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

• Patchy Plains
• Scrublands

Games Workshop

• Citadel Skulls

Army Painter

• Green Grass
• Steppe Grass
• Battlefield Rocks
• Meadow Flowers Tufts
• Woodland Tufts
• Lowland Shrubs Tufts

Gamers Grass

• Wild Flowers
• Elephant Ear

AK Interactive

• 28mm Birch Dark Green Leaves
• 28mm Oak Autumn Leaves

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.

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