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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Za Zjurman on October 26, 2013, 09:17:06 PM
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Dear Laffers,
I have some confessions to make.
1# I have accumulated an enormous lead/plastic/bones pile over the years. A lot of these miniatures are fantasy related.
2# I buy more miniatures then I paint lol.
3# I need to paint more ::).
So I have a plan... I want to paint something fantasy related every week, be it a miniature, scenery, tokens etc. From now on I will try to post my progress every weekend. This will be an eclectic mix of old scool, weird, new and the likes of that. If I fail to reach my weekly deadline you are allowed to hunt me down like an angry mob :D.
So week one was relatively easy because I had the week off. That is why I painted 7 miniatures... Which is nice because I had a dry spell in August and September :?.
A few months ago my wife bought me the whole Ewal Dvergar range for my birthday (sculpted by John Pickford). This is a private venture by Laf member Clam.
http://claminiatures.blogspot.nl (http://claminiatures.blogspot.nl)
The miniatures are delightful and my painting does not do them justice. I can tell you they made me smile putting them together and painting them. C&C more them welcome.
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/EwalDvergar-1_zps62a89386.jpg)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/EwalDvergar-2_zps2c9e1148.jpg)
More painted stuff next weekend 8),
Regards,
Za
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That's a FINE start! The minis are OH-SO-COOL...lots of character & one GLORIOUS set of eyebrows...& the brushwork/color choices are OUTSTANDING. VERY WELL DONE!
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They are great, I really like these.
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Thanks for the compliments DeafNala and Brummie.
So Week #2,
I painted my first Reaper Bones miniatures: The fire elementals. I think they turned out OK enough (The paint job that is, not the pictures they are quite crappy, sorry for that :().
C&C as always more then welcome.
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/FireElementals-2_zps415d21ad.jpg)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/FireElementals-1_zpsfc66ae6d.jpg)
Regards,
Za
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I think those are awesome! In fact, I'm going to totally use that paint scheme for my own elementals. Thanks!
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Fantastic paint job! :)
Love the fire effect! Like B, I think I'm going to use this for my own, I imagine they will look incredible in a dark dungeon environment.
Great job! I showed my son and he said WOW ;)
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Really like the fire elementals. Just the right amount of black smokeyness.
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Good job Za, really like how the elementals turned out!
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They look excellent. The darker smokey flame look is very good. I think I actually prefer it over the far more common brighter looking ones.
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The flame effect is VERY WELL DONE! The black areas really set of the hotter colors WONDERFULLY. GREAT WORK!
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Thank you very much for the nice compliments I got from you all. I really like the lava/ fire effect and I think the elementals turned out very nice, though I must say I stole the idea :D
http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1302-hot-lava-bases (http://www.coolminiornot.com/articles/1302-hot-lava-bases)
And now it is time for my weekly update:
I recently bought some nice cultists to make statues with them (for a big project I will keep you updated on in the next weeks, although there will be a big hint on what the project will be in this post ;))
The miniatures are made by Pure Evil Miniatures and I think they make great statues. The statue bases are by Thomarillon.
I bought 12 cultists but on receiving them I decided to use only 6 for my initial plan and paint the rest up as normal cultists. A nice scenario sprang to mind... Statues coming to life :D
I also used some Reaper Bones miniatures as statues.
Hope you like them.
Rainbow Cult:
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/RainbowCultist-1_zps1872ed22.jpg)
Cultist Statues:
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/Statues-1_zps3fdfde05.jpg)
Reaper Bones as Statues:
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/Statues-2_zpsfb2b4b94.jpg)
Can anyone spot my big project ;) lol
Cheers,
Za
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The Statues & Cultists all painted up SPLENDIDLY. I really like the idea of the Statues coming to life...very spooky.
When I first saw the Evil Shrouded ones in their glorious colored robes, The Cult of the Jaded Jelly Beans popped into my strange, old mind...it's stuck there now.
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This is a really cool project. I love the dwarf's and the statues the best.
