Beauty and the Beast

I just finished a couple of what I think are really cool looking figures.  The armor-clad maiden is from Reaper Bones Miniatures.  She is called Taroya.  I renamed her Athenia.  She got pink armor.  A pink and gold shield.  Her pink helmet has a metallic-look white
plume.  She also has a metallic white and gold cape.  Don't let her fool ya, she's a killer to the core. 

Her sparing partner is a dragon I picked up at a thrift store for a buck.  I gave him a repaint and he's ready to light up just about anything that gets in his way.  

Not sure what I'll be doing next in this hobby passion of mine.  You'll just have to check back in to find out I guess.  Take care and be safe out there.

Smash Brothers

It's been a while since I painted any Reaper Miniatures.  After painting Space Orks and Dark Eldar, I thought I would like to do some fantasy figs for a bit.  I've had the one Hill Giant, Golan, for some time and recently purchased the other one Krug.  I took them out of their packaging, assembled them, and set off to get them painted.  I am fairly happy with the results.

Have a gander.  I can see them fighting off a nasty band of barbarians or some dwarves perhaps.  Anyway, they're done and ready to beat some arse.

Kool for Kats

Congratulations to the Stanley Cup Champion Florida Panthers.  The "Big Cats" defeated the Edmonton Oilers last night 5-1. The Panthers took the series 4 games to 2.  The Oilers put up a good fight in some of the games but looked tired in the rest.  From the puck drop last night, the Panthers came out to play high caliber hockey for which the Oilers had no answer.  Sergei Bobrovsky was amazing in the net throughout the series.  Top to bottom, the Florida Panthers were awesome and deserve their time with Lord Stanley's cup and to have their names added to it.

Florida Panthers Win 2nd Consecutive Stanley Cup

Well Oiled Machine

After a dismal 3-0 1st period and the pulling of their starting goaltender, the Edmonton Oilers started to play hockey,  They scored 3 unanswered goals in the 2nd period to tie the game.  The Oilers went up by 1 in the third period and held off the Florida Panthers until 18 seconds on the clock.  With the game tied at 4, it went into overtime.  Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl bounced a puck off a Panther Defender which found its way past Sergei Bobrovsky for the win.

The game had its ups and downs but was great to watch from start to finish.  Edmonton played last night like they were meant to be there.  Awesome effort from both teams.  The series is now tied at 2 each.  Game 5 will be in Edmonton on Saturday.  I'm looking forward to it!

Respect Your (Dark) Eldars

I purchased a set of Games Workshop Dark Eldar Kabalite Warriors back in January on eBay.  There were 9 of them for 19 bucks.  Not a bad deal.  The nice part was that they were assembled and 2 were partially painted.  I ended up repainting those but kept the bluish plumes on their helmets.

Flat black undercoat.  Purple for the helmets, gloves, boots, and shoulder armor.  A 2nd coat of purple metallic paint was then applied.  Some parts of the helmets, were painted silver along with the blades and guns. The eye areas were given a clear blue .  The silver areas were then given a black wash.  Everything else was given highlights.  The plumes were given an extra bluish white highlight in some areas.

I'm psyched at how they turned out.  Check 'em out.  I hope ya like 'em!

Off topic:  I watched Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals last night. WOW!  The Edmonton Oilers embarrassed themselves royally.  The Florida Panthers gave them a whopping like I've never seen and laughed in their faces as they did.  I really don't care who wins.  I'm not a fan of either team.  I'm a hockey fan and would love if the Oilers can provide a least a half decent effort to make the series interesting.

Been (W)Orking on It

I just finished a set of Mantic Games Marauder Commandos.  These Orx (Mantic's term for them) come complete with a Captain, Flammer, 2 Battlesuits, 5 Commandos, 2 Goblin Snipers, and 2 Mawbeasts (as seen in an earlier post),  It's a pretty nice group.  I was really happy with the way they turned out until I clear coated them.  When they dried, the colors were pretty dark.  It is what it is now.  They will make a pretty formidable foe for other factions in the grim dark universe(s).  Check 'em out, boys and girls.

Marauder Commando Unit

Battlesuits

Goblin Snipers

The Gang's All Here

Keep On Truckin' (Tanking Too!!)

I found this little gem at the Goodwill the other day.  It was too good to pass up.  Three Humvees and a tank for 5 bucks...great deal.  I think they will scale fine with most of the stuff in my collection.  I plan on customizing them and doing some repainting.  I don't know 100% right now exactly what I want to do with them.  I'm sure in the end they will turn out just fine.   

I got about 200 projects or so before I might get to them.  We'll just have to see when the whim to get them (or one of them) done strikes me.  Stay tuned to this very blog to see what happens.  Have a great week and keep on truckin'!

Just Plain Nasty

These two Mawbeasts are from Mantic Games.  They are a part of an Orx Maurader Set in their Dead Zone Line.  Mawbeasts are Canine-Like creatures that have been augmented with bionic parts least of which is a chainsaw tongue.  Unleashed on the enemy, they cause havoc among their infantry.

After giving them a coat of Jet Black, I painted their bodies purple, their manes blue, their harness brown, and all metal parts silver.  I added lighter highlights to raised areas and edges.  I gave them a clearcoat and called it a day.

In the days ahead I will be painting the Orx Combat group that they came with.  I enjoyed painting these "puppies".  Peace out.

Zoom Zoom

Since I first saw a Mantic Games Marauder Raptor, I wanted one.  I found one online at a Canadian Store in Montreal called Abyss Games.  It was used, painted, assembled and at a really good price.  Sold!  They shipped it to me in no time.  

When I opened the box (it was well packaged), I was elated.  This Bad Boy was AWESOME!!!  I had to share some picks with you out there in the real world.  Have a look.  

Great White Apes of Barsoom

These three figures are called Nuclear Apes.  They are 3D printed by Invictus Miniatures (check them out on Etsy).  When I saw them I thought they looked exactly like the White Apes in the film, John Carter of Mars (2009) and could not resist buying them.  I have a bunch of John Carter figures (John, Deja Thoris, a bunch of Tharks, some Red Martians, even Woola.  (One of the many projects to paint at some point!)  

I've included a pic of the Apes from the movie to show you the comparison. Take a gander.

Two More Tau

I saw this Tau Ethereal for sale on eBay at a great price....click....mine.  It came fully assembled which made painting some areas difficult.  I had a vision in my head as to how this should look and went with it.  I am super pleased with how it turned out.

The other miniature is by Reaper Bones.  I have a special place in my heart for their miniatures.  This particular one is called an Andromedan Female Hunter.  I've seen her painted up as a Tau on some sites on the Web.  I'm going to use her as a scout/sniper.  I liked the way she turned out as well.

That's all for now.  Do something nice for someone today.  Peace out.