Popular Post Pragma Posted February 4, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2017 I am a big fan of the HeroQuest board game, which I played with my dad and brother in the 90s. Lots of happy memories. Well, now I am the dad and my kids have gotten into my old game of HeroQuest! There were only two problems. First, we were missing the dwarf figure. Second, the heroes are all male, which didn't seem very fair to my daughter. So I decided to solve both problems with help from my collection of unpainted bones. First, the barbarian. My daughter requested a purple dress and blue hair. So how could I resist? She also asked for either a heart or flower pattern on the shield, so I decided to make a flower out of hearts. My son chose the dwarf, and wanted him kept fairly close to the box art. So I kept him in reds and browns, with a white beard. He made the base out of sculpey with a little help from me. He wanted lots of bones and stuff on the base, so I gave him an old skeleton mini and let him cut it up and glue the bits onto the base. The elf I had already painted, but my daughter thought she was "the most beautiful" so I just touched her up a bit and attached her to a new base. Unfortunately she went on just a little crooked. The wizard was also already painted, and just got a touch up and a new base. My son requested a bit of scroll on the base, and I'm happy with the way it turned out. All the bases were done in sculpey and painted to look like squares from the HeroQuest game board. I can't wait to play our first game with the new party! Comments and criticism appreciated :). 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitenerd Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 WOW - those are fantastic - your kids are LUCKY! Love the freehand on the Valkyries shield and the fact that each piece has a bit of your child in it - that is magic Dwarf is the standout - both paint job and sculpt - great expression and perfectly painted! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edsterdoom Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Lovely work have you got any photos of them in game. The colours are really vibrant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuaslater Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 Lushly done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glitterwolf Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 That is awesome! Great paintjobs and fun ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pragma Posted February 4, 2017 Author Share Posted February 4, 2017 Thanks everyone! Putting the minis all beside each other I can see I improved a lot between the time I painted the elf and wizard to when I painted the dwarf and barbarian. I am hoping we will get to play a quest today and I will snap some pictures. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldGuard Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 These are fantastic - I love 'em! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pragma Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 As requested, here are Sina the Barbarian, Thorin the Dwarf, Nia the Elf and Gandalf the Wizard exploring an ancient ruin. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvervane Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 Nice work on the figures and great to see you carry on the tradition of table top games with your kids. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pragma Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 Yes, we are breeding the next generation of super-nerds :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted February 7, 2017 Moderator Share Posted February 7, 2017 Outstanding!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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