I have no idea what you have planned though.
:D, ???
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Very nice progress! You'll have to show me how you did the flames, very nice effect!
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The Cult of the Jaded Jelly Beans popped into my strange, old mind...it's stuck there now.
I think I have a new name for them now lol
This is a really cool project. I love the dwarf's and the statues the best.
I have no idea what you have planned though.
:D, ???
Thank you very much. The clue is in the last picture and it is not the Bones Miniature ;)
Very nice progress! You'll have to show me how you did the flames, very nice effect!
Thanks, it was real easy.
Spray white
Heavy Over brush/wet brush of Golden Yellow
dry brush Blood Red
dry brush Orkhide Shade (new name for Scorched Brown I think)
dry brush Black
and Bob is your Uncle.
Cheers,
Za
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Nice work, Za!
Those Cultists make excellent statues.
A clever choice.
8)
Jelly beans.... lol
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Excellent job Za! Those look great, I hadn't seen Pure Evil's minis before. I love your conversion work on the statues.
I think I spy some Dwarven Forge Game Tiles pedestals! :D :D Fantastic project! ;)
I've been slowly working on my own batch, they're a lot of fun to paint. Thanks for sharing, you've given me a lot of inspiration!
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Excellent job Za! Those look great, I hadn't seen Pure Evil's minis before. I love your conversion work on the statues.
I think I spy some Dwarven Forge Game Tiles pedestals! :D :D Fantastic project! ;)
I've been slowly working on my own batch, they're a lot of fun to paint. Thanks for sharing, you've given me a lot of inspiration!
Thank you and yes you are right I backed the Dwarven Forge Kickstarter and painted three sets last week. Only need to do the doors. I also painted some more statues and dungeon dressing.
So here is update #4
Some angy angels. The miniatures are from 7TV, the bases from DwarvenForge and the big base is from Thomarillon as are the Gargoyles.
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/Statues-WeepingAngels_zpsddc5056a.jpg)
Coffin and altar. Both are Reaper bones.
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/DungeonDressing_zps27b2fc1b.jpg)
A 2 by 2 setup of my painted tiles.
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/Dungeon-02_zpsde886923.jpg)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/Dungeon-01_zpsd797b799.jpg)
And my entry for Uncle Mikes Brushoff 2013.
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/BrushOff2013_zps090d98c9.jpg)
C&C as always more then welcome.
Cheers,
Za
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Blimey you're fast! :o It's looking very impressive indeed. Cultists are cool. lol Loving the angels. :-*
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Looking forward to tearing it up with my new Otherworld minis!
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The Dungeon furnishings are TERRIFIC. They lend an air of ominous foreboding to the place. VERY NICE brush work ...the stone effect looks WONDERFUL.
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The bright colours of the fishmen really pop against the monotone of the dungeon terrain. All your minis are going to look great in there!
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Lookin' good Za!
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Blimey you're fast! :o It's looking very impressive indeed. Cultists are cool. lol Loving the angels. :-*
It was pretty straight forward job, a lot of dry brushing, it took me a weekend. I admit that the cultist are somewhat colorful. I also love the angels, I am thinking about buying another pack an paint them up as "real" angels instead as statues.
Looking forward to tearing it up with my new Otherworld minis!
Bring it on :D. I think Songs of Blades and Heroes should work as a ruleset.
The Dungeon furnishings are TERRIFIC. They lend an air of ominous foreboding to the place. VERY NICE brush work ...the stone effect looks WONDERFUL.
Thanks a lot I also like the way the stone color turned out.
The bright colours of the fishmen really pop against the monotone of the dungeon terrain. All your minis are going to look great in there!
They indeed look brighter in the dungeon then they are in real life.
Lookin' good Za!
Cheers.
Regards,
Za
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I will join this watch to keep you on track! I love what you have done so far!!
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I will join this watch to keep you on track! I love what you have done so far!!
