Thursday 29 December 2016

From AaronH - Eight RPG characters (40 Points)

This next entry is eight RPG characters. These are mostly Bones but there's a couple of other manufacturers and one custom sculpt in here.

Terry Jones
The first is a Gnome ranger from Reaper, I believe. Terry Jones is quite the straight man, delivering witting one liners as he romps through a dungeon.

There's a lot going on with this little guy.
Next up is the Ranger Arbach. He's the quiet, deadly sort. He's also a repaint. I finished him up last year but when I went to dull coat him it turned out I was holding a can of white primer instead.

Arbach the Ranger
This is a GW Ranger of the north. A very nice sculpt and hard to find these days.

Rear shot.
Arbach is the killer of the group, proficient both at range and in melee. He's been forced to tank due to the absence of more armored types.

Givney the goblin assassin.
This one is Givney. He's an NPC; a lowly goblin the party spared and who has turned into an absolute killing machine. As the DM I am ready for the little guy to die off since he keeps spoiling my big fights. He just won't die.

Givney is from Rebel Miniatures. They have a nice, small, run of goblin characters.

Next up is Anderman the Paladin. He's the one who spared Givney and has shown an alarming willingness to take the goblin's word for things.

Bones.
The paladin is a Bones sculpt. The detail is hit or miss and the faces are almost always way too soft.


Next up is Peter the Tiefling rogue. Peter has secrets but does trust Arbach. He's quite adept in the dungeon and is very good at finding traps.


I'm not sure where this model is from. The player ordered it and I painted it for him. The pose is very dramatic, to be sure. This is a very slim model, much more fine boned than the others.


Next up is Kizmet the Drow warlock. She also has secrets but they may be a bit more harmful to the party than Peter's. They've already gotten the party locked up once.


This is another Bone model. I've done a bit of conversion on her. She as originally a Sci/Fi character with a coin and a pistol.


Next up is a Bones model that was heavily modified by the player. This is Tak an-Sik, a tiefling cleric. He's in a constant state of battle with his shield, which is also his holy symbol.


Tak has mixed luck with weapons and often ends up grappling with opponents since he is less likely to hurt his friends that way.


Last, and by all means least, is Algor Ithim, the gnomish warlock. Algor is terribly charismatic and universally disliked by his party. He natters on constantly about his scientific theories and drives everyone nuts. He's managed to come through in the clutch a couple of times but he also has secrets.


This is another Bones model. The detail is better than most on him.


So that's the lot for now. There's more on the table and they should be coming off soon. I tend to keep random models around for when I have some extra paint. RPG characters are perfect for that since they don't require uniformity and pretty much any extra will fit somewhere.

A very cool collection of characters Aaron! You clearly put a lot of effort into the background for your games, matching personalities to miniatures which as a player must make things even more fun. 
It's clear from the first couple of images that you have an eye for a characterful paint job. The remaining images are a bit hard to get more than a feel for your paintwork - perhaps next time can you zoom in a bit more so we can really appreciate your efforts?
40 characterful points for your tally mate. Looking forward to seeing more!
Cheers,
Millsy

29 comments:

  1. Nice work. I like all the neat figures and back stories.

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  2. I like to see RPG characters, it takes me back to my youth. I hope you show some more.

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    1. There will be more. I have some close to ready and the players all want theirs painted now.

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  3. The repaint of the archer is my favourite, lovely work

    Ian

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    1. Thank you Ian. I do like this version better than the last but it was somewhat disheartening to have to repaint a figure.

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  4. great work be nice to see a closer image or two

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    1. Cheers James. I had some very close up shots but the images were blurry. I need a better tripod and a trigger for the camera.

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  5. Some fun figs there, though my eyesight isn't what it used to be!

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  6. Fun, characterful stuff Aaron - I really like the Ranger in particular

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  7. I'll echo the comments that the figs I can see look great !

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  8. Some really vibrant colours and characters there. Not sure why the first chap is wearing a blue monocle?

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    1. I imagine it's because he's a Gnome and they are supposed to be science-y tinkerers. It's an odd touch but I like the model over all.

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  9. Lovely figures, Aaron - I particularly like the wonderful gnome. Is there anything he ISN'T carrying for the trip down the local dungeon? Great work!

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    1. I agree Sidney. The model is really very nice. It also fit our player's character so well that I just had to buy it when I saw it.

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  10. A splendid group of adventurers, wonderfully painted.

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  11. Some great colour choices in there Aaron, nice one!

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    1. Cheers Sander. That's always the rub with fantasy stuff is that you could totally botch it when picking colors. Thank you.

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  12. A group that eclectic can only be a Dungeon raiding party!
    Nice work on em all, but I really like the drow conversion and the pack rat gnome! ;)

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  13. What a appropriately eclectic party! My favourite is the goblin assassin.

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