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Author Topic: Grenadier Box "Gold Line" group "painting" Therapy?  (Read 47590 times)

Offline Revfan

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Grenadier Box "Gold Line" group "painting" Therapy?
« on: August 27, 2015, 06:20:59 PM »
Hey Guys...

I am changing the Original Post a bit to reflect the development of the thread.

If you were a fan of the Old School Grenadier Sculpts, have some sitting around that need painting, or want to relive your childhood by hunting down a box or two, than this thread is for you!

If interested, and folks have the same box of minis... we could work on em together and post our progress.

There is no time line or pressure... if you just stumbled on this thread, jump on in.  If you have already painted some, and want to inspire us, please post what you got.  You don't even need to have the whole box!

I am a painting newbie... and could use lots of tips... so constructive criticism is welcome.

It doesn't have to be #2005 Fighting Men... I also have
#2002 - Halflings, 2003 Dwarves, 2004 Hirelings, 2006 Specialist, 2010 Denizens of the Swamp, 2011 Orc's Lair....

We Started with the Fighting Men

Currently, we are doing the Specialist

 Here is a checklist if you are looking through your own stuff or want to buy some to play along


Grenadier released these again under the banner of "Dragon Lords"... they shuffled some of the figs around, and added more sets but mostly the early numbers stayed the same.
« Last Edit: October 15, 2015, 05:02:53 PM by Revfan »

Offline eptingmike

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Re: Grenadier Box "Fighting Men" group "painting" Therapy?
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2015, 11:50:44 PM »
Well, I have far too much on the table to commit to the 'task' you have set out but I will follow with interest.  I love those old Grenadier sets.  They are the first quality minis I ever got.
Regarding tips/advice, for the newbie the one thing I would most recommend is patience.  Take your time and jsut do your best.  Don't judge yourself by the standards set by others.  It is easy to get discouraged when you see the quality of work that some of the very talented painters on this and other forums display.  Remember, it is about enjoying yourself; it ain't a competition!  
I would also recommend picking up the Foundry painting guide by Kevin Daimore or How to Paint Citadel Miniatures.  Both of these are great resources.  The Citiadel one is a little more basic but is much cheaper.  I have both and am very happy with them.
« Last Edit: August 29, 2015, 02:58:54 PM by eptingmike »

Offline 6mmfan

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Re: Grenadier Box "Fighting Men" group "painting" Therapy?
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2015, 09:48:16 PM »
I'm a big fan of the Grenadier stuff as I grew up with it and it was the first figures I brought. The details on the figures still stand up well today IMHO, and I think they are good enough to use modern painting techniques.

I have some of the Orcs and Goblins (mostly goblins) and the Goblin Warband set. Here is some of the painted ones (apologies for the photos). I've just rebased these so I need to photograph them again.






Cheers
Kieran

Offline otherworld

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Re: Grenadier Box "Fighting Men" group "painting" Therapy?
« Reply #3 on: August 30, 2015, 10:50:16 AM »
This sounds like an interesting project.  I've got all the old Grenadier AD&D sets, and have been wanting to get started on painting them for some time.  This could be exactly the thing I need to kick me into action.  So, I'm in, 2005 Fighting Men, here I come!

Here's my collection, I have some work on my hands!



« Last Edit: August 30, 2015, 11:05:23 AM by otherworld »
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Offline DeafNala

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Re: Grenadier Box "Fighting Men" group "painting" Therapy?
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2015, 11:51:06 AM »
Although all my Grenadier minis were painted years ago & have long since departed for better homes, this should be a WONDERFUL thread to follow. Have FUN with all the Old Minis!
I'd NEVER join a club that would have me as a member.  G.Marx

Offline Braxandur

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Re: Grenadier Box "Fighting Men" group "painting" Therapy?
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2015, 12:02:10 PM »
I think I have either the complete set, or some of the miniatures.  I'll check when I'm back from my holiday and would gladly join. Otherwise there is quite a chance of them never getting painted.

part of me would like it if these sets ever came available again,  but by today's standards they are a bit dated (though still very nice).
Why aim for gold if you can get lead?


Offline joekano

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Re: Grenadier Box "Fighting Men" group "painting" Therapy?
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2015, 06:21:00 PM »
I've got too much on the table as well, though have a few old boxes I'd like to repaint some day.   Looking forward to watching this progress!

Chris
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Offline ZeroTwentythree

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Re: Grenadier Box "Fighting Men" group "painting" Therapy?
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2015, 07:07:59 PM »
What a cool idea. The Grenadier sets were some of the first miniatures I painted. Unfortunately I have almost nothing left. I believe I have a few of the halflings & recently stripped them for re-painting. If I can keep up with this topic, I will try to paint along when you get to them!

