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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: JollyBob on 22 January 2013, 08:31:06 PM

Title: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: JollyBob on 22 January 2013, 08:31:06 PM
I finished these as part of a commission:

(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb155/GrunterPulpit/Commission/Barbars1.jpg)

(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb155/GrunterPulpit/Commission/Barbars2.jpg)

(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb155/GrunterPulpit/Commission/Helsvakt1.jpg)

(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb155/GrunterPulpit/Commission/Helsvakt2.jpg)

Some Red Box Games barbarians, really nice to paint.

(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb155/GrunterPulpit/Commission/PP1.jpg)

(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb155/GrunterPulpit/Commission/PP2.jpg)

A couple of Privateer Press types. Utter pain in the nethers. Hated doing em.

And this wee fella for myself:

(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb155/GrunterPulpit/Hasslefree%20Dwarfs/sergeant1.jpg)

(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb155/GrunterPulpit/Hasslefree%20Dwarfs/sergeant2.jpg)

A Hasslefree feudal dwarf.

Hope you likes.  :)
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: DeafNala on 22 January 2013, 08:43:46 PM
One & all BEAUTIFULLY painted & based...the one you did for yourself, of course, is The Best of the lot. VERY WELL DONE!

Whoever is receiving these treasures should be one happy Dude...or Dame.
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: phreedh on 22 January 2013, 09:27:33 PM
Painting minis for yourself?! You lazy so-and-so! ;) They are all great looking, but I find it hard to stomach the Privateer stuff. The Tre Manor stuff is great though! Especially the helmeted fellows.
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: Funghy-Fipps on 22 January 2013, 09:57:38 PM
The Privateer stuff looks like shite (the models not the pjs, you understand), but everything else had me slathering like a pervert in a playground.

On another note: did you ever finish the Chaos warband?
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: M.P. on 22 January 2013, 11:14:56 PM
Marvellous! :-*
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 22 January 2013, 11:17:04 PM
Very, very shiny  :-* :-*

cheers

James
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: JollyBob on 23 January 2013, 09:02:32 AM
Thanks lads!  :) I'm very pleased that you like them.

Painting minis for yourself?! You lazy so-and-so! ;)

It was only the one, Sir! It won't happen again!  lol

On another note: did you ever finish the Chaos warband?

The Beasts one? Nah, not yet. Got sidetracked by shiny things and babies and paying work. Still got warbands for Tzeench, Nurgle, Slaanesh, Malal and generic Cultists to do as well - all of the figures, none of the time!  ;D
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: Blackwolf on 23 January 2013, 09:19:08 AM
Cracking work Jollybob :-*
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: Suber on 23 January 2013, 09:31:17 AM
They look great! I love that use of colour combination and technique.  :)
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: Red Orc on 23 January 2013, 09:34:59 AM
What they all said - absolutely lovely work, Mr JollyBob sir.
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: phreedh on 23 January 2013, 02:32:21 PM
Malal
Nutter!
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: Admiral Benbow on 23 January 2013, 07:24:10 PM
Fantastic work on the barbarians and dwarf!
 :-* :o
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: BigB on 23 January 2013, 08:32:17 PM
Hope you got paid well.  Those are great paint jobs.

It's amazing how the smaller Red Box Games figures usually have more detail than the larger heroic figures and paint up even better.
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: joshuaslater on 24 January 2013, 01:52:50 AM
Hope you got paid well.  Those are great paint jobs.

It's amazing how the smaller Red Box Games figures usually have more detail than the larger heroic figures and paint up even better.

Yup!
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: Ninja on 24 January 2013, 06:02:53 PM
Why are the PP models a pain to paint?
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: JollyBob on 24 January 2013, 09:04:23 PM
Why are the PP models a pain to paint?

Aside from the poses meaning they have to be cast as multipart figures that don't go together very well and need a fair bit of putty to hide the joins, they have a habit of being cluttered with oversized weapons and kit that really gets in the way and which I find quite annoying.

For example, the guy in the blue-ish armour is loaded down with a sword, bolo/chain thing, a bow and quiver and what appear to be two spellbooks crammed into the pockets of his overcoat. I'm sure there's a reason for it in game terms, but from an aesthetic point of view it looks like the sculptor was playing Equipment Buckaroo and tried to pile as much on as he could before the spring sprung.

Contrast that with the Red Box figures, who also have a lot of equipment. But in this case it looks like it belongs and doesn't get in the way of the figure's posing.

To be fair, the PP figs are well sculpted, they are just a bit overblown for my taste. 
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: Ninja on 25 January 2013, 05:35:54 PM
Got it. Thanks  :D
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: Grimmnar on 26 January 2013, 07:49:40 AM
For example, the guy in the blue-ish armour is loaded down with a sword, bolo/chain thing, a bow and quiver and what appear to be two spellbooks crammed into the pockets of his overcoat. I'm sure there's a reason for it in game terms, but from an aesthetic point of view it looks like the sculptor was playing Equipment Buckaroo and tried to pile as much on as he could before the spring sprung.
Viktor Pendrake, Professor Viktor Pendrake to be percise. :-)

Grimm
Title: Re: Barbars and fighters and dwarfs... oh my!
Post by: Malamute on 26 January 2013, 10:19:19 AM
Lovely stuff Rob,  ;D