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Miniatures Adventure => Fantasy Adventures => Topic started by: ilikepaintinglead on August 14, 2012, 01:45:35 PM
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Hi all I thought I'd create a topic to showcase some of the things that I've been painting and keep everything together in one place and hopefully tempt some of you to come and check out my blog as we all know the more page views and followers you have the better it makes you as a human being :P
Anyway first up are some picks of some ruined temple type terrain I created recently from packing materials nabbed from work:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P7280132.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P7280134.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P7280146.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P7310140.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P7310138.jpg)
I should hopefully have the time this week to sort out a tutorial on the creation process later in the week.
Anyhow I also finished off the start of a small beastman/were warband hanging out in the ruins
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P7310172.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P7310144.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P7310173.jpg)
There's more detailed shots of each mini up on my blog if your interested.
Also finished up a couple of other fantasy mini's:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P7280138.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P7280147.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P7280149.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P7280152.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P7280165.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P7280164.jpg)
Anyway that's all for now, let me know what you think and if you fancy seeing more of the same, check out my blog:
http://ilikepaintinglead.blogspot.co.uk/
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Not bad at all!! In fact - barring the base type which I'm not too keen on - I'd say you hit the nail on the hammer! :-* :-*
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An EXCELLENT PROJECT! The Old Minis & new terrain look TERRIFIC. You've got some thingies in there that were popular when I was still considered young. All VERY WELL DONE!
If possible, a long view of the gaming board would be cool.
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Very nice...those scarey creatures look right at home in that ruin.
Well played sir!
Blue
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Thanks very much Dr Viking and Blue :D
@Deafnala - At the moment I don't really have a gaming board, these shots were all taken on the coffee table in my living room on-top of a painted towel:
Here's a shot of the rest of my terrain on the towel so you can get the idea:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P7040119.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P7040120.jpg)
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A painted towel!!?!?!? :o :o :o
Why didn't I ever think of that!? THat's a fantastic idea!
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A painted towel!!?!?!? :o :o :o
Why didn't I ever think of that!? THat's a fantastic idea!
I had the same reaction when I saw it used on someone's blog. So simple and cheap and it folds away nicely.
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I had the same reaction when I saw it used on someone's blog. So simple and cheap and it folds away nicely.
Yes and on top of that I've been using towels for ages without even thinking about it... lol
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Thanks, Amigo. The Towel looks TERRIFIC. Over on T.B.M.F. timplanet has a similar cool towel terrain thread. You can check it out here for other ideas:
http://boringmordheimforum.forumieren.com/t6095-scenery-a-la-me
Cool, eh?!
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Thanks, Amigo. The Towel looks TERRIFIC. Over on T.B.M.F. timplanet has a similar cool towel terrain thread. You can check it out here for other ideas:
http://boringmordheimforum.forumieren.com/t6095-scenery-a-la-me
Cool, eh?!
That's where I got the idea from, Timplanets blog cheers for reminding me
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I love it. Subscribing to your blog.
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You just paint the towel with wall paint!?
Do you start from a green towel!?
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You just paint the towel with wall paint!?
Do you start from a green towel!?
I started with a brown towel (from Primark) and highlighted up through the greens using cheap acrylic paint from 'the works'.
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A nice collection and an inspired idea with a towel gaming cloth!
Duncan
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This stuff is just awesome!
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Very nice terrain and modular. I tend to overthink terrain and then I went and picked up the GW Terrain Book from circa 2008 for $2 at a con and saw some nice, simple solutions like toweling. Unfortunately this lead me to more thinking. I made up a 4 x 4' gaming mat made out of felt with foam applied with spray matte medium and it works great but was a little awkward to negotiate in our d&d game where, after character sheets and drinks are accounted for we don't have 4' across. Am now thinking about smaller pieces of felt with pieces of other materials (here's where towels may come in) to cover the edges where two felt mats meet. Anyway, what you have there looks great and an ideal size for an rpg encounter.
BTW who makes those walls? I foolishly made 5 6" lengths out of real stones which look great but not worth the effort. Am looking around for some.
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Nice work - love the towel idea but I think you're wheat fields turned out really nice too. Must try that one day.
The beastmen are excellent too - good mix!
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@ Spooktalker - Sorry I'm not sure who makes the walls I got them in an ebay lot that didn't say.
Also if anyone's interested I've posted up a tutorial on my blog on how to create the ruins:
http://ilikepaintinglead.blogspot.co.uk/
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8040072.jpg)
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Finished up a couple of minotaurs to add to a beastman warband:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8090257.jpg)
Also finished up a dwarf wizard:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8090252.jpg)
Let me know what you think and there's more pics up on ye old blog
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The Dwarf wizard is a brilliant mini - nice painting too.
