Dragons of Fall Latecoming or Marsya's Really Late I'm So Sorry It Took So Long And I Should Be Ashamed Project Finished! (4.2016)

[Kharsin]

Allright Reaperites! This is what took me so dang long to get finished and shipped out to Marsya, which was supposed to go out last fall, I believe. At any rate, the crazy whirlwind that is life delayed the project by several months, and I am happy to report that she had received it! At any rate, I knew it would have to be special as she'd requested something along the lines of fall in Krynn. I was able to track down this: 

 

Goldmoon:

 

And this:

 

Riverwind:

 

These two are a couple of the main characters out of the Dragonlance novels, and I figured they would be a great pair for the nature scene that I was planning to prepare. So I purchased them, stripped the old paint that was left from God knows when (these minis are from 1989), and proceeded to paint them up!

 

The base is a simple birch section from Michael's. The leaves and tree trunk are from Secret Weapons, the plants and such are Army Painter (I think) and everything else is sand and paint from various places. The bowstring is from my little girl's hairbrush. 

 

One thing that was driving me nuts as these were the first two minis that I started painting once I started up again, and they seemed so small! Turned out that they were smaller than what I was used to. They gave me fits for a while as I readjusted to painting. At any rate, here's the result:

 

 

And a collage:

 

So I finished my exchange! I hate that it took so long, and I'm going to do my best to never allow that to happen again! LOL! 

 

Questions and Comments are definitely appreciated! Thank you all for viewing!

 

-K

[knarthex]

They look Great! and the base is super!

 

Yes, the Ral Partha AD&D line was 25mm, which back then, was the industry standard, so all the minis were in that scale...

(Painting 5 goblins from that line atm.. so I now exactly what you mean! There is a subtle shift that you need to make when switching back to 25mm, otherwise brush control is a thing of the past, at least for me until I get back in the groove again....

 

George

[Glitterwolf]

Great piece!

[Jaws]

The extra time was obviously worth it. :D This is pretty amazing. 

[Citrine]

Great little diorama!

[Chaoswolf]

That's completely amazing!

 

Very nice work!

[Jasonator]

Wonderful Diorama, and beautifully painted.

Those 25mm can be scary!

Great Job !

[malefactus]

You can't rush perfection. The vignette is LOVELY...BEAUTIFULLY painted & based. VERY WELL DONE indeed!

[Guildenstern]

The extra time was obviously worth it. :D This is pretty amazing. 

This....

so much this!!

[Kharsin]

Thank you very much! I still plan on getting things finished sooner, but I enjoyed the process on this one.

[Kharsin]

Accidental double post on mobile...

Edited April 10, 2016 by Kharsin

[Pochi]

Very cool! I remember reading those books! I really like the base and it gives a nice autumn feel to the piece.

[Marsya]

Thank you so much I love them. It was well worth the wait. They both are beautiful and the base suits them quite well. I especially love Goldmoon's blonde hair and staff, and Riverwind's bow with real string. Thank you again for taking the time to paint them and also tracking these old minis down, not to mention stripping and giving them a new life.

[Kharsin]

I am glad you approve Marsya! I had fun with the experience and enjoyed painting those two as Dragonlance was what got me into fantasy novels in the first place.