tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84101377448658313512024-03-05T12:08:37.171-08:0052 Weeks, 52 MiniaturesMike Mearlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338840534913321057noreply@blogger.comBlogger258125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-43592516624130386182013-01-17T22:57:00.002-08:002013-01-17T22:57:32.302-08:00Ral Partha Orcs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here are four Ral Partha orcs I painted late in 2012. I have an bunch of minis from the old AD&D line, and decided to paint a few up. The BattleSystem Skirmishes game, with its full color photos of painted minis and terrain, really sealed my interest in miniatures. Oddly enough, during my first year at WotC the company cleared out some old TSR materials, and several of the minis painted and photoed for BattleSystem Skirmishes are now in my collection.</div>
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<br />Mike Mearlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18338840534913321057noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-28930482588806725742013-01-16T22:04:00.000-08:002013-01-16T22:40:33.568-08:00Been a Long TimeHey all! It's been quite a while since I have posted here. A long while back, the camera I used to take pictures of my minis stopped working. Since then, I've kept up a good painting pace but haven't been recording my work. Well, here's my first mini of 2013, photo courtesy of my shiny new iPad.<br />
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So instead I'm going to post a WIP of a different sort. A bit of "terrain" for my D&D game. It is meant to become a spiral staircase and I have three more to build and paint. They are made from posterboard (for the stairs), with a Pringles can, some Elmer's glue and tape. The pieces are cut with an X-acto knife and a compass rotary cutter (which really cuts down on time.
If folks are interested, I may take some shots and do a how to.
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Joehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01576508389103612652noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-91257030508928136242012-04-28T14:21:00.001-07:002012-04-28T14:21:25.948-07:00Latest and last round of Reaper Bones<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay, I think I'm done with the Reaper Bones experiement. I either have or don't want any of the other bones that are currently available but will be watching the line as it matures.<br />
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I've used most styles of paint that I own here and a few mixes of things. The purple worm for example, Army Painter primer and paint. The Gnoll, Vallejo brush on primer and paint. The Troll, Reaper Heavy Gear paint, no primer. The ghost, Privateer Press Paint, no primer. The werewolf, Vallejo Primer with an army painter dip. Yeah, he was a quick one. The three orc archer, mostly old Games Workshop paint, no primer. I was lazy with them for the most part as it was pretty much just a test run.<br />
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Overall, I'm pretty happy with them. Some of them are direct tie in to the Warlord Game like the Ghost, who is a named character for Necropolis, and the Gnoll, who works for the Black Orcs. The others are good all purpose miniatures.<br />
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I think the best we can hope for now though, is that they get some compexity down. All of these are very simple miniatures. In some ways, they are perfect starter miniatures. That werewolf expecially is good for people who want to learn either drybrushing or dipping or using a wash. Same for the worm, ghost, or troll. Not a lot of different parts, not a lot of bags, pouches, belts, or other distractions. Allows you to get something painted quickly. <br />
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At their price point, I think they'll be a great seller for Reaper.Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-82524749167598026512012-04-22T15:37:00.000-07:002012-04-22T15:37:08.643-07:00Bones Worm by Reaper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Okay, this is another one of the Bones figures from Reaper that's inexpensive plastic. I primed it with Alien Purple Army Painter. I then used the same paint name by the Army Painter to cover up a few spots that were missed in my initial spray. Good news? From the brushing on, there is very little difference between the paint and primer so that's a win for me. Another plus in the Army Painter side.<br />
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I mixed some flat matt white with the alien purple for the under belly and some demonic yellow for those pustles and some gray or another for the base. I then dipped it and let it sit. No drybrushing, layering, or other bits. I wanted to see how the Army Painter's dip would interact with the material. Worked out pretty good afaic. Total time spent actually painting? Not more than a half hour I'd say. The biggest part was waiting for the dip to dry. <br />
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I still have to try out my Privateer Press paints on one of these Bones and I do have a warewolf laying around here somewhere with a ghost...<br />Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-11436144789744440352012-04-15T10:11:00.000-07:002012-04-15T10:11:34.073-07:00Reaper Bones: Gnoll Warrior<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/523240_3363344373909_1578110443_2617782_1691715187_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/523240_3363344373909_1578110443_2617782_1691715187_n.jpg" width="442" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/478622_3357371344587_1578110443_2614874_186211811_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="365" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/478622_3357371344587_1578110443_2614874_186211811_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
