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Painting Skaven en masse sure sounds painful, but in small doses they are very characterful and you've done a great job on them! Beetle Rider is coming along nicely!

amazingturtles wrote:Yeah, they may have been a pain but they came out great! The spear skaven has a nice little cap

Rat in a cap, rat in a cap, rat in a cap hey!

tzurk wrote:Nice job on the skaven - no better way to say "get stuffed" to a bunch of unpleasant minis than to finish them off so you don't need to work on them anymore!

Little stag rider is coming along great - short for a stormtrooper maybe, but just right for a knight!

Thanks, tzurk. Now if only I could tell about 60 more goblins to get stuffed...
I had been looking for a "short for a stormtrooper" line. Classic quote.

gobert wrote:The regal Skaven painted up pretty well, even if they were a PITA!

Thanks gobert. Not so much a PITA as just not particularly nice (IMO) minis. I'm sure their mothers love them.

MegaDave wrote:It's been awhile since I've check on this thread, amazing work. You sculpt so much life into these little critters, they're a joy to look at.

You paintjobs certainly help bring them to life, keep up the great work!

Thanks MegaDave. I'm glad you're enjoying the project. Keep up the great comments.

Viterbi wrote:Painting Skaven en masse sure sounds painful, but in small doses they are very characterful and you've done a great job on them! Beetle Rider is coming along nicely!

See, it seems they're someone's cup of tea. Thanks Viterbi.

amazingturtles wrote:Yeah, they may have been a pain but they came out great! The spear skaven has a nice little cap

More love for these chittering critters! Hey wait, did you get double quoted... Um ok. Double thanks AT.

And look...

I'm at it again!

Shrew Knight Errant is done!


I'm pretty happy with that. It's very messy in a lot of the little details and sadly I don't have an original Oathsworn Shrew Knight to compare but I may get one and make another one and then I'd have a Royal Shrew Knight Cavalry warband!

A little different than my Shining Spears with the pennent.

Nicely done.

Cheers,

CB

A bold and noble shrew it is. I'm sure he and his beetle steed shall have many fine adventures together.

I love the way your shrew knight errant turned out! Especially the face.

The Knight Errant makes me think of Labyrinth!

Captain Brown wrote:A little different than my Shining Spears with the pennent.

Nicely done.

Cheers,

CB

Yeah the pennent is a little more wrappy and a little less fluttery than your guys but yes, apart from that this is basically the same thing.

amazingturtles wrote:A bold and noble shrew it is. I'm sure he and his beetle steed shall have many fine adventures together.

I'm not sure he'll see much action anytime soon but I'd be delighted if he turned out to be great mini to play in the game. He'd surely see plenty of action.

Syro_ wrote:I love the way your shrew knight errant turned out! Especially the face.

Thanks Sy, He does have quite a serious look on his fuzzy little face.

Fifty wrote:The Knight Errant makes me think of Labyrinth!

Reminds you of the babe?


Here's what I've been working on.

Another rabbit. I think there's maybe one other Oathsworn rabbit mini I'd like to get but at this rate I'll have filled the burrow before I can order any more. Think I'll call this one Inego. He is fencing left handed afterall.

But is he really left handed? Your rabbit fencer is definitely looking the part. I thought he looked like her was fencing before I read the description, definitely a good sign

Some inspired and superb work here.

Always eager to see what is going on.

I know something that you do not know.

Nice rabbit, and the beetle rider is a fun character.

Right, I’m sorry, but now you need to do a six fingered enemy for Inigo and The Dread Pirate Roberts! Fun fact, Inigo is played by the same bloke that played Saul in Homeland. By the power of the beard I hardly recognised him!

Awesome work as ever, the beetle is definitely giving the Labyrinth voodoo, who do? You do! And now it’s stuck in my head!

I'm really enjoying all the Princess Bride fun. It's actually the single greatest movie of all time. Utterly perfect in every way. Even if it is a kissing story.

I knew that about Mandy Pitinkin, (Potempkin? Not the battleship, though that's another classic movie) but I only knew from being a big Homeland fan too. But anyway, another fun fact, Vizini, (Inconceivable!) that's the same guy that does the voice for Rex the Dinosaur in Toy Story! What a talent. And "Just one more thing..." Peter Faulk!

Anyway...

Slow but steady progress. I found a sword that was just right so I didn't have to sculpt one. (Not my strong suit!) So he's armed and he has hands and his head is on and mostly done. He just needs some ears and some eyeballs and maybe a few accessories and he's done. Ready to avenge the death of his father.
You know I'm almost tempted to give him a domino mask.






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And I'm on to another one.

Another rabbit. The plan for a Watership down themed Warband is well within sight.

Fencer Rabbit is already looking great and it's real fun to see the whole hand with pistol on the wireframe

theCrowe ,

Bunny swordsmen is coming along nicely.

My two cents,

CB

The princess bride is one of my favorite movies of all time too. My sisters and i used to recreate scenes in our backyard, which... mainly meant the fencing and the fire swamp.

As for the figures themselves, what can i say but that they're dashing examples of rabbit kind!