Thank you I gonna need all the help I can get :D There is an Old West Painting Posse around the corner that could get me distracted from my fantasy painting ::)
Here is my weekly update (#5)
Some more dungeon dressing:
Evil looking Altar (by Thomarillon)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/Altar_zps2d83e40f.jpg)
Tables and Benches (by Thomarillon)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/Tables_zps18175c07.jpg)
Shrine (reaper Bones)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/Shrine_zps591fae4f.jpg)
And some WIP pictures off a well... and I can use your help/advise here. I would like to put some "water" in there and mix it up with red ink. Any ideas on what type of product I should use.
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/Well-01_zpse26a5411.jpg)
And some more pictures of Ewal Dvergar sculpted by John Pickford. They only need the basing sorted and shield glued on.
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/EvilDwarvesWIP_zpsbd7006ea.jpg)
Cheers,
Za
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Nice updates!
:-*
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WOW WOW WOW! My Otherworld adventurers arrive this week!!!
How many sets do you have? I'm thinking of buying some when I go home with a door pack and bringing them back with me in my carryon..lol
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Nice updates!
:-*
Cheers :D
WOW WOW WOW! My Otherworld adventurers arrive this week!!!
How many sets do you have? I'm thinking of buying some when I go home with a door pack and bringing them back with me in my carryon..lol
I pledged for three packs on Kickstarter. In the end with all the stretch goals the sets doubled. So in total I have 159 pieces of dungeon. Not counting the doors etc. I think the sets on their website have 32 pieces in total.
*edit: TBC they also way a ton. My three sets are 10 Kilos*
Za
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Za, I can sort you out with the water stuff. :)
Groove
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Dungeon decor & Dwarfs are all BEAUTIFULLY painted...EXCELLENT choice of colors & FINE brushwork. VERY WELL DONE!
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Za, I can sort you out with the water stuff. :)
Groove
Perfect. A solution around the corner :D
Dungeon decor & Dwarfs are all BEAUTIFULLY painted...EXCELLENT choice of colors & FINE brushwork. VERY WELL DONE!
Thank you ver much DeafNala.
Za
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And week #6
More Chaos Dwarves sculpted by John Pickford.
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/MoreEvilDwarves_zps9e4099a6.jpg)
C&C as always more then welcome. It seems it is gonna be a busy week as I also have to paint some Old West for the Old West Painting Posse ;D
Cheers,
Za
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Lovely work, Za.
Great colour choices.
:-*
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Some fantastic stuff there. Love the dungeon bits and bobs. Plus some nice models I've never seen before (like the fire elementals).
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Lovely work, Za.
Great colour choices.
:-*
Thanks I am especially fond of the gold and the pink. It suits them well. They are such nice models to paint.
Some fantastic stuff there. Love the dungeon bits and bobs. Plus some nice models I've never seen before (like the fire elementals).
Thank you very much for the compliments. The stuff we collect over the years isn't it... :D The fire elements were very satisfactory. The easiest paint job in ages.
Cheers,
Za
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Your brushwork & basing are OUTSTANDING, but it's your color choices that really make the Little Guys stand out. VERY WELL DONE!
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Nice figures, very nicely painted. :)
However looking at the rear view, I just can't help but think they must have had 'Chaos Curry' for dinner last night! :D
Cheers!
Joe Thomlinson
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Nice looking Chaos Dwarfs!
:-*
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F Me, I caved and bought the same set. I bought mine painted, it's worth the extra $50.00 to have the set painted. I'll bring it back with me from the States in Jan... Bloody hell!
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Your brushwork & basing are OUTSTANDING, but it's your color choices that really make the Little Guys stand out. VERY WELL DONE!
That's a nice compliment DeafNala
Nice figures, very nicely painted. :)
However looking at the rear view, I just can't help but think they must have had 'Chaos Curry' for dinner last night! :D
Cheers!
Joe Thomlinson
lol "Chaos Curry" it is. I guess I will make it a special rule next time I play with them.
Nice looking Chaos Dwarfs!
