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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: Cubs on September 21, 2015, 03:47:10 PM
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Here we go then, the first of (hopefully) the full set of the little fellas to feel the lick o' my paintbrush, Shylob Carcassbreath (Hobgoblin).
(http://www.myalbum.co.uk/Photo-KBYNBJ6U-D.jpg)
(http://www.myalbum.co.uk/Photo-KYFLPRIF-D.jpg)
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Just saw this on the FB group Paul, simply amazing work mate! The face and shield are top notch in particular, Old Lead sure does paint up a treat :D
Cheers
Gary
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Shiny :-* Well done, Paul.
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Spectacular! :o
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Speechless...
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Amazing! :o
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Amazing! Just love it.
cheers & let's see more-
red
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Indeed. Excellent miniatures. I have the whole bunch but still have to paint three of them. ;-)
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He is a BEAUTY so to speak...GREAT brushwork & basing! SPLENDIDLY DONE!
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A beauty. The idea of more of these gives me goose bumps!
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Thanks guys. It's a boxed set I had years ago, then sold them off bit by bit over the years .... then bought them all back again over the last few months.
They're pure nostalgia for me (I doubt I'll ever play a game with them) and something of an indulgement. I'm teasing myself with a couple of the fringe members of the group, before I have a stab at the big boys.
I'm toying with the idea of giving them all a black and white theme, to tie them in with my Kaleb Daark models. How about a mixed force of Orcs and Chaos, fighting for Malal against the other forces of Chaos? Sounds fun, no?
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Uhm, wow :o
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Beautiful paintingon a classic figure.
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A great rendition of a wonderful sculpt.
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I love the idea of teaming them up in service to Malal, as these are some of the best and most 'realistic' of the Citadel Orcs (before they went more 'cartoony') and should match up well with some Chaos scum.
8) 8)
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Awesomes.
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Very nice paintjob on that creepy old school gem! :-*
Hope to see more and more!
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A quick search of the goggleweb revealing the unpainted miniature, makes me appreciate the skill of your brush work even more! Cracking work!
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Really lovely work! :-*
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I can only agree with the others. Bravo!
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Ping! Next up from Ugezod's Death Commandos is the Goblin Kudra Stunty Smasher. Despite being a lowly Gobbo, he does probably have the best 'classic' pose out of the boxed set. Even so, if he's going to go around picking solely on Dwarves he may just come a cropper before too long.
Most of the model is fairly humdrum - lots of fur and cloth straps, the odd dangly bit of decoration, so I knew I needed to concentrate on the face to make it stand out. I'm staying with the black & white theme as well, as with the rest of them.
(http://myalbum.com/photo/NuJDmYTqSdYc/360.jpg)
(http://myalbum.com/photo/fxtZDw50fMIL/540.jpg)
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Gorgeous. :o For a gobbo. :D
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Really good work on this classical mini ! :-*
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Great old mini's-fantastic paint jobs!
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Really expressive, hag-like face.
Seriously impressed.
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Cracking! I love all the different colours you get in there. :-*
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There's more of the Hobgoblin than Goblin about the Guy, but the brushwork, base, &, especially, the selection of colors are OUTSTANDING. VERY WELL DONE once more!
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Quick on his heels comes the enigmatic Gnar, a Kobold/Chaos Goblin who clearly doesn't neglect arm day at the gym. Sadly his steroid abuse has resulted in uncontrolled aggression and chronic acne. His breath is probably quite bad, too. For some reason, Ugezod the Mighty has coaxed him out of his dark and dingy caves to join the gang and Gnar has been tempted by the chance of mayhem, loot and effective skin treatment.
(http://myalbum.com/photo/Pr0xDeZCeeb5/360.jpg)
(http://myalbum.com/photo/t23y8GZlKx4r/540.jpg)
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Great job! I love the skin and the rusty metal!
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Brilliant brushwork.
You have even managed to make my least favourite of the Commandos look desirable.
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These are astonishingly good - especially the paintwork on the hands and faces!
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They look great cubs, love the grotesque little faces.
I do hope Gnar loots some foot good skin care products ;)
Cheers
Matt
Edited to make sense. Silly auto correct.
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Wow. Your work on Gnar is really splendid. Very inspirational. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers
Martin
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Wow I am so impressed with the 2 latest efforts. The faces & skin are superb! o_o
More please...
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I'll give you a clue as to the next model .... I've decided to make him a new shield.
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That is quite the job on the skin!
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Ah, thanks for the compliments and all, but it was pretty simple again. Just dabbing little spots of colour on to give it a mottled look. I've always thought Kobolds looked a little bit like lizard-dogs, so I wanted a reptilian feel to him, with grey skin and little pinkish patches here and there.
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I'll give you a clue as to the next model .... I've decided to make him a new shield.
