Fighting the Gray Tide (Miniature Painting)

[MGibster]

Got a few boosters of Wizkids' pre-painted miniatures for their Bigby's set and repainted the giants. They're really good sculpts - I'm not a huge fan of Wizkids' small and medium miniatures, but they do some great monsters.

I'm of the same opinion, but I can't quite put my finger on why I don't care for their medium sized creatures. When it comes to minis that might make for good PCs are regular sized opponents, I much pefer Reaper. Here's a flesh golem from Reaper I painted a few years ago. I've painted several of their larger monster type miniatures and I think they're great. Their PC sized miniatuers just don't do it for me. They're not fun to paint.

 

[Clint_L]

I'm of the same opinion, but I can't quite put my finger on why I don't care for their medium sized creatures. When it comes to minis that might make for good PCs are regular sized opponents, I much pefer Reaper. Here's a flesh golem from Reaper I painted a few years ago. I've painted several of their larger monster type miniatures and I think they're great. Their PC sized miniatuers just don't do it for me. They're not fun to paint.



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Wizkids smaller miniatures feel kind of generic and slightly undersized. Reaper celebrates the style of its different artists; Wizkids hides their identities so that everything can have a same-y WotC-approved look.

 

[TheSword]

Had my eye on this puppet show set from Tiny Furniture for awhile - I have an adventure hook for a possessed puppets arc. Finally pulled the trigger.

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That made me think of this..,

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay: No Strings Attached PDF ⤓

No Strings Attached takes place in the town of Ubersreik, the setting for the WFRP Starter Set and Ubersreik Adventures I and II

cubicle7games.com

 

[Mad_Jack]

We used to refer to Comstar as Space AT&T back in the day. And I bet I'd have to explain the significance to people who grew up never having to pay for long distance calls.

There's a local company called Comstar that sells bulk supplies for telecommunications infrastructure.

 

[trappedslider]

We used to refer to Comstar as Space AT&T back in the day. And I bet I'd have to explain the significance to people who grew up never having to pay for long distance calls.

Also call me after 7 when it's cheaper

 

[MGibster]

And here’s……something from Zombicide: Undead or Alive.

 

[trappedslider]

i think i might have posted this before, but idk

 

[MGibster]

I'm taking a break from Zombicide to visit a D&D classic.

This is a Beholder from WizKids which is a model that comes primed. Even though they're already primed, I usually prime them myself, but this time I'm going to see how well it works. The main eye isn't green, I've applied some liquid masking to protect the eye while I paint the rest of the miniature.

Beauty is the eye of the... no, I won't go there. I've applied a base coat of red, purple, a nice flesh color, and some green on the eye stalks. This is what I like to call the ugly stage of a miniature. You look at it and think, "Man, that doesn't look all that great."

And now 80% of this model is done. You'll note the eye is in pristine condition having been protected from all the paint. I applied a nice oil wash, a fairly dark red, following by an purple oil wash around the mouth and main eye. The remaining 20% will take longer than the 80% I've already finished.

1. The main eye needs to be finished. Once painted, I'm going to try using some UV resin to form a little eye ball. The model comes with a clear piece of plastic you can place over the eye, but I want to try something different.
2. The bone spike things along its flanks needs to be painted. I'm going to go with a bone type color and follow that up with a nice oil wash of some kind.
3. The mouth needs some work with the gums and the teeth to help make it pop. When your model is 90% face, you really need to make sure it pops.
4. I need to do something with the eyes on the stalks. I'm proabably going to be lazy and paint them red instead of trying put little individual irisis on each one.

 

[MGibster]

Here’s some more detail work. The paint is dry, but I’m going to let it cure for a bit before moving on to more oill washes.

 

[MGibster]

Close still but a set back too. The oil wash on the bone protrusion stripped the acrylic paint underneath. I’m going to have to give it time to thoroughly dry and cure before I attempt a repair. But I’m happy with the face.