The beasties are looking rather intimidating now!
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Very nice - both the terrain and the figures!
-Michael
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Although they make me wonder where all the years have gone, the Old Minis look WONDERFULLY WELL DONE. Unlike moi they've gotten better looking with age...at least the way you've done them up.
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Very nice painting and miniature choices I may add :-*
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Finished up some more terrain and the weird Giant that no one can identify:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8230153.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8230154.jpg)
I think he needs some wode type warpaint but I'm undecided for now.
Again more scrap polystyrene covered in polyfilla this time mounted on an old 12" so it's fairly large
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8230151.jpg)
Here's a a couple of arty close-ups:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8230092.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8230126.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8230097.jpg)
And here's all the terrain together:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8230127.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8230119.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8230147.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8230140.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8230120.jpg)
As always there's more photo's up on the old Blog along with a caption competition:
http://ilikepaintinglead.blogspot.co.uk/
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Nice tonal variation on the stonework!
I like it.
A lot!
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The miniatures are a fantastic bonus too!
:-*
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GREAT LOOKING STUFF! The artsy closeups show off the terrain piece WONDERFULLY; the minis, of course, are equally TERRIFIC...I like your painting style. VERY WELL DONE!
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Lovely work! Good terrain and minis.
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I just heard old school and Dwarg Wizard and came running, great stuff, keep it up !
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I've not been hugely productive lately but I did manage to finish the Dr Willetts Workshop house that I bought after seeing the review here on LAF
http://www.drwillettsworkshop.co.uk/the-nook.html
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9130205.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9130201.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9130203.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9130204.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9130212.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9130206.jpg)
Awesome little model that was really easy to paint.
I also finished off a ton of baggage and barricades from various different manufactures including Ainsty:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9130213.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9130224.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9130218.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9130220.jpg)
Only a couple of mini's recently:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8280290.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8280293.jpg)(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8270295.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8270292.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P8270290.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9130200.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9130193.jpg)
Let me know what you think, cheers
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That's quite a lot of finished stuff for not being productive...a two day Mushroom is my idea of a paucity of productivity. Everything, particularly the House, is STRIKINGLY WELL DONE! I love the purple flowers,
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That's quite a lot of finished stuff for not being productive...a two day Mushroom is my idea of a paucity of productivity. Everything, particularly the House, is STRIKINGLY WELL DONE! I love the purple flowers,
Thanks very much, It's just getting closer and closer to March of Next year when the Reaper Bones Kickstarter ships and I've set myself the task of making a dent in the Lead mountain before I get buried under a pile of Bones :) At the moment I'm not making as much progress as I'd like and part of my current challenge is that I'm not allowing myself to purchase any new mini's which is really starting to hurt.
I can't really take credit for the flowers I bought them at a convention, you can get them from Antenocitis workshop though:
http://www.antenocitisworkshop.com/silflor-mininatur-violet-flowers-6-strip.html
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The painted towel is a great idea. How does the paint/flocking hold up on it?
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The painted towel is a great idea. How does the paint/flocking hold up on it?
It's only paint on the towel no flock, and so far it's holding up pretty well there doesn't seem to be any 'flaking'
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It's only paint on the towel no flock, and so far it's holding up pretty well there doesn't seem to be any 'flaking'
Good to hear.
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Great to see to see these old miniatures so well painted. Any ideas where to get a black towel 6' x 4' or bigger (suppose I could sew 2 together)?
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Thanks very much :)
You should be able to buy whatever size you want from a fabric shop/seamstresses you know the kind of shops that have the huge rolls of material?
Great to see to see these old miniatures so well painted. Any ideas where to get a black towel 6' x 4' or bigger (suppose I could sew 2 together)?
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Wow, that house is excellent! Lovely figs and terrain you've got there too, the slayer is a particularly nice old model.
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Finished this fella last week, early citadel pre-slotta pirate type dude and my first attempt at dark skin:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9220291.jpg)
Also started and finished a scratch built Nurgle type beast, he's mostly milliput and green stuff apart from some Rat Ogre Arms and a couple of GW heads:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9250316.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9250343.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9250342.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9250341.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9250339.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9250330.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P9250348.jpg)
I'm really happy with how he turned out as he's my first major scratch build, and my first attempt at large style display base.
If you're thinking of doing any big basses I'd highly recommend checking out the tutorials on the Massive Voodoo blog as they were a fantastic inspiration:
http://massivevoodoo.blogspot.co.uk/2009/10/tutorial-overview.html
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Wow! Pirate and beastie are both very good indeed! Can't wait to see more. :D
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EXCELLENT STUFF! Both the Pirate & The Beasty are BEAUTIFULLY painted & based; The Beasty's base & The Beasty Itself are EXCEPTIONALLY WELL DONE. You created a WONDERFULLY detailed piece with Itself...I love the little face peering out from the mouth. GREAT WORK!
