Grenadier Box "Gold Line" group "painting" Therapy?

[Spooktalker]

Nice to see everyone's progress on this, great figures!

I saw mention of Denizens of the Swamp.... hope to join in on that one as I already have the lizardmen, shambling mound, troll and basilisk done.  Yes, cheating, I know, but I think that leaves just four to do.... now where did that sahuagin get to? 

[Too Bo Coo]

Great work Richard!  You even have the original 'gems'!!

[Revfan]

Well... its been a busy few months since I posted last!  But I haven't given up on the project, and I hope you guys haven't either.

I got sidetracked with running the Lead Miniature Secret Santa http://leadadventureforum.com/index.php?topic=84096.0 and getting ready for the holidays... but we all got excuses... right?

Also, my stuff doesn't belong up here with most of you guys, and I have been insanely jealous of some of the photo shoot back drops you guys have... so I worked on one of those too.  Mine's not completely done, as I am trying to figure out how to make realistic water...

I am going to be using the back drop as part of the Caves of Chaos...  part of the Keep on the Borderlands module.  Though I am going to try to adapt it for Castles and Crusades.

anyway, my SPECIALIST 2006 Box is as done as I am going to get it.

I REALLY see an improvement over the Fighting Men.  Maybe not Neil Armstrong "giant leap" better, but better.

First up is a whole gang shot. *NOTE* I have the later Red Box Specialist, so I have the Assassin with the lowered mace, Magic User with the raised pot,  and the pile of skulls


Here goes nothing...
Group Shot









I really enjoyed painting this group.  I think the Druid, the Magic User, and the Cleric where my favorites.

I am getting the Denizens ready and will start on those soon!

[otherworld]

Nice work, Revfan, a definite improvement on the previous batch.  I like the backdrop, especially the bridge.

[m4jumbo]

Every time there is a new post in this thread I want to get busy painting my collection of Grenadier figures.  But I'm working on a bunch of stuff for an upcoming convention, so much to my frustration they will have to wait.  So yes, there are always excuses.

As you say, this set is improved from the Fighting Men, a lot of which can probably be attributed to the primer issue on the Fighting men.  Hard to get them looking their best when the primer is clumpy.  Looks like more use of shading and blending techniques on these as well.  Looking good and cool to see these guys painted.

Interesting to see how the contents of the set changed "New and improved, now includes more NINJA!".    I've never seen that Magic User with the raised pot before, cool figure.

[Revfan]

I said "pot" but I guess its a brazier... another word I would have never known without D&D!

Thanks for the comments guys... I just need to do another 1000 or so and I can call myself a figure painter!

[otherworld]

I just realised what your Ranger's shield reminds me of.  I really hope it was deliberate!

[Revfan]

Anybody else working on the Denizens?

Slowly, but surely!

Work in Progress....

[steders]

Just thought I'd chuck these in, I'm painting a load of old grenadier figures to use for Frostgrave. Various sets and one or 2 deserters from Citadel, got about another 12 to do

A mix of Grenadier adventurers and Citadel, I've got about 15 more to do

[julius1880]

Seeing those minis...those were the days...think I have the majority of them in boxes.

[Damien]

Hello everyone, reading this thread makes me nostalgic. Both for the vintage Grenadier miniatures and for the years that I was actually able to paint (can't seem to find the time anymore). Here is my small contribution to your amazing thread, I painted these miniatures in 2013; I think they are the last miniatures I have painted. I hope to be back on this board soon!

Cheers,
 Damien

[Revfan]

Whew!

For the most part, they are done!  As are as far as I am going to take them.  Table Top Quality Denizens of the Swamp!


I had the most fun with the Lizard-Men.  And I went with a 50/50 Lizard/Man approach.  I like em'


I also enjoyed painting the troll and the shambling mound


I didn't enjoy the snake.... I went with a "red & yellow, kill a fellow" theme... as red & black, friend of jack is harmless.

I think I am going to crack open the box of Females, #2007 next.

How is everyone else doin?

[blackstone]

Nice work on those classic monsters.

[Revfan]

Thanks for the kind words...!

I really struggled with the Gnolls... getting "fur" right is beyond my neophyte skills...

[Too Bo Coo]

Wow, its like walking through my childhood collection....