"Warrior Duke" - Forge of Ice limited edition resin - sculptor Kev White

[dks]

One of my friends bought this mini several months ago and asked me to paint it for him.

I rarely take commissions, but I made an exception here with a nod to '80s nostalgia.

Kev White sculpted it, and Forge of Ice produced it as a limited-edition resin.  The webstore of Fenris Games has it, and that might be the only place.

In 2005-'06, I painted a special-secret-unreleased version of this character, sculpted by Bobby Jackson.  Actually I painted that one twice -- once with Reaper Pro-Paints, and once with Reaper MSPs after I switched over.  It was fun to revisit the character.  My painting style and palette have changed a bit in the past 16 years.

I sculpted the rock base from a mix of Aves Apoxie Sculpt + Greenstuff.  The grass is a "Winter Tuft" product, which I cut into smaller sub-tufts because even the smallest tuft was too big.

Enjoy!

Derek

 

 

 

[Reaper Ron]

Muy excelentè! Love it!

 

I have a resin casting of this myself, forever hidden away somewhere that I cannot remember.

[Glitterwolf]

That's amazing!

[solomon_kane]

Awesome job!

[KruleBear]

Superb. Love the shield and rock for some reason. The rock scream Frazetta to me, so maybe 5hat is why. 

[Chaoswolf]

That's fantastic!! 

[Darcstaar]

Stunning!  Such a realistic version of what was a cartoon.

[Iridil]

Wonderful! Has a 'hyper-real' look which makes him heroic.

[dks]

Thanks, everyone, for looking and commenting!  Glad you like how he turned out. 

It was fun to juxtapose this painted mini with memories (or on-screen images) of the old action figure.  (Internal monologue: "The action figure's helmet is a flat dark blue.  How should that look as a real object with highlights and shadows?" etc.)

And if you haven't seen the 2 paintings of this character by Wayne Reynolds (c. 2005), you can find them with a web-search.

 

@KruleBear: Frazetta was definitely an inspiration.  Thanks!

 

Derek

[Mad Jack]

 

 Awesome....  That is just absolutely amazing.

 

I collect the old LJN action figures, and Warduke has always been my favorite.

 

[Metalchaos]

Awesome, I like the bluish chainmail and helmet. I like the base as well.

Edited February 1 by Metalchaos

[Guyra]

He looks absolutely amazing!

[Zygomaticus]

Wow, this is a sweet mini. Fantastic paint job--love the rocks and skin. 

[Loim]

I recently purchased two copies of this mini. I bought two because it's limited edition. I'm really looking forward to painting it, and I'm glad I stumbled across this thread. Fantastic work. Thanks for sharing this. 

 

I really enjoy the weathered and nicked look of his sword, though any time I see a figured painted with a notched blade I can't help but think, "This guy does not take care of his kit."