Guzrog Dogchild, perchance? Given the spiked boss ...
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Guzrog Dogchild, perchance? Given the spiked boss ...
Ah, you're too good at this game. I figured his pose meant he was sheltering under his shield from an arrow storm or something, so it made no sense to me that even with the biggest round shield on his hand it barely covers to his elbow! If a guy that size is hiding under a shield, it needs to be a big shield ... so that's what he's getting.
(pic from Stuff of Legends site)
(http://www.sodemons.com/rhror/4bc4ugezods/_07A4804x-01.jpg)
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Here we go, Guzrog Dogchild with his new shield. I wanted him to be holding up a huge lump of timber, sheltering from an arrow storm, because that's what the pose looks like he's doing to me.
He's also a Black Orc, so I wanted him to literally be a black-skinned orc, and also show the familiar black and white check patterns here and there on his kit.
(http://myalbum.com/photo/yWfUjFGtySjO/360.jpg)
(http://myalbum.com/photo/jvRxXcexIdUh/540.jpg)
(http://myalbum.com/photo/rU7JGW10oQcj/360.jpg)
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That's my favorit :-*
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Beautiful brushwork and that 'door' is a great touch.
It really adds an extra dimension to a lovely classic sculpt.
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That's pretty good. Pretty ... good lol
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Superb imagining and the shield change really helps make the mini stand out
great re-doing of a classic mini
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Great stuff! Loving all of these, but the latest is fantastic
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Ooh cubs :-* :-* so many shades of grey and brown, that's very well done. I like him. :)
Cheers
Matt
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Thanks guys, we're in the home strait now! The final 4 models are to follow. If I actually get them all painted, it'll be the realisation of an ambition that stretches back thirty odd years! I suppose I'll have to start thinking about a nice display base now won't I?
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Nice work.
They have a great "dark and dirty" look to them. Just how orcs should look!
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That's superb! I love the reddish elements in his black hide: a terrific way of getting around the drabness that can result from paining creatures black, and convincingly naturalistic too.
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Yeah, I wanted him to have those reddish bits in the 'soft' areas: around the eyes and mouth and in the creases of the arms, exactly as you say - to break up the monotony a little. I was undecided as to whether I should give him speckles to represent scabs and/or gnarly bits on the hide as well, but in the end decided not to. I might introduce that to one of the other characters who have some exposed flesh.
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Death Commandos latest member is the intellectually and hygienically challenged Ushtug the Gut.
(http://myalbum.com/photo/poYUxoce8m1f/360.jpg)
I'm not a massive fan of the sculpt to be honest, with even deeper than normal Chronicle eye sockets, so they were quite tricky. In the end I flooded the socket with yellow paint and left it to dry, then came back and blacked out the outline little by little until I got the size I wanted. Even so, it was hard to winkle the thin brush in to get the pupils anywhere near the right place.
(http://myalbum.com/photo/3s4l2EveWxm6/360.jpg)
Unusually for me, I've gone for a relatively mainstream skin colour with Ushtug. It isn't actually green (though it looks it), but a sort of stone grey, which looks greenish when contrasted with the brown patches of skin in 'soft' areas (yes, brown, although they look pinkish next to the green ... which isn't green ... you get the idea). I also wanted him to have lumps of hard skin or scales showing here and there.
(http://myalbum.com/photo/TRU8GXVdxngf/540.jpg)
The shield is a dead giveaway that my fledgling Orc warband will be (loosely) following the ways of Malal, the naughty Chaos God the others don't invite to parties. It seemed a great idea for Orcs to be fighting just about everyone for no apparent reason.
Hope you like him, not long to go now before they're all done! I suppose I'll have to make a display base and do a group photo when finished.
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Superb!
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Like him???
Love 'im!
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Proper dark and grotty, like a proper Orc should be.
None of that lairy green skin in this 'ere neck of the woods.
8) 8)
That shield is superb.
Really sets the figure off nicely.
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Fantastic paint work and you've made some very old models look really modern. Love 'em. :-*
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OUTSTANDING! The brushwork & base are WONDROUS to behold. AND I love the shield. FANTASTICALLY WELL DONE once more!
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These are brilliant! :o
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I've loved watching this project. Looking forward to see the rest.
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That hideous fella is Bea-u-ti-ful! :-* :-*
Your painting is Fantastic, and very inspirational for a few orcses I have undercoated. 8) I like the scaly hard skin on his shoulders. :-* :-*
Thanks for sharing Cubs.
Cheers
Matt
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Oh wow! :o :-* They could not be better! They are just how I want mine to look! Effing saved for reference. Be proud, these are the business.
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Pretty good work. Solid.
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GOOD GODS!! JUST GREAT!!!!