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Cheers thanks very much, I can't really take credit for the face in the mouth it came from a GW plastic kit.
Thanks again
EXCELLENT STUFF! Both the Pirate & The Beasty are BEAUTIFULLY painted & based; The Beasty's base & The Beasty Itself are EXCEPTIONALLY WELL DONE. You created a WONDERFULLY detailed piece with Itself...I love the little face peering out from the mouth. GREAT WORK!
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Love the beast, it's rancid. The paint scheme looks quite John Blanchy to me, nice job. Pirate is pretty sweet too, the skin turned out well.
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^^^ that.
Very JB all round! 8)
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Said it on your blog already but I'll say it again - love the beastie :-*
Thanks for the link too.
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Long time no update on the Fantasy side of things as I've been on a little bit of a Sci-fi Kick recently but I did manage to finish off a couple of fantasy mini's over the Christmas period.
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC020510_zpsf63d9573.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC020514_zpseeac0c8c.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC020520_zps8dd52bdd.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC020522_zpscf3b74e9.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC020517_zpsce828746.jpg)
Let me know what you think
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The Short Fellows have a TREMENDOUS amount of character/personality. I love your approach to painting, both the Fantasy & Sci Fi, AND your bases are OUTSTANDING. VERY, VERY WELL DONE...VERY!
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Wonderful stuff!
The straw is brilliant!
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That straw is brilliant! But I really like the personality of the second dwarf; where is he from?
Great paint jobs,
Damien
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Very earthy - I can almost smell them 8)
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Thanks everyone:
@ Scurv: Jesus man thanks very much your humble opinion means a lot, you have more faith in my painting than I do :)
@ Thantsants: Earthy I can do, if someone asked me to paint a nice clean High Elf, I'd probably have a fit.
@ Damien: The straw took forever to attach, it's just piece of Door mat attached with Matt Varnish, The Dwarf is an ancient Citadel Pre-slotta mini that came as part of an ebay junk lot. I think he's a variation of the mini in the bottom row in this pic
http://www.solegends.com/citcomp2/citcomp2022-01.htm
@ Dr. The Viking: Cheers, attaching the straw was a pain in the arse.
@ DeafNala: Cheers I love the older Citadel Fantasy sculpts, like you said they have a ton of Character.
Again thanks everyone, I should have some TSR sahuagin mini's to post up later in the week so keep checking back
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Hey y'all I'm back with some new stuff, sorry for the delay but sometimes life kicks you in the nuts and you need a little while to recover, so anyway here's what I've been up to.
Now to the painted stuff, first up we have a really early Citadel CO3 cleric (second row down)
http://www.solegends.com/citcat1983comp1/citcomp1025-01.htm
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC200487_zps10161ca9.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC200490_zps46e86abf.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC200489_zps4ae1e1d7.jpg)
Next we have the awesome Ral Partha Saughin:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC200518_zps88c7f425.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC200520_zps9f6e050b.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC200515_zps9038f96f.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC200513_zps14bb68c7.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC200514_zps1a1f5795.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC200506_zps07f82453.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC200511_zps6c0ac0db.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC200512_zps213524a2.jpg)
Lastly one of the Grenadier Demon's that looked a little aquatic to me so was added to the bunch:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC200496_zps4b30e87e.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/PC200495_zpsc8885120.jpg)
Let me know what you think
Also managed to jazz my desk up which I'll update on the relevant thread
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Those colour transitions in particular are astoundishing!
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I love your style! You're making me want to try something similar!
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Wowy wow!
Dig the eyes in the shag... shan... fish guys a ton, and their gear is superbly done. That demon is one of my favorite figures!
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Cheers everyone!
A few new things for your perusal:
Really early citadel Cleric:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P1010494_zpsb03a562e.jpg)
Some Em4 proto-shoggoths:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P1010484_zpsfc0049e1.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P1010487_zps3be47592.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P1010488_zps8beb9e8d.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P1010490_zpsaa933efa.jpg)
Old Citadel Ghost from the Night Horror range:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P1010499_zps13080301.jpg)
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P1010500_zpsbcd9d169.jpg)
I think this guy needs a little more work there's something not quite right about him, maybe needs a little more shading
Weird Earthdawn beastie:
(http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m86/headnhalf/P1010498_zps897b75df.jpg)
I can't really get the purples to photograqph correctly he's coming out a lot more muted than the 'real' thing.
