Minotaur: Bones 3 Figure

     This past week I painted the Minotaur figure from the Bones 3 Stoneskull Expansion, as I continue to work my way through the remaining figures I haven't painted yet from that set while waiting for the arrival of Bones 4.
         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 glued the figure to a black-primed 1.25" fender washer with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then placed the figure in my painting grip.

     I decided I wanted to do something different with this Minotaur, having already painted a couple ones brown colored before (Minotaur Hero and Minotaur Barbarian); so I decided I would make this one white instead.  I also had the idea, since I was painting him white, that I would give him one blue eye just to make him look a little more interesting.
     So, I began by painting the whole body with Ceramcoat "White".  I then painted all the armor, straps, and the weapon with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown", his hooves with Americana "Charcoal Grey", and his main belt and the axe handle grip, with Accent "Real Umber".

     Next, I painted his horns with Americana "Bleached Sand".  After that, I painted the edges and decorations on all the armor, as well as the axe, with Folk Art Brushed Metal "Brushed Bronze".    I let everything dry for a while, and then gave the entire figure a wash with Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash.

    Then, when the wash was dry, I highlighted all his body with Americana "Snow White".  Next, I painted his muzzle, horn-tips, tail end, eyes/sockets, and mane/hair with Ceramcoat "Black".   When the "Black had dried, I highlighted it with some Americana "Zinc", and then some Crafter's Acrylic "Storm Cloud Grey".   After that, I gave him a blue iris on his right eye with Crafter's Acrylic "Tropical Blue".

      Next, I highlighted all the leather armor and straps with Ceramcoat "Raw Sienna", and his belt and axe handle with Folk Art "Teddy Bear Brown".   Then, I highlighted his hooves with a mix of Americana "Mississippi Mud" and the base "Charcoal Grey".    I realized he had fingernails, so I tried painting them with Americana "Antique White" which didn't quite look right; so I went back and gave each one a dab with a little Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash to help tone them down and define them.  I also put some of the "Agrax Earthshade" on his left shoulder pad to help tone down the highlighting I had done on the herring-bone weave pattern.    I also noticed he had nipples(!), and not really knowing what color they would be, I guessed at a pinkish grey.  So, I mixed some of the "Black" with some Americana "Shading Flesh", and used that for the nipples, highlighting with a little Folk Art "Milkshake".   At that point I worked on the metal, highlighting all the "Brushed Bronze" with a mix of Ceramcoat "Bronze" and Ceramcoat "14K Gold".   I painted his nose ring, and the rings on his right horn with the "14K Gold".
     At this time I worked on his integral base, painting it with the "Black".   When dry, I dry brushed it with some Americana "Neutral Grey", and some Folk Art "Platinum Grey".   Lastly, I painted the washer portion of the base with the "Mississippi Mud".
     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 outer rim of the base.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed it with Testor's Dullcote".   

     I'm really happy with how this fellow turned out.  I think the white color makes for a much more dramatic figure.

Bronzeheart, Minotaur Hero: Bones 2 Figure

   This past week, I painted the second of the Bones II minotaur figures from the Beast Mode set: Bronzeheart, Minotaur Hero.
 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 glued the figure to a black-primed 1.5" 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 figure a wash with heavily thinned Reaper "Brown Liner" using a wet brush.

     When the wash was dry, I painted his skin with Games Workshop "Vermin Brown".  I then painted his head, leg, and arm fur with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown", and the handle of his axe with Folk Art "Dark Brown".

     Next, I painted the wraps on the handle of his axe with Folk Art "Barnyard Red", and then painted his horns with Folk Art Platinum Grey" and his teeth with Americana "Antique White".   I then painted his armor all with Accent "Mustard Seed", and his weapons, and wrist guards wth Americana "Zinc".  After that I did all his belts and straps with Americana "Raw Umber" and the pouch at his side with Folk Art "Teddy Bear Brown".  I then painted his hooves and the base with Americana "Charcoal Grey".

