Ragnaros Evil Warrior

  Here it is at last, Ragnaros the Evil Warrior, in all his glory. This piece took a bit longer that I would have liked, but in the end I'm super happy with how it came out. The sword looks great, (according to me). With a red reflection on the inside and a blue tint on the outer side, it really adds to the model. With it being such a big part, I really wanted to invest the time to make it look decent. Because the flash really hits the metallic paint it's hard to photograph, but in the off angles it is obvious in the pictures.

Ragnaros Evil Warrior

  I didn't manage to totally crush the OSL glare off the eyes, but I think the balance that I achieved isn't terrible.

Freehand Skull!

 Note the red tint in the darker portions of the blade in the above view. This really added to the feel of the sword.

A little surprise when you turn it around

 I really didn't want to distract from the front of the model, especially since I went for the glowing eyes, but I thought it might be fun to add some extra effort tot the back. In the end I think it turned out pretty good. From the front angles you can tell that there's something back there, but it's not distracting.

Metallic paint + flash = fail

Get the angle right (That's what she said...)

The shield, spinal cord, helm, femur, all reaper parts

 All right, we're done here. Remember, don't miss good while looking for perfect (DMGWLFP).

HMP

Ragnaros Evil Warrior

Mission complete! Be advised, good photos to follow (project "lightbox" will have to be completed first). The grass tufts are Gale Force Nine 2 mm static grass that I applied by hand. To find out how, you can click here.

Ragnaros Evil Warrior

Ragnaros

I was going to put more stuff on the base, but I didnt want to distract from him on the front, so it's quite plain, with a hint that there could be something going on behind. On the back I added some skeletal remains, to add more interest to this side of the miniature.


Dont miss good while looking for perfect.

HMP

Ragnaros, Evil Warrior, Pt. 2

Ragnaros, dude, that's a big flat shield...

Free handing is hard, or at least I thought it was. The other day I figured that I was getting pretty good at coloring inside the lines, and although I can't draw, I reckoned that if I could, I'd be able to "color" whatever it was that I drew. So with drawing being the problem, I set about looking at pictures of skulls, studying their proportions, and then translating each part into a simple geometric shape. With the help of the internet and the phone equivalent of MS Paint, I wad able to work up some sketches for Ragnaros' shield (dont laugh, I told you I can't draw, and all photo credit goes to the bloke who posted his picture for me to rip).

An Orc could do better

Below is a more, ahem, refined version.

I think this starts to hint at what I envisioned

This somewhat cold analytical approach seemed like the easiest method for a nerd like me, and indeed it was. If it came from rigorous practice, or was a moment of pure idiot savant, we'll never know, but I arrived at this.

Ragnaros Skull Shield!

 All right, my work here is done. Just got to finish the sword, head, base, horns...

Cheers,
HMP

Ragnaros, Evil Warrior - 03374

This is Ragnaros, Evil Warrior (Reaper) sculpted by Bobby Jackson. I'm trying to crank this project out ASAP, (the boyz are on ice at the moment), as a gift for my coach at the gym. Unfortunately, the gym is closing, and I'm not going to get to see Sean after the 14th, (not without paying for private training). Anyhow, I wanted to give him a little thank you, for his general awesomeness, and this was the first thing that came to mind. Ragnaros is of course a perfect fit as his hulking physique is so similar to Sean's.

Ragnaros, Evil Warrior

That's where the similarities end. Unlike Ragnaros, Sean is pretty much the opposite of evil, also, Sean is not red. 

Ragnaros, Evil Warrior

The base is the now the "usual", cork, sand, plaster chips, coffee grounds (some family members don't approve), and liquid green stuff.

DMGWLFP

Mites are Based

The title says it all. That mites are based. Just some final touch ups.

Mighty Mites

Well, I had 32 L of toluene to concentrate after separating a lot of material by column chromatography. Given that we are short on rotovaps I spent the weekend painting, while concentrating material... enter Reaper Miniatures Mites, by, Bobby Jackson. They're really small (for scale I've added a wine cork to the photo). They're pretty close to being done, just need final highlights and to finish off the coffee (base dirt, lol). I switched their bases for the smallest ones I had had, I think they look pretty good on this size base.

Reaper Miniatures "Mites" #60066 by Bobby Jackson

He looks totally unimpressed with the situation.

I picked these up just because they were so small and the faces were so expressive.

I got the "Yoda" like skin tone by using Tallarn Sand and Dryad Bark. Then Averland Sunset for the highlights.

I guess this qualifies as "Work In Progress".

DMGWLFP

Kit Bash Horned Hunter

     My first conversion! The original figure came with a bow, with a quiver and a sword on his back. It was pretty cool, but not bad ass, I wanted him to be bad ass. You can view the original here (https://www.reapermini.com/OnlineStore/horned%20hunter/sku-down/60100). He's called The Horned Hunter (Reaper #60100 by Bobby Jackson). Anyhow after some cutting and drilling I equipped him with an epic halberd and a small shield. This was my new year painting project, he even went on the trip.

Bad Ass

    I really liked how the gem stones on his forearms came out, and I also like the blood I added to the blade of the weapon.

DMGWLFP...

Juliette

     I have no idea who Bobby Jackson is, but I really like his sculpts. Reaper has a lot of his miniatures, and this one is Juliette (Reaper # 03547). I think I took the highlights a little brighter than was totally necessary, but they really pop on the table top.

DMGWLFP...