Nyrfherdr's Mini Thread - Inspired by Pogre (NEW 3/1/07 - AFTER A YEAR!)

[The Madhatter]

So those cinematic bases are made of cork? Are they covered by a texture paint or something? I agree with Pogre, the overcoat is great.

 

[nyrfherdr]

I must admit that positive feedback is addictive. Thanks Pogre and Madhatter. I appreciate it.

The bases are cork. I then added white glue and sand for ground texture. I didn't cover all of the cork.
If you stop by your local FLGS that carries Confrontation Miniatures, check out the catalog. There is a brief article on bases and they use Cork a lot.

Game ON!
Nyrfherdr

 

[nyrfherdr]

Another mini to share...
I like a bit of steam and steel with my fantasy, so a few guns, some machinery and a cool axe or hammer always catch my attention. If the mini is a dwarf, I'm sold.

Privateer recently released a new crew for their Warmachine game... A dwarf warcaster and his machines.
Here's the warcaster: Gorten Grundback







He was fun to paint.
Game ON!
Nyrfherdr

 

[The Madhatter]

Wow! More light!! I really like the goggles. The glass effect is very well done!

 

[ledded]

Nice, man. I'm diggin' the Dwarf warcaster, and very cool work on the bases also.

I'm a total sucker for those steampunky minis with the flintlock/combo weapons like those well-done Rackham minis you posted (which I've been coveting for a while)... gimme a dwarf with a boiler on his back or a guy with a sword-pistol, and I'm head-first into that fantasy game.

 

[nyrfherdr]

Thanks Madhatter and ledded. I appreciate the feedback.
I'll post a few more pics in a couple of days.
I seem to be stalled on my sculpting article. Damned Harry Potter book...

Game ON!
Nyrfherdr

 

[nyrfherdr]

The Privateer Press dwarf came with some friends...







Game ON!
Nyrfherdr

 

[pogre]

Good job on the WarJack! I have to say those things are much tougher to paint for me than organic stuff. I have a lot more respect for paint jobs on robots after doing a few.

 

[Bobitron]

Here's another sculpt of mine. It is a Woldwarden from Privateer Press' Monsternomicon.

This one came out REALLY good. Nice work!

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

Hey great work on these figs, and awesome sculpt works! I had a few questions.

Paints.

The LGS only carries GW paints. I get good results with them no doubt, but I'd rather cut back on cost, they are going up .25-.50 each for pots and 2 bucks a shot on spray cans! What are good alternatives? What kind of model paints can I find at Walmart that will work? Spray Matte varnish is a big one I need to swicth from GW's ten dollar cans.

How many drybrushes do you do for highlights? How much ink washing do you do? I do some figs with a couple dry brushes for highlights with a ink wash or two and they turn out awesome, but then I'll do a human figure and it will turn out a lot worse with teh same techniques. I need a digital camera so I can show you what I'm talking about. Where can I find good pointers?

Edit: Nevermind, I found the other thread. but still I'll take any advice on alternate paints to GW.