Offline Duncan McDane

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Re: Grenadier Box "Fighting Men" group "painting" Therapy?
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2015, 07:44:16 PM »
I'd love to participate ( have some loose models from several different sets ) but I'm too committed to other projects already ( which probably never will get finished either  :'( ).
Leadhead

Offline Revfan

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Re: Grenadier Box "Fighting Men" group "painting" Therapy?
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2015, 08:47:55 PM »
Hey Otherworldl
Looks like it just you and me right now.  I said 2005 Fighting men because it seems to be the most common... is there another set you'd "rather" start with.

I have a few, not as many as you... but i have halflings, fighters, specialists, Hirelings, Denizens, and a few others... any particular set you'd fancy?

Offline otherworld

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Re: Grenadier Box "Fighting Men" group "painting" Therapy?
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2015, 09:06:23 PM »
2005 is fine by me, especially as I just spent the evening cleaning, undercoating and basing them!  :)

So, are we doing them one at a time, or all together?
« Last Edit: August 30, 2015, 09:10:23 PM by otherworld »

Offline Spooktalker

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Re: Grenadier Box "Fighting Men" group "painting" Therapy?
« Reply #11 on: August 31, 2015, 02:35:26 AM »
I'm a big fan of the solid gold line and look forward to seeing yours and others efforts here!

So far, as I paint them I pay little attention to the sets they come out of and group the group monsters by species and paint the others as need or inclination arises. However, I have thought about assembling and painting the sets, and I may do that in the future, though probably not in time to share on this particular thread. I have quite a few pristine boxes of them but I hesitate to paint those, as then what am going to do with the boxes!

You can find many of the gold line figures I've painted so far by sifting through my LAF D&D thread:
http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=32158

However, it's easier to view them on Flickr as my collection there is tagged and thus:
https://www.flickr.com/search/?tags=solidgoldline

Maddeningly, there seems to be no way to search for only my photos with a tag, and instead it's showing from everyone's photos, but in this particular case I'm the only one using this tag.

I've also shared on my blog some hi-res box and insert scans by me and a fellow lead adventurer:
pt1:
http://belchedfromthedepths.blogspot.com/2014/03/grenadier-ad-solid-gold-line-box-art.html
pt2:
http://belchedfromthedepths.blogspot.com/2014/04/grenadier-ad-solid-gold-line-box-art.html

Such awesome art and design!

I also have quite a few in various states on my workbench. Closest to hand are two units I got as far as priming very recently:

  • A unit of 11 goblins of the kind from the box sets (as opposed to the type from the blisters which I like the best and have quite a few of as well to come later) with a few "kobolds" from the Wizzards and Warriors line which mix in pretty well
  • A unit of 7 aspis painstakingly collected one by one on ebay, mostly in random assortment lots

Also a centaur from the mythology box, painting almost done. I wish Andrew Chernak had done more than two centaurs!
« Last Edit: August 31, 2015, 03:58:24 AM by Spooktalker »

Offline Revfan

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Re: Grenadier Box "Fighting Men" group "painting" Therapy?
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2015, 06:51:08 AM »
SpookTalker

I am a REALLY BIG FAN of your work!  I have your site (bftd) bookmarked and check it out often...
And almost single-handidly, your Shambling Mound inspired me to start painting figures again after a 30 year hiatus! 

I am not worthy to carry your paint brush box!

That being said, I am glad you chimed in on this thread, and hope you check in on our progress. 

My thinking was, I would just paint the figs then stick them in the box and just carry the boxes around when its time to game (my 10 year old son found my old dnd stuff last fall, and that prompted my searching the web for a game I could teach him and we could play together and with local groups.  I tried Pathfinder, but it wasn't a good fit.  Now I have Castles and Crusades, and it seems to be more along the lines of what I was looking for.  I haven't looked into D&D5e yet, I have heard good things.  Since I cut my teeth on D&D & ADDv1 in the 70s/early 80s, I am drawn to a more retro approach)

Otherworld
You are already ahead of me... but I was hoping (and its working) that a group thearpy session would be motivation. 
I stuck my figs into the ultra sonic cleaner last night and I'll scrub em up when I am done with this post.

I am using Vallejo paints... does it matter what I use to prime them?  Will any rattle can budget flat black work or should I use something "special"?

Offline Revfan

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Re: Grenadier Box "Fighting Men" group "painting" Therapy?
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2015, 06:57:49 AM »
Also!

How bout we start with and follow the black n white insert as far as order goes?  It doesn't really matter I guess, but I am a noob, so if we are doing the same thing and posting, I will probably learn more.

Here is the box order...  From BFTD's site


ALSO, if you don't have the whole box but have the individual mini... please join in with us!  Even if you have the whole box, but no time to do the whole thing... how bout just committing to the Spearman (first fig) to help us get started?

Cheers all!

Offline bandit86

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Re: Grenadier Box "Fighting Men" group "painting" Therapy?
« Reply #14 on: August 31, 2015, 08:30:36 AM »
G was always one of my favs at the time
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