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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Imp522 on December 23, 2012, 04:05:12 PM
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I'm new here so thought I'd show some of my meager painting skills to the community.
An army of BTD Goblins( with a few heroe's and command from Heartbreaker, trolls from reaper) I've been working on, C&C welcomed. few more units to do .
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/harlequingoblinhandweapons_zpsf8c2ea7f.jpg)
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/nightlingarchers_zps5af77707.jpg)
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/HarlequinGoblinSpear_zps6a897c84.jpg)
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/nightlingnetters_zps012da3e9.jpg)
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/harlequingoblinhandweapons_zpsf8c2ea7f.jpg)
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Harlequinh_sGoblins_zpsad0227ef.jpg)
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/harlequinlesserbanditstwo_zps6b8ac72c.jpg)
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/2004heartbreakerorc_zpsec06b506.jpg)
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/HarlequinGoblinSpear_zps6a897c84.jpg)
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/GoblinHerosheartbreaker_zps4c3bad1c.jpg)
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/troll1_zps4ee865da.jpg)
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/troll2_zps85a342a9.jpg)
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Very nice work, I like the blue skin 8)
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Goblins are THE COOLEST...your GREAT looking collection proves it out.
I abandoned the green look for my own Goblins a few years ago. I hadn't considered blue, but your Lads look TERRIFIC...probably has something to do with blue being considered a cool color. At any rate, VERY WELL DONE!
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They look great, its really good to see a whole army painted! Did you get any group shots?
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Thanks for the comments, glad you like them! No group shots yet, will get some when the army is done.
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Hi Imp, really like the blue skin tones, its very original; also the unit pics look fantastic (I am off to check out your blog).
Damien
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The blue skin works really well! I'm not sure about the grey basing though, it doesn't set the models off. A brown would have contrasted a little better, but no issue!
Fantastic stuff, keep it up. :)
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Excellent stuff... I always imagined Goblins with Blue or red skin and these look great.
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The blue skin works really well! I'm not sure about the grey basing though, it doesn't set the models off. A brown would have contrasted a little better, but no issue!
Fantastic stuff, keep it up. :)
Did them in the grey to match a terrain board I have, invading dwarven lands.
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Blue works for me - nice painting and a nice little collection of figures you have there.
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Added a unit of 28 goblins to my army, may one day get to adding some orcs.
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/nightlingspearmen_zps34b2b9b2.jpg)
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These Boys in Blue are REALLY COOL...I love the wavy bladed spears. Your paint jobs & basing are TERRIFIC...the spots of orange add a lot to the overall effect. GREAT WORK!
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I like these little guys a lot! Black Tree Design eh? I might have to look them up. As I wrote before, I like the blue skin tones but I also like the brown and orange robes. Are the shields free hand? Either way the orange and green work really well together.
Keep it up,
Damien
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Thanks for the kind words guy's. BTD is always running sales as well Damien.
Shields are not free hand, there the metal shields that come with them. Wish I could do free hand that well.
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Can you post a close up a the Champion, the standard bearer, the musician and one of the brown guys with a shield. I would would really like to see a close up of your paint job.
Thanks
Damien
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Hey Damien,
Sure, I'll get something up in the morning.
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These fellas look really cool.
Very nice basing too, they blend together really well.
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Any chance of a shot of the whole army together?
:D
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These fellas look really cool.
Very nice basing too, they blend together really well.
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Any chance of a shot of the whole army together?
:D
Thanks!
Will try and get one in the morning.
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@Damien, here you go
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/nightlingcloseup_zpsfbff402c.jpg)
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/nightlingshieldcloseup_zps442cdc3f.jpg)
@Mason, Best I could do but doesnt include the spearmen I just finished.
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/goblinarmyshot_zpse375a069.jpg)
And something new, an Orc hero(Heartbreaker miniatures)
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/heartbreakerorc_zps66bb1220.jpg)
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:o :o :o
Thanks, Imp.
:)
That is a seriously impressive sight!
