Marienburg vs. the Undeadish (update: undead & spooky stuff)

[ZeroTwentythree]

Thanks!


Halfling owlgryph! It's a metal Reaper figure, with the top half of the (tiny) dwarf rider swapped out for the top half of a Westphalia halfman. I swapped the halfling's sword for the dwarf's spear/lance, though, as I thought it was a more appropriate weapon.

[Hobgoblin]

That's superb on all counts! I love the eyes.

[fred]

Cracking work, both the conversion and the painting.

[majorsmith]

Super cool!

[Major_Gilbear]

Damn, that Owl-Griff looks fantastic, and I too love the eyes!

I am also very keen on your cultists - they look very sinister, and I have a rather big soft spot for those models.

[tomrommel1]

stunning

[ZeroTwentythree]

Thank you, everyone!



I added one last RP Meier giant to my collection. I was trying to get it before "Big April" ended, but missed out. Still, it didn't take too long to track on down for a reasonable price.




And a shot of the three RP Meier giants together.



...so far. Should I try to get the rest? I think these are some of the best of his giants from that period.


General painting note... I added a thin blue ink wash (Superman style?) to the newest giants hair & beard, and
think it really helped give the black/grey a bit of life and extra punch & contrast!

[ZeroTwentythree]

Very slow progress on the half-orc unit. Base flesh colors done, still have highlighting & details.

I think I need to come up with a name & background for this small mercenary regiment.

[boneio]

Orcs of the Crimson Wave? I picked up a few of those as testers some months ago, they look like nice models.

[Reed]

Are those from Black Tree Designs? You've made them look 1000x times better than their horrific website.

[ZeroTwentythree]

Orcs of the Crimson Wave? I picked up a few of those as testers some months ago, they look like nice models.

Yes! I thought they would make good half orcs. I like them. Nice sculpts & castings. I wasn't fond of the helmets at first, but they're growing on me.

I did swap out the shields for others I had. The ones they came with were OK, but a bit large if I wanted to squeeze the figures onto 20mm bases. They were also a bit too uniform for my concept of half-orcs, too.

Are those from Black Tree Designs? You've made them look 1000x times better than their horrific website.

I appreciate the vote of confidence, but I've barely started!

Yes, Black Tree. I think half the problem with the web site pics is that they're too small to see clearly enough.

[beefcake]

Great work.
Black tree really surprises me when I get their minis because they look great in real life but the web pics are rather lacking as you say. I reckon they would sell much more if they had better photos. (well painted photos usually sucker me in)

[boneio]

Yes, Black Tree. I think half the problem with the web site pics is that they're too small to see clearly enough.

Spot on. I bought some things from Ral Partha Europe and had much the same experience, great models but poor photography.

You'll have your whole regiment painted before I even start my three orcs, I think!

[Hobgoblin]

The half-orcs are looking great! The models strike me as particularly good matches as hybrids of the mid-80s Citadel orcs.

I yield to no one in my love for Aly Morrison's magnificent half-orcs, but they always look to me more like hybrids of his (equally magnificent) hobgoblins rather than the Citadel orcs. (As the hobgoblins are closer to Tolkien's orcs, that doesn't bother me in the slightest.)

These fellows, on the other hand, look like they trace half their unfortunate ancestry straight to Kev Adams' beetle-browed, jaw-jutting classics.

[Lord Borjado]

I hadn't read this topic before and I'd read all the pics. There are amazing minis and beatiful paint job!
Love the halfling units