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VERY COOL Old Lovelies, one & all! I really enjoy your sense of color. GREAT WORK!
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As was noted above, your colour transitions are really well done.
Cheers,
Damien
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Some original colour schemes there, sir.
I like them, very nice indeed.
:-*
I have that Ghost to paint up soon myself, but would never have considered that scheme in a million years.
:o
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Howdy everyone, sorry for the slow amount of updates recently but I've not really had much in the way of updates to show off. I recently sort of completed my attempt to undercoat and base everything I own ready for paint slappage but ran out of space about three quarters of the way through so there are still a fair few mini's languishing in drawers.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7281/8953166606_02555ca567_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8953166606/)
P4030053 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8953166606/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8276/8953163558_038cfeb492_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8953163558/)
P4030054 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8953163558/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
Hopefully now I can pick up anyone of a ton of mini's and just crack on with painting something, which is what I did:
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8537/8951975781_3f33ab511b_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8951975781/)
P4030051 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8951975781/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
From left to right:
Citadel C34 Fire Elemental, Dreamblade Gutsoup Golem, Dreamblade Hulking Brute, Grenadier Copplestone Barbarian, Grenadier Ghost and finally dungeons and Dragons plastic mini with a little conversion work.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3753/8952012563_270a505795_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8952012563/)
P4030034 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8952012563/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5443/8953210926_194e77e06c_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8953210926/)
P4030032 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8953210926/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
I love these Citadel elemental's that were released in the early eighties and would love to own the whole set but sadly I'm not the only one and they always seem to go for a little outside my price range on the old ebay, I only managed to get hold of this one as it was included in a bulk lot and didn't even appear in the ebay picture.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3699/8953216870_4c6162bb31_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8953216870/)
P4030029 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8953216870/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
Next up we have the Gutsoup Golem from Dreamblade, really simple paint job that was mostly achieved with washes, glazes and thinned down paint finished off with a healthy dose of tamiya red and clear for that wet look. If you're in need of some crazy monsters check out the Dreamblade range as they always seem to pop up on ebay for cheap and paint up really well.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3813/8953195490_89b9302b45_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8953195490/)
P4030039 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8953195490/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3818/8951994325_d196ac6620_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8951994325/)
P4030041 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8951994325/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
Another Dreamblade figure this time a Hulking Brute, I'm not to sure on this guy I think he needs some kind of tattoos or scarification to break up all the flesh.
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2893/8953174468_9e16923636_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8953174468/)
P4030050 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8953174468/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
Grenadier Copplestone Barbarian, really simple paint job and a ton of Tamiya clear red. You can still get this guy from EM4:
http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/Infantry.html
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3734/8952007517_c028a2b45e_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8952007517/)
P4030036 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8952007517/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
I think this guy is a dungeon and dragons pre pained mini, He originally had a small hook like weapon that due to the bendy nature of the plastic that these figures are made of was completely ruined. I removed the hook and drilled through the hand and added the cocktail stick and wire club.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3670/8953184742_7d3ff192f6_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8953184742/)
P4030045 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/8953184742/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
Grenadier Ghost, insanely quick paint job I just fired some watered down blue over the grey base coat added some fluorescent yellow to the face and left it at that.
Let me know what you think
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I really love your painting style.
I find myself frequently visiting your blog.
Your collection of minis is extremely impressive as well.
:-*
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EXCELLENT job on The Cat...very lifelike! Now that I've gotten that out of my system, the new additions are all OUTSTANDING & worthy of such a FINE display case...I'm deeply envious. It's all inspirational. GREAT WORK!
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lol lol lol
DeafNala got it so right. That cat is gorgeous.
lol
Apart from that I love the ghost. The colors work very well.
Isn't the miniature above the ghost from the Pathfinder Runelord campaign? I seem to remember that one. He's one of the incestious half Oger hillbillies...
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What did you used for the miniatures trays on the wall (square plastic ones), please ?
I really like your minis too :o
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Thanks very much everyone, not pictured is my other cat Bill who really enjoys chewing the end of paint brushes whilst I'm using them.
The boxes/trays on the wall are these:
http://www.reallyusefulproducts.co.uk/uk/html/onlineshop/rub/aTrayLarge16.php
I got mine from Hobbycraft in the UK when they had a buy two get one free deal going on, I think you can probably get these trays in the US too if that's where you're based. I was over the moon when I found these as they're perfect for 28mm mini's, you can fit 5/6 in each section if they're on 30mm bases
What did you used for the miniatures trays on the wall (square plastic ones), please ?
I really like your minis too :o
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Nice stuff, head!
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I'm in France, I have to see if I can find these trays here. Thank you !
