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Lt. Coldfire wrote:lol I always get a big kick out of that GIF.

Rogue Wolves wrote:that is quite funny

It's perfect for oh so many responses, but I felt it really was earned by the stack-o-tanks.

Gobbo is coming along nicely, I took these really quick (with terrible lighting) shots while I was originally working on the metals, so I might as well throw them up.




My camera really does an awful job on metals, his little golden shoes are super detailed and deep. Curse you technology! /shakes fist

He is about 3/4 through his skin phase now so he is looking better, I would guess maybe 4 more skin layers total including blending washes. He is so freaking small... Whole mini is about the height of a space marine - the sword.





I'm using the same skin technique as I did on the Big Mek, but it is so bloody hard as he is oh so tiny, and his little slave grots holding up the shield are even more ridiculous haha, but hey, hes getting there. Shame I lost out on so much of today or I would have had so much more done :( Urgh.

he looks great there iff, the metals are looking very nice even in these shots ( what kind of camera do you use ) and the skin is very crisp and orky

Really nice green there.Gives him a real look of life. Anxious to see some more

I agree with vent. The skin tones do make this mini come to life. When I first saw the bare metal mini, I couldn't understand why anyone would want to paint it. Now that the skin is underway, I think you have crossed that tipping point that every mini has, where to go forward is more fun each step of the way.

The shield is very nice. Makes me wonder which Dwarf hold the Goblins looted.

Aaahh mould line! (under cup)

Looks great though, metals look ace and the skin tone is perfect

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Aaahh mould line! (under cup)

The word is "under wire" not "under cup". Kids today....

Those skin tones really are looking great! Gobbos have such great lime green skin tones, so much fun to paint!

Rogue Wolves wrote:he looks great there iff, the metals are looking very nice even in these shots ( what kind of camera do you use ) and the skin is very crisp and orky

I am using a Canon Powershot sx200is. its a really cool little camera, it just doesn't have the most perfect macro function ever, so it tends to be a bit grainy and not take in shine very well.

vent wrote:Really nice green there.Gives him a real look of life. Anxious to see some more

The green takes sooo long to get, think he is on his 12+ layer now, but it finishes in scorp green so has to be very well blended in and layered in with washes or it just looks far too electric.

JB wrote:
I agree with vent. The skin tones do make this mini come to life. When I first saw the bare metal mini, I couldn't understand why anyone would want to paint it. Now that the skin is underway, I think you have crossed that tipping point that every mini has, where to go forward is more fun each step of the way.

I was very confused about how I was going to go ahead with him honestly, but Dysartes sent me a picture of a mini from the army he will match so that really helped out. I know exactly what you mean about the tipping point, for me its the moment where a mini stops being a struggle to make it look well painted, and starts being putting on touches that make it look better. A bit hard to explain.

JB wrote:The shield is very nice. Makes me wonder which Dwarf hold the Goblins looted.

It has a dwarf face right on the top haha, I will have to get an above shot.

Vitruvian XVII wrote:Aaahh mould line! (under cup)
Looks great though, metals look ace and the skin tone is perfect

Auuuugh, I swear, I spent so long getting rid of all the mold lines I could see, that was nearly invisible to the eye but the light catching it in the pic revealed it! It has now been scourged ;D

Wehrkind wrote:
The word is "under wire" not "under cup". Kids today....
Those skin tones really are looking great! Gobbos have such great lime green skin tones, so much fun to paint!

Lewl, they really are fun to paint, something about how expressive they always are

So loads of work done on him today, hes starting to look like a proper mini.





Very final skin layer to go, which is mostly just to touch up overspill like around the gums and nails, gums and tongue need finishing and mouth needs to be shined. Black cloth still untouched, thinking of what colour would compliment him for the sash, crown, sword, and mug still in early WIP, but he is definitely getting there now.

Here is a glorious picture of him next to a coke can to emphasise how RIDICULOUSLY SMALL THIS MINI IS. THOSE TEETH NEAR KILLED ME. AUUGH.



Spent my spare time in between working on him making a Tumblr today. God, those things are really addictive.

Dynamic and dramatic Iffy... can't ask for more!

He does seem to be somewhat smaller than the AoW green image made out - be he is looking great so far, Ifalna

I'm just really glad someone else pointed out that mould line, after the gluing problems

Love it. I'm not an ork fan overall, but I always think the grots are awesome.

Gitsplitta wrote:Dynamic and dramatic Iffy... can't ask for more!

I think once the cloth flow is done it will feel way more dynamic, the big empty void taking up the center is sucking a lot of the life out of it

Dysartes wrote:He does seem to be somewhat smaller than the AoW green image made out - be he is looking great so far, Ifalna
I'm just really glad someone else pointed out that mould line, after the gluing problems

He is super teeny, but the right size for a Goblin I think! Finding missed mould lines is another good reason to take shots often, it is crazy what you notice in photos that you wouldn't see without them, though once I start painting an area the lines usually become apparant Some very gentle filing sorted it, if I had hit his face I would have.. oh god. Don't want to think about it. May have employed the soulful eyed Apes suicide fingers.

