We leave tomorrow morning and the levels of excitement in our group are immeasurable! Everyone has finished their painting entries... except me. Of course! These last couple of months have been very busy and definitely forced my 'socializing' skills while trying to manage a brutal painting schedule, so I wasn't able to finish my major project. Ironically, this was already after a late replacement and a significant equipment failure, so I should have assumed failure from the beginning. Not one to fail, I did finish the other two entries; let's take a look!
Male Paladin 77303
Everyone knows I'm one of the very few Paladin-class fans and any holy warrior model I see grabs my attention. Reaper produced a kneeling knight meant for a Chess set and I was sold- this must be painted! It wasn't a difficult model at all, but I originally made the mistake of priming the model with a spray can. It turns out that Bones miniatures uses that PVC plastic that doesn't like spray primer at all- it was super-sticky and unfun to paint. So I pulled out another model and just slapped paint on it- it's not my favorite thing to do but the model came out okay, I think...
I decided to make a couple of adjustments- I added hair to the bald man and I painted the eyes to be closed to reflect him 'in prayer'. The hardest part about painting this model was putting paint directly on the plastic and still having the colours solid and smooth. But I'm not unhappy with the results and I especially enjoyed painting the leather.
Run Away, Goeffrey!
Now for my favorite!!! I've had this model in my collection since around 2005 when it was released in the GW Giant kit. All my years of D&D gaming with monsters and heroes found a significant lack of regular people. It turns out that regular people tend to be everywhere. I finally painted this model after decades and I am so geeked!
I guess this dude is a character in the Warhammer fluff and named Johann or something. But I've never seen him and I don't know how he's supposed to look, so I went with stripes and chevrons to refine my brush-control skills. Better, I had fun painting the flesh and even the hands- he has fingernails and knuckles!!! And, of course, I had to add a skull to the base- this is a Warhammer model after all!
If you happen to be at ReapercCon this weekend- find me! I'll probably be painting at a table or running games of Relic Knights. Otherwise, wish me luck!
As always, Happy Hobbying!
