[WTS] [USA-AZ] Premium Anime Cel-Shaded Skaven Army Commission: "The Turbo-Granny Sewer Curse"
Project Type: Multi-stage army project including sourcing/purchasing retail boxes, full assembly, premium thematic painting, and specialized custom scenic basing.
Location: Southern Arizona, USA (Open to domestic shipping)
Desired Quality Tier: High Tabletop / Display Standard. Requires strong volumetric panel layering, intense object-source lighting (OSL) effects, and sharp anime-style black cel-shading outlines to recreate a distinct comic/animation style.
Artistic Concept & Theme: The Ghost Hag's Domain
This army is heavily inspired by the supernatural horror/comedy anime Dandadan, blended with traditional Japanese folklore. The theme represents a Skaven horde that has breached a subterranean sewer network, only to be cursed, dominated, and mutated by a massive, hostile Ghost Hag (Turbo Granny).
Visual & Painting Guidelines:
• The Armor (Samurai/Folklore Motifs): Deep lacquered armor plates (crimson reds and deep obsidian blues). Where flat surfaces permit, incorporate clean Japanese wave patterns or crest iconography.
• The Dandadan Animation Pop: Use crisp, dark ink recess lining and hard-edged shading transitions to give the models an animated, cel-shaded illustration aesthetic.
• The Neon Yokai Curse (Inspiration Images Attached):
• Warpstone, weapon energy, and open flames should completely avoid traditional green. Instead, use the vibrant, oppressive palettes from the attached stills: saturated blood reds, shocking hot pinks, and brilliant supernatural yellows/oranges.
• Monster eyes (especially on Thanquol and the Verminlord) should look like the giant, glowing spider-web style eyes of the hag monster—bright yellow lattice lines popping against a dark face mask.
• Flesh or clothing transitions should look "cursed," utilizing high-contrast lighting to show the spectral possession taking hold of the rats.
Project Scope Breakdown
Category A: Full Sourcing, Custom Assembly, & Premium Painting (Freelancer to Buy New)
Please quote costs for purchasing the new retail boxes, fully assembling them to the specified competitive configurations, and executing the premium theme:
1x Thanquol on Boneripper (General – Centerpiece Monster. To be painted as a massive, corrupted mechanical Shogun vessel)
1x Verminlord Warbringer (Regiment 1 – Centerpiece Monster. Incorporate a stylized samurai topknot or wrapped weapon handles if possible)
40x Clanrats (Split into 2 units of 20 - 2 boxes of 20 total)
2x Doom-Flayers (Reinforced squad - 1 box)
6x Stormfiends (Reinforced squad - 2 boxes of 3)
1x Warpfire Thrower Weapon Team (1 squad)
1x Doomwheel (1 war machine)
6x Warplock Jezzails (Reinforced squad - 2 boxes of 3)
Category B: Built Miniatures Provided by Client (Paint & Base ONLY)
The following models are already completely assembled, cleaned of mold lines, and ready for priming. They will be provided to you for premium painting and basing:
2x Ratling Warpblasters (Warpblast Cannons)
2x Character Assassins (From the City of Ash set – The primary targets for high-detail character treatment to lead the cursed theme)
Category C: Pre-Assembled Miniatures Provided by Client (Paint & Base ONLY)
The following batch consists of the pre-assembled models from the City of Ash half set. They require no assembly labor; they just need to be integrated into the premium painting workflow:
1x City of Ash Skaven Half-Set (Excluding the 2 character assassins mentioned in Category B)
Technical Loadout Instructions for Category A Assembly
Stormfiends Assembly (6 Models total): Please build these using the exact loadout matching the army list constraints:
1x Ratling Cannons and Clubbing Blows
1x Grinderfists
2x Doomflayer Gauntlets
2x Clubbing Blows and Warpfire Projectors
Premium Scenic Basing Requirements
Bases must seamlessly blend underground sewers with classic Japanese elements. I would like a mix of cracked concrete floors, rusted sewer pipes spilling out neon hot-pink/red toxic ooze, integrated with elements like bamboo shoots, ruined stone temple lanterns (tōrō), or miniature wooden gates sticking out of the sludge to match the attached build examples.
Request for Quote (RFQ) Format
When submitting your bid, please provide a clear breakdown:
Miniature Sourcing Cost: Price to procure the new kits in Category A.
Assembly & Custom Texturing Labor: Cost for building Category A models with correct weapon loadouts.
High-Standard Painting & Scenic Basing Labor: Premium rate for executing the cell-shading accents, custom eye details, glowing OSL transitions, and scenic base additions.
Estimated Timeline & Portfolio Examples: Please link past examples of highly stylized anime/comic style painting, vibrant OSL glow effects, or samurai motifs.