Helga the Conqueror

[odinsgrandson]

Here is my entry for 2015's P3 Grandmasters (the Privateer Press painting competition held each year).

 

Overall, I was rather pleased with how she turned out.  I felt that the green added something different that the character wouldn't have if she were painted any other way.

 

She nearly wasn't completed in time for Gencon.  I had actually planned ahead quite well, and would have had her finished handily, except that I got sick enough to stop working on her for almost six weeks in a row (just one minor sickness followed by another).

 

In the end, I'm very glad I stuck with her, and I'm quite pleased with how she turned out.  She received a gold.

 

For those who care to vote, I've posted her up to CMON.

 

 

 

Edited August 23, 2015 by odinsgrandson

[annexation]

Phenomenal! So much good stuff going on here. An inspiration.

[zoroaster100]

Awesome greens on the armor, and a great miniature all around.

[ub3r_n3rd]

Hah, great job!

[seej]

Wow. That's all kinds of awesome. Great job on color selection. The overall feel of the mini is spot on.

[Marvin]

Very nice!

[Maledrakh]

Doh, that made "the ride of the valkyries" start churning in my head....pom pom pompomPOMpom.....

 

 

Excellent work!

 

 

And now it is over, as the fat lady sings....

[Edsterdoom]

Great job, great model

[Nameless]

Oh oh, that's a beauty! Not convinced by steel/silver NMM, but the rest is a candy.

[KruleBear]

Is that mini a flat? I get that impression, but it is an awesome paintjob. .

[odinsgrandson]

Is that mini a flat? I get that impression, but it is an awesome paintjob. .

 

I'm not sure what you mean by flat.  Let me know and I'll tell you.

 

 

Edit- do you mean a 'flat' mini as in one that has a definite front and back, and extends its limbs along a single plane?

 

In that case, she's a bit flat for a Privateer Press mini (they tend to have them stick their limbs out in lots of directions).  It helps that the angle she's facing is different from the angle she's holding the spear (and the shield is actually at a slightly off-set angle as well).

 

Honestly, the 'flat' minis I run across these days don't bug me like they did back in the early '90s (those classic minis could get really flat).  Most of them now don't feel so flat- even if they're 1-piece minis.

Edited August 19, 2015 by odinsgrandson

[VolksFest]

Jaw droppingly awesome.. duly voted. 

[Tarsemina]

Wow.... just simply amazing!

[wdmartin]

Masterful.

 

Is that real moss on the base, or painted?

[Loth]

Green eggs and ham...

 

I like the green gradients and flesh tones. Unique colors show better in my opinion , looks more daring.

 

Loth