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Author: Tideswellman / Old Man Paints
Post: 2022 miniature painting in review…
Well, This is embarassingly late….2022 is over and to be quite honest I have mixed feelings about the year. I started off feeling very positive about the year, it was busy at work and I had big plans to do a lot of painting, as we do every year. However, I definitely lost my mojo quite early on and felt immense pressure to complete a commission I’d taken on.
Painting wise. I kept looking at my ever-burgeoning lead pile and didn’t really know where to start. As so often is the case, I picked a couple of recently acquired figures and started with those. The first one completed was ZZAN´DOR a fantastic #chaos mutant from @knightmareminiatures I have had a love-hate relationship with this figure.
Based on games workshops Zygor snake arms, which I always wanted to get, but found eBay too expensive. Then, I found this beauty as a proxy, but I found him hard to get started on and rather daunting.
I painted for as long as I could and I still think it could be better, but almost every miniature tells you when it’s time to stop. I hope I’ve done it justice? I was quite pleased with the use of mosses on the base, which id collected on a local walk. I think they make for great Ferns.
Next up was one of a 2 figure set. ME35 Beorn as a bear. I acquired the man versions ages ago and he’s still not been completed. however, the bear seemed like a fairly easy figure to attempt and complete. and to be fair, it was.
A while ago I lost out in an auction on eBay for some Lord of the Rings minis. @oriental_heroes kindly sent me a couple of figures to dry my tears
. This is the first of them, Beorn as a bear. Really easy to paint but I think an impressive figure on the base. What do you reckon?
Next up was Saruman. This figure was another eBay snag. I had been trying to get hold of LOTR old minis for a while and whenever I saw them at a reasonable price I was grabbing them. This mini was easy to paint.
I think I painted the whole thing a cream colour and then dry brushed a million times with White until I’d gotten the desired effect. the face was standard Fleshtones, and the hair and beard were painted black then dry brushed grey and then white.
I like to collect little groups of figures and complete the sets. Not everything just the ones I really like. One such group is the mutant chaos goblins. I’ve got the whole set now but a couple of them are in for a repaint.
The client was in America and we’d struck a deal to do some painting in exchange for some figures. He’d kept his part of the bargain and sent the miniatures over but I was painting the minis at a glacial pace.
I decided to knuckle down and get on with it. I really am a man of my word and believe that if you say you are going to do something, then come hell or high water, you should do it, or die trying.
I think I might have posted something about these already but I finally managed to get hold of a couple of Halflings of the pre-slotta variety, that I used to have in my collection and then one day didn’t. Now these two have been painted up and are back in the collection. I had fun painting these because I just love their little pudgy faces.
This orc isn’t good. Not everything Is do is great, in fact, not much at all…but I post it as a record of progress. In many ways it’s cathartic and some form of painting legacy. If I die young, they might say…” well, what did he do?” and the answer is of course… construct a lot of rather pointless but mildly entertaining blogs.
This Goblin standard bearer was another Ebay rescue. I feel compelled to grab ass many decent old minis as possible and show them some love and paint. This one isn’t too bad a paint job in my opinion, but there’s something about it that doesn’t quite fit in my general collection. Not sure what, it might be the skin tones, being a bit darker than what I normally do. Oh well, you have to experiment or you stagnate.
Goblin Standard Bearer.
Again, another eBay rescue …initially, I didn’t have wings for him…I picked it up super cheap because, I presume the owner felt it was a lost cause. The sword arm was also broken and proved a real pain to fix. Anyway, eventually I fixed it and managed to get some wings from a kind soul via a Facebook group.
Not sure it’s the best paint job I could have managed, but I’d kind of lost interest by the time it was actually ready to paint. Tried to do a bit of OSL….without actually having any knowledge about it. It’s meant to look affected by flame anyway.
I am lazy sometimes and I never bother to find out what the names of certain minis are. Hence this one just being called Boyl mini. I’m sure someone from the community will know the answer. I submitted this chap as my entry into the painting competition. TBF it looks better to the eye than it does on camera
. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it.
Whilst at Boyl, I always try to buy a few figures to support them for putting on the event. This time I bought some cowboys. they are great but I only managed to paint one fully before getting distracted. I shall return to them though as they are cool. I also snagged a few Kev Adams “pissed up” goblins. Again, only one is completed. Here they are …
I like Skaven a lot. Most things by Jes Goodwin is popular with me. I quite like the painting here…its a bit different from my other Skaven…but like I say, we have to evolve..But like a lot of figures I buy a bunch of them and paint one. I really ought to do a whole batch. I will one day. Maybe.
the Wizard is from Geoff Soloman Simms’ box st the Woods. A Kickstarter I backed. again another figure from the group that I haven’t finished. Still, quite nice minis, and great proxies for the “grey company” from Lord of the Rings. The Orc is the first version of Harborth. I just love all the old Pre-slotta Orcs so this fitted right in.
Right, that’s it. Not much painted in 2022, but tbh I had a lot on and a lot of that spilled into this year too. I’ve done a few bits this year, but not much. hopefully the roundup post for 2023 will be a bit better.
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Owner: OldManPaints
Author: Tideswellman / Old Man Paints
Post: 2022 miniature painting in review…
Well, This is embarassingly late….2022 is over and to be quite honest I have mixed feelings about the year. I started off feeling very positive about the year, it was busy at work and I had big plans to do a lot of painting, as we do every year. However, I definitely lost my mojo quite early on and felt immense pressure to complete a commission I’d taken on.
