To be honest, painting these miniatures is less pleasant than I expected. Blame their age, and possibly a recast on some of them, leading to blurred details and rounded edges. Another point of insatisfaction is these damn bases, which I have reworked once again, ending up with my usual 'moss and stone' recipe. And finally, I am not comfortable with my choice of colors. In retrospect, I should have paid more attention to the muted tones used for the AOS Slaves to Darkness 'official' miniatures to paint my models. Well... too late 😑
On the plus side, I really enjoyed converting basic warriors into the hornblower and the standard bearer. Speaking of the banner, the rune circled by the Chaos symbol means 'Wanaz' in Khazalid - or in Old Worlder, a 'disreputable Dwarf with an unkempt beard'. In short: the signature of a band of very bad boys. 😁
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| Extract from 'Dwarfs: Stone and Steel', an Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay supplement by Alfred Nuñez, Jr (2002) |
Well I think they are up to your usual very high standard.
ReplyDeleteThe bases are very good, and there are of course some great touches.
The 2 handed axe with what looks like a fire or in it, almost like a forge.
The horns which get darker toward the tips.
And that banner... duuuuuude!!!
Could the problem be the models, too small?
the two-handed axe does indeed have an inner fire, thanks for spotting it! I need to emphasize this effect, as it will probably be the theme of a future regiment.
DeleteI think the problem comes from my frustration at spending so much time on each model and still seeing so many flaws.
Well... I'm part of the lazy people who most of the time like without posting comments 😑
ReplyDeleteIt is easy to, we have been conditioned to hit like and move on.
DeleteI try, though it is not easy to say something of value.
When I remember I try to think of if as someone showing them something they did, and the other person just saying nothing and instead putting their own thumb up.
When I think of it like that it seems a bit lazy and rather rude.
Beautiful metals on these classic dwarfs. I am very envious of your skills but then, haven't I always (: Your colour scheme is really naturalistic and those bases are brilliant.
ReplyDeletethanks Orlygg!
DeleteJe suis ton travail depuis plusieurs années sans jamais publier ! Je répare cet affront à présent !
ReplyDeleteJ’apprécie énormément ton travail. Il est devenu pour moi une des sources d’inspiration ; j’ai dans mon portable des photos d’inspiration glanées au fil de mes pérégrinations sur le net et des captures d’écran de tes figurines y paraissent en bonne place.
Je collectionne depuis maintenant 25 ans des figurines naines et impériales. Je me sens à présent de les peindre grâce à toi.
Pour évoquer tes dernières figurines, je suis particulièrement admiratif de ton NMM. C’est un compliment qui revient souvent pour tes productions.
J’aime beaucoup tes socles également, assez minimalistes. N’as-tu pas eu envie de tester un socle davantage « terre rouge »?
Sache que je suis ton blog avec attention et suis à l’affût de la dernière parution !
(Préfères-tu des commentaires en anglais ? Je suis bien moins à l’aise !)
Eh bien merci. Concernant les socles, il faut définitivement que je change de formule, ça fait 15 ans que j'utilise la même. Mais comme tu l'as vu, ce ne sera pas pour les figurines de ce début d'armée... Anglais, français, on s'en fout... l'important, c'est le commentaire ;)
DeleteI think they look great - well done :)
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