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Wow, if that's how you display the not-yet-ready stuff, I'd like to see how you keep the good stuff! That looks like a very productive and fun space.
Great paintjobs on the minis that you make there!
Jevenkah
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Nice work,your painting is :-* And your cat looks like a lovely chap :)
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Cheers everyone for the great feedback, I've managed to slap a little paint on some figures this week, and made a little progress on the Mega mini's goblins that I purchased a while back after I heard they were closing down their shop. I would link to them but it looks like Mega mini's has taken them down and sold the molds onto Midlam miniatures:
http://www.midlamminiatures.co.uk/news/news-30.html so hopefully they should appear for sale very soon.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3710/9041789302_c24f3840fd_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9041789302/)
P4120030 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9041789302/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
Here they all are based up and their flesh base coated along with a Mega mini's Wretch that looks like is still available from Mega miniatures.
So far I've only finished one of the group, mainly as a tester for the rest of the group:
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5454/9041788548_305eed57c0_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9041788548/)
P4120039 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9041788548/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5462/9041788800_5c5ccacf4e_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9041788800/)
P4120038 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9041788800/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3805/9041789042_ddcb5bfa1a_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9041789042/)
P4120037 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9041789042/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7452/9039610709_00571e98e3_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9039610709/)
P4120033 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9039610709/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
I've tried to go for a more 'earthy' yellowy green on the flesh hopefully to distinguish them from the orcs that I painted many moons ago. The 'string' on the bow is a tiny piece of wire that drove me insane trying to wind around the bow. The red nose on the ears, nose, knees and elbows is just a mix of watered down pink paint and red glaze.
As Jevenkah was asking earlier here's how I display my finished stuff:
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5493/9039566517_6674db1eb3_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9039566517/)
P4120041 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9039566517/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2826/9039566071_d537d34da0_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9039566071/)
P4120044 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9039566071/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7291/9039567513_ffd82f3fea_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9039567513/)
P4120046 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9039567513/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
It's one of these:
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/90116275/#/70116276
With these inserts:
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/50171754/
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That is a fine looking collection and cabinet of wonder.
Love the Gobbo's pink hooter!
:-*
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The Display Cabinet is, with all your LOVELY pieces store within, a WONDROUS SIGHT. & the new old Goblin painted up FANTASTICALLY...love what you did with the nose. GREAT WORK!
Speaking of noses: does nose = hooter in British slang? Over here hooters = boobs...two peoples separated by a common language.
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Cool gobbos mate! I too got the whole set (and everything else Metal Magic they had at Mega) when Mega announced the closing.
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In my never ending quest to never paint all my miniatures I had a crazy idea the other day for a modular dungeon system that is easy to store and should hopefully be easy and cheap to make. The crazy idea was to take a normal box file and create a small section of terrain that would hopefully sit next to other future sections and would be easy to rearrange.
Here's the box file as is at purchase:
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5521/9060022531_f39ab3276b_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9060022531/)
P4130027 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9060022531/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
I started by removing the paper holder at the bottom and sketched in roughly where I wanted the sewer channel to go and any doors to be and the rough layout of any walls.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3827/9062247212_f0a208125d_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9062247212/)
P4130028 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9062247212/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
This was supposed to be a step by step but I completely missed out most of the steps after this one. I'll try and explain the processes in any future updates and if anyone is not sure of anything just give me a shout.
Here's the box'o'dungeons as it stands at the moment:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7364/9062225700_b3bbb17530_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9062225700/)
P4150037 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9062225700/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
The paving is hand drawn onto sections of polystyrene pizza base and then PVA glued over chunks of polystyrene to build up the height.
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7314/9062231526_4386f1d15c_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9062231526/)
P4150035 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9062231526/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
It still needs a some work sorting out the gaps and joins between sections and I still have a little more cobbling to finish off.
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2845/9062234376_90df6cd7e6_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9062234376/)
P4150034 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9062234376/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7426/9062241996_99899b4a5d_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9062241996/)
P4150030 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9062241996/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
Once I've finished all the stone work I'll have a look at creating some water effects for the sewer channels and some wooden plank walkways/bridges for access to the different levels. I'm still in two minds whether or not to cut holes in the ends of the box so that they match up with future boxes or to leave them as self contained boxes?
The end of each sewer channel could end in metal bars and each section could be accessed by doors to keep each box self contained that way I don't end up losing the structural integrity of the box? Let me know what you think in the comments.
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P4150032 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9060009591/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
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That looks FANTASTIC; even in it's W.I.P. state, it a FINE piece of modeling. It's potential is MIND BLOWING...just looking at it for a few moments was all it took to get the possible expansion ideas swirling. An INSPIRING WORK!