Another Proxy for a rare miniature
Painting wise. I kept looking at my ever-burgeoning lead pile and didn’t really know where to start. As so often is the case, I picked a couple of recently acquired figures and started with those. The first one completed was ZZAN´DOR a fantastic #chaos mutant from @knightmareminiatures I have had a love-hate relationship with this figure.
Based on games workshops Zygor snake arms, which I always wanted to get, but found eBay too expensive. Then, I found this beauty as a proxy, but I found him hard to get started on and rather daunting.
I painted for as long as I could and I still think it could be better, but almost every miniature tells you when it’s time to stop. I hope I’ve done it justice? I was quite pleased with the use of mosses on the base, which id collected on a local walk. I think they make for great Ferns.
Old LOTR minis.
Next up was one of a 2 figure set. ME35 Beorn as a bear. I acquired the man versions ages ago and he’s still not been completed. however, the bear seemed like a fairly easy figure to attempt and complete. and to be fair, it was.
A while ago I lost out in an auction on eBay for some Lord of the Rings minis. @oriental_heroes kindly sent me a couple of figures to dry my tears
Saruman the Cream / er, I mean.. White
Next up was Saruman. This figure was another eBay snag. I had been trying to get hold of LOTR old minis for a while and whenever I saw them at a reasonable price I was grabbing them. This mini was easy to paint.
I think I painted the whole thing a cream colour and then dry brushed a million times with White until I’d gotten the desired effect. the face was standard Fleshtones, and the hair and beard were painted black then dry brushed grey and then white.
Mutant Chaos Goblins
I like to collect little groups of figures and complete the sets. Not everything just the ones I really like. One such group is the mutant chaos goblins. I’ve got the whole set now but a couple of them are in for a repaint.
Northumbrian Tin Soldier Commission
The client was in America and we’d struck a deal to do some painting in exchange for some figures. He’d kept his part of the bargain and sent the miniatures over but I was painting the minis at a glacial pace.
I decided to knuckle down and get on with it. I really am a man of my word and believe that if you say you are going to do something, then come hell or high water, you should do it, or die trying.
A Couple of Halflings
I think I might have posted something about these already but I finally managed to get hold of a couple of Halflings of the pre-slotta variety, that I used to have in my collection and then one day didn’t. Now these two have been painted up and are back in the collection. I had fun painting these because I just love their little pudgy faces.
FTO Fantasy Tribes Orc
This orc isn’t good. Not everything Is do is great, in fact, not much at all…but I post it as a record of progress. In many ways it’s cathartic and some form of painting legacy. If I die young, they might say…” well, what did he do?” and the answer is of course… construct a lot of rather pointless but mildly entertaining blogs.
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Goblin Standard Bearer
This Goblin standard bearer was another Ebay rescue. I feel compelled to grab ass many decent old minis as possible and show them some love and paint. This one isn’t too bad a paint job in my opinion, but there’s something about it that doesn’t quite fit in my general collection. Not sure what, it might be the skin tones, being a bit darker than what I normally do. Oh well, you have to experiment or you stagnate.
Goblin Standard Bearer.
Nick Bibby Fire Demon
Again, another eBay rescue …initially, I didn’t have wings for him…I picked it up super cheap because, I presume the owner felt it was a lost cause. The sword arm was also broken and proved a real pain to fix. Anyway, eventually I fixed it and managed to get some wings from a kind soul via a Facebook group.
Not sure it’s the best paint job I could have managed, but I’d kind of lost interest by the time it was actually ready to paint. Tried to do a bit of OSL….without actually having any knowledge about it. It’s meant to look affected by flame anyway.
Boyl Mini 2021
I am lazy sometimes and I never bother to find out what the names of certain minis are. Hence this one just being called Boyl mini. I’m sure someone from the community will know the answer. I submitted this chap as my entry into the painting competition. TBF it looks better to the eye than it does on camera
Foundry – Posse Guy and drunken Goblin/Snotling.
Whilst at Boyl, I always try to buy a few figures to support them for putting on the event. This time I bought some cowboys. they are great but I only managed to paint one fully before getting distracted. I shall return to them though as they are cool. I also snagged a few Kev Adams “pissed up” goblins. Again, only one is completed. Here they are …
A Skaven dude
I like Skaven a lot. Most things by Jes Goodwin is popular with me. I quite like the painting here…its a bit different from my other Skaven…but like I say, we have to evolve..But like a lot of figures I buy a bunch of them and paint one. I really ought to do a whole batch. I will one day. Maybe.
An Orc and a wizard to finish.
the Wizard is from Geoff Soloman Simms’ box st the Woods. A Kickstarter I backed. again another figure from the group that I haven’t finished. Still, quite nice minis, and great proxies for the “grey company” from Lord of the Rings. The Orc is the first version of Harborth. I just love all the old Pre-slotta Orcs so this fitted right in.
That’s all folks
Right, that’s it. Not much painted in 2022, but tbh I had a lot on and a lot of that spilled into this year too. I’ve done a few bits this year, but not much. hopefully the roundup post for 2023 will be a bit better.
If you enjoyed anything on this page, do please subscribe to this blog and leave a comment. Alternatively, why not follow me on Insta. I also have a Youtube channel and a Facebook page if that’s more your thing. Ta for now!
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