     I then painted the armor with Ceramcoat "Bronze", and the weapons and wrist guard with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".  Then, when everything had a while to dry, I gave the entire figure a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush.   When the wash was dry, I highlighted his skin with a mix of Americana "Terra Cotta" and the "Vermin Brown".  After that, I highlighted his head and the fur on his legs and arms with Americana "Sable Brown".  I painted his eyes with Accent "RealUmber", and added tiny white dots to each. After that, I highlighted his teeth with Americana "Bleached Sand". 

     Next, I  highlighted the straps, and the axe handle, with Americana "Mississippi Mud", and the wraps on the axe handle with Americana "Shading Flesh".   I also blended in some black to the ends of his horns, and highlighted the pouch at his side with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige".  I then worked on the metallics; highlighting the weapons and wrist guards that I had originally painted with the "Gunmetal Grey" using Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver", and the armor and other parts I had painted with the "Bronze", I highlighted using Ceramcoat "14K Gold".
      When I was done painting the figure, I used some white glue to glue a little sand to the base.  When this was dry, I painted the sand with the "Charcoal Grey", and when the paint was dry, I drybrushed the base with some of the "Territorial Beige", and then some of the "Antique White".
    I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave him a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed him with Testor's Dullcote".

   Like his brother that I did last week, I'm pleased with the results.    Nothing exciting, but good solid gaming figures.

Bloodhoof, Minotaur Barbarian: Bones 2 Figure

     This past week I took a break from Gnolls and worked on another beastman figure for our upcoming Frostgrave game: Bloodhoof, Minotaur Barbarian, from the Beast Mode set.
      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 glued the figure to a black-primed 1.5" 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 figure a wash with heavily thinned Reaper "Brown Liner" using a wet brush.  When that was dry, I painted his skin with Games Workshop "Vermin Brown".  I then painted his head and leg fur with Crafter's Acrylic "Cinnamon Brown", and his loin cloth with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige".

      Next, I painted all his straps and one of his belts with Americana "Raw Umber". I painted the other belt  with Folk Art "Teddy Bear Brown", and then painted the axe handle and a patch of material on his shoulder with Folk Art "Dark Brown".   After that, I painted his horns with Folk Art Platinum Grey", and then painted his hooves, and the base with Americana "Charcoal Grey". I worked on the base colors for the metal next, painting his axe head and some of his armor bits with Americana "Zinc", and then painting his nose ring, arm band, and some of the other armor with Accent "Mustard Seed".

      I then repainted the parts I had painted the "Zinc" using Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey"; and repainted the parts I had painted with the "Mustard Seed using Ceramcoat "Bronze".  Then, when everything had a while to dry, I gave the entire figure a wash with Citadel "Agrax Earthshade" wash using a wet brush.   When the wash was dry, I highlighted his skin with a mix of Americana "terra Cotta" and the "Vermin Brown".  After that, I highlighted his head and lower legs with Americana "Sable Brown".  I painted his eyes with Accent "RealUmber", and added tiny white dots to each.

     Next, I highlighted his loin cloth with Folk Art "Butter Pecan",  and then highlighted the straps, and the axe handle, with Americana "Mississippi Mud".  I also blended in some black to the ends of his horns. I then worked on the metallics; highlighting the axe and armor that I had originally painted with the "Gunmetal Grey" using Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver", and the parts I had painted with the "Bronze", using Ceramcoat "14K Gold".
      When I was done painting the figure, I used some white glue to glue a little sand to the base.  When this was dry, I painted the sand with the "Charcoal Grey", and when the paint was dry, I drybrushed the base with some of the Territorial Beige", and then some Americana "Antique White".
    I let the figure dry overnight and the next day I gave him a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed him with Testor's Dullcote".

     I like how he turned out.  It's nothing exciting, but a nice solid gaming figure. I'm going to try to finish up his partner the Minotaur Hero figure next week before returning to the Gnolls.

