Fighting the Gray Tide (Miniature Painting)

[Clint_L]

Yes, this is an eternal question and any right answer is subjective. I wargamed for many years on many types of terrain, at different stores and people's homes and grand tournaments.

For me, finished bases not matching the terrain are still always more aesthetically pleasing than plain black bases. And my experience with transparent bases is that they typically scratch easily and become cloudy, and that they're too smooth and slide excessively on uneven terrain.

Valid points. I always did up the bases on my Warhammer miniatures, as 90% of the time we were playing on my homemade battle boards, so I could match them pretty much exactly, and it looked amazing. Nowadays it's mostly RPGs (the above miniatures came with a board game but I am planning to use them in the new Arkham Horror RPG). So sometimes they'll be in woods, or a creepy old house, or city streets, icy cavern, etc.

Ultimately, though, I'm pretty agnostic about bases - all of my Reaper ones come with skateboards, for example, and D&L miniatures have fully sculpted bases, so you're kind of stuck with what you get.

 

[MGibster]

I agree that doing up the bases looks great on miniatures but I generally prefer transparent or black bases as I also use terrain and a neutral base works better on a range of surfaces.

When it comes to miniatures for a board game, I typically don't base the model like I would normally do. I'll use a neutral gray, black, or whatever color I find appropriate. Bad guys for my Zombicide game have a dark gray base.

 

[MGibster]

And here are some ghouls for Fallout Wasteland Warfare. The glowing ghouls didn't turn out quite like I had hoped for but it's good enough for government work. I switched over to a matte finish spray from Army Painter and I'm happy with it. Much better than satin finish.

 

[trappedslider]

So, I have a some what dumb question but how does the Reaper cthulhu compare to say 1/35 scale models?

 

[MGibster]

So, I have a some what dumb question but how does the Reaper cthulhu compare to say 1/25 scale models?

I don't have any 1/25 scale models around here. But here’s Reaper’s Cthulhu next to a regular sized mini of theirs.

 

[trappedslider]

I don't have any 1/25 scale models around here. But here’s Reaper’s Cthulhu next to a regular sized mini of theirs.

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lol i meant 1/35 scale lol but that gives me a rough idea

 

[MGibster]

The local game store was having a sale and my wife picked this one out. She doesn't play any games, or at least she told me she doens't have a secret D&D group she meets with when I'm with mine, but she liked the look of it. It's a WizKids miniature but I threw away the box and can't remember what it's called.

I think I've given up on Speed/Contrast paints at this point except to maybe use them as glazes or washes. I've just never been able to get the results I want with these "short cuts," so I might as well do things the old fashioned way.

 

[MGibster]

It’s tough deciding when you’re finally done. I thought the mini was finished, but felt I needed to add some color to its lips.

 

[Warpiglet-7]

The local game store was having a sale and my wife picked this one out. She doesn't play any games, or at least she told me she doens't have a secret D&D group she meets with when I'm with mine, but she liked the look of it. It's a WizKids miniature but I threw away the box and can't remember what it's called.

I think I've given up on Speed/Contrast paints at this point except to maybe use them as glazes or washes. I've just never been able to get the results I want with these "short cuts," so I might as well do things the old fashioned way.

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A marid?

 

[MGibster]

A marid?

That’s it!