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Thanks very much, I can't take full credit as I'm sure I nicked the idea from someone on this forum. I'm hoping to get it finished over the weekend then I can start planning what can go in the next box.
That looks FANTASTIC; even in it's W.I.P. state, it a FINE piece of modeling. It's potential is MIND BLOWING...just looking at it for a few moments was all it took to get the possible expansion ideas swirling. An INSPIRING WORK!
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That's too cool :o
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It looks like a great start to me.
Full of promise.
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Thanks very much, I can't take full credit as I'm sure I nicked the idea from someone on this forum. ......
You may well have been unconsciously inspired by Jacques magnificent sewer boxes.
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That is a rather good idea. Looking forards to seeing how this looks.
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I've nearly finished the first box section I'm just waiting for the varnish to dry and I've got a few little walkways to create but it's pretty much done.
Let me know what you think and let me know if you need anything explaining.
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P4200037 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9112566436/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3669/9110330035_ac2ab3c227_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9110330035/)
P4200047 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9110330035/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5342/9110336627_d249fdfecb_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9110336627/)
P4200041 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9110336627/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3746/9110339827_3e73f1d423_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9110339827/)
P4200039 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9110339827/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7335/9110341501_11b0fcbc0a_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9110341501/)
P4200038 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9110341501/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3832/9110331899_b624870bc0_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9110331899/)
P4200046 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9110331899/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3773/9110333471_1a443e3079_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9110333471/)
P4200043 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9110333471/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7429/9110335175_49900d11b8_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9110335175/)
P4200042 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9110335175/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
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That looks gorgeous, ilikepaintinglead.
Great work with the contents of the channels, greath depth created there!
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SPLENDID WORK! You've created a very evocative, eerie setting that would be proper in a variety of gaming genres. It's one of those WONDERFUL pieces that continues to yield new details with each viewing.
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That sewer water is wonderful! Tell us your secrets!
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Thanks everyone, I'm chuffed with the result!
@FramFramson, No huge secrets really just polyurethane gloss varnish poured over a mix of sand, grit, other detritus and PVA. I took the pictures last night and it looks like the varnish has shrunk/sank a fair bit over night so I might have to add extra layers whenever it dries which isn't really happening at the moment :?
That sewer water is wonderful! Tell us your secrets!
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Fantastic! The sewage looks sooooo disgusting. And everything exudes a clammy sense of dampness.
Great atmosphere!
Jevenkah
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Fantastic! The sewage looks sooooo disgusting. And everything exudes a clammy sense of dampness.
Great atmosphere!
Jevenkah
Yes, that really looks like some water you want to stay well clear of!
Really nice work.
How does the lid of the box work? Will it get in the way or are your removing it?
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I would try to use words, but they are totally useless o_o o_o :-* :-* :-*
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Just a quick update, DON'T use polyurethane gloss varnish for water effects, it looks awesome when it's still wet but as it's been drying mine has started go cloudy and has completely shrunk :'(
I've gone out and purchased some of this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111042007347?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649
looking at the reviews online it seems pretty easy to use so hopefully I can save the sewer over the weekend.
@Dijit - I'm still undecided on the box lids, I'd like to keep them that way everything will stack better but they will get in the way once opened, decisions, decisions...
Yes, that really looks like some water you want to stay well clear of!
Really nice work.
How does the lid of the box work? Will it get in the way or are your removing it?
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On the box lids, I'd leave them; re, once the Adventurers leave a section the lid is closed again. Members of the party must draw on their memory as to what the area actually looked like AND, if you use a DM/GM, you could add some nasty surprises for a return trip...BWAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Sorry for the distinct lack of updates recently, sometimes the hobby mojo's not there and I don't like posting if I don't have anything to show off. My creativity was sparked with some amazing recent ebay scores, the first being this huge pile of old school goodness for the princely sum of £32:
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2824/9207051861_eb7bb38d97_o.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9207051861/)
stuff2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9207051861/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
This is how it appeared on ebay so I took a gamble and placed a bid, the lead gods were smiling that day and verily they decreed that the haul was good and the rot nil.
I'll post up separate pics of everything I've sorted out at the end of the post if you fancy a look.
