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Title: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Mantis Clan
Post by: powerfrog99 on 07 April 2017, 07:14:28 PM: After a many years break I somehow came back to painting and purchasing Clanwar miniatures I was so fond of when they hit the shelves back in 1999.
With the help of some LAF'lers who sold me some stuff from their collections I more or less worked the last 12 months on this project.
Here are the first few pictures of some Dragon Clan Samurai.

cheers Thomas

P.S. I shall add some more pics to my user gallery here on LAF
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar minis
Post by: von Lucky on 08 April 2017, 05:06:55 AM: Very nicely done.
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar minis
Post by: Mason on 08 April 2017, 05:54:13 AM: Lovely smooth brushwork.
:-* :-*
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar minis
Post by: jambo1 on 08 April 2017, 07:02:42 AM: Lovely work, really nicely done! :) I have a load of Clanwar minis sitting in the back of a drawer unpainted and unloved :( Maybe the inspiration I need! lol
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar minis
Post by: Steam Flunky on 08 April 2017, 07:54:57 AM: Lovely painting, super setup and great photos!
Look forward to following this thread.
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar minis
Post by: Andym on 08 April 2017, 08:04:26 AM: That's some nice painted minis! 8) I really like what you've achieved with your picture set up! Nice wee scenes! :-*
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar minis
Post by: manic _miner on 08 April 2017, 10:37:39 AM: Great painting on these and photography too.

The start of a nice looking force.

Makes me wonder which will be next ;).
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar minis
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on 08 April 2017, 11:19:17 AM: Quote from: jambo1 on 08 April 2017, 07:02:42 AM
Lovely work, really nicely done! :) I have a load of Clanwar minis sitting in the back of a drawer unpainted and unloved :( Maybe the inspiration I need! lol

Ditto on that but today is not that day :D
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar minis
Post by: Sinewgrab on 08 April 2017, 04:08:02 PM: I love it. I dragged out my nearly 20 year old Crane army the other day to use in Dragon Rampant....
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar minis
Post by: powerfrog99 on 08 April 2017, 04:58:50 PM: I am actually planning to use them fpor a WHFB Nippon army.
Just some special troops were missing, but the Dragon Empire Kickstarter will help to fill that gap with a few temple dog cavalry, a bolt thrower, a dragon rider and a lady on a koi fish ;)

cheers Thomas
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar minis
Post by: OSHIROmodels on 09 April 2017, 08:57:03 AM: Lovely work.

cheers

James
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Post by: white knight on 09 April 2017, 09:25:17 AM: Excellent! I still have a lot of the characters and all of the undead and goblins. :-*
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar minis
Post by: The Dozing Dragon on 09 April 2017, 10:57:40 AM: Tom Meier sculpted some of these. Wish there was a way to find his sculpts.
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar minis
Post by: The Voivod on 09 April 2017, 02:15:17 PM: Lovely models and pictures
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Post by: mweaver on 09 April 2017, 02:43:35 PM: Very nice!

-Michael
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar minis
Post by: bandit86 on 10 April 2017, 11:10:23 AM: Real nice! I did a few more last night couple of Wizard and Geisha's Clan wars are really fun to paint some very challenging
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Crab Clan
Post by: powerfrog99 on 10 April 2017, 05:12:13 PM: Thanks for all your comments they are really welcome :)

At first I wondered how much attention this quite old system will get, but should not have been surprised here on LAF ;)

Here now some units of the second clan painted:

The Crab: The defenders of the wall

The Hida House Guard I did twice, first the grey white pattern which was inspired by an old Clan War poster I found. But this looked surprisingly boring to me :( so I decided to do the second unit with some blue and red colors. As I am pretty happy with this color scheme, I have used it for more units.
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Crab Clan
Post by: jambo1 on 10 April 2017, 05:42:04 PM: Lovely work again, really nice. :)
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Crab Clan
Post by: manic _miner on 10 April 2017, 09:35:52 PM: Must look great all on the table lined up for battle.
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Crab Clan
Post by: The Voivod on 11 April 2017, 09:53:59 AM: Loving the black dudes
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Kachiko's Garden
Post by: powerfrog99 on 16 April 2017, 06:53:50 PM: Here are some more shots from that foto session:

Kachiko's garden meeting

Shugenja of the realm

Phoenix Fire Storm

cheers Thomas
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Mantis Clan
Post by: powerfrog99 on 23 April 2017, 10:31:36 AM: So finally the last pics for this thread:

Imperial Sentinals fight off Hida Hause Guard

and

some Mantis Clan warriors

cheers Thomas
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Mantis Clan
Post by: manic _miner on 23 April 2017, 12:19:56 PM: Nice additions.

The Mantis guys look great.
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Mantis Clan
Post by: jambo1 on 23 April 2017, 12:31:46 PM: Superb work again!! :)
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Mantis Clan
Post by: Magos Kasen on 23 April 2017, 12:55:00 PM: These are really excellent, superb work!
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Mantis Clan
Post by: Euthanasor on 09 May 2017, 06:59:59 AM: Wonderful!
A question: where are the arch trees seen in the first picture, from? Is it home made?
Thanks.
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Mantis Clan
Post by: powerfrog99 on 13 May 2017, 06:06:43 AM: Thanks for all your nice comments :)

Euthanasor: I don't understand the term "arch tree"?
In the first pic the pine trees are from the German manufacturer "Noch", the Bamboo is a recent pucase and made from 2 colored soft platic and just coated to reduce the shine. The big broadleaf tree I made ages ago from a kit by "Heki" another manufacturer based in Germany.

I hope this answers your question, if not just specify a bit more.

cheers Thomas
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Mantis Clan
Post by: Euthanasor on 13 May 2017, 07:08:59 AM: Tank you. They are noch models.
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Mantis Clan
Post by: Agis on 13 May 2017, 10:13:13 AM: Great job! Brings back good memories. :)
It reminds me that I also have a ton of these to be painted...
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Mantis Clan
Post by: wminsing on 22 May 2017, 04:59:07 PM: Inspirational work!

-Will
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Mantis Clan
Post by: Siaba on 19 August 2018, 08:45:58 AM: Very inspiring. Amazing paint job :)
Title: Re: A return to an old love: painting Clanwar NEW: Mantis Clan
Post by: Luc on 19 August 2018, 10:32:23 AM: Great paint! Very nice scenary. :-*