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This incense & mace wielding cleric was painted for @LynnKirchner since she happened to be the 1000th person to follow my twitter account! Since she was the 1000th exactly, and expressed interest in a custom-painted mini, I asked her what she’d like to have for a character and she requested a tough female cleric. This is what I sent to her… I intend (at some point) to do a re-tweet giveaway, so that everyone following me will have a chance at a free custom-painted mini… Follow me if you want a shot at it!Read More →

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Despite my complaints about the lack of definition in the facial features of the WizKids minis, I am actually very pleased with how they use the clear plastic for things like fire and spell effects! The torch fire came out looking very nice on this model, using a thin glossy glaze for each color other than the black at the top. This model’s eyes did not come out nearly as wonky as the previous one… She appears to be looking in the correct direction, and doesn’t look startled or straight up terrified.Read More →

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While I really like the WizKids models, generally… I’m finding that for the human/demi-human figures the features – particularly the facial features – are not very well defined, or they’re obscured from the primer. For example, this Elf (or Half-Elf) figther has almost no nose, the mouth was basically just a cut in the plastic and was obscured, and the eyes were all but flat. I’m running into this for most of the human-like models. So, once I finish the ones I have, I will probably look for another brand of miniature for my Human/Demi-Human figures. But their monsters are GREAT, and the fact thatRead More →

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Full disclosure – I don’t really know if this is a Gnome or not. She’s wearing shoes, so I’m assuming she’s not a halfling. I don’t think she’s a dwarf… So I’m guessing she’s a Gnome so that’s what I’m going with. She could be a Wizard, Sorceress, Thief (er, sorry, “Rogue” in the current nomenclature), Warlock, or even a fighter, ranger or druid. It’s a solid model with lots of possibilities!Read More →

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I was playing with the skintones on this set of adventurers. Unfortunately, this halfling’s skin came out a little too uneven for my liking. Also, brow hair is hard to do convincingly. From the tabletop / arm’s reach range, she looks fine… And I do really like this sculpt. So, done is beautiful, right? I’ll get human/halfling/elf/dwarf flesh right again soon. Hopefully.Read More →

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I forgot how hard human(ish) faces are! Her eyes aren’t TOO wonky, but her facial skin is blotchy. I’m not too dissatisfied with it though. Also, this one made me remember why I switched from Dwarfs from Skaven for Warhammer Fantasy… SO MUCH METAL. Little spots of metal are fine & easy, but it separates, clots, and dries so fast (even with slow-dry medium) that it’s a pain in the ass to do a lot of it at once.Read More →

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Way back, when I first started painting I took a small detour from the Games Workshop Dwarfs and started painting some miniatures from the 1st edition version of Descent: Journeys in the Dark. This was mostly to take a break from the monotony of continually painting the gold and metal bits of the Dwarf models. I wasn’t terribly sophisticated in my painting techniques since, at the time, I really only had maybe a dozen fully painted models under my belt at the time. But having said that, I was always very happy with how this model turned out and it was one of the reasonsRead More →

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Thalindari of the Hierydyl Clan, known to his mixed company of companions as “Thal”, grew up in the village of Felvinhir. A Vyalian hamlet of about 300 elves built along the Rugalov river, the houses are built in the trees for protection against the goblins of Dymrak forest, who raid across the river. Higher-society folks in Felvinhir live higher among the trees, whereas lower-caste live closer to the ground. Thal studied herbology and medicine, and was practicing to become a healer. Unfortunately, he made the impolitic mistake of bluntly correcting a more senior, higher-caste healer in the village during a delicate healing. Thal was not exiled, per se,Read More →