Not going to break down the price points on this fellow.<br />
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This time the figure was washed with warm water and soap and given a primer of Vallejo German Green Brown. I then painted it with Vallejo Game Colors. While I'm tempted to try out all my different paints on it with no primer, since I normally USE a primer when I'm painting, especially to lay down a base tone, I see no reason why I'd stop outside of just for the sake of testing the qualities of the Bones miniatures themselves. If Reaper wants to send me a bunch of Bones for that purpose specifically, I'm all game but until then, most of these will be getting some type of primer. Who knows, maybe the Army Painter spray primer will do something terrible to them and I'll have that to post.Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-31309042448719731482012-04-14T17:39:00.000-07:002012-04-14T17:39:48.340-07:00Reaper Bones: Cave Troll<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/532730_3357391385088_1578110443_2614927_2062416240_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/532730_3357391385088_1578110443_2614927_2062416240_n.jpg" width="360" /></a></div>Reaper has come out with a new line of figures called Bones. I've mentioned them before. These are white plastic figures that are very low in price compared to their other versions.<br />
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I say other versions, because take for example this figure here. As a Bones figure, he is <a href="http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/cave%20troll/sku-down/77004">$2.29.</a><br />
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As a prepainted from the Legendary Encounters line, he is <a href="http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/cave%20troll/sku-down/20013">$4.29</a><br />
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As a metal figure, <a href="http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/cave%20troll/sku-down/02416">$6.99.</a><br />
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The figure I painted? I used the Heavy Gear Blitz back with no primer. The initial coat of paint didn't want to take completely. These require very little diluting on the first level. It makes the paint streak a bit. A few base coats took care of that issue.<br />
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In terms of handling, its different. The figure is so much lighter than a normal figure of this size should be you'll find yourself overcompensating a little if you're like me.<br />
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The detail is good. Mind you, the talons on the toes tend to sink into the base, but I can't tell if that's because of how the figure originally is or just the Bones version.<br />
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Me? I'm working on a gnoll right now from the same line and have a few more of the figures on Order directly from Reaper as my FLSG, Games Plus, has sold out of several of the packs and even some of the online vendors like The Miniature Giant have sold out as well.<br />
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If they can keep some new figures coming down the pipe, and the new Reaper catalog mentions that they have thirty already even though there are only previews for the two wizards (one male, one female), I'm hoping to see a few more of the <a href="http://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/Legendary%20Encounters/sku-down">Legendary Encounters</a> make their way to Bones including Vampire, Young Dragon, Giant Spider, Bugbear, Female Ranger, and Minotaur of the Maze, all save the Vampire, I don't own in any form from Reaper.<br />
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Anyone else using them? Any opinions?Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-1259783399027441182012-04-08T17:00:00.000-07:002012-04-08T17:00:08.755-07:00Red Box Dverg Warrior<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/555684_3321786214981_1578110443_2596987_89461466_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/555684_3321786214981_1578110443_2596987_89461466_n.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><a href="http://red-box-games.com/">Red Box Games</a> is the specialty shop of Tre Manor, a sculptor for Reaper. These are his own line and while there is some mix and match compatibility, especially among some of the goblins and barbarians, his style really peaks out in his own line.<br />
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For example, this guy? His beard has multiple bands, each one with a stud. He has a horn and I'm assuming a scroll case. His cloak is clasped by symbol etched disks. The back of his hand has runes on it. He's a very busy dwarf. The base is I think a Scribor or perhaps Micro Art studio.<br />
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Anway, he's another one I've had out and messed with for a long long time. Got tired of it and finished him off today. I tried something different with the face. The whole red nose and checks thing isn't my usual bit so let me know if it works out here eh?Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-31890815232208641932012-04-08T08:34:00.000-07:002012-04-08T08:34:08.349-07:00Griffen Templar Knights<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5452/7057019521_9fc25b1861_z.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5452/7057019521_9fc25b1861_z.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7217/7057019519_eeafd1afc6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7217/7057019519_eeafd1afc6.jpg" /></a></div><br />
