Tuesday 17 January 2023

Classic Fantasy


I have been reading Pathfinder for Savage Worlds - which I thankfully purchased before recent RPG events made a lot of fantasy RPG physical core rulebooks temporarily hard to come by! I have been a fan of Savage Worlds since it was released a couple of decades ago (perhaps even earlier as I was also a big fan of Deadlands and The Great Rail Wars, which the system is based on). Meanwhile, I started reading Pathfinder a few years ago. I like the system, but I really like the setting! So, really, the only question is why I didn't pick it up sooner! 

Which is all just a long-winded explanation for why I have been in the mood to paint some classic, RPG style fantasy miniatures. Thankfully, I had a small supply of Reaper miniatures tucked away for just such a contingency. 

The cleric is a figure that Reaper released for their last Reapercon. Thankfully, Mighty Lancer Games got a small cache of these, and I was able to pick up a few. I really love the simplicity of this figure. She's got her holy symbol, mace, and shield, plus a small bag, and that's basically it. I admit, my colour choices drew heavily on Anna from Frozen. I added a bit of gold trim on the bottom and sleeves of the robe, just to give a bit more visual interest and to tie in with the colours of her holy symbol and shield. This figure was a 'Bones USA' figure, which is a material I haven't worked with much, but I have to say is pretty impressive when it comes to holding detail.

The tomb is a Reaper Bones figure, and it is slightly warped at the bottom (which I suspect is why they aren't making new figure in that material). Still, it's chunky enough to not be that noticeable. It's a pretty neat piece with some nice detail. I especially like the bands, or straps, holding the lid on. As though the straps are going to stop something that can lift a stone lid that heavy! 

Some good, fun painting!

5 comments:

  1. Your cleric looks nice! I'm really enjoying the old school style of the Dungeon Dwellers line. The simple sculpts are a nice contrast to some more over the top sculpts out there.

    Do you know about the hot water trick for straightening out bones minis?

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  2. I like this simplicity of this sculpt too. Nice work

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  3. Nice painting on a nice figure.

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  4. Ooo thank you for the mention
    Mrs MLG

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  5. Amusing synchronicity. May I refer you to my own blog post for using this piece in your own Frostgrave/Rangers/Ghost Archipelago games?

    https://brokenstarsburningships.blogspot.com/2022/07/frostgrave-sinister-sarcophagus.html

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