Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

I feel like these took forever to finish, but here's what I've been up to: painting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Heroclix!


I've wanted decent miniatures of these guys for a long time.  The old Dark Horse figures are somewhat hard to come by and can be rather expensive on Ebay, so when Heroclix recently put out a set based on TMNT, I had to to jump on it.  I'm pretty happy with these guys. I tried to paint each one's skin with slightly different greens for variety.  I debated painting the bandanas different colors but decided to go with the classic red.  I used this Kevin Eastman illustration for inspiration.




Here's how they looked when I got them. 


I pinned them onto Secret Weapon "Town Square" bases.  I like these bases for superhero-type figures in general and sewer manhole covers really sealed the deal for the Turtles.



I thought I would also share that I played a really fun Land of the Lost themed game using Golgo Island rules and the Sleestak and "Pakuni" miniatures you may remember from my past blog entries. (I can't believe I painted these Sleestaks all the way back in 2014.)  Good times.


I hope to post again soon.  Stay Tuned.
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15 comments:

  1. Allison M.July 22, 2016 at 9:51 PM

    Cowabunga! Lovely paint jobs, I like the rich but simple colour scheme and the subtle variations of green skin you used to individualize them (rather than the cartoony coloured headbands!).

    I have a set of the 80's Dark Horse figures and honestly, while they're cool and have historical interest... These are great sculpts.

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    1. xredmenacexJuly 25, 2016 at 11:59 PM

      Thanks! Have you painted your Dark Horse figs? I'd love to see them.

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    2. Allison M.July 26, 2016 at 8:08 PM

      They're, ah... in The Pile :/

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  2. matthewjksullivanJuly 27, 2016 at 7:59 PM

    Wonderful work! I'm glad I found your blog (via Allison M.) because you have many beautiful miniatures here. (I love the fact that you've been painting up some of those old Heritage miniatures.)

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    1. xredmenacexJuly 28, 2016 at 12:37 AM

      Thanks so much!!! I'm glad to see you following.

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  3. JiaqiJuly 28, 2016 at 12:31 PM

    Amazing paintjob Menace! Loving the different tones of green you applied for each of the turles! Doing these Eastman TMNTs justice!

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  4. ReganSeptember 24, 2016 at 7:25 AM

    These look fantastic. Care to share your skin colour recipes? I'm looking for some variation in skin tones for my own and these are nice and subtle.

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    1. xredmenacexSeptember 26, 2016 at 2:00 PM

      Hey, thanks! I can't say for sure what my exact recipes were. I started with Grass Green and Olive Green Reaper paints. From there depending on the figure I added a little blue, brown, or yellow. I tried to make Michelangelo more blue-green, and Donatello a more dull olive-green, Raphael a little more yellow-green, and Leonardo more of a regular or bright green.

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  5. UnknownApril 30, 2017 at 4:42 PM

    Hey, nice paint job, what scale are they?

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    1. xredmenacexMay 1, 2017 at 6:49 AM

      Thanks. They're Heroclix, so the scale is approx. 28-32mm. Generally about the same as a Reaper figure.

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  6. AnonymousJuly 8, 2017 at 9:53 AM

    Wonderful work! I'm glad I found your blog (via Allison M.) because you have many beautiful miniatures here. (I love the fact that you've been painting up some of those old Heritage miniatures.)


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  7. Simon Quinton November 8, 2018 at 3:23 PM

    These look awesome dude

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