Greetings Terrans, how goes it? Just a quick post this week, and as you might’ve figured out from the title, it’s about more long-neglected & underdoggy minis. Again, this bunch are from the Conan KS from Monolith back in 2015ish, but this time, we’re looking at the less ‘alive’ & more bony corner of the mook stereotype… it’s skellybobs!
Now, as a few of you will know, I’ve painted many many skellies over the years. The quality of skellie model varies by quite a lot, but the Conan skellies are a whole new level of shite… the plastic is poor, the moulds are horrible, the detail is soft and the poses are janky… They are nowhere near as good as the skellies that came in Monolith’s ‘Mythic Battles: Pantheon’ KS for example, though MB:P was a couple of years after Conan, so maybe they fixed up the production issues.
Regardless, these are poor minis… but to be fair, even if you just count minis and ignore the broader game, the whole KS worked out at less than a dollar per model, so I’m really not worried at all. They look better for being painted, and that is the main thing.
So, we have 15 of this pose:

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And 5 each of the following:

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They all received identical paint job at about the level of care and attention that they deserved – the whole job took about 5 hours, so very fast and loose using contrast paints, metallics, shades and corrosions. I reckon they look ok en masse!

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So there we go, another batch of cheap, low-quality general purpose mooks to die (again?) ingloriously for my twisted entertainment… More to follow on the same theme!!
Your painting has truly elevated the models Alex, from the pictures they look really good and it’s hard to see the low quality
That’s the beauty of a deliberately grungy paint job mate – hides sooo many sins… trust me, they are gomping 🤣
The troop quality might be low, but your painting certainly is not!
Cracking stuff mate.
Cheers Roger.
Cheers mate, I reckon my quick & messy style suits this kind of chaff 😊
Those are great- the weathered and battered armour has turned out lovely.
Cheers,
Pete.
Cheers mate – undeath is tough on your gear 😁
Low quality undead are the filthy junk food of miniatures painting, you wouldn’t want to live off it but sometimes they’re just so much fun to binge on. Great work on these, they look especially good as a shambling horde.
Cheers mate & spot on – they’re the dirty donna kebab of mini painting… sometimes it’s just the ticket 😁
It’s always tough I think painting figures you don’t have much love for so top marks for doing them. As for the end result I must say they look pretty good to me even though they say you can’t polish a turd. 🙂
Even the worst mini is better painted than not… You might not be able to polish a poo, but you can still roll it in glitter 😁
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They look brilliant, great work 👍 that rusted effect is very effective, it’s spot on
Cheers mate, that’s my trusty ‘grab the worst brush I own & slap corrosion all over the place’ technique… I really must think of a snappier name for it 🤔
Might I suggest ‘rustbrushing’? 😄
Love it 👍
I think the first figure looks good, and the last two not so good, but painted they all look okay. Nice work with the metallics and corrosion especially for a fast paint.
Cheers mate, yup, definitely they are definitely sub-$1 minis…
I’m happy to have them rated as ‘ok’! 😂
They look fantastic, especially the rusting/corrosion. Nice!
Cheers mate, corrosion hides a multitude of sins 😁
I really like what you did with these guys! Even with the actual mini not being the greatest canvas you could have hoped for your painting skill and color choices made them look really good in my opinion! :)
Aw, thanks IM! You might not be able to polish a poo, but you can always roll it in glitter 😁
lmao fantastic way to put that! :P
I’m no expert on the quality of these guys mate but the paint work is amazing! and to do that many in that time is staggering!!
Thanks mate – batch painting is right up my street 😁
I like to do that as well matey but just can’t match your speed😅😅😅, I’ll blame old age 😉🤓
🤣 I’m no spring chicken either mate!
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