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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: wolfgangbrooks on November 24, 2016, 11:51:10 AM
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Here's some stuff I've done mostly from the last year or so. Undecided about lighting
which is half natural, half ceiling fan. Let me know what you think.
(http://recreationalconflict.lusagi.com/benstuff/dwarvesvf01.jpg)
Dwarves are Asguard/Viking Forge. Undead are a mix of RalPartha/Ironwind, Citadel,
Viking Forge, and I think Grenadier on the lower right? Background scenery is Ainsty
Castings dungeon stuff and Grendel bits.
(http://recreationalconflict.lusagi.com/benstuff/dwarvesvf02.jpg)
All figures are Viking Forge. Tomb is Games Workshop.
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Dwarves are Ghost Miniatures by Old Glory. I have no idea why more old schoolers
aren't talking about and picking up these figures. Monster is Viking Forge.
(http://recreationalconflict.lusagi.com/benstuff/dwarvesmisc01.jpg)
The loners I have finished. L to R: GW, Grenadier, no idea, Harlequin/Black Tree.
I haven't seen the third one while looking through Lost Minis Wiki, would love to
know where he came from and if there's a good line associated with him.
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These look great. :) The lighting is good too.
That Wight with the horns on his hat in the first pic is an old Citadel one though, not Ral Partha - he looks lovely, definitely my favourite of the bunch - excellent rusting!
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The basing work is outstanding, really makes the figures shine.
Where are those black bases from?
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Yes, you're right about the wight. Fixed now. I like to play around with effects and wind up rarely doing the same thing twice which can get difficult when I have to match stuff. :)
The bases are Proxie Models which we sell now (or just go straight to them http://proxiemodels.com/), but I'd recommend them even if we didn't. After a brief flirtation with using the Privateer Press style bases, I'm using them for just about everything.
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Great stuff and you're right about Ghost Miniatures, they have fantastic dwarves.
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Great stuff, love the asgard dwarves in particular
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Awesome junk !
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You do have a BEAUTIFUL style to your painting & basing, AND a FINE eye for colors. VERY NICELY DONE!
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Thanks for the comments guys, much appreciated.
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Minifigs wizards and Denizen demon. Ainsty Dungeon and Grendel summoning circle.
I mostly get new toys from the cash I get selling painted Ainsty terrain from our
booth at shows. And at that mostly from clearance bins and the flea market. I'm
always looking for old and hard to find figs. Like the wizards in today's post,
really excited to get these painted for some reason.
Fall-In had the most variety in the dealers area I've seen in awhile, and even the
flea market wasn't full of the same old guys for a change. Wish I coulda gotten
the two GW 30k boxed games, but I gotta save some money I guess.
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Not pictured metal reproduction coins from Harmony House, and Lion Rampant/
Dragon Rampant.
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One guy had a bunch of MIB TSR stuff, unfortunately it was mostly more copies
of these. Maybe I should take some packaging pics for Lost Minis Wiki.
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Hard to know where to begin... Well, at the bottom we have a bunch of Grenadier
orcs and goblins, would love to get the other variants from these packs. Lower
right are some resin dragon vases from Sea Dog Game Studios and laser etched
card wizard circles from Things in the Basement. Really nice finely done designs.
In the middle from the left, some Ral Partha dwarves, more Grenadier orcs,
and some Dragontooth boar riders.
On the top misc. stuff including GW savage orc boar rider command, Grenadier
dragon riders (one missing an arm), Minifigs wolves and balrog (broken sword),
Minot Miniatures Death Dealer, GW slayers and harlequins, and Battle Valor
15mm dwarf special editions. Plus other random guys from a variety of places.
Dunno if I'm going to use all the Grenadier, Partha dwarves, and Minifigs wizard
dupes. I guess should put together a trade pile.
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What a fantastic haul. Also love your painting on the Minifigs SS & ME wizards. I find them difficult to paint but love them. Are you a member of the Facebook Group Old School Miniatures? If not let me know and I'll add you on. It's a great group where I've (finally) met people almost as obsessive as myself lol
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The Summoning is a WONDERFUL assortment of FINELY painted vintage miniatures that all seem to work well together. OUTSTANDING STUFF!
CONGRATULATIONS! That's quite a haul of Old Minis. ENJOY them all!
I've been debasing & prepping a pile of Ral Partha pieces myself. I'm still not sure whether I'll paint them or try to find them good homes...or both.
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It's been awhile since an update, partly because I don't have much in the way of backgrounds, or nice looking ground cover finished, and partly because of winter cold and a couple of commissions. Started and finished five figures today and felt pretty good about it, thus the pics, though the quality isn't as good as I'd like.
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Some 15mm figures from Lone Gunman Games. He's got some nice figures, and apparently has been having some money problems lately so if you're into 15mm fantasy give them a look.
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15mm Skele Archers, been having problems getting decent pics of these. Figures are mostly Splintered Light with some Ralpartha on 60x30mm bases. These were done as a test for formed unit bases; and I'm not sure about 10 figures to a base, maybe 8 would be better. On the other hand it's kinda nice to have a Warhammer unit on two bases.
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Here's a kind of preview: Stuff I've done in the last two weeks waiting for a warm day or two to varnish. In the front we have a bunch of Citadel goblins, with a couple from Harlequin/Blacktree and Heartbreaker(?) with a Rebel Minis civilian. An AEG/Valiant goblin to the left with a Heritage/Reaper kobold (why'd Reaper drop some of these re-releases?) Grenadier dwarf, halfling, and mummy.