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Good grief, all the Commandos were grand, but this one takes the cake and eats it - brilliant. 8) 8) 8)
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Fantastic paint work and you've made some very old models look really modern. Love 'em. :-*
I really have to second that. Great work and very inspirational use of old lead!
Keep it going, please!
Cheers
GS
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Another great thread to follow on the net !
I like the way you paint those old minis : the dark and gritty look fits perfectly to them... :-*
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I somehow miss this thread.
Wonderfull job all around.
The big shield bearer is so far my favorite but they are all fantastic.
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Thanks guys.
Luckily I have a real honest-to-goodness paying job commish which is also some Oldhammer Orcs, so I was able to slip this dude in amongst the others and paint him alongside (if it is a him ... there's something of the 'terrifying matron' look to Ushtug).
I really am having a lot of fun with the Oldhammer stuff lately, after concentrating on historicals for so long. Next up will be Mormo Jabberbinder.
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Bloody gorgeous! I am so impressed. Amazing work & very inspirational.
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Next Death Commando off the production line is Mormo Jabberbinder. I really wasn't looking forward to this one because he's ... a) in a very odd pose, b) clearly a 'classic' style wizard (as opposed to an Orc shaman) and c) all those wraps and tatty robes were always going to be difficult to paint.
I originally planned to do him with plain black robes and brown stained bindings, but then decided that was too boring. I plumped for the standard 'black and white' to fit with the rest of the group and also because it was then fairly easy to do some simple detailing around the edges. Of course, the robes couldn't be clean, so I set to work making them completely filthy.
Even up to the eleventh hour, I planned to have his wrappings as plain brown, but then relented and decided to go for dirty red instead. Somehow it seemed more fitting. he still looks like a filthy, smelly Orc, but at least now he has a hint of style about him.
Anyway, he's out the way now and I only have two more (fairly straightforward) models to go before the Death Commandos are complete. Hope you like him.
(http://myalbum.com/photo/1ysrQRQxZZYh/540.jpg)
(http://myalbum.com/photo/6nMaBc0ZX3WE/360.jpg)
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Dirty boy! He looks cracking! Lots of depth to those colours! :-*
He looks quite big(going by the base)
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Dirty boy! He looks cracking! Lots of depth to those colours! :-*
He looks quite big(going by the base)
He does look quite big on the photo doesn't he? He's not, probably a little on the small and shrunken side.
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Your FANTASTIC work with the brush & eye for colors have made THE MOST of a WONDERFUL mini. VERY WELL DONE indeed!
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Gorgeous brushwork, he looks proper grimy.
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My favourite from the set, he is so full of character.
I look forward to painting him myself..............one day......
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Great characterful set of minis and your painting has certainly done them justice! I think Mormo is my favourite so far.
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What a grubby villein! Blooming brilliant! :-* :-*
Cheers
Matt
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Wonderful paainting. I have seen these minis many times over the years but never with this much life/character breathed into them.
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These are my favorite paintjobs done on old school miniatures. I get so inspired looking at them, and now I want to do a goblinarmy for dragon rampant.. all those projects.
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The penultimate recruit is Sileth Frothlip (I don't recommend trying to say it out loud without a towel), a Hobgoblin hero with issues regarding the size of his weapon.
(http://myalbum.com/photo/2PoSvGasvKTy/540.jpg)
(http://myalbum.com/photo/7AVeU9SefEkx/540.jpg)
(http://myalbum.com/photo/3oaYeRIiAQwx/540.jpg)
(http://myalbum.com/photo/fKVlxAebTNjd/360.jpg)
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And finally ... the main man (ish) himself, Ugezod the Mighty, a Black Orc hero. His shield was an old plastic ogre gut plate, which I thought was just perfect for the job.
(http://myalbum.com/photo/cZbZN7rsbkMx/540.jpg)
(http://myalbum.com/photo/JtpGayXd9A0l/540.jpg)
(http://myalbum.com/photo/7Ull9VSVoTjX/540.jpg)
(http://myalbum.com/photo/vfWFyCVcBc23/360.jpg)
Now they're all done I feel a little bereft. Perhaps I can do nice display base for them all to sit on. Hmmm ...
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Beautiful painting. Luv that rusty armour.
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Oh wow! :o Spectacular!! Would love to see them all together! ;)
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Excellent work! :-*
Cheers!
Joe Thomlinson
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The best painted Nick Lund miniatures ever? Certainly the best I've seen!
Eeza's sporting the best-realised black orcish hide I've seen - really fantastic work!
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Simply brilliant! :o
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Oh wow! :o Spectacular!! Would love to see them all together! ;)
I second this! group shot! group shot!
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wonderfull models.
That weathering is amazing.
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The two new Guys, Big Red & Blue, are WONDERFUL minis BEAUTIFULLY painted & based. VERY WELL DONE as always!