Here's a couple of shots of the first two mini's I pulled out the pile and subjected some brush work. First up we have a Fantasy Specials Female Tortouress with sword from around 82 (I think):
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5521/9231364395_2501e13f2a_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231364395/)
P5050049 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231364395/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3702/9231358721_39329b3438_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231358721/)
P5050053 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231358721/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7336/9231361201_f1b0a93837_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231361201/)
P5050052 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231361201/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
Not sure why I went with the blue on the sword and shield but I think it works really well in contrast with the flesh-tones and the red cape. Not really sure if it's that noticeable but on the left hand side of the base I've added a tiny little mushroom that I knocked up a batch of:
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2861/9234154218_b4fe1b7b10_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9234154218/)
P5050039 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9234154218/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
Next up we have a citadel Barbarian that I can't for the life of me find on Stuff of Legends so I'm not sure what range he's from:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7322/9234149248_c05a5e91f1_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9234149248/)
P5050046 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9234149248/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3803/9231369663_3ff7b592ab_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231369663/)
P5050042 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231369663/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
This week I also came across this great idea from Chris's Gaming Journal that I've stolen, he's basically used a Magic the Gathering card creating program to create cards for his All Things Zombie campaign:
http://cthulhuchris.blogspot.co.uk/2013/06/15mmcouk-hooded-executioners.html
I ran with this idea and knocked up some cards using the Song of Blades and Heroes rules and an online warband creator (http://www.wombatzone.com/files/SBHform.html)
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2819/9231356043_4221bdb430_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231356043/)
P5050054 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231356043/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
The idea behind the cards is that I can grab any of my painted mini's dig out the corresponding card and knock up a warband quick sharpish, so far I've got about 60 cards and I've just got myself a printer so I don't have to sneak print things at work anymore and I can churn out cards as and when I finish a mini.
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3735/9234130742_3080aa5050_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9234130742/)
P5050057 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9234130742/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
The warband creator lets you create brand new creatures and classes and totals up the skills etc and gives you a points cost which I've added to the top right of the card.
Back to the initial haul, I've managed to strip a lot of the stuff already and undercoated and based up some choice pieces ready to sit on my shelves for an age, I'll save listing where everything's from and which range until they re actually finished but as far as I can tell most of the mini's are really early Citadel slotta and pre-slotta:
(http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7310/9234174426_9442faef29_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9234174426/)
P5050031 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9234174426/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5470/9231379817_c3927bb646_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231379817/)
P5050036 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231379817/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2824/9231381929_c97df2af13_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231381929/)
P5050035 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231381929/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5517/9231384631_3893118248_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231384631/)
P5050034 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231384631/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3749/9231387259_9290dc02c2_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231387259/)
P5050033 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231387259/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5539/9234172242_011942ccee_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9234172242/)
P5050032 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9234172242/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3800/9231394525_8ba5655857_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231394525/)
P5050030 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231394525/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2839/9231376947_d8ebd88532_z.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231376947/)
P5050037 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/9231376947/) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (http://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
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OH BABY! There are WONDROUS THINGS looming on the Horizon here...the Babe in the Hood is already BEAUTIFULLY DONE. I'll keep an eye out for any updates...have FUN with all the new minis!
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I think your barbarian is a variant on the AD&D range Barbarian. You have the other 2 poses in the lot, but they all have different heads.
http://solegends.com/citadd1/add21barbarcp/index.htm
Great haul, btw!
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Using old style Magic cards as the basis for Song of Blades and Heroes cards... I like it! Very appropriately old school but innovative at the same time.
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Bloody hell, that's a nice haul there! Hard to NOT get the juices flowing with that at your hands.
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Those are some beautiful models! Some times ebay doesn't suck eggs.
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Wow, indeed a nice haul, good on you mate!
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I think your barbarian is a variant on the AD&D range Barbarian. You have the other 2 poses in the lot, but they all have different heads.
http://solegends.com/citadd1/add21barbarcp/index.htm
Great haul, btw!
It is indeed an AD&D Barbarian, there were 5 or 6 variants for each of the three basic designs.
Cheers!
Joe Thomlinson
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Nice catch ! And good painting as always. I'm ashamed that I didn't make any progress on mine :-X
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I like these cards very much, will possibly make my own set. Thanks for sharing!
:)
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Hello everyone and hows it going? I can't believe its been nearly two years since I've posted anything in this thread. Sorry for the disappearing act sometimes life kicks you in the nuts and other times life tears them off whilst giggling maniacally...
I'm finally back in a position where sitting down to paint is something that I can enjoy again and hopefully I'll have time to get creative again. Most of these bits and pieces have been painted over the last year so they're not necessarily 'new'. It looks like some of my older pictures have disappeared too, I think when I had a purge of my flikr I may have moved some stuff around and screwed up the links, so apologies for the gaps.
