'Old Citadel Nostalgia' - an ongoing project.

[steders]

Sorry Cubs, no offence mean't

[Cubs]

Sorry Cubs, no offence mean't

No worries. I'll come visit you in your thread, promise. I'll even bring beer. Now bugger off, the Wales match is kicking off!

[steders]

I hope they lose!

[Swordisdrawn]

Excellent work on the old school miniatures. Thanks for the PM to putting it into practice now! 

[Cubs]

Coming to the end of the McDeath collection now - I can't believe I've nearly painted the entire collection (other than the Highlanders, someone else painted those!), what a treat and something I never thought I'd do!

The two incarnations of Klinty the Treemen are presented for your viewing pleasure. Why two? Same reason as before really, for reasons best known to themselves, when GW released the models for the scenario pack, they gave the second (very tree-ish) version as the official miniature. However, the first version perfectly matches the cover illustration (I've bent his arms slightly to give a bit more animation) ... so why did they … etc .. etc .. answers on a postcard as always.

 

[Elk101]

Great bark tones on those two treemen. Didn't they pretty much use that same first sculpt as a Bloodbowl treeman with the addition of a helmet and shoulder pad?

[Cubs]

Great bark tones on those two treemen. Didn't they pretty much use that same first sculpt as a Bloodbowl treeman with the addition of a helmet and shoulder pad?

Yeah, I think you're right, it's exactly the same sculpt, with additions.

[Hobgoblin]

Superb! You've given them both a rather haunted, haunting look - as if they'd much rather be something other than trees but are getting on with the job as it's the only option. I've always thought the older one rather comic, but it looks really quite sinister here - shades of Dante's Inferno, perhaps?

[Elk101]

Superb! You've given them both a rather haunted, haunting look - as if they'd much rather be something other than trees but are getting on with the job as it's the only option. I've always thought the older one rather comic, but it looks really quite sinister here - shades of Dante's Inferno, perhaps?

I think you're right, I always found it a little cartoony, but Cubs' version has a more ethereal look.

[Cubs]

It does have a twisted, tortured tree spirit aspect to it, doesn't it? The writhing branches are really quite sinister.

[Donpimpom]

Yeah, I think you're right, it's exactly the same sculpt, with additions.

Brilliant paint job Cubs!
you just inspired me to look for my old BB treemen and move him up in the paintings list

[Pil]

Nice thread, some very impressive paint jobs and repair work on very classic and characterful models. My favourites have to be the main characters of McDeath. I also noticed the earl of Harkness carries the same sword as pre-slotta Krell.

[Cubs]

A couple of lovely C28 Citadel giants - one is Markul Grimmock from the McDeath scenario pack collection and the other is just one for me, thanks to Richard Orclord Hale for supplying me with his spiked club, which was missing. I spent a lot of time getting different colours and textures into the skin, since I was working with such a big canvas and I thought if anyone's going to have a nasty complexion, it's these guys.

[Neldoreth]

Those giants looks great, so much character. So dirty and gritty but excellently executed.

Also, those sculpts are pretty great. So much of a story is told with the giant standing there in an unmotivated pose while twirling his hair... and the pirate giant wielding a cannonball. It's awesome.

thanks
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[Swordisdrawn]

Such character in these old miniatures