but I'm finding the highlighting difficult recently for some reason. Adding the rust definitely helps, but I may need to adjust my technique.
