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

[nyrfherdr]

Trying again with thumbnails...

 

[nyrfherdr]

I've been saving this one for a little while. I am pretty happy with it.
It's a Confrontation mini from Rakham.
The Minotaur!

With Thumbnails!

 

[pogre]

As Yukon Cornelius would say, "WAHOOO!"

Thumbnails and of a darn fine mini too!

Flu has had me down the last couple of days, but I will try to catch up pronto...

 

[The Madhatter]

Nice job on the NMM! Is this for a wargame or to make a pc's life hell?

 

[nyrfherdr]

I'm mostly an RPG guy, so these mini's all bring consternation to the face of the players when they appear on the tabletop.

I have been known to play a wargame here or there, but haven't actually tried Confrontation.

Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate it.

Game ON!
Nyrfherdr

 

[ledded]

Great stuff all around. I'm really diggin' all those Warmachine minis, I've got a big pile of 'em myself that are just taunting me.

Let me ask this... what do you use to seal your minis? It looks like you used a spray gloss on a few of them but it could just be the pic.

Keep up the good work.

 

[nyrfherdr]

Hey Ledded. Thanks for the praise. I appreciate it.
I'd love to see you post more of your mini's.

Historically, I've used GW's Matt Varnish. Because of a couple of bad cans of it, though. I'm moving to Testers Dullcote.

What I do sometimes do, though is use gloss on 'glass items' and gems and things. I have a jar of GW's gloss varnish that you paint on with a brush.

The other technique I use is when I'm painting with a metallic paint and the matte varnish has dulled it down more than I want. I'll paint a highlight using the metallic again to put a sheen back on it. I do the especially when I want something like the Blue Metal I used on some of Privateer Press mini's. It might 'wear off' over time, but I haven't had a problem since the paint job underneath is sealed.


I hope that helps.
Game ON!
Nyrfherdr

 

[The Madhatter]

I've worked with Testors dullcote and it looks good on tanks and such, but like the label says it's dull. It comes out a bit fast and thick. I use brush on gloss for metal and a satin for things like polished leather and horse hide. The GW "Purity Seal" isn't bad and I have been lucky enough to get only good cans. I tried the art sealants and had mixed results, you never really know how they look until you get them on a mini and I've blurred one too many minis to experiment anymore. I will have to try the metal touch-up post varnish though!

 

[nyrfherdr]

Madhatter: Thanks for the advice on the Dullcote. Its been recommended to me by some mini painters whose work I've seen up close so I was going to try it after ruining a couple of mini's that I had spent a long time painting.

I'll test it on some of my speed painting projects before using it on one of my more careful paint jobs.

Game ON!
Nyrf

 

[The Madhatter]

Good! I'm glad I can help since I've pulled quite a bit of knowledge off of these threads.