Heritage/Custom Cast Lesser Goblin With Bow

Here is possibly the oldest miniature I own, a "Lesser Goblin With Bow" sculpted by Duke Siefried, produced in 1975 by Heritage/Custom Cast in their Der Kriegspielers Fantastiques Lord of the Rings line.

I love the face on this little guy!  

I'm not sure if he once held an arrow or other item in his right hand.  I can't find a picture of this exact goblin anywhere. The Lost Minis Wiki page for this line of minis has pics of very similar Lesser Goblins with bows, but they are in a different pose.  If anyone has any insight into this let me know.  I considered adding an arrow of some kind to his hand but couldn't easily come up with one that scaled well with the figure and decided it didn't really need it.  Maybe he is smiling because the arrow he just fired hit a hobbit or something.

Here's how he looked before base and primer:

I got lots more stuff to paint, I just gotta find the time to do it.  Stay tuned.

Oofo Dementalist

Painted up another wacky Low Life Miniature.  This time it's Trozzgoxx the Lobe, Oofo Dementalist.

I'm pretty happy with this weird little guy.  His freckles might be a bit too subtle, making his body sort of plain.  I'm liking how the neon green in his eyes really stands out though.

Here he is with the Horc Limblopper from last post.  These are just really fun miniatures.

 

Horc Limblopper

Here is the first of the Low Life Miniatures, from the kickstarter I mentioned previously.  Again, I've never actually played the Low Life RPG but the characters are just so crazy that I had  get in on the miniatures.

This miniature is a Horc Limblopper, they call "The Guy With the Killin' Stick."  I could see using him for a character made of radioactive waste in Gamma World as well.  I had a ton of fun painting him.

Up next will either be another Low Life mini or the oldest mini yet to be featured on my blog.  We'll see which one gets done first... 

Black Hole Robots

The two small robots I mentioned in my last post are here: Small Floating Robot 1 and Small Floating Robot 2 from Black Cat Bases.  They are clearly supposed to be reminiscent of V.I.N.CENT and B.O.B. from The Black Hole.  They aren't the greatest sculpts and aren't fully movie-accurate but they are really fun characters so I had to paint them up.  If you are a fan of late 70's/early 80's sci-fi, hopefully you can appreciate them.

  I wish Black Cat or someone would make Maximillian and/or the robot sentries from the movie too.

 The real V.I.N.CENT and B.O.B., my inspiration.

Now on to basing and priming some minis so I can hopefully post some more miniature goodness soon...

Grenadier Ruster Beast aka Rust Monster

My goal with this blog has been to post no less than once per calendar and month, and for the first time since I started it I failed by missing April.  The good news is I'm back!  This time I bring you Grenadier's Ruster Beast from their Monster Manuscript line (Vol.IX.) 

I think this is one of the better Rust Monster minis out there and I enjoyed painting this little bugger.  I really like the texturing that the sculptor, John Dennett, put on this mini. The rocks in particular have an excellent rock-like texture.  I'm not sure I'm satisfied with how I painted the eyes but I was going for some contrast.

I have a couple of small robots on my painting table now, and from the "Other Oddities" department, I went big on backing the Low Life Miniatures Kickstarter even though I have never played the RPG.  The minis are just so gonzo that I had to get some.  I just got the first wave in the mail, so expect to see those soon as well.

Artwork by Andy Hopp

Andy Hopp, the creator of Low Life has a current kickstarter going for a new addition of the Low Life game that I should probably mention as well: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1359565526/low-life-the-rise-of-the-lowly-core-rulebook?ref=live

Asgard Unicorn

I almost thought March was going to go by without a post from yours truly, but I did manage to paint up one miniature this month: Asgard's Unicorn (FM16). 

I tried to give this Unicorn a tacky color scheme, like something that might have appeared on a poster or trapper keeper cover from the 80s.  I figured the world didn't need another plain old white unicorn.  In the end, I'm kind of disappointed with my work though.  It doesn't match up to what I pictured in my mind's eye.  I got a little lazy with some of the blending and overall it just lacks a certain something.  The purple somehow gave it a potentially evil look too, which is not what I was going for.  Oh well.  Stay tuned as there are lots more minis on my work table eagerly awaiting some paint.

Archive Dracula Himself

This month's post is Archive Miniatures' "Dracula Himself."  This mini was apparently released in a few different ways.  He was released as a single miniature in the Dungeon Adventure line as number 719 and in a two pack with "Vampire Woman" as number 720.  He also appeared in their Fantasy Series as part of a three pack with "Wolfman" and "Franlcenstein," (aka Frankenstein's Monster).  Based on the picture featured on this website, it looks like he may have been re-released with a different head/face sculpt.  I'm not sure.  Enough with the history, here is the prince of darkness himself:

 

I had fun painting this guy, even though the sculpt is a bit rough in places.   I mixed purple and grey into the skin tones to give him a deathly pall but for some reason the camera didn't really quite capture it. 

Up next is something kind of wacky....or maybe tacky is a better word....stay tuned.

Grenadier Troll and Reaper Hawk

Here is the classic monster promised in my last post: Grenadier's Troll from the Denizens of the Swamp box set.  I love the gnarly, thin, and long-nosed trolls from D&D's past and I had a good time painting this guy.  The limited palette meant that it painted up pretty quickly too despite the fact that I am an incredibly slow painter.  This is the third mini I've painted from the Swamp set and it may be a while before I get to them, but eventually I'll paint the rest.  

I also recently painted the hawk from Reaper's Animal Companions I pack.  One of the players in the D&D game I'm running has a hawk "animal minion" and this was for him.  It's fairly small.  To give a sense of scale: the base is 20mm. 

More vintage lead and other random minis to come...

Reaper Gremlins II

I found the time to finish up the remaining two Gremlins, from Reaper's four pack.  And here they are:

I sculpted a mohawk out of green stuff for the one on the right and painted some little yellow spots on his ears to make him reminiscent of Spike from the movie Gremlins, just for fun. 

Here's a shot of all four together:

Up next an animal familiar and a classic monster from Grenadier.  Stay Tuned.

Reaper Gremlins

I painted two of Reaper's Gremlins (Dark Heaven Legends 03621) and thought I would share them even though they are from a pack of four.  I realized I hadn't shared any painted minis here for almost two months.  So I am still working on the other two but here is the first pair.

These are fun little miniatures that look similar to Pathfinder goblins.  They are quite small: less than 15mm high from their feet to the top of their head or hat.  Can't wait to finish the remaining two and I've got lots of vintage lead to paint up and share too.  Stay tuned.