Old School Fantasy Painting Log (Updated 24/12/20)

[DeafNala]

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!

[Doomhippie]

 
DeafNala got it so right. That cat is gorgeous.
 

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...

[sundayhero]

What did you used for the miniatures trays on the wall (square plastic ones), please ?


I really like your minis too 

[ilikepaintinglead]

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 

[phreedh]

Nice stuff, head!

[sundayhero]

I'm in France, I have to see if I can find these trays here. Thank you !

[Jevenkah]

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

[Blackwolf]

Nice work,your painting is And your cat looks like a lovely chap

[ilikepaintinglead]

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.


P4120030 by headnhalfilikepaintinglead, 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:



P4120039 by headnhalfilikepaintinglead, on Flickr

P4120038 by headnhalfilikepaintinglead, on Flickr

P4120037 by headnhalfilikepaintinglead, on Flickr

P4120033 by headnhalfilikepaintinglead, 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:


P4120041 by headnhalfilikepaintinglead, on Flickr

P4120044 by headnhalfilikepaintinglead, on Flickr

P4120046 by headnhalfilikepaintinglead, 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/

[Mason]

That is a fine looking collection and cabinet of wonder.

Love the Gobbo's pink hooter!
 

[DeafNala]

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.

[phreedh]

Cool gobbos mate! I too got the whole set (and everything else Metal Magic they had at Mega) when Mega announced the closing.

[ilikepaintinglead]

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:


P4130027 by headnhalfilikepaintinglead, 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.


P4130028 by headnhalfilikepaintinglead, 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:


P4150037 by headnhalfilikepaintinglead, 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.


P4150035 by headnhalfilikepaintinglead, 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.


P4150034 by headnhalfilikepaintinglead, on Flickr


P4150030 by headnhalfilikepaintinglead, 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.


P4150032 by headnhalfilikepaintinglead, on Flickr

[DeafNala]

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!

[ilikepaintinglead]

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!