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2021/11/25 02:06:42
Subject: Re:Syro's projects: Painting 40k and D&D miniatures
Thanks theCrowe, the little tree creature is a fun mini
The Christmas dragons are part of a custom advent calendar that I am making for my sister-in-law. She likes and collections dragon figurines, and plays Dungeons and Dragons.
Here are two of the Christmas dragons, finished:
I also made this cat statue from a dollar store bag on animal figures.
The kelp bed scatter is brilliant- I'm stealing that!
I've been saving some of those bits of green plastic foil-looking decoration that come in sushi orders- I guess they're supposed to look like bamboo leaves, perhaps? They measure about 1 1/2 inches by three inches long. I was thinking they might could be clipped into strips and left attached at the bottom and could be eel grass.
Viterbi's not the only one with Sebastian singing in his ear, either.
"He fears his fate too much, or his desserts are small, who will not put it to a single touch; to win- or lose- it all."
Montrose Toast
2021/12/01 11:50:11
Subject: Re:Syro's projects: Painting 40k and D&D miniatures
Viterbi wrote: Great, now I'll be working all day with "Under the sea" in my ear .
Viterbi's not the only one with Sebastian singing in his ear, either.
Heh heh, yeah, it's be getting stuck in my head quite ofen as I work on this terrain too
@Viterbi: And thanks. The dragon cuddling the teddy bear was the hardest to paint and the most work, so I'm glad it is liked.
@aku-chan: Thanks!
@Meer_Cat: That's great I hope to see your version of the kelp bed scatter terrain and what you can do with that eel grass idea. I like your idea too, for a long time I have wanted to do something with that fake grass in the sushi packages too
Happy holidays everyone! I have been lazy about uploading, but I have been busy with hobbying once Christmas break began. This post is more about the generosity of my family and all the hobby stuff I got.
I was given all this paint, which is exciting for me. I received 78 new paints and 3 new washes. Before this Christmas I owned 42 miniature paints and 6 washes. My miniature paint collection is effectively three times the size that it was.
Here is my entire miniature paint collection: 120 paints, 8 inks, and 9 washes.
I've never had this problem before, but now I tried out every paint in a journal with different primers to know what the paints look like:
Spoiler:
I also received new Dungeons & Dragons miniatures
A lot of giants (I want to try Storm King's Thunder)
I am continuing my under sea encounters with 8 reef sharks.
not only do i love loot drops shown here but i really love your scientific approach to the new choice problem with the cornucopia of paints!!!! merry christmas indeed and a happy new year!!
Thanks Vik! Merry Christmas and a happy new year to you too.
2021 Retrospective: It's hard to believe how long ago the beginning of this year feels. I was living in a different country, with a different job, and working on making a board game. I was also sculpting and crafting for Dungeons & Dragons (This part hasn't changed much). Since then I have also come home, started enjoying my miniature purchases, painted more miniatures, and picked up some old projects.
I have sculpted more miniatures and painted more miniatures this year than I ever have before.
Total sculpted miniatures this year = 54
Total painted miniatures this year = 181
Here is a picture of most of my hobby accomplishments for this year
not pictured above: the 4 christmas dragons, cat statue, 48 ork boyz, a goblin tank with goblins, and two snowmen.
Spoiler:
The newest finished sculpture is this giant seahorse that I finished today
Great paints haul you good there and love the 2021 overview pic (even if incomplete). Very cool mix of different stuff and am excited to see what you will bring on here in 2022!
Wow! You certainly have been busy last year!
That is an impressive amount of minis sculpted & painted. And all that between having so many big life events. Hats off to you!
Hard to pick a favorite, so I'm going to be boring and say... all of them
Your paint collection has certainly grown
That journal is such a good idea. I would never have the patience to do such a thing, really good work.
And thank you for sharing it, so we can get some idea how they look compared to each other.
One can always learn so much browsing this thread. Thank you for that. Keep on being awesome!
Great round-up with loads of different things. Love all the underwater items and the game pieces. (How did the game development go?)
But my favourite has to be that massive cabbage monster. Such a great piece. And the big Halloween pumpkin vine fella is a very close second.
@Viterbi: Thanks Viterbi! At least the beginning of 2022 will hopefully bring the completion of my undersea encounters project. After that, who knows.
@Ezki: Thanks Ezki, and I can understand about difficulty with having patience to finish the paint journal. I was working on that for 4-5 days with all the drying times. I'm happy to hear that you like so much of what I'm doing
@theCrowe: Thanks theCrowe As for the game development, I'm hoping to get some more progress on it soon. When I moved back home from Hong Kong, I threw away the molds and the cards to save on weight, but kept the masters and painted miniatures I made for it. I've been so busy with work ever since I got back, that I haven't made much progress beyond writing maybe two new cards. I just ordered some blank playing cards that I hope to get back to testing the game with. Thanks for asking.
Here's the first finished sculpture of 2022:
Here's the one armed crab without the rider (with attachable arm)
Another for the turtle. I’m sure there must be a little bit of sculpts left over for a sea cucumber or Urchin.
LOL, Theo your mind is an amazing place, never change.-camkierhi 9/19/13
I cant believe theo is right.. damn. -comradepanda 9/26/13
None of the strange ideas we had about you involved your sexual orientation..........-Monkeytroll 12/10/13
I'd put you on ignore for that comment, if I could...Alpharius 2/11/14
2022/01/26 01:33:59
Subject: Re:Syro's projects: Sculpting and painting D&D miniatures
@theCrowe: Thanks theCrowe, I'm glad you like them. Is it more the sculpt or the paint job that you like about the turtle? It's funny, the turtles took by far the least effort to paint.
@Ezki: Thanks Ezki I have been making so much underwater stuff that I decided to make an underwater background to photograph them in (though I should really finish it). The kelp scatter terrain is for Dungeons and Dragons, but I like how it looks, so I have been leaving it in the background.
@Guardling: Thank you. Did you notice I was going for a bit of a Super Mario color scheme?
@Meer_Cat: Thanks Meer, it's funny that nearly everybody gets an underwater themed song stuck in their head when visiting my blog lately. Usually "Under the Sea" and now "Octopus's Garden" (And finding Nemo songs) Does that mean I'm doing something right? Or just torturing my visitors? I've never heard "Octopus's Garden" before, but it is surprisingly catchy.
@Theophony: Thanks Theo I hadn't planned on sea cucumber or urchin, but now I may try to add it because of you.
I'm taking a little break from the sea. I painted up this giant weasel and Elk from Reaper Bones Kickstarter 5.
I've started converting an old MageKnight figure into a cleric for D&D. I've made him a lot taller, given him a war hammer (and a not yet attached tower shield), and just recently sculpted on a chain mail coif that I am happy with. His twin is there for comparison.
Even with going outside multiple times to shovel snow, I had a productive hobby day of sculpting. I decided my cleric's legs looks to thin and close together, so I tried sculpting a wider stance of his robe. I'm relatively happy with how it turned out. I have also started sculpting a Kobold sorcerer and goblin rogue. There are a few more thinsg that I haven't photographed yet.