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2022/03/29 23:58:23
Subject: Re:Syro's projects: Sculpting and painting D&D miniatures
Well done! I hadn't thought of rust monsters since the old D&D days, frankly, never saw a picture (shows how long I've been out of it) and never knew what they looked like! Now I do. Great work.
"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
2022/03/30 22:38:53
Subject: Re:Syro's projects: Sculpting and painting D&D miniatures
Syro_ wrote: Thanks Meer_Cat Yeah, it's interesting that such a famous monster is barely in any adventures. An adventure I want to play has one, so now I made it.
After reading the adventure again, I actually need 4 rust monsters so I may try to sculpt a more permanent good looking version to make a mold of, we'll see.
There haven't been many posts because I have been so busy and tired with work, but hopefully I will get some hobby fun done this week since I am on vacation.
I have really lost momentum on batch painting my pile of kobolds, but I have finished these 5.
I also finally went back and sculpted my halfling barbarian brawler's hair, so now he is complete and ready for paint.
After bringing out an old simple piece of ork terrain to show my students, for an art lesson, I decided to paint it before putting it back into storage. It has been sitting primed but unpainted since years before I started my blog in 2017. As I was painting, I kept adding little details, since it was pretty plain.
You can see the original building on the very first page of my blog in the picture of all my unfinished terrain:
Love that Orky building. Super job! Feels properly in the era where my mental Ork space is. Those fun and rambunctious hoodlums in their makeshift shacks. Not the extreme bloodthirsty barely sentient violence machines in their… makeshift shacks…
It’s fun, it looks like a fun little shack is all I’m saying.
I like that building also- nice look to it (Mental Ork Space, indeed!) and highly playable. Gotta tell ya- I thought it was the sawn off end of a cinder block when I first saw it and I remember thinking: "Now there is a hardcore Ork player."
"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
2022/05/03 00:47:58
Subject: Re:Syro's projects: Sculpting and painting D&D miniatures
Some of you may remember my smoke mephits for a year or so ago, I decided to make a new mold of the master sculpt and used it to make a magma mephit this time.
Also something completely different from my usual work, I've started trying to sculpt some 15mm historic figures for person use in playing games of the 7-Years War and the American War of Independence. Still WIP
I realize I am jumping around all over the place, but I have been feeling creative and enthusiastic this week, so I just go where the interest takes me. I have been painting up playing cards to make my own Deck of Many Things for Dungeons and Dragons. I made these today. They are of varying quality, but I think not bad for one evening. Skull, The Fates, and Gem are my favorites.
Sorry for the blurry picture, I couldn't get all of them to be in focus at once. I am happy to say that I have finished painting the last of my kobold miniatures ( at least until my Kickstarters arrive). It's a relief to finally have them off of my painting area.
Man 15mm, that's getting small to be working- leave me to 28mm! These came out great- painted they are very realistic and hard to believe they came from the bits and bobs in your 'before' picture. Well done!
"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
2022/05/27 12:06:51
Subject: Re:Syro's projects: Sculpting and painting D&D miniatures
Thanks Meer_Cat , yeah working and especially sculpting in 15mm isn't easy. But when working in 15mm I don't feel as bad when something doesn't have much detail
Also I'd like to share a proud teacher moment:
Spoiler:
I think I mentioned that I have been making these 15mm historic minis to use with my students. We have been studying American history, and most recently the French and Indian War (North American part of 7 Years War), The American Revolution, and The American Civil War.
I decided a fun way to end the school year, and celebrate the history we have been studying would be with some historic war gaming. With the bonus that children who scored the highest on our quizzes getting to be the famous people and commanders in the game.
Several of my students have been so into the idea that they have been helping make everything for the games:
Fort Necessity (Battle of Fort Necessity - French and Indian War)
Jumonville's campsite (Battle of Jumonville
And using the molds I made of my sculpts they have produced and color coded the soldiers.
This has been an extremely productive weekend for me so far, I finished painting 17 minis today. They aren't all the best paint jobs, but it still feels good to be making that kind of progress.
Up first is 7 custom obryth demons I made up, sculpted from hot glue, and then painted. They are basically six-legged starfish monsters covered with eyeballs.
Next up is six make are basically Tielfling gnomes for D&D (In the lore I believe Tieflings can only come from humans). They are siblings, and I made them for an adventure I am writing.
Last is an extra wolf, a goblin barbarian, a Tiefling butcher, and I finally finished paiting Duke my halfling brawler.
Well truly tons of magnificent work here. Excellent sculpting, and finishing up plenty of painted projects. You have been busy. Certainly busier than me.
2022/06/07 17:43:42
Subject: Syro's projects: Sculpting and painting D&D miniatures
@Camkierhi: Thanks Cam It comes in bursts and then fades. But I am hoping to break my previous record for painted miniatures in a year. I am at half of last year, about halfway through the year. Try not to be hard on yourself, also. We all have different circumstances and should only see how we compare to our past selves, not each other.
@Wirecat: Thanks Wirecat, the new wolf is definitely more leggy and thinner than the others I made. I was hoping it wasn't too obvious. I didn't notice until you mentioned it, but it really does look dragony I used a cheap cheetah toy for this wolf body, when all the others had been lions and tigers.
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Yeah, it's interesting that such a famous monster is barely in any adventures. An adventure I want to play has one, so now I made it.
