77023: Barnabas, Human Warrior

[Xiwo Xerase 12384]

This is 77023: Barnabas, Human Warrior, a Bones miniature sculpted by Chaz Elliott.  The  short WIP thread is over here.  (I'm only including it here for completion's sake.  It really is a short WIP thread.)

 

This is a quick tabletop paint.  This took 4.5 to 5 hours (I forgot to time the last session).  I'm hoping to improve speed further.  I don't think I can beat primer + GW contrast paints but I have a sizeable stash of minis that need to be painted.  (And then need storage after they're painted, but that's a different problem.)

 

(click on the pictures for larger versions)

 

Paints used: (all Reaper paints)

• Armor: Undercoated with Stone Grey, basecoated with Tarnished Steel, drybrushed with Honed Steel and Filigree Silver
• Sword: Undercoated with Stone Grey, basecoated with Honed Steel, drybrushed with Filigree Silver and Shining Mithril
• Hard leathers: Ruddy Leather, drybrushed with Oiled Leather and Burnt Orange
• Soft leathers: Tanned Leather, drybrushed with Amber Gold and Golden Blonde.
• Cloth drape: Monarch Purple, drybrushed with Royal Purple
• Shield highlights: Undercoated with Ruddy Leather, basecoated with Cursed Gold, drybrushed with Dragon Gold and Shining Mithril
• Shield symbol: Drybrushed with Shining Mithril
• Skin: Barbarian Flesh, highlighted with Bronzed Highlight and Golden Highlight
• Base: Dungeon Grey, drybrushed with Stone Grey, Pale Lichen, and Bone Shadow
• Washes: Black Wash (for the silvery metals) and Brown Wash (for everything else) in a 4:1 mix with Flow Improver
• Lining: Brown Liner thinned 1:1 with water

 

So things I like:

• I think the drybrushing on his armor came out well.
• As did the drybrushing of the base.
• The lining definitely improved his shield.

 

Things I don't like:

• The sword, although I'm not sure why
• The cloth drape is too dark and the folds aren't evident.  It could probably have used another coat of lighter drybrush (Sorcerous Mist?).
• The symbol on his shield still isn't very distinct, even after lining.  Perhaps the gold inset on the shield should have been a darker color.

 

Overall, am I happy with how he's turned out?  Sure.

 

What do you think?  Constructive criticism and comments are welcome.  I won't be doing any more work on this mini (except maybe sealing if I ever join that mythical D&D group) but I can always use advice to improve my next mini.  I'm sure I have more Overlords-ish minis in my stash.

[Warlady 4351]

Beautiful job!

[Glitterwolf 212954]

Good work!

[Highlander 1783]

I agree with your self criticism.  But, even with that criticism, you've done a cracking good job.

[Fencig 1330]

On 9/6/2019 at 8:29 PM, Xiwo Xerase said:

Things I don't like:

• The sword, although I'm not sure why

Overall, am I happy with how he's turned out?  Sure.

What do you think? 

overall, it's really good and for me personally none of your self-crticism would have bothered me if had painted it (actually working on this one right now). The Sword , not much you can do here. Plastic weapons are bent, flabby, bulbous and bulky looking.

  I've started cutting them off and making my own weapons out of sheetmetal. Does require a high quality set of tin-snips, belt sander, and a set of good sharp jewelers files. My Barnabas will soon be on the horse , holding a lance. After cutting off sword, drilling a 1.2mm (.05 inch) hole thru the hand with a hand spun drill bit in a pin-vice is a fun challenge.

  My favorite on your figure is the depth/shading  on the armor, not easy to do even with dry-brushing, on a figure this tiny. I will be looking at it as finish mine

    

[Iridil 7947]

That's a fine knight - my favorite part is the scabbard -