Town Square Statue

[Wirelizard]

Since Trumpeter Con in Vancouver last April I've had the Strange Aeons freebie bonus figure of HP Lovecraft lurking on one corner of my painting desk. It's not, to be honest, the best figure from Uncle Mike's, being insanely tall and thin compared to normal 28mm figures and in a very, very static pose - very upright, both arms in tight around the torso or chest. Every time I looked at it I thought, "Statue... one of these days..."

Then I screwed up the measurements on one of the roof structures I was building for my Russian church, and was left with a half-inch-high box centered on a two inch by two inch square. Perfectly constructed, but to the wrong dimensions. I also had a small pile of other mattboard offcuts from the church project, which I had, with standard-issue gamer's magpie instincts, been resisting throwing away for two days already. Hmm, says I, statue base?

And lo, there was a flashing of inspiration, a joining of scrap parts.



And a terrible late-night camera image, hastily cropped down.

That's Major Vodkanovitch of the Volunteer Army just in the background for scale purposes, if needed. (28mm Brigade White Russian)

Needs paint, of course. That might happen before I get up for a third glass of wine, but perhaps not.

[Daeothar]

Nice save of parts there.

I agree on the static pose of the mini being perfectly suited for a statue.

As for painting; may I suggest a very weathered bronze? maybe with one foot being somewhat polished (as people touch it for good luck (or a prayer to the God that sleeps)).

With some bird droppings on the shoulders for good measure of course...

[dijit]

Looks pretty good. The plinth looks very good, I'll be remembering this for reference .
Duncan

[Prof.Witchheimer]

Good idea to use Lovecraft's mini. For painting I also would suggest bronze dry brushed with some sort of jade green colour, that makes a nice weathering effect like that:

[Faber]

Good idea to use Lovecraft's mini. For painting I also would suggest bronze dry brushed with some sort of jade green colour, that makes a nice weathering effect like that:

if I recall right there was a splendid tutorial here and there on LAF... Someone remember that too?