A quick update

While Bones holds paint excellent, I'm finding the more I paint the more blemishes and lack of detail:( and can't help but think I'd rather have paid extra for the metal version.(pics to come...but I recently been distracted with painting a superior Red Dragon;) pics of that coming soon also!) I'm just glad I didn't invest heavily in Bones, great for beginners not for the experienced. 

I believe that those who start with bones and love to paint, won't look back when they discover the detail, metal and resin hold.

Reaper Bones: First impression

So I gave in after not being part of the first Bones Kickstarter, I couldn't hold back on the Bones II one. Esp. after seeing what Reaper pulled out of their hat on the last day , "Dragons Don't Share 2"! Check it out here:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kg17Wuz8mw
All for only $36 bucks , it will retail at $100 when released.
Well anyway, since I gave in, I better check out the material I've been dissing and also skeptical about. I will list the pros and cons I found so far:
Pros:
1.Cheap: Ebonwrath, which retails for $50 and up in metal was acquired in Bones on ebay for just $9.99
2.Glues well with no pinning. Even with huge wings this would be unimaginable in metal
3.Holds green stuff well for modifying. I ran into a few areas where I got a little overzealous with the X-acto and need to re-sculpt:\
Cons:
1.Though, I found little flash, it is hard to clean of and requires a new approach. So far, the suggestions from reapers own painters really help. Such as, diamond files (filing in one direction) and a chisel like seam scraper.
2.It's not metal, it is rubbery like the pre-painted figures from Hero-Clix. so it will take getting used to if you are ever going to accept it.
3.Less detail. I don't have a metal version to compare it to, but I have heard it dose not hold detail like metal or resin.
Just some of my impressions as I head off to try some paint on this guy, I will let you know what I find.

 Meanwhile here are some other W.I.P. for this month

 Otherworld Dwarf Fighter from their Fantasy Adventures line

 GW Goblin Captain in Finecast(cough) but a Perry brothers sculpt non the less:)

Another Paul Muller Orc from the once Fictive line

Any guesses?

I just wanted to tease a WIP, that I started recently from a line that's chromatic in nature;)

Summers always busy...

Sorry for lack of post but between work and vacations and covering vacations, I haven't had a hole lot of time:( so, here are a few project in the works, all oop old school miniatures
with a few real cool orcs from the Perry's

Citadel D&D -BDD10 Red Dragon WIP

There's not much I can say about this piece By Nicholas Bibby based on the painting by Larry Elmore that hasn't been said in Miniature circles. It's an amazing piece, I found him on eBay with some minor damage, which I was able to repair with green stuff and begin to paint. Currently, I'm about 85% complete.

*the base is a resin treasure hoard vignette base by Reaper Miniatures

Hello, for my first entry I'm just going to post some pics of some old school and old school inspired miniatures just to break the ice. I've been working on some of these over the past few years and in the future I will post more detailed info along with other ramblings;)

This first pic(above) is of the classic Grenadier set Dragon's Lair, which I started working on a little over 3 years ago. ( I tend to project jump) Almost complete, I really hope to wrap this one up this year.

This guy is an Orc Sculpted by Paul Muller for Fictive Miniatures.They only produced 4 Orcs By Paul all of which I was lucky enough to grab.

and finally the Lizard King By Otherworld Miniatures (a work in Progress)