Wayyyy back in 2017 Gavin at Alternative Armies gave me the opportunity to paint up some 25/28mm fantasy miniatures for potential use on his site as product shots.
Never one to pass up an opportunity, I obliged and here are the results (my photography). They were painted up and sent back to Gavin for studio shots that would tie in with the rest of the website photography.
I forget why I didn’t record these at the time. Life is full of diversions.
CE22 Elf Assassins – The were a pleasure to paintup. Nos 1, 2 and 5 being my favourites (see AA website for Nos).
Next up a single miniature affair – FL20 Sorcerer Lord – a mounted and unmounted version of the same Sorcerer Lord. Perhaps a little over zealous with the bright palette but I did want this guy to ‘pop’ rather than look ‘drab’ as his theme may call for.
That’s all for now. Be sure to check out the new site at https://www.alternative-armies.com. Gavin has been a beacon in the wargaming community probably for longer than he cares to admit. Loads of great miniatures to be had.
Some of the images/projects below may have made an appearance on this blog previously. I can’t be 100% sure. For the sake of “catching up” I am posting them here just in case. It is random, but then some of the best things are.
A Zombicide Black Plague zombie werewolf abomination.A Reaper Bones Demonette/Demon
I had almost forgotten about my blog. So why should you remember about it either? In a vain attempt to update the blog with some content that has been waiting on the side lines for quite sometime now, I present the gathering (woodland, forest) of treefolk that I’ve accumulated over time. They come from various manufacturers and different time periods of my hobby life.
I was looking to try some more ‘challenging’ miniatures and pulled this trio off the painting queue to accommodate. Left and right are Cadwallon miniatures from the defunct Rackham Miniatures and in the middle a grumpy looking fighter type from Red Box Miniatures (Hefty Hamish).
You may well know of my love of 15mm but I still love painting up 28mm too! Especially those from the superb Oathsworn. Recently this has been mostly in the form of their Burrows and Badgers range which is quite excellent. However some time back I managed to score what remained in stock (at the time) of their great Dwarven range (see how I’ve not mentioned the halflings and Sensible Shoes minis I’ve waiting patiently in the wings as well…). Sadly the dwarves are no longer available on their site.
The purchase included these two damsels who wouldn’t look out of place as part of a Frostgrave party. As with all Oathsworn minis, they are full of character and a pleasure to paint.
Way back I acquired a rather large haul Woodland Warriors from Splintered Light Miniatures in the US.
Many have been painted, but the vast majority remain unfinished. So as part of The Plug the Gap Project I decided to finish off some logical chunks that would at least allow for some ‘battle’ level units to be fielded. First up, the Mice.
A handful of these were done years ago – see this post – and just needed rebased. Now a total of 34 mice. The nasty vermin rats were done last year. Same post has some useful scale comparison shots for those intrigued. David at SLM now sells these as ’28mm’ as opposed to 18/20mm when I bought them. To be honest, they will work at any scale – just depends on what size your think these anthropomorphic creatures should be… personal choice.
Miniature figure collector and painter (in that order) and solo wargamer whose opponent has lost his gaming mojo
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