A slowly growing Waaagh!

[Tex]

For those not too familiar with the mini, i slightly altered it (i own quite a few originals and hope to paint an unmodified one to go on Polly the wyvern, i.e. the viper-resembling one from ~1987): beside the obvious weapon replacement, i added a pair of goblin noses to the shoulder pad and the hemet visor (using my tested method involving rose thorns) and extended said visor in order to give the mini a more gloomy/enigmatic appearance, just like the wraith in the inspiring artwork.
In my quest to stick as much as reasonably possible to that image, i even bent slightly the feet to simulate their stance in the stirrups.

 

[EricF]

Thought it might be a tad more than a splash of Nuln Oil

 

[Tex]

Thought it might be a tad more than a splash of Nuln Oil

Must try this nuln oil thing... Sounds ace

 

[twisted moon]

coming on nicely.

 

[Tex]

Rider is done!

 

[Tex]

 

[dazza36]

Mate every time i see this paint job i swear its got better, I just absolutely love every single part and cannot wait to see him atop his mighty steed .

 

[Tex]

Mate every time i see this paint job i swear its got better, I just absolutely love every single part and cannot wait to see him atop his mighty steed .

Ahahah...you're exagerating its merits
But if you want...here it is with a thinner halberd tip, more in line with the artwork (the pic's finish is dusty...new phone, new camera, same tech-impaired photographer)

And the shield, ready to be fixed to the arm as soon as I'll get a new drill bit

 

[Sleepysod]

My god, the level of detail is absolutely incredible

 

[twisted moon]

that shield looks like a piece of victorian or art noveau jewelery.

 

[inchmurrin]

Wonderful work on rider and mount and the background to the inspiration was fascinating. I am now inspired to restart on my orcs , thank you for that.

 

[symphonicpoet]

Oh hoh! This is going to look sweet! Love your bird. Love the orc. Great stuff!

 

[Tex]

Wonderful work on rider and mount and the background to the inspiration was fascinating. I am now inspired to restart on my orcs , thank you for that.

Wow, being able to inspire others makes me feel so proud!thanks!

 

[Tex]

Work on the tedious bits goes on

 

[EricF]

Gosh, those leather textures are something to behold. I think you've managed to get an awesome richness to the darker parts of the leather and the scratches finish the look.

 

[Tex]

In the above saddle pics you can see a "skin remnant" which will serve as saddlepad: you can't see it, but I managed to give it a convincing texture just pressing it against the back of my hand...i think I'll use the same technique to make rough banners in the future

 

[dazza36]

This is just jaw dropping. The amount of detail is truly stunning and that leather my god I would put money on it being real worn leather its that good !!!

 

[OuteRimTim]

I agree with Dazza36; the work you've done on the leather is quite stunning.
Thank you for sharing your work.

 

[twisted moon]

lovely work on that scabbard binding. must be fiddly.

 

[Tex]

lovely work on that scabbard binding. must be fiddly.

thanks for noticing
I used a piece of 3mm wide masking tape, attached it to my painting desk, cut it in half lengthwise and started adding light and dark colours on the 2 sides with opposing paint strokes...the hardest part was attaching it to the scabbard, really