Jack O'Bear

[psullie]

Hi all, as Hallowe'en is just around the corner I painted up an old citadel Jack O'Bear for my Otherworld Big Rubble project, this chap came out of the Beast Men box - I like the way his pose suggests pulling strings on a marionette, very appropriate for the Jack O'Bear.
As usually more pics and Otherworld info on my blog: http://www.posullivandesign.com/

[Arundel]

One of my two favourite creatures from Runequest, along with the Walktapus! Perfect choice for this time of year. I'd never seen this Jack O' Bear sculpt before--I like it (and your paint job), though I feel the 'definitive' sculpt for these creatures still hasn't been done. Excellent work, though, and thanks for sharing!

[LeadAsbestos]

One of my two favourite creatures from Runequest, along with the Walktapus! Perfect choice for this time of year. I'd never seen this Jack O' Bear sculpt before--I like it (and your paint job), though I feel the 'definitive' sculpt for these creatures still hasn't been done. Excellent work, though, and thanks for sharing!

Have you seen the one from Fenris?

[Knightofspades]

Awesome figure and great paintjob. The fur are nicely detailed and the eyes have great effect.

Although I do wonder if they ever made bulkier jack'obears like in the monster book from 2006. Allthough the thin one is also really cool.

[Arundel]

I've seen the Fenris sculpt of the Jack O' Bear, but have to say I don't much care for either it or their Walktapus. They definitely miss for me personally, though I like some of their other figures, especially the ducks! I think the best sculpts for the first two monsters are still the ones that used to be offered by Lance and Laser. It's a shame they're no longer available. (I think the Jack O'Bear was actually an early sculpt by Bob Murch of Pulp miniatures fame.)

[psullie]

yep those were great sculpts - too bad Armourcast discontinued them. Bob did two Jack O'Bears you can see the full range here: http://www.miniatures-workshop.com/lostminiswiki/index.php?title=HeroQuest