Author Topic: Elbows' Fantasy Thread : Warhammer Quest! (Read 34196 times)

Elbows · « **Reply #90 on:** August 20, 2014, 10:44:40 PM »

I just brushed them with acetone a few minutes ago - results were okay. Unfortunately it turns out the chunky/crappy stuff wasn't solely paint --- the sculpts are just rather poor. I'll be seeing what kind of silk purses I can make out of these sows ears. I think some trimming/filing and hopefully a reasonable paint scheme will help. I'm all out of other miniatures so a pair of Wyverns is all I have to screw around with at the moment!

Michka · « **Reply #91 on:** August 22, 2014, 03:35:50 AM »

Wait a minute... You're all out of miniatures? In some parts of this world, them's fightin' words.
Someone need to get this guy some plastic minis. Stat!

Elbows · « **Reply #92 on:** August 22, 2014, 10:06:10 AM »

To be fair I have 20 moderns, a couple dozen pirates and plenty of plastic sprues of "bits" I could concoct if needed. I even have two gladiator figures left I'm being lazy about. However, as far as "current projects" go...I'm almost tapped out. I have a huge box of Thomarillion coming in the mail, and god help me when my Robotech Kickstarter stuff ships...

This fantasy project is being handled in a "buy...paint...finish" method so far, and it's working out well. I have two wyverns dipped, it'll be another 24-36 hours before they can be flatted/based properly and presented. Not stoked with them, but passable given the trouble I had with the minis.

PS: Some kind fellow from Europaland is shipping me a figure so I'll have something to paint shortly!

Elbows · « **Reply #93 on:** August 23, 2014, 12:55:47 AM »

Ugh.

Pair of wyverns --- details about the build over on my blog. Not stoked, but they're usable.

DeafNala · « **Reply #94 on:** August 23, 2014, 02:51:36 AM »

Whether they're cool or not is your call, but they look TERRIFIC in the photos. I really like the colors you chose. GREAT WORK!

Elbows · « **Reply #95 on:** August 31, 2014, 08:50:53 AM »

Added some new stuff...

A Skeleton King, an Owl Bear (eh...), and some treasure piles, trap doors, and skeleton piles (all on the blog).

Some free-standing walls for traps etc.

Treasure piles from Thomarillion

Some bone piles...

Trap doors from Thomarillion

DeafNala · « **Reply #96 on:** August 31, 2014, 03:02:37 PM »

COOL STUFF! I love the Skeleton King, but they are all VERY WELL DONE!

warburton · « **Reply #97 on:** August 31, 2014, 11:35:11 PM »

Nice.

Elbows · « **Reply #98 on:** August 31, 2014, 11:38:20 PM »

Thanks. I'll maybe start on some of my Thomarillion stuff tonight, and I've received a couple of pre-paint minotaurs I'm going to try to salvage. Also have a Gurgi on the way from a fellow here, and a large snake en route. Next purchases will remain ratmen of some sort, and eventually I'll have to plunge for a bunch of boxes/crates/bags and other "store goods" to litter throughout the dungeon.

beefcake · « **Reply #99 on:** September 01, 2014, 07:44:54 AM »

The wyverns look great. I've never bought and preprinted pathfinder stuff, do they paint up easily, material takes new paint well?

Elbows · « **Reply #100 on:** September 01, 2014, 10:08:33 AM »

Well I think all of my other pre-paints have been D&D or Hero Scape etc. If all Pathfinders are painted in the horrible chalky paint I can hardly recommend them as it's too much work. But yes, when stripped all of the pre-paints take primer very well. I've hard plasticizer will bring out some sheen after a while in some of them - we'll see. The D&D pre-paints etc. are perfectly fine to simply prime and start painting.

I'll be very hesitant to look at more Pathfinder pre-paints after the Wyverns. There are more pictures on my blog.

Elbows · « **Reply #101 on:** September 24, 2014, 11:41:32 AM »

Minor update. I've spent more time putzing around with other projects lately.

A random pre-paint Minotaur. Weapon swap, re-base and re-paint. I actually like the figure okay but the detail was extremely soft on this figure so it ended up being pretty..."eh". The dip doesn't take well to poorly defined models. It looks fine on the table top.

Some more boring stuff...I have a load of resin bits I'm painting up. Not my favourite task. I do have a handful more henchmen to paint, and at some point I need to slow down on this project since I have two Kickstarters which are months/years away which I plan on using. The dungeon stuff is DF and is essentially done. Here is a test-dungeon I did up the other day.

And some fellas on the workbench.

DeafNala · « **Reply #102 on:** September 24, 2014, 12:51:16 PM »

Now THAT is how a Dungeon Crawl should look. WONDERFULLY INSPIRING!

Michka · « **Reply #103 on:** September 24, 2014, 01:05:10 PM »

Even on the fantasy boards, you couldn't help putting some Robotech in the background. Nice mug.
The Dwarves Forge set-up looks great. I especially like the tavern layout with the boats at dock.

hubbabubba · « **Reply #104 on:** September 24, 2014, 01:18:27 PM »

That looks fantastic.

looking forward to seeing more.

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