The back from the left is a Ramshackle tank, Ralpartha female giant, Citadel familiar (missing a horn somehow), no idea on the spook, Asguard/Viking Forge dark elf and dwarf, and two Old Glory dwarves.
I really love the giantess, a rare figure that really seems like it was designed with a specific person in mind for the face. I've got a couple of Grenadier giants that are pretty much the same height (54mm) and most importantly similar proportions that I'm going to group with her. Some suggestions for additional appropriate troops would be nice. :)
Thanks for looking.
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That is a SPLENDID mix of minis both large & small. They are all BEAUTIFULLY painted & based creation. OUTSTANDING WORK!
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(http://recreationalconflict.lusagi.com/benstuff/orcsnmummies.jpg)
Orcs are Citadel and Heartbreaker(?), mummies are Citadel, Reaper, Black Tree, Grenadier, Wizkids and others. Thinking about doing Crocodile Games Wargods of Aegyptus at some point so I've been picking up guys suitable for basic mummies, of which I've found a surprising number so far.
(http://recreationalconflict.lusagi.com/benstuff/goblinskirmish11617.jpg)
Elf is Asguard/Viking Forge, old goblin with the big nose is Rebel Minis, other goblin mercs are Citadel and Heartbreaker (?). (Chunky goblins like that I always think are Heartbreaker or Blacktree :) ) Troll is RAFM.
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Vallor Warrior of the Gods by Ral Partha with Wargames Factory viking for scale. This is such an odd figure from the size and dress to the 'leveled-up' version with plate armor and standard; I assume there has to be a story behind it. Anyone know anything about it? I'm going to ask at the Ralpartha.com forum later, but I thought someone here might know.
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Really love those ghost miniatures dwarves! Don't seem to be on the uk old glory site though 🙁
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I dunno whether they ship stuff in or have casting rights, but it can't hurt to ask them about getting some in.
There are two problems with the figures: Some suffer from mold flattening and so are a bit thin. This is mostly the Dwarves from what I've seen so far and at that it's only really noticeable with some of the boots/shoes. Easily taken care of with some putty.
The other thing is that the models have alot of long thin weapons not supported by many connections on the model. The metal is flexible enough that you can right most of it without it seeming to lose strength. However, some of the swords on the orcs are really thin and might come off at the hilt.
Other than that I like quite a few of the Ghost Miniatures lines.
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What a beautiful selection of old skool goodness.
Wonderful brushwork really brings them to life.
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You very much had my attention with the first picture as Asgard Dwarves are my favourite Stunties of all time.
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You have such a WONDERFUL assortment of miniatures, all BEAUTIFULLY painted & based. It is a joy to see your work. VERY WELL DONE once more!
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Some great old school goodness in there. You've painted them extremely well
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Thanks for the comments guys. @Mason: Yeah, they are really nice and oddly underappreciated. Just wish I could get around to finishing the last few I have.
Today is a bit of a narrower focus: Lord of the Rings
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I'm kinda interested in the idea of LOTR or at least the Last Alliance taking place in the bronze age. There's not much in Middle Earth that necessarily ties it into dark ages Europe, so a thematic switch to say ancient Greece, India, or Babylon could be pretty cool. Might do a couple more theme pieces to go with this, but I don't know about how far I'd expand it. Wargames Factory Hoplite.
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Denethor from GW. Simple and fast figure. It'll never win a competition though. :)
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Splintered Light "Armored Ogres". Originally for 20mm I got these to go with the Viking/Asguard small orcs for eventual LOTR stuff. Done pretty quick with a strict color scheme as Mordor heavy infantry.
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Shield Designs. I looked up orcish black speech on a wiki somewhere to do the runes. I don't remember what they're supposed to say though.
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Finally a comparison shot, since there was some question about their size on these forums. L2R: 1/72 Plastic, SLM Armored Ogre, Asguard/Viking Forge Cave Orc, Denizen True 25mm, Essex 28mm Viking.
They are a good size for some of the book orcs, and would fit in with the smaller Viking Forge casts. However the proportions are slight owing to them being for a whole other scale. It might also be a problem that there are no missile troops or command, and the models don't really lend themselves to conversion.
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Those Ogres should work really well with Asgard Orcs (which are another of my favourites and which I have a bunch of to get around to eventually....), I may have to steal that idea.
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I really like the idea of a Bronze Age Middle Earth too.
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I like those ogres! They'd fit into my uruks nicely.
I like your interpretation of the Tree of Numenor
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(http://recreationalconflict.lusagi.com/benstuff/deathdealertoo15817.jpg)
Minot's Miniatures Deathdealer and a backdrop I painted to match. Notes on the figure; the saddle merges into the horse as it gets close to the shoulder, and the shield has a design picked out on it in dimples. Only time I've ever seen the latter. Strangely the figure has a huge beard and long hair, I think the sculptor got bored of doing chainmail, or maybe didn't want to deal with the undercut on the mould?
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That's a very nice paint job. The long hair and beard may be to get around copyright issues. If you can still get a hold of one the Ral Partha Death-Dealer is a superb figure.
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Thanks. I dunno about copyright, he came from an age when manufacturers gave much less of a damn about copyright. I'd love to have the whole catalog of Ral Partha. These days I'm a pretty opportunistic buyer, but sooner or later I'm going to have to dive into trading/ebay.
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The sculpting seems a bit crude, or that could be due to the wearing of the mold.
The freehand on the shield is nice.
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Oh no, the sculpting is very crude. :) It just paints up well.