Lt. Coldfire wrote:Love it. I'm not an ork fan overall, but I always think the grots are awesome.

Any Gobliny creature is brilliant, I think they have the most character out of all the mini types.

Ifalna wrote:

Any Gobliny creature is brilliant, I think they have the most character out of all the mini types.

^ good pont there iff
btw even though you killed yourself on the teeth, i think they look great! how did you paint that little guy's gums?

He looks brilliant.

For the cloth I would go with dark grey as you already have a lot of color on the fig, another would make him look too busy and the grey would fit the figure well. The rope on the waist could then be painted red to add a splash of color there.

Great painting so far, cannot wait to see him finished.

I love the Mini! the skin tone is perfect. and i have to agree almost all gobbos are pretty awesome

Back from a very non Dakka weekend, sorry for the no updates!

Rogue Wolves wrote:
^ good pont there iff
btw even though you killed yourself on the teeth, i think they look great! how did you paint that little guy's gums?

The gums were still early on there, but they are finished now Painted the whole mouth mecharite red and started laying down washes to shade it ready for teeth, devlin mud and Baal red in layers, then once the teeth were finished I rehilighted the gums all the way up from mecharite to blood red with some baal washes to blend, and will finish it off with a wet effect after I matte varnish

Metsuri wrote:He looks brilliant.
For the cloth I would go with dark grey as you already have a lot of color on the fig, another would make him look too busy and the grey would fit the figure well. The rope on the waist could then be painted red to add a splash of color there.
Great painting so far, cannot wait to see him finished.

Yeah the cloth is still a bit in the air decision wise, there is now a lot less dark on him as he is approaching completion and I am thinking keeping it super dark with dark blue highlights might help it pop best, I honestly won't know untill everything else is finished and I can really take in his tonal scheme. Even the base will make a difference, so I will likely do that first. I do also have to make sure he fits in witht he rest of the NG army too, but he should be fine for that with his little red hat

BossSlurpee wrote:I love the Mini! the skin tone is perfect. and i have to agree almost all gobbos are pretty awesome

ALL the gobbos! Loving them so much, seriously.

So here he is entering the last few stages, little red square is a spot of mithril I have to make sure to clean up. He is so tiny, it is so very easy to not spot things like this so the photos realllly help!



I think I am now totally addicted to Tumblr, hah, I should have stayed clear!

Damn. Tiny gobbo looks fantastic so far

What's Tumblr?

Grots look boffo Iffy.

monkeytroll wrote:Damn. Tiny gobbo looks fantastic so far

I wish I could convey just how tiny he is in the photos properly, because that really affects how his paintjob is percieved. If this was a big model it would not seem as good, you know?

Gitsplitta wrote:What's Tumblr?
Grots look boffo Iffy.

I am stealing Boffo to use later.
Tumblr is a blog site that focuses on reblogging from others and adding comments, creating a tumble down effect from the original poster. Its not like facebook, random people cannot add posts to your page. Its really interesting and once you get used to reading it you can find other people with very similar interests. I've only been using it a week and have found 2 amazing ladies into the exact same fandoms as me who I have been having great chats with, so I am totally digging it! Groovy, yo!

Mine http://iffymoo.tumblr.com/

Yo! Yes... groovy indeed.

And your welcome... I thought you'd appreciate it.

[ BRIAN BLESSED VOICE ] IFALNA'S ALIVE?!?! [ / BRIAN BLESSED VOICE ]

Ifalna wrote:

monkeytroll wrote:Damn. Tiny gobbo looks fantastic so far

I wish I could convey just how tiny he is in the photos properly, because that really affects how his paintjob is percieved. If this was a big model it would not seem as good, you know?

A scale shot next to Disapproving Horse might help in that regard - and you know we like to see Disapproving Horse

He's looking good, Ifalna.

Gitsplitta - Is your use of Boffo from the Discworld?

Gitsplitta wrote:Yo! Yes... groovy indeed.
And your welcome... I thought you'd appreciate it.

Any new words I can insert into sentences and convince people are swears are welcome!

Dysartes wrote:[ BRIAN BLESSED VOICE ] IFALNA'S ALIVE?!?! [ / BRIAN BLESSED VOICE ]

Just about, augh.

Dysartes wrote:A scale shot next to Disapproving Horse might help in that regard - and you know we like to see Disapproving Horse
He's looking good, Ifalna.

Ok that's an excellent idea, I have to do it. Do you want him based the same as in the shot you sent by the way? I want to get the base done before I start on the cloth to make sure I get a good tone. Have to decide on the colour for his teeny tiny gems in his crown as well, actually quite excited by the prospect!

