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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Neldoreth on 02 July 2025, 03:53:15 AM

Title: Hero Quest Chaos
Post by: Neldoreth on 02 July 2025, 03:53:15 AM

Painted up some of these old Beauties for Hero Quest and Old World games. Also a somewhat-themed pumpkin-headed warrior from Reaper that to me fits well!

(https://www.hourofwolves.org/images/armies/chaos/12_chaosSorcerer_01.jpg)
(https://www.hourofwolves.org/images/armies/chaos/12_chaosSorcerer_02.jpg)
(https://www.hourofwolves.org/images/armies/chaos/11_chaosCollection.jpg)

Title: Re: Hero Quest Chaos
Post by: Pattus Magnus on 02 July 2025, 04:39:48 AM

Nice job! The sorcerer gives me a “Skeletor” vibe.

Title: Re: Hero Quest Chaos
Post by: mikedemana on 02 July 2025, 06:18:58 PM

Lovely purples! These look great, as always...!

Mike Demana

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Post by: Orctrader on 02 July 2025, 08:43:43 PM

Brilliant.  Love your painting style.

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Post by: majorsmith on 03 July 2025, 06:08:26 AM

Fantastic !

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Post by: cadbren on 03 July 2025, 11:43:23 AM

Awesome paintjob and great bases too.

Title: Re: Hero Quest Chaos
Post by: Neldoreth on 03 July 2025, 02:15:42 PM

Thanks for the kind words all!

Honestly I really used to hate the Hero Quest figures... That Chaos sorcerer used to look ridiculous to my eyes, as like Pattus pointed out it looks like a goofy Skeletor with such huge hands and a huge face!

But now when I see them, they look so much more pleasing than the insanely detailed modern figs, or even the late-90s - 2000s figures. So, so much character and history in those old figs, and just the right amount of detail so that I can paint a boot and a leg without having to pain a million little details along the way!

What do you all think of them?

Title: Re: Hero Quest Chaos
Post by: Pattus Magnus on 03 July 2025, 03:52:01 PM

I think they look excellent, but that’s true of everything in this thread!

I agree about the appeal of painting less detailed figures. I don’t have much personal experience with the HeroQuest figures or old Battle Masters figures, but the relatively clean design is one of the things I enjoy about Copplestone sculpts. They have crisp lines and the details they have make it clear what each figure is, and they often have a lot of character BUT there are few extraneous details. It seems like these are similar.

In any case, I’ll enjoy seeing each new addition to the collection!