From Millsy: 28mm Red Dragon (40 points)

G'day All,

Having said I was going to be painting historicals this week I ended up also painting this wee beasty...

He/she/they is a "juvenile" red dragon for use in RPGs and fantasy gaming, specifically Oathmark but would do for anything else including an adult dragon for 15mm games. I've always wanted a "generic" dragon in my collection (by which I mean no rider or obvious game system affiliation) but it's one of those thing you put off because you don't really need one til you need one and they ain't cheap right?

The miniature is actually a discontinued plastic toy from German manufacturer Schleich. It previously belonged to my son (he collects dragons) but he made the mistake of leaving it behind when he moved out a few years back. Possession being 9/10 of the law, etc. It was green but I *really* like red, so now its red. It's like a car getting pinched and run through a chop shop. But the car has teeth. And wings.

All but the wings are made from a nice sturdy, opaque plastic that takes paint well. The wings are made of horrible bendy, transparent plastic which I believe is called "mastic" and which hates paint like nothing else. Even the primer I use on absolutely everything took nearly a week to cure properly.

Anyway, around 4 hours of painting, painting again, painting the wings five more times etc. and it has turned out like this. I'm pretty happy with it overall but it'll need careful handling not to damage the paint on the wings at the very least. Certainly it looks better than it did originally and the size is good for the table top.

I'm calling it "juvenile" partly because it is a small one for 28mm but also because an enduring memory of my early RPG gaming is Horror on the Hill, a Basic D&D adventure for low-level characters which featured a juvenile red dragon as the final encounter. And that's where I am getting my somewhat tenuous APHC Studios "High Adventure" bonus from hopefully(!).

Points-wise previous similar submissions have garnered 30 points which seems about right. Add another 20 for the bonus and that's 50 more me my total taking me past the 1000 point mark at last.

Thanks for looking!

Cheers,
Millsy

Great looking Red Dragon, and a nice way to repurpose an old and discarded (???) toy. The colours really pop and the bright red contrasts nicely with the pale colour of the chest and spine. Unfortunately you haven't really given me anything to go by scale wise, saying that it would fit as an adult dragon for 15mm or a juvenile for 28mm, neither of which is a hard and fast measurement. As such, I am going to score it as a 28mm monster/vehicle and award you 20 points. I'm sorry if you feel a bit cheated, but this should still get you over the 1000 point mark.