He looks like the fitting leader of a squabbling, bounding horde of feisty green Gobbos. What kind of horde is he going to lead? Do you have a Gobbo army, Dystartes?

Tumblr is a vast cavern. You can get lost there for hours, but you can also find stairs in the cavern that lead upwards to grassy meadows kissed by sun and moonlight. 'Tis both perilous and grand.

@Dysartes: I'll be honest... I don't remember. I do remember that it's supposed to mean "fantastic" or "wonderful".

According to the on-line dictionaries, it's a performing arts term first used in 1949 to refer to a fantastic or sensational show or movie. Probably something some PR guy made up.

Ifalna wrote:Ok that's an excellent idea, I have to do it. Do you want him based the same as in the shot you sent by the way? I want to get the base done before I start on the cloth to make sure I get a good tone. Have to decide on the colour for his teeny tiny gems in his crown as well, actually quite excited by the prospect!

That sample picture is how the rest of his Goblin army is based, so I figure we may as well blend in - admittedly, it isn't the most adventurous basing style, but he's happy with it.

JB wrote:What kind of horde is he going to lead? Do you have a Gobbo army, Dystartes?

I don't, JB - I'm more of a Dwarf man myself. However, one of my best friends does have an O&G army, and this should make a good present for him in August.

Gitsplitta wrote:@Dysartes: I'll be honest... I don't remember. I do remember that it's supposed to mean "fantastic" or "wonderful".

According to the on-line dictionaries, it's a performing arts term first used in 1949 to refer to a fantastic or sensational show or movie. Probably something some PR guy made up.

I remember it being the name of the joke shop that one of the older witches gets all her props from in the second Tiffany Aching book (A Hat Full of Sky) - I didn't realise it had had wider usage before then.

Thats right - the witches use it as a word for dramatic props to make people believe in them - like latex warts and imitation crooked noses, crystal balls and bubbling cauldrons

JB wrote:
He looks like the fitting leader of a squabbling, bounding horde of feisty green Gobbos. What kind of horde is he going to lead? Do you have a Gobbo army, Dystartes?
Tumblr is a vast cavern. You can get lost there for hours, but you can also find stairs in the cavern that lead upwards to grassy meadows kissed by sun and moonlight. 'Tis both perilous and grand.

He seems a bit too drunk to me to do a very good job leading, he is likely just going to do a lot of screaming, perhaps some flailing!

That is a rather perfect description of Tumblr, but my favourite part so far is the amount of NSFW images you have no control over. A couple of times now my partner has checked my Dashboard to see a giant Mans Bottom that someone I follow pointed, and I have to try and explain how the Dash works and how she normally posts Art and not bums and blah blah blah. He's using it now too though, so he is starting to understand.

Gitsplitta wrote:@Dysartes: I'll be honest... I don't remember. I do remember that it's supposed to mean "fantastic" or "wonderful".
According to the on-line dictionaries, it's a performing arts term first used in 1949 to refer to a fantastic or sensational show or movie. Probably something some PR guy made up.

Wherever it came from, it is Boffing fantastic.

Dysartes wrote:
I remember it being the name of the joke shop that one of the older witches gets all her props from in the second Tiffany Aching book (A Hat Full of Sky) - I didn't realise it had had wider usage before then.

weetyskemian44 wrote:Thats right - the witches use it as a word for dramatic props to make people believe in them - like latex warts and imitation crooked noses, crystal balls and bubbling cauldrons

This has made it oh so sweeter Thanks guys. The more you know! /rainbow.

So little angry drunken gitgrotgobbo is now approaching completion, having based him exactly what I thought would happen happened, and his overall tone has shifted massively.



He is now bright enough that I have no problem keeping the black cloth very subtle, I think it will add to his overall finish. I still have to pick out some parts, his mouth needs a wet finish, base edge needs a smoothing, his gems need me to decide on a damn colour and get them on, and his robes and little red sash need to be finished off, but I am super happy with him so far. There was a lot of detail on such a tiny model and I think I managed to do it justice. I will remember him fondly and not as a little finger stabbing Boffer that took over a day to assemble.

SHE SAID BOFFER!!!!!!!

I wish I knew what a boffer was...

I love how well blended the skin tone and the red on his hat are!

wonderful work

ahhh iff, is there anytime i can come and say anything negative? i think you are too good, i cant even say something bad about it! now to the reason im here.. i really love the vibrent red on the nice green (they are opposite colours anyway!) i think it looks great!

Ifalna wrote: He seems a bit too drunk to me to do a very good job leading, he is likely just going to do a lot of screaming, perhaps some flailing!

As a long time player of a large squabbling horde of Orcs & Goblins for WHFB, I'll have to reveal that what you described is Goblin leadership.

I somehow didn't notice before that he has a large red hat and is falling drunkenly off of his perch.
I guess Oblivious Man is oblivious.

That is a wonderfully characterful mini. Dystartes, your friend will be greatly in your debt.