Author Topic: The HeroQuest Hero Quest (Read 5867 times)

cheetor · « **on:** October 05, 2016, 01:04:32 PM »

While working on some lovely Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower miniatures recently, I got an urge to paint a model from another classic dungeoncrawl, HeroQuest.

I got chatting with my buddies and we decided to turn our combined enthusiasm for HeroQuest figures into a group project, with each of us painting a model from the core HeroQuest set. One thing led to another and other hobbyists that we know got involved, so we decided to structure it a tiny bit and aim to get a complete HeroQuest set painted over time, just for fun.

The guidelines are:

The model has to be from the HeroQuest base game.
The model can be based in any way that the owner wishes.
Conversions of the models are discouraged, but seeing as HeroQuest is over a quarter of a century old now, some leniency is allowed here to get damaged models repaired etc.
Models can be painted any way that the owner wants, but the figure should still fit into the theme and atmosphere of the original game. A reboot/reimagining of the model isnt really what this is about. This is more about revisiting models that may have been painted somewhat naively in the past, purely for the joy of it.

There are discussions about the models/palettes/technical deficiencies/wild nostalgia associated with the models in the links in the titles below, if any of you would like to check them out. The title in parentheses is the painter of that model.

1. The Dwarf (Cheetor)

2. Chaos Warrior A (theottovonbismark)

3. Skeleton A (airbornegrove26)

4. The Barbarian (Captain Crooks)

5. Fimir A (Rochie)

Thats as far as we have got at the time of writing. As mentioned above, click on the title to be taken to the relevant blog post for more photos and further info.

More to come soon. Thanks for looking

Asslessman · « **Reply #1 on:** October 05, 2016, 01:13:03 PM »

Great initiative ! It's very motivating to see all entries in one place.

psullie · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2016, 03:22:16 PM »

lovely paint work on these.

ps: greetings from a fellow Corkonion (currently expat)

cheetor · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2016, 03:27:09 PM »

Quote from: psullie on October 05, 2016, 03:22:16 PM

lovely paint work on these.

I will take full credit for one fifth, thanks

There will ba all sorts of differing styles and skill levels in the upcoming submissions. If you enjoy those above you will more than likely enjoy the rest too.

Quote from: psullie on October 05, 2016, 03:22:16 PM

ps: greetings from a fellow Corkonion (currently expat)

And a fellow "Paul" too

JollyBob · « **Reply #4 on:** October 05, 2016, 04:16:39 PM »

Bang on, this is a great project!

Cues memories of when I was sixteen, and had borrowed my cousin's copy of the game on the proviso that I paint all the minis for him. Did it too, although I had had it for a year and did all the painting in the last two weeks before he came to visit again...

Think that's what might have given me a lifelong aversion to block painting!

axiom · « **Reply #5 on:** October 05, 2016, 05:01:35 PM »

And now the Elf!

Time to update your post Cheetor

cheetor · « **Reply #6 on:** October 06, 2016, 02:02:25 PM »

That elf is fantastic Axiom.

That palette is perfectly in keeping with the subject, but certainly not typical.

Wonderful.

Driscoles · « **Reply #7 on:** October 06, 2016, 02:51:41 PM »

curse me...thats brill !!!!
You raise these old boring looking minis from the dead and give them life !

cheetor · « **Reply #8 on:** October 18, 2016, 10:42:41 AM »

Next up we have the second fimir, painted, photographed and blogged about by Phreedh.

Check the post out HERE.

Asslessman · « **Reply #9 on:** October 18, 2016, 10:44:37 AM »

Very cool, not only is it fun to see those monopose monstrosities revealing their inner charm but we also get to see the varaitions on a theme (in this case a second fimir). I like this. A lot.

Asslessman · « **Reply #10 on:** October 22, 2016, 07:10:24 PM »

New episode is written by our friend Curis today and he's brought a new Chaos Warrior with him ! After the icy blue of the first, the second is firy red !