02938, Boris the Evil Fighter aka Eusebe the Sturdy

[Metalchaos]

Here is my interpretation of Boris the Evil Fighter sculpted by Bobby Jackson. I converted it, repositioning his gladius upwards and adding some hair on is bald head. His left arm was also slightly repositioned frontward to receive a Death Knight shield on which I added the two smaller horns.

I decided to call him Eusebe the Sturdy in homage to an elderly neighbour who turned 98 years old lately.

I painted the armor and shield using brass metallic color and a mix of blue and silver over a black primer.

Comments and critics are very welcome.

Edited April 14, 2013 by Metalchaos

[Atramagus]

Really nice! I love what you did with the shield, and the silver/blue armor turned out exceedingly well.

[Metalchaos]

Thanks Atramagus! I’ve very happy with how the bluish armor turned out. It’s always tricky to try new things but now that I’ve tried it a couple of times, I think adding silver to any color is a very good trick.

[cookjimjr]

Great! I really like what you did with the Armor. The addition of the hair is cool, but kind of looks like a Toupee though.

[Hellcow]

Great! I really like what you did with the Armor. The addition of the hair is cool, but kind of looks like a Toupee though.

 

Y'know what? I think i like it even more now!

 

The cloak is what really 'sold' this mini for me - the dirty fringe is just beautiful. Added to the really great shading work on the entire mini and excellent colour choices and this is top quality work - very well done!

[Adrift]

Excellent work! Nice blending, good color choices. The only thing I don't like is the sword, but that's a sculpt issue and is nothing to do with your paint work.

[Metalchaos]

Thanks for the feedbacks. I'm now working on Boris Mingle its brother in arms.

I hope to have the time to make a Halloween diorama featuring them.

[MonkeySloth]

I agree with Adrift on the sword, just looks weird. The blues on him are great and despite what others say I think the hair improves the miniature.

[Metalchaos]

Personally I like the sword as is. The only thing I see which can looks strange is the fact that the two horns are not symmetrical. But then, they come from a chaotic goat head.

 

About the head, it's always strange to see someone with a wig for the first time. Be ready for the shock, my next mini also wears a toupee.