I've been busy painting, what can I say!!!

To make it quick, for a couple months I've been hard at work painting. I wanted to share what all I've been up to. I'll keep it brief and let the pictures speak for themselves. Enjoy!

Foundry Secutor

 Tons more ahead!

The classic six heroes from Dragon Quest by Ral Partha!

 I'm a vintage collector, be it miniatures, books, video games, whatever. The sad thing is, a guy my age (33 next month!) calling stuff vintage from when he was a kid is just sad since it was only in the 80's and 90's that's not that far off is it?! Well, I suppose it is...

 The six player characters from Dragon Quest were made in both plastic and metal versions. Presented here are the metal versions. They came free with the sealed game box I got last year for only $40...Well, I guess that's a good price. It was vintage, it had cool box art, the cards had awesome old D&D art on it, I was a sucker, what can I say! I bet if my wife were an old flabby hag tatted up with old D&D art with a Ral Partha or Citadel Miniatures brand on her, I'd have gone for it! Thankfully, she's quite beautiful and not at all hag-like, nor old and flabby. The point is, I love vintage stuff! Anyway, I'm rambling, here's the pics!

Love these three!

The dwarf is definitely my least favorite...

  I really like these guys. The dwarf is a bit lacking but he's still got some charm. Some people don't like the thief because he's a little small but what he lacks in height he makes up in pure unadulterated codpiece! The other guys are pretty standard fantasy fair but I like that. The elf, however, definitely reminds me of old Citadel GW stuff.

 Until next time bloggers, have a great weekend!

Current projects and painting area...

 So the aforementioned unicorn painting with the wife will have to resume later this week as she works late. Anyhow, I thought I'd show you what my messy painting area looks like! Currently working on the set of six Ral Partha minis that come with the Dragon Quest board game.Two are mostly done just need to work on the bases, which I'll do all six in one go.

 If you've ever played Ultima Online, you'll see the caster in the front row is based off of a Game Master from that game. :)

Been working hard on various Reaper Bones minis and a few extras! I'm trying to create a large pool of various monsters and adventurers for various games with Reaper Bones minis. Mostly I've just been doing a two color technique but a few three layer areas thrown in for added effect. Mostly, they're just table-top quality so I won't have to worry about damaging something that took me hours and hours to paint. :)

Reaper Bones Chaos Warriors! Sadly, I'll be tearing off their bases...

Reaper Bones Fire Giant. I named him Bernard

Reaper Bones Goblins

Reaper Bones Goblins

Reaper Belle, Succubus

An old Ral Partha Thief

And so it begins...

 This is my first blog entry! Here at Fantasy Miniature Painter I'll mostly focus on older fantasy miniatures that I've come across in my collecting and that I've painted. I'll occasionally have modern miniatures, so keep a look out. I've been been painting and collecting miniatures since I was about 16 when my parents bought me my first wizard "pewter piece" as I called them back in the old days. Nowadays I'm just a casual painter and collector. A good chunk of my miniatures are purchased through Mega Miniatures for dirt cheap when it comes to miniatures ($1.89 for standard-size!). Without further-ado, here are some pictures! I hope you enjoy!
                                          Bofore Pinenut the Druid by Ral Partha

  I bought this guy off E-Bay after searching years for him. He's part of a three-stage character growth progression with this being the first stage (and coolest looking might I add!). He's also my current favorite paint job, so a rightful place as the first picture.

                                  Julie Guthrie's Personalities Dwarf Fighter by Grenadier 

   Here's another really old guy. If I remember correctly, the original mold was 1987. I picked him up at Mega Miniatures and I just fell in love with the sculpt! He looks like a really early version of a fantasy dwarf. He doesn't even have a mustache, which I think is pretty unique, for a dwarf.


                                   Wizard with staff and pointed hat by Metal Magic

   This guy really reminds me a lot of Gandalf; in fact, I have another version of him painted up just like Gandalf, which I'll post here soon! He's got a great pose and personality going on. The little mushrooms are made of a nail with the sharp end stuck in the base, turned out pretty cool. This guy can be bought at Mega Miniatures as well!


                                     Ranger with Bow and Sword by Metal Magic

      This guy was kind of cool to paint. I wasn't sure what to paint, so I just closed my eyes, stuck my hand in the miniatures bin and I randomly chose him! He reminds me a lot of the old Citadel wood elves. Bought cheap through Mega Miniatures.