I picked up two packs of Vendel Miniatures TW1 Timber Wolves around ten plus years ago and got round to painting one of them last year I think. Now I will be needing them for a roleplaying campaign so finally I get round to painting the last seven.
Here is four I finished in white, I started with black primer and then dark brown followed by ever lightening shades of grey before finishing with off white.
These are fairly large figures so should be threatening to the player characters and just to be sure I painted the teeth nice and sharp.
I also went yellow for the eyes for that cold hearted look. Whilst the general painting was more or less series of dry brushing the eyes and nose actually took a bit of concentration, a welcome diversion.
I also added three brown ones to the pack which required less coats of lighter browns and I was happy to stop before I made a mess of them.
Here is all eight of them on the hunt the original one nearest the camera. I have kept the bases just to the actual base supplied and not extended it but painted and flocked it. These should add 35 points if they score 5 each. Back to 15mm Romans for the next entry.
From Curt:Definitely great additions to any northern setting. Now you either need a girl in a red hood or a bunch of Stark kids with them. Sorry Ian, 5 points is a bit optimistic - I'm scoring these at 4 points each as they are unbased. (I know, I'm such a hard@ss...)
You also need a Pub called "The Slaughtered Lamb" to set these off properly. A nice pack of wolves. Top stuff mate.
ReplyDeleteNice pack of wolves, and big beasts!!!
ReplyDeleteNice wolves!
ReplyDeleteA nive bunch of nasty things with fangs... Good job Ian
ReplyDeleteGood job, but one of those sculpts looks a bit...well fed.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff Ian. I used to buy quite a few "Vendel" miniatures but then they suddenly disappeared from all the shows!?! Cracking looking wolves with a nice paint-job to boot :-)
ReplyDeleteI think you need a wolf-brother or two to accompany these lovely beasts Ian. Smashing work.
ReplyDeleteIt looks very much as though I'm going to have to pull my finger out over the next few days if I want to bounce past you.
I like them, very nice job on the fir. There is a Gray Wolf Sanctuary an easy drive from my home called Wolf Hollow (https://www.facebook.com/wolf.hollow.ma?fref=ts) and this post made me think of them, well wroth checking out if your ever in Massachusetts.
ReplyDeleteExcellent wolves and in keeping with the community support objective of this year's challenge
ReplyDeleteNice looking pack, Ian! The variation in color makes them look more natural.
ReplyDeleteThanks again, funny enough I have a Wolf Sister to go with them, primed but that's it so far
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Very nice work Ian. I like what you did with the eyes, it makes them look quite feral and dangerous.
ReplyDeleteArrrooooooooooo!!!!!!
I copied an actual photo, looked really evil so knew it was perfect
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Nicely done. I think not basing them, but working with what was actually there already works well here. The sculpts look big and imposing and not needing a base to bring home their size.
ReplyDeleteThat was more or less my idea. A lot of the roleplaying figures come with a good sized base so they just get the sanding painting and static grass of a normal base (no sand this time though). I do have a few more that will be the same so not get a proper base.
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