Old school D&D - August 25 - Pig-face Orc Shaman

[Mason]

I really like the subtle blending and understated highlighting.
Great job!
 

[Faber]

I've been missin for a while here and...WOW those bugbears are SPECTACULAR!  Their eyes really drive me crazy. Splendid job, as always. Same for dragon, impressive repaint. 
I'd really like to play an adventure of yours mate. It's a pity you are so far from me 

[verd]

All that stuff is absolutely stunning!!!

[Spooktalker]

Thanks a bunch folks!

I'd really like to play an adventure of yours mate. It's a pity you are so far from me  

Likewise man... well, if find yourself in northern California look me up!  

This time out I've got finished shots of kobolds. One more essential monster encounter group checked off the list. Actually, I have a few more unpainted kobolds to add in later but 18 should keep the level 1 characters in my campaign busy for now.






Manufacturer: Minifigs
Line: Dungeons & Dragons
Set: KL1-5 Kobolds
Release date: 1977
Date painted: 2011
Notes: These are converted. The crests, horns and diamond-shaped back and chest plates were added. A few were given arm and weapon swaps.

A collage of kobold shields. I designed these on paper before transferring to the miniatures and took inspiration from shield designs from our own world. The shields are about 1/4 the size of my thumbnail.



What I started with:



Shot of the conversions:


Size comparison:


More in the blogpost here:
http://belchedfromthedepths.blogspot.com/2012/08/painted-kobolds.html

And tons more pics on flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spooktalker/sets/72157630918615224/

[Mason]

 

Great paintwork on such tiny fellas!
Love the shields.
 

[Funghy-Fipps]

That's some seriously vintage lead.  Great work as always! 

[Thantsants]

Gorgeous! 

[Spooktalker]

Thanks guys! 

[Faber]

Likewise man... well, if find yourself in northern California look me up!  

cheers pal! I'll do for sure If you come into southern europe send me a PM first! and bring your amazing minis! 

BTW great kobolds!  Shields are amazing.
I really love the way you work, bringin new life into those oldschool pieces...And your method is great too: date, technical info, original bits&converted shots,  some close up and a scale comparison 
That's it!  It really shows your love for the hobby.
So...keep going and thanks for sharing and for sharing in this way!

[m4jumbo]

Nice looking kobolds!  Great job with the conversions, they definately make the figs look much better.  

[Spooktalker]

Got a new computer and was awhile before I got back up and running with Photoshop... that's sorted and now some more pics for you.

This time a rare, old, lumpy Umber Hulk from Archive Miniatures:







Here's your size comparison pic:


Manufacturer: Archive Miniatures
Line: Dungeon Nasties
Figure: 775 Amber Hulk
Release date: 1977?
Sculptor: Nevile Stocken
Date painted: 2012

I say a little more in this blog post: http://belchedfromthedepths.blogspot.com/2012/10/from-shadows.html

[Mason]

Very nicely done with that little fella!
 

Great work on the 'black' and that expressive face is wonderful.

[dijit]

As always a stunning paint job on old lead.
Duncan

[Thantsants]

Lovely brushwork - the mini has something of the creature from the Black Lagoon about it 

[sundayhero]

If I understand correctly, everything is true 25mm ? I've got a set of D&D heroes (lead figures, 25mm, from ral partha I guess), the problem is that they are completly not compatible with my other miniatures collection.

But I like this kind of miniatures a lot...and your great paint topic make me like them even more ! Are they still easy to find (and cheap) ?

Or to be more specific, is it easy and cheap to collect enough figures for a typical dungeon game (comparing WOTC d&d, let's say around 60 minis) ?


thanks