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Thanks Mason,
I think right now I have 1 full unit of goblins left, 1 unit to get another 9 reinforcements, a goblin riding a troll, 2 orc units, and a unit of westwind goblins I'm using as hobgoblins. Then It'll be on to a dwarf army from Black tree design I've had for ages.
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What Mason said! That army pic is incredible, 9 units! I wish I could have the discipline to paint an army like that, I have been painting an Undead army for close to 15 years and its still smaller than yours. As for the command minis, I really like the orange, you painted it really well. I really like those shields as well, they are sculpted (and painted) really well. I would never have thought of painting the goblin army these colours but you really pulled it off; I really like your painting style.
Cheers
Damien
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Thanks Damien. I try and break it up by painting one off figures between units just to give me something else to do. I do like the orange triad from reaper. When I started the army I wasn't really sure what colors I wanted other then the goblins being blue, so I got lucky that it came together so well.
I did an elf army a few years back with the orange color along with yellow
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/ElfBattlesystemArmy_zps43c094c0.jpg)
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Finished up a Hobgoblin on war troll for my army
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/goblinwartroll_zpsb6fed9ca.jpg)
Miniature is a goblin on war troll from Westwind
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That is a very cool sculpt! It must have been a blast to paint, I like the contrast in colours, the red contrasts well with the blue and green. Except for the vivid red, you colours are muted, you have an interesting painting style and I like it.
Keep posting these awesome minis,
Damien
And btw, not to forget the very cool elf army, get us some close ups of those units, especially the cavalry (are they all BTD as well?).
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It was a lot of fun to paint.
I do tend for the most part paint in muted colors but do try to throw a splash of color in.
Will do on the Elves, probably make it a separate thread. They're from Ral Partha and if I remember right Chris Fitzpatrick sculpted them. Ral Partha Europe has all of the sculpts still, Iron Winds only has a few.
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The Pointy Eared Ones look TERRIFIC in a stylish, Elfin sort of way. The Troll & Goblin duo is FANTASTIC; I love West Winds stuff & you did a FINE bit of brushwork bringing them to life. GREAT WORK ALL AROUND!
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I thought they were from Ral Partha! I remember those, they were really well sculpted. Post them up when ever you get the chance.
Damien
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So I had this unit of 18 nightling goblins
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/Harlequinnightlingraiders_zps0fbe1792.jpg)]
I felt that they should be bulked up to 30, here are the additional 12
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/nightlingraideradditions_zps15636b7c.jpg)
and a new unit shot of all 30
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/nightlingraidersfullunit_zpsab3e4a6b.jpg)
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The Blue Boys look VERY COOL...you have a bunch of Old Friends in the mix. GREAT WORK!
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Thanks DeafNala, always appreciate your comments.
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Added a unit of BTD Orc's and a Heartbreaker Orc Shaman
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/HeartbreakerOrcShamman_zps91472377.jpg)
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/BTDorcwarriors_zpsc876e383.jpg)
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COOL STUFF! The Orcs & Shaman painted up WONDERFULLY. While I've seen the Orc minis before, the Heart Breaker Shaman is new to moi...I wonder what he plans to do with the Goblin he's clutching. VERY WELL DONE!
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How big are the BTD nightlings? I got some of there dwarves and they match up well with old marauder dwarves. How do these guys look next to GW goblins from that time period?
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(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/nightlingvsnightgoblinvs2_zps6adac0bc.jpg)
The BTD one on the left is a bit bigger. I'd freely use them in the same army as separate units but wouldn't mix them together in a unit. With the exception of using one a a leader/champion figure
The BTD on the right is a tad bigger and again would mix them in an army and probably a unit.
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That's not to bad. They would probably fit in pretty good with the black hat goblins. They look a little bigger then classic gw too.
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Great painting, love all those little skulls on the shaman (and his little sidekick too!). These guys are surpirsingly well sculpted, I really have to look into the BTD minis sometime soon.
