Freebies

For many years, I have ordered minis from Reaper Miniatures.  A good number of my posts feature some of the ones I have painted.  I'm a big fan of their products and will continue to purchase more of them down the road.

One of the things that I have enjoyed is that with an order, Reaper will often give you a free miniature (of their choosing).  The two that I am featuring in today's post are examples of what I am writing about.  I received both of these great miniatures for free with past orders.

The one with the staff is Arkus Harn.  He is a dwarf witch hunter.  The other one with the two blades is Naus the Waghalter.  He is described as a Human Rogue.

I like them both. For free, I like them even better.  

Too Bad

These two are too bad!  The Ogre Clubber on the left is from Reaper Bones Miniatures.  The Efreeti on the right is a D&D Nolzur's Marvelous Miniature by Wizkids.  I started out with a Slap Chop Painting on them, but it wasn't working out (I needed to drybrush the white paint over the black more heavily...live and learn).

I don't think that they turned out too badly (LOL). I hope you feel the same way.  Adios for now.  See you again down the road a bit.

Hunter and Hunted

Continuing with the theme of powerful women (see last entry), I completed this lovely pair.  The lady in red is a Reaper Bones Demon Hunter named Masumi. Masumi means "true purity," "true clarity," or "true beauty".  The Demoness is also a Reaper Miniature.  Her name is Virina.  Virina means "female" or "womanly".

Virina used her demonic charms to lure locals to their demise and an eternal suffering in Hell.  The villagers prayed for a savior to stop the demoness.  One morning, Masumi appeared out of the mountain mists.  She strode into the middle of the village, stopped, and called out the name, Virina.

Hearing her summoning, Virina smiled.  Darkness spread across the village.  Virina stepped out of it to confront her adversary.  

"You know, sister, that these mortals are not worth your time."

"I stopped being your sister, when you gave yourself to the Evil One, Virina."

"You can not defeat me, Masumi."

"We shall see."

Lighting struck the ground between where the two were standing followed by a a clap of thunder that shook the heavens. A second later, the combatants went for one another.  Tales of their epic battle would be passed down by the villagers for centuries.

Women with Weapons

L to R: Sarah Connor, Tess, Robocop, Female Pilot

I wanted to dedicate my hobby time in February (Women in History Month) to paint 28 (1 per day)  of the fiercest females you've ever seen in honor of all the lovely ladies that have made a difference in our world. The best laid plans of mice and men.  Needless to say that didn't happen.

I did get 4 finished (see photo).  I have another 9 in various stages of being completed. The rest got shelved for the foreseeable future. Sorry, ladies.

So, we have a female Robocop with her dog Copper (Get it?!). Next is Sarah Connor. There are also a couple of Reaper Bones figures:  A Pulp Era Pilot and a futuristic soldier (Tess).  Take a look.  I hope you like them.  Thanks for checking in. See ya down the road a bit.

Don't Go In The Water

I finished a couple of Reaper Bones Miniatures last night.  These deep sea dwellers are called Tiik.  The one with the sword is a Champion and the other is a Baron.  Both were painted silver.  The Champion then received blue accents and the Baron green ones.  When all was said and done, I clear coated them with a high gloss finish. The weapons were then given a coat of iridescent sparkle paint. 

Fish is supposed to be good for you, but I'm not so sure about this pair. Check 'em out.

No More Mr. Nice Guy

Happy Halloween to all you creepy ghoulish wonderful folks out there!  In the spirit of the season, I've been working on this vile little creature.  This is the Kallaguk Troll King from Reaper Bones Miniatures.  The hardest part about painting this monstrous monarch was deciding on a color scheme.  I have a bunch of trolls in my collection and didn't want to mimic anything I had already done.

As you can see I went with tans and browns.  I'm pretty pleased with the final result.  I think he (it??) looks pretty bad @$$ and ready to do some mean skull busting.