On the bench, I've been working on miniature that have been in various states for many a moon. In this case, I lost my motivation when Confrontation went from a skrimish sized game with metal figures to a plastic set with dubious quality. Still, as I'm putting stuff away, organizing stuff, that I figured it was time to finish off this bad boy. I then lined him up with the other two so I could put them all away at one time.Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-33991076145960157262012-04-07T13:30:00.000-07:002012-04-07T13:30:01.920-07:00Ral Partha Drow and Games Workshop Skaven<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/523097_3315393135158_1578110443_2592764_1253098453_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/523097_3315393135158_1578110443_2592764_1253098453_n.jpg" width="450" /></a></div>That's an old drow from Ral Partha on a Gale Force 9 25mm square base with some Vallejo paste textured down on it.<br />
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The skaven is a slave I believe with some Army Painted Battlefield Black on the ground. I may do a few drybrushed over it later when I'm sure the glue is dry. I had another pic but it was so dark I figured to hell with that one.Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-28910102257933067052012-04-04T19:11:00.000-07:002012-04-04T19:11:11.860-07:00The Undying by Games Workshop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/460735_3299937108767_1578110443_2585886_109535706_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/460735_3299937108767_1578110443_2585886_109535706_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/471351_3299956669256_1578110443_2585895_1739253344_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/471351_3299956669256_1578110443_2585895_1739253344_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, apparently some rumor mill flying around that Games Workshop is doing some price increases for Finecast while doing some price reductions or something along those lines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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My favorite FLSG, <a href="http://www.games-plus.com/">Games Plus</a>, just had its thirty year anniversary. I stopped by for a few moments after a very busy day. I wanted to pick up the Vallejo Brush on primer and some brushes. I'm always messing with a lot of different mediums so keep some brushes to the side deliberately for them. The Okko miniatures were on sale. If you don't know <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okko">Okko</a>, you're missing out on a great graphic novel. I've mentioned the current graphic novel collectioms from <a href="http://www.archaia.com/">Archaia Entertainment</a> on my <a href="http://modernappendixn.blogspot.com/">blog</a> a few times. Good art, good story. The sale was a few bones off on the miniatures plus buy three get the fourth free. There were some others but I didn't want to go all out as I'm waiting to buy some of the <a href="http://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/bones">Bones</a> miniatures from <a href="http://www.reapermini.com/">Reaper</a> and see what their new paint set looks like. The trick on those bones is only getting miniatures I've never bought before so there were a few and we'll see how that goes.<br />
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Anyone else buy anything good lately? Any purchases people waiting to make?Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-8513680373211835792012-03-30T19:59:00.002-07:002012-03-30T19:59:27.895-07:00Picture Preference?While I'm messing around with photos, does anyone have a preference for how I post them? Multiple posts? One post showing the different stages? One post period with just the finished product? Bueller?Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-50845307249522884232012-03-28T18:58:00.000-07:002012-03-28T18:58:47.157-07:00Ogre Maneater Arabian Final Paint Layer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/542519_3261636311271_1578110443_2568257_1479035182_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/542519_3261636311271_1578110443_2568257_1479035182_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/525573_3261629151092_1578110443_2568254_424465478_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/525573_3261629151092_1578110443_2568254_424465478_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/529116_3261632111166_1578110443_2568255_657734188_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/529116_3261632111166_1578110443_2568255_657734188_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Alright, he's not quite done in that I'm going to touch up the base and where ever I see some white poking through the paint but for the most part, he's done. Still took way too long. Hard to say what the final painting time on him was because of waiting for the inks on the various weapons to dry.<br />
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Now onto the next one!Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-54888555306565034892012-03-27T18:12:00.000-07:002012-03-27T18:12:25.526-07:00Maneater Layer three<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/527246_3255641481404_1578110443_2565386_1086589736_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/527246_3255641481404_1578110443_2565386_1086589736_n.jpg" width="225" /></a></div>Okay, the third layer done. Next time it'll be the final. I'll probably pop a layer or two more on the red and black boots and start with the inks and washes. Bad thing about the inks thought is they take a lot longer to dry than the washes. Might to time to think of what the next figure is going to be.Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-1892690970978813532012-03-26T19:33:00.000-07:002012-03-26T19:33:25.571-07:00Maneater Layer Two<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/525783_3250369589610_1578110443_2563163_1832439259_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/525783_3250369589610_1578110443_2563163_1832439259_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
