Sword & Sorcery Minis - 31 March - Completed
Mar 19, 2018 14:23:55 GMT -6
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Post by RLFoster on Mar 19, 2018 14:23:55 GMT -6
Woo Hoo! I get to break in a new forum...thanks for setting it up, Bucky!
A couple month ago, I mentioned developing a growing interest in the hobby of modern board gaming. Many of the games can be quite large, very expensive, and often come with molded miniatures as "game pieces". Sometimes, the publishers will offer fully painted miniatures, but they will command huge price tags and all of them will be painted in a "standard" design...no individuality. Therefore, I've always opted for unpainted figures. In an effort to rejuvenate my creative juices - and give me something to work on during lulls with my regular models - I'm now going to start painting as many of these miniatures as possible.
I currently own 5 board games with various types of figures and have 3 more backed on Kickstarter which will arrive over the next year. So, to start, I'm going to paint the miniatures in my retail copy of Sword & Sorcery - a classic "dungeon crawl" where 1 - 5 heroes do battle with the minions of evil in an effort to gain fame and fortune. There are a total of 22 "enemy" figures in the form of orcs, gremlins, raiders, and trolls...those will be painted later. For now, I'll be focusing on the 6 heroes comprised of a human male fighter, a human female sorceress, a male dwarf cleric, a female elf rouge, and a male elf ranger with his wolf companion.
When the game arrived, I could see that the figures were just begging to be painted...I just hope I can do them justice. Here are a couple shots of the plain gray heroes and then a final shot of the same figures with a coat of white primer applied:
I hope you enjoy the journey with me...until next time...
A couple month ago, I mentioned developing a growing interest in the hobby of modern board gaming. Many of the games can be quite large, very expensive, and often come with molded miniatures as "game pieces". Sometimes, the publishers will offer fully painted miniatures, but they will command huge price tags and all of them will be painted in a "standard" design...no individuality. Therefore, I've always opted for unpainted figures. In an effort to rejuvenate my creative juices - and give me something to work on during lulls with my regular models - I'm now going to start painting as many of these miniatures as possible.
I currently own 5 board games with various types of figures and have 3 more backed on Kickstarter which will arrive over the next year. So, to start, I'm going to paint the miniatures in my retail copy of Sword & Sorcery - a classic "dungeon crawl" where 1 - 5 heroes do battle with the minions of evil in an effort to gain fame and fortune. There are a total of 22 "enemy" figures in the form of orcs, gremlins, raiders, and trolls...those will be painted later. For now, I'll be focusing on the 6 heroes comprised of a human male fighter, a human female sorceress, a male dwarf cleric, a female elf rouge, and a male elf ranger with his wolf companion.
When the game arrived, I could see that the figures were just begging to be painted...I just hope I can do them justice. Here are a couple shots of the plain gray heroes and then a final shot of the same figures with a coat of white primer applied:
I hope you enjoy the journey with me...until next time...
