As I continue to work on my crew for Ghost Archipelago, I painted the Elthin Bluesteel, Gunslinger figure from the Bones 3
Heroes 2 set this past week.
I needed a figure to be a standard plain crewman to flesh out my regular crew, and thought this figure could pass suitably for a crewman aboard a ship. I didn't need him to be a gunslinger however; so I did a quick modification on him, cutting away the gun in his right hand, and gluing in a spear from the Bones 3
Arsenal weapon sprue. I will treat him as armed with a 2-handed weapon.
Also, I wanted my crew to be all Elf, and I thought that with his long hair he could pass as one, assuming his ears were hidden in the hair.
Before I made the conversion, I prepped the figure in the usual way; soaking it in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added, then giving it a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying it. I then added the spear with superglue, and afterwards glued the figure to a black-primed 1." fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer-mounted figure to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue.
I began by giving the whole model a wash with heavily thinned Reaper MSP "Brown Liner". I then painted his face with Crafter's Acrylic "Flesh", and his pants with Americana "Wedgewood Blue". After that, I painted his armor with Citadel "Snakebite Leather".
Next, I painted his cape with Aleene's "Deep Khaki", and then did the fringe of the cape with Folk Art "Dapple Grey". After that I painted his boots with Reaper MSP "Turkey Brown", and then his belt, scabbard, and the remains of the holster with Americana "Bittersweet Chocolate". I also painted his shirt sleeves with Americana "Antique White".
I then painted his spear shaft with Americana "Bleached Sand", and then the spearpoint and end of the spear with Americana "Zinc". After that, I painted the hat on his back with Americana "Raw Umber", and then his hair with Accent "Golden Harvest". I then went back and repainted the spearpoint and end with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey". I also used this color to paint the metl parts of his knife, and his belt buckle.
I let everything dry for a while, and then gave the whole figure a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade". When the wash was dry, I highlighted his hair with Americana "Moon Yellow", and then did lighter highlights with Apple Barrel "Lemon Chiffon". I then painted his eyes, and afterwards highlighted his skin with a mix of the base "Flesh", and White. After that, I highlighted the spear shaft with the base "Bleached Sand".
Next, I highlighted his pants next using Reaper MSP Bones "Tropical Blue", and then highlighted his shirt with Crafter's Acrylic "Light Antique White". I then highlighted his armor with a mix of the "Snakebite Leather, and some of the "Golden Harvest", and then highlighted his cape with a mix of the "Deep Khaki", and Aleene's "Dusty Khaki". After that, I highlighted his boots with Ceramcoat "Raw Sienna", and his belt, scabbard, and hat with Americana "Mississippi Mud". I finished up by highlighting the fringe of his cape with Folk Art "Grey Green", and then highlighted the metal parts on the figure with Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver".
I then painted the figure's base with Ceramcoat "Walnut". I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave it a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish. Then, when the varnish was dry, I used some white glue to flock the base. Another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's Dullcote".
I'm generally happy with how this fellow turned out. He's not fancy, but he gets the job done for tabletop use.
