I’ve slowed down on the Random Rursday thing. I found it had become something of a chore, and I stopped getting Thursday nights as reliable hobby nights. I also found I wasn’t really giving enough time for paint to dry between stages.
I’m still painting some random miniatures between other projects, just without a specific schedule.
The Griffon is a Reaper Bones model. I like the textures in the fur and in the feathers. The base even is a bit more interesting than most of the Reaper models, with some stones sculpted in.
Griffon
I regret not doing a bit more variation in the front section, especially on the wings. This is a big enough model that it looks kind of sparse. On the other hand, I’m not sure I wanted to spend much more time on this model.
I put some flock and static grass on the base, because I wasn’t very happy with how my painting of the grassy parts turned out.
On Thursdays, I like to take a break from my army projects. Instead, I try to do something that I can start and complete all in one evening.
This week I actually found time to work on something different. This time, it’s Sinessa, Hellborn Sorceress, another from the Reaper Bones Kickstarter.
As is common for Bones, the spear is fairly floppy. I did my usual boiling water/ice bath trick, which straightened it fairly well, but it still was hard to work with while painting.
On Thursdays, I like to take a break from my army projects. Instead, I try to do something that I can start and complete all in one evening.
I haven’t gotten a lot of hobby time in this week. When I did get a chance on Thursday, I decided to spend it continuing on the Malifaux crew I started for the Wyrd summer painting contest. When I’m done, maybe I’ll actually try playing the game.
So here’s a model I painted about 18 months ago, Stefan Von Kruger from Reaper. I actually bought this model probably close to 15 years ago for D&D, but wasn’t into painting back then.
Stefan von Kruger
I don’t think the cloak works very well, at least not with this model. Maybe something dark would work. The tunic also doesn’t show as much depth as I’d like. Oh well, there’s always next time.
On Thursdays, I like to take a break from my army projects. Instead, I try to do something that I can start and complete all in one evening.
Agramon the Pit Fiend is one of the bigger, upgrade models from the Reaper Bones Kickstarter. It was big enough that it took two days to complete.
Agramon, Pit Fiend
I first tried doing the blue flame and eyes in Reapers gray blues triad, but it ended up way too gray, and not at all blue-flamey. So I repainted it with the ultramarine blues.
