Otherworld Miniatures Human Male Cleric

I've finally completed my set of 4 Otherworld male, human adventurers.  It has taken a few years for some reason.  The last piece of this puzzle was the cleric, who I call Brother Pugnacious. He's a tough guy who likes to keep a full flask of brandy at all times.

Once again, the hardest part for me was to decide what color his clothes should be.  I did not want to do khaki/beige colored robes because they have been done by so many others out there;  I decided on this gray/blue color.

A lot of subtle details are lost by the camera phone, like his light five oclock shadow and some of the hair highlights.  The blanket straps are a different color than the blanket.

My favorite part of this mini is most likely the backpack! 

Check out this group photo of all of the adventurers...very old school!!

A Quick Paint Job: Reaper Mouse Princess

A Quick Paint Job: Reaper Mouse Princess


Here is a quick update:

My daughter asked me to paint this mouse ling princess last month. I told her I would if she drew the mouse and colored it in with colors of her choice.  When she did that, I knew this was serious and was ready to knock this job out quickly.  I think this mouse took me 3 or so hours, which is really fast for an old fart like myself.

Here is the back of the mouse ling.  I hate you camera phone....

A Few More Oldies

These two miniatures are some of the oldest ones in my lead pile, dating back to the late seventies I think. They are a real challenge to paint with all of the rough edges and warped details  The first one up is a Heritage Warrior of Harad.




Next up is a giant snake from Archive
 Miniatures.  It was pretty tough to make him look good, and even harder to get a pboto of him.

Ral Partha and Reaper Orc Skintones

Over the last several months, I've painted a half dozen or so older miniatures that I have found in a discard bin at the local game store.  The guys there sell them to me for $1-2 each, depending on their mood, day of the week, etc. As I have mentioned on here before, there are a lot of treasures in those bins that are overlooked because they are vintage and also because the bins are a pain to go through.

Below are a couple such pieces.  They are both orcs from two different companies.  The little guy is a Ral Partha Fantasy Armies orc and is lot older than the bigger guy.  I think he was cast  sometime in the early 1980s.  The bigger guy is a Reaper orc in metal..not one I see often but perhaps they have made a Bones out of him.

Anyways, I could not paint these guys shades of green anymore.  I just couldn't do it for some reason...I think boredom.  So, I tried to paint them with skin tones that I almost never use...blues and greys.  I like the grey one better I think:

Reaper Bones Mushroom King

I present to you Gus, the Mushroom King. My daughter asked me to spiff him up for her gaming adventuring crew. I think she uses him as a friendly ally found deep in the dungeon.

These fungi are easy to paint mostly because they don't have all of the fiddly little parts that need different colors. Lots of smooth surfaces on them.  I think for the next few I have, I'm going to try and do more wild color gradations on their skin.

He came from the goldmine known also known as the Reaper Bones II Kickstarter.  I think he has a great pose...whimsically walking through the woods of his kingdom.

Reaper Bones Kallaguk, Troll King

I have finally finished Kallaguk, Troll King from Reaper.  This is a fairly big miniature to paint with a lot of scales and wrinkles to keep you busy.  I must have taken over 4 weeks of painting "off and on" to get this one done. It's a lot of work, but it is also pretty fun because you can really use your imagination with these monsters. I tried to do some variations of color on his stomach which I found entertaining. I also was interested in giving him dirty claws.

Kallaguk is so heavy, and his plastic ankles are so weak, that he tends to hunch over quite a bit. I didn't bother reshaping him in hot and cold water because I could see he would just hunch over again eventually. He needs a cane.

There are quite a few warts, spines,  and scales on Kalluguk that are crying out to be painted in fun colors.  I'm not as much of a risk taker as I would like in that regard, but I really do think green skin suits him well as a denizen of the swamp.

 If this miniature comes out in a gaming session, I would expect many player character deaths...

More Old Grenadier Miniatures

Below are two more Grenadier miniatures from the 1980's.  This first one is a henchman/hireling from the AD&D set 2004 Hirelings. Once again I tried to do a quick Zenithal primer/highlighting scheme before applying glazes.  It didn't work out to my satisfaction and I ended up going back over him to blend highlights and shadows.

For the final protective coating, I used Games Workshop's Purity Seal for the first time.  I applied two quick coats which was way too much.  This stuff  made the colors look cloudy and dulled ..very strange.  Perhaps I needed to shake the can for 5 minutes or more.  I only did one minute. Anyways, I went back over the miniature with ink washes to brink back the vibrance of the colors...and I rescued him!!!

Next up is a miniature I found in the bitz bin at a local game store. The bins there are full of vintage miniatures considered junk these days. I have no idea why folks would throw them out.. they need to be brought to life.  This guy is a Grenadier Fantasy Lords orc.  He has a very intereting pose, like he is pointing  his mace at a guilty adventurer.

The Zenithal priming/highlighting plan worked better on this miniature than the others.  Also, he has not been coated with GW Purity Seal of Doom.  I think this miniature would make a great orc leader who talks to players and taunts them.  Perhaps a mean jailor ....

That is all for now.  Coming soon will be the huge Reaper troll miniature: King Kallguk.