A return to the Empire - update (4/10) - Abandoned Gatehouse

[Andrew May]

Tbh I didn't like the ponies when I saw the greens but they look grand painted! 

[clam]

You are a very evil man, WK - could at least have save these till John had finished converting the rest and Pete have started making moulds   Updates like this is killing me - slowly  

But darn they look good painted. You did an excellent job on them.

Pink and blue ponies ...??   - so glad I have two boys then

Wil these only be handling pistols? or will there be opional weapon hands for these as well?

[Blue in vt]

Pink and blue ponies ...??  - so glad I have two boys then

ha...Ponies are the least of my problems...my house is infested with faries, mermaids, and princesses...I tried to steer her away from the pink and purple....but the force is strong with this one...

Blue

[white knight]

Wil these only be handling pistols? or will there be opional weapon hands for these as well?

Something like that.

[clam]

Thanks 

[Svennn]

Really nice work on the beasties. I personally favour the non shouty face but thaze iz mitey fine

[white knight]

Well, I prefer the facial hair on the other head, so I love them both.

In a manly, heterosexual fashion.

[G2]

Wow! Those ponies and riders look fantastic. Your sculpting is improving with every new release. They just look fantastic painted. And for all us "oldies" who love the old style minis, you have caputered them perfectly. Job well done.

[white knight]

I tried my hand on some mastercastings of the goblins Kev Adams sculpted for me and they came out rather well I think. Kev put loads of detailed textures on them that should be brought out nicely by some gentle drybrushing (though in this case I spent ages painting on the highlights instead, and of course they don't really show up at all in the pictures).  The multipart figures went together without need for filling.




The first goblin is one of the close combat models, with separate heads, right hands and shields. I chose to equip this first try with a sword, though spear and halberd options are available too. The freehand on the shield is a bit weak, but that's not my strong point. There was also some problem with the primer, making one of his cheeks a bit rougher than it should be.



The second one is of the plug-in hand type and comes with separate head and separate hands. I thought this head, with the hat and earring worked really well with this body.



A quick size and style comparison with a couple Foundry mercenary orcs, also sculpted by Kev Adams:



http://whiteknightminiatureimperium.blogspot.com/2011/07/first-painted-goblins.html

[clam]

Holy ... ! They look awesome painted Almost make me want some.

You did great on them - and they work (as expected) perfect with the Ogres/orcs - and will give people a great chance for a nice theme O&G army.

[Doomhippie]

Nicely painted. Weird models though (not the quality, mind you but I do have an issue with "civilized" goblins and this "Landsknecht meets Fantasy" genre. But that's just my personal taste).

[white knight]

Yeah, I get what you mean. 

[Andrew May]

Hmm, must resist starting a new sobh warband!

[white knight]

Hmm, must resist starting a new sobh warband!

Give in to temptation, it's the only effective way to deal with it.

[Chaos Wolf]

First time I've seen this thread, and I just went through the whole thing--wow!! Very nice work on everything. I'm not quite so keen on the 'civilized' greenskins, but that's just the concept behind the figure. Your paint job on them is amazing.