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Thank you aggro
F Me, I caved and bought the same set. I bought mine painted, it's worth the extra $50.00 to have the set painted. I'll bring it back with me from the States in Jan... Bloody hell!
I new you would cave lol. It is worth the money. The Dwarven Forge stuff is a great value for money.
Well it is time for for week #7:
Nothing much this week. I only finished the treasure piles that came with the Dwarven Forge kickstarter and I decided to glue the tables and benches onto some floor tiles.
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/BenchesAndTreasure_zps62ad73ae.jpg)
And I made a small purchase (some more Chaos Dwarves) ;)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/NewEvilDwarves_zps75e42099.jpg)
I hope to have some more painting time this week ;D
Cheers,
Za
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The Dungeon extras painted up BEAUTIFULLY; they'll do a fine job enhancing the dusty chambers. AND those Chaos Folk are UBERCOOL...enjoy the painting.
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Za and I are going to match up his going with my Otherworld party.... :) Gotta put all this cool kit to use!
Hopefully Groove has a gang for more epic battles! (hint, hint..)
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Hah, interesting...seems silly but I wouldn't have thought to glue benches/tables to floor tiles. I do believe I'll steal that idea as it would be plenty useful.
Love the dungeon. Not a fan of the dwarves so much, but the overall project is ace.
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Thanks for the compliments guys, it keeps me going, and the pressure of what you will do to me if I fail lol
So it is time for update #8:
Two more chaos dwarves:
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/MoreDwarves-01_zps7306c296.jpg)
And some group shots (not the best sorry). The skirmish trays are by http://www.warbases.co.uk (http://www.warbases.co.uk)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/EvilDwarvesGroupShot_zps9f2ad759.jpg)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/EvilDwarvesGroupShot-01_zps79a29b21.jpg)
Cheers,
Za
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Wow! Great things you've made!
Great to see some other Dutchies on here btw!
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And I made a small purchase (some more Chaos Dwarves) ;)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/NewEvilDwarves_zps75e42099.jpg)
those are cool, who makes them? I also have some of clam's Ewal Dvergar, these look like they would make an excelleny addition though, and the tower guy even has some cross over potential for use with my Confrontation Mid Nor
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Maybe I should get to painting up my Warhammer/Marauder Giant you got a peek at...
A real 'Dwarvid' and 'Golaint'....
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I bought a few prepainted tile sets,,, I got the floors, diagonal walls and the door set.
Oh, and I sold my S1 Zombicide promo minis for $500.00. I lose 20 minis that I'll never paint and I get $400.00 in DF tiles! I think I got the better part of the deal! :)
You know, we could do a 'mega dungeon' at some point... >:)
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Some wonderful paintings here Za. Really like what you did to the Dvergar and will look forward seeing them next to Andy's (4A) wonderful pieces. Some of the best Pickford's made till this day.
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The New Dwarfs in the gang are FANTASTIC...appropriately enough! AND I LOVE the Group Portrait...you even have a chaotic looking movement tray. WONDERFUL WORK!
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Looking forward to seeing how you do your Dwarves Za.Movement trays look good too.Do you have a rules system in mind for your games?
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Wow! Great things you've made!
Great to see some other Dutchies on here btw!
Thanks and there are way more Dutchies around here.
those are cool, who makes them? I also have some of clam's Ewal Dvergar, these look like they would make an excelleny addition though, and the tower guy even has some cross over potential for use with my Confrontation Mid Nor
The miniatures are also sculpted by John Pickford and they are made for For A Miniatures. http://www.fouraminiatures.com/page2.htm (http://www.fouraminiatures.com/page2.htm)
The owner is also a member of LAF, manic_miner, so maybe you can PM him because the miniatures are not in store yet.
You know, we could do a 'mega dungeon' at some point... >:)
Mega dungeon it is and Groove has enough miniatures, so that won't be a problem.
Some wonderful paintings here Za. Really like what you did to the Dvergar and will look forward seeing them next to Andy's (4A) wonderful pieces. Some of the best Pickford's made till this day.