Beastman Warrior 1 & 2: Bones 2 Figures

   I took a break from Gnolls this past week to paint the two Beastmen Warriors from the Bones 2 Beast Mode set.
    I prepped these figures in the usual way; soaking them in a dish of water with a couple drops of dish-soap added, then giving them a light scrub with a soft toothbrush, and then rinsing and drying them.  I then glued the figures to black-primed 1" fender washers with Aleene's Tacky glue, and then glued the washer-mounted figures to a tongue depressor with a couple drops of the Elmer's glue under each washer.
   I forgot to take a starting photo, so here are the photos from the Reaper Online Store.

     I began by giving the beastman on the left what I thought would be a wash with heavily thinned Reaper "Grey Liner" using a wet brush, but I picked up the bottle of "Blue Liner" by mistake!  The beastman on the right I gave a wash of heavily thinned Reaper "Brown Liner" using a wet brush. 

      When these washes were dry, I painted the skin of the left beastman a 50/50 mix of Americana "Neutral Grey" and Americana "Shading Flesh"; and the skin of the beastman on the right I painted a 50/50 mix of the "Shading Flesh" and Folk Art "Teddy Bear Brown".  Next, I painted the fur of the left beastman with Americana "Dove Grey", and the fur of the right beastman with Nicole's "Brown".   I then went back and painted the horns of the left beastman with Ceramcoat "Territorial Beige", and the horns of the right beastman with Americana "Zinc".  While I had the "Zinc" out, I also painted the horn points on both figures, as well as both the axe heads. 

     I then used Citadel "Snakebite Leather" to paint the loincloth on the left figure, as well as it's wrist guards, and the medallion and face on it's belt.  Likewise, I used the "Snakebite Leather" to also paint the wrist band, medallions and belt face on the right figure. Next, I painted the loincloth of the righthand figure with Americana "Bittersweet Chocolate", and then painted the axe handles with Folk Art "Dark Brown", and the belts with Crafter's Acrylic Cinnamon Brown".  After that, I went back and painted the muzzle of the righthand one with the "Dove Grey", and then painted the bases and hooves with Black.

    Next, I painted the axe heads, horn points, the chainmail on the left one's loincloth, and the chain bracelet on the right one's right arm, all with Folk Art Metallics "Gunmetal Grey".  I followed that with going back and painting the belt faces and medallions, as well as the wrist band on the right one's left arm, all with Ceramcoat "Bronze".   Then, after everything had a while to dry, I gave both figures a wash using Citadel "Nuln Oil" wash using a wet brush.

     When the wash was dry, I first did highlights on the left one's skin using a mix of Americana "Mississippi Mud, and Folk Art "Milkshake". I then highlighted the right one's skin using Crafter's Edition "Spice Brown".  Next, I highlighted the left one's fur with White, as well as the right one's muzzle;  and highlighted the right one's fur with Americana "Sable Brown".   After that, I moved to the horns, highlighting the left one with Americana Khaki", and the right one with the "Neutral Grey".  I then worked on the loin cloths, highlighting the left one's, as well as his wrist guards, with Americana Terra Cotta", and the right one's loin cloth with Americana "Mississippi Mud".   I then turned to the metallics; highlighting the axe heads, horn tips, the chainmail on the left one, and the chain on the right one's arm with Ceramcoat "Metallic Silver". Next, I highlighted the parts I had painted with the "Bronze", using Ceramcoat "14K Gold".

       When I was done painting the figures, I used some white glue to glue a little sand to their bases.  When this was dry, I painted them all Black.  When the Black was dry, I drybrushed the bases with some Apple Barrel "Rock Grey", and then some Americana "Grey Sky".

    I let the figures dry overnight and the next day I gave them a coat of Americana "DuraClear Matte" varnish.  Another overnight dry, and I sprayed them with Testor's Dullcote".

   I'm happy with how these nice simple figures turned out.  I was surprised however, that like the gnolls I've been working on recently, these too had some serious mold line issues.   I wonder why this seems to be so prevalent in all these humanoid animal figures?