Greetings Terrans, how goes it? Sorry it has been a while since I last posted – I’ve been on hols & so took a break from doing too much on-line shit. I’ve still managed a bit of hobby here and there though – surprise, surprise, it’s more from the never-ending Conan game… As promised, it’s the bashy/hacky trio from the ‘Dressed/Fighters’ sub-category.
First up, ‘Constantius’:
Constantius is a bit underwhelming as a model – not sure why really, he’s just a bit meh. He comes up a bit small and weedy, which is accentuated by him being mounted on a bigger base than his peers, and he’s pretty plain in terms of detail. Not bad exactly, but not good either, which is disappointing for a ‘Leader’ model.
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Next we have ‘Olgerd Vladislav’:
Olgerd is a much nicer mini – great pose, and just the right amount of detail to be interesting without exceeding the capabilities of the material. His face was particularly pleasant to paint, and he’s really got a lot of character I think.
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Finally, we have ‘Hyperborean Primitive’:
He’s another mini that’s on the decent end of the quality spectrum & he panted up very nicely. Again, there is plenty of detail without hitting the point where the plastic let down the model. The skull helm worked particularly well I thought, and was no bother to paint up.
As usual, here’s the group shot:
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And that’s all for another post – tune in next time for a trio of evil priesty/wizardy types!
Great work on all 3 Alex, I see what you mean about the first one, I think the biggest problem is the pose, the top half being almost static, and the bottom being at full stretch.
Cheers mate, I’m pleased, but yeah, number 1 is just a little bit ‘off’ 🤣
All three are painted beautifully, thought I do agree about No1 being not the best figure you’ve shown.
Number three could almost be a “Skeletor” proxy, which is no bad thing!
Cheers Roger.
Cheers mate, and I do like no.3 – I thought he’d be a good proxy for Rattlebones from Game of Thrones! 💀💀💀
Ooh, looking good. I really like the Hyperborean Primitive (or maybe that’s meant to be their actual name?); I reckon in another world they would have been in charge of Snake Mountain.
I have to agree with you about Constantius. There is just something odd about his pose. Back in the 80s, of course, all minis had that 2d look due to limitations of casting but surely that isn’t the case here. Still, you given him a good paint job and I am sure that he’ll serve you well… until Conan cuts him down in short order anyway.
Cheers mate, yeah, Mr. HP is a cracking baddie 😊
You’re right about things ending badly for Constantius… in fact, I’ve been reading up a bit on Conan, and every single named character in this collection dies within the story they appear in – apart from two!
Very nice work Alex. I get what you mean about Constantius but I think the trio look great. 🙂
Cheers mate, he’ll do – he definitely isn’t the worst model in the entire set! :-)
Very nice- I like Olgerd.
Cheers,
Pete.
Cheers Pete, he’s my pick of the bunch too – it’s the face! 😊
Oops – almost missed this! Cracking work all round mate. I thought Constantius was alright until I realised how weedy he is next to the other two – still, the little lad looks keen bless him!
Haha, yeah, he’s a bit puny by comparison, but why’d they stick him on a bigger base? This set is full of weird inconsistencies like that – slight scale issues, odd posing, variable quality…
Still, nearly done with these schmucks – cheers dude 😊
Dunno how I missed this post, but great work on these! The Hyperborean Primitive is my fave, the earthy tones work really well on him (it?).
Cheers mate, and yeah, it’s a him – he just gone & got hisself a big ol’ skull mask 😁
Just love the Hypoborean guy, very impressive mate.