Damien
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I like your colour scheme - something different! The army looks impressive in those "whole army shots" and I really like the Elf army you did :)
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Thanks.
The BTD range has quite a few nice ones in there.
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Never seen most of these figure ranges before, but your painting really does want me to buy some even if i'd never get to use them lol.
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Chico
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Do you put all your goblins on 25mm bases? Looking on BTDs website it doesn't look like the Kev Adams sculpts would rank up on 20mm bases.
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I do put them all on 25mm. Mostly play games other then WFB these days so it's not a problem.
The majority would be hard pressed to get them on a 20mm base and if I was going to have to put them on 20's I'd do a multibase where they can be turned etc to better fit in the ranks. The smaller Nightlings from there other range which I also use will have no problems on a 20mm base.
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That's cool I just ordered some of the bigger ones and some great orcs. All my metal dwarves are on 25s anyway so it won't matter. I still play WFB 4th but only at home since there isn't a tourney scene for that any more ha ha
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That's cool I just ordered some of the bigger ones and some great orcs. All my metal dwarves are on 25s anyway so it won't matter. I still play WFB 4th but only at home since there isn't a tourney scene for that any more ha ha
I'm tempted to break out 3rd ed and play again. These days I just don't like the look of 20 mm base anymore.
I have a unit of 15 of those Great orcs. Great models but hard dressed t get them to rank up even on 25's. I may go to 30mm for those. Just haven't decided yet hence they sit as bare metal still.
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Your army is impressive!! I have got some of those BTD Orcs and Goblins and they are fantastic. The Great Orcs are really huge, I have used 30mm round bases and they stillīd need some more room for the feet. Did you get any of the Foundry Giants? Iīm planning buying one in the near future.
Are the smaller Nightlings Kevin Adamīs creation too?
Cheers.
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Thank you. As far as I know the smaller ones are not his. So 30 was still tight,hmm might go to 35 then. I have not gotten the foundry giant trolls yet but are on the list to get.
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Thank you. As far as I know the smaller ones are not his. So 30 was still tight,hmm might go to 35 then. I have not gotten the foundry giant trolls yet but are on the list to get.
I love the ones he made for BTD.
You should try 30mm first since there are only some of them that not fit perfectly.
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I got my stuff from BTD today. I was worried with all the negative feedback I here about them.
I think the great orcs are my new favorite minis. I may end up putting them on 30mm squares to help rank them up.
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I've had pretty good service from them the last year and a half.
I'll try 30mm first then. Thanks for the advice.
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Another unit of 20 Goblin Warriors
(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/Harlquingoblinwarriors_zpsa618a191.jpg)
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Looking good! I like the blue skin :)
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(http://i1357.photobucket.com/albums/q747/Imp522/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/GoblinHeros_zpsdd5677b6.jpg) (http://s1357.photobucket.com/user/Imp522/media/Goblin%20and%20Orc%20army/GoblinHeros_zpsdd5677b6.jpg.html)
Goblin hero's, 2 on the left are from 4 A Miniatures and the 2 on the right are from Harlequin(had been looking for those 2 for a bit and finally found them at Nobel Knight Games)
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Very nice!!
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Great stuff, Imp!
That horde is certainly growing.
:o
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Hello Imp, I am loving the gobbo horde! I really like the innovative approach you took with the goblin skin tone. You really paint the greens and oranges very well, all these colours really make your models pop. My favourites are the standard bearer and the shaman.
Give us another group shot soon,
Damien
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The new unit of Blue Boys looks SPLENDID; AND you did a FINE job on the wonderfully imaginative Four A Fellows. VERY WELL DONE!
Since I actually felt a tangible need to do some Mushrooms before responding to your posts, you can consider your work as truly inspiring.
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Thanks for the kind words everyone. I'll get a new group shoot soon.
@Defnala Awesome! your mushrooms are full of character and painted exceptionally well. Glad the boy's in blue provided some inspiration.
First of the Dwarf's should be coming soon.
Dave