Viterbi wrote:Fencer Rabbit is already looking great and it's real fun to see the whole hand with pistol on the wireframe

Yes I thought I'd bit of fun with a proof of concept dry-fit. The arm looks a bit on the large side and I'm hoping to be able to position it a bit higher for a proper straight back, shoulder hight pistol duelling pose. I'll shave the plastic down a bit and pin it into the milliput once I have a better idea of the position I need.

Captain Brown wrote:theCrowe ,

Bunny swordsmen is coming along nicely.

My two cents,

CB

Thanks Cap. I like his energy.

amazingturtles wrote:The princess bride is one of my favorite movies of all time too. My sisters and i used to recreate scenes in our backyard, which... mainly meant the fencing and the fire swamp.

As for the figures themselves, what can i say but that they're dashing examples of rabbit kind!

That sounds like a happy time. Sadly I only came to it later in life, my youth being misspent on Thundercats.


So here it is (Merry Christmas?) fully sculpted and ready for a base.

I like his little face. Determined but loving the challenge. And his little quilted vest is very cute. I thought about giving him a scabbard but then, do you ever see when a mini has a scabbard that suits their shape and looks right on their side by when you compare it to the actual sword in their hand it clearly isn't big enough? I think it's a heroic scale issue and I can see why it would happen but it bugs the heck out of me. So I didn't go there.

Pistol bunny is at milliput stage and spoiling for some green. (And presumably also satisfaction for his besmirched honour.)

Shrewboy came out looking brilliant! I am so impressed by how quickly you churn through these little guys.

Agreed about the scabbard scaling issues - same thing happens with pistol holsters! He seems the dapper sort of fellow anyway that would just slip it into a ring around his belt.

Can't wait to see bang bang rabbit come to life

Thanks tzurk, I'll steer clear of pistols holsters too then!


No holster here! I filed down the arm and set it in but I've found I'll have to reposition the wrist so as to have the sights at eye level. It doesn't help that I decided to give him a high starched shirt collar and cravat! Those noble bunnies are simply slaves to fashion.
I'll let everything set first though before getting choppy on the arm. Then it's waistcoat time.

Looking good! I was initially thinking he just looks like he's aiming high, and now with the duellist comments and them being a bunny I really want to make a joke about Deloping.

I read that while deloping article. Very interesting. I'd never heard of it as a thing before. I had imagined what with all the honour and machismo at stake thy sort of thing would be frowned upon. But of course a gentleman must always have room for mercy and a poor shot with a bruised ego must always have plausible deniability.
And yes, in the context of rabbits, deloping sounds like somethin to do with removing ears!

Speaking of which, look what's behind his back!

Maybe he is planning some deloping after all.

Inego came out fantastic! I have to agree that the Princess Bride is one of the best movies ever made. Loving how the duelist is coming together nicely too

Thanks g.

And here's the finished result.

A proper surly old gent he turned out. Looks like he'd square that bullet right between your eyes.

The duelist turned out great. I agree about "proper" describing him perfectly, something about his posture really screams "proper".

Nice one! He looks to have a bit of a moustache going on for that proper gentlemanly vibe.

Really love the hidden dagger behind the duelist, great idea and execution.

Syro_ wrote:The duelist turned out great. I agree about "proper" describing him perfectly, something about his posture really screams "proper".

Thanks Syro. Glad that character trait is coming through. I suppose pistol duelling was more or less exclusive to the upper crust. Only a proper gentleman rabbit would be up to this sort of thing.

gobert wrote:Nice one! He looks to have a bit of a moustache going on for that proper gentlemanly vibe.

Yes he does. It's always surprising how a bit of an anthro facial hair feature will either suit an animal face or
completely alter it. I tried something like this on one of my weasels and he came out really weird and dog-like. I've actually yet to show him painted up. Not my finest work but I've still to finish painting his comparison mini. (Who I gave a yellow coat I didn't like) Anyway, glad you're enjoying the bunny stache.

Viterbi wrote:Really love the hidden dagger behind the duelist, great idea and execution.

Thanks Viterbi. It was partially game-rules inspired. There are cunning skills including one that allows your mini to sneak attack which I liked the idea of. Then the other thing is that black powder weapons are temperamental and another weapon about his person would likely come in handy. But the idea he should be doing the honour thing with his pistol hand and the dishonourable thing with the other behind his back just appealed to me.

And of course a new sculpt is on the way.

I'm having trouble finding a suitable two handed weapon for this guy. I had a big ork axe from an old GorkaMorka set but it's far too chunky and looks really off. I may have to make one! Which I don't really like doing but then I should probbably stretch myself.

This will be Big Wig. The only other Watership Down Rabbit i have in mind after this will be Fiver, so a mystical magic rabbit mini for him. Then I'll be done with rabbits I think. Looking forward to the big rabbit paint up and showcase.

He’s already got a good pose going on, can’t wait to see him in the Green

Thanks gobert. Unfortunately no green on him at all yet. Spent the evening building this.

Perfect for a little watchtower archery action. The game features some pretty heavy penalties and bonuses where movement rules are concerned particularly where vertical movement comes into play so I hope this piece will play into that well. It can fit 4 30mm bases, a 40mm and two 30mm bases or one 50mm base. It can only be accessed from one side unless with a rope and hook or by a flier. Looking forward to getting it painted up and in play.

Cool, Hedgee will be able to fly his owl up there! Nice snipers nest, it looks really cool