This week is a pretty simple post. I finished this bones figure of an Ogre Chieftain sculpted by Jason Wiebe. I have mentioned before that I did back the Bones Kickstarter I picked this guy up before the kickstarter (still haven't received my minis). I had based this guy for painting before I started my skeleton archers that I posted about 2 weeks ago. I am still on track with my goal, although only 1 week ahead now instead of 2. I have a bunch of projects on the go right now. I bought myself a copy of A Song of Blades and Heroes rules and I am hoping my D&D friends will want to give it a try. I am trying to get a warband of minis together for that to paint. I have a bunch of GW lizardmen that I am currently modeling and basing. I might start painting those after this next week if I can get the bases done. I also picked up a bunch of old Granadier and Ral Partha miniatures off of my local kijiji classifieds and I am really excited to paint those minis up as well. Ok the thing I really liked about this paint job was how the hair on the legs came out. I found it looked really natural and blended well with his skin. Something that I think I could have done better was the wood club. I kept it kinda dark because of all the other brown tones on this miniature, but I think I could have done a better job highlighting. One thing I will say about the bones minis is although they are cheap (this figure was $2.50 while the pewter was $11.49), the mold lines on them can be terrible and really hard to spot. Thanks for checking out the blog again and feel free to leave comments below.
he looks great, I hate prep and will happily pay more for a figure with little or no flash or mould lines. Hope you keep ahead of your target
ReplyDeletePeace James
Exiles Painting
I always seem to miss the mold lines, too. And of course, I usually only see them once I'm really into painting the miniature (grrrr...)
ReplyDeleteYour post reminds me that I've got some catching up to do.