Anyway enough waffle here's the most 'recent' stuff:
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7592/16609703140_96f44c6d1a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/riK555)DSCN0348 (https://flic.kr/p/riK555) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8617/16589774277_339b5db217_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rgYVUZ)DSCN0347 (https://flic.kr/p/rgYVUZ) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
Really old Citadel Balrog, red, red and lots of red
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8701/16609705360_421d4edb43_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/riK5Jm)DSCN0336 (https://flic.kr/p/riK5Jm) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
Again a really old solid base citadel zombie sculpt
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8621/16609707770_482bef57a9_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/riK6rU)DSCN0318 (https://flic.kr/p/riK6rU) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7632/16174746504_7e8d8ef2ce_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qDiNBJ)DSCN0326 (https://flic.kr/p/qDiNBJ) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7640/16797057905_fe99d090b8_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rAij7D)DSCN0323 (https://flic.kr/p/rAij7D) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
I've no idea who manufactures this knight but I like the sculpt with his little stumpy legs. I've tried to make the shield look as if the design is painted over old splintered wood by adding tiny little vertical flashes of white over the freehand flame.
(https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2929/14801320072_a9a5a6ac2b_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/oxWCME)DSCN0088 (https://flic.kr/p/oxWCME) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
Classic citadel knight, I've tried to keep the color scheme the same for this guy and the flame shield knight and copied the 'XXXX' motif on both to suggest maybe they're related.
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8610/16174741374_217c0fda2c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qDiM6h)DSCN0362 (https://flic.kr/p/qDiM6h) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
Lovecraft Gug I think, I have a feeling they're 'supposed' to be grey in the fiction.
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7586/16174742514_63a35fe9a7_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qDiMqW)DSCN0356 (https://flic.kr/p/qDiMqW) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
Unknown moss figure that I think needs something else doing to it as it doesn't really work. I hate using the term but it doesn't really 'pop'.
(https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5571/14821511413_69e0728d2a_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/ozJ7Ye)DSCN0093 (https://flic.kr/p/ozJ7Ye) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
Some kind of green wraith I think from Ral Partha
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7599/16797050295_5616d2f0bc_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rAigRr)DSCN0366 (https://flic.kr/p/rAigRr) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7595/16609697370_73617d86a6_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/riK3mA)DSCN0369 (https://flic.kr/p/riK3mA) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8695/16589770237_4c997b0395_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rgYUHk)DSCN0371 (https://flic.kr/p/rgYUHk) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
I also made some packing foam terrain, and here's a few group shots:
(https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8587/16177135123_99de180236_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/qDw3EP)DSCN0392 (https://flic.kr/p/qDw3EP) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7281/16795961592_a1cb6a959c_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rAcGdG)DSCN0382 (https://flic.kr/p/rAcGdG) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7590/17012326222_58a2276d58_z.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/rVjBTm)DSCN0393 (https://flic.kr/p/rVjBTm) by headnhalfilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/people/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
Hopefully going forward I'll have more things to show you lovely people, cheers.
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Great to have you back! Now let's talk about you trading/selling to me those barbarians I so helpfully indentified for you!
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Hi, like a lot your figures, I think your basing is great. 8)
I like most the non-swamp-thing mini (I'm a big fan of the Alan Moore comic book): maybe you may think about adding something on the background, like a couple o trees with lianas behind him (the model is very flat, doing so meybe could give him a bit of 3D...)
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WELCOME BACK! You have added a BEAUTIFUL array of SPLENDIDLY painted & base creations to your collection...AND an OUTSTANDING terrain piece. VERY WELL DONE!
It looks like most of your older photos have disappeared...c'est la vie, eh?!
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Resurrecting this thread from the grave. Most of my old pictures have gone down the toilet with Photobucket such is life.
Most recently I've been painting up the cult of the Kracken lord from midlam miniatures, awesome old school miniatures with tons of character:
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50754002651_315be82e83_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kjXwKe)D0B6FFA2-BCB2-4947-A819-CC0451C82900 (https://flic.kr/p/2kjXwKe) by headnhalf ilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
tried out some OSL on this guy
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50754107877_d8da3192fa_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kjY52t)F2C78B1E-20C1-4E50-A949-EA01D4F57685 (https://flic.kr/p/2kjY52t) by headnhalf ilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50753272278_91b5ee5bd3_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kjTMCA)B50F110E-D427-477B-9FF7-FFBF0627E852 (https://flic.kr/p/2kjTMCA) by headnhalf ilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50754108327_f2dda409bb_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2kjY5ae)4CE9648D-41B7-4972-800B-A586155E3398 (https://flic.kr/p/2kjY5ae) by headnhalf ilikepaintinglead (https://www.flickr.com/photos/96058744@N08/), on Flickr
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They are awesome, slimy and uurrgghhh.
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Yeeurgh! Suitably creepy - having them without faces adds to their otherworldliness. Nice work on the paint jobs.