Thursday 16 March 2017

From Michael P: At the Court of the Elven Queen (25 pts)

My final Thursday entry includes these four 28mm female elves from the fantasy range of the UK's Heresy Miniatures.   I entered two other Heresy figures earlier in the Challenge, and continue to be impressed by this company.  Their sculpts are delicate, graceful, and are great fun to paint.


These four elven ladies will be leader and character figures for my LOTR collection as well as for my elven army in Dragon Rampant, which has a decidedly matriarchal theme.  I am hoping that the lovely Sarah will smile kindly on one of these and, like a Galadriel of the prairies, grant a sign of her favour.





The mysterious elven queen, doing a passable imitation of Lady Galadriel complete with palantir.  Or maybe she's at the bowling alley, who knows?



Shamaness / druidess / hippy chick.  Definitely my favourite figure of the lot.  She will be useful as a magic user in Dragon Rampant.  Fun fact: her cape is painted using Vallejo Luftwaffe Uniform, which makes a very satisfying elven cloak, I think.



Captain of archers and mistress of rangers:








The girls like to take heads.  I don't think their new boss will mind, somehow.


Finally there is this barbarian warrior with the big ... axe on the left.   I was ordering some Reaper figures recently and couldn't resist adding this Reaper Bones figure to the cart, as I thought that Kevin the Barbarian could use a ladyfriend.   Don't they look happy? They look like they have stepped out of the pages of Cerebus the Aardvaark.  (They struck sparks on Tinder, and used that fire to burn a village).



I feel like I should personally apologize to Annie the Dice Bag Lady, champion of realistic female miniatures, for having painted blondie here and her chainmail monokini.




So that completes my entries for this year's AHPC, other than my curtgeld figure to be unveiled this weekend.   Thank you Curt and the minions for organizing and doing this.   I am pleased that I exceeded my modest goal for this year.  When I choose 500 points, it was at a rather dark time when my wife had undergone two emergency surgeries for cancer and I didn't think she would make it to spring.   The Challenge gave me something to focus on and was good for my mental health.  Kay is doing remarkably well now, things are under control, and the fact that I could exceed my goal is a reflection of how well things have gone.

Blessings all.

Mike the Mad Padre



Padre, these are some very nice models. I really like your pallet choice on the elfish ladies as well. The wizardess/shaman bears a striking resemblance to Daenerys Targaryen of the show Game of Thrones. I imagine that may aid her performance on the table as Daenerys is a briliant tactician both on the battlefield and in the political realm. She is my favorite of the bunch. I quite like the Heresy style and as my older girls have elvish forces, I may have to seek out some heresy models for them to add to their forces.
The barbarian girl is a little "cheeky"! I'm sure you will be forgien as she is painted very well. She does seem to be a fitting companion to Kevin too!
I have enjoyed very much being your minion for this outing and you were amoung the few  fellows on the list that I knew beforehand! I am very glad that you came along and even more glad to know your wife is doing better. You were missed in the last outting, so I was very pleased to see you in the list for this one. I have really liked your LotR entries and the proxy models that you have sourced as I've still a ways to go in completeing my own LotR forces and proxies may fill some bit of that list. I look forward to seeing what else you come up with, but I'm sure that Mrs Padre will soon have you busy with 1:1 gardening projects!







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  1. Lovely work on your matriachal force, and the young barbarian suits Kevin down to a tee, unless he is in love with himself!
    Best Iain

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    1. Thank you Iaian. No, Kevin can't get over himself. He has been known to stop in the middle of battle so his personal artist can paint a selfie of him.

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  2. Nice work on these ladies Padre. I'm pretty sure I saw hippy chick in a coffee shop in Halifax last week. And you know it's right to comment on the size of a ladies axe. But yes the outfit does make her axe look big!

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    1. Too funny. I think the hippy chick is doing a part time MA in Women's/environmental/alt-religions Studies while working as a barrista.
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    2. Actually, the clientele looked very artsy but their studies seemed very scientific. The pair closest to me were discussing synthesizing DNA strands.

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  3. Great job Padre! Love the medieval Ken and Barbie set :-)

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    1. thank you Paul. Ken and Barbie, that's good.

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  4. "Galadriel of the Prairies" indeed! Excellent brushwork.

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    1. Thanks Greg. Having met Sarah in person, I still feel a little like Gimil after leaving Lothlorien.

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  5. Lovely work, Padre. I think my favourite is the willowy elvish lass in the purple. You're right she looks like she takes her bowls very seriously. :)

    I'm very pleased that you joined us this year, Michael, especially with the trials you and your lovely wife were facing over the autumn and winter. I'm glad the Challenge helped, in its own small way, to alleviate the strain and bring some levity to your days and I hope we can have you with us again next time we 'go forth'. :)

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    1. Thank you Curt, it has been a pleasure. I do hope to be back and add my strange take on things to the comments. It's good to be amongst so many fine artists and hobbyists. Love my tribe!

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  6. Lovely Elvish Ladies! You made me laugh and smile with the Galadriel of the Prairies reference! 😘
    And on a personal note, the very best regards to you and Kay and I do hope that you both enjoy the glory that is spring gardening!

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