collecting miniatures... and a painted gobbo

A little in between paintjob -  Another Kev Adams gobbo:

Looks more mad irl :)

While I try to focus and paint something, I often find myself trawling ebay and other sites for interesting miniatures... I have done that for years... And even though the mountain of lead keeps growing, there is always a miniature I really can't carry on without. I know many fellow leadheads feel the same way, and I have always enjoyed reading wishlists on blogs - Hoping to find something I already had on other peoples lists, but more often finding new minis i ought to have.

It seems to change over time which models I have a craving for... But some models keep nagging me.

One model I really would like is the limited edition Fimir... I placed a bid on one some weeks ago, but it annoys me to pay overprice for miniatures, so I didn't get it - part of the sport is getting them at a good price.

Another model I have been looking for is the little gw Jabbervocky - But again, I hesitate to pay the price ebay demand... not sure the model is actually that good :(

I have also dreamt about the zoat with the staff for many years - but isn't it really small? It seems odd and tiny next to the normal zoats... Or is it just me?

Speaking of zoats... more fantasy zoats would be nice... and ambulls.

And the mutated ogre would also be nice to have... as well as the other Goodwin ogres...

There are so many more miniatures I would love to have. Can't name them all - I often find myself falling in love with a miniature the second I see it well painted :)

Off to ebay...

Ewal dvergars

Painted goodies from Clam

I have painted one of the new ewal dvergar characters from Clam - Sweyn by Sjoerd Trouwee

Even though I do like the model, it proved a tough job to paint - I actually started this one out with a classic bonewhite and mithril silver colourscheme... But it just didn't look right - I would have sworn that colourscheme fits every miniature if done right?!... But somehow I couldn't make it look right. So what to do?
Out of  my comfortzone, I had to try new things... and it turned out like this.

Well... I'm not sure what to think about it... It doesn't feel like me...hmm. What do you think, Clam??

I also did this quick paintjob:

Much easier to paint - one of Clams very own sculpts. No fancy details, just classic dwarf stuff.

I know Clam isn't John Pickford (or Sjoerd Trouwee for that matter), and here and there the details are a little soft, but the feel is good. And even though I didn't go for the bonewhite on this one either, I felt much more at home doing this than Sweyn. Funny how some miniatures are just more you than others...

wip norsemen

While I wait for some time off (from family and other duties) to paint the chaotic dwarf from Clam miniatures, I'll post you a wip-photo of the norsemen for a upcoming Blood Bowl team:

5 gw norsemen. None of them totally finished when this photo was taken.

I have tried giving them a cold frosty look - red noses (of course) and blue glazing on the skin... They tend to look a little bit messy... I'm not sure the time put into them pays off, but I hope to see a finished team of them on the field someday.

Back to the chaos dwarves now.... focus...

Goodies from Clam

It came with the mail:

Clam has released the second wave of John Pickford ewal dvergas. And he has spiced the range up with some dwarves made by Sjoerd Trouwee, who is also known for theTwisted Tales range sold via Hasslefree...

I'm off to paint my first Sjoerd Trouwee miniature, Sweyn - a cool evil dwarf with a pet hound at his feet.

More will follow...

Goblinoids

So it is summer. Stormy and rainy.

Some time ago I talked about a norse Blood Bowl team coming up... Then Giant Fanatic was called off, leaving me somewhat unsure about my Blood Bowl career.

But here's a teaser for you. The Snowtroll:

I think it makes a fine snowtroll.

Something completely different is the assault on Kevin 'Goblin master' Adams. All sorts of people have scuplted goblins to be cast and sold to raise money for Kevin (google goblinaid). While I wait for the goblins to be released for sale, I have painted one of the Kevin Adams goblins from the mountain of lead:

 A fairly simple paintjob, I like it nonetheless. The gobbo was meant to carry a shield, but I thought he looked better without... Though the shield was quite cool, it made him look rather ordinary...much like an gw nightgoblin.

Zoat

Old news - Zoat

I have had this old zoat standing almost finished for some years now... I wasn't really happy with it, but today I finished it anyway. So here you are:

I remember spending a lot of time on this one, but in the end I wasn't sure the colourscheme was such a good idea after all. I still very much like the idea of an almost colourless creature with ruby-scales... But then again, plain green zoats are also great...
What do you think?

Super Dungeon Explore - The End

For now, I'm done painting 'Super Dugeon Explore' miniatures.
Here's the final groupshot:

These miniatures was great fun painting. Although they seem pretty easy, there certainly are pitfalls... The big eyes for example... I have spend a lot of time trying to get them look right, and could have spend even more, but enough is enough.

Here you have some shots of them in pairs:

These turned out better than I had feared. The rogue is merely one big head, and the details on the body are quite hard to pick out. The ranger is likewise short of sharp details. But in the end they got ok. Saved by their big heads I guess.

The cleric and the barbarian was somewhat disappointing. While the cleric is simply a bad sculpt, the barbarian seemed far more promising. But in the end I couldn't make her look as good as I had hoped for.

What now? What miniatures are to be painted now?
Rumours are, there will be no Giant Fanatic tournament this year (alas!) - And what are then to become of my Blood Bowl Norsemen?? Only time will tell. Stay tuned to find out!