Alrighty, this is layer two. Well, mostly layer two. On the boots I didn't do anything and the skin is actually like layer 1 and 1 half as I put down too much paint thanks to poor control and did a quick mix of layer 2 and layer 3.<br />
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Another layer and a few washes and inks and I'll consider him done.<br />
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For the curious, the inks will go onto the metallics, the washes over pretty much everything else.<br />
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Using Andrea Paints, Reaper HD Paints for the most part here.Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-90440465055456530652012-03-25T21:00:00.000-07:002012-03-25T21:00:37.335-07:00Ogre Kingdoms Maneater<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/462112_3245003095451_1578110443_2560299_1748674172_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="305" src="http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/462112_3245003095451_1578110443_2560299_1748674172_o.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>One of my favorite sites to look at for miniatures, both in terms of skill and speed, is <a href="http://four-color-figures.blogspot.com/">Four Color Figures</a>. It seems one of the ways he handles such a large volume is having a good idea of what colors and paints he's going to use ahead of time. So tonight I had this bad boy, another maneater for my Ogre Kingdoms army (that I've never played boo!) and threw on the first layer.<br />
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Six grunts and four of the two handed weapon weilded along with that giant scorpion and a knight that I based on a square and painted up in Warlord Crusdader colors.Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-28265981321835194032012-03-18T22:11:00.000-07:002012-03-18T22:11:04.422-07:00A Matter of PaintSo I just finished my latest batch of ogres. I'll take some pics of them and the giant scorpion that I was working on at the same time.<br />
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In between that, I tried to organize my painting area. That did not end well. I did not realize the huge amount of material I was keeping in the window. Probably not the best place for some of it, but the binds were always down.<br />
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Anyway, I bought a small shelf and took all of that stuff out of the window. As I organized other stuff that I wanted to move around, I couldn't help but notice that I have a lot of paint.<br />
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But... and here's the weird part, I'm still curious as to what's coming out from some of the companies. Reaper miniatures has a thing going on with Heavy Gear to produce a paint set specific to that miniature game. The Army Painter is coming out with their own line of paints. Well, that's not true. They already have one, but its getting a boxed set and they claim that they use different sources for the washes, metallics, and base colors to insure that its the highest possible quality.<br />
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And if you hadn't heard, Games Workshop is also redoing their paint line. This doesn't count minor changes to things like Privateer Press metals where they now have a black lid to indicate that its the new formula or brands that blogs like Four Color Figures use, Foundry, or Coat De Arms, which is the old Citadel range.<br />
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In terms of paint being used though, it goes something like, knocking over an open bottle, having paint dry up, having paint chunk up, and finally, all the way at the bottom, actually using the paint. I think Chaos Black and general Black are a few of the paints I regularly use up.<br />
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So that's me rambling about paint. What's everyone else's thoughts? Too much paint out there already? Not enough paint? Too much 'official' in the game or ?Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-92033704299035789012012-03-12T20:29:00.000-07:002012-03-12T20:29:54.214-07:00Minis In Process<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/425606_3171268772139_1578110443_2528364_2125240809_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/425606_3171268772139_1578110443_2528364_2125240809_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
Haven't finished them yet and discovered something 'interesting'. The primer that I initially used was flaky and thirsty. It ate the first three layers of paint I put down. The metallics look like they've only had one layer as opposed to three of them (traditional bolt, chain and silver). Oh well, I'm hoping that after I hit them with the inks it will help flush it out some more.<br />
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In the back is that giant scorpion. When I use the brown wash, he'll be getting hit with that, as well as some black in some small areas and then a little bit more of a build up. Also noticed that he's got a few broken spines on him. M'eh? Hated him anyway! Little bastard never fit on his base and was a PIA to put together.Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-62510111546499139202012-03-12T03:58:00.000-07:002012-03-12T03:58:51.412-07:00Shadowsea KickstarterJust figured I'd pop in and mention the Shdaowsea Kickstarter.http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/524168246/deepwars-tabletop-combat-in-the-abyssal-depths/posts/188453<br />
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I went with the $175 level. Because it's passed so many of the benchmarkers you get four sets instead of three, terrain, music, and some other goods. Looks like there's one more to go.Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-51969031708774675982012-02-28T20:36:00.000-08:002012-02-28T20:36:27.218-08:00Prepping the Next BatchI have a lot of miniatures. I'm always buying more. Part of it is because I like the appearance of them or get a good sale or gifts. One of the things I've been trying to do, unsuccessfully to a point, is cut back on actual miniature purchases. While I'm still picking up brushes, paints, bases, textures, and other bits I'm trying to hold back on new minis.<br />
