The Green Faith

I like this Reaper figure for it simplicity and clean lines while still conveying character. The colour scheme was inspired by a cosplay image on Pinterest. I think the limited palette lends itself to the figure. This was a good model to practice painting female faces too since the detail is crisp and the face isn't cluttered. I tried to get nice smooth transitions with less contrast to emphasize her feminine features.

Ranger Danger

I love this figure from Dark Sword. It's you classic ranger but I think the sculpt is exceptional. I definitely got an Aragorn/Strider vibe which is where I got the inspiration for the color scheme. Comparing Dark Sword to Reaper minis - the DS ones are definitely more delicate in both detail and casting than Reaper. I would say that Reaper is geared more towards gaming while DS is geared more at collecting/display. Which is to not say that Reaper's mini's aren't detailed - they are. They just seem to be designed to be more durable/handled.

Feiyasandre

Here is the Reaper Pathfinder mini of one of my favorite Wayne Renolds illustration, Feiya the Witch. The detail was a little daunting at first so I'd been putting this one off for a while now. Once I decided on a color scheme (I used the Red Lady Melisandre as the inspiration), I just tackled it one step at a time.

The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway...

I had been putting the Ice Queen by Reaper off because I was intimidated by all the fine and fiddly details but once I started it was ok. I just blocked off each colour/component as a task and just did each task in turn. The colour scheme was inspired by Elsa from Frozen.

Where's Wind and Fire?

Large Earth Elemental from Reaper Bones.

That'll do Donkey!

Reaper Bone Kagunk, Ogre Chieftain with a mix of Citadel and Vellejo paints.

Two Heads Are Better Than One

I've been picking up some great tips from the WHTV YouTube channel lately and applied several of them here. I also wanted to do something a little more elaborate with the base so I used some cork tile to build it up. The figure is from Reaper Bones which I am becoming more of a fan of due to their affordability - especially for larger figures like this.

That's Wyrd

This is Colette Du Bois from Wyrd for their game Malifaux. I don't know anything about the game but I liked the steam-punk vibe of this and some of their other figures. I also wanted to try out figures from some different manufactures. All in all, I was pleased with the figure and how it turned out.

Isabeau the Bloody Rose

 

Here is another Reaper figure. This time it is 03364: Isabeau Laroche, Female Paladin.I was going for a mature, experienced campaigner look for this figure. This is not a bad figure but there is something weird going in in the facial features. They are not very well defined in my opinion. At one point I considered doing this up as an undead knight because of the sunken cheeks and nose.

Tres Jolie

This is one of my favourite Reaper minis, Jolie the Scribe. I've been wanting to paint this one for a while.

It's not easy being green

 

Toad Demon by Reaper. This is the second Bones figure I've done and I'm still not sure about the material. Reaper says you don't need primer which is more or less true but if you start with thin coats the adherence is not so good. The material is a sort of soft plastic which make clean up tricky - you need a sharp knife and a steady hand to trim mold lines. Being pliable is also a pain if details such as weapons are warped. However, you cannot beat the price. You can easily purchase 2-3 times the number of figures for you miniatures budget. For large figures like this one, the challenges are overcome by the value.

Thain Grimthorn

 Thain Grimthorn, Dwarf Cleric by Reaper, from their Dark Heaven Legends line.

Thrund the Barbarian

 

 

Thrund the Barbarian by Reaper.

Bust and Boom

I started this Young Miniatures bust in 2015 and other than some primed and minor starts like base coating faces represents my last miniature that needed finishing. Huzzah! Now I can start some new projects.

Another Blast from the Past

I started this Verlinden 120mm Hussar in 2009, wow. It feels good to be finished! In 2.5 months I managed to finish off 4 start/stop/abandoned projects. I need more display room!