Thursday 26 January 2017

From AaronH - Celts, another Uruk-Hai, Dwarfs and more RPG Characters.(35 points)

This entry is an eclectic mix of models that have been getting bits of paint here and there and were close to finished. I like to keep spare models on the painting desk to soak up the bits of paint that are left after working on a unit. At a certain point they reach critical mass and I just finish them off.

The first entry does not count for today. It's the Celt unit from a week (2 weeks?) ago. I went back and finished the backs of the shields, since if I don't do it now it'll never happen.

No points, but well and truly done now.
Next up are the three dwarf crewmen (crewdwarfs?) from the flame canon I inexplicably completed right before the challenge.


These are GW metals and very nice sculpts. Like all GW dwarfs they are, in reality, hover automatons, since they don't have legs. That aside, they are characterful sculpts.



I really like the big shell full of fire this guy is carrying around. I don't know why but it tickles my fancy.


The Dwarfs all seem to have a mug on them at all times. I approve.



I'm not really sure why he needs a signal flag since the flame canon's range is shorter than the stature of its crew.


This lad is the one actually opening the valves to unleash the fire. He will be glued to the canon, so is only blu-tac'd to a base for the photo op.



And here he is at home on the back platform.

Next up are three RPG characters. These are all Bones miniatures from their first Kickstarter. I'm slowly working my way through them, mostly as I need them in games.


The three intrepid warriors.


First up is Fulko Headtaker. He collects heads. This is my 9 year old's character. He's a fighter who usually ends up missing his attacks until the last second, when he crits his opponent.


I'm pretty sure this is supposed to be a paladin, but it's the one that Owyn wanted, so there you go.


Next up is Morna, the cleric. She's an NPC since no one in the party likes playing a healer. Weird, I know.


I wanted her to be grimy since she's been crawling around in caves and fighting unspeakable things.


Last up is Ellisven. Ellisven was my elder son's character. She was an elf fighter, but more a berserker the way he played her. She made poor choices when captured by orcs and had to be replaced with a character that wasn't dead.


This is a very tall model, as you can see if you go back to the first shot of the three together. She's got better detail in her face than a lot of the Bones models but the stuff on her waist baffled me and I ended up deciding it was a pouch and painting it brown.


This last shot is an attempt to show her base. She was falling down a lot so she needed a base, but her built on one is wood patterned. I thought of cutting it off but then I decided on some artistic license and painted it as water. I really couldn't get a good shot of it, since it's shiny, but there are little waves on it and everything. The water is done with Mod Podge. The key is to do several layers and to dab it on, not paint it on.


The last model is another Uruk-Hai captain. I have no idea where this guy came from. I suspect my eldest is actually Saruman and has a captive breeding program under his desk. This guy just appeared on my desk last weekend.


This is my least favorite captain pose, since he doesn't have a shield. I can't imagine a circumstance where I would not want my captain to have a shield. He'll be able to eat an arrow during the Siege of Helm's Deep though.


Good detail on the back of the model. These metals are really nice figures. Much better than the plastics.

The last shot is a head shot of one of last week's pikemen. He doesn't count for this but I was trying to capture the S rune on his helmet; with mixed results.


There you have it.  A lot of pictures for seven lousy models. Next week should be much more homogeneous.

Very fine work on the lot, Aaron! I do like the GW dwarves, they may be naught but beard and chainmail over boots, but they do have a charm of their own. (nice detail on the flame cannon BTW)
I like your reaper bone figures too. The Elven pirate on the boogie board is a nice effect(I made bad choices when captured by orcs too!) The dirty look on the cleric(totally unappreciated too as a NPC ambulance I am sure). I really like the paladin with what must be a holy defender with the blue fire. Your nine year old has excellent taste in avatars! Then a lonely Urk to bring up the rear. I have that sculpt and he is the captain of the second group of scouts! ;)
Grand work Aaron!  I am sure that you will paste me with a bomb shortly where I will need to track how many times I've counted my toes!

22 comments:

  1. Great and varied lot of minis Aaron. I like the RPG characters for your games with your kids. As for the Dwarves, they're great and knees are highly overrated.

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    1. The older I get the more I agree with you on knees. Thank you Peter.

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  2. A great mix and great work

    Ian

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  3. Fine work and I love that you and your kids play D&D.

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    1. Thanks Adam. It's great together time and they are learning good things about sportsmanship and team work, not to mention the imagination.

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  4. Great work Aaron! I really like the dwarf helping to range-in with the flag - not an enviable job when its a flame cannon. And speaking of flames, I really like the blue-flame effect on Fulko. Owen obviously knows a winner when he sees one. :)

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    1. Thank you Curt. I did't quite hit what I was aiming for on the flame but after going back over it several times I decided it was good enough.

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  5. Excellent stuff Aaron. Best of luck managing the Uruk breeding program...I hate the voles in our yard, but at least they don't have pikes (yet...)

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    1. Now I want to paint an Isengard vole army. Thanks Greg.

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  6. A real mixed goodie bag. Almost something for everyone. Good job.

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  7. Great work Aaron, the artillery piece looks like a monster!

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    1. It's a big one, for sure. Much meatier than the average 28mm artillery. Cheers Ray.

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  8. What a lovely collection. I really like your job on the Ellisven figure, particularly the striped pants. I recently bought some of the Reaper bones figures and found the faces on the plastic/resin models somewhat lacking in detail.
    Uruk Hai captains don't need no stinking shields and they just spit the arrows out amd go on. Waagh!

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    1. The faces are definitely the biggest drawback to the Bones line. I try to do some more extreme work on the faces to make them stand out, but to limited utility.

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  9. Well done Aaron. Those Dwarves are so much fun! The blue effect on the sword turned out excellent.

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