Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Project Shame Part 1: Adventurers!

A very productive day today.  I emptied out my 'adventurers' tub, which contained a couple of the dungeon starter sets and some AD&D minis.  Most of these minis have been woefully neglected, having been based and primed at the very start of this blog, but never painted.  I decided to rectify this!

I also threw in a few other figs that had likewise been annoying me by loitering around my collection in equally unpainted state.
I managed to rebase the lot and get really far in the paint jobs- though all are still very my works in progress.


I wanted crisp colours, bright flesh and new colour combinations.  I wanted these adventurers to really pop out from the monsters.


Having an entire part of my collection 'done to varnish' is going to lift my spirits no end.  Sometimes the size of my leadpile can be overwhelming.  Not that I am complaining.  I find it interferes with buying things recklessly on ebay too... 'Yes I want that elf, but I haven't painted the other twenty I have over there...'.

Of course, I still have a huge amount of figures to go, but being able to realistically envisage dusting off my hands and say 'done!' one day is pretty awesome.

Well, I am zonked.  Good night kiddies!

14 comments:

  1. davebJanuary 13, 2015 at 8:50 AM

    Looks like a bad time for villages and dungeons everywhere. Great work on the horde of murder hobos there.
    What did you use to create the nasty mossy stalagmite underground basing?

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    1. Delaney KingJanuary 13, 2015 at 7:55 PM

      Cocktail sticks dripped with cheap superglue and dunked in bicarb soda!

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  2. iemattiasJanuary 13, 2015 at 9:03 AM

    Those are looking great. I love the way you do blue. What's your recipe?

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    1. Delaney KingJanuary 13, 2015 at 7:58 PM

      Citadel enchanted blue
      Game color electric blue highlight
      VMC dark prussia blue glaze with GW lahmian medium

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    2. Delaney KingJanuary 13, 2015 at 9:11 PM

      And vodka.

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  3. AsslessmanJanuary 13, 2015 at 10:55 AM

    Great models, great painting ! There's nothing like adding the last bit of varnish and the grass tuft / static grass bit on a model to then breathe deeply and consider it done.

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  4. stonecoldleadJanuary 13, 2015 at 12:08 PM

    You're a machine! And that ranger/game keeper on the far right of the bottom pic is a favourite of mine. Had it back in the day, sold it, bought it again recently and got him lined up for my Bretonnian warband now.

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    1. Delaney KingJanuary 13, 2015 at 8:00 PM

      +++++ cover blown! Terminate readers and return to skynet ++++

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  5. (Kym) + Warburton + (Classic40K) January 13, 2015 at 3:45 PM

    Very impressive!

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  6. Jessica GrantJanuary 15, 2015 at 12:05 AM

    love the colours (as always) amd the stalactites/stalagmites? (I always forget which is which) on the bases. some awesomely characterful models.

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    1. Delaney KingJanuary 19, 2015 at 5:20 PM

      Stalactites hang tight, stalagmites might if they where upright

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  7. Greg GJanuary 25, 2015 at 2:07 PM

    Closeup pics even if WIP. Please :)

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  8. UnknownFebruary 13, 2015 at 1:05 PM

    These are a cool. I need to get some.

    I've seen you working, and I need to get some materials now. :)

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