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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: beefcake on 20 July 2013, 05:26:59 AM

Title: One of my oldest, favourite miniatures
Post by: beefcake on 20 July 2013, 05:26:59 AM: Okay so it may not be as old as some of the other miniatures people have on here and it may not be the first miniature I collected but this mini is one that, through all my ups and downs in the miniature hobby, I haven't been able to get rid of because I like it so much. It's rather simple, which is probably part of the reason I like it. I recently stripped it to give it a repaint and believe I have done it a bit more justice now than when I was a twelve year or earlier. I also couldn't bare to damage the mini so I turned the plastic slots base upside down and carved a space for the integral base to slot into. Anyway here it is.
(http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr309/kminis/image_zpse58365cd.jpg) (http://s494.photobucket.com/user/kminis/media/image_zpse58365cd.jpg.html)
(http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr309/kminis/image_zps5456aa55.jpg) (http://s494.photobucket.com/user/kminis/media/image_zps5456aa55.jpg.html)
(http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/rr309/kminis/image_zps936984bf.jpg) (http://s494.photobucket.com/user/kminis/media/image_zps936984bf.jpg.html)
No nipples lol
Title: Re: One of my oldest, favourite miniatures
Post by: Jevenkah on 20 July 2013, 06:17:26 AM: Great job on the flesh and a fantastic stone knife! I can see why he has been a favourite mini through the years.

Jevenkah
Title: Re: One of my oldest, favourite miniatures
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on 20 July 2013, 07:14:09 AM: Nice PJ on a nice mini. More please!
Title: Re: One of my oldest, favourite miniatures
Post by: beefcake on 20 July 2013, 11:41:04 AM: :D thanks. I've just made a space for all my painting gear in our dining room which isn't on the table so ill be ale to turn out a lot more miniatures now. This is the first in a good few months.
Title: Re: One of my oldest, favourite miniatures
Post by: DeafNala on 20 July 2013, 02:47:47 PM: That is also an old favorite of mine...long departed to better Gaming environs. Your brushwork is GREAT; & the base suits the mini perfectly. VERY WELL DONE!

I hope to see more of your Golden Oldies & newer pieces...have FUN with it all.
Title: Re: One of my oldest, favourite miniatures
Post by: Limaike on 21 July 2013, 05:43:07 AM: I have this dude too. I haven't had the guts to paint him either.

A lot of those old Grenadier barbs could audition for the Chippendales. Check out the guy hanging off the rhino-

(http://www.mirliton.it/images/catalog/BA033A.jpg)

lol
Title: Re: One of my oldest, favourite miniatures
Post by: Ragnar on 21 July 2013, 05:57:39 AM: I can see why you wouldn't want to get rid of this lad, he is still a superb mini.

Very nice paint job on hi, too!
Title: Re: One of my oldest, favourite miniatures
Post by: DeafNala on 21 July 2013, 02:22:18 PM: If memory serves me correctly, which it rarely does, like their Mastodon Grenadier made the Crew Guys smaller than their normal Barbarians...still an IMPRESSIVE piece!
I never painted mine either; re, it's also an IMPRESSIVELY HEAVY sucker. I gifted it to a friend with stronger wrists than moi.
Title: Re: One of my oldest, favourite miniatures
Post by: Dr. Moebius on 27 July 2013, 12:04:10 AM: Hi beefcake,

you are absolutley right.
I have him too and he is still one of my favorite miniatures from Copplestone.

I love the whole range of Copplestones Grenadier Barbarians but this miniatures really stands out.
The dynamic pose, the skull mask, the stone carved weapon, fantastic.

Cheers
Dr. Moebius
Title: Re: One of my oldest, favourite miniatures
Post by: beefcake on 27 July 2013, 04:21:31 AM: That whole range of barbarians are great. I must get me some more of them. in fact I may use some as a basis for some centaur conversions I've been thinking about as well.
Title: Re: One of my oldest, favourite miniatures
Post by: eilif on 27 July 2013, 01:55:47 PM: Beefcake,
Great Job! I picked up that exact figure (Barbarian Shamaan) at Little Wars ths year. I just painted him up a couple months ago, but not quite as nice as yours.
http://chicagoskirmish.blogspot.com/2013/06/night-herons-of-black-crown-part-2.html

One other neat thing about him. As the skull covers his face, he can be a human, elf barbarian, half-orc, etc. depending on how he is painted. I put him with my "Sidhe", (elif'ish, celtic faerie warriors from Alternative Armies) and he fits right in.

He's still avaialble from EM4, Merliton, Forlornhope and a few others.
Title: Re: One of my oldest, favourite miniatures
Post by: beefcake on 27 July 2013, 08:29:47 PM: Eilif, I like your version. Nice smooth skin tone. And the skulls and jewellery look great.
Title: Re: One of my oldest, favourite miniatures
Post by: eilif on 27 July 2013, 09:25:18 PM: Quote from: beefcake on 27 July 2013, 08:29:47 PM
Eilif, I like your version. Nice smooth skin tone. And the skulls and jewellery look great.
Thanks!

I have to share my lazy secret though. Except for a bit of drybrushing on the hair, fur and knife, it's all just block colors and a brush-dip with minwax polyshades Tudor!
Title: Re: One of my oldest, favourite miniatures
Post by: Centaur_Seducer on 27 July 2013, 09:37:50 PM: That's interesting, since it's one of my favourite figures as well! :) For me it's purely nostalgic with the shaman being the first painted non-gw miniature I saw at the local shop, being a whopping 11 years old at the moment. I even bought the old Grenadier set with the praying knight (damn fine model still!).
Here's for Copplestone!