The miniatures really paint themselves. They are so lovely.
The New Dwarfs in the gang are FANTASTIC...appropriately enough! AND I LOVE the Group Portrait...you even have a chaotic looking movement tray. WONDERFUL WORK!
The movement trays indeed give it a chaotic look. No close order facing the enemy but utter chaos :D
Looking forward to seeing how you do your Dwarves Za.Movement trays look good too.Do you have a rules system in mind for your games?
I have some vacation coming up next week and they are the first I want to paint, so hopefully within a week or two they will be ready. I intend to play Songs of Blades and Heroes with them.
Cheers,
Za
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So the update for week #9.... Uhhh nothing I am affright :'( :'(
This week sucked, big time. Trouble at work and so being very tired when I arrived home. I just didn't find the time nor energy to paint anything. Luckily I have a holiday for the next to weeks so better luck next week :?
Cheers,
Za
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So when you didn't turn up at a certain birthday party this afternoon you weren't actually painting? lol
Shame on you! :D Next week's entry had better be awesome. ;)
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So I made up this week, I painted another 2 chaos dwarves. Hope you like them,
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/MoreDwarves-02_zps9057a693.jpg)
Cheers,
Za
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VERY WELL DONE! I love the eyes on the Green Guy.
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Very nice!
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Nice work, Za!
Love that metallic look.
:-*
That is one seriously BIG mace-head, though!
:o
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I have somehow missed this thread until now...great stuff all around! I think that you will find the 4A miniature dwarves just as easy to paint as the Clam ones. They are all wonderful and I look forward to painting more myself when I get a chance.
Keep up the good work!
Cheers,
Blue
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VERY WELL DONE! I love the eyes on the Green Guy.
Ditto! Great stuff Za!
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Great work, as always. Really like how the golden armour turned out.
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Thank you all very much for the nice comments, it keeps me going.
Time for update #11
The last infantry chaos dwarf.
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/MoreDwarves-03_zpseaa82329.jpg)
A group shot of the spear dwarves.
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/MoreDwarves-04_zps245710ad.jpg)
A metal old LOTR Ring thingy...
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/Ringwraith_zpsf1a0b15b.jpg)
A Reaper bones Frankenstone.
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/FrankenStone_zps75caa8ac.jpg)
Hope you like them,
Cheers,
Za
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Love the new additions.The stone Golem is cool.What is next then?
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Great work. Aside from your excellent brush-work I really appreciate the random assortment of miniatures.
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GREAT STUFF! The new Dwarf is UBERCOOL & all the minis of various heights are BEAUTIFULLY WELL DONE!
I love the flora on your bases. It really is a SPLENDID finishing touch.
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Thank you guys for the nice comments.
I have some nice vintage wizards on my painting desk now but unfortunately there was no painting time this week. So no update :(. Better luck next week.
Cheers,
Za
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Well..... After 2 years and 4 days it is about time to paint, photograph and post some fantasy miniatures.
Most of it is painted over the last two months. Enjoy :D
Some Mushrooms and Fungi:
Mushroom Wizard and warroirs
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/WizardAndMushroomWarriors_zpsd8tcf32j.jpg)
Mushroom Vampire
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/MushroomVampire_zps4pntxwnr.jpg)
Mushroom Wormrider
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/MushroomWormRider_zpsfv1wl6ov.jpg)
Fungus
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/Fungi_zpsfvuei6at.jpg)
Some Painted Weeping Angels
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/WheepingAngelsPainted_zpszrpwfcqe.jpg)
Some Statues
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/FanaticStatues_zpsjxyf6ddx.jpg)
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/BuddaStatues_zpsil01htsb.jpg)
And... The Well of Doom!!!
(http://i1049.photobucket.com/albums/s390/zju/Fantasy/WellOfDoom_zpswrxjxstj.jpg)
Cheers
Za
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Ah - very nice additions.
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That well looks lovely, I can't imagine why they'd name it 'The Well of Doom!' ;)