I forced myself to pick up a brush this week and start on any mini that interested me. I grabbed a Bones mini, thinking that I didn't have to make it perfect and it could be used for gaming. Also, I was not keen on doing anymore NMM metal work since it takes me forever. I chose this guy, the snakeman warrior (Yuan Ti?). He will make an excellent addition to the gaming mini box.
Picking a color scheme was tough as usual, but I decided on a Western, rattlesnake kind of color scheme. This scheme is very orangeish with yellow highlights. I found that painting the scales on this mini was very enjoyable and relaxing...I have no idea why. They were not dry brushed, but rather individually painted with layers.
I still have a chance to do some freehand work on that arrow holder thing ...I can't remember the name hahah. I may do some kind of snake script on it to liven the back up a bit.
The mini is overall pretty good in detail. However, there are several spots where the Bones casting process came out pretty rough. The right shoulder pads are very bumby, The interior of the tail at the bend, and so is an entire side of his fanny pack. Still, he is worth it for the light weight and the stickiness of the paint to the PVC material. These qualities are good for minis used in gaming (metal minis fall over and chip or paint rubs off with hand holding, even with dullcote spray).