I'm considering having a Troll versus Orcs throw down. If/when I do, I'll post some pics.  Have a BOOtiful day, friends (fiends???)!!!

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's 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.

Bad Boys, Bad Boys, Whatcha Gonna Do?

Here are a couple of "Baddies" I recently finished.  One is a Cyber Troll from Reaper Bones Miniatures and the other is a repaint and modification of a HeroClix Samuroid.  

The Troll was painted pewter with gray horns and reddish hair.  He was given a blue vest, charcoal pants, and black overalls.  The minigun was painted silver.  Everything was given a black wash.  When it dried, I went in and gave our new bad boy some highlights.

I named the refurbished Samuroid, Cyber Dragon.  I used a metallic green and flat black color combination for his uniform.  I added silver accents to the chestplate and helmet.  I replaced the samurai sword with a cyber blade.  I think he looks pretty bada$$.  

The Troll is a part of a intergalactic band of marauders plundering planets for whatever they can take and generally causing havoc.  The Dragon is a robot designed to steal corporate secrets, engage in corporate espionage, and act as an assassin to take out corporate rivals when necessary.

I've included some pics..  Enjoy!

I Pity the Fool

 ...who tries to mess with the bad MoFo.  He looks like a "Shoot first. Ask questions later, kinda guy." I just finished this Reaper Bones Rach Soldier or Malvernis Soldier (It is listed both ways on their website).  I used a color combination that I've been wanting to use for a while but never got around to. I like the overall look.  I'll probably use him with my ever growing band of space aliens (maybe as a raider, mercenary, rebel, etc.).

Up next...Female Vampire Pirates!   Whaaaat????

I Wanna Be a Cowboy....

 ....and you can be my Cowgirl.  Great song by Boys Don't Cry back in the day.  My latest batch of miniatures are all from Reaper Bones.  Among the bunch are (left to right) a zombie, a few Texas Rangers, and a skeleton.  With all the lead that's flyin', you better duck for cover, pardner.  Picture below.  Take a gander.  Happy Trails....

Scared Out of My "Orkin" Mind

It's Friday the 13th.  I just finished 13 Orks.  Coincidence?  I don't think so.  Actually...it is.  

There are 4 Jade Fire female Orks from Reaper Bones. Eight male Orks also from Reaper.  (I did modify 1.  He's in the back row on the left.)  The Ork on the Dire Wolf is from the Pathfinder Deep Cuts line.  Combined with miniatures from other manufacturers, I probably have close to 50 Orks in total.

I finally got all moved into my Man Cave/Hobby Room.  I am very satisfied with it.  It's great to have my own space to paint figurines, listen to music, write, and have some computer time.  The nice thing is now I can organize my collection, have the storage space I need, and have room for the supplies, up-coming projects, spare parts, etc. I've included some pictures of the Orks and the room.  Take a gander.

  

All cleaned up and ready to move in.

Storage for my completed figures. 
 Buildings on top.

   

Happy Friday the 13th to one and all.  Stay safe out there my fellow Human Beings or should I say Mon'Keigh?!  

Upcoming Projects

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Keep on (W)Orking

10 days into the project and so far so good. Some figures are a tad further along than others.  Most models are fully blocked out.  The Jade Fire Tribe only has the skin tones done.  I'm keeping to an earthy palette: browns, greens, grays.  The exception is the red leathers on the Warg-Rider.  I want to have these done by the end of the month.  I should be in good shape.

Orktober has 13 Daze

Nope.  I 'm not going to argue about it.  They say 13, I'm going with 13.  The 13 in reference here is the number of Orc miniatures I'm going to paint this month...at least that's the goal.  Twelve are from Reaper Bones Miniatures and one is by Pathfinder Miniatures.  When all is done, I should have one mean green miniature Orc Machi.....Army.  Stay tuned to to see how things go.   I'll try to post as I go along.  (The Orc is this picture kinda looks like me...I'm not green... just so you know.)