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This has been difficult for me. You see, I love a good looking miniature. While I don't play Vampire Counts, some of the new figures for the range have been fantastic. Really good stuff like the new Krell figure. It inspired me though to get out my old unpainted Liche Master and Nagosh and see if I can throw some paint on them. Avatars of War also has some great stuff up and coming and it requires a little will power to refrain from it.<br />
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But in the meanwhile, I still have a ton of unpainted plastic, resin, and lead around so I'm not suffering too much.<br />
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The ogres are part of a battle box I bought many moons ago. After I primed them, I noticed some mold lines so went back in. What's worse though is it is really bad primer. If they weren't plastic I might dip them. <br />
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The scorpion is for a Reaper miniatures Warlord faction. I hate it. It's not that it is a bad model, but the back legs are separate and the two sets in front of it, and the tail require a bit of patience and glue and as I've mentioned before, I am a bit of a clumsy oaf so glue on the fingers a few times tonight.<br />
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To the far right, you might notice a piece of cork with a shield in it. That's for my 3rd Griffin Knight that I've had almost finished for... I want to say three years? The drive to finish him off died when Confrontation went from an awesome skirmish game to some prepainted plastic crap but since I'm now trying to actually finish off some models....<br />
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The two red women are the same model from different time periods. One is the old metal model, the other the new plastic. Both hit up at the same time as the other Khador forces. I finished the others first because they were larger and I was able to hit large plates at a time. These two will require a bit more finesse and so take longer and don't hold my interest as much.<br />
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So what is everyone else working on? Anyone hold backing on purchases? Anyone wanting to pick up some limited edition goods but holding back? Everyone in overtime mode?Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-45688919696091044062012-02-28T08:09:00.000-08:002012-02-28T08:09:08.904-08:00More Terrible Photographs!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/420282_3094070842239_1578110443_2495106_1772755187_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="241" src="http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/420282_3094070842239_1578110443_2495106_1772755187_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>That's a group shot. There are two 'true' 25 mm figures there. The snake man on the far left front row and the gladiator on the far right right row.<br />
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These three are 'lesser' orcs from the Reven faction in Warlord. Basing is done with Army Painter Black Battlefield with some flock and ash thrown ontop of it.<br />
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Reven lesser bulls spearmen. Did them at the same time as the sword wielder.<br />
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Type 1 demon aka the Vrock from Otherworld miniatures.<br />
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So still messing around with the camera. If one of these pictures is the least offensive, let me know!Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8410137744865831351.post-20451991522641439992012-02-23T19:49:00.000-08:002012-02-23T19:49:15.214-08:00More Miscellaneia: Grenadier, White Wolf, and Others<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/6778610008_bfd723db1d_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/6778610008_bfd723db1d_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>That's a Ral Partha Giant (Storm maybe) and a White Wolf figure. I didn't initially have the Trinity figure from White Wolf set up, but one of our regulars publishers a game called Blasters and Bulkheads, review <a href="http://dropshiphorizon.blogspot.com/2011/12/blasters-bulkheads-part-four-review.html">here</a> and I picked up the PDF and decided since I had a few sci-fi dudes sitting around anyway, might as well paint them up. I haven't gotten too far into the game, it seems like a good ole Space Opera with 'jedi' style characters as an option so I may be looking into that in the future more. Its main appeal to me is its skrimish level!<br />
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This is the dragon from the Dragons of the Emerald Idol Fantasy Lords set by Grenadier. I threw him on the other base that came with the daemon prince. I added the surface effects on his, and the Trinity figure, with a Happy Suppuku mold. I also threw on a few more skulls, a shield, and that big old cross.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6924723169_c72433ea9c_b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="628" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6924723169_c72433ea9c_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>The dragon didn't turn out too bad. I hated painting him though and probably will NOT be using him in a game. His wings are super heavy and I hate to green stuff them with a lot of material.Joe G Kushnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02454826299896049587noreply@blogger.com0